A Story Only God Could Write

God asked Mike to share the story of his brother’s suicide on Facebook — publicly, painfully, honestly. He wrestled with it for a year. Then a string of public suicides broke his heart into obedience, and he pressed record.

The very next day, a young man named Kumar messaged him from India. Kumar had been praying for his people when God told him to open Facebook and scroll — “that one.” A stranger on the other side of the world, chosen by God to carry a message of hope.

Kumar rented a projector and a screen, gathered his village, and put Mike on FaceTime — translating his story sentence by sentence into Telugu. People who had lost hope heard, some for the very first time, that God loved them.

The ministry compounded — each new set of wheels carried the message farther from home. Village after village, gathering after gathering, pastor after pastor joined the work.

Ten years later, 300 pastors serve across twelve networks in the East Godavari region — leading home churches, planting new ones, and discipling 10–15 people each. Around 4,500 people are reached every month through evangelism, discipleship, and prayer.

After a decade of ministry over a phone screen, Mike finally stood on Indian soil — mornings with every pastor team, open-air gatherings at night, and a meal for everyone who came.