It is with joy that we write this report of our two students who have been to many hidden and isolated villages to reach and preach to the nation with the Word of God.

Our two students, Mr Th Minthang and Mr Lempu Vaiphei, were able to cover 13 villages in 11 days because of the sound health and strength that our loving God has given to them. They were able to cover two villages sometimes in one day.

Being the rainy season it is understood that much of the time that they walked through the jungle on a small jungle track to reach a particular village they were under a heavy rain. Leeches, worms and many biting insects were spread all over their bodies and were hanging around on their clothes, shirt and pants and also inside their bags. Having nothing to protect themselves from all these biting insects they had problems and got sick from the insects' bites. However they praise God for every situation, having a great burden to reach the nation with the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Mr Lempu Vaiphei said with joy that the problems they faced can not be compared with the abundant grace of our Lord upon us.

They were able to reach about 2000 people and about 102 people got saved and 87 people that had had different sicknesses were confirmed healed from their prayers.

In some villages they did not get food so they just spent the night in the cold and rain without food but they had a great time with the Lord in prayer. They were physically hungry with their stomachs being empty but their spirits were filled with Joy, said the wonderful and faithful duo. Since many villages they covered were not Christian they were not warmly welcomed in many places, but they started sharing the love of God to the people and the need of salvation for mankind. Mr. Lempu said when they fasted consecutively for three meals, only with water in their stomach, it was very hard to keep sharing as they were fainting and nearly collapsed but God in His great mercy had provided them with some small jungle fruit which Lempu found when he went out to the nearby jungle. With the jungle fruit on the tree they ate and that gave them strength to preach before they were given more food.

In one particular very remote village a man in his sixties, who was sick for nearly seven months on his sick bed with no proper food and absolutely no medicine, shared about his utmost hardship and the untold pain and problems he had gone through because of his sickness and the poverty stricken condition in which he lived. The man in his severely bad condition had said that he preferred to die than to live because if he died he would never have this trouble again, but our student told him that if you die now in your condition you will be proceeding towards the worst in hell, therefore you need to receive Jesus Christ who will lead you to a perfect life. Your physical body and spiritual life will always have peace if you believe in Christ. The man accepted Jesus Christ and he requested them to pray for his sickness and after they prayed for him he was absolutely healed. Praise God, now the man is full of joy and peace.

Let us keep remembering those people who have heard and received Jesus Christ through the faithful witness of our two students in these most isolated villages so that one day, they (the jungle people) may come up to share their living testimonies to other hidden people.

Your missionary brother,
Minthang Suantak

Greetings from your family and church members here in Imphal. On the 10th June, we had some wonderful reports from our workers in the harvest fields.

Our evangelist, Mr Goukhomang, and some of our evangelistic team went to the Tuilaphai area which is about 45km from Churachandpur towards the Mizoram border.

They were able to evangelize about 13 villages in one week. They kept moving fast from one village to another village walking sometimes all day to get to the next village.

According to Mr Goukhomang our evangelist they did not bring any food with them, however, wherever they went people gave them something to eat. People in villages were so generous even though not many of them are believers. In some villages people offered them bananas and wild fruits for them to eat so they lived on whatever they received for food.

Staying in the most isolated and interior villages, they came across many unwanted incidents; however they kept moving with strong faith trusting God to protect them and to provide for their daily necessity.

Evangelist Goukhomang estimated about 270 hidden people were reached for the gospel during their one week long evangelistic ministry. They also prayed for about 59 people who were severely sick. They spent time on their knees praying at their dying sick beds.

Evangelist Goukhomang told us that he trusted God’s wonderful miracles to heal those people on their sick bed, as he could not go back and see what happened with them afterwards, due to the distances from one village to another. These people lived with their severe pain for a year long without having one tablets of medicine, since the villages are too far from the town and they live below poverty line.

Goukhomang told us that they comforted the people with the word of God.

He (Evangelist Goukhomang) kept telling us that on their next visit it would be wonderful if he and our team can go with some medicine for those poor and neglected people. Our church board is now thinking of arranging something for them.

Pastor Kakam with several of the youth team went to Tengnoupal area which is 70km from Pallel on the eastern side of Manipur. They were able to reach 4 villages altogether and about 100 people heard the word of God and 19 people received Jesus Christ as their Lord.

Yesterday I (Minthang Suantak) and our friends went to hospital to pray for the sick. We directly went to a man who had severe pain in his abdomen. We stretched out our hands towards this man and when we prayed for him he was instantly healed and he also received Jesus Christ. A seriously sick women was admitted to the hospital as there was something wrong, she was crying bitterly, struggling hard because of her constant pain. After we prayed for her she felt that she was absolutely healed and was willing to leave the hospital before she was medically examined and treated, but we told her just to wait until the doctor comes and checks her thoroughly.

Our student Th Minthang Vaiphei and Lempu will be again going to several rural areas as they really have a burden to reach the hidden people, so we gave them one week's permission to go. They were so thrilled they could not wait for the time to go and do evangelism work. They will resume their classes after one week and all of us are interested to know the results of their faithful ministry when they arrive here, then we will inform you immediately.

