Dibya is the leader of a large foundation that helps thousands in several of India's many states. Here, Jesus Heals Ministries holds a leading position. We are at the forefront in all areas.

Dibya is no ordinary person. He is highly educated with, among other things, three master's degrees in theology and administration – as well as law. We met on Facebook in 2008. But it wasn't until a few years ago that we got in closer contact. On Friday, July 18, 2015, we met at Oslo central station. It was a meeting I will never forget. Pastor and church leader Dibya spoke about his own foundation and the new foundation that Jesus Heals Ministries and his foundation jointly established on November 30, 2023: PATH INSTITUTE. It was then approved by the highest authorities in India.

The board consists of Dibya, his brother, and brother-in-law. His brother-in-law himself is the principal of another Bible school in India and has a doctorate in theology from an American university. A great team! I am the leader of the international department of PATH INSTITUTE. The entire missionary project in India is under the umbrella of Jesus Heals Ministries.

Dibya has 24 coworkers. Together with them, he helps people out of poverty by providing knowledge about agriculture, carpentry, electrical installations, candle production for sale, cosmetics, etc. Dibya also has a computer school with two coworkers for those who need training in computer use. It's also a subject at the Bible school. But first and foremost, Dibya is an entrepreneur, principal, major missionary leader, and pastor in his own congregation.

↑ INTO SERVICE: One of 76 classes at the Bible school. After the students have been thoroughly examined, a full 70% of them go into service as pastors and evangelists in India.

PATH INSTITUTE – India's largest Bible school

Through the foundation PATH INSTITUTE, we run various social initiatives to help the poor.
One of the most important parts of our commitment in India is our large Bible school of the same name: PATH INSTITUTE. It is India's largest Bible school with 2000 students, spread across 76 locations. At present, you can attend up to two years of Bible school here. After school, the students go out across India to spread the gospel! Some of my books have been translated into English and Hindi and are used as textbooks at the institute.

Principal Dibya and Jesus Heals Ministries also run a 15-month school for evangelists. The last class had 76 students. Theory and practice go hand in hand. During their schooling, they lead hundreds of people to salvation and build many new congregations. From September this year, the school for evangelists will be expanded. Dibya will start seven centers with 35-40 evangelists at each center. The school will last for 16 months. Here too, theory and practice will go hand in hand, leading people to salvation and building new congregations.

School for Illiterates

A year ago, Dibya and we at Jesus Heals Ministries started a school for illiterates ('illiterates') with over 1500 students. In India, there are around 280 million illiterate people! The need for more schools is enormous! The authorities are fully aware of this. We have acceptance from the authorities to be able to have a school for illiterates. From November, the plan is to increase the number of students to an astounding 4500, distributed across 150 locations. The students not only learn to write, read, and do math. They also hear the gospel! Many are saved through the school project.

↑ VEGETARIAN: We agreed to meet at a restaurant at the Central station in Oslo. Dibya chose vegetarian food.

Under our foundation, there are 2370 congregations in India with around 300,000 members. All are established under Dibya's foundation and the umbrella of Jesus Heals Ministries. It is a groundbreaking project to be able to participate in. The Christian leaders in India operate in a country with significant persecution of Christians. Why do Hindus persecute Christians? Because the leaders believe Christianity represents Western culture where the caste system is banned. Who would want to be downgraded from a high caste with significant economic and social benefits – to be on a level with ordinary people with few or no privileges? In India, there are 3 to 5 percent who are born-again Christians.

India – the world's largest mission field

Amidst this, the gospel is advancing in the world's most populous country of nearly 1.5 billion people. Close to 90 percent have heard little or nothing about Jesus. Therefore, India is the world's largest mission field. Why should some hear the gospel 1000 times while over three billion of the earth's population has barely heard the gospel once? Therefore, we want to raise money for the unreached. Only 5 percent of all mission funds go to this group. Would you join us? Contact us. Help us with the school and mission project in India. We need YOUR help to manage these enormous projects.

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Thank you for visiting Norway, pastor, entrepreneur, missionary leader, and principal Dibya! It was worth the trip, as it was an eye-opener for me and all our Norwegian mission enthusiasts!

Here are pastor Dibya's last words to me: “Whatever we do, we do it so that our nation will succeed in its development.”

Svein-Magne