Ranjana has a family of five; her husband (Dal), three daughters (Reshma, Roshani, and Ritisha), and a nephew, Rohan, who was adopted as a child.

Ranjana is a friend of Balkumari, a member of RCCLC. At the beginning of 2021, Balkumari invited Ranjana to Cha’pur Church and helped introduce her and her daughters to Christ. We welcomed them into our church family with love and care. We shared about God’s love and the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for their sins. Ranjana and her daughters felt great peace after being in our church service. At that time, her husband was abroad for a job. Her husband didn’t know that she had started going to church, as they were Hindus, and so when she told him, he shouted over the phone and angrily instructed them not to go anymore. But they continued to come…

In the middle of 2022, her husband came back home and angrily instructed them not to go to church or associate with Christians. So they stopped coming to our Saturday church fellowship for a while. One day, Ranjana came to us and asked for prayer because her husband had strictly instructed them not to go to church services and other activities. We prayed for them and encouraged them not to leave their newfound faith in Christ, and made them understand that they have to wait for God’s provision. Although they didn’t have permission from their father to come to church, Roshani and Rohan used to read the Bible and spend time in prayer, hiding from their father, Dal’s, sight. Many times their father caught them reading the Bible, and angrily shouted, took the Bible from them, and asked them to leave the house. Often, he tortured his wife, as he thought it was because of Ranjana that the children were going that way.

Last year, in August, Dal, after drinking a lot of alcohol, beat up his wife and shouted and abused her throughout the day. In the evening, he had a fall from the first floor of his house, and his backbone was fractured, and he couldn’t get up. Immediately, Ranjana took her husband to the hospital to get treatment. Now, because of paralysis from the waist down, caused by a fractured spine, Dal can’t sit, stand, or walk. He needed support and had to rest in bed most of the time. Rohan, the adopted son, helps his father to sit and move around with the help of a wheelchair.

Ranjana and her daughter Roshani came to us and asked for prayer for the situation they are living in. Even in this situation, Dal shouts at his wife (Ranjana) and children (Roshsani and Rohan) for believing and accepting Jesus.

After some time, Asha (Suleman’s wife) visited Ranjana’s house with her women’s prayer team to pray and encourage them. Asha shared God’s unconditional love for them and some other stories of miraculous healing, as well as how our Lord God heals and loves people. After a long discussion, Asha asked him to believe in Jesus and prayed for Dal Bahadur.

The next day, we heard that Dal Bahadur could sit by himself and could get up from bed. Not only that, but we have also heard that Dal Bahadur has shown some positive signs toward this newfound faith. Although there had been some positivity, Dal Bahadur still didn’t allow them to attend church activities. But Roshani and Rohan still attended church services without informing their father.

On the day of public testimonies of baptism (April 6, 2025), Roshani and Rohan came to make their testimony at the Bagmati river without informing their father. Ranjana also attended the public testimony of baptism program without informing her husband. After taking baptism, tears flowed from Roshani’s eyes. She said it is the tears of joy and happiness.

After a week and much prayer, we arranged a house fellowship at Ranjana’s home. Asha, our church leaders, and other believers attended, and we had a time of fellowship and prayed with the family and for Dal’s healing. Because of God’s grace, positivity and belief are seen growing in Dal Bahadur’s heart for Christ.

Last week, we again met with this family and encouraged them by sharing a few messages and praying for Dal’s health. After prayer, Dal said to us, “Please do continue to visit and pray for us.”

Shalom!

Samson and Priscilla

EFM Nepal

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“…present your bodies as a living exercise, holy, acceptable to God, this is your spiritual act of service (worship).”  (Rom 12:1)

We are living in difficult and turbulent times…… There are reports that many who have testified about their newfound faith and accepting Jesus as their Savior in this lovely land have been accused of becoming enemies among their own people and are being hounded and driven to accept compromises and revert back to their original faith and beliefs… by threats! Strange forces are rising up among the people, some being faith-based and some political origins from within the country and across the borders. In fact, there is a huge undercurrent that the monarchy might be ushered back, backed by politico-religious groups in and outside the country.

