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Series Code: JFAN
Program Code: JFAN000176S
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00:21 - Hello and welcome to "Jesus for Asia Now." 00:24 I'm Natalie Wood, and today my husband Jon 00:26 is here with me in the studio. 00:28 Hello, love. - Hi darling. How are you? 00:30 - I'm doing well. - Good. 00:31 - I'm excited for our show today. 00:33 - Yes. - Because it's about- 00:36 - The evening schools. - The children. 00:38 - Yes. - Right. 00:39 So where are we going in our show today? 00:40 - Oh, we're going to South India. 00:42 - And I know back in 2020, I didn't get to go on that trip, 00:45 but you went along with some other members of the team 00:48 and some other donors and friends 00:50 went and did evangelism 00:51 revival series. - Yes. 00:53 - In a number of different churches. 00:55 - Yeah, we did 10 different churches and we thought, 00:57 well, since we're reopening these churches, 01:00 to really make use of these church buildings, 01:02 we need to put evening schools in them. 01:04 - What do you mean by really 01:05 make use of the church buildings? 01:07 What do you mean by that? 01:08 - Yeah, so normally a church is open three hours a week. 01:11 Right? - True, Sabbath mornings. 01:13 - And so, the community looks at the church as, oh, 01:16 they just want to convert us 01:17 or they, you know, wanna just make us Christians. 01:20 And so there's, the walls come up. 01:23 But when we put an evening school there, 01:26 that's open six evenings a week 01:27 and it provides a needed resource, 01:30 two needed resources for the community. 01:32 Number one is it provides food for their children. 01:35 And some of these kids, 01:36 that's the only meal they get in the day. 01:39 - Yeah. - Or for more, 01:40 that's the second meal they get in the day. 01:43 - Right. - And so, 01:43 without that extra meal, 01:45 and this meal has vegetables and so it has nutrition. 01:49 - More nutrition. Yeah. - Yeah. 01:50 I've seen some kids that they just are happy with, 01:52 like, they have some rice there and boiling water 01:56 and they just get this rice broth, 01:58 white rice broth, and that's their meal. 02:01 And so we add, 02:02 it's not good for them. - No. 02:05 - So we make them eat their veggies. 02:07 And the other need that they have is education. 02:11 And this actually grew out of an experience 02:13 that I had in 2004, 02:16 where I went with a local pastor to a slum area. 02:20 And this is a slum where they had their houses 02:23 between the road and the river. 02:26 And the river had had flooded and washed away their homes. 02:30 It was like tent homes. 02:31 And so I asked them, what do you need? 02:34 And I was thinking, please, can we have money 02:36 to rebuild our homes or buy utensils or buy food? 02:40 But no, they says our children are not studying well, 02:43 they're not learning. 02:44 They'd send 'em to the government school, 02:46 but the teachers wouldn't show up 02:48 or they wouldn't teach them well. 02:50 And so the kids aren't learning. 02:52 And so we started thinking, well how can we help? 02:54 You know, and it's expensive to start a day school. 02:58 - Right. - And very difficult. 02:59 And then you're in competition with the government school. 03:02 - Right, and you need a lot of infrastructure 03:04 plus the teachers plus, plus, plus. 03:06 - Permission and all that stuff. 03:07 But if we provide an evening school, a couple hours, 03:10 whatever they learn during the day 03:11 or don't learn during the day, 03:12 they can bring their homework to that school. 03:14 The teachers will then give them that one-on-one time 03:17 to help them learn what they're 03:19 supposed to be learning in school. 03:21 And then we also provide that free meal. 03:23 - And then beyond that, we've taken it to another level. 03:27 Thinking about the eternal salvation of these children. 03:31 So we have time during the evening 03:34 that's worship and they hear character building stories. 03:38 They learn Scripture songs or spiritual songs. 03:43 They learn Bible verses. 03:44 And so it's an opportunity for them to have 03:47 something different and new and yet point them to Jesus, 03:50 the one who can answer their prayers. 03:52 - Right. And we don't discriminate. 03:54 It's like, any child can come 03:55 and we don't try to convert them. 03:57 - Right. - We just bring in 03:59 good character, you know, 04:01 and the Bible is the best character development 04:04 resource that we have. - Right. 04:07 - And so they learn the memory verses, 04:09 they learn the songs, they learn all these things, 04:11 but we don't require them to convert. 04:13 - Right. No. - And the cool thing 04:15 is that, well, you'll see some of the stories. 04:18 This is just a little sample of stories that we hear 04:21 and that we see as a result of having these evening schools. 04:25 Now what happens is that 04:26 as these evening schools are in the villages 04:28 and taking care of the kids six nights a week, 04:31 week after week after week after week, 04:34 well then they start viewing the church as, oh, 04:37 church is here to bless our children. 04:40 They're here to bless our community. 04:42 And they start losing their prejudice. 04:44 - Right. - You know, 04:45 it's not just about, oh, 04:46 we're just trying to build up our church. 04:48 It's like, no, we're trying to 04:49 bless the community. - Right. 04:50 - We're trying to help these kids 04:51 do better in life. - Right. 04:54 And that's so awesome 04:55 because the parents notice a difference in their children, 04:58 and it makes a difference in the communities. 05:01 It's just, yeah. - Yeah. 05:02 - It's a huge blessing. - And so several times 05:04 we've had like the local Hindu families 05:07 defending our teacher and our school 05:11 against Hindus from outside 05:13 that wanna shut it down because it's Christian. 05:15 - Right. - Yeah. 05:16 - Yeah. Which is, that's a huge testimony right there. 05:19 - Yeah. Yeah, absolutely. 05:20 And so we did this 10 village revival 05:22 and put an evening school in every church. 05:25 - Right. - Which is so cool. 05:27 And anytime we start out in a new area, 05:29 we're like, is it gonna work? 05:30 You know, is it needed? And what's gonna happen? 05:34 You know, is it money just down the drain? 05:37 And it's not a lot of money, you know, 05:39 per child, it's $7 per month. 05:41 - Right. - And that $7 a month 05:43 provides for their food, like one meal six nights a week. 05:48 So that's six times four, that's 24 meals. 05:51 $7 for 24 meals, plus two hours times six. 05:55 That's 12 times four is 48 hours. 05:58 So, 24 meals and 48 hours of education 06:03 per child per month. 06:05 - Yeah. Education, including spiritual education. 06:07 - Well, absolutely. Yeah. 06:09 Because what happens is Friday night 06:11 they don't want to do the studies 06:12 'cause that's part of the Sabbath. 06:14 So they have what they call a, 06:15 what do they do on Friday night? 06:17 - They call it a talent night. - Yeah. 06:19 - And the children get up in front 06:21 and recite the memory verses 06:22 or sing the songs that they've learned. 06:25 Just sharing what they've learned through the week. 06:29 And the parents are invited to come and watch. 06:31 And for so many, we've had so many testimonies 06:34 where it's like, I can't believe my child 06:36 can get up front. - Yeah. 06:37 - Because that would not have been allowed 06:39 because of whatever cast they're in or whatever. 06:42 - Yeah. - And it's a huge blessing 06:44 to the parents to be able to see 06:45 what their children are learning. 06:46 - Yeah, and so in an evening school, we have the principal, 06:50 we have the teachers, one or two or three teachers, 06:53 depending on the size of the school. 06:55 And then we have the cook. - Right. 06:56 - And the first thing we look for in a new area 06:59 is the principal. - Right. 07:01 - 'Cause he sets the spiritual tone. 07:03 And so, in this area we found 07:07 a principal that was called by God. 07:10 - Yeah, this first video is him 07:12 sharing with us his story. - Okay. 07:15 (inspirational music) 07:26 (principal speaking in foreign language) 07:29 - [Principal's Interpreter] Back in 2020, 07:30 we had a 10 village revival program here in the Erode area. 07:34 While we were having the revival meetings, 07:35 Jesus 4 Asia also started 07:37 evening schools for the children. 