Sira- Tumkur (Karnataka): Pastor Teekya Naik (33) has been doing the work of his ministry in Sira, Tumkur District in Karnataka, during the last 12 years, ever since 1999. Originally, he belongs to Huvinahadagaly in Bellary District. He had been working as an insurance agent in a private company, and during the last 3 years he has been serving the Lord as a full-timer. He is ably assisted in his work by his wife, Mrs. Bhagyamma (30), an M.A. B.Ed., working as a teacher in a private school. They have two children, Supritha (6), and Sandesh (4). They are living in a rented house which they are also using as their House Church. They have a total membership of about 125 believers, and they have been functioning without any trouble so far. Their house is situated in an area where most of the residents belong to the Lambani community, a community that comes under the SC & ST category in the state.  read more »