Faced with such a fearful situation, we have succeeded in getting our work on CLCs (Community Learning Centers) approved by the local government in Chitwan and Rautahat (which is an official platform to conduct our CHE and Small Business trainings), and also recognized by the Social Welfare Council of the land finally. There were many delays, and our people had to endure unfriendly attitudes and some very frustrating days – but ultimately, they were registered (and renewed) with the stamp of authority! We praise God for giving our people the strength and endurance as they went through many discouraging moments. This has been the highlight of our work during the first three months of the year 2025, as they presented their bodies as a living exercise … to reach their goal. Now, the next challenge is to get some land and build a small training center, which then will need to be adequately furnished with appropriate furniture and training equipment to allow them to work smoothly in the communities they serve, providing various trainings according to the needs of the community. In the third area, we faced setbacks with our CHE Trainer’s poor health status after his near-fatal motorbike accident. It has been nearly two years now since the accident, but we praise God that he is slowly regaining function of his once crushed upper limb, having undergone two major surgeries to restore a semblance of function and shape. Here again, our trainer (and we all)  experienced the amazing power of healing, which can happen only supernaturally and not by any surgical skills. This was with the help of all your prayers interceding for him.

Also, during these months, I have experienced grace in abundance when I had the opportunity to visit with my older children in various parts of the world and attend and be involved with my grandchildren’s needs and lives as they grow up in their own circumstances. God has a purpose in each of their and our lives and our prayer was and will continue to be that His name will be lifted high through our ways and each other’s support.

I want to thank each one of you, who I know is closely following our work in CHE ministry for the wonderful support by your prayers and finances. Please pray that we continue to “……. present our bodies as a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is our reasonable service”

Shalom!

Samson and Priscilla

EFM Nepal

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Samson and Priscilla Retnaraj | Serving in Nepal

As the year comes to an end and we are almost into the Christmas week, our hearts are brimming with praise to our Lord God, and we’re so grateful to make use of the opportunity to greet our friends, supporters, and family on the occasion of Christmas and welcome the new year 2025 with joy in our hearts. It started off with a lot of confusion, and many of us in the family were facing illnesses and feeling insecure and lost due to being apart from each other for a couple of years. Our son Prateek also faced some difficult health issues but overcame it all when he finally graduated in April and got a job to pursue his dream of being a counselor. He was amply supported by EFM scholarships and your fervent prayers. We had a grand party to celebrate his graduation with very esteemed people in attendance in Newberg.

For most of the early part of the year, we went on a Sabbatical leave and deputation work in the US. As we returned to our work and responsibilities, we are grateful that we were given another term on extension. Our CHE Trainers worked hard, and two of our workplaces (Chitwan & Rautahat) have started Community Learning Centers, which gave us a legal basis for our CHE work through which house fellowships and ‘committees’ can now be established in these districts. Gradually, these leaders, with their committees, have taken responsibility for the work in the future and are in the final stages of having a well-equipped Centre physically to help them integrate with the community.

Our CHE Trainer in Aurahi – Mr. Arun Mandal, faced a lot of difficulties initially with the accident in which he almost lost his life, and subsequently, his recovery was slowed because of complications in the healing process physically and mentally. But we are glad to share that it just strengthened his faith in God, and by grace, miraculously, his work grew over the months this year. He underwent surgery again to remove the implants and re-insert a bone plate because the healing was slow.

We look to the new year fearlessly and confident that “he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” We are grateful to all of you for so wonderfully showing your love by supporting us through your prayers and care.

SHALOM!

Samson & Priscilla Retnaraj

Nepal

I will Praise You, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing to you among the nations….” Psalms 57: 9

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Before we embarked on the next leg of our deputation, we first visited West Chehalem Friends Church in the Newberg area of Oregon on Sunday, April 28, and presented an update of our CHE ministry in Nepal to the church. From there we flew on April 29 to Wabash, Indiana to be with our friends and supporters there for a week-long time of sharing and presentations, sometimes three times a day with different groups and being introduced to the Pastorate committee as well as other lay leaders of the church. We were so glad that we were invited to a meeting of the IYM (Indiana Yearly Meeting) leaders at Wabash. A very significant meeting was held with Tim Albright who oversees the Small Business Development training and activities for Global Disciples. We also had the opportunity to visit White’s institution which was started by Josiah White for juvenile boys and girls with behavioral issues and substance abuse. Students here are provided support, and also a high school education and correction in a very Christian atmosphere.  Josiah White was a Quaker businessman from Pennsylvania himself, who worked through trial and hardship, amassing significant wealth through successfully revolutionizing the canal and coal industries.  With his success, he desired to leave a legacy of helping others.  In his will, he left funds to purchase what is now Josiah White’s property in Wabash, Indiana to begin serving “the most deserted of children.”

