NATIONS FOR JESUS P.O. Box 908 | Lilburn, GA | 30048 Phone 404.474.1172 | Fax 404.551.4833 www.nationsforjesus.org | [email protected] spring 2015 Dear Friend, My wife, Jyothi, and I recently returned from an exciting ministry trip to India. Our goals for this trip were to connect with and mentor our Hope Center leaders and to evaluate the progress of construction and installation at the TV broadcast facility. Just as we were preparing to leave Atlanta, God miraculously supplied the required funding for a video switcher to be installed for broadcasting the Gospel. broadcasting in india: In an effort to maximize broadcast resources, we have partnered with a local church in the city. e church has offered us studio space and volunteers to keep this project moving. We are also working to hire qualified staff members to initiate filming and production. While we were working with the broadcast facility technician and evaluating progress, God opened an incredible door that we never expected. We were given an opportunity to present the Gospel to a group of KOYA people that represents nearly one million unreached people. reaching the unreached koya people: e KOYA people are a largely unreached people group in the mountains of Andhra Pradesh. e people we visited had no running water, toilets, electricity, or phones. eir livestock wandered about the village. ere was one central stove; many children and adults were cold, without enough blankets and clothes. We walked about 15 miles to reach the village of Gurralagoomi. ere were no roads after a certain point, so we had to clear the path by removing tree branches, stumps and stones. We were told that there were wild bears and wild pigs in that area, so one of our guides always kept a weapon in his hand. Jyothi and I almost turned back until we realized as the leaders of the group, the whole expedition would have collapsed had we done so. We brought with us 150 mosquito nets and the good news of Jesus. e journey was scary and difficult, but the joy of meeting basic needs and sharing the Gospel far outweighed the trouble. Having arrived in the village, we were greeted by a large number of people. Living in what is considered extreme poverty, the people were warm, kind, and NFJ Ministry Update Every Nation, Tribe and Tongue