One man came to us last night and told us that he had jaundice and was very sick; the doctor could not help him and he was in trouble. He was staying with his relative in Imphal, at the national games village. One night we visited the family and they invited you (Papa Joe) specially to pray for the whole family. You prayed for him, and since then his condition became better and improved each day and now he is absolutely cured. I did not recognize this man but he knew us well and he knew you (Papa Joe). He was very happy.

Mr Zammang our Development Officer had left for Chandel district with some of our workers on the evening of Saturday 10th June, as a part of their tour program visiting our churches in the district. He was scheduled to come back today and to write a report to you. However due to a ban (transport strike) he is not able to come today. He may be here tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

Khaiboi and all our lecturers of our Bible College were very busy checking all the answer sheets of the students and also teaching in the classes. Sometimes the heavy rains disturb our normal classes as the rain can blow inside our classroom. But we just adapt to any situation. The kitchen is the biggest problem as, whenever we have rain, the cooks cannot cook the food because there is no proper wall and no doors. Many times the students eat very late in the evening for dinner and late in the afternoon for lunch.

Our evangelist Thangtinmang is leading the Joe-Anne action choir to several villages as a gospel tour and they will return next week. Let us pray that they reach many lost people.

Next week many of our workers will be again be scattering to many rural areas for evangelism and let us always hope and pray for them constantly that they may always reap lost souls into the Kingdom of God. The harvest is truly plentiful but the workers are few….. Let us pray that God will continually use us to always be His great instruments in harvesting lost souls into His kingdom.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Your missionary brother
Minthang Suantak

Dear friends in the ministry, greetings from Joseph H Schneider. It gives me great pleasure to send you regular updates from the mission field. For the first time our Bible College students were sent out to evangelise in teams. They returned this week with outstanding reports of their adventures in Christ.

Each month we supply the students with food and accommodation. They study and eventually become full time workers in our ministry. The cost to keep the Bible College each month is $1500 Australian Dollars. It is by faith that Joe, Anne and supporters supply this need.

However we want to give you the opportunity to take part and be blessed in building your future inheritance. To be a partner in building God’s kingdom takes responsibility and faith.

Here are reports from our student teams that went out to evangelise.

Our students who went out for rural evangelism, have come back safe and sound. They shared wonderful testimonies from their harvesting fields. All together they were able to cover about
33 villages preaching the gospel to hundreds of people.

Mr. Napoleon our student said that while he and his team were sharing the word of God to the Hindu people, several Hindu people at Kakwa village told him to pray for the sick and if they get healed they will than believe in Jesus Christ. They (the Hindu) people brought some sick people and when Napoleon prayed for them they were healed. Praise God that people start to see the wonderful miracles of God in their lives.

Minthang Vaiphei, another of our students, went to Thingkeu village which is close to Mizoram border and he shared the wonderful word of God with the tribal hidden people. According to Minthang Vaiphei around 120 people received Jesus Christ as their Lord. Minthang Vaiphei was able to visit 10 different interior villages mostly in the isolated jungle of the Manipur and Mizoram border.

Lempu, who is one of the team leaders, told us that they were able to visit 11 interior villages close to Thangjing hills, and were able to preach to about 270 people and by God’s grace about 29 people gave their lives to God and about 15 people got healed through their prayers.

Mr. Thangin who went to Myanmar border came back yesterday (Wednesday) in the afternoon. According to Mr. Thangin he was really happy to see many lives saved and a great difference in the lives of people. Thangin in his report told us that before he studied the bible he was one of the worst boys in his area, but now after he has come to our Bible College his live has absolutely changed, not only him but he also changed the lives of hundreds of people in the Myanmar border. Thangin told us that many people who knew him before he came to our Bible College were amazed, as he is now fully converted and has become a strong instrument of God. Thangin told us that he follows the principles and strong faith of Papa Joe. Mr. Thangin said Papa Joe’s strong faith and principles have taught him so much in his spiritual life.

Several of our boy students are practising music preparing themselves for the upcoming crusade in September 2006.

Several of our workers have again left for a rural evangelism. They will be here on the 10th, we will have many more reports on the that day from the harvest fields, and we will give you all the updates.

Our College principal’s health condition is now better and we expect that he can continue his teaching next week. Thanks for the funds for wages and the Bible College you transferred yesterday. Please try to raise some more funds as we need steel framed windows, glass and timber for the doors of our Diplomatic Centre.

Yesterday there was a combing operation in our Newlambulane area as the police department got information that there was terrorist movement in the area. They arrested several terrorists. Please keep praying that VCC & ROLWE will become an important instrument of God to bring peace and harmony in our trouble torn state Manipur.

We always pray for our board members of VCC & ROLWE in Australia.

Yesterday I was called to take Lolly’s father to the doctor as he was bleeding internally after an operation. He was in great pain, so immediately we took him to the hospital and now he is re-admitted again in the hospital after being discharged three days ago. His condition is now stable and he will be recover very soon.

Dear Papa, we love you and we always keep praying for you.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Your missionary brother
Minthang Suantak.