After the Sunday worship service at Wabash Friends Church, where we presented a brief report about our CHE and Small Business training activities, we left for an evening gathering of Friends at Farmland Friends  Church in Indiana and met with Pastor Keith and Kevin Barcus. This was our first visit to this Friends church in Indiana.

We then departed to visit Hughesville Friends church in Pennsylvania. This was also our first visit to this community, and they are an important community of Friends in EFC-ER led by Pastor Dan Hale. A standout of this trip was our visit to the local public school at the request of the school administration to talk about Nepal and our work as missionaries to 14 and 15 year old school kids (7^th and 8^th graders) for five hours during their official school hours for a geography class. Also, very significant during this visit was our interaction with their Missions committee and the opportunity to introduce our CHE ministry in Nepal to them.

From Pennsylvania, we flew to Wichita, Kansas, and gave an update about CHE at Bethel Friends Church Hugoton for a Sunday worship service. They have been providing very strong support for our CHE ministry for many years. I also got the opportunity to visit the Pastoral team of Northridge Friends Church in Wichita on the evening of May 10 (Friday) and presented our strategy for the next few years to the leaders of this church. During our stay in Kansas, we enjoyed the hospitality shown by Dr. Kevin Hoppock and Matt Macy and spent some rare moments of relaxation with their families.

We next moved to Phoenix, Arizona where we participated in the International Wholistic Missions conference organized by Global CHE Network from May 13-17. Priscilla could also attend the Women’s Cycle of Life pre-conference and I had the opportunity to attend the Transform Poverty workshop, much of which we were already practicing in our CHE ministry in Nepal in some communities. Many leaders from developing countries of Africa and Asia (where CHE is used as a simple tool for church planting) participated and shared their experiences and discussions were held on being a part of a “Million Village Challenge” all over the world.

We were physically and mentally tired after our extensive travels for meetings as well as presentations. We finally went on Friday, May 17 to Hanover Friends Church in Mechanicsville Virginia of the EFC-ER and again enjoyed sharing about our CHE ministry with their Missions Committee and spoke to the church on Sunday during worship service which culminated with a potluck lunch being served. The same day we left for Portland and Newberg and are now in Newberg preparing for our long journey back to Nepal and India planned for May 23.

We are so grateful to all the churches and Missions committees for patiently hearing and being updated about our CHE Ministry in Nepal. Many individuals reached out to us with questions, and suggestions and prayed for us while we traveled to their communities. We are also grateful to EFM officers and administrative staff who went to great lengths to ensure that our logistical support for travels, visits, and meetings went well. We were also grateful for the EFM car provided so that we could get to many places during our sabbatical leave, in January and February 2024, and subsequently for our deputation work with churches in various yearly meetings. We were provided with ample amounts of material like prayer cards, thank you cards, and other EFM stationary materials needed for our visits. We have been overwhelmed by the loving support we received from Jan Cammack by providing us with a place in Newberg, Oregon to use as a base, and for the many trips she made to Portland airport and some other places in Oregon ferrying us in and out for our “missions”. She got a taste of India as we stayed for so long in her house and she shared our cooking skills. We thank God for keeping us safe and healthy during this longer visit (almost six months) and making our trip a memorable deputation. To God be all Glory.

Shalom!

Samson & Priscilla Retnaraj

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We traveled in the EFM car from Metolius, Oregon to Southern California where again we were welcomed warmly in the churches we visited i.e. Glendora Friends, Brea Friends, and Rose Drive Friends for Sunday worship services. We had the opportunity to stay in a house with people who understood missions and were very encouraging and accepted our Asian ways of living. For the latter part of our stay, it was a totally unique experience staying at the Rowntree Gardens which is a retirement community and assisted living facility. It almost gives us a good glimpse of our future status as we look forward to times after our retirement! On our last day (Sunday) in California, it was special to meet up with our coach Gregg Prickett who helped introduce us in church and the adult  Sunday School classes where we had a very attentive and encouraging group of listeners and supporters.

