BELC Annual Report to India
Pastoral Conference Part 2
Nellore and Renigunta Districts are under Moses. He reported
as follows. "After finishing the training in 1997, the Lord provided
me an opportunity to work as Nellore District Chairman for the BELC. I
used to conduct 4 day training classes every month in
Nellore.
We started training pastors and now 25 are in this district. In July we
started a new batch of 20 men. In Renigunta the training started in 2003
and 20 men finished their training and are now in the ministry of the BELC.
Another batch of 20 new pastors are now under training as of June.
Arrangements were also made to make a trip to
Bangalore
to teach 20 men. I finished teaching the first class. (It should be
mentioned that this had to be postponed due to costs.) We are conducting
special youth classes, VBS and Sunday School."
Kadapa, Rajampeta, Kurnool and Rayachotti Districts are
under Victor. While the first three being supported from his budget,
Victor is squeezing out one more one day meeting each month at Rayachotti.
Victor reported as follows. "The four centers are being developed
with the pastors in the knowledge of the
Holy
Bible and skills in methods of evangelism and leadership...Our
small congregations are increasing day by day. In this year 63 souls came
into the presence of the Lord through baptism. We increased our boundary
of the BELC up to Rayachotti.
Our Telugu Magazine, Jeevapu Velugu is very useful to the pastors and
other communities. I get phone calls from Tirupatti and other places
requiring these. We have published in our local language song books which
are useful in rural areas for worship. We are reaching with the Gospel to
poor and needy in rural areas where there is no Gospel. We humbly request
you to pray for us and all the activities of the BELC as we want to serve
faithfully. We are always praying for those who are supporting and praying
for us. The Lord richly bless you."
Victor reported:
- 14 pastors in Kadapa serving 449 souls
- 12 pastors in Kurnool serving 604 souls
- 13 pastors in Rajampeta serving 610 souls
- 12 pastors in Rayachotti serving 556 souls.
Andaman
and Nicobar Islands
The BELC has started sending Deepak to the Andamans every three months for
classes for interested pastors at two teaching points. He is gone there
for 13-15 days during which he also tries to visit congregations. We wait
on the Lord to see how many of the 25 men who attend classes will in the
end enter into fellowship with us.
Bible Challenges-continued
Quiz Book by F.H.Moehlmann
Quiz- Answers to 'Surprises'
l. To see Jesus talking with a pagan woman. John 4:27.
2. Paul. Acts 26:12-17
3. The woman who went out to Jesus' tomb on Resurrection Morn.
Mark 16:1-8 and
Luke 24:22.
4. Mary and Joseph -- Jesus. Luke 2:31-52.
5. Zacharias. Luke 1:5-12
6. Men who opened the roof for the sick of palsy. Luke 5:18-26.
7. The Christians in Damascus. Acts 9:17-21
8. The Midianites -- Gideon's followers. Judg. 7:1-23.
9. Jairus and his wife. Mark 5:22-43 and Luke 8:49-56.
10.The believing Jews. Acts 10:44,45.
11.The two disciples of Emmaus -- the women who had been out to Jesus'
tomb.
Luke 24:13-23.
12.Pharaoh's daughter found the child Moses. Ex. 2:1-10.
13.The people on the island of Malta -- Paul. Acts 28:1-6.
14.Devout Jews in Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost. Acts 2:1-7.
15.Herod -- the Wise Men. Matt. 2:1-10.
Quiz: NAME THE SLEEPERS
l. A man whom God caused to fall into a deep sleep.
2. A man who fell asleep on the knees of a Philistine woman.
3. A man whose sleep is very sweet to him.
4. This man was awakened out of his sleep by an angel.
5. A warrior who slept at the door of the king's palace.
6. Roman soldiers who slept while on guard duty.
7. A young man who took his king's spear and water jug while he slept.
8. A prophet who was found fast asleep during a furious storm at sea.
9. He slept in a boat during a storm at sea.
10.Three sleepy men who simply could not remain awake.
11.Four times the Lord awakened this young sleeper.
12.These girls were awakend out of their sleep at midnight.
13.Suddenly awakened out of his sleep, this man wanted to commit
suicide.
14.He slept lying bound between two soldiers.
15.Jesus promised His disciples that He would awaken this friend out of
his sleep.
Pastor Koenig
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B.A.S.I.C. NEWSLETTER # 115
I
Cor. 16:9 "For a wide door for effective work has opened
to me, and there are many adversaries."
Feb. 29, 2008
Translation Work
- On Pentecost
each one heard in his own language the wonderful works of God. It is
a common goal among us to get the Word of God into the hands of
people in their own language. Along with this our brothers are
trying to see that other Bible materials are also in the common
language of the people. Below you have a summary of what has
gone on and what is now going on in translation work.
- BELC - Pastor Deepak has finished the
catechism in Hindi and we have printed it for distribution
in the Andaman Islands. Now he is working on translating
the 14 pamphlets into Hindi. Pastor D. Paul is beginning to work
on translating into Tamil the lessons of the Invisible Sunday
School for use in VBS in May.
- CLCI - We are asking Pastors Jyothi and
Nireekshana Benjamin to undertake the translation of the
Invisible Sunday School into Telegu for use both in the
CLCI and the BELC.
- CLCEA -Tanzania/Kenya - Pastor
Malyi has translated Mueller "My Church and Others"
into Swahili
as used in Tanzania.
This is being edited now. Ibrahim has translated a large number
of the 14 pamphlets and a couple essays into Swahili
and is continuing to work on this.