07:39 When the director asked who would like to take on 07:42 the responsibility of overseeing them, 07:44 I was the first to raise my hand 07:45 because God impressed me to raise my hand. 07:48 During these past four years, 07:50 God has opened the door to many homes. 07:53 Most of the children that come are Hindu. 07:55 And when they come, they learn about God and how to pray. 07:59 And because of that we are able to reach their parents. 08:02 The children also learn to be disciplined, 08:04 which helps them to be better people in their communities. 08:08 Some of these children also come to church on Sabbath, 08:11 but if it wasn't for the evening school, 08:13 the parents wouldn't even let them enter the church. 08:15 (inspirational music) 08:33 (principal speaking in foreign language) 08:37 - [Principal's Interpreter] I am so happy and blessed 08:39 because of what God is doing through these evening schools. 08:43 Many parents have told me, 08:44 thank you for coming and praying with us. 08:46 You have done a wonderful thing for our children. 08:48 You have fed our children. 08:50 Most of these parents work 08:51 and come home very late in the evening, 08:53 so they can't really care their children, 08:56 but they are happy now because their children are fed 08:58 and they are getting a free education. 09:01 And some of the parents have gotten so comfortable 09:03 coming to the church 09:04 because they pick up their kids every day 09:06 that they are coming to church on Sabbath too. 09:12 When I was just a Bible worker, 09:14 I used to visit only Christian people, 09:16 but now through the evening schools, 09:18 God is opening the doors for me 09:20 to visit mostly Hindu families. 09:22 Because of the children, 09:23 I am able to teach the parents about God. 09:26 And God has brought many souls from the Hindu community 09:29 to accept Jesus as their personal savior. 09:32 (inspirational music ending) 09:43 - That's beautiful. - Uh-huh. 09:45 And so he provides a very spiritual atmosphere 09:48 for the children and makes sure 09:49 that the food gets to the schools 09:51 and that things are going well 09:53 and that the memory verses are being learned 09:55 and stuff like that. - Yeah. 09:57 Well, and it's neat also 09:58 because his ministry completely changed, it sounds like, 10:01 because he would only visit Christian families before 10:03 because they were the only ones willing probably, 10:06 when he would knock on the door for him to visit them. 10:09 The Hindus probably said no. 10:11 But now because of the evening school, 10:13 he's being invited to people's homes. 10:15 - Yeah. - So we have another video. 10:17 What's this video about? 10:19 - It's about how an entire family 10:20 was affected by the evening schools. 10:24 - Okay. Let's watch it now. - Okay. 10:27 (soft music) 10:36 - [Principal's Interpreter] The father of this family 10:37 told me there are so many Christian pastors 10:39 that have come and prayed with us, but nothing has happened. 10:44 What changes are you going to bring? 10:45 (soft music continues) 10:54 (father speaking in foreign language) 10:56 - [Father's Interpreter] My wife and I have two children, 10:58 a son and a daughter. 11:00 When my daughter was five years old, 11:01 she was diagnosed with diabetes 11:04 and had to get injections for it, 11:05 but they never really helped her. 11:08 She was very sick. 11:09 So one time on her birthday, I took her to the Hindu temple 11:12 and we did all the rituals, but nothing helped. 11:16 After that, I gave up. 11:19 (principal speaking in foreign language) 11:22 - [Principal's Interpreter] One time when I was visiting 11:23 a church member, they told me, 11:25 there is a family that is in very great need. 11:27 They are facing some big problems. 11:29 Please go and pray for them. 11:31 When I got there, the father was very skeptical 11:34 that I could help any more than the other pastors. 