Pastor's Blog

Here is the latest from Jerry & Gloria:

Pastor and Friendship Family,

It is 10:30 pm here in Coimbatory, India and and I think that makes it around noon there in Grand Bay.

Day Three of the Pocket Testament League, India conference is over and we had quite a day. There are 304 Pastors, Lay Pastors, Evangelist, Church Planters and workers from PTL in attendance.

Of course Gloria and I are not the only guest speakers. Also in attendance are Pastor E. Daniel Martin and Don Haus from Kingdom Life Ministries,PA, Amos Stoltus from Eastern Mennonites Mission, PA. and Yemiru Tilahun from Ethiopia.

I spoke at the morning session sharing about how individual Christians can share the life of Christ just by living their daily life where God has placed them. Brother Alex then turned the main meeting hall over to Gloria and the ladies while he met with about 40 Church Planters in the dining hall and the other men were given some time off to play cricket.

I’m told there are 3 national sport frenzies in India. First is cricket, second is cricket and third is cricket. Would you believe they have no interest in soccer and of course don’t know a thing about Alabama football.

This afternoon I had the privilege of participating in the ordination of 22 new Pastors and 6 Overseers (sort of a Regional Director). The ordination ceremony included foot washing, laying on of hands and anointing each new Pastor with olive oil and much prayer and lasted several hours.

Tomorrow all the churches in this region are invited to a joint service with us at the conference. They are expecting appox 300 brothers and sisters to attend and worship with us.

Please continue to pray for the conference and for Gloria and I. Everyone here sends their love and blessings to the Saints in Alabama.