Dear prayer partners!

Loving greetings in the mighty name of our Master Trainer,

It is indeed a great joy and privilege to meet you through this 2nd

newsletter. The 6th January 2012 was a joyful day - our hearts were

filled with gratitude to the almighty God when our 27 new missionaries

successfully completed their training. They would be joining various mis-

sion fields as missionaries by 1st April 2012. We are very much grateful to

you for standing along with us through your prayers, financial support

and words of encouragements to complete this task. We as a OTI fam-

ily give all the glory to our God for using us as an instruments to equip

these new missionaries. Simultaneously many other training programs

also were held in our campus and God was so good and met all our

needs. As you go through this news letter you will get lot of information

to thank God and also some prayer concerns. We have mentioned

various needs of training department and kindly continue to uphold us

in your prayers.

Yours in Christ,

Mathews P Mathew

Outreach Training Institute

(OTI) is the training wing of

Indian Evangelical Mission

serving IEM and other Mis-

sions in providing entry

level as well as In-Service

training to equip them as

effective cross cultural Mis-

sionaries.

A team of Residential and

Non Residential Faculty

who served as Missionaries

and were equipped from

various Evangelical Institu-

tions is the forte of this

unique institute.

The beautiful Campus of

OTI is situated at the out-

skirts of Hosur, surrounded

by Tamil, Telugu and Kan-

nada Speaking villages, thus

providing an apt atmosphere

for Cross cultural Missionary

training.

The Camp Site, being away

from the hustle and bustle of

the noisy world, is a dream

destination for various

Christian organizations to

conduct Seminars, Work-

shops and Retreats

Echoes from OTI is the

Quarterly Newsletter of the

Training Department of IEM

I have come down to deliver them… Exodus 3:8 Jan 2012 - Mar 2012 Volume 2; Issue 1

27 Trainees have completed their Training and getting ready to launch out to the unreached pockets of India.

God enabled us to send our missionaries for various seminars and work-shop

We could celebrate Christmas in a way pleasing to God. In OTI, we had Christmas Program for the friends from Head Quarters, Missionaries from Hosur and Krishnagiri area and the inmates of OTI on 4th Dec; Christmas service on 24th. Christmas for village Good News Club children on 25th.

The commencement Service of the previous MCC on 6th Jan2012 was grand and meaningful.

Participants from Grammar Workshop of Wycliffe India and Camp of Christ Church, Bangalore enjoyed their stay in OTI

Water was sufficient for the MCC, the Grammar Course of the Wycliffe India and few other Camps.

Because you prayed!

OTI Arutpani Nagar, Attur Road Mugalapally Gate, Thummana pally BPO Hosur, Krishnagiri Dist TN -635105 : iemoutreachtraining@gmail.com

www.iemoutreach.org

OTI Commencement Day

6, Jan 2012

My name is Merylist Kshiar. I was born in a Christian family. As a Christian I used to go to the Church and attended Sunday school, and youth meetings. So, I used to walk proudly. I did not understand and experi-ence the love of God in my life. But on a youth Sunday when I attended the service

in my own church, God spoke to me through John: 3:5 – 6 “unless you are born of water and the sprit you cannot enter the kingdom of God’. Through this verse I realized that I was a sin-ner, I need to be born again. On that day I surrendered myself and accepted Jesus Christ, as my personal Savior. After accepting Jesus Christ my heart was full of Joy and peace. Even though I faced many difficulties I felt that God is always with me so I started growing spiritually day by day. One day I was reading the Bible praying and mediating the word of God from the Book of Acts: 16:9. It says “Come over to Macedonia and help.”-through this verse God spoke to me that as a Christian I have to help the people especially those who are still in darkness. So I dedicated my life to God as a full time Mis-sionary. I am sure that God has called me to serve Him and bring the people from darkness into His marvelous light.

From darkness into light

Program Place Time

OTI Staff Retreat Break-

through

Bangalore

28 –29 Feb

2012

MCT Planning

meeting

OTI 11-14 April

2012

Bridge Course OTI 1 May –7 Jun

2012

In Service Course OTI Aug 2012

Missionary Candi-

dates Course

OTI June2012-Mar

2013

CCC OTC,

Chikaldara

Oct 2012

Forthcoming Programs

The Joy of Christmas

On the 4th of Decem-ber 2011 the missionaries from Head Office, Krish-nagiri field and Hosur to-gether with OTI family in one accord celebrated Christmas. We enjoyed the worship service in which Rev. P. John Wesley , the

General Secretary gave the Christmas message from Luke. 2:8-20, the First Christmas the shepherds cele-brated.

The service was followed by games for all age groups. and especially the one for the married cou-ples was a great fun. Then we had a fellowship Lunch. After lunch we had other programs like skit, choreography and songs, which made the day a grand celebration. -Arwan Roy

The General Secretary, HoD(HR & Admin) &

The Board Members of IEM interviewing the

Candidates Under Training

Ten Tips for a Great Day Rise up early Keep regular Quiet Time Plan your day Exercise regularly Look good Be happy Finish one solid work at a time Accept interruptions as God-sent Do what you enjoy Eat healthy and sleep healthy

-Mrs. Angel Praveen

He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose

- Jim Elliot, Missionary Martyr to the Aucas of Ecuador.

