Page 9 - Spring 2017 Contact Issue 41

EX ODUS

TEAMS This year God has again They shared with us that they
wanted to invite The Francina
challenged us as a team. As we
sat in Heathrow airport waiting on Foundation to partner them in this
our connecting flight to Bangalore work to provide a new children’s
we shared together how we felt home there. Orissa is a tribal area
we should set ourselves new with much poverty and Christians
challenges and investigate other in that area in the past have been
areas needing help and using Ps greatly persecuted. Ps Mark later
Mark and Sasalu as our base. gave the team two words which
On the first day when we arrived God had given him – Expansion &
at Sasalu, after discussing with Ps Explosion.
Mark the work to be carried out
during the following two weeks, he We as a team and charity are very
said that he wanted to share with excited and challenged to see
us that he and Steven (his son-in- where and what God has planned
law and partner in the work) had for us and pray that we can step
been praying about the work of forward with courage.
the Rays of Peace Ministry and
that God was directing them to
expand the work in Orissa North
East India.

Joshua 1v7 ‘ Be strong and very courageous’

Isaiah 54:2 “Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch
your tent curtains wide, do not hold back;
lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.”