Overflowing Peace in a Time of Crisis
A few months ago Manoj felt hopeless. He was running out of money, but the stress caused by his financial situation only drove him to spend more on cigarettes. “I didn't have enough money to meet my daily needs and I was a slave to my bad habits,” he said...
Providing for the Physical and Spiritual Needs in India
The road where Soni* and her husband do business has been much less-traveled this year. Customers aren’t going out to buy new clay pots from Soni and few people are visiting restaurants like the one where her husband worked. India currently has the second highest number of positive COVID-19 cases...
Secret Mail Carriers
“You can’t accept their help.” “You can’t sing that song.” “That is illegal.” In North America, Christians don’t hear those phrases when we want to share what Jesus has done in our lives with others. Yet in many parts of India, it is illegal to try to convert someone to...
Laws Don't Stop the Gospel—Pawan's Story
Our Hindi ministry team in northern India meets regularly with seekers and Christians who listen to their radio and internet programs, but don’t have a regular form of fellowship with one another. At one such event, Pawan (his first name is omitted for his safety) shared his powerful story with...
Bringing the Word of God to Life in India
“I knew Jesus, but didn’t know how to live for him.” As a Christian living in northern India, Deepak’s situation is all too familiar. “India is a difficult place to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ for several reasons,” shares our Hindi ministry leader. “The government has moved to...
Is Following Christ Worth it?
A little over six years ago, a man in India named Piyush asked himself a crucial question: “Is following Christ worth it?” His answer has affected his life ever since. Piyush had been a regular listener our Hindi radio program. “God worked wonderfully to touch Piyush’s heart,” shares BTGMI’s Hindi...
Building the Church through Writing
The Christian church in India is growing one word at a time. That’s the vision that our Hindi ministry team has as they host several workshops for Christian writers every year. “Writers are being challenged to commit themselves to transformative writing to build our churches, society, and our nation,” says...
Radio is not Dead
This December will mark 80 years since ReFrame Ministries’s (BTGMI) first weekly radio program broadcast across the airwaves. Times have changed since that first broadcast. People still listen to radios, but more and more often in North America, we get our news and entertainment via mobile devices, social media, and...
A Mission for Thanks
A couple recently made a three-hour journey to say thank you. Jai and Parwati, whose last name is being withheld for privacy, are long-time listeners of ReFrame Ministries’s Hindi radio programs. As they’ve listened, and engaged with the programs, they’ve seen God at work. “I originally bought a transistor radio...
3 Ways that Media Brought Community in 2018
At their worst, social media sites seclude us from face-to-face interactions. But they also offer unique opportunities to connect with others. Members of ReFrame Ministries’s listener communities in India would agree. Thanks to these communities, Shaurya Singh (name changed) and his family can explore their new faith in Christ after...