the tale of a reluctant missionary

East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Michael’s teacher Friend’s dinner Literacy volunteers meeting Friend’s business trip $1800 – TOO MUCH! Friend’s international award Yearly trip- credible

references Jacket Travel agent at work

• 2 children’s rallies

• 3 day pastor’s conference

• Preached 13 times in the villages

I had to get God provided

Indian Visa on my passport

Shots! ewww

Telugu onmy computerto make the handouts

85 pairs of glasses

55 soccer balls

Flannelgraphset

Toto, we’re not in Kansas anymore…..

Life as they know it

Festival of Ganesh

The god of this age has The god of this age has blindedblinded the minds of the minds of unbelievers, so that they unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. who is the image of God.

2 Corinthians 4:4

But wait! There’s more!

Some we comforted

Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine and harp. Psalm 149:3

Isn’t THAT a hoot?

Blessed about 10 houses

Named 2 babies

Fed a baby her first solid food in a ceremony

Was invited into a Hindu woman’s home

Gave Bibles to our hotel staff

Children Teens Men Women Widows Old men Handicapped Unbelievers

Good morning! Jesus loves you Thank you Water Custard apple Glass

Su bot dyam Yesu prema Dynavadamalu Nelu Seta palum Glass

What great love is this…..

MUD! Ewwwwwwwwww.

So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

We are therefore Christ's ambassadors.

2 Corinthians 5: 14-15, 20

What great love is this…..

Sister, thank you and the saints at Calvin for these flannel graphs and we used them and still will use in reaching to these vast children and villages and gospel by these flannel graphs to children and illiterates brings wonderful results and they are easy to understand the word of God. This is the best and rarest idea from you and we are lucky to have them and this is a blessing for us and the gospel in India.

Sister, using DVD and flannel graphs is a new thing in our village gospel and many people are showing interest to see and hear the gospel and it is a new experience for the people here.Children says I understood!! and some are very active to teach me again using the picture, what a blessing and understanding.

Lilly

85 pairs of Dollar Store reading glasses and recycled eye glasses touched 85 lives

Are you a missionary

?

Su bot dyam!Yesu prema.

I am a Christian

$75

$3

$100 $500

Renting a hall costs $85 per monthThey have stepped out in faith, trusting God to provide

www.applestar.org/india.html To e-mail Lilly: reachingteam@gmail.com

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" "Here am I. Send me!"

Isaiah 6:8