SOM India
India is the least reached nation for the Gospel in the world. It is currently in the top ten nations of persecution against its small minority of Christians. In 2011, SOM-USA assisted the first church planting school within the SOM International network. In 2012, the SOM-India Director established SOM-India with a heart to serve persecuted Christians and advance the Gospel.
Ladies’ sewing discipleship schools were also established, training widows in the skill of sewing and biblical discipleship.
As of 2023, there are twenty-seven church planting schools and twenty-seven sewing discipleship schools operating twice a year, commissioning these leaders to reach the remotest areas of India.
Meet the Director of SOM – India
- This pastor was healed of terminal liver disease. Two days later, he and his family gave their lives to faith in Christ.
- He preached the Gospel to others for three months before receiving his first Bible.
- At age 16, he left home by faith to preach the Gospel full time. He only had the clothes on his back, a tattered Bible, and the equivalent of $3.00 USD.
- He walked over 40,000 miles, witnessing Christ to thousands in unreached villages from 1992 to 2001.
- The SOM–India Director is fluent in seven languages.
- He currently oversees an exploding network of over 40,000 house churches.
- He has a team of leaders multiplying leaders alongside him to help spread the Gospel throughout India.
Latest News from SOM India
Sewing & Discipleship Schools in India
SOM International India: Mending Old Garments to Refresh as New Empowering Women through Sewing & Discipleship Schools “Behold I am making all things new.” (Revelation 21:5) My husband died in 2018 and my life was filled with great distress. Living in my small village in India, I felt insignificant and each day was filled with emptiness because of the death of my husband. I became isolated from my community. The feelings of pain, suffering, and desertion overwhelmed me, yet this situation led me to search for answers. Christ filled the huge void in my soul. I became friends
SOM India Graduates 18th Class of Church Planters, Despite COVID
SOM India Graduates 18th Class of Church Planters, Despite COVID This is one of the biggest days of students’ lives. Born into the rural, largely illiterate villages of India, the prospects of getting an education in the lower castes is extremely rare. Studying for a Christ-centered education opens doors of opportunity, previously unavailable. Therefore, with great celebration 505 church planters and 150 sewing/discipleship workers graduated during the month of July 2020 in order to lead their ministries and to serve their communities. These students learned how to study God’s Word and to shepherd the flock that God called each one
Church Planters in India – Aggressive Snakes an Ongoing Threat
For church planters traversing through the fields in rural India, there’s more to overcome than the oppressive heat, relational conflict, and the daunting persecution… watch, your, step. The SOM-India Director reports how church planters regularly encounter snakes as a way of life. Most church planters are common laborers who cut down major areas of dense trees and shrubbery to prepare the fields for harvest, which often means confronting dangers unseen and hidden. Although there are many stories of snake bites, two stand out. In one case, the SOM church planter Ganapati made his living working the rice fields that were
Delicious Dal Recipe From India
Join our family in making a delicious Dal recipe from India. 80% of Indians are laborers and work for their "daily bread." Our international family often shares they pray regularly for their brothers and sisters living in the United States. Even though our hearts are burdened for family and friends during this difficult time, below is a traditional Indian meal for the whole family to enjoy! As you try this delicious recipe, remember to uplift your Indian family in prayer. Delicious Dal Recipe From India Dal (Mashed) Ingredients:
Upper Room Prayers In India
Global Call to Prayer Our family in India is calling on the SOM International global network to join them in a 10-Day of Prayer & Fasting. Upper Room Prayers _________ Invitation from our Family in India We felt in our spirit to set aside 10 days to seek the Lord in prayer and fasting. We are declaring this a time to pray as the 120 disciples prayed in the upper room in Acts 1:13-14. "They all joined together constantly in prayer..." Specifically, we will pray for a greater outpouring of the Holy Spirit with power
India Response To COVID-19
India Response to COVID-19 Thank you for your prayers and financial support during this global crisis. We have been able to serve hundreds of families as the Lord leads, mostly targeting the homeless and lost people in the rural areas. COVID-19 Relief Fund Ladies Sewing Schools Our country is making everyone wear masks. Praise God - we are equipped to make thousands of masks per week. We have hundreds of ladies already making and distributing them freely. We are encouraging the believers in our network to continue to help the older people, orphans, pregnant women, and
