Ministries Rainbow
- Evangelism Ministry
- Pastor Fellowship Ministry
- Youth Ministry
- Sunday School Ministry
- Women Ministry
- Orphanage Ministry
- Out Reach Ministry
- Skype Ministry
- Seminar and crusade Ministry
- Natural Disaster respond Ministry
- Supporting during Persecution
- Bible Quiz Ministry
- Sport Ministry
- Christian Talent Show
- Prisoner/ Jail Visit Ministry
Report of 2013, Fresh Fire Gospel Church Ministries in Pakistan
We live in an Islamic country Pakistan. It’s a Fundamentalist Muslims majority rule over it. It has Minorities too like Christians, Hindus, Sikhs and many local tribes Maercies, Marwari etc. Christian are 5% of these Minorities, including other Minorities altogether are 7% Minority of and rest 95% are Muslims. It lies
· Evangelism Ministry
Lahore is our head quarter so from it we traveled 32 hours, 16, 18 hours Journey to win souls and preach Jesus is God. We preached almost all big populated or small 20 cities of Pakistan. Some places us two together and at some places Pastor Asif alone, and at some place whole team went side by side. Through the evangelization one whole Hindu family were convert consisting 85 member of a family then from the capital city Islamabad till Mountainous area Quetta we preached Gospel, made disciples, won souls and in spite of all the threat God’s work was slow but firmed fast. There were Talban’s threat, suicide bomb attack threat, Target killing, 295A.B.C ( Blasphemy law) Dangerous Snacks threat, no proper convince as they lived tribe life, desert life, living in tents and no proper travelling convince.
· Pastor Fellowship Ministry
As we are preaching gospel to all nations in Pakistan so many of Trinitarians pastor learn and join us in oneness apostolic faith and doctrine. So we baptize them in Jesus name and keep monthly fellowship with them. We do call at delicious lunch for all pastors and their families to learn and grow in Jesus and get familiar with other fellows of ministry from last two years we also started annual fun fair program at Christmas time specially to distribute gifts, games. All this is done to promote and spread the truth of Gospel and aware all about the sovereignty of our Lord God Jesus. We do need to pay attention to other activities which can develop our fellowship from whole country as due to funds we can’t call all pastors from other provinces and cities to stay and join us monthly because we at present are not in position to pay their travelling cost, stay and food each month.
· Youth Ministry
As youth of any nation is future asset for us. So through night prayers and holding different activities related to young ones. Weekly youth meeting promote awareness of their responsibilities toward self, family, church and community. For this we had wonderful seminars based upon leadership qualities enhancement among youth. As David and many more young people were used by God to teach, preach and guide so they play dramas’ and learn various characters from Gospel. We had awesome transformation program that went almost 7 months continuously. We have observed its outcome and hope to carry on in future as well as.
· Sunday School Ministry
Sunday school is a vital platform of all churches to teach from the very early age of kids about Jesus and use audio video aids. During summer vocation we had Sunday school teacher training and then big festival of all Sunday schools altogether. Where every Sunday school presented its special items, Worship through dancing on songs, verbal verses competition, they also performed on diverse parables from Gospel.
· Women Ministry
It’s always observed that female gathering is more than males as their ratio is already increased in our country too. Our women ministry is very cooperative and helps in all our activities related to our indoor or outdoor function, almost all aspect in fund raising activities, regular in weekly meetings and full participation. We had several awareness programs regarding medical health, women role in the family, Church and community.
· Orphanage Ministry
We have two places where almost 350 orphan kids are more in numbers. They are the kids of many parents who are wondering in street without any care of schooling, formation. They work in their little age on brick backing workers on very low wages to earn their daily bread and butter. So we try to take care of them as much as we can specially in winter season we provide them warm clothes and shoes to protect them against cool weather. We thank all who did partnership with us for this beautiful task to be accomplished. As its written in the Bible Jesus said Love one another as I have loved you so we try to preach through practical means also because Bible says boldly faith without action is dead.
· Out Reach Ministry
We travel twice in faraway places to strengthen our faith like people and to win more souls so we this time went to many places as we already mentioned 20 cities and especially here I would like to mention two different tribes whom we never touched before this year 2013 we visited them and shared the gospel also we provided them 6 hand pumps to get or draw water from earth. This our love told them about whom we preached and through action they were so impressed as according to their own saying that even a political parties never paid attention to their need of water. They had to fetch drinking water daily from 32 mile away area. So many of them requested us to come again to visit them and preach again about Jesus.
· Skype Ministry
We feel very good experience that the country barriers are not remained big issue for the preacher. Many International speakers give us honor to preach in their Churches and many preach to our Church so that our local Churches get encouragement through faith sharing of International people. We feel very much honored and blessed because there are areas where no one had ever heard Gospel so we took our lap top to have Foreigners’ to preach, they had very awesome feeling and zeal after hearing it. So we thank all of our Skype Ministers for availing time, energy to spend their person experience with Jesus to our Pakistani people.