During these three weeks, we also got to meet pastors and leaders of Fullerton and Gateway Friends churches and met and discussed with the young “future” EFM missionaries who are stationed in California and under a senior mentor. It also was a pleasure to meet and talk with Stan Leach (Executive Director EFM) and his wife Sandi and enjoy an Indian meal with them!

We traveled back to Newberg by road in the EFM car and got back safely. Thank you, all our friends and supporters, for praying for our well-being and safety. We have been very encouraged by the response and understanding of our CHE ministry by individuals, churches, and mission committees about the strategy we will follow in the next few years. Many individuals and churches have pledged to continue and even increase their support by prayers and finances for our CHE ministry and for us as a family. We have traveled 3,800 miles by road in the last two months of March and April so far and have experienced the grace of God in abundance. We give him all the glory and honor for providing us with the strength and endurance needed for these miles traveled and the people and communities we met and shared.

Shalom!

Drs. Samson and Priscilla Retnaraj

EFM Missionaries in Nepal

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We are so happy to report on our deputation activities.

We started on March 1 and traveled by car. As of March 31, we have covered approximately 2700 miles in the Ford Fusion we are borrowing from EFM and been to Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. In Idaho we visited the following churches: Post Falls (North Idaho), Woodland Friends (in Kamaiah), Homedale Friends, Greenleaf Friends, the Hispanic Friends Group at Greenleaf Friends, Caldwell Friends, Melba Friends, Meridian Friends, Star Community Church, Whitney Friends, and Boise Friends. In Oregon we visited Newberg Friends, Metolius Friends, and Bend Friends. We also visited Vancouver Friends in Washington.

We also had several visits with individuals on our support list and new contacts wanting to know about our CHE ministry in Nepal. Overall, we were very encouraged by the discussions and renewal of commitments that took place in several churches and during the mid-week meetings. We were able to show a PowerPoint presentation with pictures to update on our work in Nepal and we also distributed our latest prayer card. We also got to share a beautifully designed weekly prayer plan for our ministry with all our friends and churches, this prayer guide introduces our CHE Trainers, their activities, and families.

Please pray for our visits in April to the following places and the church communities who have asked us to visit them to update them on the progress we are making especially with regards to the Community Learning Centers and the Small Business Development work in our communities. Here is our schedule for the next month:
• April 7 – Glendora Friends Church
• April 14 – Friends Community Church Brea
• April 21 – Rose Drive Friends Church
• April 25-27 – Attending Prateek’s graduation ceremony at George Fox University in Newberg
• April 28 – West Chehalem Friends
• April 29 – Traveling to Indiana to visit Wabash Friends Church and small groups until May 6

It has been a joy for us to share with churches and individuals in the last month of March and we request your prayers as we continue our travels and meetings in April.

Sincerely,
Samson & Priscilla

We currently have 937 prayer partners and have a goal of raising it to 1,200. If you know anyone who would like to pray for our ministry, please forward this form to them. We are currently at 88% of our ongoing monthly need. If you are a current monthly supporter, thank you. It is important to let EFM know that you plan to continue or increase your giving. If you are not currently giving, please pra         yerfully consider supporting our ministry in Nepal. There are four ways to partner with us financially: Online. Visit https://catalog.friendsmission.com/retnaraj. You’ll be given the opportunity to indicate whether you are making a recurring or one-time gift. Credit Card. This may be given online (as stated above) or by calling the EFM office (303-421-8100) to give your information to a live person. Automatic Bank Transfer. Download the form aquí and email it Debby McElroy (EFM Bookkeeper) at debby@friendsmission.com. Please note that ACH payments are processed on the 10th or 25th of the month. Check. Mail a check to EFM, P.O. Box 771139, Wichita, KS 67277. Make sure to mark your check “Retnaraj Support” and note if you will be giving on a recurring basis (monthly, quarterly, etc.). Pay to the order of “EFM.”

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We are excited to announce that Samson and Priscilla are in the U.S. and will begin deputation at the beginning of March 2024. Their primary purpose is:

• To express their deep gratitude to those who are partnering with them in prayer and financial support.
• To provide updates about their ministry in Nepal.
• To find others who the Lord might lead to partner with them in prayer and/or financial support so that they reach 100% in both areas before heading back to Nepal.

They will begin their deputation in NWYM in March, will visit FSW in April, and parts of EFC-MAYM and EFC-ER in May.

