Churches trained by The Elijah Challenge are now the fastest-growing
churches in North India
In 2007 The Elijah Challenge conducted the Basic
Training in North India. Servants of God were taught how to heal
the sick and cast out demons as Jesus taught and commanded his
disciples when he sent them out to preach the kingdom of God. After
that Joshua Gowda and Simon Haqq began to conduct monthly Evangelistic
Feeding Events in which the gospel was preached, the sick were
healed, demons were cast out, and the people were fed.
In such a way, 42 churches have been planted
and 11,098 people (predominantly Hindus) have accepted
the Lord Jesus
Christ in
mostly unreached villages. This took place between July 2007
and June
2010 when this article was written. Other churches networked
with The Elijah Challenge have planted another 118 house churches
in
various parts of North India. By God’s grace there is a great
move of the Holy Spirit throughout North India. Feeding Events
and Elijah Challenge-trained churches are now being used by God
in the area of evangelism and church-planting.
Moreover, churches trained by The Elijah Challenge are now the
fastest growing churches in North India. This is based on progress
reports and testimonies Joshua has received from full-time pastors,
workers, and churches networked with The Elijah Challenge. In the
days to come, Joshua and Simon desire to bring millions of souls
into the Kingdom of God through the approach the Lord has entrusted
to them.