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Category: General info and Inspiration


  • Feet on the Ground in DC Jericho March - Heart in the Air
    (Dec 19, 2020)

    In my earlier post, I laid out the path that got me to DC last weekend, including the process in my heart that had to be shaken out of a funky place f...

  • Aquaponic building phase is a wrap. Dedication meetup this Saturday
    (Apr 27, 2014)


    It is about time! All things come together in their proper time, and nearly a year after the greenhouse foundation was laid, we can call the build p...

  • New site updates complete
    (May 9, 2013)

    For 2013, the site is finally back in good looking shape for a new season. All the references to upcoming events are gone until we resume having event...

  • Expanding the ChristGate Theme beyond India
    (Apr 30, 2013)

    Let me get the usual disclaimer out of the way first. Since I have posted so infrequently, this post is subject to having a mish-mash of inspirations ...

  • Pondering Mirrors
    (Oct 7, 2012)

    The Lord has been revealing some very intimate things to me lately. I have been joining my heart to this prayer movement called The Upper Room in Dall...

  • The Dream I had Last Night. Fingerstalk
    (May 11, 2011)

    I just woke up from a dream that I simply must write down.

    I was living short term in a small foreign suburb, much like where we used to live in In...

  • Pentecost in India! Pray for Revival
    (May 22, 2010)

    Living in India, it was always a wonder and a treat to celebrate Pentecost Sunday as a key Christian Holiday each year. Making this day special was so...

  • Celebrating the Resurrection amisdt the Larger Church
    (Apr 4, 2010)

    I want to share my thoughts with you regarding this weekend.

    We made the decision quite naturally to celebrate the anniversary of the new dawn of h...

  • Keeping On for 2010
    (Nov 29, 2009)

    This is one of those occasional posts to remind you that we have not gone away altogether. 2009 has been a tough year for our supporting business effo...

  • Greetings
    (Mar 4, 2009)

    Hi guys please check this cool video of 2008 India Trip.



    We will keep you updated with our upcoming events this year..

    God Bless
    ...

  • Mercy Ministry
    (Nov 18, 2008)

    Hello my brothers and sisters in Christ its good to write you all once again. Just a little update of what we were able to do as CGI Ministries this m...

  • IMPACT - 2008 ONE POWERFUL DAY
    (Nov 18, 2008)

    Greetings my dear friends, i want to start by thanking God for his Mercy, Grace, favor and provision for this meeting and want to thank you all for pr...

  • We decided to re-launch the Vigil for Civility website for 2008
    (Oct 28, 2008)


    This Vigil For Civility website promotes the simple idea that by standing together in prayer, we all win. Our peace is reinforced (we all need help ...

  • IMPACT - 2008
    (Oct 23, 2008)

    Greetings dear friends,

    I urge you to stand with us in prayer on the 25th for IMPACT 2008 . (Its our first annual YOUTH FEST @ Chengulpet...

  • Unity or Else... (but not for the pragmatic reasons you think)
    (Oct 17, 2008)

    Church unity is not a message I ever thought I would associate myself with. I had always felt, and seen demonstrated that to be in unity and/or submis...

  • Impact - 2008 (1st Annual Youth Revival Fest)
    (Oct 7, 2008)

    Blessings hey.... I hope this post finds you all well...

    Impact 2008 is our theme for our 1st annual youth revival fest. It is going to be held at ...

  • Starting off the efforts for next year's conference
    (Aug 22, 2008)

    I am hearing some good ideas while at the Gnomedex conference.

    We are going to start the efforts earlier for next year, as we are now all very happ...

  • Uttiramerur Thanks Giving Service - Tears of Joy
    (Aug 13, 2008)

    We had an amazing thanksgiving service at Pastor Joel church (Chengulpet), all most all the pastors from uttiramerur fellowship gathered together and ...

  • 2008 Conference, 2nd night. 7 deadly sins of church building
    (Aug 4, 2008)

    Prakash set up the conference midway with a strong word about the dangers of the Babylonian Church, or, using worldly methods to make the church succe...

  • Putting India's Caste News into our Blog
    (May 26, 2008)

    Greetings. I want to make this site a resource for those that are praying, and to do so requires that you have a sense for recent news items coming fr...

  • Thanks Giving Service December 2007
    (Dec 28, 2007)

    Greetings my friends, fellow believers and supporters before we go on we want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New year.

    Well here ...

  • New way to reach me from overseas
    (Aug 27, 2007)

    Hello India!

    Please join jaxtr and use it to call me or send a message. I look forward to how this can work to improve our communication options.
    ...

  • The God Circle and TWR
    (Aug 22, 2007)

    It is amazing how things come together.

    I have been seeking God's will regarding our direction with the ministry and how it ties into our work wit...

  • Aftermath of July 2007 Pastors Conference and Crusade
    (Aug 21, 2007)

    The God we serve will make a way where there seems to be no way - is what we can kept saying again and again. "Do not fear, for I am with you; do not ...

