God’s Kingdom in India.
SOWERS stands for Serving Orphans Widows Educating & Reaching Society.
Founded in 2001 by Rev. Jayakumar Babu Salluri, “Pastor Jay,” God has used this ministry to educate 1,048 pastors, start and support 170 village churches that reach 320 communities, and help countless orphans and widows.
Under this mission, believers in North America and believers in India can become one by working toward the goal of spiritually guiding orphans, widows, Bible college students, and society by sharing the love and servants’ heart of Jesus Christ.
Orphans
Millions of orphans exist in India. Without proper care, education, and direction many of these children are exploited and often become inadvertently involved in child trafficking. SOWERS helps orphans by providing them with a means of education as well as funds to provide food, shelter, medical care, and general wellbeing to these needy children.
Widows
In the country of India, widows are looked down upon and actually considered bad luck. Many believe that a woman must have done something wrong in her past life to become a widow. Because of this, they are often denied work and find it challenging to build relationships with others. SOWERS provides food, rent, medical care, and general funding to these women to keep them off the street and provide them with a sense of worth and importance. They are honoured just as Christ honoured and loved the needy during his time on earth.
Educating
SOWERS Ministry believes in proper training; Jesus himself trained his disciples, Paul the Apostle trained Timothy and pastor Jay was trained in two different theological seminaries for a period of 7 years. God gave Jay and his staff the vision of teaching the untrained tribal pastors through their mobile Bible School. He was introduced to the BTCP (Bible Training Centre for Pastors) in 1997. He studied through the entire curriculum and felt the pressure of the Lord to take the same training to these remote, young men and women to equip them as mighty arrows of the Lord to reach the unreached communities and villages of India. This training has been ongoing since 2001 in India; more than 1048 men and women have graduated.
Reaching Society
According to the Hindu Caste system, which dominates Indian culture, all Christians are Dalits (members of the lowest caste). However, not all Dalits are Christian. Hindu Dalits are blown away by the loving kindness, humility, and service Christians show them. Our native Pastors and Missionaries give Jesus’ love in equal measure to all.