Spread the Gospel of Jesus: March 2018

Her heart was burdened to be a vessel of God's unconditional love.

News and Feature Articles from the Field

When Prashanthi was 17 years old, she prayed this prayer:

"Lord, you have given me life. You have given me hands. You have given me legs. … I want to use [them] for Your glory. … You have given me a mouth, and I want to say Your words to people."

Two years after she spoke that prayer, Prashanthi started training to become a Sister of Compassion.* Then she began working in a leprosy colony helping people like Rushil and his family, and she knew this was her purpose in life. Read how her prayer was fulfilled by serving in this needy village.

Read what happened

*Sisters of Compassion are specially trained women missionaries who love and serve the most poor and needy in their communities.

God has spoken once, twice I have heard this: that power belongs to God. Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy.
— Psalm 62:11–12a

Field Report: Secretly Drawing Water from the Local Well

When the villagers saw that Balab and his family had become Christians, they beat up his family and prohibited them from getting water from the village well. Because of this, Balab and his family had to wake up early in order to gather their water in secret—otherwise they would have to travel nearly a mile and a half to get water from the river.

Read their story.

Monthly Prayer Focus: Pray for Pure Water

Can you imagine living in a rural village in Asia with no running water? The nearest pond might be where you get water for cooking, cleaning and bathing. Your kids would probably be sick often because of the contaminated water.

World Water Day is coming up on March 22, so please pray with us this month for families who have no access to clean water.

See ways to pray.

Dr. K.P. Yohannan's Blog: God is Doing More In Our Messes Than We Realize

"Out of all the many books [George Verwer] has written," Dr. K.P. Yohannan writes, "I think his latest book, Messiology, may possibly be the best one. It has helped me immensely."

K.P. Yohannan has been friends with George Verwer, founder of Operation Mobilization, for 50 years. In his blog post, Dr. Yohannan shares why he recommends this book.

Read the post.

Free Infographic: Global Clean Water Crisis & World Water Day

Did you know that nearly 1 billion people practice open defecation around the world? In this free infographic download, you can learn more about the global clean water crisis and discover how to make an impact.

Get the free infographic.