India / Nepal Missions
INDIA MISSIONS
ARMS OF LOVE FELLOWSHIP GOES TO INDIA, ALL NATIONS AND PEOPLES! In a country where over 3 million gods are worshipped, just over 2% of the population is Christian and more than 400,000 Villages have not yet heard The Good News Of Jesus or received The Love Of God, Arms of Love Fellowship is praying and working hard with Pastors of Churches and Orphanages throughout India to meet the needs of our Brothers and Sisters who are Believers In The One True God! On this Page you will find pictures of the Works of God that are going on in India and read letters received from the Pastors there who are doing everything in their power to bring the Gospel to their Nation. The needs are astronomical, but with God, All Things "Are" Possible! Please, pray as you look through this Page and read of the concerns expressed in the notes written, because we "are" His Hands and Feet.
Ask that Our Heavenly Father uses Each and Every Member of The Body of Christ Jesus to fulfill His Plans and Purposes within India and throughout the World! If you would like to be a part of Faithful Source and help in the Great Commission then join us at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/armsoflovefellowship
and if you know of people or ministries within India that would like to connect with us or anyone who has a heart for India then please, put them in touch with us at:
webmaster@armsoflovefellowship.com
God bless and Love to All,
Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
Subject: KNOWING GOD - 3 & Prayer Points & Article to touch hearts
CIC Persecution News Alert
WHY ARE THEY PERSECUTED? John 15:21 "They will treat you this way because of My name, for they do not know the One who sent Me." Bearing His Name in the temporal world puts believers at risk. What are you risking for the Name of Jesus? Would you be willing to risk all you have, including your life, your family? His first call to you is to Eternal Life. Who is this Jesus?
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September 14 ~to~ 20, 2003
KNOWING GOD - 3 : * The TRINITY *
Every believing Christian is given the most wonderful .. poignant and significant vision of the Trinity ~ the Father .. Son .. & .. the Holy Spirit together and rejoicing. God the Father rejoicing because His plans for man's salvation was being worked out. God the Son rejoicing in being obedient to the Father even though He could see the end. God the Holy Spirit rejoicing because He was instrumental in making Father's wish and the Son's compliance possible. This great picture of joy is painted by God in MATTHEW 3:15 ~ 17 at the time of Jesus' baptism.
What we know in part is that ... God is One and that He eternally exists in Three Persons. We believe that it is so.
There may be a time when God may want to reveal in full .. until such point in time we should always be steadfast & immoveable in our belief in the Triune God.
Further when Jesus Himself lets us know of the joint operation of the Trinity ... we just need to believe and accept. In MATTHEW 28:19 the resurrected Jesus says to His eleven disciples on a mountain top in Galilee ~ " Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations ... baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit."
The Trinity acts in Unity :~
+ + In CREATION ... The Father spoke .. the Word is the Son .. the Holy Spirit moved upon the face of the water.
+ + In INCARNATION ... The Father gave His Son .. the Son was born into the world ... the Holy Spirit causes conception in Mary.
+ + In REDEMPTION ... The Father's holiness accepts the sacrifice on Calvary .. the Son presents himself as our perfect substitute .. the offering is through the Holy Spirit.
+ + In SALVATION ... The Father receives the prodigal .. the Son shepherds and brings back the lost sheep .. the Holy Spirit seals the new convert.
+ + In COMMUNION ... The Father's invitation to fellowship with Him .. the Son does the reconciliation .. the Holy Spirit effects this union and communion.
+ + In PRAYER ... The Father receives our requests .. the Son canalizes these requests .. the Holy Spirit directs our requests both spoken and unspoken up to the Father.
+ + In GLORY ... The Father eventually to receive the millennial kingdom .. the Son will change our bodies like His own .. the Holy Spirit gives the invitation.
+ + In REGENERATION ... The Father records the new name in glory .. the Son cleanses the sin in His precious blood .. the Holy Spirit performs the transforming miracle of the new birth.
The benediction in II CORINTHIANS 13:14 ~ " The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ .. and the love of God .. and the communion of the Holy Spirit .. be with you all. Amen." Is The Trinity - in action and experienced in the lives of every believer.
God in three Persons .. blessed Trinity.
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LET US PRAY ... That the Holy Spirit keeps us united .. under the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God may turn us to love one another and all together specially the lost ones.
LET US PRAY ... That the Leaders of the World may fuse the desires of God into all their decisions and policies that the blessing that are attached to it is released for the good of all and felt in bringing about world peace.
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PLEASE PRAY FOR DELIVERANCE FOR : John Dass who is being victimized for having detected a financial fraud in the institution where he works .. and has been assaulted & abused and is undergoing all kinds of harassment and also may be charged with a false case soon.
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CAREs .. & .. CONCERNs : From AROUND the WORLD
This Week From :
BROTHER TERRY
Director of Administration and Special Project Development CHRISTIANS in CRISIS
http://www.christiansincrisis.net/
I must share with you the awesome and humbling experience I had this morning during our Sunday morning service. As we began our worship, the Lord spoke to my heart to make a conscious effort to bring the suffering church into my worship time. It was as if He was saying that I could, by focusing on Him and their needs at that time, could escort them into His presence, to provide much needed comfort to them. I can't explain, it but it was as if I could see Jesus, sitting, not standing on the steps of our altar. He had me go to the door and meet the young girl from Sudan who received 75 lashes and bring her to the altar. He then had me return to the door and escort Martin and Gracia Burnham to altar and then return to escort Pastor Gong. As I returned to the door the first time, I saw Him pouring out oil on the back of the Sudanese girl who was tortured. As I returned to the door again to escort Pastor Gong, I saw Him comforting and loving on Martin and Gracia. As I returned to the door again, I saw Him with His arms outstretched to Pastor Gong and the leaders of South China Church. When I returned to the door the last time, there was an unending line of people without faces standing waiting to be ushered in. They were standing there bruised, broken and in shackles and chains. As I watched Jesus minister at the altar, there was healing for the Sudanese girl, the shackles holding Pastor Gong fell to the floor. As we worshiped Jesus poured out His love on those gathered around Him.
I must say this was a very emotional experience for me. But beyond the emotions of this morning, God was speaking. He was speaking to each one of us. Do Not Forget Them! Do Not Forget Them! Not even for a moment Do Not Forget Them! Some and maybe many you know because the truth of their suffering has come to you in various ways, but there are countless others, who are faceless, faceless, no one knows them, no one knows their condition, no one knows there suffering save one, Jesus, the one who suffered for us. I feel humbled today, that God would speak to me in such a profound way, clearly challenging me, to Never Forget Them.
I must say that this experience will change me. It will change my prayer life, my worship life, my commitment to speak up for those who are forgotten.
Please keep this as a matter of prayer in the coming days. The Lord is showing us that our faithfulness to pray makes a difference. As I bring these people, those who are known, those who are forgotten, into the presence of God, spiritual refreshing and comfort is occurring. Let us remember to carry these people in every area of our spiritual life. We need to remember them when we pray, remember them in our worship, remember them when we have fellowship, remember them when we study the Word and remember them when we Witness for Jesus.
Satan has been effective in his attempts to make the natural family dysfunctional. Let us guard our spiritual family with vigilance, courage and faithfulness.
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Hallelujah !
Thank YOU for linking-up ...
with your minds & hearts to be in one accord before the Lord.
Dolly + Raj Sinha Roy
"Matru Chhaya" 2nd Floor,
B/h. Kalyan Cafe, Fatehgunj
BARODA-390002
Gujarat - INDIA
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Subject: Pray for multiplication in India
India Ministry Requests 25,000 Prayer Warriors
The leader of a ministry to tribal groups in North India praises God for new opportunities that have opened up, but he wants to saturate any plans in prayer before moving forward.
His ministry does outreach in remote tribal villages and focuses not just on saving souls but on discipling them as well. Revival meetings and "jungle camps" introduce tribal people and dalits (untouchables) to the gospel. Portable Bible schools and church plantings nurture their growth. In the past year, 433 new believers were added to the body of Christ through this ministry, and the total number of churches increased from 90 to 103.
Also in 2002, over 5000 people from the Santhal, Munda and Ho tribes heard the gospel through various outreaches.
Missionaries are grateful that there was little opposition this year compared to other years.
Nevertheless, ministry co-workers feel a sense of urgency. They are pleased with the receptiveness they have seen among tribal groups but know it cannot last long. They want to continue to convert believers into soul-winners, pastors into disciple-trainers, and churches into training centers, hoping to eventually train 100,000 believers for the ministry.
They know that these dreams cannot be realized without the power of prayer. That is why this leader has set a goal of getting 25,000 people to commit to pray for the ministry for one hour a day.
Please join many others in lifting up this outreach, especially remembering the need for resources and outreach tools for evangelism. To learn more about how you can help, write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-426 640-OFU on the subject line.
Subject: greeting to you in christ.
"Every Tribe for Christ" Rev – 5:9
Look on the Fields and let us cry mightily unto the Lord BREAK UP YOUR FOLLOW GROUND: Hosea: 10:12 INTRODUCTION
Greetings to you in the name of our Saviour Jesus Christ The great commission from our Lord is "Therefore go and make diciple…, and surely. I am with you always. Mt 28:19,20. He was already got his chosen people with his pecious blood…" and they are from every tribe and language and people and nation. Rev – 5:9.
He wants some of us, so that he would do tremendous work through us among tribal. "God called Abraham through whom he wanted to bless the all the nations. God promised him all people on the earth would be blessed through you. Gen-12: 3. And he said to them break up your follow ground". Hosea- 10:12.
Going: - "Go into the entire world and preach the Gospel to every Creature". Mark 16:15
"GO therefor and make disciples math:28:19 Sending: - In the fullness of time goes sent his only begotten SON Jesus Christ and to save and bless the whole world These twelves jesus sent out :math.10:5
sending Loving fasted and prayed, and called them and lands hands on them, they sent them, Acts 13:2,3.
Praying: - Therefore "Pray the lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest" Mathew 9:38. You also helping together in preys for us: II Core 1:10.
Brettren my hearts desire and prayes to GOD for Israei is that they may be saved .rom:10:1
Helping: - "Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of theirs.
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Jesus Christ. Who, being in the from of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God". Philippians 2:4,5
Obedience to god's call means shifting our expectations to being a blessing instead of Just being blessed. In deed I have all and abound I am fill having received from epaphrodit us the things sent from you :phe:4:18 SCHEDULED TRIBLE
IN ANDHRA PRADESH
(33)5.9% largest: Koya 386,000:
Konda 245,000: Saoro 110,000: Jatapo 100,000: Bagatya 97,000 : Gouda 60,000:
Kummara 48,000: Gadaba 34,000:
Chendhu 33,000 Andhra Pradesh Tribe:
Koya, Lambadi, Kona, Chenchu,Saoro, Jatopu, Bagaty, Gouda and kummara.
WITNESS
My name is Miss.Kankanala Kezia. I am 27 years old. I studied Degree discontinue. I have three sisters and one brother my father is a businessman and my mother is a housewife. I accepted Jesus Christ as my saviour in 1993, January 17. That day I followed Jesus Christ. I participated in Sunday Schools, Youth Meeting and Church Ministry. I also conducted Sunday Schools, Youth Meetings and Church Ministry. But I have a desire to tell about Jesus to tribal people and also have desired to go to unrecalled places to tell about the Jesus. I prayed the God since 7 years for the tribal people. In year 2000, in Konda Tribal, a missionary was dead. In that place he faced so many problems and infection and he got jaundice disease and he dead. He died before he planned a program. "GOSPEL JOURNEY", in Konda Tribal places and he dead. Through this incident I prayed for that programmed and Jesus called me to do his work. So I worked that place as a missionary. In that place I faced so many problems. I was two times sickbed very serious. In that time god saved me.
INDIAN TRIBLE
Our country has a population of 105 millions speaking about 1652 languages and dialects. There are 80 millions (8 Crores) tribal in India, India has 3742 castes and tribes there are 1652 known languages, there are vast tribal areas awaiting the Gospel, they are Bengal, Bihar, Gujarath, Madhya pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh.
ANDHRA PRADESH TRIBLE:
The population of Andhra Pradesh 66,355,000. People, languages 167.
Konda Tribe is one of the needy places of our State, we can realize the pathetic condition at Andhra Pradesh.
WHAT IS TRIBAL?
Tribal generally refers to territorial communities. Living in relative insulation in hills and forests. Their insulation has kept them always from the main tream of life. They have limited worldview. "Tribal who live in a particular place, speak the same language and obeys the chief or elders and they have a common way of life. The people who were living from the beginning in India have known as Adivasis (tribals). Tribals like to stay in Jungle and hilly areas. Generally tribals are animists. Their belief and way of thinking have limited work view. They have more confidence inn the beliefs and practices than the people of developed society.
The tribals beliefs and customs are significant they have great unity among themselves. The village president has full authority over the community.
They have different kinds of tores of song and dances, drinking are very common among tribals.
Every new corn must be offered first to his or her spirit and then they will eat.
KONDA TRIBAL
POPULATION: -The are about 2,45,000
PLACES: KONDA TRIBAL PEOPLEat visakhpatnam.
Vizayanagram.(d.t)annanthageri.(m.d)
VILLAGES: nearly 10000
FOOD: - They eat rice, raggy, jower, chillies, leaves, insects and etc..,
DRESS: - The Tribal people have no clothes but now men and women were simple clothes
MARRIAGE: - Konda Tribal peoples marriage at the age of five years
CULTURE: - The Konda Tribal people live in dangerous jungles and hills. They were very dangerous people. The people hunt the animals. They worship the evil spirits and animals, trees etc., In every village, they have a witeh doctor, and people live in simple hunt. Huts are made up of wooden leaves. Their walls are made with mud and cow dung.
They have no doctor. The witch doctor tribals what will doing we are most meet witch doctor, who is not obey to our words he attacking the people and he doing witchcraft and one day he died.
Konda tribal people very year must be
offered animals and they children to their spirits, all villages under the witch doctor.
DISEASES: - Malaria, Typhoid, Jaundice, Chickenpox, and smallpox.
Konda tribal people were sick 70% many children died. But they have no doctor any medicine.
WATER: - They drink the water, this particular water flow from the hilly place.
This water has many impurities. This water causes many infections and diseases.
JOB: - They hunt the animals and take some of valuable things and they sell them. They were ill-treated by city people.
RESIDENCE:- Two or three families live at one place and it is said as a village.
The distance between two villages is too far 10 to 20 KM. No vehicles are available for any transformation every thing is only by walk. CUSTOMS:- They want all the nature gods and goddess the want agrees to preach the Gospel and they don't allow to their villages. In some areas they run away as well as they hear the gods word.
Every new corn must be offered first to the spirit and then they will eat.
