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What A Difference A Year Makes! A deeper look at WME’s expanding work in Northern India
Ace Collins recently had the opportunity to interview Victoria Cathcart, WME Executive Vice President, after a trip to India for an update on what has been happening in the village of Hilgi.
“To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheri- tance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.” –acts 26:18
ACE: during your most recent visit to india, you returned to a village area where WMe has been working to reach people that had been previously unreached by the gospel.
VICTORIA: yes, hilgi is a village in the northern part of india within the state of uttar Pradesh. We made our first visit to see the work started in this particular village just over a year ago. as a matter of fact, i wrote about that initial trip to hilgi in the First Quarter 2012 maga- zine. at the time, this community contained a population that was about 90% hindu and 10% Muslim. this village was populated by those that society looks down upon because they are in an extremely poor and low level of the caste system within india.
ACE: so how did WMe begin its work to this unreached village?
VICTORIA: WMe started there with farming projects – both traditional crops and fish ponds – that employed the local people of the village and brought work to many who had few other options. the actual food from the farming projects at hilgi went to a nearby WMe home for tribal children. it was a win- win project for WMe. not only did the project provide nourishment for our sponsored WMe children, but it produced goodwill in the hilgi community because of the work provided. and in turn, this opened the door for local peo- ple to ask and hear about our Christian faith.
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