SHARING LOVE MISSION

Our Aim

In our own Country “Bharat” more than 8 crores of people are Adivasis who belong to more than 400 tribal groups.  Of these Bhil Adivasis are the 3rd largest group numbering more than 78 lakhs.  It is our endeavour to take the gospel of Christ to these people and build His Church.

The beginning of the Mission     

Bro. V. Devadoss and his wife Sis. Vahitha Devadoss had a calling from God to serve among the unreached in the northern part of our nation.  When they prayed together fervently saying,”Give us Oh Lord, one whole tribe of people in our life time”, God took them among the Bhil Tribe and guided them to realize their vision.

According to God’s leading, on 28-12-1990 this Missionary couple Bro. V. Devadoss and Sis.  Vahitha Devadoss were dedicated by Bro. Mohan C. Lazarus (Jesus Redeems) Nalumavadi, Thoothukudi Dist, Tamil Nadu during the Fasting Prayer Meeting called Thirappin Vasal Jebam.

After sufficient preparations the couple started their missionary work in the Mission Field on 1.7.1991.

Location         

 More than 35 lakhs of Bhil Adivasis are living in three different districts in three different States. (Viz)  Dahod in Gujarat, Banswada in Rajasthan, Jhabuva in Madya Pradesh.  They are close to each other.  Our Mission Centre has been established in Jhalod, Dahod District, Gujarat State.  It is a central place from where we carry on our missionary work.

The growth of the Mission   

By the grace of God the number of our well wishers and supports our Mission is growing from strength to strength.  Our loving God has manifested His glory by performing great miracles during the fasting prayer meetings held in our Mission Centre.  The blind could see, the lame walked, hundreds of people who were in the clutches of the devil were set free. Thieves and drunkards repented and accepted Christ as their saviour.  A great revival took place.  Follow up work was undertaken village by village.  Our Lord helped to raise a group of native Evangelists.  A large number of villages turned to God, the Almighty. Churches were built and worship groups were formed.           

It is a God given vision and burden that the entire Bhil Tribes numbering 78 lakhs must be met by their own tribal people.  To realize this great vision, God has raised a large number of dedicated native Evangelists who have a personal experience of salvation and baptism of the Holy Spirit. The Evangelists are committed the task of evangelising their own Tribes.   

 Praise God, 412 native Adivasi Bhil families have joined our Mission as full time ministers after receiving a short term training in our Bible School.

Village Churches             

All praise to our Almighty God. 80,000 souls have accepted Christ Jesus as their personal saviour and they have joined the churches after being baptized.  They worship the Lord in 620 Villages ever Sunday.  152 village Churches have been built and 7 more are under construction.

Other Mission activities

Special revival meetings and discipleship training camps are conducted for the believers and the elders of the church.  Women and children receive special attention to help them to grow in the Lord.

1. The Mission has a Bible School to train the native evangelists. 
2. 12000 Bhil Adivasis were met every month by 10 teams of Jesus Film Volunteers who had taken the challenge of screening the Jesus film in the native language in the early period.           
3. 6000 Bhil Adivasis spread over 300 villages have benefited through Adult Literacy programme conducted by our volunteers.  We have planned to extend the programme to 300 more villages.
4. 165 tribal families have been helped through self employment schemes.
5. At present 338 children are supported by us. 117 in Gujarat, 55 in Madhya Pradesh, 166 in Rajasthan. In Gujarat children are admitted in Two Christian school hostels. In M.P they are looked after in our own hostel and sent to the local school. In Rajasthan we have our own hostel and school where children learn up to std 5.Besides academic studies children are imparted Bible knowledge.
6. 9500 Bibles and a large number of New Testaments and thousands of gospel packets have been sold to Bhil Adivasis.  Gujarat Auxiliary of the Bible Society of India has awarded a prestigious shield to our Mission. ‘Jesus Redeems has been the main source of the supply of the Bibles.
7. Free medical camps are conducted every year for 10 days in our mission field by Medivision.     
8. CBN has come forward to provide safe drinking water to our villages. So far 57 hand pumps have been erected,
9. Seva Bharath takes care of Adult Literacy programs and ICT programs.

Special Schemes (2001 - 2010)

 1.      500 more native evangelists.

2.      500 more village churches.

3.      To construct a Prayer hall, a Bible School, a Training centre and a hostel for Adivasi children at Anthervelia Madhya Pradesh where the mission owns 3 acres of land.

4.      Medical camps and regular health education programs.

5.      To raise native leadership by introducing educational, social and economic developmental schemes so that all the churches may become self supporting.

6.      To purchase a land in Rajasthan, where we could build a school, a hostel and a training centre.

Governing Body of the Mission 

Sharing Love Mission is functioning under the guidance of a governing board consisting of dedicated men who have a vision to Evangelise the tribal people of India, especially the Bhil Tribes. It also has the blessings of great men of God.     

This mission is supported by voluntary contributions of believers from various churches and a few Christian organisations and churches whose prime concern is winning souls for Christ and establishing the kingdom God in this earth.  Audited statements of accounts are submitted to the Government every year. 

“How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace,

 who bring glad tidings of good things.” Rom 10:15

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