EVERY TRIBE FOR CHRIST MINISTRY
GOSPEL: -
In every Konda Tribal places we went to all villages to tell about Gospel.
In Konda Tribal places, some of them don't know even wear clothes. For that people, we collected some old clothes and gave them. In that area, 90% people were sick and they have no doctors and we told about Gospel and we first aided people and the cinema about Jesus Christ what he did in that time. By god's grace we construct churches.
EVERY TRIBE FOR CHRIST
MINISTRY PLANS: Everey tribal for christ ministry year 2000 started
1. Every year one month we reach nearly 70 villages to tell about gospel
2. Every year construct three churches
3. To maintain orphanage institutions, handicapped institutions, oldage homes etc.,
4. To take special care for the children of the tribes schools and hostels.
5. To establish cultural activities and knowing them a about the social programmes.
6. To extent free services and financial assistance to the poor and need people
7. Christian books and audio , video home to construct
8. I have to write it about konda tribals ministry books
9. We conduct youth meeting. Special missionary camps and revival incharges need god servants.
EVERT TRIBE FOR CHRIST MINISTRY NEEDS
We need missionaries
We need medicine, clothes
We need financial supports
We need LCD video system
We need charging lights
We need office
We need megaphones
We need generator
We need vehicle
We need church repairs
We need computer
We need "GOSPEL JOURNEY" program for the financial need
PRAY AND INVOLVE
PRAYER POINTS: -
1. Place pray for my team and every tribe for Christ ministry
2. Please pray for Indian Tribal and Konda Tribals
3. Please pary for construction of churches in Konda Tribals
4. Please pray for availability of Medicines and clothes in Konda Tribals
5. Please pray for pregnant ladies because they will not get sufficient medicines. Most of them die due to also die becomes they do not have required vaccination
6. Please pray for the people in Konda Tribes to be educated. Because almost all of them were illiterates.
7. Please pray for the people who accepted Jesus as their saviour should grow in their spiritual life without any tribles
8. Please pray for the financial help as well as prayer help for the team members.
KANKANALA KEZIA
D/o. K.Ratnam,
.Santhinagar, PERALA(PO.),
CHIRALA (Mandal) , Prakasam DT.
Andhra Pradesh, South India
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Subject: PRAYER REQUEST FROM YOUR BROTHER!!
My Most Beloved Sir,
Greetings from your humble brother Isaac Raj. I hope this letter finds you in sound health, peace and joy of our Lord. I am very sorry for this late letter to you. I feel so shy about this delay. Please forgive me. Due to high sun-stroke I became ill during the last week. And also we do not have electricity due to the continuos power-cut during the last three days. Please forgive me for the delay.
Thank you Sir for continuously praying about the need of the WATER DISTRIBUTION CENTER ministry which is our present need to provide the drinking water to the people of our area.
We are praying the Lord to enable us to show His love to the unreached people folk through this Water Centre by which His name will be exalted and many will also taste His love practically.
Please continue to pray that the Lord would send the needed rains to us. Really it seems that God is pouring out His wrath upon the people, not because of the non-Christians or anti-Christians, but just because of the Christians of our area who failed to glorify God among the non-Christians, and who are bringing shame among the non-Christians through their ungodly lives. I am being convinced in my heart that God wants to open the spiritual eyes of the Christians in our area, to make them to realise their mistake so that they might kneel down before Him to correct themselves.
Why I am telling this, till the last two weeks, we suffered with severe sun heat by which hundreds of people were died due to drought and sun-stroke (thirst).
And now the local TVs announced that it is going to rain in Andhra Pradesh. As per the official statement the rain has to be poured in every part of the State. As per the official statement it did rained during the last five days in every part of Andhra Pradesh, EXCEPT OUR AREA. In our area also it became cloudy, but unfortunately no rain. Instead of rain, we had severe wind and storm by which many houses were collapsed and trees were destroyed. Now it is not raining nor sunny, but cloudy and stormy. During the last week we dont have electricity due to the severe storm and wind.
Sir, please pray for all these problems.
We believe in your prayers. I am writing this letter with much heart burden as I am so moved in my heart about my people who are suffering in every way through sun-strokes, clouds, storms, drought and many political problems. I pray the Lord to make His Second Coming possible soon.
Sir, please pray for Sister Prathiba, wife of my friend, Pastor Devanand, who was died just two weeks ago due to severe sun-stroke, while he was coming back from the village ministry. Please remember Sister Prathiba who is pregnant now, and she do not have anyone to look after her, as her young husband was died for His sake. She left her family thus to marry Brother Devanand who was just 25 years at the time of his death. Please pray for abandoned wife and church members.
Thank you very much Sir for your kind prayers for me and my ministry among the interior rural & tribal folks in India. I am very grateful to God for providing me your prayerful support to me by which I am so encouraged in Him. I anoint the feet of our Lord with my tears for answering all my prayers by sending His dear son (YOU) to encourage me. Sir, I will be ever grateful to you forever for all your love and co-operation and prayers. I promise you that I will work with much more dedication to advance the Gospel among the unreached under your shadow.
Sir, we are praying for you every day. We pray the Lord to provide one beautiful day in our lives to meet and see you face to face. In this connection I request you to pray and consider visiting India in the Lord?s timing for His cause and to preach in some Gospel Crusades, Pastoral Leadership Conferences etc.
Please remember me and my humble family in your daily prayers. Please pray for my health during this bad weather.
Please also pray for my family needs by which I am being overwhelmed. Please pray for the needs of my children school fees, admission and book costs and for the needed food grains for my family. I believe in your kind prayers.
Nuthan is sending her greetings and thanks to you for your prayers regarding our humble family and ministry in India.
I will write to you a detailed letter with recent ministry report. It took nearly one day to write and send this letter to you.
We have frequent electric power cuts today.
Please bless me with your kind reply for this letter.
Your Humble Brother,
MIN. ISAAC RAJ
PS: We have organised the Whole Night Fasting Prayer Meeting in our Church this Friday, in which all our coministers and church members from surrounding villages have participated to pray with fasting for you and your blessed family and for all the saints there with you. I will be sending to you those photos for your consideration soon.
Subject: waiting for ur early and kind reply
Dear Beloved Mark Tross ,
Greetings to you in His name. His richest blessings shall be upon you forever.
Thanks for your valuable reply in which I understood its contents. I took a printout of ur letter and showed it to my sweet little orphan kids. They all felt very happy to see ur valuable letter. THANKS FOR UR WIFE AND CHILDREN IN GIVING CO-OPERATION TO ME IN MY WORK.
Dear beloved, U asked me the way to send ur valuable gift to me. U please send ur valuable personal cheque on my name "pastor K.Vijayaraju" and send it to the following address. I think cheque is the best medium of exchange in this days. Please send it to the following address:
Pastor K.Vijayaraju
19th ward
Nethaji Nagar
Repalle - 522265
Guntur district,
Andhra Pradesh
South India.
This is my address. If you kindly send ur valuable cheque to this address means I will certainly receive it with in 10-15 days. Please kindly understand my situation and try to send me as much as you can and as early as possible.
Our orphan kids are sending their love and kisses to their beloved friends (ur children) and to yu also.
Awaiting early reply
THankin you in Jesus
Urs iN His service
Pastor K.Vijayaraju
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Subject: Nepal Missions-Jack Myers
Dear friends and family,
Can you envision a land where there are 33 million gods, cows are holy, animal sacrifices are a weekly occurrence and human cremations take place daily? I want to share with you a challenging ministry opportunity God has presented to me. During September 24 thru October 9, I will be going to the country of Nepal with a team from Grove Christian Center, Ok.
Our 14 Day trip will focus on Hindu and Buddhist cultures in this area of the world that is often referred to as 'the heart of darkness' The purpose of our trip is fourfold:
First, we will be allowing God to work in our lives through the enrichment that comes from this type of a mission trip.
Second, this Prayer Journey will help us focus our individual prayers by traveling to a foreign land and praying 'on-site with insight' We will pray for the Hindu and Buddhist people that God may open their eyes and hearts to the message of Jesus.
Third, we will be visiting an 'unreached people group' 24 million people of which less than 1% is Christian. Grove Christian Center and Jack Myers Ministries has adopted the Nepal people group and is assisting in bringing them the gospel. We will be working with some Nepal churches to help them grow in their Christian walk.
Fourth, we will encourage local Christians in Katmandu and throughout Nepal. Our presence will bolster their spirits and support their work. We will visit many small villages in Nepal where we will develop relationships with the Christians there.
I'm excited about the opportunity and experience that lie ahead. I hope you see the value in what we will accomplish. As you can imagine, a trip like this requires financial support from a number of people. I need to raise $2,000 by September 1st. If you can support me in a financial way, I would be very grateful.
And, most importantly, I also need your prayer support. Prayer is the fuel that will allow us to be successful as we follow God's leading in ministry in these countries. Without prayer, nothing will happen.
If you would like to be part of this mission through your financial support, send a check to: Jack Myers Ministries- 25985 Lariat Cir. Broken Arrow, Ok 74014
Please make your check payable to: Jack Myers Ministries and write "Nepal" and my name on the memo line. All contributions are tax deductible.
While money is important, it comes in a distant second to my need for your prayer support. Since prayer support is so important to the success of this mission, I would like to know if I can count on you in that area. Please pray daily for the areas listed. Go to our web site to learn more about the country of Nepal.
Because they haven't heard,
Evangelist Jack Myers
God Bless,
Rev. Jack and Marie Myers
www.JackMyersMinistries.com
Subject: please dont misunderstand me, waiting for ur reply
Dear Beloved in Christ,
Greetings to you in the most wonderful name of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. His richest blessings shall be upon you forever. Dear beloved i already gave you many replies regarding ur reply but no reply from you.
Here in the Internet my account had a problem as I am not getting any new emails nor my sent mails are not going. So please understand this problem.
Please don't misunderstand me regarding this. this is my new email id. U please give ur precious replies for this account only. Now we are even striving for the food even. But schools are got opened now.
I am not knowing what I shall do.Our orphan kids are going to schools now and this month I have large expenditure regarding their books, dresses , fee etc., If I make any delay in this means the school people wont allow our children and their future will be destroyed in no time. U please pray for this and try to help us in this matter. I am also trying best for them to meet now.
U please dont misunderstand us and please give ur precious reply for this new account. Our kids are sending their love and kisses to you. Again I am pardoning u to please dont misunderstand me.
Awaiting early reply
Thanking u in Jesus
Urs in His service
Pastor K.Vijayaraju
Pastor K. VIJAYA RAJU
NETAJI NAGAR,
19TH WARD,
REPALLE- 522 265,
GUNTUR DISTRICT,
ANDHRA PRADESH,
SOUTH INDIA.
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http://orphanage.org/asia/india/nathaji/index.html
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Subject: Global Urban Newsletter To: Mark Tross
Dear Rev. Mark,
I am enclosing the text for your information.
J.N. Manokaran
MISSION TO RUSSIA
Hosanna Manokaran
Introduction:
Russia, hearing this name people have some strange opinion about this place.
Even before going to Moscow I also had strange thoughts. This was because people around me said a lot of things about Russia. However I had liking to learn another new language, which created a desire in me to go to Russia. I was leaning on God to do His will in my life.
Beauty of the place:
Moscow and St. Petersburg are the two cities I have visited in the past one year.
They are really beautiful places. In peak winter the whole place is covered by cool, white clean snow.
During summer one can enjoy "white nights"(May 20th to June 10th). There are many orthodox churches, ancient buildings etc.
River Neva flows through St. Petersburg and adds extra beauty to it.
People and religion:
Russians are really tall, even ladies are tall, beautiful in their own way. The majority of the population is orthodox Christians, Muslims.
The most important thing I noted in Russia was that Russians really do not know the love of God.
When we ask Russians about their religion or faith, they will normally, without any happiness or expression will answer that they are Christians. One cannot find the glamour of joy of a Christian on their face. They really do not know clearly who is "Jesus".
They have Bible in their own language, but they do not read it as we Christians read it.
Style of Orthodox worship:
Russian do not worship as we worship as congregation. Building structure is really excellent. Churches are beautiful. There are many painting inside the church.
People go inside the church with candles.
Before the pictures of Mary, Saints they bow three to five times and then burn the candles. One Priest will be standing inside altar, dressed in long black cassock and a big cross hanging on their neck. He prays for the people who want him to pray.
Indian students:
There are many Indian students who study in Russia. The comment of many Russians is that when the Indian students come to Russia they are very good in all their ways. But, after a few months they start to drink, smoke and do other bad things.
The questions put forwards to me was "Is there no freedom given to the Indian kids in India that after coming to Russia they spoil their own life?"
Russians have a very high attitude and opinion about the Indians. But when they see Indian students indulging in all kinds of bad habits, they are puzzled.
There are a few Indian Christian students but they are also not committed. They like to be with their friends, enjoy and study. They hardly remember their heavenly Father, read Bible or go to bible study or fellowship.
Needs for the Christian Indian Students:
There are very few churches to worship.
There is no Christian get together in the institutes. There are not many such groups like Youth for Christ, Scripture Union, Campus Crusade or Evangelical Union working among the students in Russia. They do not reach to all campuses or institutes or colleges. The Churches are so far from the Institutes that naturally no one would like to go out in the cold climate. There is a need for get together for at least once a month so that Young people do not forget the Living God.
What I did?
I have successfully completed my language course.
I can understand and speak Russian language. It will take one more year to speak exactly like a Russian. Russian language is world's Second toughest language
Wherever I got opportunity to tell about Jesus, I have done it. I tried my best to start a prayer cell but it was not possible as the students were not interested. I hope to do it in the coming year.
Prayer support:
Russia needs prayer.
There are many points that I would like you to pray for:
1. More student missionaries should go to Russia
2. Indian students should not get into bad habits like drinking, smoking etc.
3. Crime called "Skin hating" should get vanished.
4. At least one Prayer cell should be started in each institute.
5. Love of God should be soon seen in the eyes of Russians.
6. God should bless those who are supporting my educational needs and the prayer warriors.
7. God may provide special grace to my parents.
8. God may provide my financial needs.
9. I should get my Visa for my next academic year.
10.I should be a blessing to everyone
Placing a challenge before you:
If people of other faiths could build Krishna temple and a mosque in Moscow then why not we Christians who worship the Living God can do something. Can't we take a step to reach out to the people in Russia?
Is it like this that only Missionaries should go to China, New Zealand, or America? Is it so that only people from other countries should be missionaries?
Why not Indian young leaders?
If Christian families encourage their children to become future missionaries then definitely we can win Russia for Christ.
Are you ready to do something for your Heavenly loving Father?
If missionary students will rise up then definitely supports for them also will rise.
