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- ↑ "Home". indiamission.org.
- ↑ "Christian Standard Interview". Archived from the original on 2010-07-30. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ↑ http://www.christianstandard.com/articledisplay.asp?id=610%5B%5D
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "The Daily Advance". Archived from the original on 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
- ↑ http://www.christianstandard.com/articledisplay.asp?id=610%5B%5D
- ↑ missionservices.org Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine