Our church is doing well, though the pressures of persecution seem to be increasing. One of our team members got a call from the local intelligence agency (secret poIice), who seem to be paying close attention to the area our church is in, as well as the work that some of our staff is involved in, helping the persecuted. This month, a much stricter law was silently passed in our state, which ups the fines, jail sentences and revokes the giving of bail. Please, be praying for protection but also for boldness to share the Gospel.
Even though persecution is rising, God is still moving mightily! Recently, one of our evangelists’ relatives got bitten by one of the most dangerous snakes in all of Asia and the most dangerous in the country, the common krait. Immediately the boy’s body started swelling, but his mother (who had become a believer 2 weeks before) prayed a very simple prayer in Jesus' name and he started recovering. People around were astonished and insisted that he still had to go to the hospital to get medication. She said: “he doesn’t need it, Jesus healed him. But we can go, so that you won't be worried”. They checked him overnight and everything was ok.
God honored this precious lady's faith and her husband gave his life to Jesus the very next day, as a result. Our Lord is so good!