Hey young people where is your guts gone? Can't you do something for the Lord who loves you?
Think about it. Do not think that how can I be a missionary student but first create a desire to be a missionary.
Think and think what can you do for Russia? You can do a lot if you want.
Rev. J. N. Manokaran,
Global Resources Development Associates,
6B/1 Doshi Apartments,
59 Chetty Street
Ayanavarm
Chennai 600 023 India
Subject: greeting to you in christ.
Dear Mark Tross greetings to you in the name of our saviour jesus christ.
Thanks for your reply and your kind help.
I prayed from three years for the
People whosupported me in my ministry. I only prayed for our lord jesus christ.
But I never asked any help from other people.i fasted for forty days and god moved me.
to aske you and you are only the first person I asked. Our god opened the doors of our
ministry. I enjoyed when I received your letter and I praised god.our god once again
I thank you for your nice receiving nature and kindly help. I pray for you and your ministry.
You also pray for me I will send my pictures and in formation to you as soon as possible
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
GOD BLESS YOU
KEZIA .KANKANALA
D/O.K. RATNAM
SANTHINAGAR PERALA .PO
CHIRALA 523157
PRAKASAM.DT
ANDHRAPRADESH
SOUTH INDIA
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Subject: Our prayers with you
Dearest Mark,
ThanQ for your kind reply and posting cheque for us to do Lord work.Our prayers with you.You are the mighty man of God.He will use you in His ministry.May Lord bless you ,ur family and ministry. Thanking you
Yours in His service
Banerjee babu
Name: Mr dokka Banerjee babu
Home Address: Hope of glory ministries[India] H-No=5-170/171
Vijayawada, A.P 521139
India
Subject: Rcpti News letter please see attachment Ratnam India To:
Dear beloved brother Mark Tross in Christ.
Greetings in the faithful Name of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ. We are all well in the wings of Almighty God. Our prayers are always with you. We believe the Lord is blessing your families, our hearts are filled with great joy and the gratitude towards your partnership we deeply appreciate all prayers and support to carry this needy ministry to the glory of God.
Our orphan kids are promote to their higher classess this month last week schools are reopening after summer holidays. we need buy the school Uniforms, text books, Note books and other schools meterials. Please pray for this urgent needs.
we earnestly wish to support them. So we look unto God to open ways support for them If God enables you, you could kindly support Urgent need. Now i am sending news letter for your kind notice.
Please see attachments Please read this news letter without fail. If you have any special needs please share to us. We will pray for you, Your always in our prayers.
Please respond soon.
Your's brother in Christ
P.Ratnam.
P.S. Are you received our orphan kids Brief histories. last month i sent for your kind notice.
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Subject: our mailing address. Ratnam India To:
Most Dear Beloved Brother Mark in Christ.
we greet you all in the faithful Name of our Lord and saviourJesus Christ. we continue pray for your well being, honouring,your hard work and prayers.
Thank and praise the Lord for giving the greatest opportunity to have fellowship with sainty people like you and I am greatly in debted to you for all the help and encouragement you have been giving to me in His vineyard. I am rejoicing in Him.We believe our God and going forward for His work.
Thank you very for your email.Even your small and petty amounts are most useful here. Please extend your all possible monitary help for our mission in India.
We will requested to send through your bank cheque on "Pastor. P. Ratnam or "Mission for the Rural People" as we are having collection facilities with our Bankeres. We thank you for your prayers for us. We value them ever so much .
Our mailing address is:
Pastor. P. Ratnam
Mission for the Rural People
Vellatur - 522 257,
Guntur (Dist) A.P. S.India.
P.s. please convey our greetings to ourbeloved sister Juilet.
Subject: Please do for me one help
Dearest Breother Mark,
ThanQ for your kind reply and kindness and great consideration about our India ministries.Here Iam requesting you one thing that you already get full information with photos about me and ministry.So please make me website and enclose with Faithfulsource.If you do this I appreciate you and it will be more helpfor our ministry.I hope that you do in Christ.Let me know your reply.Our prayers with you.Give my regards all our Brothers and sisters.
Thanking you
Banerjee babu
Rev.Banerjee babu
Director
Hope Of Glory Ministries[India]
Ganguru-521139
Vijayawada
Andhara Pradesh[state]
India
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Subject: God is Great
My Dear beloved Brother Mark,
Greetings in the most precious name of our Lord Almighty and Savior Jesus Christ. ThanQ for your friendship and prayers and encouraging words from your mails.What I realy wanted from Christ children that I receiving from
you[i.e-Love,care,encouragements,prayers,fellowship,guidence,correcting,and help]Praise the Lord.Our Lord is so great.He gave wonderful fellowship and one mind that to obey in Him and do ministry work by faithfully.There is great reason about our calling.Thats why He choosen and using in His mighty hand.
Please pray I hope and strong confidant I may get full amont from His children to complete His work and to run succesfull an Orphanage to glorify His name among our Hindu Idolatary people in India.
In our State Governmets planning to extend school holiday to one more week 'or'10day due to hot summer and many villages and cities there is no water to drink.When rainy comes then will get sufficiant water.I think schools reopen will be 20'or'25th.But Private schools reopen is bellow 20th.Already admitions opend[started to take new admitions].
Now Iam anxiously awaiting and looking for children monthly help.[Looking for sponsers].My belief Lord will open the way for Children through you[His children].Please pray.Each children need monthly and reguler support$25.Give my best regards to your family and to church. ThanQ for going send cheque for our work.Send by my name only[having account]Banerjee babu.Dokka.May Lord bless you richly and those who stretched their blessed hands for our ministry work.Convey my and our hearty regards to them. Thanking you
Banerjee babu
Name: Mr dokka Banerjee babu
Home Address: Hope of glory ministries[India] H-No=5-170/171
Vijayawada, A.P 521139
India
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Subject: God is great
My dearest Brother Mark,
Greetings to you in the most precious name of Our Lord almighty andSavior Jesus Christ.When I receive your mails ,I may feel very happy and my soul will be rejoys in christ.Yes there is a great reason about our both friendship and fellowship.I have great and strong confidant and hope on Lord that we may meet together and do ministry for Lord in India soon.Iam daily praying foryou and your work.May bless you richly and open the way tovisit India in this year of end.You too pray and think about your visit.You having a family and many families here in India.I shared about your kindness with my co ministers and congregations.They too are praying when we gethere in church and groups.You arealways in my thoughts and prayers.Iam anxiously awaiting and keepon praying for your visit to see your face and your wife face and to minister in christ in India[Rural and poorest of poor people in villages.Its very hard and happy ministry.
Iam looking for reguler sponcers for children.I hope that Lord may do wonders though you in India.My plan in Christ is to take kare 20-25 children.Need monthly expencesfor all needs of child[food,cloths,medical,education,stationary,soaps,tution fees and etc]25 for head.Our Lord is so goodHe fulfill hid desires through His children.
Thanking you
Banerjee babu
Name: Mr dokka Banerjee babu
Home Address: Hope of glory ministries[India] H-No=5-170/171
Vijayawada, A.P 521139
India
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Subject: lookin to your love
Dear beloved Brother Mark Tross in Christ
Greetings to you in the name of Jesus
I have been received your both mails and thank you very much for you sharing and given encouragement. We are rejoicing that you have been apprciated our photo pictures, But, I am unable to give you earlier reply beause my work load with the gospel, Infact I hacve been received your mails. Very lately. Please share our love with your family and co-believers of thefaith.
Here, the summar 's high temeparature is knocking us with recorded heat, many oldage, infants, animals and birds are dying, by the hot winds. Our children aree spending the summar holidays and myself, my wife and some associated workers are conducting Biblical classes to our congregational children. They are listening the Bible stories, meditating the scripture and learning new hymns.
We are also providing a day meal to them to encourage these destitute children.
Please bless our services by your valuable prayers. As like as, please also remember our ministerial and household needs in your prayers.
As we are regularly praying about your blessed behalf. We are looking to hear from you soon by His will. Until then. We will keep our prayers, upon Jesus.
Thank you
Your brother in Christ.
Pastor Dake Brenham
Wings of Fait
dake brenham
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Subject: looking to your love
Dear beloved Brother Mark Tross in Christ
Greetings to you in the name of Jesus
I have been received your both mails and thank you very much for you sharing and given encouragement. We are rejoicing that you have been apprciated our photo pictures, But, I am unable to give you earlier reply beause my work load with the gospel, Infact I hacve been received your mails. Very lately. Please share our love with your family and co-believers of thefaith.
Here, the summar 's high temeparature is knocking us with recorded heat, many oldage, infants, animals and birds are dying, by the hot winds. Our children aree spending the summar holidays and myself, my wife and some associated workers are conducting Biblical classes to our congregational children. They are listening the Bible stories, meditating the scripture and learning new hymns.
We are also providing a day meal to them to encourage these destitute children.
Please bless our services by your valuable prayers. As like as, please also remember our ministerial and household needs in your prayers.
As we are regularly praying about your blessed behalf. We are looking to hear from you soon by His will. Until then. We will keep our prayers, upon Jesus.
Thank you
Your brother in Christ.
Pastor Dake Brenham
Wings of Fait
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Subject: Love ,peace be with you
My dearest precious Mark in Christ,
Greetings to you all in the name of our Lord almighty and Savior Jesus Christ.ThanQ for your kind replies and prayers .Here we too praying daily in our personal,family and congregational group prayers.here we enter in June 2nd week.Schools[praivate and government]are reopining.They are taking new admitions.Iam anxiously awaiting for your kind help to complete the work and arrenge all needs for children.And looking for sponsers to help continue by monthly.If I get confidant word from you that how much you are going to help us by monthly.
I get many application from many villages.But my plan is to take care 20-25[Its depend on sponsership..
In my previous mail shared with you that how much needed for an Orphanage by month.Again Iam giving figure and details.For each orphan child needs $25 for each month for their feeding[good food, school dress, school fees, stationary ,medicine and basic needs].
Salaries [cook and tutor]$ 20+$15=35$ Maintenance is $100[for electricity, letter correspondence ,traveling and etc] I st If we take 20 children 20x25$=500$
Net amount is $635.
Which I started to rechanging Building also have to complete need 650$ to complete the work and to arrenge needs for children.I knew your kindness and considaration about our ministry.Brother please you and your friends and church consider for our humble service.
Give my best regatrds to your friends and all our brothers and sisters and to church.
Thanking you
Banerjee babu
Name: Mr dokka Banerjee babu
Home Address: Hope of glory ministries[India] H-No=5-170/171
Vijayawada, A.P 521139
India
Phone: +91-866-2581289
hopeofgloryministries@rediffmail.com
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Subject: please dont misunderstand me, waiting for ur reply
Dear Beloved ,
Greetings to you in the most wonderful name of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. His richest blessings shall be upon you forever. Dear beloved i already gave you many replies regarding ur reply but no reply from you. Here in the Internet my account had a problem as I am not getting any new emails nor my sent mails are not going. So please understand this problem.Yesterday itself I knew about this problem. Please don't misunderstand me regarding this. this is my new email id. U please give ur precious replies for this account only.
Now we are even striving for the food even. But schools are got opened now. I am not knowing what I shall do.Our orphan kids are going to schools now and this month I have large expenditure regarding their books, dresses , fee etc., If I make any delay in this means the school people wont allow our children and their future will be destroyed in no time. U please pray for this and try to help us in this matter. I am also trying best for them to meet now. U please dont misunderstand us and please give ur precious reply for this new account. Our kids are sending their love and kisses to you. Again I am pardoning u to please dont misunderstand me.
Awaiting early reply
Thanking u in Jesus
Urs in His service
Pastor K.Vijayaraju
Pastor K.Vijayaraju
19th ward
Nethaji Nagar
Repalle-522265
Guntur District
Andhra Pradesh
South india
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Subject: Praise and prayer report on India
I am praying and I stand in agreement with other prayers.
(India)-- Elsewhere, anti-Christian violence incidents in India are on the
rise. This comes as no surprise to those counting the states adopting
anti-conversion laws. For Trans World Radio's[2] International
president, David Tucker, it's a cause for prayer. TWR broadcasts into
India from outside, but for new believers, their new faith is costly.
"When they want to come to the point of baptism and church membership, we
take them to a lawyer and we get them to stamp that they are prepared to
convert to Christianity. That's the way we've done it for many, many
years. We've planted over 600 churches in India in that way." Tucker
says a church begins with a listening community, and, "...when the
community builds to about 100 people, we will probably build a community
center. It will be for educational work during the day, we do baptisms
there, it will give clean water for the village. So, there will be a
development within the village itself.
This isn't an outside force coming
in, these are the Indians doing their own evangelism."
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(Iran)--We begin today in Iran where reports indicate a majority of
Iranians want a regime change. Demonstrations by Iranians demanding free
democratic elections have lingered all week. Lee DeYoung is with Words
of Hope[1] , which is transmitting Christian programming into Iran. He
says this could have positive implications on ministry. "Because the
regime is so closely linked to Islam itself the negative perceptions of
the regime are translating into disenchantment with Islam. That means
that there is probably unprecedented interest in spiritual things and
especially Christianity." As the spread of Islam has been driven by the
inspiration of the Iranian revolution 20 years ago, DeYoung says its
demise could have widespread implications. "If that revolution is undone
or discredited by the popular will of the people of Iran itself, the
repercussions psychological! ly throughout the Islamic world will be
enormous."
(India)-- Elsewhere, anti-Christian violence incidents in India are on the
rise. This comes as no surprise to those counting the states adopting
anti-conversion laws. For Trans World Radio's[2] International
president, David Tucker, it's a cause for prayer. TWR broadcasts into
India from outside, but for new believers, their new faith is costly.
"When they want to come to the point of baptism and church membership, we
take them to a lawyer and we get them to stamp that they are prepared to
convert to Christianity. That's the way we've done it for many, many
years. We've planted over 600 churches in India in that way." Tucker
says a church begins with a listening community, and, "...when the
community builds to about 100 people, we will probably build a community
center. It will be for educational work during the day, we do baptisms
there, it will give clean water for the village. ! So, there will be a
development within the village itself. This isn't an outside force coming
in, these are the Indians doing their own evangelism."
(India)--Nearly 90 percent of all the poor Indians and 95 percent of all
the illiterate Indians are Dalits, members of the 'untouchable' caste.
However, illiteracy should not hinder them from the Gospel. Audio
Scripture Ministries'[3] Tom Dudenhoffer says they've launched a new
Bible program specifically for these people. "We're anticipating starting
a program that's going to be focusing on illiterate families in the rural
villages of India. Our goal is going to be to provide them with a tape
player of some sort and a set of Scripture tapes so that they can hear the
word of God in their own dialect and in their own language." As the
Dalits fought to free themselves of the caste system, the upper castes
countered with anti-conversion laws.
