2 Jim Cook by Cathy Caldwell

3 Give Your Life Away by Pastor Bob Caldwell

4 A Hopeful Future by Lauren Phillips

5 Journey Toward Eternity by Lauren Phillips

6 Oases of Hope by Christina Linane

8 God’s Army by Lauren Phillips

9 Each Finds a Place by Lauren Phillips

10 My Indian Experience by Sarah Spurlock

11 Prayer & Praise

12 Jim Cook Memorial Fund

contentsSpring 2008

On November 25th, 2007 Jim Cook passed from this life into the waiting arms of his Savior, Jesus. Jim, and his wife Judy, invested their lives, love, time, and talent into Chapel Missions India for many years. Through their involvement, the ministry grew, became more organized, and hundreds of people became sponsors for the fi rst time. His insight and wisdom moved the ministry forward at a time of rapid growth. I personally thank Jim for encouraging me to go on my fi rst trip to India to meet the little girl we sponsored at the time.

About 2½ years ago Jim and Judy stepped back to pursue treatment and healing for the disease that fi nally took him home. I have tried to step into the shoes left by them but I’m still fi nding a lot of room for growth. Jim gave selfl essly and tirelessly – volunteering countless hours while building a successful business. We all continue to benefi t from their labor of love – but none more so than our family in India.

From the EditorMAGAZINE

contributors

PUBLISHER: Bob Caldwell

EDITOR: Lauren Phillips

ART DIRECTOR: Doug McFerrin

COVER ART: Doug McFerrin

DESIGNERS: Melissa Bent, Doug McFerrin

PRODUCTION: Jessica Toussau

WRITERS: Bob Caldwell, Cathy Caldwell, Christina Linane, Lauren Phillips, Sarah Spurlock

PROOFING: Linda Fraise, Lauren Phillips

Hope is a free semiannual publication and is an outreach of Calvary Chapel Boise, Idaho. Offi ces are located at 123 Auto Drive. Contributors can be contacted at 208.321.7440 or via e-mail at offi ce@ccboise.org.

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Chapel Missions India is, indeed, a family ministry. Each of you are a part of that family – the beautiful Body of Christ. We need one another; we receive from each other, and glean from those that have gone before us. Though we miss Jim, his life’s passion lives on in the heart of Chapel Missions India.

HOPE Editor

You may like to donate toward the Jim Cook Memorial Home of Hope Scholarship fund. See page 12 for details.

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2 Spring 2008

Bob, myself and each of our co-laborers in Christ at Chapel Missions India would like to honor and give tribute to our dear brother, Jim Cook, who has gone on before to be with our Lord Jesus. Jim’s life and dedication to our Home of Hope children has made a tremendous impact on the ministry. It’s a legacy that remains to this day.

A casual glance at Jim’s life might reveal him to be an ordinary individual. He was a diligent business man and was married to his wife, Judy, for over 30 years. He lived in a quiet neighborhood, enjoyed the pleasure of good friends and a good football game now and again – especially when his hometown university played. Yet Jim was no ordinary man. He was one whose life was a refl ection of the God that he loved and served, and was evidenced in who he was and all he did. At his memorial service, one by one people came forward to refl ect on Jim’s life and his infl uence upon their own. It is amazing how far reaching the impact of one person can be.

Jim became an answer to our prayer in the early days of Chapel Missions India when we were in desperate need of some administrative help for our Home of Hope children and their sponsors. He, along with his wife Judy and a few others took their fi rst trip to India in the 1990’s. After meeting Brother Guna and Sister Victoria and spending time with our Home of Hope children, Jim and Judy returned to Idaho with hearts full of love ready to do whatever they could to help. Jim and Judy, known as Auntie and Uncle to friends

and neighborhood children, had no children of their own, yet, all at once they embraced over 200 orphans who they now considered part of their family. They began the huge undertaking of managing the sponsorships of all of the children. They worked from their home for many years, sending and receiving letters for the children and their sponsors. All that they did was a labor of love. The only payment received was the joy of serving God’s children.

