“A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he leads justice to victory. In His name the nations will put their hope.” (Matt. 12:20-21) When our Lord opened the door to Ecuador we were so excited and had great expectations. But the reality was quite different. Even before we started anything there, we wanted to give up. We had to be on our knees once again and sought the face of our God. And the inspiration came that if Jesus was here on this earth now He would visit the people in those areas. We obeyed the Holy Spirit and began our COJ ministry there. However, we were faced with Goliath once again. We started preparing and purchasing all the wonderful Christmas gifts for the children since early October. Then, we received a message from our staff in Ecuador. “We have no means to deliver the gifts to the children now. Since early fall drug cartel members from Columbia and Mexico have invaded the communities where our children live and they are killing people indiscriminately. All the taxi drivers and bus drivers refuse to go to these communities. What should we do now?” As soon as we received this message, we immediately boarded a plane to Ecuador. Somehow we knew that we had to shut the project down and leave the country. Then, the Holy Spirit spoke to us again when we got there... “If you abandon these children then they have no hope. Before greater darkness overwhelms them, you must plant the gospel of Jesus in their hearts for them to have eternal hope. That’s why I sent you here! I will be with you!” We realized that unless we become a channel of life and blessing for them, they had no hope for their future. Who wants to be born into these situations and live there with such fear and anxiety? But if Jesus is planted in their hearts they will live a blessed life of having the assurance of salvation in Jesus Christ our Lord. A new year has dawned. And we pray that God will continually use us to bring a message of hope and life to many children living in such darkness throughout 2024. And as we wish you a happy and blessed new year, we ask you to remain with us and continue to be a channel of blessing to many children in great need. God bless you!

After baptizing over 35 people in November, Pastor Abraham’s health took a toll, and he was hospitalized after suffering a heart attack. As he was recovering in the ICU, Pastor Abraham’s heart was solely focused on all the poor children and families he would not be able to minister to during his absence. However, God’s mighty hand healed him, and in a span of merely a month, Pastor Abraham has: Preached in 7 remote villages Celebrated the birth of Christ with the Amazing Grace orphanage and reached out to over 800 children in the community Provided over 100 bibles to families in the community Fed over 1,000 people on Christmas and New Year Provided 70 tribal pastors and their wives with new sets of clothing While his health is not fully recovered, he remains diligent in doing God’s work until God calls him home. We pray for Pastor Abraham to continue to be a mighty channel of blessing for all of India as he proclaims God’s great love in 2024! Join us in prayer for Pastor Abraham to experience full restoration and healing through the Great Doctor above!