Dear Friends,
You are receiving this because you signed up for emails from me and I gratefully appreciate your prayers and support. I have just checked my email subscriptions and it appears I lost about 1900 subscribers.
I have been hoping for a change in the news I am sharing today but after many attempts the sad fact remains. Last November, 2023, I received an invitation to meet with the marketing team of Patriot Mobile to discuss the ongoing partnership. Patriot Mobile had been a sponsor since 2021 and I sent them monthly updates on the activities of the ministry including text messages to their Owner/CEO Glenn Story. In fact I received this email on 11/07/24
Thank you, Pastor Greg, for your invoice. I listened to one of the programs today while I worked. Well done!
Donna, please enter this invoice in our payables system.
May God continue to bless you today and always,
Janette
| Janette Minasian Pires, CPA
SVP Finance |
And this message the month before:
Father God, I pray that you would go ahead of Pastor Greg and his team. Draw all that need You to their outreach. Give each of the team members supernatural discernment and favor. I decree that this will be a harvest of good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over and over and over!
May God continue to bless you today and always,
Janette
So you can imagine my surprise when the meeting happens and I am told that the Board has unanimously voted to terminate support of the ministry effective immediately. So starting last December we lost $3500.00 a month in support. At the time this happened I had just completed my journey in stopping my opioid pain medication and reducing the use of all but one pain related medication. I was stunned right before Thanksgiving to be told this and not prepared. I have since sent emails and texts but to no avail other than a picture of Glenn praying with President Trump and on the set of Newsmax. Thankfully a previously promised donation from an unrelated source, based on the sale of some stocks came through twice and has kept us a float. The banners on the web site remain because I have no web master and I do not know how to take them down. No, I can not pay to have that done either.
The decision by Patriot Mobile actually led to my decision to temporarily shutdown the show. It also led to some loss of life in India as we were unable to provide assistance during last years winter famine. You see the lower caste who we minister too, are dependent on day labor jobs. Most of these are working the fields and other agricultural related endeavors. In the winter those opportunities do not exist and last winter in particular the Sikh Leadership had sent out a message to their followers to stop giving work to the Christians. This was especially devastating. In 2021 and 2022 we had the resources to send some extra funds in the winter which were used to buy food, but also to give away groceries in remote villages whether they were Christian or not. This kindness caused the land owners and the local community leaders to soften their stance with us and give our people favor. We praise God for that.
In 2023 when Patriot Mobile abruptly cancelled their support it hurt on multiple fronts. First, we had nothing to send our Pastors and their families. Second, we were unable to provide fresh water wells. Third, we could not graduate our widows and give them sewing machines, which meant they suffered repeated rapes as they were forced to continue working in rich Indian homes. Fourth, by not having outreaches and therefore not passing out food our pastors were repeatedly attacked and one lost fingers and had his hand badly cut up by a machete attack at his home. A young woman had her head cut off. A death threat was made to our lead Pastor and we had to stop services. In that instance I prayed with him and the Holy Spirit had me pray Isaiah 37:36Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. The leader who was in charge of plotting the assassination of our Lead Pastor was struck with an accident that they believed could have only been the hand of God. This has ended that threat.
By the grace of God with the unexpected donations from the previous promise made, I have managed to keep things going and we have been blessed to find a wonderful new Partner in Lighthouse Ministries out of Maryland. We are still short several thousand dollars a month and now another winter famine approaches. In addition there are bare bones expenses that must be covered both in India and here to keep going.
Paul describes in Romans the preaching of the Good News. In Roman culture a Non Roman was less then a Roman. In Indian culture the Lower Caste are considered to have no value. The preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ changes that. Romans 10:
5For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. 6But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above🙂 7Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) 8But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 12For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. 13For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
14How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? 15And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
In Jewish culture the Jew is above the Samaritan or the Gentile. Paul states that Yeshua has leveled the playing field. This is what we are witnessing in our ministry. Through healings, fresh water wells, sewing schools and the preaching of the Word of God an entire people are being lifted up. The Lower Caste see their value as God sees their value and they are healthier and more productive members of their communities.
I am in need of your help to continue. Even with just a 1000 people if each one gave $25 we would be able to get through this winter and provide much needed assistance. Could you Donate
We have 1000 Pastors and need to give each one $20 to help them get through the winter. We also have 25 widows waiting to receive their sewing machines. Each machine costs $65. We have several urgent requests for fresh water wells which cost $400 a piece.
You can use CashApp as well $PastorGregCGR
Thank you and God bless you!
Pastor Greg