The end of 2007 brought sadness to the ministry as Jim and two of our precious boys, Isaac and Ebenezer, passed away. We are so grateful for the upbringing that the boys were given because of dedicated servants like our brother, Jim. We are grateful for all of our wonderful sponsors who through the years have helped make it possible for these children to not only be taken care of physically, but to have the greatest opportunity of all, to know Christ. Psalm 27:10 says, “When my mother and father forsake me then the Lord will take me up.” As God’s people we help fulfi ll this promise as we share in God’s heart to take care of His children.

Before Jim went to be with our Lord, we were able to spend some time with him at his home. Bob shared with our dear brother how God had used him and Judy by allowing them to become the roots of the beautiful, fl ourishing tree that CMI has now become. God took two willing hearts and used them to help build and establish the work as it stands today.

We fi nd peace that when our brother Jim passed into eternity he stood with Jesus to be there to greet Isaac and Ebenezer ushering them into their Father’s presence and into their new heavenly home.

Jim Cook - A Tribute

BY CATHY CALDWELL

“But we were gentle among you, just as a nursing mother

cherishes her own children….as you know how we

exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you, as

a father does his own children...” I Thessalonians 2:7, 11

The men who graduate from our two year Bible

College in Koppal, Karnataka, ready to take the gospel into

places where no other Christian missionary can be found,

are true heroes of our faith. They willingly lay their lives

aside for the sake of those they serve. They get very little

for it; they aren’t paid what they deserve; there is little

thanks from man. On the contrary, they are beaten – some

on a regular basis – for

their efforts. Yet, they

continue, compelled

by love for their Savior

and the people of

their native land. This

devotion toward many

who may never give

anything in return is

remarkable.

In First Thessalonians

the apostle, Paul,

reveals this same type of heart – that of a true pastor. He

started this church in Thessalonica from scratch and he’d

gone through a lot of persecution to reach them. Because of

his conviction to preach the gospel there, great things began

to happen as people put their faith in Christ. He describes the time

he had with them by saying, “We were gentle among you, just as a

nursing mother cherishes her own children. So, affectionately longing

for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of

God, but also our own

lives, because you

had become dear to

us. For you remember,

brethren, our labor and

toil; for laboring night

and day, that we might

not be a burden to any

of you, we preached

to you the gospel of God. You are witnesses, and God also, how

devoutly and justly and blamelessly we behaved ourselves among

you who believe; as you know how we exhorted, and comforted, and

charged every one of you, as a father does his own children.”

In this recounting of their time together he speaks of not just giving

them the gospel but of giving them his life as well. This is the beauty

of God’s true ministers. However, to give your life away for others

takes dying to ones own desires. I don’t believe that our fallen nature

has a natural inclination to live for the benefi t of other people. On

the contrary, it is more common that we use people to our advantage

– even in ministry.

Paul referred to himself as their parent. Every parent knows about

living sacrifi cially for their children. Becoming a parent is a shock;

your hobbies, lifestyle, money fl ow, and even your sleeping patterns

change. Everything is now focused upon your child. You desire to

feed them, nurture them, and educate them. A good parent accepts

this change as their new focus in life; to exhort, discipline, and correct

their child, giving up their old way of life to do it.

This is the type of commitment and character we look for in the men

enrolled in our Bible College. During the two years they spend under

discipleship and teaching at the school they have the opportunity to

develop this ministry mindset. Our staff of teachers and pastors know

that it is critical to serve the lost with a heart of compassion and

sacrifi cial love. It is the biblical model that Christ, and the apostle

Paul, have exemplifi ed for us. As in Paul’s ministry, we have seen

the fruit from this type of sacrifi cial service in the ministries of our

Calvary Chapel pastors and evangelists. Thousands have come to

Christ through the commitment of these dedicated, loving, men of

God. Please pray for those who lay down their lives for the sake of the

gospel of Jesus Christ.

Give YourLife Away

BY PASTOR BOB CALDWELL

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Our staff of teachers and pastors

know that it is critical to serve the

lost with a heart of compassion and

sacrificial love. It is the biblical

model that Christ and the apostle

Paul have exemplified for us.

