Northeast India Baptist Bible College & Seminary
Court Road, Silchar 788 001
Assam, India
September – November 2010
Dear Prayer Partner,
Greetings from NEIBBC & S. I returned to India on Nov 4, 2010 after 6 weeks ministry trip to USA. I reached Silchar on Nov 7 but caught a fever the next day. The fever remained for 2 days and so we decided to go to the hospital to check if it was malaria or just viral fever. It turned out to be a viral fever but needed 3 more days to come out of it. The anti-biotic made me weak and lose appetite. I am feeling better now, not full strength.
The trip was very blessed and fruitful. In spite of the general economic recession in the USA God’s people have responded positively to the needs presented. Giving for the scholarship fund continues while few churches are finalizing inclusion of our ministry in their budget. I regard it as a clear hand of God.
Just before leaving for USA Pastor Dann Green and Steve Watson from Cedar Heights Baptist Church, Cedar Falls, IA visited our ministry in Silchar for 10 days (Sept 10-20). While Pastor Dann taught Minor Prophet II to the 3rd year students Steve visited the satellite ministries. They also conducted a University Students Retreat on Sept 11 where more than 150 students attended. It was held at the Meeting Hall in the Student Center which was constructed by fund sent from Cedar Heights and Walnut Ridge Baptist Church.
We celebrated Platinum Jubilee (75 years) of Baptist Mid-Missions ministry in India on Nov 25, 2010 at the Bible College campus, Silchar. About 500 people from 5 states of India attended the jubilee. Saji Thomas, John Burrows and Bill Mosher were the speakers in the morning sessions while the evening was a musical and cultural night. One of the features of the celebration was that the churches and individuals who were the product of the ministry of Baptist Mid-Missions bore the cost of the whole celebration.
The Bible College will close for Christmas on Dec 11 and will re-open in the 2nd week of Jan 2011. We will be celebrating the College Pre-Christmas on Dec 10.
Jarrod & Emily Huffman will be with us for Christmas. Our daughter Rachel is coming on Dec 10th and our son Philip is writing his exams and will complete it on Dec 10th when his sister arrives. I have preaching engagement at Grace Baptist Church on Dec 26th and at Silchar Baptist Church on the New Year.
Construction of Grace School Hostel is underway. We received an estate from Finland (I was a post-doctoral Fellow in Finland in 1994-95) from a single-lady. The construction is slated to end in March 2011 and the Hostel named after her. Currently 12 orphans live in this incomplete hostel. The other upcoming event is the celebration of 15th Foundation Day of Grace English School (more than 700 pupils) on Jan 25, 2011.
Please continue to pray for our ministry, me, my co-workers and my supporters and encouragers.
Sincerely in Christ
Dr. Ishak Ahmed on Dec 2, 2010