Pastor Mahendra Haripal was born and brought up in a Hindu family. Since his childhood, he devoted himself to the service of his gods and goddesses. But he had an emptiness in his heart. Once a pastor came to his house and shared with him about the love of Jesus who can satisfy his heart and the pastor encouraged
him to pray so that he will surely see Gods glory and miracle in his life. Pastor Mahendra kept this words in his heart. And one day his family was facing severe challenges and Pastor Mahendra remembered the words of this pastor and prayed to Jesus and God really answered his prayer. This was the first miracle he saw in his own life. Gradually his faith increased and in 2014 he accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior and took water baptism.

In 2021 after Covid he started sharing about Jesus with other people. He realized that the Lord was healing people from their sicknesses and diseases and he continued serving and sharing about Jesus. He has seen God doing many miracles through his life and ministry. At present, Pastor Mahendra has a house church
in his village where 25 people regularly attend the service and are growing in their faith.
Pastor Mahendra Haripal lives in Bargarh with his wife Puja Haripal and with their 10 years old son John Haripal and 3 years old son Ebrahim Haripal.

ABOUT ODISHA
With a population of 45.5 million people, predominantly Hindus, Odisha formerly known as Orissa has been in the news for a few years now, because of the huge
persecution against Christians in the state.
Despite the persecution, the Lord is drawing thousands of people to Himself. The Christian population is 2.77% which consists mostly of the tribal people, it has seen a revival as more and more people are coming to Christ.
This is one of the most fertile field and stands out as one of the most missionary sending states in India.

ABOUT BARGARH
Bargarh is home to 14 million people. The main relgion is Hindu with 98.6%
and 0.8% are Christians. Out of 299 people groups, the total number of unreached people group is 278.
Please continue to pray for our disciple makers in Bargarh district.