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the

LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a

future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11

Upon approaching Calvary Chapel’s property known as

the Prayer Garden, which rests among rolling hills outside

the city of Bangalore, the sound of playful, energetic kids

can be heard. At fi ve each morning God’s children sing out

heartily their songs of worship and praise to Him. At six the

sound of breakfast, chores, and the bustle of very full and

busy households rings out as everyone gets ready for their

day at school and work.

A meeting hall, kitchen

facilities, the boy’s Home of

Hope, exercise fi elds where

lively games of cricket are

played, beautiful gardens, and

a guest house are located on

the upper section of this six

acre parcel. More recently, a multiple room building and

courtyard has been added to house children infected with

HIV. Their care-givers – also HIV positive – live here too.

Taking care of special children takes love and a heart of

compassion which these servants of God have because of what their

Savior has done for them.

Bagyamma’s husband, Nayanaswamy, died of AIDS in 2006. Before

his death, while in the hospital, Bagyamma was tested for HIV and

proved positive. Because their Hindu friends and relatives had already

deserted them, the distraught couple, along with their two sons, sought

the help of Calvary Chapel. Pastor Guna visited often, talking to them

about Jesus. Before he passed into eternity, Nayanaswamy asked his

wife to allow Pastor Guna to care for his family at the Prayer Garden.

Bagyamma accepted Christ and was baptized by Pastor Guna at

Calvary Chapel, Manjunath Colony, on Easter Sunday, 2007. She now

cares for HIV positive children at the Prayer Garden. She states, “I am

quite happy that the Lord has delivered me from all mental worry and

agony. I enjoy teaching the children songs which they sing during our

church services. He has given

me a new life.”

Sangeetha’s husband,

Gajanana, died of AIDS in

2005. She became aware

that she was infected with

HIV after her husband’s death

so she moved to Bangalore

where she could be treated

at a nearby hospital. That is

where she also came to know

about Calvary’s ministry to

people suffering with AIDS.

“Before I was baptized, I was

fi lled with tension, worry, and

fear. My future was uncertain. Since my baptism, I have been leading

a peaceful, happy, and contented life in our Lord.” Sangeetha joined

Calvary Chapel as one of the care givers of HIV positive children at

the Prayer Garden.

Yesuraj was born and brought up in Belgaum, Karnataka to follow

Hinduism. As a young man he worshipped many gods. “My life was

moving along peacefully until my wife, Pakkiramma, fell sick and

died. After that, I was shocked to fi nd out that she and I were both

infected with HIV.”

Yesuraj was convinced that his future, along with his two children’s,

was hopeless. “I didn’t know if I wanted to live.” When Pastor Guna

met Yesuraj and his children, “He spoke with gracious words which

encouraged me. He said he would keep my children and feed them

for as long as they lived. This gave me new hope for my life and I

experienced great joy.”

“At last, after experiencing the love of Christ in my life, I decided to

commit myself to the Lord, Jesus Christ. I was baptized in June, 2007.

Pastor Guna then gave me a job taking care of the children. I give all

the glory, honor, and praise to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.”

God is not only a redeemer of souls, but a redeemer of lives. God

pours His love and hope into each heart that is touched by this

powerful ministry. They receive love, compassion, and hope for their

future; they are valued; not tossed aside. Please pray that we are

able to care for many more precious people through the love and

provision of God.

BY LAUREN PHILLIPS

A Hopeful Future

–HIV Caregivers

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He spoke with gracious words which

encouraged me. He said he would keep

my children and feed them for as

long as they lived. This gave me new

hope for my life and I experienced

great joy

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The e-mail came as a complete shock. The precious sister I

sponsored in Koppal, India had just died. Her body fi nally

succumbed to the ravages of AIDS. As tears streamed down

my face all I could say over and over again was, “Thank

you Jesus.”