Dudenhoffer responds. "While it's
difficult for them ! to live in that country as Christians, it still is so
significant that many will take the risk and commit their lives to Jesus
Christ, if they have the opportunity to hear."
(Indonesia)--Next, Christian Aid[4] reports three Muslim officials
approached an evangelical Bible school leader in northern Sulawesi and
asked for his help. In response to the new education law, they needed his
Bible school be part of a program preparing Christianity teachers for the
Indonesian public schools. Officials expect a shortage of about 3000
teachers of Christianity in the state-run schools in the next few years.
Pray for believers as they await results on a legal challenge to the law.
(USA)--And finally, a program in the United States is reaching inner city
youth. Here's Life Inner City[5] is sponsoring 'SAY Yes! Centers' for
youth development. 'SAY Yes', stands for 'Save America's Youth'. These
church-run centers provide kids and their families a neig! hborhood church
contact. There are 59 centers in 18 cities serving more than 12-hundred
inner-city children. Here's Life hopes that because of these centers many
young people will turn away from gangs and drugs and turn to Christ.
[1] http://www.gospelcom.net/mnn/media/group.php?agencyAb=WOH
[2] http://www.gospelcom.net/mnn/media/group.php?agencyAb=TWR
[3] http://www.gospelcom.net/mnn/media/group.php?agencyAb=ASM
[4] http://www.gospelcom.net/mnn/media/group.php?agencyAb=CAID
[5] http://www.gospelcom.net/mnn/media/group.php?agencyAb=HLIC
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Subject: Awaiting for your kindness
My dearest Mark,
ThanQ for your kind prayers and encouragements and willing to support in Christ.Sure I will follow .Which I shared with you thaT all our programmes are going well[ie.. sewing center,adult education and church ministry and an orphanage]This time I rechanged my house to convinant to all also we add one more room for convinant.And lack of and irreguler support we are not led children continue.Also our educational acodamic year is June -april.Those who old children are in our home they finished their studies[elementary school-education]finished and gone.3 old children will come back this month.Why I rechanged and addded room is to take care 20-25 children in regulerly,Thats why from Apriel to Iam requesting to whom I known in christ like.Praise the Lord 2 brothers came forward to help .Brother Ronald is 38$ and Daniel is 65$ each month and continue. Adult education and sewing training not want much amount.This amount we may get from local and in our churches.I have full hope and strong confidant that I may get blessing from Lord through His children to fullfill My vision which I get from Lord.
There is great reason is there for my calling and our fellowship.Only this summer we not held sewing school due to 2 reasons.1--- very hot summer this year and 2--- we rechanging our building.
I hope that you may understand my sistuation in christ.Please share this all with your church to pray and consider.I will do progress of all needs and expences. Brother please help us to complete work and to suvive orphan children continue.Iam anxiously awaiting for your kind help to complete the work and to run orphanage.I will give every account to you every month in christ .I am very happy to receive your email .I love you and keep on praying for you ,family and ministry work.You are real man of God I need your friendship and fellwship in His service. Give my best regards to your family and to church.
Thanking you
Banerjee babu
Name: Mr dokka Banerjee babu
Home Address: Hope of glory ministries[India] H-No=5-170/171
Vijayawada, A.P 521139
India
Subject: please dont misunderstand me, waiting for ur
Dear Beloved in Christ,
Greetings to you in the most wonderful name of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. His richest blessings shall be upon you forever. Dear beloved i already gave you many replies regarding ur reply but no reply from you. Here in the Internet my account had a problem as I am not getting any new emails nor my sent mails are not going. So please understand this problem. Yesterday itself I knew about this problem. Please don't misunderstand me regarding this. this is my new email id. U please give ur precious replies for this account only.
Now we are even striving for the food even. But schools are got opened now. I am not knowing what I shall do.Our orphan kids are going to schools now and this month I have large expenditure regarding their books, dresses , fee etc., If I make any delay in this means the school people wont allow our children and their future will be destroyed in no time. U please pray for this and try to help us in this matter. I am also trying best for them to meet now. U please dont misunderstand us and please give ur precious reply for this new account. Our kids are sending their love and kisses to you. Again I am pardoning u to please dont misunderstand me.
Awaiting early reply
Thanking u in Jesus
Urs in His service
Pastor K.Vijayaraju
Pastor K. VIJAYA RAJU
NETAJI NAGAR,
19TH WARD,
REPALLE- 522 265,
GUNTUR DISTRICT,
ANDHRA PRADESH,
SOUTH INDIA.
http://www.angelfire.com./bc3/revelation/Childrenspage.htm
http://orphanage.org/asia/india/nathaji/index.html
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Dear Beloved Mark Tross,
Greetings to you in His name. Thanks for ur wonderful reply in which I understood its contents. I took printout of this and showed to my sweet little kids. They are all dancing with rejoices by seeing ur letter as they are all in hope that they will get enough food after some days. Thanks for understanding my critical situation. U please pray about our kids. Here these children are daily remembering u in thier regular prayers. I will intimate u as and when I receive the cheque sent by you
Our kids are sending u their love and kisses to you. Awaiting early reply
Thanking u in Jesus
Urs in His service
Pastor K.Vijayraju
Subject: Rev.Banerjeebabu from INDIA
Date: Tue, Mar 18, 2003
From: "HOPE GLORY MINISTRIES"
Dear Beloved Brother Mark,
Greetings to you in the most precious and marvelous name of our Lord Almighty and Savior Jesus Christ. Here we all are fine by the grace of our Loving Heavenly Father. ThanQ for your kind reply and asking me to send pictures. It's my pleasure to send pictures to you. WE KNOW THAT WHEN SEE ANOTHER DAY "OR" ENTERING ANOTHER DAY, OR MONTH, OR YEAR. WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO OUR DEATH. AND OUR LIFE TIME IS GOING VERY LESS. The main thing is Jesus Christ 2nd coming is very soon.
PHIL 3:12 = ...I continue trying to reach it and to make it mine. Christ wants me [us] to do that, which is the reason he made me [us] his.
So we will be ready also at the same time we have to praper people for Him. Which is the reason Christ made us. We are in prayers and seeking for God's kingdom and his rightousness.
Gal 4:4 = The same way [when it right time comes] God pour blessings upon us. I believed what he promised.
I knew that, Lord chosen us for Him also to glorify His name on the earth, praise God. May Lord bless you richly and open the way to you to visit INDIA.
I proudly tell you about Hope of glory ministries. It always working hard and faithfully for bring glory to God.
Colossians 1:27.... [Hope of glory ]
Our main aim is WE GO WHERE OUR VISION IS....WHICH WE GET FROM
CHRIST...
HOPE: -- Hope can be defined as "Looking forward to some desire with expectation "or as" The source of our reason for such a hope "GOD IS FAITHFUL, AND HIS WORD IS TRUSTWORTHY; He is a reliable source / reason for our HOPE.
GLORY: -- God's glory is God Himself [Ex 19:21-22] God glorified Jesus Christ [Jn 1:14] Jesus is God's glory. When he is present it means that God is present. Jesus has the power, the authority, the distinction, and the importance of God. As we come to know Jesus, we come to know God Himself. As the glory of God He deserves our respect, our honor, our esteem, and our worship [Rev 5:12] Glory, Thus, belong to God, and to His son Jesus Christ. The Bible also teaches that God gives his human creatures glory. We reflect his glory. After all, we are made in his image.
Jn 17:22 = Jesus Prayed in his priestly prayer just before his death that enhance his people's glory "I have given these people the glory that you and I are one". Jn 17:21 = The glory that Jesus gives to His people. Result in their UNITY, and their UNITY is a sign to the WORLD that God sent Jesus in the World. Please grant me an orphanage "or" Sewing center support "or" Adult education [Night schools] Support "or" Bible Training school [future plan to start]. By the grace of God and Faith we having burden in these programs. Also we having few experience, lack of finance we are not continuing. The Lord spoken and gave promise to us that He will open the heavenly blessing to continue and meet many people by His Name. Our main Aim is to proclaim the Gospel in Rural and Remote villages [Unreached areas] with social activities. You know [I shared] with church support we are conducting few crusades and Open gospel meetings.
Also I am inviting by other Organizations.
Lord gave [handed me this Hope of glory ministries] this great work to my hand. I believe that He will lead and provide all needs to glorify His Name through His all ministries in all over the world. I believe that that's why The God made us friendship to share each one burden. We are blessed people.
My fellow citizen, 1st you visit India in this year and see our ministry work then what God want you to do that do for us. If any one willing to support to pastors families per monthly most welcome. Now we all are living by faith and leading low lives in Christ which we getting from Congragations. If you need any further information about any one which I request you. I will give all details with my pleasure.
Dear, Yes we are UNITY in Christ to glorify His Name. Your prayers, care, love, encouragements, fellowship, friendship ,involvement and kind support most needed. YOU HEARTY WELCOME TO INDIA. Give my best regards to your family also which you attended the church believers. Iam anxiously await for your reply.. You pray, if God inspires you must visit India. Also encourage those who are with you about our Hope of glory ministries [India]
Thanking you,
Yours in His service,
Rev.Banerjee babu
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Rev.Banerjee babu
Director
Hope Of Glory Ministries [India]
Ganguru-521139
Vijayawada
Andhara Pradesh[state]
India
Tel=0091-866-2581289
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Subject: In Christ -- Rev. Banerjeebabu [INDIA}
Date: Tue, Mar 18, 2003
From: "HOPE GLORY MINISTRIES"
Dear Mark,
In my previous mail I send letter with pictures of family, crusade pamplet, gospel meeting, Sewing center and Baptism. In this few are social activities with Gospel photos [earth quake, fire and cyclone pictures] Iam sending. I hope this will more help you to see and to show your team to inspire and to pray for our Hope of glory ministries in India. You Hearty welcome to INDIA.
Banerjee babu.
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Rev.Banerjee babu
Director
Hope Of Glory Ministries[India]
Ganguru-521139
Vijayawada
Andhara Pradesh[state]
India
Tel=0091-866-2581289
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Subject: Friendship in Christ [Rom :28]
Date: Wed, Mar 19, 2003
From: "HOPE GLORY MINISTRIES"
Brother Mark,
This message and pictures Yesterday I send to you, but unfortunately it returned due to your mail box full. So today again I sending. I got mail from Sister June, she requesting me to send pastor house burned picture again. Iam sending these to her also. Now they [fire victims] are in hopeless and empty hands. They need rice, provisions and vessels. Pray for them.
Are any further information needed from us. You welcome. Our prayers with you.
WE NEED YOUR PRAYERS, CARE, LOVE, ENCOURAGEMAENT, FELLOWSHIP AND KIND
SUPPORT IN CHRIST.
Rev. Banerjee babu
India
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Director
Hope Of Glory Ministries [India]
Ganguru-521139
Vijayawada
Andhara Pradesh [state]
India
Tel=0091-866-2581289
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Subject: " OUR SPECIFIC NEED Pastor Ratnam INDIA
Date: Mon, Mar 24, 2003
From: "mission for the people"
ALL PEOPLES ON EARTH WILL BE BLESSED THROUGH YOU. Gen 12:3 "
Rev. Mark Tross
Most Dear Beloved Brother in Christ,
Holy Greetings to you and your associaties in the faithful Name of Jesus Christ.
I really Praise God for he has given me one more opportunity to meet you through this e-mail. Brother Mark regularly you are in my thoughts and prayers I would promised I would Pray you, your family and your Group members. I encouraged our co-works.
Board of directors to pray for you and your group members. Many thanks for your E-mail. Who will Answer our prayers for our SPECIFIC NEED.
" OUR SPECIFIC NEED "
We have 42 orphan kids in our orphanage. Our Orphanage building which is Orphanage and parsonage are functions is highly damaged and has created cracks in various parts. By faith and due to the dangerous position of the building, We have already shifted our Orphange and parsonage etc… to Rented buildings and demolished the structure. The Hindus have been kicking us out of each place, for over two years making it difficult to serve and causing unrest in the people's lives.
God has guided us for purchasing property here in Vellatur for which is needed USD $ 17,739 FOR (13,824 sq. ft plot) The cost for the 13,824 square foot facility is only 17,739 US Dollars.
Imagine the opportunity to plant this incredible seed in this dark land. This will set aside a facility for God that Training institute (Rural Church Planting Training Institute) Trains 30 ministers per year, shelters 60 orphans, provides Medical to the community and also which proposal can accommodate both office and residence. We have prayerfully placed this proposal in our Governing Body and Annual general body meeting Which was held on 23rd Jan 2003 at Vellatur. We have raised funds from local contributions USD $2,282. Dollars with in May 10th and the rest of the amount has to be paid with in 6 months. So, if you could at least able to raise part of it and encourage other Church groups and friends, it will be a great help to us. We hope you are receiving our up date from time to time. As the work grows, we sincerely seek your continued support, which will be of immense source of encouragement to our ministry. The time is short as we have to enter this agreements by May 10th 2003. We hope you will Choose to support this Great effort. We Pray for your Prosperity daily.
We looking forward to your kind and Positive Consideration. May the Lord bless you.
Winning them together,
Pastor P. Ratnam
President
Mission for the Rural People.
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South India Web Site Shalom Full Gospel Church
Subject: In Christ
Dear Mark Tross ,
I greet you in the most highly exalted Name of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ .Thank you very much for your kind email. It really has aroused a great hope in me. I have been praying to God to open doors for me. Our God is a God who answers our prayers. I am here sending more details about me and about our ministry in India. I am a servant of God in India. I have been doing the Gospel work for the last 16 years. I have my fellow pastors to co-operate with me for the extension of the kingdom of God.
Our Gospel work is mainly done in rural, tribal and remote slum areas. India is a country of Hinduism as the main religion.
Indians worship 33 million of gods and goddesses. Out of one billion Indians only 2.4% are Christians. Ours is a secular country. But there is a hell of intolerance for Christianity. There have been endeavors to root out Christianity from India. In such conditions we have been doing the Gospel work by facing many troubles. Christianity in our society is considered as one of the lowest communities. Christians have no respect.
They are treated as untouchables and are not allowed to live together with the people of higher community. It is because of their poverty and illiteracy. So most of our fellow Christians live in huts at the out skirts of villages. We are regular victims of natural calamities such as cyclones, floods and fire accidents, which take away lives and shelters of people in a great number. Consequently there are orphans and widows. Gospel work in India is a matter of starvation and persecution. Our resources are very small and there are many times beyond the reach of our basic needs. We are in need of a monthly support for our pastors to look after their families when doing the Gospel work. We need a monthly support to look after the orphan children who are hungry in many days in the month. At such times they seem to be gloomy and sick. Every orphan child has a very heart rending history. We are hopefully looking forward for a God parent like you to fill the tiny belly and wipe the tears on the tender cheek of at least one orphan child.
