The Lord placed it on our
hearts to begin AndyBooks Outreach over two years ago. Though we are
involved in helping several ministries and missionaries, our main project is
our involvement with R. Solomon Raj (pictured second from right front row
above), a pastor and teacher of the Word in South India. Pastor Raj
oversees many local churches in his area of India.
Our
involvement began in August of 2002 when the village of Golla Mandala Thanda,
one of Solomon's villages, was burned to the ground by anti-Christian
terrorists and their Bibles were taken. The Lord used us to help rebuild
that village and since then we have taken on many projects along with Pastor
Raj.
These include distributing
hundreds of Bibles and thousands of tracts, purchasing blankets and other
necessities for the old-aged, and taking on the care of ten widows and ten
orphans.
We have found generous
sponsors for the orphans and several of the widows. If you are interested
in helping with any of these projects, please
click here to visit the AB
Outreach website.
Lighthouse
Ministries
AndyBooks receives many
requests for catalogs from prisoners across the U.S. They hear about us
through RESTORE! magazine, as Dr. Garr distributes his magazines throughout
the prison system. The Lord has called us to stay in contact with them if
they show an honest desire to learn the Word. We now have five faithful men
who correspond with us, who are learning Hebrew, and who are leading Bible
studies in their prisons with the materials we have donated. We give as we
are able and can always use help in purchasing materials. Praise God! Amy
McJannet is our official correspondent and she heads this ministry. If you
would like more information, please contact her at
amcjannet@andybooks.com.
Widow's Might
The Lord clearly calls the
church to take care of widows and orphans. We know several widows who have
no source of help from family or church for one reason or another. The Lord
has clearly given us instruction to help those he puts in our path. So far
we have been able to help ten widows under Pastor Solomon Raj's care in
India (three pictured below), and one here in the U.S. The Lord has
provided clothing, food and shelter, and Scriptures for these dear ones
through our humble outreach. We do not know what the Lord has in mind for
this ministry, but we are eager to find out! If you are interested in
hearing how you can pray for or help with Widow's Might, please
click here to visit the AB
Outreach website.
"I
tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of those brothers of mine, you
did for me."
Matthew 25:40
We are to be friends
to the friendless!
We must do unto others as we
would have them do unto us!
We must do unto the least of these!
Thank you Lord
for the opportunities you have granted us to help those who are in desperate
need of your love through us! AMEN!