When I met Sainaz Begum in March, 2006 I was

immediately drawn to her. Sitting in a very hot tent under

the northern Karnataka sun listening to Pastor Bob and Guna

give encouragement to the families within, my eyes were

continually drawn to her forlorn face. As we broke into

small prayer groups we ended up together. She had a friend

with her that spoke English so she introduced us. “This is

Sainaz Begum. She has no children, no husband. I am her

only friend. We are Muslim women - outcasts in our Hindu

village.” She told me of the sores in her friend’s mouth,

on her lips and her face, and how she was unable to eat

because of the pain. Her eyes were fi lled with tears as she

spoke of her friend. I called to Amber, a nurse traveling with

the team. “What do you think is wrong with her mouth?”

“It looks like herpes to me,” she said, “this is very treatable.”

So we brought our new friend to the attention of Pastor

Navaneeth who immediately took her to a nearby hospital.

After arriving back in Boise I became her sponsor. I wrote her a letter and

sent her photos of our time together. Some months later

I received a letter back from Pastor Navaneeth written

on her behalf. She was happy. The picture enclosed

showed a smiling face. The herpes had completely

healed and better than that, she’d surrendered her

heart to Jesus Christ. He told me that her eyesight was

failing, but she was learning and growing in her new

faith.

We wrote back and forth one more time. Then the e-

mail came telling me that she’d passed into eternity. I

just sat there – stunned; overwhelmed with grief. Yet

through my tears I was able to see her in the arms of

her new Friend and Savior, Jesus – whole and complete, in perfect joy and

peace. “Thank you Jesus.” I thanked Him for letting me meet Sainaz and for

His faithful servants in India who told her about His love for her. I thanked

Him for allowing me be a part of such a wonderful ministry – walking with

others on our journey toward eternity. I thanked Him for allowing me to

meet this sister. My heart overfl owed with thanks amidst my grief.

As we embrace this amazing opportunity to serve people with HIV/AIDS

with the love of God we will look death in the face. We will see despair,

pain, and suffering. Yet, we alone, as God’s ambassadors, have the words

of life to give to each person we touch as we walk alongside them. I really

cannot believe that I have been given this phenomenal opportunity to

stand on the edge of eternity with another precious soul ushering them

into God’s arms.

We have many sponsorship opportunities available to you. There are many

families and orphans with AIDS who need your loving support.

From the fi rst time I set foot inside Calvary Chapel

Boise back in 1992, I knew India was an important part of its

very heart. I was happy to support the work because people

I knew and respected were so very passionate about the

ministry. It was many years before I ever considered going

to India. I held out as long as I could until I just couldn’t

take it anymore. I fi nally surrendered to my friends’ relentless

nagging and to what I knew was God’s will for me. I didn’t

even know that I wanted to go until I got there!

When I fi rst heard we would be judging an art contest in the

Children’s Centers, I felt buffaloed. I really hate to disappoint

people. How could I cold-heartedly pick a winner? Forget

malaria – I didn’t want to hurt anybody’s feelings!

We went into the slums in and around Bangalore, and in

the villages surrounding the city of Koppal. We would walk

to a center, usually down a dirt road and through tiny lanes

where we didn’t quite fi t in. Although we were all wearing

traditional Indian clothing, we still looked out of place. I am so

tall that I felt like a balloon fl oat in the Macy’s Day Parade.

The centers we visited were often in a tiny room with a dirt fl oor,

white walls, and no seats. They were immaculate, bright, and

cheery, even though they were in the poorest sections of town.

Every child was dressed up in their best clothes – neat and tidy and

so intrigued by their foreign visitors. They were so thrilled to see

us; you could feel their excitement mount as the paper, crayons,

colored pencils, and rulers were passed out. This was a big event!

The children drew so carefully. A lot of the subject matter was right out of the

Bible. I learned two things at those drawing contests: These children can really

draw, and they know their Bible stories better than I do. And another thing: The

order the teachers keep in their tiny, cramped classrooms is something from

which the average school district in America could learn volumes.

