India

Since 1978

With a population of over 1.3 billion people, India is very densely populated. Over 2000 of the 2295 people groups in India are still considered unreached with the Gospel. Multiple religions are practiced throughout India, but Hinduism is the largest religion there, and only about 2% of the population profess to be Christians. That means there are still over 1.2 billion people in India who don’t yet know Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior!

Since 1978 The Tide® ministry has been using radio broadcasts to share the Gospel throughout India. Our radio ministry in India has grown from a single Hindi language broadcast to include radio programs in eight Indian languages, and we plan to reach even more people groups in the future.  All these programs are produced in our studio in India using indigenous ministers who can effectively communicate the message of Christ to their own people in their mother tongue.

The Tide radio ministry in India is complemented by effective discipleship activities including literature distribution, Bible correspondence courses, seekers conferences (discipleship seminars) and a radio distribution project we call “Radios for India.” This combination of ministry elements has proven to be extremely effective in changing lives throughout India and planting churches where believers can be nurtured in their faith and through which whole communities can be drawn into the Kingdom of God.

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To broadcast in India, we are required to do compassionate ministry outreaches. We do this through children’s literacy programs! This is just one of the many ways The Tide has boots working on the ground.

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Letters from Abroad: Albania, Bhutan, India, Kosovo, Nigeria

Albania I’m 20 years old and though I grew up in church, I felt misunderstood and like I did not belong. During the isolation months because of the pandemic, I felt like everything I had built so far was shaking. I studied a lot in University and I needed the good...

Sharing the Gospel amidst Persecution in India

In a region of India long known for targeting and obstructing Christianity, radio listeners are responding to the hopeful Gospel message broadcast through our partners in Odisha. In 1967, Odisha became the first state in India to enact anti-conversion legislation,...

Letters from Abroad: India, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe

One of our favorite parts of ministering is hearing back from our listeners. Read on to see how lives are being changed around the world! India I am a regular listener of your radio program ‘Shanti Data.’ Through this radio program I was very happy and blessed and...

From the Field

Report on Discipleship Activities in Chhattisgarh, India. (Excerpts from the most recent quarterly report submitted by Good News Hour, The Tide partner ministry in India.)

Radio Listeners in India Testify About Life Change Through Christ

Even in a country that is dominated by Hindu beliefs, God has the power to reach people with the truth of His Son, Jesus. Since 1978, The Tide® has had a presence in India, today offering Gospel radio programming in eight Indian languages. For those whose lives are...

Seekers Meetings in India Reach Those with a Hunger for Jesus Christ

Despite “extreme” levels of persecution for India’s 66 million Christians, people are hungry for the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Tide® has worked in India for more than four decades—since 1978—and reaches listeners in a variety of ways besides radio...

Reaching into India

For more than 40 years, The Tide® has been reaching listeners in India with Gospel radio programming. But after the weekly programs sign off, there is still work to be done. Director Don Shenk said ministry partners in India engage in services beyond the radio...

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