Not just Searchers of Scripture but also Soldiers of the Cross!

A Brief January 2012 Ministry Report

In the month of January 2012, Bro. Duke taught a bunch of Google Genners at the G4 Mission rented base in Hyderabad lessons on how to meditate on the Bible. Young working professionals from various backgrounds joined in. Preeti Iona and Fru Elvis led in an anointed time of worship. Those who came for this once-a-month meeting were enthralled, equipped and edified.

In the same month, Bro. Duke travelled to Chennai to speak in the missionary awareness meetings of a church in ECR Road upon the invitation of Mr. Daniel Moses. Bro. Duke preached a message on the uniqueness of Christ, a message which was interpreted by his Tamil by Mr. A. Jeyaraj, Bro. Duke’s dad. As the meetings progressed, Mr. Joy Stephen, a young man who works for IBM, interpreted Bro. Duke’s message into Tamil, very eloquently and energetically. Bro. Duke presented Joseph as a holy missionary in one of his messages. He also brought a powerful missionary challenge from the life of the ordinary shepherd boy turned prophet, Amos. The church congregation made godly decisions to get involved in the important work of missions in a greater way.

Both while flying to Chennai and while flying back to Hyderabad, Bro. Duke gave out Gospel tracts to fellow co-passengers and select people in the airline crew. Upon spotting Actor Nasser in the Hyderabad airport, Duke gave out the “Bubbly Outside, Yet Empty Inside?” tract to him even as he was about board his flight. Everyone from the rich and famous to the rickshaw pullers must hear of Jesus, isn’t?

In the same month, Bro. Duke organized a tract distribution program. Three people who regularly attend the Bible Study he leads at his base joined in. The “Bubbly” tract written by Bro. Duke, was used. These tracts were given out to the largely-young crowd teeming into movie theatre at Kompally, Hyderabad. After the tract distribution was done, Bro. Duke encouraged this small team through a Bible verse on evangelism. This way, the young people who attend the Bible Studies that Bro. Duke leads have an opportunity to become soldiers of the cross and not just be mere searchers of Scripture! Bro. Duke and his wife Sis. Evan, joined the 21-day fast of the local church they attend – the New Life AG Church, Hyderabad – in this month. Rev. Younus Samuel asked Bro. Duke share God’s Word in the morning devotion during one of the days of this 21-day fast. Bro. Duke shared a Scripture-peppered pep talk titled, “Do Not Give Up!” This talk was webcast to a possibly world-wide audience. A young man who lived in North America, unknown to Bro. Duke, was so blessed by this webcasted talk that he had to pick up his phone and call him!