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Once again Dr. Roger Houtsma and World Outreach Ministries had the privilege of holding evangelistic meetings in the northwestern state of Gujarat, India. This time the meeting was held in the city and region of Vyara, India.
 Fourteen thousand leaders registered for the church Leadership Conferences. Dr. Houtsma invited his son, Rev. Nathan Houtsma, to speak at the conferences. Nathan has ministered in youth conferences throughout India, Central Africa and Argentina. Nathan is currently the senior pastor of King of Kings Church in Chico, California.
Dr. Houtsma's other son, Rev. David Houtsma also joined in the team of ministries at this conference. David has ministered in youth conferences throughout India, Central Africa, and Argentina. He helped plant a church in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. He also helped establish Bible Colleges in Krasnoyarsk, Russian and Brazzaville, Congo.
In this conference the Lord was calling His church to a greater level of relationship and brought these Christian church leaders into wonderful experiences in the presence of God. There were times of prophetic expression, power surges in the anointing, revelation in the Word and healing of the sick. The Lord's manifest presence was abiding in a marvelous way.
 During the Crusade, the manifestations of the Spirit were seen in miraculous healings and deliverances. One precious little 7 year old girl that had never walked in all of her life began to run on the platform as she discovered the freedom of her healing while giving her testimony.
 Hundreds of people were healed by the power of God. This young lady born completely blind began to see for the first time in her life! The manifestation of the healing power of Jesus Christ gives credibility to the message of the Gospel and demonstrates that Jesus Christ has the power to forgive sin. As a result tens of thousands of people committed their lives to Jesus Christ.
 Once again the Lord drew government officials to this meeting. The local representative to Parliament greeted the crowd and endorsed the meeting. This is significant, as the present BJP government in India has been restricting the liberties of minorities, including Christians in their right to practice their faith.
One night over 50,000 people testified to receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit. That was followed by a great time of intercession for the nation of India where the crowd began to raise their voice on behalf of their nation. The sound roared as if at a football game. This was an awesome moment as the people's faith in Jesus Christ was lifted through the Word, salvation, divine healing, and the baptism of the Holy Spirit to draw out their hearts in a plea for God's blessing upon their nation.
 As the crusade continued the closing crowd reached over 200,000 people in the closing service. The people were so excited to be there that when arriving by trucks, cars, or auto rickshaws, they would run to find their place on the crusade ground. The love of Jesus permeated the crowd as He was lifted up, drawing the multitudes to salvation.
India is experiencing the greatest harvest in its history. Now is the time that we must reap. This great harvest is creating a need for trained leadership to disciple, pastor, and evangelize in this nation. This is why World Outreach offers the External Degree Program in five languages. For more information on Christian Life International Bible College, please go to http://www.clibc.edu.
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