Did you ever go to Day Camp? Those were exciting times. I can remember

making candles, butter, and macaroni jewelry boxes spray-painted gold. I kept

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that macaroni jewelry box until my dog mistook it for a rawhide

bone and ate it. Now imagine growing up in a slum, and one

day someone invites you to this fun place and you don’t even

have to pay for it! You learn about God’s love for you, manners,

skills, and you get to have fun doing it. It becomes the high point

of your day in a confusing, chaotic, and dark world. Without

the Children’s Centers in these poor neighborhoods, without

teachers who risk their lives daily to nurture their students,

hundreds of kid’s days would be very different. They might wind

up on the streets: No chances, no breaks, only doing what you

fi nd on the street. Many would resort to crime and destruction

because they’re bored, tired, and hungry. They would have no hope.

Calvary’s Children’s Centers are tiny oases of hope and are a perfect example

of the love of Jesus Christ at work in the slums of India toward Christian and

Hindu children alike.

At each center, we picked three children in each age group to go to the fi nals of

the art contest, then all of the winners came together at Pastor Guna’s church.

It was a glorious day. The children were so happy to be there and

they drew so diligently – again. The fi nal winners were chosen

and each was given a prize. No child went home empty-handed.

The big winners brought home a prize for the whole family – a

shiny, new soup pot. It may seem like a silly gift, but to a family

with nothing, it means so much.

Here’s my overall impression of Chapel Missions India: Calvary

Chapel Boise is doing the work of a small nation in India. Our

little church is having global impact; the projects are inspiring;

the plans for the future are visionary. All you have to do is look

in the eyes of the children, the caregivers, the pastors and their

fl ocks to see faith in action. I still fi nd it strange that a woman, who

didn’t want to go to India in the fi rst place, is now committed to

the work going on there. For me and many others I know, giving

to Chapel Missions India is not a burden – it’s a blessing. I know

that though I’ve made many mistakes, one really good and right

thing I’ve done is to help the children and families in India.

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Before the gun shots I was excited to be in the capital city of Imphal, Manipur where one of CMI’s seven Homes of Hope is located. It had taken a lot of prayer and government red tape to get us into this warring state in northeast India. Earlier that day my husband, Dan, and I, traveling with Pastor Bob, Pastor Guna, and his wife, Victoria, visited the 14 boys at the Home of Hope. It was the fi rst time they’d met anyone from America. Each one shook

our hands with a fi rm and hearty grip saying, “Praise the Lord!” We had a wonderful time listening to them sing songs and recite passages of the Bible from memory. They were happy to receive the

brand new Manipuree/English Bibles we brought and of course, the candy, but their smiles came slowly – cautiously. That night, back in our hotel where we’d heard gun shots ring out a few blocks away, I began to wonder if there was more to their quiet demeanor than just shyness.

I hadn’t given much thought to being an outsider, but I did wonder about the mandatory 4:30pm curfew for foreigners. I love to travel, meet new people, and try new things, but this was the fi rst time I’d been in a place where police guard the entrance to city blocks and where gangs of armed men stand on street corners. The excitement I felt upon our arrival had turned into a bitter realization of the life some of our boys may have lived before coming to the Home of Hope. Its strange how quickly a little bang in the night can instantly change your entire thought pattern.

“Who is shooting at what,” I wondered, “a mother, father, someone’s son? Will tomorrow be the fi rst day of a little

child’s life as an orphan? Do those sharp cracks in the night bring a memory to a young boy’s mind as he lies on his cot at the Home of Hope, an image that time cannot completely erase?” Suddenly, urgency surged through my spirit. I wanted, more than anything, for those precious young boys to know that they are not alone. I know that God has hope and a future for them, but sometimes words seem futile. A revelation of the goodness and power of their loving Father is what they needed. After all, apart from God, what kind of life awaits a young man growing up in that kind of environment?

Our second day with the boys brought joy to us all. We spent time in a park on the outskirts of town where we played and played. I found out that most of the boys have dreams of becoming a policeman or joining the army. As I thought about this, it came to me that God brought these boys together from fi ve different warring tribes to form an army of His own to bring about His purposes in this place.