The little you help us will enable us to do a great deal of God's work. Our aim is to reach every nook and corner and promote the Gospel to every perishing soul. We are in need of bicycles and a four wheeler for our Gospel outreach work. Your kind involvement will enable us to achieve our goal. Please, have a kind consideration for our ministry. You are warm welcome to India. Please, pay your esteemed visit to India to see our work here. Please, join your hands in ours to save India for Jesus. We sincerely pray for your welfare and prosperity. I await your kind
and favorable response prayerfully and hopefully. Sincerely your servant for Jesus' sake,
Pastor .O. Ratna kumar,
Shalom Full Gospel Church,
Chinnaravuru, Station road,
Tenali-522201, A.P,
South India
Please visit my website. It was made by an India friend for free of cost.
www.holyghost.150m.com
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Subject: INDIA 2002
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From: Pray4 SREA
Prayer Partners,
Be ready to sit and ENJOY an awesome and beautiful testimony of God's power in India through Tony's work! You will be blessed! And if any women want to minister in India next year at the children's orphanage, please, let me or Tony know soon!
Blessings,
Cheryl Freeman
Prayer Coordinator for SREA
--- Tony Loeffler wrote:
SOLID ROCK IN INDIA 2002
Although many Americans were advised to leave the country of India due to the dangers concerning warfare threats, Tony Loeffler along with Tom Beimborn, John Simonds, and John Sullivan (veteran on 3rd world countries), felt God's strong leading to go anyway. Upon their arrival at the Coimbature Airport, they were greeted by Dr. P.P. Job, Dr. R.K. Paul (guide) and two other guides, all citizens of India. After departing the plane, the four men were graced with floral lays which were placed around their necks to welcome them into the country.
Soon thereafter, Tony experienced some of the culture shock which he had anticipated, but not to this degree.
Deteriorating buildings, store front huts, and shacks line the dirty roads which are filled with chaos. There is no order; there is no right-of-way. Vehicles are often veering left or right to avoid head-on collisions! The streets are heavily congested and many of the people use motorcycles, mopeds, and bicycles as a convenient way to avoid the traffic jams.
The unusual sights, sounds, and smells were
evidence that these four men had indeed landed in India, a third-world country and very different from their homeland.
When arriving at Dr. Job's orphanage, however, they were transported to a world where there are no language or cultural differences. All residents there are part of the world-wide church and love the Lord with great fervor. Seventy of the dear orphaned children in Christ lined both sides of the driveway and welcomed the men with singing of praises unto God.
This was very moving for the four Americans and was also just the beginning of an experience they would never forget.
All of the orphaned children are between one and fifteen years of age.
Upon entry into the orphanage, each child is given a new name by Dr. Job.
"The children were an inspiration to all of us! Many of our American children would have difficulty lasting a week keeping the strict regiment these children do," said Tony. Their day starts at 5:30 a.m. when they awaken. Immediately thereafter, they attend a chapel meeting from 6:00 to 7:45 a.m. and praise the Lord in worship and song; singing like angels. Then chores, breakfast, and school, lunch, and more school. Each child must memorize a passage of Scripture daily, and is assigned a daily chore every week.
"These children are in such need for a little TLC," said Tony, "that it was not uncommon for each of us to have five or six children hanging on us at a time."
Talking and sharing with the orphans was part of the team's daily routine.
Accompanying Dr. Job's orphanage is a
Medical / Educational Institution which has just been dedicated in memory of Dr. Job's son Michael, who was
killed because his father was a preacher.
This institution will be used to educate the orphaned girls as well as other girls in India who don't get the opportunity to get a good education. There is another impressive building also in honor of Michael which is used for chapel programs. It has this memorial inscription which reads: "What has happened unto me has served to advance the Gospel". A foot-stone for the next building to be built was dedicated in memory of Sabrina Wurmbrandt. This is in memory of the persecuted believers.
Dr. Job has been trying for some time to purchase an attached piece of land from a Muslim who initially refused to settle
on the amount Dr. Job could afford.
Knowing the situation, Tony stretched out his hand, and prayed to God that this property would be used for the good of His people. P.P. Job later conveyed during one of his sermons, that he thought Tony was being a little too charismatic, maybe even crazy. The following day, however, the Muslim called and said that God had told him to sell the property for Dr. Job's price.
Praise the Lord for His faithfulness and the reliability of His Word.
One of the local outreaches while in India was the Pastoral Conference which was a blessed event with daily attendance averaging between 200 and 250 people.
On the last day, however, the crowd climaxed to approximately 600 men and women. During this three-day event, Tony had the honor of speaking to the persecuted church and also ministering in music. He was also privileged in meeting 15 of the pastors with whom he has been corresponding over the past two and a half years. Your generous contributions allowed these men to attend. Praise the Lord! Two of the ministers, along with R.K. Paul have been set up as pastoral liaisons for Solid Rock.
Their sole responsibility will be to distribute financial aid to other pastors throughout their district. This was done to prevent funds falling into the wrong hands. All in all, much was accomplished to prepare all of the pastors for the Lord's work. Tony delighted in the one-on-one time with these persecuted believers as they shared their stories of a Living and Miraculous God.
The team's next form of outreach while in India was to minister at five different prisons. Their travels took them to remote areas which had dense vegetation and were jungle-like. The roads were rough and tribal. Rice patty fields were a common sight and had 10-20 workers each. After the team's arrival at each prison, the inmates were led to a long, narrow hallway where they congregated on the floor for the meeting.
For the most part, Tony would take care of the music, give his testimony, and greet the men. John Simonds and John Sullivan would then share their testimonies, encouraging the men, and Tom Beimborn was in charge of closing each program with a strong, clear invitation. Tony said, "I can tell you that you definitely don't want to go to jail in India. The jails are real rough and reminded me of the prisons I visited in Uganda. The prisoners are given a straw mat to sleep on and little else. The stone and concrete prisons are extremely dirty." Upon his return, Tony gave the good report that over 250 Hindus received the Lord; this was far above and beyond the team's expectations, considering some of the prisons told the group that an alter call could not be given. We managed to give the invitation in a discrete manner. It was a miracle to see so many make a profession of faith.
During their free time, little trips were arranged to entertain the men.
While in India they visited a snake farm, elephant farm, and a zoo. They also visited a memorial to the Apostle Thomas which was a very interesting tour.
All good things must come to an end, and although the group was ready to return to America, it was difficult to leave the people and most of all the children.
Tony is certain that the Lord will have him return to the country again and looks forward to continued work in helping the persecuted church, the poor, and the downtrodden. Your prayers and support are needed for the Solid Rock team to continue their vital ministry work in India.
Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
Romans 12:10,11
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From: "Grace Ministries"
Subject: Mark16:15 pray
Dear Beloved Brethren,
Warmest greetings to you and your dear family in the most resplendent name of our Lord Jesus Christ who is the spelendor of our Redemption. At the outset I deeply thank for His benign blessing to gift one another. I am glad to insinuate your good graces as a poor and humble servent of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Ever since the beams of salvation pierced through my heart I have been unceasingly carrying forward the works of our Lord with the help of my Evangelists and Social Workers and Church Planters. We had a pastoral team who plants Churches in villages still where the gospel is unreached and we had some pastors who left their jobs and come to this neighboring villages and pastor a new work. Our goal is to plant churches in unreached villages where there is no Christian witness and there are still 480,000 villages in India where the gospel of Christ is not reached. We are very focusing for this great work and to Evangelize and do bible studies and everything. We need $1,000 US to plant a church including budgeted 30$ per month for the pastor (the pastor should be self sufficient after one year). We are even cursed and beaten in these areas and we dare enough to do Gospel in this Agency areas and we need a lot of encouragement, prayers and support from your esteemed heart and your support makes us strengthen and do the gospel. Even you are invited to India to see our ministry. A part from the church planning and Evangelism, we are praying to plant a Church in every village.
No Organization in India is doing this church planting effectively according to the day in which we are living. We also request you to put a great heart on the great burden of our ministry in India and its an offering of your any size, "For God loveth a cheerful giver" and if you give it for the gospel sake you will get a great return and reward and riches from our God in this world and the world to come.
Apart from this gospel, We do social work as a means of Evangelism and we feed 50 orphan children in our Orphanage and it is becoming very difficult for us to feed them twice meal a day. Please, support our ministry. You are kindly welcome and your small financial support make us strengthen our efforts and do more work in India. Please Support Us Financially with your monthly Pledge Philippians 4:17. If you need any information or pictures I will send you immediately.
You are always in our prayers. All our pastors, Evangelists, Children are sending their love and greetings and even excited to see you and minister with you in India. Looking forward to hear a positive response from you back again.
In His Amazing Grace
Pastor R. Suresh Babu.
MAILING ADDRESS:
Pastor R.Suresh Babu
Founder&President
Grace Ministries Welfare Association,
D.No. 17-32-12,
LALITHANAGAR,
SRIRAMNAGAR POST,
RAJAHMUNDRY - 533 105.
EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT.
ANDHRA PRADESH
SOUTH INDIA.
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Subject: No reply of my mails from 2nd April [Banerjeebabu]
My Dear Brother Mark,
Greetings to you in the most precious Name of Our Lord Almighty and Savior Jesus Christ. I am Not get replies of my mails from 2nd April. I am anxiously awaiting for your kind replies and Blessed words. Give my best regards to all our Brothers and sisters.
Thanking you.
Banerjee babu
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Subject: Special Prayer for both of us
- Dearest Friend in Christ,
Greetings to you in the most wonderful Name of Our Almighty
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. ThanQ for your kind note and
compassion for our Indian people. Here I am enclosing 2 pictures. It
tell you, recently we gather [Krishna dristrict pastors of our
ministry] together in our home. We prayed for few important
things. That 1st we gave thanks to Lord and we prayed again for
which we received painful prayer request from our 1st crusade at
Donakonda and we prayed for your kind help and your ministry and we prayed for which
we are going to conduct gospel open meetings at coastal areas in this summer session Tomorrow early morning we are going that areas. It will take from here to nearly 4 hours journey. To take sound system , lightings and
musical instruments by hire.
We need your prayer support, to the meetings. We fully hope on Him, it's His work He is using us. May people know the real God and
Savior through this meetings and to build more in their faith
those who walking with Him. Our main aim is to encourage the
congregations and to proclaim the good news in unreached
areas. Here only 2 photo ready. For me no camera. Every time we are spending much money for photos. If any one willing offer any used camera. It's very useful in our ministry work. We
need your prayer support. Give my best regards to your family and
friends.
Thanking you
Yours in His service
Rev.
Banerjee babu
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Subject: lot of thanks for your love
Date: Sun, Apr 13, 2003
Mark,
Here is a copy of a letter from an Indian Asst. Pastor that really needs some help.
tL
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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003
Subject: Re: lot of thanks for your love
Dake,
You are welcome to write a letter to our board of directors anytime you feel led to do so. Our struggle is quite hard at the moment and we need much help as well.
We do live in a different society, so of course our needs are different. But because we are a faith ministry, we rely on the giving of the Lord's people and we can only do as the Lord provides. Thus far, we are doing our best with what the Lord has provided.
God bless and keep you.
tL
On 4/10/03 8:42 AM, "dake brenham" wrote:
Dear Brother Tony and sister Mary Ann in Christ,
Greetings to you in the name of Jesus Christ
Thank you very much for your loving Gift $50 , which really brought us
a great blessing to me and my ministry.
Once again I thank you very much for your loving concern and great thought fulness for us
It is really appreciatable of your loving efforts to the people of Cuba, your love and God's
leading is more powerful on this land of Cuba.
We feel that we people of India is missed your great love and your board of directors love,
we feel that we have to pray more to get change this situation .
I will take note of all your advices and would follow according to his leading.
Our people desperately need your love, ours is also a big poor country
still there are thousands of Indian pastors have not support from any way, some times they have not sufficient food, sometimes they have adjust with
half day meal some times they suffer with out meals, I cannot able to express all of this.
Please, pray for this hurtful and panic situation of the families in India
I use to feed some of the orphans oftenly, I love to run a full time orphanage with at least 15 to 20 children, but it is so difficult to continue to feed all of them with out continuous help from christian friends like you. Each child needs $15 to $20 per month for their education and feeding and accommadations, of course you have experienced at Coimbattore.
I would like to dare to express some of our situations along with your Board of directors, may I
write to them? Of course it is not necessary, God knows our thoughts and feelings. He will guide
us according to His will.
I continue to love you and pray for you.
You are really man of God , your love and compassion cannot be forgetable and it would always
remains us to be indebted to you.
Please pray for us and continue to do according to His leading,
We will pray for your present situation of your propasal of selling out your home, we feel
extremely sorry, may God help you to provide whatever you need.
We look forward to hear from you soon.
Thanking you
Yours in His great Commission.
Dake Brenham
dake brenham
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Subject: looking to your love
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Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003
Hello Dake,
Good to hear from you as usual........unfortunately, neither I nor the ministry are able to do anything for the keyboard or financial needs that you constantly have in India. But, we are praying for you, your family, your ministry and believe the Lord will meet your needs according to His will. I have forwarded this e-mail to a friend and former board member of the Solid Rock Ministry. He and our internet prayer team will address this before the Lord. Say hello to all and may the Lord richly bless you. TL
PS: Pray for us as well as we try to sell our home to lower our expenses.
Dear Brother Tony and Sister Mary Ann in Christ,
Greetings to you in the Name of Jesus.
We are blessed by God to have your message and your love for us. Thank you very much in Jesus name.
We too everybody are loving you, ALL WITH Jesus' Love that has extended in our hearts from the Rock of Jesus Christ.
We are on solid grounds of faith and waiting and finding things in Him. Our ministry has given free access to worship Him, listen from Him and obey to Him.
We must stand blameless before Him and keep faith, until to the end. Praise the Lord.
Thank you very much for giving liberty to take all decisions of SREA in India, according to the will of God. Praise God for your advancing in Cuba with all equipment, where the need is so great.
Lord is leading in you things and thoughts to establish the services of SREA at there. We must obey to the direction of the calling God. Who has appointed to His service, by His grace. I am happy and thanking to the Lord, for greatly connecting you at there. Praise the Lord
Dear Beloved. We are in hot summar season, The little kids and old aged are effecting by the hot rays. The children have got 2 months summer holidays. I am conducting the day special Bible classes in the church to the children and youth.
The youth are actively participation to the classes and they are singing, meditating the word and praying to the Lord. Our church youth are badly needed of musicial KEY board and pray about this need.
As you know how important are musical instruments in the church service and also the time of Worship.