  • Spiritual Flatlands
    (Aug 11, 2007)

    Coming home to the US and seeing the way the "connected crowd" talks about religion is interesting. Right now I am at the consummate bloggers conferen...

  • emotionally you ask yourself.. is it worth it?
    (Aug 4, 2007)

    I know those on the team who went with me will relate to what I am saying. The first 4-5 days when you get back and are trying to readjust can hit you...

  • Last Leg
    (Jul 28, 2007)

    Ok, so this is it! We are already in one night of the three night crusade. The crusdade is held in a cow pasture that has been converted into a "cru...

  • Only God Churches in India?
    (Jul 26, 2007)

    When I talk to pastors here in Tamil Nadu, they say, why not!

    I was able to share the testimony of our church in the States, Living Hope with the p...

  • Pray for the Madhuranthagam Crusade
    (Jul 24, 2007)

    Hi all.

    We are counting down now and everything is coming together just in time it seems.

    I have a great amount of faith in what is about to tra...

  • India Orphans
    (Jul 23, 2007)

    Wow, yesterday was a day to remember for a long time. After getting up early and attempting to have an American style breakfast, we began our day to ...

  • Four Dark Corners of Life in India
    (Jul 23, 2007)

    In preparing for the crusade messages, I came across these areas of darkness that will, through this post and in my message, be exposed by the light. ...

  • Perseverance
    (Jul 18, 2007)

    Perseverance is defined as: Steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, despite difficulties or obstacles.

    This word is a key...

  • Facing the pain
    (Jul 16, 2007)

    Hi all.

    We are just about to leave for the conference and this is the last time we will be online until we return.

    I experienced a horrendous am...

  • India
    (Jul 16, 2007)

    Hi everyone!

    I am currently sitting in Andrew's office, about to write my first post for the blog, so amazing I know. I shall start from the beggi...

  • Chris speaks! and he blogs too
    (Jul 15, 2007)

    Andrew made Katie and Bonnie and I all authors too, so we'll be posting regularly as well during the trip.

    I absolutely love Tamil people. Last Su...

  • New video interview with Joel Sekaran
    (Jul 15, 2007)

    Oh yes.. we have arrived in India and everyone is safe, and for the most part, sound. I feel a bit beat up from the traveling myself but managed to pr...

  • Payment info for India support
    (Jul 11, 2007)

    I neglected to mention the specifics in the last post about how to make your contribution, so here it is:

    Make checks payable and mail to:

    Livin...

  • moving ahead despite support to date
    (Jul 11, 2007)

    Well friends, my partners in India will not be deterred.

    Although I have explained to them that our fund rasing has fallen short by 90% at this poi...

  • New quarterly meetings...
    (Mar 26, 2007)


    We are now sponsoring regular meetings for pastors to join together for prayer in anticipation of a new conference this July.

    From: jachin victo...

  • 2007 prep
    (Mar 17, 2007)

    Hi all.

    These months have been an amazing journey yet a difficult time to create specific plans for the trip in July.
    I am working like crazy to l...

  • Wedding bells create another visit
    (Dec 8, 2006)

    Greetings all. I guess I have to apologize for the big gap in posting, but life hasn't allowed much time for public reflection lately.

    When we plan...

  • Pastors Testimonies and more pics
    (Jul 29, 2006)

    We had an amazing thanksgiving service today at the beautiful MGM resort. Joshua and I felt it would be best to honor those who worked so hard by havi...

  • Speaking to a cleansed crowd, crusade concludes.
    (Jul 24, 2006)

    It has taken a while to pull together the energy and images for the crusade concluding post, but now I am ready.

    I will also make other posts now t...

  • Glorious Chaos
    (Jul 21, 2006)

    The first night of the crusade was really a wonder to behold.

    At first it looked like there was only going to be about 300 people as we were alread...

  • First Conference Completed! It is a God Thing
    (Jul 20, 2006)

    Where do I begin?

    The conference was amazing! Now that we are in Mahabalipuram, this is my first shot at an internet connection. I am downloading 5...

  • Amazing People of God... Strong in Spirit
    (Jul 16, 2006)

    This post is written in the early morning after a tough night. My main speaking partner for the conference, pastor Joe Durai, had been missing for two...

  • Team Arrives Safely
    (Jul 14, 2006)

    Greetings all.
    Andrew here...
    All seven of us are sitting in my office doing a joint post.
    Joel suggested we do this.. Ok Joel... shout it out...
    ...

  • On the road to Chennai
    (Jul 8, 2006)

    I am mentally determined to think in Indian time zone as I travel. It is approaching midnight in my mind even thogh people are eating lunch all around...

  • Kanchipuram Final Schedule Laid Out
    (Jul 3, 2006)

    Hi friends.

    It was embarrasing how poorly the main event page communicated until now. I hadn't updated it since April, and the schedule was all out...

  • Friends around the corner
    (Jun 26, 2006)

    As many of you already know, the next trip to India is just about upon me and I am counting down the days for my departure.

    I want to start our by ...

  • India team - update
    (Jun 21, 2006)

    Greetings! to all in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We stand in awe of how God has used CGI to be a channel of His blessi...

