Catherine Joiner, Stephanie Hitt, and Sonya Dunham arrived safely at home after a successful two-week visit to India. We praise God for our health and safety during the trip.  During our trip we visited Christian workers and saw the newly constructed orphanage in South Andhra, now home to 90 children.  The Indian people are hungry for the truth and freedom the gospel brings as well as for the simple daily meals that Margham workers provide for the destitute widows and children in these rural villages.  We also were in awe at Margham gospel workers’ endless, fatiguing work for the sake of spreading God’s word to these “backwards” villages. They have many needs in their many ministries, including a vehicle (they walk or take unreliable public transport to these remote villages), sewing machines for a training center, support for gospel workers who have been working with them, and food for the many impoverished believers in their area.  In spite of the great needs surrounding them, Margham Christians in India have a joy and devotion that I found myself envying.

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