Is a Christian Charity committed to working amongst the rural areas of Andhra Pradesh. It was founded and is directed by Revd Dr Charly Tom along with a team of senior pastors and experienced lay workers. It provides care for around 80 orphans and also has an English Medium school for over 500 children on its campus. In 2006 Damascus Trust sent out a small team who were able to provide and install a whole new water system on the campus. As well as a new pump set in the well, there were new metal pipes laid to connect all the buildings on the campus. This has been a huge blessing for the whole site.

As well as this, the Christians Renewal Church (part of Mercy Mission) has a team of pastors who are currently working in more than forty villages, helping to establish local Christian Churches. CRC is currently establishing a witness in three more states; Orissa. Kerala and Karnataka.

The Christians Renewal Church (part of Mercy Mission) has a team of pastors who are currently working in more than forty villages, helping to establish local Christian Churches. CRC is currently establishing a witness in three more states; Orissa. Kerala and Karnataka.

Since 2001, Damascus Trust and The By All Means Gospel Trust, have helped establish and finance the Christian Renewal Bible School. Each year some 15 students graduate and many are now working as pastors and evangelists in the surrounding villages. Damascus Trust has been able to provide equipment, bikes and books for these pastors and continues to support them financially each month through our 'Support A Pastor' programme. A new Bible school campus is currently being built and should be ready later this year.

In 2005 Damascus Trust began working with Plenty To Share Ministry which is directed by Revd Gunipe Vijaya Raju and based in Vegayammapeta near Kakinada. So far we have been able to provide 35 bikes for pastors working in the villages and some much needed aid following severe flooding in September 2006. All this has helped the message of Christ's love spread through the villages and there are many new groups of believers meeting together regularly as a result. From 2007 we have also taken on to support seven pastors working with PTSM.

Since 2001 Andy Paine has led annual Bible teaching conferences for pastors and evangelists working in the towns and villages of rural India. Conferences are held in three locations each year and are sponsored by Damascus Trust and BAM Gospel Trust. More than 300 pastors and evangelists attend these three-day conferences for Bible teaching, fellowship, encouragement and prayer.

There are various opportunities for people to share in this aspect of our work and ministry in the following ways:

You can now donate on our Support page