· Seminar and crusade Ministry
Mark 16:15 Go to all people and preach Good news, so we follow to fulfill His great commission and not only Christians but Muslim, Hindus and other people see the miracles and power of Holy Spirit follows through preaching. People get heeling, evil devil spirit get out in Jesus name. People obey Bible, repent, get baptized in Jesus name, walk with him even in the midst of sever persecutions so it’s because of each month we have one seminar and then quarterly we have one crusade at planned places. Through these efforts we are growing in numbers and in faith, our team remains firm while conducting all these activities. We praise God for conducting 12 seminars and for 4 big crusades in year 2013.
· Natural Disaster respond Ministry
Whenever any natural Disaster like earth quake, flood, thunder and heavy storm with rainy or foggy seasonal accident occur, our FGCM team takes quick action to support people without any discrimination of religion, color or cast system differences. This year a very heavy flood due to rains destroy our country’s precious crops and left no good hope for common people so we gave food, clothes basic utensils and utility items to many of affected families. Many victims of flood were Muslims too and then we helped many of them to reconstruct their homes then we with the help of our some International Individual support provided 16 gates for 16 families affected with this torrent. As at least two month no good drinking water was available so provided Mineral water bottles and milk for small babies. We couldn't do all this with our supporters so we deeply thank them all for their Individual helps. We thank all doctors and nurses who also did free medical camps for these victimize people. God bless them all.
· Persecution
In the beginning of year 2013 a great persecution event eventually came across that has shook all of our heart because 200 Christians families home along with households were completely burnt out with the usage of some kind of chemical that had turned even iron, metal into water. So everything was destroyed entirely. There was dowry of many unmarried girls which their parent prepared with very hard labor as its custom in eastern countries. Our Church gave those beds, house hold material, our women Ministries women; prayer warriors went door to door to collect, clothes, food, utensils and all usage material to give them. Then many of our Facebook friends took part in helping in this persecution event sustaining campaign.
The second event happened in Khabar Pkhto Khan Province when two suicide Bomb attackers attacked on the Church. And 350 Sunday school children and many young and old were died at the spot and many were injured. We did send some support to them but we couldn't do as much we did in first one because lack of funds. Any how we thank all for their generous giving offerings.
· Bible Quiz Ministry
Its main objective is that we are teaching Bible through this game. It looks competition but at the same time participant and audiences both learn at the same time. As our most population is illiterate so when they attend these programs they too listen and remember the answers of many questions. This Ministry top leader arranges quiz programs in various churches and then during this they have time for fun and learning. We have distributed money prizes to First, second and third position holder from mini gifts. This program is also becoming popular to promoting education awareness among our Christians to send their kids to schools for acquiring education.
· Sport Ministry
One Scholar said a health mind keeps health body. So a Church is a place where variety must be given to church people, they feel contented, zealous and spirit filled activities keeps whole church busy in Church circle. So our support ministry is not so high level but as cricket is our country’s favorite game so we have made teams to play, practice so that they can participate at regional and National level of game tournament. Our people have very less opportunities to come in front of public and to gain ego so we are training and trying to achieve this target. We had several test matches this year and its progress is incomparable.
· Christian Talent Show
We have found very interesting opportunity for all ages worshipper who participate in singing worship song folk, pop tunes, eastern music bands all are being promoted locally and then we had wonderful talent show at very big range where almost 10 cities took part in it and there were many young, old musician came up and had time to worship with all types of musical instruments. It was new experience as well.
· Prisioner/ Jail Visit Ministry
In Punjab province we did visited in Jails to preach to them for the salvation and to repent because salvation is free. So we had wonderful prayer services with the Christian prisoners who were caught falsely in blasphemy law. We cut the cake with them and we go every month to visit, make them strong to stand firm in their faith while among Muslims prisoners. We took blankets, warm clothes and some good food along cake to share Christmas happiness with them.
Task and planning for year 2014
· Kids of blasphemy cased care/ protection
· Orphanage kids schooling and basic needs availability
· International Mission trips to share and learn journey with Jesus and His love
· Church Buildings required at new places of preaching
· To promote Skype sermon through Skype Ministry
· Vehicles needed to speed up our work
· Proper Bible school existence / Building
· Pastor monthly fellowship strength through prayers and fasting
· Media Ministry must be started as more people like to watch TV
Please prayer that all our Ministry work must grow this year as well as. We Thanks all our respective, honorable partnerships for their generous hearts, through their prayers and support we were able to make all the differences in Muslims as witness of Jesus to other Nation. We hope to have your cooperation and generosity to flow and may the living water of your abundant life touch whole world to feel and experience the change in their lives. God bless you all.
We are still need of your prayers to stand firm in all our future endeavors.
Best Regards and blessing to all in Jesus name.
Servant of God
FGCM Team