  • Conference theme emerges
    (Jun 13, 2006)

    I love it when a plan comes together, especially when you know it is God inspiring all the elements and all the people involved. As I have been prayin...

  • Amazing God bringing us together
    (May 17, 2006)

    Just a quick update...

    There are many great happenings with the formation of the team for India. A slide was shown at church this weekend and we ha...

  • First pastors conference July 2006
    (Mar 27, 2006)

    After waiting for more partnerships to materialize, I have decided that our first pastors conference will take place in July on the 22, 23 and 24th.
    ...

  • Bob Harrison seminar notes
    (Mar 26, 2006)

    This giant post will be my collection of notes and insights based on the various speakers during Bob Harrisons Increase Seminar in Kona Hawaii.

    As ...

  • Thursday and Friday Bob Harrison
    (Mar 25, 2006)

    Tom Anderson

    Investment
    Without investment, there can be no increase.

    Educationally, America is suffereing as fifth in the world, as the emphas...

  • Increase Inspiration!
    (Mar 24, 2006)

    Christ Gate is a ministry based on a vision. A vision to build a bridge of love and support from the US to India.

    My family and I have been attendi...

  • New years update from Pastor Joel
    (Jan 16, 2006)

    I received this great letter and report from Pastor Joel...


    From: arputha raj
    Subject: greetings from india
    To: andrew@lighthouseindia.org

    ...

  • just a note
    (Dec 5, 2005)

    We are really enjoying the wrapping up of the year. Christmas is awesome.

    Praying for more breakthrough and planning out 2006 with India as a cente...

  • hope in partnership
    (Nov 22, 2005)

    In working through our 3 years goals, I have a feeling that although we are moving closer to the goals being realized, the intensity of forces and rea...

  • Gods Greater Kingdom
    (Nov 12, 2005)

    For years I have dreamed about the possibilities of ministry within the unnecesary boundaries of a single church or denomination.

    Although I have ...

  • new site changes coming soon
    (Oct 12, 2005)

    I know many links on the site still point to my pre 2005 trip status. Look for a new makeover soon that will highlight our transition from starting st...

  • Reporting and Goal Setting
    (Oct 8, 2005)

    This last month since the last post has been filled with recovery and reflection.. then Goal setting.

    Due to the wonderful fruit from our last vis...

  • Just one month later... wow
    (Sep 16, 2005)

    I woke up this morning remembering the ministry time in India as if it was a distant memory, then I realized it all happened just one month ago! Yes i...

  • Katrina Relief Map Interest Stirring
    (Sep 9, 2005)

    Katrina coordination app at http://katrinareliefmap.com is getting good personal play as I am speaking to people individually at the Increase Conferen...

  • Intention + Mechanism = RESULT
    (Sep 9, 2005)

    Next seminar at Harrison's increase event....
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    Brian Klemmer speaks!
    Brian Klemmer has made a great impact on my life and perspectives. I atte...

  • Destiny!
    (Sep 9, 2005)

    I am attending a great conference here in Florida...

    My new friend, Aaron Lewis, who we had dinner with last night is speaking, and doing a great j...

  • Katrina Relief Map
    (Sep 8, 2005)

    We now have the relief map for Katrina built to the point of presentation.
    http://katrinareliefmap.com

    It is a reworked copy of our original proje...

  • Katrina Relief Map... I can provide it
    (Sep 5, 2005)

    This post is the public version of the question going around through my head since I returned form Europe on Thursday.

    I have seen layers and layer...

  • Milestone Month commences
    (Sep 4, 2005)

    Now that we have the kanchipuram 05 festival behind us, confirmed by Josh's great report regarding the fruitfulness of the event from the pastors, I e...

  • Impacts of kanchi crusades 2005
    (Sep 3, 2005)

    Greetings to you all in the Matchless Name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. It brings great joy to once again share with you the good tidings of ...

  • Kanchi links of interest + Understanding Dalits
    (Aug 9, 2005)

    Kanchipuram area and history
    Wiki
    Decent bio site

    Background of why current situation is relevant to crusade, and location is strategic:
    (excer...

  • Arrived in India - Appt with Solomon
    (Aug 7, 2005)

    This arrival was almost routine, but right away, we had a wonderful encounter in arranging meetings for Sunday.

    Someday I'll stop being amazed at h...

  • updates on life gate revival meetings kanchipuram 2005
    (Aug 2, 2005)

    As you all have been praying and supporting tremendously for the upcoming crusades to be held at kanchipuram on the 12th 13th and 14th of this month....

  • Publish Peace
    (Aug 1, 2005)

    In the midst of tidbits of news about our progress with the crusade, I feel it a good time for me to take a break and post a short message to inspire ...

  • Loving Hindus
    (Jul 17, 2005)

    As I was researching information for our upcoming kanchi crusade, I found this blog and knew i had to post a reply to it. If you dont have time to rea...

  • Blog begins!
    (Jul 14, 2005)

    I just got wordpress installed and crammed it into the old styling of original design of site.

    I am hoping they work together well, as we will reor...
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