Newsletter

SOLID ROCK INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES, INC.

MISSIONS REPORT FROM INDIA
2010

Dear Friends and Co-Laborers in Christ,

     In a day when an estimated three-fourths of the third-world’s people live in countries that either discourage or flatly prohibit foreign missionary efforts, what other way is there to obey Jesus Christ’s directive to evangelize the world?
     For many thoughtful Christians the answer is becoming more and more clear. The logical way is to train and equip the nationals to take the gospel to their own people.
     We at SRIM want to express to you how much we appreciate your prayers and financial support. You are a very important member of the harvest as we see thousands impacted daily with the truth through the ministry of our graduates.

Someone asked, “Where does SRTS stand on Scripture and the gospel?”
The German reformer Martin Luther said it well when he gave us the five solas (sola is Latin for ‘only’ or ‘alone’)
·Sola Scriptura (Scripture Alone)
The Bible is our only source of inspired revelation and our guide to faith and practice.
·Solus Christus (Christ Alone)
Only in Christ is our salvation. He died on the cross for our sins and was resurrected.
·Sola Gratia (By Grace Alone)
Salvation is a free gift that is not earned or bought.
·Sola Fide (By Faith Alone)
When we place our trust in Jesus, who died for us, we can be forgiven of our sins and have a relationship with God.
·Soli Deo Gloris (To God Alone Be The Glory)
These are foundational truths that our seminary stands on as we train nationals to take the gospel to their own people.

     This year I had the privilege to teach two courses at the seminary: 1) Personal Evangelism 2) and Systematic Theology. I had an exciting and great time teaching these courses and the students benefited much from these lectures.
     In the school year 2010-2011, sixty-eight courses were taught at the seminary. We thank the Lord for our fine faculty and for their dedication in instructing the students.
     We also had our twenty-first graduating class with 26 students who received their degrees in Theology. Thirteen with B.Th., ten with B.D., and three with M.Th.
     Dr. Ralph ‘Yankee” Arnold, Senior Pastor of Calvary Community Church of Tampa, Florida preached the commencement message in our graduation service. He, along with Rev. Matt Floyd, Senior Pastor of Calvary Bible Church in Iowa delivered a series of lectures to the students. This was a wonderful blessing to the student body.

      Visiting with us this year was a mission team from the USA headed by Dr. Arnold and Rev. Floyd. They had a wonderful time sharing with our students.
     We were able to hold services in a number of local churches. One of our graduates, Rev. Chandu Markose planned a special mid-week service as an outreach. We had over 1200 in attendance. When Dr. Arnold shared the gospel and gave an invitation, several hundred trusted Christ as savior
     The team and I also had the opportunity to preach and conduct special services in a number of churches this year. The result of preaching in these churches was that 461 people made decisions to trust Christ as their personal Savior. People are searching and are hungry for the truth, and when a clear gospel is presented, people get saved.

During our graduation service we had the privilege of ordaining 9 of our graduates to the ministry. These men are going immediately into full time ministry. One of these men is from (Myanmar) Burma, one from Kerala and seven from North India.
So far we have had twenty-one graduating classes and 426 graduates now serving the Lord throughout India and the nations of (Myanmar) Burma and Nepal. These graduates are reaching thousands of people with the gospel weekly. Please pray for these men as they serve the Lord in areas that are dangerous and hostile to the gospel. Pray that the Lord will protect them and that they will lead a multitude of souls to Christ.

      The new school year for the Solid Rock Theological Seminary will begin in June 2011 and will end in March 2012. Before I left India, we already had many new applications for the school year 2011-2012. It costs $ 600.00 to provide a scholarship for each student per year. As we have to underwrite the complete expense of all the students and the functioning of the whole Seminary, we covet your prayers that the Lord will raise the funds needed each month for the running of the Seminary and paying the faculty salaries.

      · Pray for strength and health for our graduates and national missionaries. Pray that God would give them wisdom, peace and protection as they minister in areas where violence can break out at any time; especially in north India. Remember spiritual attack always comes when one becomes involved with proclaiming the clear gospel message.

      · For faithfulness in witnessing opportunities and ability to face challenges and responsibilities.

      · For our Seminary faculty as they continue their work of teaching and equipping the students for full time ministry.

Please contact us at:

SRIM
4100 Burrow Ave, Memphis, TN 38128
Phone: (901)388-7399
Fax: (901)388-3117
Email: srim1@aol.com