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East Pointe Supported Church Plants

Planting new churches is a very strategic and effective means of community evangelism in our world today. East Pointe is a missional church and we enthusiastically embrace our duties to support US and global church planting efforts.

Thangkholal Haokip - India

Thanglal Family

India Church Planter Degree: Masters of Divinity, Hindustan Bible College, India. Age 29

I was born into a Christian family but due to poverty, was raised in Emmanuel Children Home. I have seven sisters and three brothers. I accepted Christ at the age of 13 and I have a call to serve the Lord in North India, probably in Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh where thousands of people are dying every day without Christ. My vision for this ministry includes: Church planting, training for new pastors, a seminary, orphanage and Christian school. Personal Mission Statement: To reach Nothern Indians and train them to reach their own community with the Gospel of Christ. Email: -

Suresh Sawant - India

Suresh Family

India Church Planter Masters of Divinity in Hindustan Bible Institute, South India. 26 years old. I grew up in a small farming community in Northern India. My parents were very poor and so I was sent to Emmanuel Orphanage to live in 1988. In that same year my Father passed away because of the effect of black magic done by one of our neighbors.

I was also affected by the magic and was on the death bed for three months vomiting blood. There was no hope to live and study in the school. Staff and the little kids in the orphanage prayed for me and I was miraculously saved from the danger. I have since then completed my studies of High School and three years of Bible College at Emmanuel Bible Institute in Kota, India. In April I will graduate with a Masters of Divinity from Hindustan Bible Institute in South India

My vision is to reach the people of Aurangabad in Maharastra. There are 1.8 million people living there. It is composed of 60% Hindus, 30% Muslims, 8% other and 2% Christian. Every day people in this place enter into eternity without ever hearing the name of Jesus. This city and state need the Gospel.

My primary ministry focus is to (1)develop the native leaders and native missionaries, (2)to start the church planting movement, (3)to raise the native workers to provide motherly care for the down trodden, orphans and destitute, and (4)to provide education for tribal communities. Email: -

Jeff & Ethel Thomas - Costa Rica

Gofito - For some time now the church in Golfito has been planning to build more class rooms. This church is doing great. They baptize an average of 6 a month, have a great new believer´s class and really believe in outreach. They have one van and one full size bus in route. They are praying about replacing the van with a full size bus.

Rio Claro - For over a decade I witnessed to and worked with the director of the hospital in Golfito. Dr. Manuel Rodriguez supervised medical campaigns that we held in remote areas. During these campaigns, doctors from Kentucky provided medical care and prescription medicine for hundreds of people that do not have access to modern medicine. The visiting doctors donated an ultra-sound unit to the hospital in Golfito and it was Dr. Rodriguez that smiled for the picture when the gift was presented. Years later when my friend Manuel Rodriguez had surgery in San José, once again, I had the chance to witness to him. After so many seeds planted, Dr. Rodriguez finally got saved and was baptized with three others this past month.

Escazu - We just launched a new outreach program, but the strategy is not new. We are knocking doors and winning people in a neighborhood called Corazón de Jesús. We give them a brochure where they can see our complete program of discipleship: youth activities that include soccer games and field trips, ladies meetings, prayer services, in depth Bible study, and opportunities to praise and worship. We are canvassing this one neighborhood over and over again. On November 2 we offered transportation to the church by bus. The rented bus had magnetic signs on each side. This bus is a rolling advertisement. We do not plan on continuing this service indefinitely, but will move into a different area once we feel we have completed our responsibilities in this sector. Buses will continue in the most distant neighborhoods.

Bay Drake & Nicoya - mission works are doing well. Drake, named after the pirate, was one of the works we co-sponored in the South Pacific. Nicoya in the North Pacific is a spin off of the work we currently pastor in Escazú.

Limón - Plans for new missions work in Limón include building a church there soon, Lord willing.

Jeff, Ethel, Grant and Ashleigh Thomas