11:37 But I told him, I don't know about those other pastors, 11:40 but I serve a living God, 11:42 so I'm going to pray for you 11:44 and I'm going to pray for your problems. 11:46 - [Father's Interpreter] Many people had told me, 11:47 if you believe on Jesus Christ, 11:49 your daughter will be healed, but I didn't believe them. 11:53 - [Principal's Interpreter] Then he said 11:54 one time I actually believed one of the Sunday pastors 11:57 and went to his church, 11:58 but afterward there was a big problem in my family. 12:00 So I told him, okay, I want you to try coming to my church 12:04 for just one Sabbath, see what happens. 12:07 So all four of them accepted my invitation 12:10 and came to the church. 12:11 They stayed for the worship service and then went home. 12:14 Then the next week they came again and the father told me, 12:18 after we attended your church, 12:20 there has been so much peace in my house. 12:23 We are so happy. 12:24 We did not experience this with other churches 12:26 or in our Hindu religion. 12:28 (soft music continues) 12:39 (mother speaking in foreign language) 12:43 - [Mother's Interpreter] Then the pastor told us 12:44 about the evening school, 12:45 so we started sending our children there. 12:48 - [Son's Interpreter] I was so happy to get to go 12:50 when we heard about the evening school. 12:52 - [Father's Interpreter] When my children started going, 12:54 we didn't know what all they were doing 12:56 at the evening school, but we started feeling more peace. 12:59 Then my son told me that they were praying. 13:02 As time went on, they learned about 13:04 the importance of prayer and Bible reading. 13:06 Then they both started telling me 13:08 how even though they didn't have time 13:09 to memorize everything for their exams, 13:11 they were able to remember. 13:13 They said, we are able to write our exams 13:16 because of prayer and reading the Bible. 13:18 - [Mother's Interpreter] Before this, our children 13:20 were not doing well in school, 13:22 but they started getting such good grades 13:23 that their teachers would call me 13:25 just to tell me how well they were doing. 13:27 Each day they also learned many stories 13:29 like how Adam and Eve were created 13:31 and how Satan deceived them. 13:33 Then when they came home, they would tell them to me. 13:36 - [Son's Interpreter] Reading the Bible 13:37 is what I really liked, 13:39 and the food that they served was a big blessing. 13:42 - [Principal's Interpreter] When the children 13:43 started coming to the evening school, 13:44 I asked them, how are your parents? 13:47 Are you praying? 13:49 They told me, there is no fighting or quarreling at home. 13:52 It is peaceful and we don't have problems now. 13:55 Our parents are very happy because of what prayer has done. 13:59 (children speaking in foreign language) 14:04 - That is so exciting. 14:05 That's really neat. - Yeah. 14:06 - You know, they saw a difference 14:08 in their home. - Yeah. 14:10 And so seeing these stories 14:12 is like just a sampling of what's happening there. 14:15 But how many families are being affected like this? 14:19 They're willing to talk about it and they see the difference 14:21 and that just makes me so happy. 14:25 - Yeah. It's so worthwhile having the evening schools. 14:28 - Yeah, what's cool about this is this 14:30 is only like $300 average per month per school, okay. 14:34 - Yeah. - So for $300 a month, 14:36 it's like, how many months would it take 14:39 to pay for the cost of an evangelistic series? 14:41 And the evangelistic series come in, 14:44 and we should do evangelistic series 14:46 because it makes a decision point 14:48 and it calls people in 14:50 that would not normally come to a regular meeting. 14:52 But these evening schools, there's just like 14:54 day after day after day, week after week after week. 14:57 And so, it is able to gently introduce this Holy Spirit- 15:03 - Right - Into people's lives. 15:05 And they're like, what's going on? 15:07 My life is better. My kids are getting better grades. 