Please join with me in prayer for the boys of Manipur, that they will know the strength and power of their God – standing upon their Rock in times of trouble. Pray that they will know the might of their Warrior King and the fi erceness of His love for them. The Lion of the Tribe of Judah, the Commander of the armies of heaven, will one day reign victorious over all the earth as well as in the hearts of His own.

Before the gun shots I was ignorant, but since then God’s compassion has come. Let us allow the violence of man to stir up the love of God in us, compelling us to prayerful action on behalf of each precious child in Manipur.

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I wanted, more than anything,

for those precious young

boys to know that they are

not alone.

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One of the things I love about our Lord is His

open door policy of fellowship for each of us. He places

value on His creation and will use each life according to

His plan. This is taught and modeled to Chapel Missions

India’s Home of Hope children every day.

Some children show obvious promise in academics or are

gifted dancers or artists. We can’t help but be proud of those

who are in schools of higher education seeking careers as

doctors, nurses, engineers, or social workers. They’ve risen

above the poverty and sadness that brought them to us –

they’ve overcome by the grace

of God and have been able

to accomplish so much. But

CMI’s staff is also mindful of

the others – the children who

have been so traumatized by

life that they just are not able

to excel academically. What

future awaits them outside the

doors of the Home of Hope?

Consider a shy young girl I

know named Lalitha who

was abandoned by her father

after her mother committed

suicide. She was fi ve years

old when he left her and

her ten year old sister on the

streets of inner city Bangalore so he could marry his new bride. The

girls roamed the streets for fi ve years before a sensitive soul brought

them to Pastor Guna’s attention. One can only guess what may have

happened during those fi ve years. Think about it! Two children,

alone on the streets; no protection, no father or mother, no food, no

education, no job – nothing! Like I said, one can only imagine….

After coming to the

Home of Hope and

fi nding acceptance

within their new

family, the girls

adapted to the best of

their ability. They were

loved, included, and

befriended while learning about God and His love for them. Lalitha

was enrolled in a Tamil Medium school (a school in her native tongue)

and her sister was employed as one of the cooks at the girls’ Home of

Hope. Lalitha did her best in school, but struggled to make progress.

When she was unable to pass her 10th standard exams Pastor Guna

and Brother Moses, Childcare Coordinator for the Homes of Hope,

decided to place Lalitha in a trade school where she would learn life

skills like typing, sewing, and cooking. After successful completion of

her two year course, she was employed by Chapel Missions India and

now cares for ten children at the Home of Hope at Nachikuppam. She

also helps with

the mending and

sewing needs of

the home.

She’s proud of

her new job and

the money she

earns, and she

still has a place

in the loving

e n v i r o n m e n t

she’s known for the past twelve years. Many young adults like Lalitha

have found value and worth in their new family when those that should

have loved and cared for them left them alone. Their true Father sees

and cares. God has placed his Father’s heart into the leadership of

Chapel Missions India – showing each child that they are valuable to

both God and to their true family, the Body of Christ.

Each FindsA Place

BY LAUREN PHILLIPS

The girls roamed the streets for

five years before a sensitive soul

brought them to Pastor Guna’s

attention. One can only guess

what may have happened during

those five years.

I remember sitting in the audience of Engage Truth, Calvary Chapel Boise’s Sunday night service for young adults. Pastor Bob spoke about the mission opportunities available to us. I felt God calling me to go to India. It was past the application due date but I responded anyway. It was so late that I was sure that I wouldn’t be able to go. By God’s grace, I was accepted.

When we fi nally arrived in India our team of 25 fell silent. The smells, people, and environment were all so different! We walked out of the baggage area and were met by two smiling people with these beautiful leis. It was Pastor Guna and his wife Victoria meeting us – giving a warm welcome to their visitors from America.

During our trip, we were blessed to play with the children at the Homes of Hope, minister to lepers, and help at a conference for over a thousand young people. Every day we did something new and experienced different blessings.

