We are back in Australia with full, satisfied hearts reflecting on what God did in India while we were there on outreach. We felt so privileged to be a part of what God is doing there. We are so thankful that God called us to India and that through your support we had the opportunity to lead a team there.
We spent the last two months traveling through India to three different cities sharing the gospel, praying for people, and loving on the "least of these." We got to be with the unwanted, the rejected, the disabled, the sick, the poor, the orphan, and the needy. We definitely felt his heart for those people and we got to share the incredible hope of Jesus with them.
We spent the last two months traveling through India to three different cities sharing the gospel, praying for people, and loving on the "least of these." We got to be with the unwanted, the rejected, the disabled, the sick, the poor, the orphan, and the needy. We definitely felt his heart for those people and we got to share the incredible hope of Jesus with them.
Thank you for saying "yes" to this restoration in India by joining us in this mission. Because of your prayers and your financial support, we got to see a whole hindu village come to receive salvation. We got to see sight restored, fevers broken, and demons flee at the name of Jesus. We couldn't have done it without you. Thank you for saying "yes." We went to three different cities in India, Coimbatore, Vizag, and Kolkata. In each city we got to different types of ministry. In Coimbatore, in southern India, we got to do lots of village ministry and open airs. Open airs are when we would go to different villages and perform skits, share testimonies, the gospel, and pray for healing. We were able to see over 90 healings and over 175 people give their lives to Jesus. Thank you so much for being a part of this ministry. We now have that many Indian brothers and sisters to be with us in heaven.
There are so many stories that we have to share with you, but for now we will share one from our time in Coimbatore. One day we went to an old age womens' home. These women were all older ladies that had been rejected by husbands and/or families. We saw many healings done that day, especially with broken hearts.
There are so many stories that we have to share with you, but for now we will share one from our time in Coimbatore. One day we went to an old age womens' home. These women were all older ladies that had been rejected by husbands and/or families. We saw many healings done that day, especially with broken hearts.
One lady we noticed from the start of our ministry. She was sitting in the back corner of the room on a bed, very shriveled looking, not able to eat or stand up. The pastor we were working with told us that her sisters had disowned her and later found out, as we were praying, that her sisters had actually put a death spell over her so that they could gain her part of land inheritance. Often times people would have black or red ties around their appendages sometimes with tiny capsules of human hair or other small objects. They got these from the hindu temples, not all, but many had curses spoken over them. With her permission we cut off the three black and red ties that she had around her arm, neck, and wrist. Through prayer we broke off the devil's power over her and prayed for healing in her legs, since she couldn't walk. At the end of our time with her, she looked so much brighter. We could tell in her face something had changed and she actually got up and took a step. Although she never fully walked that day, we believe she is walking now and that the death curse is broken because He is powerful and His name is above all other names. This is just one of the many stories we have to share about our time in India.
In Vizag we worked a lot in slum ministry as well as in Kolkata. In the slums, it was insane to see how people live. Most families have a small one room shack they all share. Other families don't even have the privilege of a shack and have to sleep under highway overpasses on old burlap rice bags. We saw poverty like you couldn't have dreamt up. We saw children so poor they didn't even have diapers to wear. It was such a privilege to be with the people there. It was so beautiful to hug them and love them and pray for them and to hold them tight when tears streamed down their faces. It was instances like these in the slum when you see such hopelessness we just had to rely on the Holy Spirit to work through us to speak hope and life.
The amazing thing about those places were the Christians there that had such fervent faith that would put any of ours to shame. In places with great poverty, there is such an opportunity for incredible spiritual richness. When God is your ONE and ONLY hope, you grow leaps and bounds in the Spirit. These people had such joy and generosity, even though they had literally nothing. They would always be offering the best of what they had. They would make us chai and offer us chairs to sit as they would sit on the ground. The hospitality they shared with us was so incredibly humbling. These people wanted to give everything they had for us and we were only strangers to them. I can't imagine what the world would be like if everyone had the generosity and hospitality like that of the people living in the slums of India.
In Vizag we worked a lot in slum ministry as well as in Kolkata. In the slums, it was insane to see how people live. Most families have a small one room shack they all share. Other families don't even have the privilege of a shack and have to sleep under highway overpasses on old burlap rice bags. We saw poverty like you couldn't have dreamt up. We saw children so poor they didn't even have diapers to wear. It was such a privilege to be with the people there. It was so beautiful to hug them and love them and pray for them and to hold them tight when tears streamed down their faces. It was instances like these in the slum when you see such hopelessness we just had to rely on the Holy Spirit to work through us to speak hope and life.