You can partner with Samson and Priscilla through prayer and through financial giving.

They need and appreciate both!

Samson and Priscila currently have 898 prayer partners and have a goal of raising it to 1,200. If you know anyone who would like to pray for their ministry, please forward this form to them.

Samson and Priscilla are currently at 86% of their ongoing monthly need. If you are a current monthly supporter, thank you. It is important to let EFM know that you plan to continue or increase your giving. If you are not currently giving, please prayerfully consider supporting their ministry in Nepal.

There are four ways to partner with them financially:

• Online. Visit https://catalog.friendsmission.com/retnaraj. You’ll be given the opportunity to indicate whether you are making a recurring or one-time gift.
• Credit Card. This may be given online (as stated above) or by calling the EFM office (303-421-8100) to give your information to a live person.
• Automatic Bank Transfer. Download the form aquí and email it Debby McElroy (EFM Bookkeeper) at debby@friendsmission.com. Please note that ACH payments are processed on the 10th or 25th of the month.
• Check. Mail a check to EFM, P.O. Box 771139, Wichita, KS 67277. Make sure to mark your check “Retnaraj Support” and note if you will be giving on a recurring basis (monthly, quarterly, etc.). Pay to the order of “EFM.”

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Samson and Priscilla Retnaraj | Serving in Nepal

In May this year 2023, we celebrated 18 years of fulfillment through the Community Health Evangelism (CHE) ministry in Nepal. It started out as a “crazy idea” for both of us in May 2005, when we held our first CHE Vision Seminar for Nepal Evangelical Friends Church pastors and lay leaders. We were both health professionals, but desired to move into Nepal as missionaries with EFM obeying God’s will in our lives. The first part was to become a believer in the CHE methodology ourselves and it took the greater part of five to six years before we saw results and were convinced that it was God’s will for us and a certain way forward for the church community wholistically to cause transformation in lives.

Today the work of Friends CHE Program includes ministry in six terrain districts of Nepal and among the underprivileged and poor communities in Nepal. We lead a team of four to five staff (and their spouses) who conduct CHE Training and help in propagating the vision using simple lessons in the Nepali language. People are being taught to be followers of Jesus through this simple training and whole communities are being lifted out of cycles of poverty and disease. As a result, just in the last few years, more than 50 people made professions of faith in Christ, three or four new churches were planted, and hundreds of people experienced greater health and dignity. The vision of our ministry is to see Christ transform the lives of all the indigenous peoples of Nepal living in rural villages.

Shyam Rai was an alcoholic and worked as a daily wages laborer. He is married and has seven children. The little money he earned was used up mostly in liquor purchases and so Suleman (our CHE Trainer) and his father gave him a small job of cleaning the Cha’pur church building and keeping it ready for church services and meetings whenever necessary. He thus came regularly to hear about Jesus and was eager to know more, so we gave him a CHE Training (ToT) which satisfied his desire to know more about Christ and serve him. Subsequently, he also got involved in a 15-day Discipleship Training (LEAD) and now leads a completely transformed life helping not only his family but also the local community, and encouraging many who don’t know Jesus to believe and be baptized.

SHALOM!

Samson and Priscilla Retnaraj

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Samson y Priscilla Retnajar |Sirviendo en Nepal

Arun y Babli son nuestros entrenadores de CHE que tienen un Ministerio de Niños único en Aurahi del distrito de Dhanusa. Después de su matrimonio (que fue en contra de los deseos de sus padres) ambos provocaron la ira de sus familias no creyentes y asistieron a la iglesia local. Babli comenzó a reunir a las niñas pequeñas para recitar canciones y contarles historias bíblicas. Las niñas aprendieron estos cánticos de adoración y les gustaba venir todos los días a su casa. Pronto las madres también acompañaron a las niñas, y se convirtió en un grupo más grande. Por cierto, Arun y Babli descubrieron que la mayoría de estas niñas eran Musahars (un grupo dalit). El grupo creció y nos involucramos mientras capacitamos a Arun y Babli para enseñar sistemáticamente usando lecciones de CHE para niños que se alinearon con los estudios bíblicos y también alentaron los estudios bíblicos en las familias.

