Helping Churches Support Their Missionaries Worldwide
‘The Lord is doing great things’ Growing ministry in Namakkal During October 2023, GBM’s good friends Hanson and Jocelyn Manova visited the UK, joining us at Annual Mission Day. We were also delighted to welcome them to Mission Centre in
In October 2019 we enjoyed a visit from Hanson Manova, an Indian pastor from Namakkal in Tamil Nadu. Hanson trained in the evangelical theological seminary in Hosur near Bangalore, but has recently returned to his home town as an interim pastor to find a successor for his father, Stanley Jones, as pastor.
Colin Grimwood (Grundisburgh Baptist Church) describes the joys and challenges of a visit to today’s India.
India continues to fascinate me: the busy streets, the continuous hooting of the traffic, the numerous small shops and street stalls, the simple uncluttered homes, the bright colours (of saris and houses) and the friendliness of the people (they always respond to ‘Vanakkam’ with hands held together and a bow of the head).