Rev. Chandrashekar & Irene Eda
Fundamental Baptist Ministries – India

Chandrashekar and Irene are natives of India and serve the Lord in Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay; Mumbai is named after the Hindu goddess Mumba Devi.  The Edas came to Mumbai in 1981.  Despite  the odds against them (they slept on a concrete floor with no mattress for months), the Lord was good,  and they began to plant Baptist churches.  During the last twenty years of their ministry, they were able to plant 125 churches and evangelize more than 300 villages with a team of 51 committed fundamental Baptist preachers.

India is the 2^nd largest country in the world with a population of more than one billion people, and Hinduism is the major religion.  Christians are often soft targets of these groups, but amidst the suffering and threats, the Lord is doing a mighty work.  There are approximately 600,000 villages in India, with one pastor responsible for 150 to 200 villages.  India’s doors are closed to foreign missionaries, and the need of the hour is to train more nationals to preach the gospel.

It would not surprise anyone who knows him to see Brother Shekar knee-deep in water passing out tracts during the monsoon season!  He and Irene have also worked tirelessly to see new students come to Calvary Baptist Bible College, and they have begun a Christian college building project; the Lord provided two acres of land in Karjat, and buildings are under construction.  The Edas have recently founded the Bethesda Children's Home, a refuge for orphans and other needy children.

The Edas’ goals are simple:  to train up Nationals, to build fundamental Baptist bible believing churches, and to spread the gospel throughout India.  They oppose liberal theology and stand fundamental in doctrine, Baptist by conviction, and militant in defense of the Gospel and the Word of God.