EDWARD, JOHN & ROJA
EDWARD, JOHN & ROJA
- USA/India
Habbakuk 3:2 – LORD, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, LORD. Repeat them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy.
John Edward provides oversight to Shiloh, a missionary organization with over 200 missionaries, serving in more than 15 States in India including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Srilanka. He also oversees Shiloh’s Bible Colleges in Rajasthan and Karnataka.
John and (his wife) Roja’s heart is to bring the love of Christ and the kingdom of God to the unreached and lesser reached in these areas and in the neighboring countries around India; to see the kingdom of God established in these places in power.
John was a medical doctor by profession but left it in answering the call of God on his life. He is currently serving the Lord with Shiloh and also travels and ministers in India, the United States and other countries as per God’s guidance, edifying the body of Christ with the gifts and grace that God has empowered him with.
His vision is to see a generation impacted by the power and presence of God, leading them to see their full potential in Christ. God has also gifted him with the teaching, healing and the prophetic gifts for the edification of His body. Many have been blessed, healed, and edified over the years as a result. His heart is to see each and every member of the body of Christ around the world rise to their full potential in Christ.
John has also had a unique revelation of God’s love through which many young people whose lives were broken; sometimes beyond hope in the natural, have experienced healing and restoration in their lives.
John has also written a devotional on the book of Ephesians which can be purchased in Amazon.
John and his wife Roja have three beautiful children ; Amy, Hadassah and Keith. Currently, as a family they reside in Concord of NC. Over the years they have had many wonderful adventures following the Lord; in Russia, in India and the States.
For more information on John, his ministry and his writings go to Cross Visions – Preparing the way of the Lord for His coming!
SHILOH BIBLE COLLEGES:
Shiloh Bible School’s work is unique in that we train young people from (mainly) tribal backgrounds. Many of them are from remote to very remote areas. They struggle for even their basic necessities. Their spiritual state is also the same without any or very little knowledge of God. The other challenge in this regard is many of them are unlearned. This poses an unique situation.
However, by the wisdom and the empowerment of Christ in working with them; we have seen God transform many of them into His generals for His glory and purposes.
There are many testimonies. One is that of Dhilip Maida. He currently works as a missionary in Jamri of Rajasthan. When he came to Bible School; he wanted to run away but the love of Christ won him over. In his first year of ministry after school he brought many in a certain village to Christ. Currently he is a respected leader in his community with people coming to Christ regularly through his ministry.
One more testimony is that of our girls working in Rajasthan. They were trained in our school. It is unheard of in some of those parts for girls to go out and evangelize. However, our girls ( to name just a few) Lalitha Kamol, Archana … minister there and that too with a lot of zeal bringing the gospel to many braving the Rajasthan terrain, heat and radical elements.
Once, our missionary Lalitha Kamol left a meeting early on one occasion only to find out later that the entire group gathered there were beaten by radicals.
Archana currently pastors a growing congregation of more than a hundred people.
In the Mission in South Asia front we reach out to many underprivileged, destitute and tribal people in some of the remote to very remote parts . We have many testimonies in our travel and from our missionaries working there.
In Srilanka; from the moment we stepped foot there; supernatural favour and guidance was in abundance. Within a few years the doors opened wide amongst pastors from nearly 10 provinces to start training Centers for Missions. It was a huge breakthrough. This we believe would lead to much needed missionary movement later there.
We are praying for God to open the legal doors and the necessary finances to start with the training centers.
Pray for our various ministries that God would empower us to fulfil His will in everything for His glory. Pray for the various needs of the ministries to be met. Regarding the Bible School; we sponsor the studnets fully as many of them are extremely poor. Cost of supporting a student comes to 50 dollars a month only.
In regard to Missions; pray that all our travel needs are met. A single trip costs around 2500 dollars minimum
In addition, our missionaries serve in extremely remote and impoverished regions and require support in numerous forms. Pray for those to be met also.
Thanks so much for standing with us all these years. Your valued support and prayers have helped us a lot in fulfilling the vision and burden God has given us. He that sends and those who are sent have their equal share in the rewards from our Father in heaven who is no respecter of persons!