Maithili People

Where do they live? North India, Bihar Province

What do they believe? Hinduism & Islam primarily; Christian .03%, and the church has been established

How many are there? 27,000,000

What is their education? 38.5% literate; 405 colleges; 11 universities

What do they eat? Wheat bread, rice, maize, pulses, and vegetables

What is their principal occupation? Agriculture and mining (coal, iron ore, limestone, mica and bauxite)

What has Cedar Springs done to help the gospel reach these people?

  • Contributed $11,500 for the first worship center among new believers there
  • Contributed $20,000 for the purchase of a van to transport the national missionaries, Thambi and Susie Gunasekaran
  • Contributed regularly toward the support of those translating the scriptures into the Maithili language
  • Sent Dave and Christiana Sugantharaj to minister there numerous times
  • Brought the Gunasekarans to the USA to meet you and bless us
  • Met with the Gunasekarans in November 1999 to get a report on the work and learned that one new church was planted in 1999 and a building already constructed from funds provided by the people.
  • Contributed $15,000 for the establishment of a tailoring center where Maithili women will be trained not only to provide for themselves and their families but also to take the gospel back to their villages.

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