LIGHT is Shining Bright in India. We still Need Your Help!

Let's Make It A Very Good Year!

We are thrilled with the exciting developments in India. Gatherings are growing, and young leaders are successfully being discipled. Even more heartening is that Father's Word is being taught to children and people afflicted with leprosy. Most importantly, we are seeing an increasing number of individuals coming to know our Father and His LIGHT through our work alongside T & A in Rajasthan, India.

But it is not time to stop...not at all.

We are just beginning. And you can help us!

Read below to see what is needed and what your contribution will do:

Teaching TRUTH

Over 110 leaders from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh states have come to our training in 2023.

We moved our teaching location to a safe place this year and we anticapte more people coming to each training this coming year. But we will keep the number of participants between 60-100 for each training. Many pastors are accused of forcefully converting people en masse, and so keeping the number of people who attend below 100 is the safest way to proceed.

Your donation helps teach men & women Truth. We provide 3 days of teaching them Father's WORD twice a year. They are unable to go to a Bible school and have no access to online resources for this type of training. We cover the cost of their transportation and housing. This training prepares them to go back to their villages and teach others. They are best suited to reach the people who live with and around them. We just give them Truth to help them do it. Their home gatherings are multiplying. Many have up to 100 people coming to worship every day. People are coming to the LIGHT.

We go twice a year and teach. During the 3 days of teaching, we provide 3 meals each day, lodging for 4 nights, and new (inexpensive, modest, and some gently used) clothing to each person who attends. But it always turns out to be the best clothes they have. We also give other gifts like notebooks, toiletries, socks, etc. To those who do not have a Bible, we give them one in their language, if possible. It costs about $100 per person for each 3-day training.

Food is a LIFELINE for Lepers

The work in the leper colony is bearing fruit. After seven years, 18 people have come to Believe in LIGHT!

T&A have started a Gathering and are slowly teaching the lepers Father's Word. T said that many come to the Gathering. They talk to them about their issues and spend time praying. They worship, and T & A teaches them. Currently, they are meeting twice a month.

They meet in a small room where 15 people can fit comfortably. But more than 30 come, so they are all crowded into this one room. It is difficult for T&A to sit among them for very long. The smell is awful. It is more than the typical smells of India. These people do not bathe at all. Their clothes are dirty and old. But primarily, leprosy causes bad sores, and the flesh becomes putrid without treatment. It smells very bad.

All of the people in the leper colony are very thankful for the food they get. The one meal a week helps to sustain them. T reminds us, "This food is a lifeline to them."

The people in the leper colony lead marginalized lives. The best way to help them is to continue to provide a meal each week for them. Your donation helps provide clean, nutritious meals to more than 750 people in the leper colony. In the absence of help from us (and you), these people go out and beg each day to get food for that day. They are rejected. People spit upon them, call them ugly names, and even violently attack them. We want to help and give them dignity so they can hear and share the Good News.

Please, help us continue to be Father's hands and feet. We currently provide one meal a week to 750 people in the leper colony in Jaipur. $750 provides a meal for all 750 people in the colony.

EDUCATION IN A SCHOOL BUILDING for the Leper's Children

We have over 30 children in the leper school for the upcoming year. They are learning to read and write in Hindi and English and are also hearing the GOOD NEWS daily! Some have already accepted LIGHT. Because they live in the colony and their parent(s) have the disease, they are not allowed to attend school. They usually go out and beg for food and money to help feed their family. Education will help them to rise above their circumstances.

In 2022, a building was given to house the school for the leper's children. Located on the edge of the leper colony in Jaipur, it is rent-free but was badly in need of repairs. The building has been a blessing because people who live on the other side of the colony and those who walk through it often hurl insults and throw big rocks or cow dung at the children. They do not think these children deserve to receive an education. Our goal is to create a safe place for these children to receive a quality education. An education will give them a chance to get a job and have a real life outside the colony.

We were given two grants in 2023, so we have been able to renovate the building and provide necessary items for the school, including desks and chairs, and playground equipment.

Other GOOD THINGS Happening

Every day, T&A travel to Sambhar Lake and oversee their school, David's Public School. This school, in a rented building, has over 250 children, with 10 teachers, one administrator, and one manager. These children are required to take a course called Moral Science. The textbook is bible verses. They hear the GOOD NEWS every day. Several of the teachers have come to LIGHT. Unfortunately, the owners of the building are insisting that T&A move out. T&A have purchased land, and we have generous donors who have given so that we can start building the school's ground floor with 11 1/2 classrooms. We will start building in January, and we hope to raise the rest needed by the end of the year.

T & A are also busy going from village to village and meeting new leaders. Each week they conduct Zoom Bible studies and provide for people in need. Any extra donations can also help them give to those who show up on their doorstep or those they encounter daily on the streets.

There are so many needs. Can you please commit to a monthly donation?

We need 16 people to give $100 a month. Will you be one of these to help?

Monthly donations help us maintain consistent funding for this mission to Jaipur, India. If you can commit to a monthly donation, choose one of the Donation Amounts in the boxes or choose your own amount. Then, select "Apply My Donation to" to choose a designated need or write a note where you want the donation applied. 100% of your donation will go to meet that need. (If you prefer to send a check, you can make it to Jaipur Jewels in Texas and mail to 733 W2nd Ave., Corsicana, TX 75110)

Also, we need your help to let others know about this ministry! Because we were investigated for our visas, we are now being watched. We cannot post anything about this on our Facebook or Instagram pages. Also, we had to take down our website. We are solely at the mercy of emails and speaking. Can you help us by telling others? Or maybe we can come and speak at your Gathering or organization?

We hope you will join us in making a difference for people no one else will help. As Jesus said, they are the least of these. Thank you for helping so that The LIGHT shines in dark places in India.

Serving alongside Him,

Terry & Tina