15:10 We have more peace in our family. What's going on? 15:12 I don't know what it is, but we like it. 15:15 - It's gradual and continual. - Yes. 15:17 - Which is where the keys are. 15:19 - Right there. - Right. 15:20 Yeah. It's keys to their heart. 15:21 - Yeah. - And so, 15:22 we've got another video talking more 15:24 about their experience and how this affected 15:27 the family. - Okay. 15:29 (peaceful music) 15:36 - [Principal's Interpreter] Before this family got baptized, 15:39 there was a Sunday keeping pastor 15:40 whose church they had gone to before 15:42 who came and asked them, 15:44 why aren't you coming to our church? 15:46 You need to come, you shouldn't go to that other church. 15:50 But I told them, tell the pastor 15:52 that according to the Bible 15:53 you are going to the right church. 15:55 Then they boldly told the pastor, 15:58 we are not going to come to your church anymore. 16:01 We have accepted this truth and we know when the Sabbath is. 16:04 Then they came to me and asked, what do we need to do? 16:07 I told them, you should get baptized. 16:09 So the church leaders came and baptized them. 16:12 - [Son's Interpreter] Now that I know Jesus, 16:14 I want to go to heaven. 16:15 That's why I got baptized. 16:18 - [Father's Interpreter] Like my son said, 16:19 I want to go to heaven. 16:20 That is why I got baptized. 16:23 - [Mother's Interpreter] As we studied, we learned 16:25 that following Jesus is the only way to eternal life. 16:28 And that when we are baptized, we die to sin 16:30 and are raised up with new life in Christ. 16:33 That is why I wanted to become a Christian. 16:36 (peaceful music continues) 16:48 (mother speaking in foreign language) 16:51 - [Mother's Interpreter] When I was a Hindu, 16:52 I would go to the temple when there were problems, 16:55 but the problems would get worse. 16:57 After coming to know the true God, 16:59 I pray when there is a problem and God delivers us. 17:04 (father speaking in foreign language) 17:06 - [Father's Interpreter] Compared to my life as a Hindu, 17:08 my life is 75% better now. 17:11 We still have problems today, 17:12 but God is taking care of all of those problems 17:15 and He is giving us strength to overcome challenges. 17:19 This all started just one year ago, 17:21 and now that we have accepted this true and living God, 17:24 my daughter is doing better. 17:27 The pastor comes regularly to pray for my daughter too. 17:30 We have given up idol worship and we are so happy. 17:35 - [Mother's Interpreter] By the grace of God, 17:36 our daughter is much better than she was before. 17:38 But even if she wasn't better, 17:40 we still would've accepted Jesus Christ. 17:44 (principal speaking in foreign language) 17:47 - [Principal's Interpreter] And through them, 17:48 now there are five of their relatives 17:50 that are coming to Christ. 17:52 Every time I go to their house, 17:54 they invite all of their relatives over 17:56 and we study the Bible together. 18:00 - [Son's Interpreter] Right now, I'm doing part-time work 18:01 with an electrician, 18:02 but my hope is to someday become a teacher. 18:05 (peaceful music ending) 18:27 - So the entire family got baptized 18:29 and not just got baptized, 18:31 but fell in love with Jesus from one of their, 18:34 two of their kids going to these evening schools. 18:36 - Yeah. That's awesome! - That's amazing! 18:39 - And they're bringing five of their relatives 18:41 and just seeing the difference 18:43 that God is making in their lives. 18:45 And they said, I love what the mother said. 18:47 Even if our daughter wasn't better, 18:49 we would've gone to Jesus. - Right. 18:50 - And the Father was wiping away tears. 18:52 - Yeah. - I mean it's just, 18:54 it's just so beautiful 18:56 to see the value that they've placed on 18:59 what they've learned about Jesus. 19:00 - Yeah. - It's just. 19:02 - [Jon] Praise God. Praise God. 19:04 We need so many more of these. 19:06 - Yeah. - The statistics are 19:07 that there's probably over a hundred million kids in India 19:11 that are facing malnutrition, 19:13 that are struggling, fighting against malnutrition. 19:15 A hundred million kids. 19:19 And so, it doesn't take a lot to start another school. 