Difficulties and opposition are still a way of life in many of the areas where GEMS is active. Travel can be difficult and dangerous. On one bus trip, several GEMS missionaries were involved in a serious accident. Many of the passengers were killed but the Lord saved all the gospel workers. On another gospel trip, the GEMS van was hit and five missionaries sustained serious injuries.
Beatings also occur.
Two missionaries were attacked by robbers and severely hurt. Another was kidnapped while working in a tribal area, robbed, and beaten. A mature, fruitful ministry Organized by Daniel Dayanandhan and Jebakumar in 1972, GEMS today has 370 full-time workers ministering in their mission stations, churches, and schools. Altogether, GEMS reaches thousands of children with the gospel each year. Without help from native ministries such as GEMS, these village children run the risk of becoming street children.