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One day, we got to hang out at the Boy’s Home of Hope at the Prayer Garden located about 20 miles outside of Bangalore. There were riots in the city and radical Hindus were marching in the streets of Bangalore. Instead of doing whatever had been planned for that day, we painted the temporary AIDS home and played with the kids. At the end of the day we gave them gifts – cute little white bunnies.

We met a girl there who had gone blind from AIDS and is in the late stages of the disease. Her name is Athiya Begam. The workers guided her out to us. She held the stuffed bunny, felt it, and smiled so beautifully. My heart cried out to the Lord. I wanted to give her a part of my life to prolong hers, or take a part of her pain upon myself. There the Lord spoke to me saying, “Sarah, that is the life I have chosen for her, and your life is the life I have chosen for you.” I took comfort knowing that the next person she would actually see would be Jesus and that He, alone, could make something beautiful out of both of our lives.

God did so much in my life while in India. I was blessed by the faith of the people of India. We serve an awesome God! I will never forget what the Lord has done in my life through my Indian experience.

To see a video synopsis of the Engage India trip, January 2007, visit youtube.com/chapelmissions or chapelmissions.org.

My Indian Experience

BY SARAH SPURLOCK

My heart cried out to the

Lord. I wanted to give her a

part of my life to prolong

hers, or take a part of her

pain upon myself.

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I want to sincerely thank those of you who intercede for this ministry. The needs are great but we serve such a mighty God who cares for the fatherless and widow and delights in drawing all men to Himself. Though the needs are often times monetary in nature please remember that thousands of desperate people are being ministered to every day through the faithful servants of CMI.

The Lord continues to prove His faithfulness by providing gifts from many faithful sponsors including like-minded fellowships. With these gifts we are able to build facilities for 20 HIV+ girls at Heaven’s Gate; complete the Bible College facility; help build 2 key churches; supply 3 motorcycles and 6 bicycles for pastors and evangelists; and purchase a van to transport our HIV+ children to school.

Please uphold Mrs. Hema in your prayers – she is dying of AIDS. Pray for her two precious children, Kavya in our girl’s home and Vinod Kumar in our boy’s home, during this grievous time.

Please pray for each of the HIV+ children in our care as well as their caregivers.

Please pray for the development of a medical clinic and hospice care facility for the sick and dying at Heaven’s Gate.

CMI is being asked to vacate their head offi ces. It is our desire to build an administrative building on property that we own rather than pay high rental fees. Please pray for the funding of this need.

Our teen boy’s home is in severe disrepair. Please pray for the funds to build them a new, safe facility.

Our Children’s Centers need faithful sponsors. Please pray that this fi nancial need is met each month.

Please pray for Prabakar, Navaneeth, Edison, Solomon and other CMI pastors, evangelists, and Bible College students as they minister in dangerous, yet fertile areas of India.

Please pray for a Home of Hope facility for the boys in Manipur.

Prayer&Praise

$3,000 for 2 weeks

Download an application online at chapelmissions.org.

Also available online:Also available online: training videos, recommended reading, online payments for your trip, history of CMI, child sponsorships and more.

Applications and initial deposit of Applications and initial deposit of $500 due by May 15, 2008.$500 due by May 15, 2008.

Apply early, space is limited.Apply early, space is limited.

Each year Pastor Bob and Cathy take a group of mission minded believers on a tour of Chapel Missions India.

You will be introduced to our Home of Hope children, visiting six of our seven homes. Our children share their joy and love with their visiting brothers and sisters through drama, song, dance, and fun. Those of you who sponsor a child or ministry worker may have the opportunity to meet with them.

You will visit our Bible College where you will be blessed to meet men who are being trained to take God’s word into unreached areas of India.

You will meet our pastors and their families, possibly visiting their churches, bringing encouragement to the believers there.

Every trip is different, every trip is life-changing, every trip is ordered by God.

Come – allow the Lord to open your heart to the ministry and people of India.

2 0 0 8 T O U R

The Jim Cook Memorial Home of Hope Scholarship Fund“Pure and undefi led religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.”

