TRANSFORMATION INDIA MOVEMENT (TIM) (Celebrating 10 years of God s faithfulness) ACTIVITIES REPORT Transformation India Movement was founded by Biju & Margaret Thomas in 2002 with a vision to bring spiritual, social and economical transformation to India, particularly the state of Bihar, through holistic ministry. For the last ten years, T.I.M. has brought change to many individuals and communities through its various programs: Fresh Water wells, Leadership training, Medical, Education, Vocational training, Orphanage, Disaster Relief etc. T.I.M. seeks to train and place missionaries in villages where there is currently no access to the Christian Gospel. Since its inception in 2002, God has blessed the ministry of TIM in many ways. Today, it is one of fastest growing and life changing ministry in Bihar, North India. T.I.M. seeks to impact the villages physically and spiritually with the Good News of Jesus Christ in our life time. It is an impossible task to sum up in just a few WORDS all that God has done in the past years. But we can offer a few glimpses. 1. Clean Drinking Water (Living Water for Thirsty Souls): Transformation India Movement working in Bihar, India drilling wells in villages that have no access to clean water. Unlike many of the open bore wells in Bihar, these wells are deep (as much as 300 feet) and provide clean, safe water. T.I.M has been able to provide over 950 drilled water wells in different villages of Bihar. Scripture written in Hindi proclaiming Jesus as the giver of "living water". The Clean drinking water wells projects has not only provided fresh water to those who were struggling for basic need- the fresh water, but also provided an opportunity to know about the living water to thirsty souls. TIM has been able to plant churches directly because of the Fresh Water wells projects in Bihar. 2. Orphanage (Hope to the Hopeless): Transformation India Movement operates two Mercy Homes in Patna, Bihar, one for boys and one for girls. 15 children live at each facility providing a life they would never have. TIM- Ray of Hope Mercy Home helps abandoned, poor and orphan children of Bihar to experience the love and care of Jesus Christ by rescuing them at the most hopeless time of their lives. At the early age, we bring them in to the mercy home that provides free food, shelter, education and safety from the dark world they have previously lived. These children are raised with Christian values, preparing them to be the future spiritual, governmental and market place leaders of India. TIM is helping these 30 children to experience a total transformation in their lives.
TIM s goal is to open Ray of Hope Mercy Home in other states of India where children are given to temple prostitution and other evils activities and are living a hopeless life. 3. ADOPT A VILLAGE: (To Know Him and Make Him Known) TIM has adopted about 150 villages in Bihar. TIM Provides to every adopted village; - A Much needed clean water drinking well for the village. - An ongoing literacy training for the illiterate children. - A one- time medical clinic. - 200 bibles and hymns for new believers - Jesus Film Screening etc... An adopted village is also then serviced by one of TIM s trained church Planter with the goal of planting a church. 4. Empowering Women Program (Sowing through Sewing): Many poor women in Bihar could support themselves by tailoring. Transformation India Movement s Bridge of Hope Tailoring Center trains and equips women to start their own micro- enterprise businesses. TIM provides the needy and poor women a foot pedal sewing machine allowing her to begin her own business following successful graduation from the Tailoring school. TIM so far has trained over 600 women and provided over 350 sewing machines to poor and needy women to enable them to be self supportive. Having a seamstress skill and their own business offers a woman the chance to support their family and increase the value of a single woman in the eyes of potential in- laws. Many women are self supportive and are helping their children to study and support their family. Hundreds of women have become believers are attending the local churches. These women could not have heard the gospel even once, had there been no sewing training program. 5. Non Formal Education (Transforming lives to Transform the Nation): Bihar is one of the least literate states of India. Total Rural literacy rate in Bihar is 43.9%. In rural areas of Bihar, Males and Female literacy rate is 57.1 and 29.6 respectively. TIM provided Non- Formal Education to over 3000 children in different villages of Bihar. TIM s Jeevan Jyoti Non Formal education program not only helps illiterate and poor children to read and to write but also helps them to know Christ by sharing Bible stories and by teaching them action songs. Many children have been admitted to the public school as a result of the literacy training. Moreover, all of these children have been able to hear the name of Jesus for the first time and become believers. We have wonderful testimonies of how literacy training has helped the children and their families to come to now the Lord. Our goal is to