19:21 And it doesn't take a lot to keep a school running. 19:24 - It's about $500 to start a school. 19:27 And then like you said, an average of 300, some are more, 19:30 some are less just depending on how many kids are there 19:33 and how much the food costs in that particular area. 19:36 - Yeah. - But that's 19:37 one of the things that we're dealing with 19:38 right now, the funding for the evening schools 19:42 has gone down this year. 19:44 Our donations have been down. 19:45 - Yes. - But God is providing, 19:47 and so, the schools are still getting funds. 19:51 It's coming from where needed most. 19:54 So, but the evening schools, I mean, 19:56 like you said, we need more. - Yeah. 19:58 - And so, we just encourage people to pray 20:01 for these evening schools, 'cause they are making 20:03 a real difference in these children's lives 20:06 and their families' lives. - Yes. 20:07 I can't imagine having to face 20:09 shutting down some of these schools. 20:10 - Oh no. - Because- 20:12 - No, not willing. - Yeah. But we're dependent. 20:15 I mean, if there's not enough funds coming in, 20:18 then there's not much we can do. 20:20 - Right. - And so we pray, 20:22 we give it to God 20:23 and we just pray that God will move on His people. 20:25 - Yeah. - But there's so many 20:27 more schools that need to be open. 20:28 - Right. - And there's so many 20:30 more kids that need to know about Jesus and their families. 20:32 - Right. - Yeah. 20:34 And not just in those areas, 20:36 but there's throughout, you know, 20:38 India and other places as well is there's so many people 20:41 that just don't have access to the gospel. 20:44 Not just that they have heard it 20:45 and aren't interested, it's just they've never heard it. 20:48 - Right. - And those people 20:51 are just weighing on our hearts so heavy. 20:54 It's like, Lord, we gotta do more. 20:57 - Yeah. Yeah. 20:58 So I'm really thankful for Brother Boskar 21:00 and his willingness to go wherever, you know, 21:04 it's 10 evening schools, 21:06 which means it's 10 different villages 21:08 and they're not close together, many of them. 21:11 So he's traveling quite a ways to be there 21:14 to help these children. 21:15 And I don't even know how he does it 21:17 to get to all of them or how often he gets to each one, 21:21 but I know he's worked with the teachers 21:23 and he's guiding them- - That's right. 21:25 - To make sure the children are getting what they need. 21:27 - Absolutely. Yeah, so it's a labor of love. 21:30 - Yeah. - And you can tell, 21:32 he's there because he loves kids and he loves God 21:36 and he wants to follow God and do what's right. 21:38 The fruit that we see is what we just love. 21:42 - Yeah, and it's fruit, not just for now, 21:45 but it's also for eternity. 21:46 - Yeah, I mean, we can't speak their language, 21:48 but when we get to heaven. 21:49 - Yeah. We're gonna hear all the stories. 21:51 - That's where, that's right. 21:52 We're gonna hear all the stories. 21:53 So I was able to go there just recently 21:56 and I got to go meet some of these kids 21:58 and visit some of these schools. 22:00 And as you know, standing in the middle of a evening school 22:03 when the kids are singing at the top of their voices, 22:05 what's that like for you? 22:07 - Oh, it's beautiful. 22:08 It's just like, it totally melts your heart 22:10 and brings so much joy. - Yeah. 22:12 At the beginning when a school's first starting, 22:14 all the singing is pretty outta tune, 22:16 so it sounds, a joyful noise is a good description. 22:20 But after a few years, they all start to sing on tune 22:23 and it's just a beautiful. 22:24 - And everybody knows the songs. 22:25 - Yeah. - So, yeah. 22:27 - Exactly. - Yeah. 22:28 Alright, well let's watch that now. 22:29 - Okay. - Bye. 22:31 (children laughing and speaking foreign language) 22:43 (joyful music) 22:52 - I had shoes around here somewhere. There they are. 22:56 - Want to taste the food? - Sure! 23:00 Thank you very much. 23:02 I'm gonna bless this. All right. 23:06 We don't get this in America. 