"Holiness: God's Call and Promise" Theme Well Received
Over 135 pastors and church leaders registered at our conference held March 4th in a place called Nuziveedu. The pastor and people of Mt. Sinai Central Church were very gracious hosts for the event. Pastors from a wide area of northern Andhra Pradesh filled the upper story sanctuary for the all-day event.
After planning for about 100 attendees, the cooks had to scurry to feed the 135+ who were present by lunchtime. The Indian people know how to feed as well as any church "pot luck" cooks in the world, and they ended up with more than enough curry, chicken, rice, and other favorites.
Most encouraging of all, we had lots of very positive feedback regarding the 'Call to Holiness' theme and material presented. Though holiness calls us to humility and soul searching honesty, we find there is a hunger throughout the church for the such preaching and teaching. India, like most world areas, gets so much false, fleshly teaching from broadcast media and the 'Health, Wealth, & Prosperity" crowd. The ring of authority that comes from Scriptural Truth is readily recognized and appreciated.
We saw a strong response to the closing invitation to present ourselves "a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God."