1	Reaching the Nation of India Challenges and Opportunities Dr. Alex Abraham, Operation Agape North India I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me . I was found by those who did not seek me ; To a nation that did not call on my name, I said, Here am I, Here am I. Isaiah 65:1
2	This is how Harvest Field of India Look Like
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4	Religious Profile of India
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9	What is God doing Evidence of the ripeness factors The story of Operation Agape , A pioneer church planting movement in N India Sikhs Hindus Muslims National Initiatives
10	OPERATION AGAPE The beginning Background of growing terrorism in Punjab 1980 -1992 Prayer movement for peace 1998 The birth of the movement December 1988 Saturation Evangelism 1989-1995 Saturation Church Planting 1996-2005 Enlarging of the borders to 15 states of N India 1990-2005 The poor , rich , educated
11	Mission statement To fulfill the task of the great commission by planting reproducing, multiplying , disciple making churches in every geographic units and among every people groups in India especially in North India
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13	PUNJAB OUR MODEL STATE GOAL : A CHURCH IN EVERY VILLAGE AND COLONY BY 2007 1500 HARVEST FORCE GATHERING OF BELIEVERS 13000 NO OF VILLAGES WITHOUT CHURCHES 7000 6000 HAVE CHURCHES OA PLANTED 1500 CHURCHES SO FAR OF WHICH ABOUT 50% IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS SPREAD TO 15 STATES IN N INDIA 20,000 HOUSE CHURCHES IN 10 YEARS
14	WORK AMONG THE MUSLIMS UP , DELHI , BIHAR , WEST BENGAL, PUNJAB, KASHMIR, CENTRAL INDIA 4500 BAPTISMS IN 15 MONTHS 1200 HOUSE GROUPS 8500 MB SEEKERS 300 UNPAID CHURCH PLANTERS AND 40 PAID A TRAINING CENTER WITH 20 MASTER TRAINERS GOAL 1000 LEADERS BY 2005 50,000 MBB (B) BY 2007
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16	Trends in Indian Missions Evangelism > Church Planting > Saturation Church Planting > Church Planting Movement Greater emphasis on Training of several thousands of unpaid church planters lay leaders ( T1 and T2 ) Theological education to Church based training of leaders
17	Trends in Indian Missions Every believer a disciple Every disciple a Potential church planter Every believer’s home a potential church Every church a Discipleship Training Center
18	"Trends in Indian Missions" Trends in Indian Missions Role of women in Great commission Working in isolation to working in partnership Greater emphasis on prayer National Prayer Network National Initiatives Vision 2010, Vision 2020 More organized and systematic church planting. The story of UP Mission
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21	UP MISSION CURRENT STATUS 400 BCS + 500 UNPAID BCS 52 DISTRICTS 300 BLOCKS 2000 + CHURCHES 100,000 TOTAL ATTENDANCE 25,000 HOUSES OF PRAYER 5000 VILLAGES > 10,000 BY THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR 15,000 VILLAGES EXPECTED BY 2006
22	How can you be involved The vision should be clear . Train and equip nationals to reach the nationals Advocacy for India especially N India Serious intercessors , Prayer Journeys to India and the strongholds Adopt a pioneer church planter $ 100 pm Adopt a block of 100 villages $ 500 pm Adopt a district $ 5000 per month Provide Tools , Training materials Bibles , Infrastructures , Cycles, Motor cycles , LCD projectors , DVD players
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24	Do Something “I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything. But still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do” Edward Everett Hale
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