May Lord will richly enable you to gift this instrument to our church. Like wise, please, remember this poor worker and my growing little children and do your valuable prayers about our poor living conditions.
I also urge you, please, introduce our church to the believers, over there and request their prayer help to us.
I feel so proud of your son and praying always about his ministry, please, continue to pray for us and encourage my independent service.
We will continue to pray for you and your ministry and for your health.
We prayerfully look forward to hear from you soon Thanking you.
Yours in His grace and hope,
Dake Brenham
dake brenham
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Subject: IN CHRIST [BANERJEEBABU]
From: "HOPE GLORY MINISTRIES"
April 17, 2003
My dear Beloved Mark,
Greetings to you in the most precious and marvelous Name of our Lord Almighty and Savior Jesus Christ.
I am very happy to touch and share with you once again about our ministry in India. I hope that you may received my big letter which I sent on last Monday with photos and all details. ThanQ for hardly praying for us and planning to make web pages for us [African friends and for us]. Today I came home from Coastal areas. We held open gospel meetings in 4 villages [4 of our congregations]. Praise the Lord. The Spirit of the Lord used us and empowered to serve for Him and to His people.
Very hot summer and hot winds flowing tough We successfully finished which we planned in Christ. This week I have [2 days] to take rest. Again we have to celebrate for our spiritual live in Good Friday and Easter.
When I met all our people in coastal areas in personally, I shared about your kindness and your willing to support and visit us and to continue fellowship with us. Every one felt very happy and keeping in their prayers about our fellowship. We all are agreed to work with you continually for Lord.
Many of orphan children application came to my notice and many pastors requested to me about you that to visit every congregation, when you visit India.
Schools reopen is June 1st week and Government schools reopen is June 2nd week. Before we have to arrange all things for children. And come to know certain number that how many we can lead and protect with all their needs. It depends on finance support. I hopefully awaiting for your kind reply and support that to lead truly, honestly and faithfully in Christ I know you hardly looking support for us. May Lord open the way for us and you to visit Us. I hope that The Spirit of the Lord may do wonders through you here in India. We all are anxiously awaiting for your trip. YOU HEARTY WELCOME. Give our best regards and love to all our brothers and sisters those who are with you and work with you. Also convey my regards to African friends.
Thanking you,
Banerjeebabu
Subject: Re: Dake
Date: Wed, Apr 16, 2003
Dear Brother Mark Tross in Christ,
Greetings to you and all of you there in the Name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Thank you very much for your recent E-mail from you, I am really thankful to God for His plan in my ministry. First of all I appreciate Brother Tony for his great work and loving efforts for our ministry in India.
As per your advice, I have joined in your Yahoo group / faithful service web, I have checked some of it, but I am not in a position to spend more time to check all the opportunities for our ministry.
I will send you some pictures of our ministry and the area of our ministry, It is only faith based independent ministry, of course I have been friendship with Rev. Tony since 1997, we didn't involve promoting any thing here in India, I met him in 2002 At Tamilnadu State in India.
He expressed his inablity to support us financially, due to great involvement in Cuba missions. But I can say He is a real man of God his heart ln giving for soul winning, I love him and continue to friendship with him.
I will take it as a privilege to utilize your offer to find some help through for the Suffering orphans and Evanglism.
Could you please tell us, what I have to do. We would like to have your friendship and fellowship in furtherance of the Gospel in our interior area of our state Andhrapradesh.
Thank you for writing me and informing about you and your best work for the Lord.
We will pray for you and ask God to give you more knowledge and wisdom to oversee His missions and help them more in future.
Please pray for us.
Look forward to hear from you.
Thanking you.
Yours in His great Commission.
Dake Brenham
Subject: Pray for us, we are in mission field in sikkim
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003
Dear Sir. Tony and prayer partners in Christ,
Loving greetings to you in Jesus precious name from Sikkim India.
I was so excited to received your beautiful an email, thank you so much for your kind mail and your concern to us, really I felt very closer to you in spirit, though we are very far in physical. My prayer is ever with you and my thought is daily surround you, because you are very special person for us to extend the kingdom of God by joining our hands.
Now brother John and I myself are in Sikkim for one month for gospel program long with some of our Bhutanese friends to share the love of God door to door and specially night time we have been conducting the gospel program in the village, praise the Lord this is the blessed time and privilege for us win the perishing soul. Kindly do pray for us that God may use us mighty way for this glory. I shall sign out for this mail for today, because I need to go very soon from to share the love of God in the village. I will write you again. With much prayer.
Thank you,
Yours in Christ Ashok
Subject: indian pastor
Date: Mon, Apr 21, 2003
From: "Grace Ministries"
Dear Bro. Tross,
greetings to you from india. i am very happy for the reply you gave regarding my ministry. i am herewith sending the details of my ministry and the photographs available. i am very fortunate to have a brother like you who can help me in the possible way. the reason for the delay in contacting you is that i was busy in my ministry in view of good friday and easter. hope you have a blessed ministry in these same days. i just want to extend my invitation to you visit my ministry according to our convenience. please, pray for my ministry and family.
please, let me know the address and details of the website where you post my ministry details.
in his love
pastor suresh babu
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Subject: IN CHRIST [BANERJEEBABU]
Date: Mon, Apr 21, 2003
From: "HOPE GLORY MINISTRIES"
Dear Mark,
I personaly felt happy. Now I disappointed when i received your mail that you not visit India in this year. Just let me know the reasons, then I may keep in prayers and ask to our fellow Brothers to pray. What Happened? Is it your personal Problem?? 'or' Any ....?? When you told in your previous mail 2-3 times that you visit India. We all are keep on praying and anxiously awaiting for you arriving. We love you very much in Christ. Did you received my letter by post?? Give my best regards to all our brothers and sisters those who are working with you.
Thanking you,
Banerjeebabu
India
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Date: Mon, Apr 21, 2003
GRACE MINISTRIES WELFARE ASSOCIATION
Activities: Evangelism – Church Planting in Tribal Agencies – Orphanages
Area : India, South Indian State ANDHRA PRADESH, East Godavari District
Ministry Location : 14 mandals/blocks out of 57 mandals in the district
Churches : Church planting completed in 30 villages across 3 mandals/blocks
Our vision:
· 300 unreached villages across 14 mandals by the end of year 2006
· 50 children who are orphans, at present we support 20 children only
How the ministry is carrying on?
a. Church ministry:
Ministry is concentrated to plant Churches in the unreached villages for gospel. The Lord enabled us to reach about 30 villages till now. All the 30 villages are pastured by only 10 pastors.
The 10 pastors will now and then go to the nearby churches and encourage the elders there in the village to continue the Lord's ministry. The new church planting is done by the team of pastors going to the unreached village on a vehicle in 6 – 10 in number. Sometimes we go on foot as there won't be any transport facility to those villages. The villagers are distributed with tracts and street preaching is conducted via microphone.
Film show is screened to the villagers and at the end of the day in the evening at 7 pm a gospel meeting is conducted at the four road junction and the Word of God is preached to the gathered multitude. Likewise the team of pastors will visit the same village for about 3-5 times and God willing the Lord enables us to witness some souls saved and baptized in this visits. After some days of follow up work a new church will be planted in that village and a pastor will be appointed to take care of the church. This is how the Lord is continuing to bless our ministry.
b. Orphanges: We are concentrating to identify the children of the poor families from the church who have no parents.
These children are from the church going families only. And we are supporting them to provide clothing, shelter and education. Due to our limited financial resources we are unable to support from all the churches.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT:
· Each pastor is now supported with only 30$ and that too we have only 10 pastors. At least we need extra 20 pastors services to cater the needs of the 30 churches [at present].
· To plant a church in a new unreached village, it costs us 500$ per each church.
· Each orphan child is spent with 15$ a month
OUR NEED:
a. Pastors support : 20 pastors need to be appointed. Each pastor support is 30$
b. Church plant program: each church plant needs 500$ dollars, we are concentrating 30 villages this year 2003.
c. Orphans: still 30 children are helpless in our churches, we need to support them by next academic year. The next academic year in India starts by June 2003. 450$ per month
WHAT YOU CAN DO?
a. Pray for the ministry
b. Support a single pastor regularly by sending 30$ per month
c. Plant a church in one village by sending 500$ [one time amount]
d. Adapt a child by sending 15$ per month regularly
e. Introduce our ministry to your church members, friends, relatives, other known people.
Please send your contributions and gifts to the following address on the name of '
GRACE MINISTRIES WELFARE ASSOCIATION' :
Address:
Grace ministries welfare Association
17-32-12, Lalitha Nagar
Sreeramnagar post
Rajahmundry 533105
East Godavari Dist, AP
India
IN HIS SERVICE,
Pastor R. Suresh Babu
Founder President
Subject: sent pictures by Air Mail
Date: Tue, Apr 22, 2003
Dear Brother Mark Tross in Christ.
Greetings of love and peace are to you in the Name of Jesus.
Thank you very much for your love and kind acceptance of me as your Brother in Christ.
I am so glad to have your loving fellowship and friendship for the Master. I am feel sorry for delay to send you some information of our ministry and me. Due to continuous postal holidays in the last week I am unable to forward them.
Today itself, I have been sent to you by registered post. Please, wait another week to collect them, and let me inform when will you receive them.
We are praying God to place this picture on many hearts to support us to advance His message in many UN- reached areas.
We will continue to pray for your ministry which has God given to you.
Please, pray for our ministry and us.
Please, give our love to every in your family and ministry.
We prayerfully look forward to hear from you.
Thanking you.
Yours in His Grace and Hope,
Dake Brenham
dake brenham
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003
Subject: Happy Easter
Dear friends,
HAPPY EASTER!!!
Yes, we are praying for beloved brother Tony and his ministry.
I have some very serious prayer request:
These days I am facing very hard time. Our dear God led me to plant 7
Churches in Nepal 3 of them already separated from me but 4 of them are with
me. Out of 4 Churches 2 is running in the believer's houses and 2 is
running in the rented houses. We need rent to pay those houses. I need 6
full time workers those who are already with me and assisting to me. They
need personal ministry support.
We need land for the graveyard too. all of above needs have become very
serious. Kindly help me to pray before Father Who can make everything done.
With Love,
Timothy Rai
Date: Thu, Apr 24, 2003
Subject: Message for Mark Tross
Dear Brother Mark,
Happy Easter!!!
Good to hear from you though we never met ever before. But we are one family In Christ and we are brother (John 1:12).
Thank you so much for your love, concern and burden for the ministry of Our Dear Lord Jesus Christ who is coming very soon.
My introduction:
I am Timothy Rai. My wife's name is Bharati Rai. We have two adopted sons.
Simon and Prabhat Rai. Simon is 24 years and Prabhat is 5 months and 18 days old. I was born and brought up in an orthodox Hindu family. I received Christ in the year 1975. I was called to come to Nepal to serve the Lord in the year 1985.
After 5 years prayer of faith finally in the year 1990 I came to Nepal to serve the Lord being a campus staff of Nepal Campus Crusade for Christ (NCCC).
While serving the Lord under NCCC I took various responsibilities of the ministry. On 29th of October 2000 I was put into the Nepal's prison along with 3 other Christian brothers because of our faith in Christ. Among 4 of us there was one brother from Norway. Finally after hard work of Norwegian government we got release on 15th of February
2001. We were accused by the Hindu fanatics and put into prison. After release from the prison my wife and I continued Lord's ministry under the NCCC for one more year. We left NCCC on April 2002.
Now we are doing Church planting ministry as well as prison ministry and counseling ministry. Holy Spirit helped us to plant 6 Churches in different parts of Nepal. But 2 of these fellowships left us and joined some other ministries. Now we are leading 4 fellowships and focusing other un-reached ethnic groups.
We married in the year 1995. My wife is from Christian family. My wife and I both are Indian citizen. But serving the Lord in Nepal. Nepal is not in India. It is a kingdom. Nepal stands in between China and India. It is only Hindu country in the world. It is constitutional monarchy country. It has 25 million population.
Second majority people is Buddhist.
Because Buddha was born in Nepal.
Third majority is Muslim. Christian population is less than one million.
Gospel of Christ came to Nepal just before 50 years. Nepal is second poorest country in the world. Per capital income is US $ 150. But now due to Maoist movement it has gone down and situation has become worst.
Evangelism and conversion is big crime in Nepal. If some one caught out while preaching the Gospel he/she has to go to prison for 3 years. If some one caught out baptizing or converting to Christ he/she has to go to prison for 6 years and then shall be terminated from Nepal. The Churches we have 2 of them running in the Believer's house. One is in the no men's land area and one is in the rented house. But the landless people asking to vacant the house of the no men's land areas. We need to move to a rented house. The Believers we have all are from very poor background those who are having hard time to get two times food in a day. Many of them having problem to give education to their children.
Urgent prayer request:
1. May the Lord give us wisdom and knowledge to carry His ministry and help us to reach every unreached people group and we may get able to plant at least one Church in a people group.
2. May the Holy Spirit strengthen us and give us power and gifts to make Lord's ministry effective.
3. Urgently we need personal ministry support for 3 full time workers those who are assisting to me.
4. May the Lord provide finance to pay the house rent for the Churches.
5. My nephew as he is looking for a job. Kindly pray that he may get a job soon.
6. In Nepal government is not providing graveyard for the Christians. We are having big problem on it. We need lot of money to buy the land for graveyard. Kindly pray to the Father to meet this need.
7. May the Lord provide educational support for the poor children so that they can go to school.
I met Brother Tony in India on the occasion of a conference where we were honoured by The Voice of Martyr's Ministry.
Sincerely yours,
Timothy Rai
GPO Box 8975
EPC 528
Kathmandu
Nepal
Subject: PLEASE,Here the situation is too bad. NO food No water kindly help me
Date: Sun, Apr 27, 2003
Dear Beloved in Christ,
Greetings to you in the most wonderful name of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ. His richest blessings shall be upon you forever. As these are the last days, satan is squeezing the lives of many people in the way of scarcity of every thing. Here the basic needs such as food and water are not available from days together
and one must get the water from nearly 2 miles distance. Many people came to the last stage due to this scarcity. U please provide some assistance to keep up thier lives by way of helping health check up through doctors. U please pray for this urgent need. Please, keep in mind about our situation and pray for the Lord. Here we are all very much worried about this scaricity. Please, try to help all our village people as much as you can at this critical moment. Recently I have sent you mail since that time I am praying and awiting for your kind reply. But, I did not receive any response until today. Due to this delay i was discouraged and disappointed very much. So Please, understand me and also my critical conditions. Please, try to send reply as early as possible.