- LCEA - Tanzania/Kenya - A committee has
finished the revision of their hymnal. Now we only wait for an
update of information from Pastor Angowi to go to Pastor Naumann,
CLC Mission Board in order to proceed on printing.
- ELCC -Congo - In the Congo Pastor
Muzakuza has a new committee at work on translating
the remaining 14 pamphlets into their Swahili.
We are waiting for edited copies to put on the website.
- ECLC -Kenya
- Joshua finished the Mueller booklet and it is now
on the website in Kisii.
- CLC Nairobi
- Steve and Paul are busy translating the catechism and 14
pamphlets into Kamba and Kikuyu.
We certainly thank God for the gifts of these
men and pray for their success in this important work. All materials
that are translated will be on the website so that any one can read
them and download copies.
Bible Challenges-continued
Quiz Book by F.H.Moehlmann
Quiz- Answers to 'Name the Sleepers
l. Adam. Gen. 2:21.
2. Samson. Judg. 16:15-20
3. A laboring man. Eccl. 5:12
4. Joseph. Matt. 1:20-24.
5. Uriah - David's. 2 Sam. 11:9
6. The soldiers at Jesus' tomb. Matt.
28:13.
7. David - Saul's. I Sam. 26:1-2
8. Jonah. Jonah 1:5.
9. Jesus. Mark 4:35-41.
10.Peter, James, and John. Matt. 26:36-46.
11.Samuel. I Sam. 3:1-10.
12.The ten bridesmaids. Matt. 25:1-13.
13.The Philippian jailer. Acts 16:25-27.
14.Peter. Acts 12:6.
15.Lazarus. John 11:11.
Quiz: GREAT DELIVERANCES
1. An ancient Hebrew family delivered from
famine by one who was son and brother.
2. God delivered this man from prison and made
him a favorite with the king.
3. An apostle delivered by an angel out of the
hand of Herod.
4. Two hundred and seventy-six souls delivered
from a watery grave.
5. His uncle delivered this man and his
household out of the hand of the foe.
6. A great deliverance achieved in Israel
by three hundred armed men.
7. These wandering people were delivered in a
most wonderful way from their foe.
8. A most precious child delivered from certain
death by the intervention of God.
9. Frightened men delivered in a storm on the
sea.
10.This holy one was delivered of a heavy
burden on the way to his execution.
11.The greatest deliverance of all effected by
God's dear Son.
12.A man known as the great delivered of Israel.
13.This young man delivered a lamb out of a
lion's mouth.
14.Three men delivered from a fiery death.
15.Christ delivered this man from the prison
house of the grave.
Some New Testament References to Worldwide
Mission Work
Jesus: "And this gospel of the kingdom
will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and
then the end (of Jerusalem?
of the Jewish nation? of the world?) will come" (Mt.
24:14).
Jesus: "Assuredly, I say to you,
wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman
has done will also be told as a memorial to her" (Mt. 26:13).
Jesus: "Go therefore and make
disciples of all the nations" (Mt. 28:19).
Jesus: "Go into all the world and
preach the gospel to every creature" (Mk. 16:15).
Mark: "They went out and
preached everywhere, the Lord working with them" (Mk. 16:19).
Jesus: "Repentance and remission of
sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem"
(Lk. 24:47).
Jesus: "Other sheep I have which are
not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice;
and there will be one flock and one shepherd"
(Jn. 10:16).
John: "Being high priest that
year, Caiaphas prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, and not
for that nation only, but also that He would gather together in one
the children of God who were scattered abroad" (Jn.11:51-52).
Jesus: "You shall be witnesses to Me
in Jerusalem,
and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth" (Acts
1:8).
Luke: God arranged for Jews scattered
in many different countries to be present at Jerusalem
for the Pentecost
festival when the Holy Spirit was poured out on Jesus' disciples.
The countries mentioned by name: Parthia, Media, Elam, Mesopotamia,
Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, Libya,
Cyrene, Rome,
Crete,
Arabia. (Acts 2: 8-11)
Peter: "The promise is to you and
to your children and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our
God will call" (Acts 2:39).
Peter: quoting the Lord's prophecy to the
patriarchs: "In your seed all the families of the earth
shall be blessed" (Acts 2:35).
The Jewish Christians in Jerusalem:
"Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to
life" (Acts 11:18).
Paul and Barnabas: "We turn to the
Gentiles. For so the Lord has commanded us: 'I have set you as a
light to the Gentiles, that you should be for salvation to the ends of
the earth'" (Acts 13: 46-47).
Paul: "I declared first to those
in Damascus
and in Jerusalem,
and throughout all the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that
they should repent, turn to God, and do works befitting
repentance" (Acts 26:20).
Paul: "I have made it my aim to
preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build on
another man's foundation, but as it is written, 'To whom He was
not announced, they shall see; and those who have not heard shall
understand'" (Rom. 15: 20-21).
Paul: "I have become all things to all
men, that I might by all means save some" (I Cor. 9:22).
Paul: "The truth of the gospel has
come to you, as it has also in all the world, and is bringing forth
fruit" (Col. 1:16).
Paul: "The gospel was preached to
every creature under heaven"
(Col.1:23).
Paul: "God desires all men to be
saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth" (I Tim.
2:4).
Peter: "But, beloved, do not forget
this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and
a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning
His promise, as some count slackness, but is long-suffering toward us,
not willing that any should perish but that all should come to
repentance" (2 Pet. 3: 8-9).
Christians in praise of the Lord: "You
were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every
tribe and tongue and people and nation"
(Rev. 5:9).
Pastor Koenig