World Missions Advance

NEW WMA ASSOCIATE MISSIONARY
Issac Sastry Tagaram | INDIA

Issac Sastry Tagaram is from India and has a passion for raising up the next generation of Christ-centered leaders. His ministry focuses on teaching, mentoring, and equipping Bible college students, young pastors, and vulnerable children to become faithful followers of Christ who will positively impact their communities and nation.

After graduating from Christ For The Nations Institute in Dallas, Texas, Isaac had the opportunity to serve at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship. It was a season of tremendous learning, growth, and ministry. During that time, however, God began speaking to his heart about returning to India.

As he meditated on Joshua 1, Isaac sensed the Lord asking him a personal question: "What in your life has to die so that you can experience the call of God?" Realizing that he needed to surrender his own plans, comfort, and security, he chose to obey God's call and return home.

Today, Isaac teaches and mentors Bible college students and young pastors, equipping them to become effective leaders who faithfully serve God and their communities. He also has a deep burden for children living in the slums. During prayer, the Lord impressed another question upon his heart: "If the enemy can see the potential in these children, why can't God's people?"

That question became the foundation of a ministry dedicated to rescuing vulnerable children, providing them with a safe and loving environment, supporting their education, discipling them in God's Word, and helping them develop practical life and vocational skills. Isaac's prayer is that each child will grow into a mature follower of Christ who becomes a blessing to both God and the nation.

Looking back, Isaac can clearly see God's hand leading every step of his journey—from India to Dallas, from serving in America to returning home, and from personal calling to investing in the next generation. His life is a testimony that when we surrender everything to God and obey His voice, He is faithful to fulfill His purposes through us. To God alone be all the glory.

If you would like to partner with Issac and his ministry in India, please go to: https://www.worldmissionsadvance.org/sastry

"the Bible is indeed historically reliable and a worthy investment of [your] time...If the Bible is inspired and inerrant (and it is), then the archaeological record will affirm it. And it does!"

-Dr. Paul Weaver, PhD, "Faith-Affirming Findings: 50 Archaeological Discoveries that Validate the Historicity and Reliability of Scripture"

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"Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures..." (1 Corinthians 15:1–4)

This passage in 1 Corinthians 15 is one of my favorite passages in all of Scripture. This is the gospel. We never graduate from the gospel. Paul goes on to talk about all of the people the resurrected Christ appeared to. I especially love this bit when he says, “He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now.” I love that, “most of whom remain until now.” It’s like Paul is saying, “listen, Jesus really rose from the dead, but just in case you don’t believe me, go ask these other people who are still alive...they saw Him too!”

When I have the opportunity, I like to ask atheists what proof of the resurrection would they accept? So many people like to try to justify their own unbelief by appealing to the lack of proof, but the truth is there is a lot of proof for the resurrection of Christ. Paul even says “if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain” (1 Co 15:14). Everything hinges on the Resurrection. If it happened, it is of ultimate importance. If it didn’t happen, then even Paul says that our faith is in vain. This is our hope as believers. Christ is “the first fruits of those who are asleep” (1 Co 15:20). The penalty for sin, going way back all the way to Genesis is death, but praise God, for His free gift of eternal life to all who believe (Romans 3:23). As Christians, we don’t believe in some ethereal, ghostly, afterlife. No! We believe that one day, the dead in Christ will rise and live forever with Jesus as He reigns upon the throne of David forever and ever (See 2 Samuel 7).

And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them, and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.” And He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new” (Revelation 21:3-5a).

Jesus is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!

Chad