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Greetings, my name is Nick Sandusky and I pastor Arkabutla Baptist Church. In January of 2015 I was able to visit India, and meet our dear brother John Scudder. The longer I was around John the more I could sense his genuine spirit, and love for our Lord Jesus Christ. The first few days of our trip I was able to meet the children of P&P (Prince & Princess orphange), and see the facilities first hand. It was obvious that the need for this organization was great. A few weeks before I went to India I was reading through the Gospel of Luke. Although I have read this Gospel many times, it was this time that a certain verse stuck out to me.

It is found in Luke 12:48 and in it Jesus says, “For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.” As I saw the need of P&P it was this verse that kept running through my mind. There had to be something we could do to help. As I spent more time with John the more I saw that P&P was not just helping children materially, but more importantly they were investing in them spiritually. They pour the Gospel into these children, while praying they become witnesses for Christ in their own land one day.

As I returned home from this trip, John and P&P was constantly on my mind. I looked around at the blessings, comfort and provisions we have, and couldn’t help but be burdened for the needs of these children on the other side of the world.

I could write much more, but I will sum up the rest very quickly. The Lord laid it on my heart to present a ministry opportunity to our church. In March of 2015 we began praying about starting a ministry to support orphans around the world. That prayer became a reality when we began PURE Ministries. Our first goal was to help raise funds for P&P and their building project. However, John Scudder was able to visit us in September of 2015. With his visit PURE Ministries became convicted of a more urgent need than the building, and that was the immediate needs of the children of P&P. PURE asked John what the average cost to support a child was per month at P&P; as he mentioned above the cost is $80 a month. As a result PURE Ministries promoted an “adopt a child” campaign to the members of
Arkabutla Baptist Church. It was a huge success and I am grateful to say that through the sacrificial giving of God’s people, we were able to sponsor eight children of P&P. Because of this, though, we have not been able to give towards the land; it is my prayer that in the next year God will work mightily through you and PURE to help P&P complete this building project.

Please pray about supporting this work so that P&P will no longer have to turn away children who need a loving, and more importantly a Christian home. This is a dark land that is in need of a great light. What better way to reach the people of India, than by raising up Indian children to be missionaries to their own people. Blessings, Pastor Nick