Sahara nearing release

Hi! My Name is Rosa!

On the second festival day, my good friend and partner, Reid Saunders, was preaching the Gospel.  Reid and his organization, Reid Saunders Evangelistic Association (RSEA), had invited us to partner with them in Demak, Nepal to minister to Bhutanese refugees.  The day before I had been the evangelist.  But on this second day, myself and two others had stationed ourselves in the back of the crowd to pray. 

Near the end of the message, a man  walked up to me and introduced himself saying “hi, my name is Rosa.”  He had learned English over the years of bing in the U.N. refugee camp.  Rosa then went on to tell me he wanted to introduce me to his friend.  He then shared that for two years he had been praying that his friend would come to a saving faith in Christ Jesus.  His friend had suffered for a few years some sort of chest pain and shortness of breath continually.  Rosa went on to tell me that the day before when I was preaching he brought his friend to the festival.  During the invitation time and a special prayer for healing, his friend had gone forward.  His friend then said, through Rosa’s translation, that his pain had instantly gone away.  He then gave His life to Jesus.  Rosa’s friend then went on to tell me that he had been experiencing great happiness in his heart. 

For the next 15 minutes we were able to speak.  We discussed the importance of church and growing in His new walk with Christ.  I do not often see people healed from some physical ailment.  I cannot say what the chest issue was with any medical definitiveness.  I can only tell you that whatever miracle God had done, it was enough for pain to go away!  It was great enough for a friend to witness his prayers of two years answered and with joy want to thank and tell me.  And I can say that as a man gave his heart to Jesus  -the miracle of salvation brought both a physical and spiritual healing.  Praise God!

Blessings,

Mike Parker

Rosa and His Friend

Mike and team had a very successful trip to India and Nepal!  Thank you so much to those of you who helped to cover this trip with your prayers.  The "prayers of the saints" were definitely felt!  Overall, over 21,000 heard the gospel and out of this about 8,000 responded with decisions to follow Christ!  Nearly 1,700 were treated medically, 5,500 school children were ministered to, and 14,000 attended the two festival days!  Additionally, there were other outreaches, churches preached within and pastors who receiving training and encouragement.   It was a very exciting time for those on the team!
In India, Mike and team caught a clear vision of ministry there and ANM will be taking a team back to Northern India in November, 2012. More on that to come!
The photo gives a glimpse of the many hands acknowledging hearts opened to Jesus.
Stories from Mike are coming in the next several days!!

India/Nepal trip wrapping up

Mike and his team members are now on their way home after a very successful time in both India and Nepal. Mike is most anxious to get home and share of the amazing ways God showed up on this trip!! The time in India definitely kindled a desire to go back and minister to the unreached people in Northern India, near the border of Nepal. It is a very dark place spiritually and these people have never heard of Jesus! The team built a good relationship with the young pastor there and Mike looks forward to working together with him. We will have more to share soon! The time in the Bhutanese refugee camps was amazing as well. Thousands of refugees decided to put their trust in Jesus and many miracles happened! Mike's comment was that it was like those in the book of Acts. Communication has been sparse so please check back next week for details of the trip!!

Only 2 more weeks until India and Nepal!!

Only 2 more weeks until Mike and team leave for ministry in India and Nepal! They will start the trip in Northern India with a dynamic,young evangelist and church planter that Mike met one year ago in Cape Town, South Africa at the Lausanne Congress on World Evangelism. They will strategize for the first three days to see how they can partner together in ministering to the unreached people in Northern India. Mike is hoping a thriving, multi-year partnership will result from this time together. Then it is off to the Bhutanese refugee camps in Southeastern Nepal. They will team up with the Reid Saunders Association from Salem, Oregon and KidStand from Dallas, Texas. There will be 5 days of treating the refugees in a medical clinic as well as 5 days of school and community outreaches. Additionally, there will be very engaging children's ministry events happening throughout the week. The week will conclude with a large pastor's conference and 2 evangelistic festival days over the weekend. Mike Parker will speak at one festival outreach and Reid Saunders will speak at the other outreach. Both of these men have a heart and passion to reach the lost and will powerfully bring the good news of Jesus Christ to this dark and lost area of the world. Would you please be in prayer for safety and protection for these teams, for individual gifts and talents to be poured out in full, for ready hearts and for a great harvest! God is good!

Planning for Nepal!

In just one short month from now I and a small team will be heading to Nepal to join forces with two other ministries to share the love of Jesus Christ to Bhutanese refugees living in Southeastern Nepal. Our ministry team will consist of a medical team, a kid's ministry, and two evangelism ministries.
Situated between the emerging superpowers of India and China, the isolated Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan, hailed by some as ‘the last Shangri-La’, has generated one of the highest numbers of refugees in the world in proportion to its population.
Since 1991 over one sixth of Bhutan's people have sought asylum in Nepal, India and other countries around the world. Sadly, it is estimated that 12,000 girls are abducted and taken from Nepal into India every year as part of the sex slave industry.
Our team departs November 3rd and will return November 16th. It is our intent to minister to these Hindu Bhutanese refugees over the next few years with evangelism, medical teams, pastor training (for the few small churches), and other physical aid. It is also our hope that we will partner with other ministries that focus on human trafficking.
We still need to raise nearly $5,000 for this ministry trip! Would you please pray that God would be stirring the hearts of people who would partner with us financially? The return on this kind of investment is truly immeasurable!

Mike