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What random act of kindness will you do to celebrate World Kindness Day?  Sixteen years ago the World Kindness Movement established World Kindness Day as a part of a greater initiative to inspire individuals toward kindness and, thus, to create a kinder world. The challenge the World Kindness Movement presents for today is to perform…

I am happy to pass along to you a report straight from our Children’s Ministry Department in India. The report highlights the activities at India Gospel League’s children homes over the past three months I hope you enjoy the update! You can view the full update here and read some excerpts below! In July, through…

Persecution against Christianity has always been prevalent in South Asia. Families often threaten to disown relatives that leave Hinduism or Islam for Christ.  Religious extremists threaten to murder, stone and beat professing Christians (and sadly, sometimes follow through on those threats).  Recently, Hindu activists plotted to murder one of IGL’s barefoot pastors because of the…

Revelation 21:5, the IGL teaching theme for 2015, will kick off at the annual pastor’s training conferences this November. November 4 will begin the three day Non-denominational Association of Interdependent Churches (NAIC) conference in India, followed a week later by a three day national conference in Sri Lanka.  Samuel Stephens and seven pastors from the…

Christianity and the exponential growth of the indigenous church are coming under close scrutiny in India. Regulations and legislation are on the horizon, and if passed, could curtail conversions to the Christian faith and hamper mission work. This is a very critical time that calls for an urgent review of our priorities. First and foremost,…

India Gospel League (IGL) has 21 children’s homes throughout South Asia that provide holistic care for more than 1,200 kids (this does not include the nearly 15,000 children cared for through our schools, day care centers and evening study centers). The homes provide for orphans, abandoned and disabled children, children affected with leprosy, children of…

Rescuing children from poverty, malnutrition and, most importantly, spiritual darkness is among the core ministry activities of IGL. Because nearly 30% of India’s population is under the age of 14, we focus resources and attention on equipping young people to be the kind of leaders who will spread the gospel to their generation and beyond!…

Sanitation and malnutrition are major problems in stunting the growth of nearly 50 percent (or 65 million) of children in South Asia under the age of 5, even affecting one third of the children from the country’s wealthiest families. “A child raised in India is far more likely to be malnourished than one from the…

With 68 percent of India’s population living in rural areas, most do not have convenient or affordable access to health care. Thus, India Gospel League’s Sharon Hospital has created a way to meet the people where they are – the Sharon Mobile Hospital. Twenty to 25 days a month, a few nurses and doctors pile…

Please take a look at our children’s ministry quarterly update! In the report you’ll find information about Easter, house parent and leadership training, children’s testimonies and prayer and praise points. We hope you enjoy reading about the wonders the Lord is doing with the children in South Asia! Update from March to May 2014