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Thousands Come To Jesus - Miracles - India
March 17, 2004

By Russ Kline

"The evening crusades were nothing short of spectacular. I do mean spectacular. There were crowds the size of those at football matches. Russ spoke with passion and tears and it is again evident this is his calling. The response each evening was huge."

These are the words of Ray Johnson, a friend who helped lead our recent Mission to India.

Matthew 24:14 says "This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world for a witness to all nations, and then the end will come." Our hearts are crying out to see the coming of the Lord in glory. But before that day comes, there will be a harvest of souls unparalleled in history. One of the greatest fields for this last great harvest is the unreached billions of people who have never heard the name of Jesus and the good news of the gospel. Kim and I are focusing more and more on this harvest field.

This last November 28 - December 8, 2003, I (Russ) led a team to India to assist in bringing in this harvest.

Because Shekinah is still too young for the immunizations needed for travel in the 3rd world, she and Kim stayed home for this mission. But Kim prayed fervently for us, as many of you did also. Thank you for partnering with us in your prayers and, for some, in your finances.

I had a team of nearly 30 people (including doctors and nurses) join me for this mission. The region of India we targeted had 60 villages of people who had never heard the Gospel. In fact, 10 years ago, some missionaries who were attempting to preach in this area were beaten and kicked out by a Hindu mob.

During the daytime, part of the team trained over 700 pastors from all over the state of Andhra Pradesh, while the rest of the team ministered in medical camps and visits to the villages.

The first night of the crusade saw over 10,000 people coming to hear the gospel. By the last night, there were over 25,000 packed onto the crusade grounds. We had to hire nearly 150 drivers and tractors pulling flatbeds to shuttle people back and forth from the villages to the crusade.

Each night a local or state official attended, which also afforded the team the police protection that came with the political leaders. This was election time in India so the officials had an audience. However, they did not politicize the crusade. Rather, each in turn praised Jesus. One communist official went to the podium and proclaimed "Hallelujah!" He went on to say that this was the first time he had ever said hallelujah, adding that India had many gods but only Jesus had died for the people. One political official even declared "Jesus is Lord" over that region of India.

We believe the spirit of prophecy came on these non-believers, causing them to speak into the heavenlies the word of the Lord.

Nearly 7000 responded to the altar calls to surrender their lives to Jesus as Savior and Lord! It was an amazing sight to behold.

Each crusade service was broadcast by local television the following morning, with the final service being broadcast to a potential audience of over 2 million people! In fact, the crusade services are still being broadcast to this day!

Over the coming months, 25 new churches will be planted in theses villages to disciple these new converts and release them to begin changing their society for the Kingdom of God.

And speaking of the Kingdom of God, the Bible says that the Kingdom is not a matter of word, but of power. And, wow, did we see the power of God at work, both in the crusade services and as the teams were ministering during the daytime in the villages and in the pastor's conference.

Some highlights of the display of the miraculous, besides the miracles of salvation and Holy Spirit baptism were:

A woman healed of leprosy when we prayed for the mass crowds for healing! One young man, about 9 years old, born deaf and mute, instantly healed, hearing and speaking for the first time in his life!

Two babies, 1 - 2 years old, who were born completely blind, instantly healed by Jesus!

A 51 year old woman who had been suffering with a large tumor on her right side for many years healed. When we prayed the Lord touched her and the tumor disappeared immediately

One of the pastors, age 45, who had been suffering with deafness for many years instantly healed by God!

A Hindu man, 70 years old, who had been suffering with lung problems and could not walk for many months. When we prayed the Lord touched him and instantly he started to walk. Through this event, his whole family has given their lives to Jesus!

A crippled Hindu woman who could no longer provide for herself was in despair and wanted to commit suicide. She heard about our meetings and came. When we prayed the Lord completely healed her. Now she is a great witness of our Lord Jesus Christ!

A young woman, 27 years old, who was possessed by an evil spirit called kali(goddess of death and blood sacrifice) was delivered!

A pre-teen girl whose arms and legs were shriveled from polio instantly healed and straightened out her arms and legs as she received prayer! And many other miracles that we will only hear about in eternity!

We also had the privilege of seeing and being involved with helping to meet the physical needs of some of the masses living in poverty in that land. From dedicating a new water well to visiting the Bible School, AIDS clinic, feeding programs, and other social out reaches, we have become even more determined to reach out to the millions of people in this world who are dying, both physically and spiritually.

Kim and I spent nearly $10,000 to make this outreach happen. Others also gave to help meet the more than $20,000 total cost. And we all felt the prayers of many of you for the team and our families.

We want to say thank you to all who allowed the Lord to use you in these ways and want you to know that you have helped to bring about rejoicing in heaven over these thousands of new souls!

We are asking God to allow us to do an outreach like this in India again in the next year to year and a half. We also have invitations to do this type of ministry on other continents and in other nations as well.

This is a bold step of faith for this ministry. God is asking "Who can I send? And who will go for me?" Kim and I are answering, "Here am I, send me!" But Paul asks in Romans 10, "How can they go unless they are sent?" As never before in our ministry, we need brothers and sisters in Christ who will partner with us to go to the nations. It is time to PRAY, GIVE & GO until the gospel of the kingdom is preached in all the world for a witness to all nations, and then the END WILL COME!

Please contact us and let us know how God is directing you to stand with us in the future (finances, prayer or your desire to be considered for inclusion as a team member for future missions outreaches). God bless you richly for His Kingdom and His Glory!

Russ, Kim & Shekinah (A special thanks to those who partnered with Shatter the Darkness Ministries in this endeavor, both financially and with team members; Harvest India(Director Suresh Kumar), GMT(Global Ministry Teams) of Hampton, VA(Director Irvin Rutherford), Bethel Temple in Hampton, VA(Pastor Ron Johnson), Ealing Christian Centre of London, England(Pastor Richard Buxton) and other individuals and churches from Kansas City, California, Oklahoma, Malaysia and other parts of India.)


Russ, Kim & Shekinah Kline
Shatter the Darkness Ministries, Intl
RussKim@compuserve.com

Location: Andhra Pradesh, India