Summer 1998

Volunteer Karen Strike spent a month working with the orphans at Nidubrolu (CLCI), especially helping them with English.

Pastor Jyothi Benjamin began his Bible Institute program on a two-year basis at Nidubrolu. Previously in the BELC, Pastor Bas had started his Martin Luther School two-year training program at Uthukottai in 1990.

February 1998

A preliminary visit was made by Pastor Koenig to the field to prepare to move there.

February 1998

The called missionary to Nigeria was to work about three months in India each year. A preliminary visit of holding seminars and visiting congregations was conducted.

1997

July Seminarian Todd Ohlmann and Pastor Koenig carried out a visitation. They recommended to the Board of Missions that a resident missionary be again called. November Pastor Koenig accepted the call to Nigeria, with time also to be spent each year in India.

July 1997

A visitation was carried out to India by seminarian Todd Ohlmann and Pastors Walter Schaller and David Koenig. The new field of the BELC at Nellore was visited and meetings held with the preachers who want to affiliate. Many recommendations were made to the BoM, especially in the area of training of preachers in India.

December 1996

Pastor Gurgel ended his term of service. The Mission Board decided to try to have the mission operate without a missionary present.

August 1995

The Kinship Committee approved sponsorship of 15 orphans taken care of by Pastor Bas outside of Madras. The number of orphans at Nidubrolu under Pastor Benjamin was 35 at this time. Project Kinship continues to operate under the Scripture direction of James 1:27 to visit orphans in their affliction. One of the men of the

January 1994

A visitation team of Pastors Daniel Fleischer and Mark Bohde was sent by the BoM “to give encouragement to our brethren…and provide us with a better understanding of the Lord’s work that we are sharing in…”. They returned, reporting “…most distressing beyond the physical poverty we saw was the spiritual poverty that holds the masses

June 1992

It was reported to us that the CLCI had over 30 congregations of approximately 5,000 souls. In 25 years of work by Pastor Benjamin, nearly 8,000 souls have been baptized. We were assisting in the care of 25 orphans at Nidubrolu. The BELC consisted of approximately 2,000 souls. Pastor Bas was still working outside of

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