Simply The Story
Experiencing Scripture
Through Discussion
Timothy Church
Planter Training
South India Great Great Great Grandchildren in Nine Months!
Father: In Sept 2006 we trained our TGSP India Director in Dr. S. M. Mark how to do Simply the Story. In that workshop he learned how to tell interesting "pure" Bible stories, nothing added, nothing left out, and how to do inductive Bible study "oral style. "
Son: In Oct /Nov Mark trained some of his leaders.
Grandsons: Since then that team has been going out leading STS trainings in North and South India.
Great Grandsons: In mid-May 2007 Mark and his new team led 60 pastors of the South India Church (SIC) in a 2-day workshop. Six were "saved"!!!! Later in May one of the SIC workshop attendees wrote the letter below telling his testimony of learning and using STS.
Great Great Grandsons: He also sent the testimonies of two pastors he just trained, and
Great Great Great Grandsons: those two pastors gave their testimonies of people they are reaching!
From sons to great great great grandchildren in nine months. All are more effectively presenting God's Word (and seeing lots of fruit) than they have ever before have done.
History of these six generations in nine months
To Dear Beloved Rev Mark Muniyappa
THE GOD'S STORY PROJECT INDIA
Greetings to you in the Precious name of our LORD and Saviour JESUS CHRIST.
I am Pastor N.P.PREM KUMAR, Evangelism Mission Church, Dasarahosahalli, Bangarpet, Kolar District, Karnataka, South India.
I am very happy to write this letter with a deep sense at gratitude to God and heartful thanks to the GOD story Project s India.
PASTOR BACKGROUND:
I was born and brought up in a Hindu Priest Family. When I was 13 years old I came to know JESUS CHRIST as my personal Saviour and I committed my life to JESUS. In my 16th year old GOD called me to be a Youth Leader. I was very active in the Church activities, Sunday school & in the Youth's Meeting. The church Pastor and Elders decided to send me to a Theological Course called School of Evangelism. After the completion this course, I joined for the B.th Course in South India Biblical Seminary then after my Graduation, I became a Pastor in C.S.I. Church in Bangalore. I am married, now having 3 children, Jessy, Joshua & Belssy, wife Suhasini.
When I was pastoring in a C.S.I Church in Bangalore. GOD called me for a specific purpose that is in Matt: 28: 19, 20. I was obedient to this call I left the Pastoral Service in C.S.I Church. I committed my life for GOD'S will. GOD as given me the ambition to go and preach the Gospel to the Gentiles & unreached people groups, Who are not known the name of JESUS.Rom; 15,16. So now I am concentrating Evangelistic Ministry in the unreached villages & Educating and equipping young people for the Gospel with simply the story and we are encouraging them to go and share the word of GOD to their own people like School friends, Relatives Family, Friends & Neighbors. We thank GOD for the Vision and Mission, which GOD has given to the God's Story Projects India.
SIMPLY THE STORY MINISTRY REPORT
It is great privilege to have such a wonderful Training Program. Simply the story held on 21, 22 May 2007 at S.I.B.S, Bangarpet, Kolar District, Karnataka. This was a blessed Training program for the villagers. Pastors and Evangelist's in Kolar District, it equipped and encouraged and helped the Pastors to know the Bible information in the better way to find the spiritual information, the story contains in the Bible, to fulfill the great communication in our generation.
PASTORS AND EVANGELISTS INVOLVEMENT, TESTIMONIES:
After the introduction at the simply the story, the pastor and Evangelists gave more importance to the simply the story method. They wisely started to prepare the story and practiced several times and they presented in their Churches and Ministry Fields in the villages.
The people able to understand the spiritual meaning at God's word and applying in their lives and growing in faith. 37 members affirmed their faith in LORD, through listening and believing simply the story and dedicated their lives to serve the LORD faithfully. 19 members became believers and they shared their testimonies and said the simply the story is the power of GOD changed their sinful lives and they received the divine healing in their lives, they confessed their sins and accepted JESUS as their personal Saviour.
The pastors and Evangelistic are able to see the great changes and effectiveness in their gospel preaching and wins many perishing souls for Christ. We are hearing more testimonies from the pastors and Evangelists, who attended the GOD story Training program. The pastors are praising GOD for the Revival come to their lives and in the Ministry through the simply the story.
THE TESTIMONY FELLOWS:
TESTIMONY:
Pastor, Solomon, Testifies that before he attended the simple the story Training program he use to preach the word of GOD with out preparation believing that the holy spirit of GOD will preach through him.he did not gave much time for preparation to word of God. He thought No need of preparation, without preparation he did not see the heart changing of the people, in his preaching there is no fruitful in His Ministry.
After attending the simply the story Training he started to develop the preaching abilities. We set up the stories and actions and observation and correct Feelings & Emotions. Now this Pastor became and Effective preacher, by the spirit of GOD. Through his preaching many people confessed their lives to JESUS. Many new believers are coming to the church, now he is seeing vast development in His church and Ministry in the villages.
Praise GOD for the simply the story Training Program it gave us light in our Ministry We want to thank Rev Mark Muniyappa for his blessed teaching contribution, through this Ministry. Many people are come to know that JESUS is the only the LORD and Saviour. It is the Gift of GOD for us.
TESTIMONY:
Pastor RAJAN is doing Children and Youth Ministry in the Unreached Villages, when every he goes and preach the gospel in the villages he used to get some problems in the village Ministry, he thought the village Ministry is not God's will, and he decided to go and do some job. One that day he got the invitation of GOD story Training Program and he attended the Training program, when Rev. Mark Muniyappa was teaching about the steps of communication and the method of the simply the story, GOD specked to him, and he realized the mistakes in his life and he confessed his life to GOD, the spirit of GOD toughed him.
Now he is able to develop his preaching, abilities & communicating skills, he is doing good Ministry in the villages and he also started Youth Bible Studies and Sunday school classes in four villages. The people are giving good response for his preaching. Praise GOD for all His guidance in our lives.
Prayer requests. Kindly pray for the kolar district there is 14 taluks and 2282 villages still the gospel is not reach the people there is many unreached villages and people groups are not known the name of Jesus, kindly pray that God may rise more evangelists for the gospel ministry in this district, through the simply the story and educate and train them for the gospel preaching in the unreached villages, we are always praying for the God story project India.
Thanking you
Your's in His ministry
Pastor N.P.Prem Kumar
Generations
South India
Great Great Great Grandchildren
in Nine Months!
STS
TCPT
2. Africa (soon)
The God's Story Project
PO Box 187,
Hemet, CA 92546, USA
1.951.658.1619
This STS site already full of information. The site is currently being redesigned to include a lot more story samples in various languages and added training helps. Thank you for your patience.