James 1:27

The Homes of Hope serve needy Indian orphans and are a combined outreach of Chapel Missions India and Calvary Chapel Boise.

This scholarship fund has been established to honor Jim Cook’s life, love, and labor for the children of India by providing educational or vocational assistance to deserving Indian children.

Make contribution checks or payments payable to Chapel Missions India (CMI) with “Cook Scholarship Fund” in the memo. Please mail c/o Larry and Lorna Brown, 2332 Ridgepoint Way, Boise, Idaho, 83706.

Financial AccountabilityChapel Missions India (CMI) is an outreach ministry of Calvary Chapel Boise, Idaho, responding to the biblical mandate for world evangelization. We are an enabling ministry for an indigenous work in India. This ministry holds itself accountable to God and to the elders of Calvary Chapel Boise.

The staff outside of India consists of Pastor Bob Caldwell, Lauren Phillips, and various volunteers. Chapel Missions India has no salaried staff. All of the work is done in home offi ces or at the church. Our administrators, bookkeeper, graphic artists, writers, photographers and those who assist this ministry in any way are volunteers or employees of Calvary Chapel Boise. Trips taken to India are paid for either by Calvary Chapel Boise and/or personal funds. Our stateside operating expenses are a small percentage of the total budget, most of which is used for postage and printing costs and is paid for by Calvary Chapel Boise.

Within India we operate as “Calvary Chapel Trust.” This organization has gained offi cial recognition as a charitable organization by the central government of India. As such, the Trust must report every rupee of foreign funds it receives. The Trust is audited annually by the government of India. The ministry there is

currently broken down into 46 separate projects under 15 specifi c programs.

The administration of Calvary Chapel Trust is done by the staff in the Bangalore offi ce. The budget for the director, manager, and seven other staff, travel, medical, gas, postage, etc., totals approximately 12% of the total budget and is provided for by a tithe from Calvary Chapel Boise. It does not come out of designated gifts given by sponsors.

Staff workers in India are paid. Full and part-time workers, teachers, cooks, drivers, and gardeners total more than 175. We also retain the services of a doctor for the Home of Hope children. The Bible College and Children Centers have staff workers in various other locations. Their operating costs are paid for by gifts given for those specifi c ministries.

It is very important that you know that the money you give to this ministry is used specifi cally for this ministry.

You may wish to give funds that are “designated” to reach a certain ministry or special project, or you may wish to give “undesignated” funds which are used for general operating costs or special needs that arise. Such needs include funds for new facilities, medical emergencies, or special projects. Either way, this powerful, life-changing ministry is served by your gifts. You will receive a monthly donor record and a yearly donation receipt upon request at year’s end.

12 Spring 2008

Sharing Their Experience...I never thought that I would be able to experience a world like India. Having my feet on the ground there opened up my understanding of the resilience of our brothers and sisters in Christ. The blood that is so evidently radically changing the nation of India is the same that was spilled for me, and there is nothing more endearing than that. I praise our Father for these precious and compassionate people; I am daily edifi ed by their testimonies.

David Hess

Calvary Chapel Boise, Idaho

My mission trip to India gave me a chance to meet some precious and loving children of God who live in a much different culture than our own. It gave me the opportunity to come along side and encourage and assist those who are in great need while meeting many dedicated sisters and brothers in Christ who serve Him daily.

Jane Walker

Boise, Idaho

Calvary ChapelChapel Missions India123 Auto DriveBoise, ID 83709

208.321.7440cmi@chapelmissions.org

Financial Accountability: Stateside, CMI’s staff is made up of volunteer servants. The production of this publication is also a ministry of volunteers. In India CMI has 129 full-time staff, and a number of part-time staff. All of the donations given to CMI are given directly to India and the ministry specifi ed. CMI (called Calvary Chapel Trust in India) has gained offi cial recognition as a charitable organization by the central government of India. As such, the Trust must report every rupee of foreign funds it receives. The Trust is audited annually by the government of India. A CMI Financial Report may be obtained by contacting Calvary Chapel Boise at 208.321.7440.

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