Prakash is a 13 year old boy studying in 8th standard from a private hostel. He sustained severe burnt injury while playing and was admitted in the nearby Government Hospital. He was taken to his home in Mudugurki vil-lage (10 kms from OTI) after 3 days. When we first met him along with Bro. Mahendran – our missionary in Berikai, he was lying inside his mosquito net, his wound uncleaned and heavily infected. It was a 2nd degree burn of his left buttock and left feet. As we visited daily cleaning up his wound and applying medication, the Lord speeded up his healing process and amazingly within a week the wound on the upper part got healed .The wound on his feet also is getting healed faster than we expected. Prakash comes from a broken family and he lives with his father and his younger brother Deepak at present. He loves the Lord and experienced that God’s love is greater than a mother’s love.

Please pray that he will be strengthened in his faith and his father will experience God’s salvation. -Chella E. Newton.

Financial needs of Training Department April 2012 to March 2013

TRAINING COST

Evangelism & Discipleship 73,500

Children ministry workshop 1,21,125

Communication workshop 52,125

CCC Workshop (2) 2,19000

Theological Studies 1,60000

Women’s Ministry Workshop 57,125

Wardens Training 35750

MSS Training for South 18,000

MSS training for North 24,650

Leadership skill Management 50,500

OTI Maintenance

Repairing & painting of Admin Block

Painting-staff Quarters & students’ Quarters

Bore well repairing

1,50000.00

25000.00

1,5000.00

News from OTI Clinic

Pray for... The health and journey mercies of

the new missionaries as they travel

to their respective destinations.

All the forthcoming programs

(Please see the second page for details)

Needed finance for constructing

OTI chapel and new dormitory

God’s wisdom & guidance to OTI

staff in training & administration

OTI children’s studies and their

spiritual Growth

Salvation of OTI local workers.

New worship groups to be started

in 3 villages around OTI

The new missionaries to get ad-

justed to their new situations.

The new candidates, their travel to

OTI from their homes and Mission

Fields

For the Bridge Course—that all candi-

dates will learn basic English. For effi-

cient and committed teachers.

For the Next Missionary Candidates

Course.

For OTI staff as they prepare Level-1

training of Native Leaders.

Brethren, Please earnestly pray for the requirement of new candidates.

The field is ready for harvest.

God needs

Quality Missionaries

who are willing to say no to Satan,

the world & comforts

BUT

ready to embrace the will of God

even if it demands life.

Commencement Day

Wycliffe India—Grammar Workshop

Friday the 6th of January 2012 was indeed a great be-

ginning for the 27 soldiers of the cross who started their

missionary journeys with a marching song “Stand up,

stand up for Jesus”. It was a very meaningful com-

mencement service chaired by our General Secretary

Rev. John Wesley. Rev. Jonathan Chavan, the HOD of

Human Resource Department welcomed the gather-

ing, the guest speaker Rt.Rev.Dr.M.Ezra Sargunam

(Bishop-President of ECI) and the guest of Honor

Dr.Sajan George (National President of GCIC). There

was a time of course reflection by Mr. Mathews P

Mathew , the director of OTI.

The guest of honour, Dr.Sajan George, in his address

appreciated the new missionaries for their daring step

and assured them of a helping hand during times of

persecution.

The guest speaker Rt.Rev.Dr.Ezra Sargunam gave his

commencement address on the basis of Luke’s Gospel,

chapter 14 verses from 15 through 24, urging the new

missionaries to go and invite people to the great ban-

quet. He insisted them to go out into the streets and

alleys of the towns, to the roads and country lanes and

bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.

Though humorous, he pointed out the urgency and

seriousness of the task since today’s receptive groups

may not be receptive tomorrow.

Following that there was a time for trainees’ response.

Mr.Sukant Kar from Orissa, Mrs.Merylist from Meghalaya,

Mr s .An n a m m a Al e x a n d e r f r om K e r a l a ,

Mrs.Zamdonching from Mizoram, Mr. Gideon Rajadurai

from TamilNadu shared about their various experiences

in OTI.

The presentation of the candidates before the gather-

ing was done by Rev.Milton Robert, and certificates

and gifts were issued by Rev.John Wesley and Dr. Sajan

George respectively. The prayer of Consecration was

offered by the Bishop. The mentors, teachers, pastors

and senior missionaries prayed fervently for the new

missionaries, placing their hands on them.

The new missionaries gave a special number, beseech-

ing the Lord to make them instruments of His peace.

Mr. Paul Newton thanked the gathering .Following the

congregational hymn, the Commencement Service

came to an end with prayer and Benediction offered

by the Bishop. The commencement day program

ended with a delicious fellowship lunch.

Wycliffe India arranged grammar workshop for 3 language projects – Bagri (Rajasthan), Shekhawati (Rajasthan) and Jenu Kurumba (South India) at OTI, Ho-sur during 7 Jan – 6 Feb 2012. The senior linguistics consultants present for the workshop were Dr. Omana Sounderaraj (Bison Horn Madiya Bible Translator of IEM) who also led the grammar workshop and Dr. Thomas Payne (from SIL). Korwa Bible Translator Mr. Binzy (Wycliffe India) & Pawri Bible Translator Mr. Immanuel (FMPB), who are the linguistics consultants-in-training, were also present in the workshop.

"Here am I, send me; send me to the ends of the earth; send me to the rough, the savage pagans of the wilderness; send me from all that is called comfort on earth; send me even to death itself, if it be but in Thy service, and to promote Thy kingdom - David Brainerd

We thank the Lord for enabling us to complete the

training of the batch of 2011- Missionary Candidates

Course.