The life and death of a godly man gave many people in Sikh business communities a way to hear the Gospel proclaimed.
About the Ministry
Leaders of this project have a vision to reach the unreached with the gospel of Jesus, make disciples, and plant churches in every barangay of the Philippines where Indian people live. They focus on the Indian diaspora, specifically Sikh and Punjabi people who have migrated to the Philippines for business and opportunities. This couple also ministers to an unreached people group from India that has moved to the Metro Manila region and throughout the Philippine islands.
Ministry Focuses
Meet the Leaders: Mark and Shoni
Mark’s father was saved from a Hindu background where he was supposed to become a priest. His decision to follow Christ and to become a pastor led the family into a life of poverty and persecution in northern India. Mark determined to be a businessman, but God intervened and led him and each of his brothers into ministry. God provided strength and provision to earn a college and seminary degree.
Mark met his wife Shoni, from a different nation and people, during seminary in South Korea.
Shoni also grew up in a Christian pastor’s home in a South Asian nation. Although the danger to share faith in Christ was high, Shoni and her family led an exemplary life, allowing them to share their testimony in the community and work. She completed a Bible degree in the Philippines and another degree in South Korea, where, as an answer to her prayers for a husband pastor, she met Mark.
Mark and Shoni were attracted to each other by their shared vision to serve Christ among their people. God placed them in Metro Manila, Philippines, among throngs of needy people from their home countries.
Funding Priorities
Prayer Requests
- Pray for new believers in Jesus to grow in their faith and have courage to share with their families.
- Pray for Christian business people to work with integrity and have a godly testimony in the community.
- Pray for the teaching and training of new leaders in church plants.
- Pray for new followers of Jesus to learn how to apply the Bible to marriage and family life.
Recent Updates
Sindhi Business Communities Believing in Jesus
Sindhi Business Communities welcome Mark and Shoni. Business people who migrated for business opportunities also find Jesus.
Reaching the Diaspora from Unreached Regions
Mark ministered at a missions conference focused on people in unreached regions of India. Would your church like to partner with Mark?
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:10)