Benjamin and Magdelene Komanapalli

The Komanapalli's were born and raised in India, founded Mission for the Interior (MFI) and have served in ministry for over 30 years.
They have church planters in many different developing countries, and oversee the rural church planters that wvBc supports. They also run multiple orphanages, food, housing, clothing, and medical ministries along with pastoral training ministries. wvBc partners with MFI to organize the pastor training conferences, and missions trips.

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Timothy

Timothy and his wife, Khejava, were married in 1997. His daughter Sharon Rose is 18, and his son Raj Kumar is 16. His brother-in-law Prasad, is a church planter whom wvBc supports as well.

Timothy pastors a church of 200 people. This includes 15 prayer cells, and 2 branch churches northeast of Visak, India. He has been serving there for 22 years. He travels to 15 villages and has prayer meetings and services as he visits each one. He brought a total of 15 leaders to the pastor's training program. These are the leaders of their prayer cell groups.

Paul

Paul and his wife, Ester, were married in 2006. His son Stephen was born the following year, and his daughter, Sharon followed two years later.

Paul attended bible school for two years and is pastoring a church of 50-70 people northeast of Visak, India. He has been serving there for 5 years. His church has two services a week on Friday and Wednesday and daily prayer meetings. Paul has brought several young leaders to the pastor's training program and they are now beginning to teach in their local prayer meetings. Their church is experiencing revival in the young people who are reaching out to the community.

Buchiyya

Buchiyya and his wife, Shanta Kumara, have been married for 30+ years (1985). His son Kumar was born in 2003.

Buchiyya is pastoring a church of 70-100 people with 1 branch church northeast of Visak, India. He has pastored this church for 7 years, and ministered in the area for 21 years. His church meets weekly with meetings for youth, ladies and prayer time. Buchiyya brought four leaders with him to the pastor's training program and they have started leading worship and speaking in meetings.

Prasad

Prasad married Swrna in 2007. His son T. Paul was born in 2009, and P. Paul was born in 2011. his brother-in-law Timothy, is a church planter whom wvBc supports as well.

Prasad pastors 3 churches with 15, 25 and 35 people northeast of Visak, India. He has done so for four years. He also travels to 8 villages sharing the Gospel. He has brought 10 leaders to the pastor's training program, and they are implementing what they've learned in their teaching and preaching.

He experiences harassment from the Nexalights who try to keep him from going to certain villages. He had also experienced a strong evil oppression when traveling to the villages.