23:09 I'm sorry. - Tomato rice. 23:11 (water trickling) 23:15 - Thank you. 23:16 (man speaking in foreign language) 23:19 - See, that's how we washed our hands. 23:22 No utensils needed, except for these. Oh, thank you. 23:28 - [Interviewer] So what was that like seeing the kids 23:30 doing their bible verses and everything? 23:32 - Well, that's what it's all about. 23:33 This place is really special 23:35 because we've had a number of children 23:38 come to the Lord and be baptized and bring their families 23:42 because of this little evening school. 23:44 The number one thing that an evening school does 23:47 is it reduces prejudice in the village towards the gospel. 23:51 And even when people aren't being baptized, 23:54 and even when people aren't overtly coming to the Lord, 23:57 it's truly affecting their lives. 23:59 It's ongoing evangelism. 24:01 It's not just a week, it's like a lifestyle evangelism. 24:04 That's what we'll call it. Lifestyle evangelism. 24:07 Whew! That's hot. 24:08 There's, I got a little piece of chili, 24:11 actual chili and it's like warming me up. 24:15 (soft music) 24:17 Yeah, so we've just been driving for 30 minutes. 24:20 At the other one, the first one we saw them 24:22 doing the Vespers Friday night talent show. 24:26 Here we're gonna see them eat the normal meal 24:29 and we're being welcomed. 24:31 - Welcome, welcome, welcome. - Hello pastor. 24:33 Praise the Lord. Okay. 24:35 - Oh, we are welcoming our world President, JFA President. 24:37 Shall we clap our hands and welcome? 24:39 - Praise the Lord! Praise God! 24:41 Thank you so much. Thank you. - Okay. Okay. 24:46 (peaceful music) 25:11 (peaceful music continues) 25:39 - So we just got finished with an evening school here. 25:43 This is a Friday evening. 25:45 And so because we came, 25:47 because the foreigners came, it wasn't a normal meeting. 25:50 We had a worship, we had a welcome. 25:52 But then after that the children got up 25:55 and they recited memory verses, they sang some songs 25:59 and did different things like that, 26:00 that they normally do on a Friday evening, 26:02 because Friday evenings is special 26:04 in all of our evening schools, 26:06 where it's not study because it's Sabbath hours. 26:09 And so they do talent show. 26:12 They recite what they've learned that week 26:13 as far as Bible text, songs, things like that. 26:16 And the parents love it and the kids love it. 26:19 So I'm really excited about what God's doing 26:21 for the children in these evening schools, 26:23 and we need more. 26:26 $7 a month will support a child for two hours of education, 26:31 six nights a week and a meal, $7 a month. 26:35 I don't know of any better return on investment 26:38 than an investment like that, so, praise God. 26:41 (peaceful music) 26:54 - At one of our evening schools in a slightly different area 26:57 of India, the children learned about Jesus 27:00 and they learned about prayer and how to pray, 27:02 and they have become prayer warriors. 27:06 - Yes, a lady from the village was having kidney failure, 27:10 and so she came and asked for prayer from our children 27:14 in the evening school, and they all gathered around her, 27:16 put their hands on her head and prayed for her. 27:18 And later we found out 27:19 that God healed her. - Yeah. 27:21 - And so that's the beauty, 27:22 that just makes me so happy about these evening schools, 27:25 is these kids become the prayer warriors of the village. 27:28 - As we have seen, these evening schools 27:31 make a huge difference in the lives of these children, 27:34 their families, and even their villages. 27:37 It is such an amazing, amazing thing to see 27:40 the difference in their lives 27:43 when the light of Jesus is in their eyes. 27:45 And if you would like to be a part of this ministry, 27:48 please contact us at Jesus for Asia, PO Box 1221, 27:52 Collegedale, Tennessee, 37315. 27:56 Call us at 423-413-7321 28:00 or visit our website at Jesus4asia.org. 28:04 May God richly bless you until we see you next time 28:07 on "Jesus for Asia Now." 28:09 (captivating music) |
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