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Dear Friends,

We are singing the praises of the Lord today because of his visitation, protection and strength during our recent trip to India.

We had an awesome trip. We learned some overwhelming facts about Calcutta which is the largest city in India. The city boasts 18 million people. It is reported that 12 million of those people live in 9 square miles of land which is the size of Dallas Fort Worth airport.

We had the great privilege of preaching at the Mark Buntain Memorial Church, the General Council of Northern India and a Bengali church. There was a mighty revelation and move of Lord in each service.

In a period of ten days, we preached 10 times, visited the Blind School, the Boys Home, the church where Mother Teresa ministered, the Mission of Mercy Hospital, the School of Nursing, the Bible College and the Feeding Program where over 30,000 are given a hot meal each day. We also attended a wedding and participated in the dedication of a baby. Missionaries John and Faith Higgins were terrific hosts and guides. We were so blessed by their friendship and by their dedication and work for the Lord in Calcutta. We made some new missionary friends, Dale and Beth Decker, and they will remain in our hearts forever.

In addition we had the privilege of visiting Project Rescue which rescues girl victims of forced prostitution. We met the director of this ministry. She allowed us to visit with the women who were being trained by Project Rescue in skills that will enable them to financially provide for themselves. Project Rescue is now raising funds to build a "Home of Hope" for the ladies so they will not be forced to return to the Red Light District at the close of a day of training. If you would like to contribute to the purchase of this home, you can send your check payable to Acts 20:24 but marked for "Home of Hope."

Also, we were so blessed to spend time with the young girls, daughters of the victims of prostitution. There are 19 girls at the "Home of Hope for Girls", from 4 through 16 years old. They were all so happy. They shared their artwork, sang songs and danced for Jesus. They attend church and are healing from physical and emotional trauma.

The needs of India are great. The average wage in India is $370.00 a year, a little over $1.00 a day. Fifty percent of the population is under 25 years old. We pray that God will challenge you to become involved in meeting the needs of this nation through prayer and giving.

Thank you for praying for us. Thank you for giving so that we can go and minister is countries such as this. We hope to have pictures on our website very soon.

May God add abundant blessings to your life as you serve Him.

Pastor Jim and Becky Leake

Tax Deductible contributions to ACTS 20:24 can be mailed to 114 Burke Dr., Monroeville, Pa. 15146 and are greatly appreciated.