Bazaar Story: Light of the World

Light of the World Ministries serves the poor of Nagpur, India. Nagpur is the third-largest city in India. Light of the World operates multiple churches, a school for children unable to afford local school fees, and a vocational center teaching tailoring, dress design, and computer science. Widows and elderly women receive assistance to start small business endeavors for vending and food carts to promote self-sufficiency.

The ministry also provides food and essential supplies to severely impoverished families. In 2021, they provided 100 children with two sets of clothes, school tuition, supplies, and a decent meal each day, keeping kids in school and off the streets. Light of the World also started a slum mentorship program serving 150 children.

Light of the World holds church services in two large slum locations and desires to establish ten new churches in Nagpur. Young people from the slums attend church and have their lives transformed by the gospel.

With the support of Oakseed, widows and elderly women are living with dignity and self-respect through the vending and food carts provided.

Pray for the ministry to mold youth into spiritual leaders who fearlessly spread the gospel throughout India and for vocational training programs to expand to other slum locations.