Casi todos los Musahars en Nepal viven en áreas rurales. Los Musahar son principalmente trabajadores agrícolas en condiciones de servidumbre, pero a menudo pasan sin trabajo hasta ocho meses al año. Los niños trabajan junto a sus padres en los campos o como traperos, ganando tan solo 25-30 rupias (0.35-0.40 dólares) al día. La tasa de alfabetización de Musahar es del tres por ciento en general y cae a un uno por ciento abismales entre las mujeres. Según algunas estimaciones, hasta el 85% de algunas aldeas de Musahars sufren de desnutrición. Con escaso acceso a los centros de salud, prevalecen enfermedades prevenibles como la malaria, la tuberculosis, la gastroenteritis y el kala-azar.

Unos años después, muchos niños de este grupo y otros en la comunidad serán inscritos en la escuela pública local para una educación escolar formal. Ahora tenemos unos siete u ocho que se han graduado de escuela secundaria y asisten a la ‘iglesia’ local en Arun y la casa de Babli con sus madres también presentes. Los miembros masculinos de la familia se opusieron inicialmente, pero pronto los cambios vistos en estas jovencitas hicieron felices a todos y con ganas de participar. El año pasado seis de estas jovencitas dieron el paso audaz de hacer un testimonio público del bautismo y fueron llevadas formalmente a la familia de Cristo por Arun como el líder de la iglesia local. Después de graduarse de la escuela secundaria, una niña incluso se inscribió en una escuela bíblica cercana para un entrenamiento bíblico de 12 meses. Durante este tiempo, acompañada por Babli, se dedicó a evangelizar con “supervisores” en comunidades cercanas que eran en su mayoría comunidades Musahar. Dios está trayendo transformación en estas comunidades usando estos angelitos de cambio.

Oren por esta comunidad a medida que crece en el futuro y que la gracia de Dios abunde en esta comunidad y permita a muchos de ellos salir de las ataduras humanas y servir con alegría y orgullo en sus corazones ya que ahora sirven a su nuevo maestro: Jesús.

¡Gracias a todos por su amor y oraciones por nuestro ministerio!

Samson y Priscilla Retnaraj

Lee mas…

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Samson and Priscilla Retnaraj | Serving in Nepal

Arun and Babli are our CHE trainers who have a unique Children’s Ministry in Aurahi of Dhanusa district. After their marriage (which was against their parents’ wishes) both invited the ire of their non-believing families and were attending the local church. Babli started to bring the young female children together to recite songs and tell Bible stories to them. The children learned these songs of worship and liked coming together every day to their house. Soon the mothers also accompanied the children, and it became a bigger group. Incidentally Arun and Babli discovered that most of these children were Musahars (a Dalit group). The group grew bigger, and we got involved as we trained Arun and Babli to systematically teach using Children’s CHE lessons which aligned with Bible studies and encouraged Bible studies in the families as well.

Almost all Musahars in Nepal live in the rural areas. Musahar are primarily bonded agricultural laborers, but often go without work for as much as eight months in a year. Children work alongside their parents in the fields or as rag-pickers, earning as little as ₹25-30 ($0.35-0.40) a day. The Musahar literacy rate is three percent overall and falls to an abysmal one percent among women. By some estimates, as many as 85% of some villages of Musahars suffer from malnutrition. With scant access to health centers, preventable diseases such as malaria, TB, gastroenteritis, and kala-azar are prevalent.

A few years down the line, many children from this group and others in the community enrolled in the local government school for a formal school education. Now we have about seven or eight who have graduated from high school and are attending the local ‘church’ in Arun and Babli’s house with their mothers also in attendance. The male members of the family did object initially but soon the changes seen in these girls made everyone happy and wanting to get involved. Last year six of these girls took the bold step of making a public testimony of baptism and were formally led into the family of Christ by Arun as the local church leader. After graduating from high school, one girl even enrolled in a Bible school nearby for a 12-month Bible training. During this time, accompanied by Babli, she went about evangelizing with ‘supervisors’ in nearby communities which were majorly Musahar communities. God is bringing about transformation in these communities using these little angels of change.

Please pray for this fellowship as it grows in the future and that the grace of God abounds in this community and enables many of them to come out of human bondages and serve with joy and pride in their hearts as they now serve their newfound master – Jesus.

Thank you all for your love and prayers for our ministry!

Samson and Priscilla Retnaraj

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