Good Samaritan Ministry

Bible College update!

Currently we have 6 young men studying with us. They are being trained up to serve the Lord. As they are quite young, we will train them for several years, to ensure that they are equipped and ready to serve the Lord. 

Bible College Proposal

Ashok Mishal Testimonial:

I was born in the 1970’s in a small remote village in Odisha, India. My family was very poor, so much so on the day I was born my family had no food to eat that night.

I had a happy childhood albeit with very little, sometimes wearing the same set of clothes for over a year as we couldn’t afford to buy more. When I was around 4 or 5 I was fortunate enough to go to a hostel run by a Lutheran mission, and I remained there for the rest of my schooling. My schooling was free up to year 10 as a result of people somewhere in the world sponsoring children like me to attend.

After my schooling I managed to enrol into a local bible college. I stayed there for around 6 months. It was basic biblical training, and it was there I was chosen to attend another bible college, and from there another college, which was studied in English. Having never spoken English, this was a challenge, but I learnt quickly and completed my Bachelor of Theology.

With this degree I managed to get a position with a large organisation at a bible school interstate. I spent 5 years there teaching young students at the bible college and had many very interesting experiences there.

Following this I enrolled into a Masters of Divinity in Theology, which I completed at a large college interstate in 2002. After completing the Masters, I worked with a couple of different charitable organisations, and continued to serve the Lord.

It was while working that I met my wife-to-be, who had visited India on a mission’s trip. We both shared a desire to do charitable work, and so set up Good Samaritan Ministry (GSM), and began to serve those unreached people groups in my home area in Odisha.

The passion to continue teaching biblical study has remained, and this is why we are starting our first bible college. Odisha has a high number of people groups unreached by the Gospel.  It is my prayer that young people like me are given an opportunity, and then go on to share the gospel with others, and that GSM can train up more and more people to go and tell others about Jesus.

 Project Vision

Bible College plan is for 10-20 students, the vision of this college is to train and send. Train and send local people into the local communities so that every district in Odisha can know of Christ. The aim is to begin during the first half of 2021.

 “How are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent?” (Romans 10:14-15)

For more information view our Bible College proposal booklet here or contact us!

Land Opportunity

Our Land development is going well. We have now established a 2 story building with residence at the base, and the second level a hall which is used for Church on Sunday, and for class for the Bible College during the week. We have also built a building with five rooms for accommodation, each containing an ensuite bathroom, so that both visitors and students can reside there as needed. The land has been such a great blessing to us as it means that we have a peaceful place to glorify God. We will continue to build on it and establish programs to bless the wider community from this base. 

• Bridge Builder Centres - Support a child to attend tuition in one of our Bridge Builder Centres, designed to build a connection with communities and God. Tuition for a child is $10/month.
• Widow Sponsorship - $20/month - Through our Bridge Builder Centressupports isolated rural widows with a financial gift each month to assist in their daily living requirements
• Pastor Support - $50/month - supports a pastor to run a church in an area of need. The pastor becomes a support for the village and can assist in identifying other needs which GSM can then meet through other programs. 

We are currently running a sewing centre teaching young women a skill with which we know will change their families futures, giving them opportunities to earn an income for their families.

Sponsorship opportunities