The amazing thing about those places were the Christians there that had such fervent faith that would put any of ours to shame. In places with great poverty, there is such an opportunity for incredible spiritual richness. When God is your ONE and ONLY hope, you grow leaps and bounds in the Spirit. These people had such joy and generosity, even though they had literally nothing. They would always be offering the best of what they had. They would make us chai and offer us chairs to sit as they would sit on the ground. The hospitality they shared with us was so incredibly humbling. These people wanted to give everything they had for us and we were only strangers to them. I can't imagine what the world would be like if everyone had the generosity and hospitality like that of the people living in the slums of India.
Return from the land of chai, rice, and everything spice. We are back in Australia with full, satisfied hearts reflecting on what God did in India while we were there on outreach. We felt so privileged to be a part of what God is doing there. We are so thankful that God called us to India and that through your support we had the opportunity to lead a team there.
We spent the last two months traveling through India to three different cities sharing the gospel, praying for people, and loving on the "least of these." We got to be with the unwanted, the rejected, the disabled, the sick, the poor, the orphan, and the needy. We definitely felt his heart for those people and we got to share the incredible hope of Jesus with them.
Thank you for saying "yes" to this restoration in India by joining us in this mission. Because of your prayers and your financial support, we got to see a whole hindu village come to receive salvation. We got to see sight restored, fevers broken, and demons flee at the name of Jesus. We couldn't have done it without you. Thank you for saying "yes." We went to three different cities in India, Coimbatore, Vizag, and Kolkata. In each city we got to different types of ministry. In Coimbatore, in southern India, we got to do lots of village ministry and open airs. Open airs are when we would go to different villages and perform skits, share testimonies, the gospel, and pray for healing. We were able to see over 90 healings and over 175 people give their lives to Jesus. Thank you so much for being a part of this ministry. We now have that many Indian brothers and sisters to be with us in heaven.
There are so many stories that we have to share with you, but for now we will share one from our time in Coimbatore. One day we went to an old age womens' home. These women were all older ladies that had been rejected by husbands and/or families. We saw many healings done that day, especially with broken hearts.
One lady we noticed from the start of our ministry. She was sitting in the back corner of the room on a bed, very shriveled looking, not able to eat or stand up. The pastor we were working with told us that her sisters had disowned her and later found out, as we were praying, that her sisters had actually put a death spell over her so that they could gain her part of land inheritance. Often times people would have black or red ties around their appendages sometimes with tiny capsules of human hair or other small objects. They got these from the hindu temples, not all, but many had curses spoken over them. With her permission we cut off the three black and red ties that she had around her arm, neck, and wrist. Through prayer we broke off the devil's power over her and prayed for healing in her legs, since she couldn't walk. At the end of our time with her, she looked so much brighter. We could tell in her face something had changed and she actually got up and took a step. Although she never fully walked that day, we believe she is walking now and that the death curse is broken because He is powerful and His name is above all other names. This is just one of the many stories we have to share about our time in India.
In Vizag we worked a lot in slum ministry as well as in Kolkata. In the slums, it was insane to see how people live. Most families have a small one room shack they all share. Other families don't even have the privilege of a shack and have to sleep under highway overpasses on old burlap rice bags. We saw poverty like you couldn't have dreamt up. We saw children so poor they didn't even have diapers to wear. It was such a privilege to be with the people there. It was so beautiful to hug them and love them and pray for them and to hold them tight when tears streamed down their faces. It was instances like these in the slum when you see such hopelessness we just had to rely on the Holy Spirit to work through us to speak hope and life.
The amazing thing about those places were the Christians there that had such fervent faith that would put any of ours to shame. In places with great poverty, there is such an opportunity for incredible spiritual richness. When God is your ONE and ONLY hope, you grow leaps and bounds in the Spirit. These people had such joy and generosity, even though they had literally nothing. They would always be offering the best of what they had. They would make us chai and offer us chairs to sit as they would sit on the ground. The hospitality they shared with us was so incredibly humbling. These people wanted to give everything they had for us and we were only strangers to them. I can't imagine what the world would be like if everyone had the generosity and hospitality like that of the people living in the slums of India.
Coimbatore Update from Josh Hall on Vimeo.
The September DTS officially ended last night. We are sad to see all the students go, but we are so excited for the next steps they are taking.
We are also visiting Michigan from mid-February to the end of March, so we are excited to see many of you! Thank you for all your prayers, love and support. We literally couldn't be doing what we are doing without you guys.
Blessings,
Josh & Amanda
P.S: We had to pull our last update from our blog in December down due to security issues in India, so sorry if it seems like we haven't updated you all in so long. Thanks for your understanding.