{"id":5817,"date":"2017-04-06T18:00:26","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T22:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fecministries.org\/?p=5817"},"modified":"2017-04-03T13:31:54","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T17:31:54","slug":"building-small-army-east-central-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fecministries.org\/building-small-army-east-central-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a Small Army in East Central India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>How Northwoods Community Church is helping ZEC Ministries multiply its efforts to reach the next generation for Christ<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zion Evangelistic and Care (ZEC) Ministries is getting ready to build a small army of youth workers throughout east central India, and Northwoods Community Church is playing a big role in mobilizing the \u201ctroops.\u201d This May, a team from Northwoods is travelling to India to help Syam and Esther Babu in their first-ever youth camp, where they hope to train thousands of youth workers who will in turn run children\u2019s camps throughout the country. Based on a highly successful ministry model, the current children\u2019s camps reach largely unchurched children, often thousands at a time. In multiplying those efforts, ZEC Ministries is poised to greatly increase the number of children exposed to the Gospel message.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal is to bring as many 18- to 25-year-olds together for a large youth camp,\u201d says Dr. Craig J. Smith, Engage (missions) pastor at Northwoods. \u201cWe want them to catch a vision for reaching children in their village, and then send them back armed to do that service.\u201d A year-and-a-half in the making, this trip focuses entirely on building into the lives of young adults. \u201cMany are searching for something meaningful to do with their lives,\u201d says Craig. For some, that might mean leaving their current living conditions in search of a high-profile career, but, according to Craig, \u201cSyam and Esther are committed to giving these young adults a reason to stay and serve in their own towns and villages.\u201d To learn more about the trip, or to get involved in future efforts, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/northwoods.church\/global-missions\" target=\"_blank\">northwoods.church\/global-missions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Northwoods Community Church is helping ZEC Ministries multiply its efforts to reach the next generation for Christ Zion Evangelistic and Care (ZEC) Ministries is getting ready to build a small army of youth workers throughout east central India, and Northwoods Community Church is playing a big role in mobilizing the \u201ctroops.\u201d This May, a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1012,"featured_media":5818,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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