Awaiting early reply,
Thanking you in Jesus,
Urs in His service,
Pastor K.Vijayaraju
Pastor K. VIJAYA RAJU
NETAJI NAGAR,
19TH WARD,
REPALLE- 522 265,
GUNTUR DISTRICT,
ANDHRA PRADESH,
SOUTH INDIA.
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Subject: 467 (Four Hundred Sixty Seven) people from darkness to His light.
Date: Mon, Apr 28, 2003
From: "mission for the people"
Dear Brother Mark in the Lord,
Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Who is coming soon.
We are happy to know that you have happilly our mail of laces. We are praying for the meeting to be held in May, and thank you for handling the laces to Sister Juliet in that meeting. Can I send to your consider notice some of our orphan kids case histories. To where I send them.
Please, let me know. I hope that you are praying for the site we are planning to purchase. That will be cost USD $17,739 (13,824 Sq. Ft. plot). We have collected USD $ 2,987 as local contribution. Please, pray for the remaining balance. The first agreement has to be done month of May 10th. Be ye also patient, stablish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. James 5:8.
It was 2,000 years ago that the Lord Jesus said, "Behold I come quickly" It is His coming, that we all are looking forward to. In James 5:8 the apostle admonishes us to do two things. The first, is to be patient. Second, to stablish our hearts. We need to do this because His coming is very imminent.
Patience is a virtue. It cannot be procured over night. It is a fruit of the spirit, which is given to us, as we are filled, controlled and empowered by the Spirit. In the Lord's service, we need to be patient, even as the Lord Jesus Himself was patient. He is the very embodiment of patience. As we serve in the ministry. We face trials, difficulties, hardship and problems with our health. As we go on, we seek the patience from above and He sustains us. That is why the Psalmist says, " I waited patiently for the Lord …….. and He heard my cry. Ps. 40:1.
We need to establish our hearts in the Lord. As long as we are rooted and grounded in Him, we need not fear the troubles and trials of life. Storms of afflictions will hit us and try to uproot us.
But when we are established in the Lord Jesus Christ we need not fear. By rising triumphant over death, with the resurrection power the Lord Jesus Christ proved to the whole world that He is truly the Son of God. The tomb of our Lord is empty - the only empty tomb in all the he world which can boldly emphasize this great Truth. The resurrection power is available for every child of God. We need to live victorious lives, as we follow the Victor, the One Who rose victorious over death. The devil never wants us to see any progress in the ministry. He is upset about it. But, we need not fear. The victory is already given to us by our Lord Jesus 2000 years ago, on the Cross of Calvary. Here, we are on the job, telling people about the glorious Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is such a delight to see people coming to know the Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour. The Lord has done great and amazing things through His servants in India, inspite of oppositions and problems. The Lord has given the favour from the authorities to lift His banner. We are so happy to inform you last two months we had a successful ministry in three different places where the Lord has brought more than 467 (Four Hundred Sixty Seven) people from darkness to His light. The Lord has healed many sick people and chronic disease Instantly. All the glory belongs to Him one thing is sure that this is the Harverst time India.
ONCE AGAIN WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR YOUR LOVE, PRAYERS AND SUPPORT. MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU SAFE AND MEET ALL OUR NEEDS FOR HIS GLORY AND HONOUR.
WITH OUT YOU WE CAN DO NOTHING HERE IN INDIA. IF GOD LEADS. YOU ARE MOST WELCOME TO VISIT US AND JOIN IN THIS GREAT WORK TO LIFT THE BANNER OF JESUS HIGH. We thank you for your prayers for us. We value them ever so much. Satan is always trying to hinder the progress of God's work. Please, uphold this ministry in your daily prayers and may He bless you as you give to Him and His service. What he lays on your heart.
Closing with prayers and greetings.
Yours in His Glad Service,
Pastor. P.Ratnam.
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Subject: PACAD MISSIONS - Please, pray & support
Date: Thu, May 1, 2003
Dear Brethern,
Greetings from the Church family in India. From several years we are spreading the great gospel in India, and we had a lot of team net work of Pastors who do evangelization, outreach and pastor over a new work leaving a neighboring village. We plant churches in unreached villages in India. You are invited to India to preach the gospel and plant churches in unreached villages with our pacad team. Apart from our orphanages and other activities we have we focus on planting churches in unreached villages where there is no gospel and no Christian witness and not even a Catholic Church. You even can come and minister with us in unreached villages.
HERE IS A DESCRIPTION OF WHY WE ARE DOING THIS GREAT PROJECT GOAL
To plant a new testament church per day in one of 480,000 yet unreached and never before evangelized villages in India.
HOW
But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses to Me in Jerusalem and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
All the authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of the nations.
Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature He who believes and is baptized will be saved, but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe; In My Name they will cast out demons, the will speak with new tongues; they wil take up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt, they will lay hands on the sick and they will recover.
INDIA AT A GLANCE
Total Population: 1 Billion
Population of Cities: 250 Million
Population of Villages: 750 Million
Number of Villages: 600,000
Number of Villages never evangelized: 480,000
Number of Languages: 32
Number of Dialects: 4000
Number of Gods : 330 Million Gods
Major Problems: 330 Million Gods had led to poverty, despair, demon-possession and great spiritual darkness which has hindered the gospel for 2000 years from being preached throughout. Andhra Pradesh State of which we stay has been the most State and less evangelism had been here. Persecution is organized through one million men, who are funded and trained by Hindu militants that persecute even to death and our efforts.
They accuse us of what they themselves do - convert through force. We convert through preaching of the gospel with signs following. An interesting paradox.
GOAL
Our goal is to plant a church per day in a village that previously has never been touched with the gospel before. At this time to the best of our knowledge and research, there is no organization that is constantly planting churches in these villages. Although much work is going on it is very spotty. This is not due to lack of heart by other laborers but due to lack of finances and opportunity. Other hindrances include ignorance, fear being overhelmed by the magnitude of the problem, indifference, hiding behind study and other comfort zones, lack of prayer, disobedience and a lack of victory in other areas. The biggest problem in my opinion is the lack of Apostolic anointing.
It takes such an anointing to feed and sustain as well as to successfully plant new churches. Not all have it but it is available to those who sow. This is an excellent ground to sow into.
HERE IS AN UPDATE FROM PLANT A CHURCH A DAY MINISTRIES
We planted 200 churches in several states and now focusing on Andhra Pradesh, of which we planted 54 here and still more to plant churches. We have a lot of trained men who are willing to leave their jobs and move into a neighboring village to pastor a new work.
Volunteers and other pastors go and evangelize with our resources.
We are praying and crying to God for you help us to go and win these unreached villages over our backyard. For $1,000.00, we can evangelize and over a few days start a bible study and have $30/MO budgeted 1 year for the new pastor who will move into the village with his family.
(HE HAS TO BE SELF SUFFICIENT AFTER ONE YEAR)
We need resources to plant churches and for $1,000 US even over 1 year that is only $82/MO budgeted. You will receive a page and pictures with the one church plant or more church plants you specifically sponsored. We will get the new pastor to write and thank you personally for planting this church. There will be one less town in earth like yours whose people will not have to live or enter eternity without Christ.
Please pray for us and help us as the Lord leads you. You are even excited to minister in India for these Church plants.
We will conduct open air crusades, evangelism meetings, commando raids, street preaching and even distribution of bibles in villages. We have the experience of conducting conferences, open air mass crusades in our Andhra Pradesh.
NOTE:
We are not paying for every conceivable expense in planting a church. The new believers themselves will have a kick start from us. They will have to believe for a building, support a pastor and evangelize on their own surrounding villages as the Lord provides for and requires of all believers everywhere. We do not want to start them off with a welfare mentality nor give our teams a false impression of unlimited resources in the West but to look for the Lord who has the resources.
.....this I say... "He which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
Every man according as he purposeth in His heart, so let him give, Give.... For God loveth a cheerful giver."
Please, do have a soft corner in your heart and do help us in every possible way you can. You are invited to India to be a part of the ministry. If you need more information or field reports, email us we will send you immediately. If you wish to come to India, please let us know your arrival. God bless u. Please, pass on this correspondence to your friends, relatives, churches, foundations and fellowships you know and interested to help.
You can western union or send the designated funds to the following address:
BRO SAMUEL JOSHUA GEDDAM
FOUNDER & PRESIDENT
PLANT A CHURCH A DAY MINISTRIES & WELFARE ASSOCIATION D No: 69-1-10/1
Bhaskar Nagar
Rajahmundry 533105
East Godavary District
Andhra Pradesh
S India.
If you western union us the support, please, give us the 10 digit number given by the western union as an email to get us your fund. Thank u for your offering of any size.
We love u.
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Subject: looking to your love
Date: Fri, May 2, 2003
Dear Brother Rev Mark Tross in Christ,
Greetings of love and peace are to you in the precious name our soon coming Lord.
I am so glad to take this privilege to write you again in the name of Jesus, I have sent a registered letter with my ministry information for your kindness,
I hope you might have received it, could you please inform of this.
We are prayerfully looking to work with you for the Master, who has authority and power over the earth and heaven, It is really a great pleasure to work for the Lord.
We quite think of you and remember you in our family devotions and prayers, we respect your every word and guidance and honor you in the Lord.
We need your love and fellowship for furtherance of His kingdom in India, Please, strengthen our hands in soul winning.
As you know many things about India and the pathetic conditions of the people in India, Please, remember us in your prayerful efforts to reach the UN reached with His love and compassion
We live in a primitive living, but we looking to His provision in our lives.
Please, pray for our ministry prosperity and us.
We will continue to pray for you and your prayerful will efforts will work out for many of us.
We prayerfully look forward to hear from you soon.
Thanking you,
Yours in His great Hope,
Dake Brenham
dake brenham
Date: Sat, May 10, 2003, 8:40am
From: "Grace Ministries"
Subject: indian pastors details
Dear brother,
greetings. i feel very sorry for the delay in sending the details about my organization. pls inform about your ministry and welfare here our ministry is going on well and i would like to extend my invitation to visit our ministry at your convinience. love to all there
in christ love
pastor suresh babu
Date: Wed, May 14, 2003
Subject: From Bhutanese Refugee Believers in Nepal
Dear Sir. Mark Tross, and Mark Swiger.
Greetings Bhutanese Refugee camp in Nepal.
It's my pleasure to write you mail again, I thank God for this privilege to have connection with my such a great servent of God.. Sir. this moring I received mail from Rev, Tony Loeffler to have contract with you regarding the ministry in Bhutanese Refugee in NEPAL. So I am in prayer to meet you soon face to face to share my ministry in Nepal, Bhutan, Darjeeling.
Hi, How are you this days? I hope you are keeping well as I am continue to praying for your health and your ministry every part of the world. Here I am doing ministry in the Refugee camp by God's grace only, and also by the help of your Constance prayer, we could able to go Sikkim and Darjeeling for the gospel trips to share the love of God house to house.
Praise the lord now many small small churches and also prayer cell has started in different place in Sikkim. After returned from sikkim again I went to Darjeeling Gurubathan along with Sikkimes friends because God spoke in my heart to go that new place, really God has done great miracles through my life, many sick people were get healed, when I laying hand upon them, 20 people were converted. Kindly do pray for new converted souls in Sikkim and Darjeeling so that God may give them victory. Still many sikkimese b elievers are expecting us to be there for the doors to doors gospel. Please pray for me I am the founder of 24 hours prayer center in five different place. We are really in great needs for the Church planting ministry and prayer center rent. We trust in the lord He will provide us finances in His time for the ministry and our people also praying for our needs. This time I am very happy believers are continually praying for you and your ministry, really God has open the eyes of Bhutanese believers and Sikkimese Indian believers,
I am really proud my self because our people are supporting you in prayer daily, you are not alone in the ministry now.
I am sending you this mail from Kathmandu, day before yesterday I arrived in Kathmandu . Tonight I am going to speak in the big congregation. Kindly do pray for me that God may inspire me new words for the congregation. I will remain two days in Kathmandu. Finally let us keep in touch one another in prayer. I shall sign off for today. I will write you again. With much prayer and my big hug to you always.
I am looking forward to receive your reply as soon as possible.
In His Service
Ashok Rai
I am sending you our prayer requests would you please pray for us.
1, Kindly do pray for the ministry in Sikkim, Darjeeling, and ministry in camp.
2 Please pray for financial needs for the Church-planting ministry in Sikkim and Darjeeling and rent for the prayer center.
3 Please pray for the Bhutanese Refugee problem may solve very soon.
4, pray for our mother land Bhutan, we lose our property, we may get back our things
5, Kindly do pray for the new souls in the camp that God may give us many souls in our Church.
6. Please pray for Bhutanese one hundred thousands Refugees people are residing in camp. We decided to go doors to door with good news from this coming Monday.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU VERY RICHLY
Date: Fri, May 16, 2003
Subject: MARK TROSS
DEAR IN CHRIST LOVING BROTHER MARK TROSS
I AM
PRAYING FOR YOU HERE IN INDIA WE ARE
REACHING MANY UNREACHED AREAS FOR THE
GOSPEL IF YOU ARE VERY INTERESTED TO KNOW
MORE ABOUT OUR MINISTRY YOU CAN VISIT OUR
WEB SITE
(www.indchurch.org)
THANKING YOU TOO.
YOURS IN CHRIST HUMBLE SERVANT
PASTOR RICHARD
INDIA .
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Date: Sat, May 17, 2003
Subject: lookin to your love
Dear Brother Mark in Christ.
Love and peace be to you in Jesus name
We afraiding that we are missing your love and fellowship. This letter of mine finds you all in Good health
We are looking to your love and fellowship
Could you please respond to this mail
May God bless you
Dake Brenham
dake brenham
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Date: Mon, May 5, 2003
From: dokka babu
Subject: Rechanging house for convenient
My dear beloved Brother Mark,
Greetings to you in the most precious Name of our loving Father and Savior Jesus Christ. Yesterday I wrote mail to you I hope that you receive and keep on praying for us. What a wonderful Lord we having to fellowship and minister in Him.
Here I am enclosing 3 pictures to you that shows recent which we are rechanging our house for convenient for us and children. I plan is to Build seperate home and school for orphan children when I receive sufficiant amount. In between I'm rechanging my house. Later we may move new land when i get large amount.
Now we need very less amount to rechange and to buy few more things for children. Even for us also no water. I have to re-arrange water pump. If you stretch your blessed hand I complete which I planned for Children. In Christ I too not expecting much from any body.
We need sufficient amount for needy. We have to work faithfully. Then only God will bless much and His Name will be glorify. I am awaiting for your kind reply.
Give our best love to all.
Thanking you
Banerjee babu
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Here Iam forward message which I get from Christ . Once I met brother Grant in chat. He asked me many questions I told about chriconvers who visited India in last year. I too ministered with him in TEnali.Please read and visit His website [in that look 2002 news letter [spring] you may see my pictures and work in India and chris experience.
