Missionaries reach 160 tribal villages with the Gospel, medical care and education

Named by his missionary parents as “one who reaches the unreached,” Reacher Williams desired to be a servant of God as well and enrolled in the South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies (SAIACS) in India to complete his Master’s in Theological Studies. “God was molding me and pruning me to be a better instrument in His hand for the extension of His Kingdom,” Reacher says. “He also taught me a lesson about faith: that He will never forsake nor leave us alone in any circumstance.”

After graduating in 2007, Reacher joined Tribal Mission India (TMI) as a missionary among a tribal group called the Irulas spread over 181 villages in Kerala, a state in southwestern India. During the last two years, God has used Reacher and his fellow missionaries to reach about 160 villages, some of which are located in deep and wild animal-infested jungles. They have shared the Gospel using films and storytelling methods to both adults and children, in addition to conducting medical camps, providing medicines and medical care in TMI’s 60-bed medical center and providing basic education to adults and children.

Reacher says God has helped him serve among young people as well, especially the 120 tribal children, aged four to 13, in a hostel run by TMI. He has also taught in a missionary training center for young budding missionaries from a tribal background.

He says SAIACS’ impact will always be with him: “a mindset for being focused, a craving for excellence in thinking, creativity in preparation and planning, promptness for positive criticism and an understanding of the benefits of team work.”

Please pray for Reacher and his wife, Bijily, who recently moved to Cambodia to continue their service as village missionaries.

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