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March Trip
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Visiting the Taj Mahal in January, 2006.
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Visit India and witness the impact of
Glad Tidings India
and India Bible Literature through the grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ.March 4-14, 2008 Glad Tidings India will be conducting a Women's Mission Vision Trip to India.
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The following are comments from two women
who went on the most recent trip:As we follow where God leads, our lives will be filled with adventure. I felt God call me to India. I am basically a chicken and leaving my three small children and traveling to a country that I know little about (and that's very far away!) was scary.
India is a land of poverty. Poverty to an extent that we cannot begin to imagine. The people that live in poverty are of a low born cast and are illiterate. The majority of them are women and children. Glad Tidings India/India Bible Literature is working to provide Bible-content literacy classes to these women. Once they learn to read, most become believers and are delivered from their bondage. This is where I got hooked... I went to a remote village where only a few families were Christian. As I walked through the dirt street, past the mud homes, I could see who the believers were.
As I have followed God in this adventure, I have recieved many blessings. The best one has been the blessing of seeing all three of my children hear God's call for them to join me in this adventure. They decided that they were going to pray about how they could help. They saved enough money ($127) that 42 bibles were printed in Indian languages and 5 women were sent to attend literacy classes.
Had I allowed fear or reluctance stop me from going to India, would God still get the job done? Yes of course, but then someone else would have gotten the blessing. Would I trade the blessing of seeing my children learn to follow God in such a way? Not in a lifetime!
~ Christine D., Red Lion, Pennsylvania
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The trip is March 4-14, 2008
Cost is $2,500
Deadline for Registration: November 1, 2007
Call Glad Tidings India at (717) 768-0388 or send an email to
gladtidings@frontiernet.net to register.
You will see how millions of women in India live and how literacy and the Gospel can empower them and changes their lives, the lives of their children and even entire villages.
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March 2008 Itinerary
| Tuesday, Mar. 4th | Depart USA for Delhi. |
| Wednesday, Mar. 5th | Arrive Delhi (14.5 hour flight time). |
| Thursday, Mar. 6th | Day trip Taj Mahal / Agra. |
| Friday, Mar. 7th | Fly to Calcutta-see the living conditions of women and the differences made by anttending Bible-content literacy classes. |
| Saturday, Mar. 8th | Fly to Chennai sightseeing, shopping. |
| Sunday, Mar. 9th | Worship & minister in Churches in Chennai area. |
| Monday, Mar. 10th | Visit India Bible Literature headquarters in Chennai, from which ministries throughout India are directed. Sightseeing |
| Tuesday, Mar. 11th | Peace Blessing Ministry- This work is located in Tindivanam in the state of Tamil Nadu. It was started in 1981 by John Selvaraj and has partnered with IBL for many years. In the past 26 years, 20 branch churches have been planted with 200 prayer cells established. Over 30 evangelists have been trained by IBL's Church Planting School and adult literacy programs have been conducted in 50 villages with 7,000 students having graduated. A Christian School was started in 1997 which now has over 300 students and is developing school support for ministry.
Stay in Pondicherry, 3 1/2 hours from Chennai and enjoy a beautiful walk along the seashore. |
| Wednesday, Mar. 12th | P.M.- Visit Bethel Christian School-a Christian School that started 15 years ago with 24 students that now has 2,000 students. It is financing Church planters, Christian Bible Schools and Literacy classes. It shows the potential for Peace Blessing Christian School. |
| Thursday, Mar. 13th | Visit Joyce Scott Memorial Center which ministers and provides loving care for destitute women, orphans and leprosy patients. It is located in Thanipoondi Villiage in Andhra Pradesh. |
| Friday, Mar. 14th | Depart Chennai for USA |
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The trip to India has left an indelible impression... Learning to read empowers Indian women. Since this is coupled with the message of Christian Gospel, women's lives are forever changed and entire families are reached. We would absolutely encourage anyone to take advantage of the unique opportunity offered by this trip. It is a powerful, life changing experience!
~ Caro S., Berwyn, Pennsylvania Contact Glad Tidings India to register as individuals or groups from a church or organization. |
Christina H learning an Indian dance.
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