help the children who are in darkness to see the light so that they may experience a total transformation. 6. Health Camp and Health Awareness Program: T.I.M. has been involved in the area of Health care and awareness program for the last 5 years. We have conducted over 25 medical camps in across the state. The people from the villages have been blessed greatly and over 5000 people have been benefited through the medical camp. We always take a team of doctors, nurses and volunteers to remote places where people were facing many health issues. Normally due to the money and financial constraints, most of the people in the villages, could not afford to pay consulting fee or travel to the city for treatment. Thus these medical camps was a great source of relief and blessing as we offered free consultation and also gave away free medicines. We treated every patient with love and patience and also made them aware on how to prevent themselves from falling sick again. And most importantly, we taught them about cleanliness and sanitation and also environmental awareness. Hundreds of people have received complete cure and are living a much better life than they were before. 7. Disaster Relief Work: During the severe flood in Bihar in 2007 and 2008, TIM did flood relief works in Partnership with NCBM and Samaritan Purse in 5 Districts of the state of Bihar. Naugachia (Bhagalpur District), Muraliganj (Madhepura District), Purnea Kathihar and Muzaffarpur District. Based on the survey of the flood affected areas in the above mentioned districts, we formed a team of 10 TIM staffs who volunteered to travel to the flood affected villages and help the victims. The team purchased the blankets, food items plates, class, soaps and packed those materials into the plastic bags.( we chose these items according to the people's need and request). We were able to distribute about 3000 relief packets in these places. As part of the relief work, we were also able to drill hand pumps in some of these districts. 8. Leadership and Discipleship Training (Preparing Tomorrow s leaders Today): Since November 2005 we have been involved in discipleship and leadership Training which has resulted in reaching hundreds of villages and planting many churches. The Great Commission Training School in Patna has prepared 225 church planters and volunteers so far. Leadership and Discipleship Training program gives hundreds of young people an opportunity to be educated, trained, and discipled to take their place of leadership in their families, churches, communities, and even in their nation. Currently, the Leadership and Discipleship Training program is
stopped due to trainees were kicked out of the rented building by the house owner. Our goal is to place a church planter in all the 39 districts of the state of Bihar by 2015. The Great Commission Training School is committed to develop national leaders who manifest a Christian style of leadership in terms not of domination but of service. 9. Church Planting (Good News for Everyone) The reason for TIM s existence is to produce and empower committed followers of Jesus Christ in Bihar to reach the unreached people. This is our compelling motivation and passion. Each church planter goes through a series of training sessions that prepares them for their task. After being appointed, each one is assigned a number of villages to bring the Gospel of Christ and ultimately establish a permanent Church. TIM Church Planters helped over 7000 new believers and so far have planted 152 churches and reached more than 1000 unreached villages. The Christmas outreach program in 3 years have reached 250,000 people ( 2009 60,000, 2010 75000 and in 2011-115,000) with the good news of Jesus Christ. TIM remains committed to give everyone an opportunity to hear the gospel at least once to hear the name of Jesus. Throughout scripture Jesus ministered with both hands. One hand was Relief (the physical needs of people) and the other hand was Release (the spiritual needs of people). Relief was food for the hungry and healing for the sick. Release was release from what holds us in bondage sin. Jesus almost always used both hands. Jesus healed people physically and spiritually. Jesus calls us to use both hands to minister to hurting people. Transformation is at the core of all of the activities in which TIM is engaged. At the end of well drilling, literacy training and other activities, our heart s desire is to see lives changed. We long to see individuals, families, even cities and nations transformed for Christ s glory! Our efforts are aimed in transforming Bihar both spiritually and physically. As we celebrate God s faithfulness over the last ten years, We are very grateful to All TIM Prayer and financial partners who have helped us touch lives and communities to bring transformation in Bihar. We are grateful to NCBM, FBCBA, Bridge for Hope, The Chapel, Salem Baptist Church, Mark Brister ministries,, Life point, The River church, and others and who have played a vital role in bringing relief and release to their physical and spiritual life. Thank you for making a difference in so many lives. My Sincere thanks to TIM Board members, Staffs and families, and leaders who have been an inspiration and support for the growth of the ministry. I am grateful to My wife, Margaret who has
stood with me in all the situations we have been thru and played an important role to see this day take place..together, we can be a part of what God is powerfully doing in the lives He has called us to reach. (Biju Thomas) Director, TIM FACTS ABOUT BIHAR, INDIA - Bihar is one of the last evangelized populations of the world. - Less than 0.06% are Christians. - Historically known as Graveyard of Missionaries in India. - 2400 people (100 every hour) die every day in Bihar without ever hearing the name of Jesus. - Population is 100 Million. - Over 45000 villages. - One of the poorest states in India. - Poor health care. - High infant mortality. - Limited access to clean water. - Literacy rate of almost 50% - Least literate state in India. - Budhism, Jainism was founded in Bihar. Other Religions have strong influence.