APRIL 2026

Our 2026 Assembly election has shifted our nation's political landscape, and Christians in the states are now having to face severe persecution. The Hindu nationalist groups are running campaigns against “illegal conversions” and arresting people on sight. Inspite of all that is taking place in our nation, we praise the Lord for the many thousands that have responded to the Gospel and taken decisions to follow Jesus.

Benjamin and Gillian visited the USA for our daughter Abigail's graduation ceremony. As a family we are so excited and thankful to the Lord that she completed 4 years and graduated with Honors. It was truly a special and proud moment to witness our daughter receiver her degree.

Our family will be in the USA for a month visiting friends and meeting people to encourage churches in the Disciple Making Movement.

In a small town in North India, a family's life began to change after watching the Jesus Film. A local believer had been visiting homes in the area, offering prayer and showing a film about the life of Jesus on a small tablet. One evening, a young man named Rakesh invited him into his home. Curious but unsure, the family gathered to watch.

As the story of Jesus unfolded, they were deeply moved by His kindness toward the poor, His compassion for the sick, and the way He forgave those who rejected Him. Rakesh's mother wiped tears from her eyes during the scene where Jesus healed the suffering. She whispered, “He really cares for people like us.”

But it was the crucifixion that touched them the most. Seeing Jesus suffer and still pray for those who hurt Him made a deep impact. Rakesh later said, “I had never seen love like that before.”

After the film, they asked many questions. They shared about fear, family problems, and lack of peace in their home. Prayer was offered, and they said they felt a strange but comforting peace that night.

In the days that followed, the family began praying together regularly. Anger and tension in the home slowly decreased. Rakesh stopped some harmful habits and began helping his parents more. The family says their home feels different now — calmer, hopeful, and filled with faith.

Today, they often tell others,“We first understood who Jesus is by watching that film in our own house. That night changed our lives.”

Their story is one of many across North India where the simple act of watching the Jesus Film has opened hearts, restored families, and brought new hope.

The Disciple Making Movement (DMM) is gaining momentum with our leaders focusing on spreading the Gospel and building strong Christian communities. Our trainings emphasize leading people to Christ and then starting disciple making groups with them. This approach focuses on equipping believers to share their faith and make disciples and planting simple indigenous churches that can reproduce themselves.

Prayer and fasting: Cultivating a culture of radical prayer and fasting to empower the movement and unlock God's power.

To pray for healing and reconciliation in communities affected by the post-election violence.

Pray for our leaders to have courageous and bold faith to share the Gospel in the face of rising persecution.

Pray for spiritual fruit and multiplication To pray for the DMM in South Asia for empowerment and guidance upon those making disciples and upon the movements.

Pray for rapid multiplication of disciples who are making disciples. We ask for deep transformation in lives through obedience to the word. Pray that we can reach achieve our faith goal of 73,000 groups by the end of this year.

We are very thankful to the BMS for your continued support and prayers which has been vital in seeing our people go forward despite all the challenges. We rejoice with you in what God is doing and we celebrate your partnership with us.