The beginning
God sends His people to motivate us
In 1982 Peter Will, a humble servant of God from Germany was moved with the plight of the poor and suffering, specially those who were dying on the streets of Mumbai. His vision was to serve these precious souls whom God loves, with the agape love of Jesus Christ. He practically started caring for them by providing them food, taking them to hospitals and praying with them. Meanwhile he met many Christian leaders inviting them share the vision that God had given to him. Few responded. God moved their hearts.
Many times God sends his people to motivate and challenge us to live fruitful lives as we abide in the Lord Jesus Christ, but finally it is our own duty to reach out to our brothers and sisters in need in this great nation, India.
After much prayer, few committed Christians accepted this vision as their own and sought to work for it’s fulfillment over many years. The understanding has been that the Love of Jesus Christ is to be shown in practical ways to the suffering and poor and to children in need. To give them hope in Christ.
Pastor Sumitra Gaikwad along with his wife Vishranti were led by God to give up their jobs elsewhere and work fulltime to see this vision fulfilled and since then have been leading the preacious flock of God, feeding them with the nourishing Word of God. With the vision in mind, their primary aim in mind was to encourage Christians to grow in the Word of God, to obey it and to abide in Jesus. Jesus very clearly tells us in His own words in Gospel of John 15:8 “Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.” As we grow in Christ, we will bear fruit. That is the sign of a true disciple of Jesus Christ. We are encouraged by the epistle of James 1:27 “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep himself unspotted from the world.”
After a small beginning in 1982, we today have various projects in which over 50 committed Christians work together to bring the love of Jesus to the poor by ministering to them in a practical way.

Staff
A family growing together
The 50 staff and volunteers of IMCARES comprises of committed Christians from various churches in Mumbai and Thane who share the same vision, to bear the fruit of the spirit. Along with technical training, the leadership of IMCARES stresses on spiritual infilling of the staff. We are a family growing together in the Lord and united by His love.

The future
As the Lord leads IMCARES,
with the Lord’s leading, continues to serve the poor and the needy in Mumbai and has a vision to expand it’s activities through out the Maharashtra State beginning with Pune. With restoring lives being our goal and the poor and the needy our primary focus, IMCARES will make the best of the opportunities available. IMCARES aims to serve God humbly in obedience and faith rather than seeking to establish it’s own kingdom.

You can be involved too
Sharing the joy of the Lord
If you are a born again Christian and part of the body of Christ, you are welcome to contact us and be a part of us as need be. In the years gone by we praise God for the numerous volunteers, staff and visitors that have come and been a part of this ministry. They have added to us an extra strength and made facing challenges much easier. Education and skill does not matter to our Lord, all He asks for is obedience and commitment. We are also in need of skilled staff who considers it a joy to serve the Lord and not a burden.