Thanking you
Banerjee babu
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Rev.Banerjee babu
Director
Hope Of Glory Ministries[India]
Ganguru-521139
Vijayawada
Andhara Pradesh[state]
India
From: "ALASKA HEALING MINISTRIES"
Cc: "HOPE GLORY MINISTRIES"
Dear Grant,
Greetings in the name of our precious Savior, Jesus for whom it is our great joy to serve.
I hope you weren't offended by my questions but I am very protective of those I love. Sorry it took me a couple of days to get back to you but I wanted to do this properly when I had the time and not rush.
Yes I know Banerjee Babu. We have ministered in several meetings and villages in rural India together. During that time we saw the Lord work incredible miracles in healing and salvations. He always was willing to stay and pray for people as long as there was a need. In fact, I was supposed to return to India this winter but currently we have had to cancel travel plans due to lack of finances. We are praying that will change as he is such a dear brother with whom it is a great joy to minister with.
First of all, Banerjee has a wonderful loving heart and is full of the love of Jesus. One of the things I always think of when I remember him is his smile and joy in the Lord. Of the different ministries I have experience with in India I would have to say that Banerjee has absolutely the most potential. He has little money but has accomplished much. He has started an adult education school where he and his wife teach life skills such as sewing so that people are able to have a way to make a living. He travels all around India preaching and teaching the Gospel and spreading the love of Jesus Christ where ever there is need. On of his heart's desires is the establishment of an orphanage and school. It is my understanding that within the last several months property and a structure has been donated to his ministry for that purpose and that there are some orphans already there. I have seen him working with children and have been very impressed.
I have included some pictures. Img 23 Banerjee on my right with the smile I always remember. Img 24 Banerjee and I praying for a woman. Img 27 I am laying hands on Banerjee and praying for him.
I hope this will be of help to you Grant. If there is anything else I can do please feel free to ask. I can say only good about my brother in Christ and dear friend Banerjee Babu.
May the blessings of Jesus Christ be with you,
Chris Converse, Director
Alaska Healing Ministries
PO Box 871250
Wasilla, AK 99687
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Subject: A simple reference
Hello Chris,
Perhaps I should write you once more and make plain "what I want".
Your name was given as a reference by this man in India and I am "simply" writing for confirmation that you have met this man and seen his work and that you validate it .
I do have other sources but you were the one given so I am approaching you. We give no money or assistance with out checking out the man first.
I do not know what the problem is ...
either you have met him or you haven't ...
a simple email is enough.
Regards
Grant Jacobson
Edmonton, AB
Canada
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From: ALASKA HEALING MINISTRIES
Subject: Re: Information
Dear Grant,
I have received your request for a reference on Banerjee Babu from Hope of
Glory Ministries, India. Please tell me who you are and why you are asking.
Chris Converse, Director
Alaska Healing Ministries
PO Box 871250
Wasilla, AK 99687
Email:
General:
info@alaskahealingministries.com
Prayer:
prayer@alaskahealingministries.com
Web Page: http://www.alaskahealingministries.com
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Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002
Greetings in Jesus' Name...
You have been given as a reference for
Rev.Banerjee babu
Director
Hope Of Glory Ministries[India]
Ganguru-521139
Vijayawada
Andhara Pradesh[state]
India
I am writing to verify the validity of this out reach in India.
Thankyou for your kind assistance,
Grant Jacobson
Edmonton, AB Canada
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Thank you for All of your prayers and giving,
Mark and the Arms of Love Fellowship Team
Date: Fri, May 23, 2003
From: grace home
Subject: Greetings from Grace Children's Orphanage
GRACE CHILDREN'S ORPHANAGE,
Dear Friend Tross in Christ,
Greetings in the precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
First of all, I would like to introduce myself. My name is N. John David Raju. I am 47 years old I am working as a Pastor in Christian Missionary work. After receiving salvation I was filled with Spirit and Lord's wisdom. When I read the Word of God and started thinking about it deeply, I was guided by Holy Spirit that God is going to use me for his glory. I could know this through one thing that is God answered all my prayers. After this I confirmed that God is with me. So I decided to work faithfully for the poor and needy people in our country. I am living in Janupalli, VILASA India. My wife's name is Siromani and we have four children. There are many small villages surrounding of the Vilasa. In these villages live very poor and disadvantaged people. Everyday we visit these people, give out tracts and preach the Gospel. many hear the God's message and some are accepting Christ.
We would really like to see these desperately poor people get the medical help they need. They also really desire to read and know about the world around them. We are now entering into winter.
The people are cool and their huts do not provide adequate housing. Being destitute farmers and fishermen. Many of them are Idol worshippers and are in the darkness of sin. Our burden is to win these villages over to Christ.
We are running an Orphanage named Grace Children's Orphanage. 100 children. We educate them at our home.
(James 1:27). From the beginning we started with the orphanage about 10 children. Our primary motto is children who are suffering with lack of proper education with leisurely wondering from here and there in the streets. We admitted such type of Neglected children and given them with proper education and we are guiding them spiritually in every manner. (Pro. 6:22) in our organization. We are giving from our own family finances and with the help rendered by the Lord's people and providing them all necessities like food, shelter, books and clothing. By the grace of the Lord I have been continuing the Ministry besides developing day by day.
Some of them children are handicapped and deaf & dumb and blind children.
Every day we are checking up children's health cares who are ill weak we provide medicines and tonics, breads and milk to get well. We are planning to admit more children. And we are having so Many plans for Helping Hands of those who are poor and needy in India. So I hope and believe that God Helps me and gives me an opportunity in sharing ministry work with you. We need you prayers, encouragement and Help Us; we are not a part of any mission organization and if any of you are willing to sponsor one child are more. We would be very thankful. We are praying for you and your family. Please pray for us. Hoping that you will visit my website at:
http://livingsounds.org/graceco/
Would be honoured to have you sign our guestbook.
Thanking you,
(PS.121:1-2)
In His Service,
Mailing address:
Rev N.John David Raju
GRACE CHILDREN'S ORPHANAGE,
Manna Colony,
Janupalli.po.
VILASA-533577
E.G.Dt,A.p,
India
ps; activities: (1) Church planting, (2) children's orphanage, (3) Sporting Equipment for People with Disabilities, (4), (5) evangelism (6) tract's distribution 7Tape ministry,(8) pet animals care, (9) Audio Visual Film show (10) Choir and Music Ministries (11) Vacation Bible School (12) Deaf ministry (13) school for handicapped (14) leprosy rehabilitation centre, (15) sports, race and games development. (16) widows care (17) children drawing skills
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Date: Sat, May 24, 2003
From: "billa rajendra a"
Subject: Waiting for your favorable and prayerful reply
Dear Beloved in Christ,
Greetings to you in the most highly exalted name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. His richest blessings shall be upon you forever.
I am Brother Billa Rajendra from the costal belt of Bay of Bengal.
I came from a devoted Gospel family. I got brought-up by Christianized background. I got studied up to graduation. But I
never tempt for a better job. From my early days I got good motivation among orphan children. Under such background Now I am
running one orphanage for the welfare of our helpless orphan children. They are all Cent percent orphans by losing their beloved parents. Now they are quite helpless. They are suffering
a lot at their basic needs like food, clothing, and shelter. They
are wandering on streets and they are starving for days. Being a
Christian I got much motivated among their daily conditions. I got impressed much by the verses in the Bible James 1:27, and I prepared to take care of them.
Thus I started our orphanage. Now
our orphan children are growing on cordial lines with perfect health conditions. They are adapting very good habits under Christian background. I believe they should become as God's servants in future. By such a pious target I am training them daily. Actually I don't have any fixed or regular support from any where. I totally depended upon our local contributions only. But nowadays it became a problem for us to attain such local contributions from our place.
And it is fact to you that any organization based on Christian faith may can't achieve of its necessary support from India. Here Christians are in minority.
They can't reach of their targets as per their own efforts. Under
this background I need of your kind help.
Besides this I am hosting some of our destitute people like widows and aged persons
on every Sunday. On that day I used to provide them food. Due to
lack of proper funds I am doing this relief task only on Sundays.
Please encourage me on this aspect.
Actually I need of your good
fellowship. And I want of your kind encouragement. Now I am running our every day task by His grace only. I believe in His miracles. I never forget of His glorious things. Here our every
Church member including our orphan children are hopefully expecting at your kind reply. I got of your email address from the website. As I am in need on our regular tasks, I proposed to
request you on our need. Please consider our ministry as yours. I
need of your regular prayers. Here our orphan children are sending their love and kisses to you. And our destitute people are expecting at your kind support. Totally we are all remembering you daily at our regular prayers. I had set up our website:
http://www.orphanage.org/asia/india/Welfare/ This is the
real perception evidence on my present day network. Please visit our website.
You kindly pass on this to your friends, people and intimates try to help us at your possible way I assume that I am
quite accountable in the court of our Lord Jesus on my every talk
and talk. This is my assurance in the precious name of our Lord Jesus.
My best wishes to you and to your Church people. I shall await at
your prayerful reply. Thanking you in His precious name.
Yours in His Service,
(Brother Billa Rajendra)
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Date: Sun, May 4, 2003
Subject: Re: NEW Arms of Love Fellowship
My dear Beloved Mark,
ThanQ for your kind hard work for us to glorify His name on Earth. Yes this is our great opportunity to do and blessings from our almighty Lord. Which you do it will more helpful us. Also I appeciate you that you combined in Indian whom we doesn't know before. Through this mail I hearty greetings my co-ministers in Indian.
Now I am very busy for rechanging our building for conveniant for ministry work to more. Need many things [wood, cement and iron and labour charges] Also I have to buy 5 more sewing mechines to arrange sewing center in another place soon. Also need to buy few things [gas connection and other things for construction, for changing building and to buy for children. I fully hope on Lord. That's why I 1st requested to you to visit and see our work and help.
In Christ I humbly telling you which we most wanted. We are committed to Christ to minister truely and humbly until our death. Many children [new] application came to my notice. Shall I take and send children pictures to you? I saw all pages of which you added to your link. ThanQ very much. May Lord bless you richly.
I have write more later.
Give my best regards to all our brothers and sisters Thanking you
Banerjee babu
On Thu, 01 May 2003 Mark Tross wrote :
Brothers and Sisters In Jesus,
Enclosed is my latest post to The Arms of Love Fellowship Group and a link, so
that you can access the latest May Edition of Arms of Love Fellowship which has
7 All New Pages this month that I Hope you will enjoy and pass along to
everyone you know and Love. Please, pray for us, All that God is doing
in our midst and ask Him what you can do to bring Unity to The Body of
Christ, Equip the Saints for Service In the Kingdom of God and Fulfill
the Great Commission In Jesus' Name.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
Subject: New Covenant Message! What Drives Your Life? Philippians
3:13,
14
Worship:
Awake O Israel
Awake O Israel, put off your slumber
And the Truth shall set you free
For out of Zion, comes your Redeemer
In the year of Jubilee
For in the furnace of much affliction
I have chosen thee behold
And so for iron, I'll give you silver
And for brass I'll give you gold
Thou art my chosen for I have sought thee Thou art graven in my hand
And I will gather all that are scattered They shall come back to their
land
O hallelujah, O hallelujah
Hallelujah, praise the Lord
O hallelujah, O hallelujah
Hallelujah, praise the Lord.
The Word:
I do not consider, brethren, that I have captured and made it my own
[yet]; but one thing I do - it is my one aspiration:
forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I
press on toward the goal to win the [supreme and heavenly] prize to
which God in Christ Jesus is calling us upward.
- Philippians 3:13, 14
Have you arrived, attained the ideal, already been made perfect? Only In
Jesus can we find The Way! In Him, we "are" seated In Heavenly Places,
attain Spiritual and moral Resurrection (Jesus said, I Am The Resurrection and The Life, Life Eternal, Life Everlasting) that lifts us
out from among the dead even while in the body and are made perfect In
The Fathers Eyes. All who do not put their Faith, Hope and Trust In Him
are Spiritually dead. Jesus says to us Today, "Let the dead bury the
dead. Come! Follow Me!"
What is your determined purpose in Life, In God? That you may Know Him!
The Word of God tells us that to know God and His Son, Jesus is to know
and "have" Eternal Life. When you first accept Jesus Christ into your
heart and Life as your personal Lord and Savior then you have only just
begun to live. We are to progressively become more deeply and intimately
acquainted with Him, perceiving, recognizing and understanding the
Wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly. Do you know the
power outflowing from His Resurrection [which It exerts over Believers]
and do you share His sufferings as to be continually transformed In
Spirit Into His Likeness even to His death? This Is The Hope of Glory!
Christ In You! He who "has" The Son "has" Life! If you do not "have" The
Spirit of God Living and Moving In you, then you do not "have" Life.
God, Our Heavenly Father sent His One and Only Begotten Son, Jesus, The
Good Shepherd into this World to save sinners and find the lost sheep.
All we like sheep have gone astray and wandered around as without a
shepherd, but thanks be to God, He has opened our ears to hear The Voice
of The Spirit and as we obey and follow Him, He leads us to greener
pastures and beside the still waters. Are you actually found and known
as In Him? We have no self-achieved righteousness to call our own, based
on the obedience of The Law's demands - ritualistic uprightness and
supposed right standing with God - by following man made rules and
regulations. Through Faith In Christ, The Anointed One, we possess The
Genuine Righteousness, The Truly Right Standing With God, which comes
from God by Saving Faith In Jesus, The Messiah!
Have we captured God or has He captured our hearts and minds In Christ
Jesus? All of our righteousness is as filthy rags! Forget the lies of
the past! Jesus warned us, "Remember Lot's wife!" Don't look back,
because whoever puts their hand to the plow and looks back is not fit
for The Kingdom Of God. Our one aspiration (this is not a cake walk, but
requires discipline, determination and perspiration) should be to press
onward and upward, straining forward toward The Goal (to sin is to miss
the mark) to win The Supreme and Heavenly Prize to which God In Christ
Jesus Is Calling us upward. If God calls you, will you answer? HELLO! Is
there anybody out there? We "have" a High Calling In Christ Jesus! Drop
Everything! Count it All loss, consider it All to be mere rubbish,
garbage, refuse, dregs, in order that you may win, gain Christ, The
Anointed One. O, the overwhelming preciousness, the surpassing worth and
supreme advantage of knowing Him as Lord and Savior!
O, that we might Truly come to Know Him and The Power of His Resurrection working In and Through Our Life In Christ Jesus! What
should we be straining forward to and pressing on towards? Jesus
commanded us to Go! Go into All the World and Preach The Gospel, The
Good News of God! Our goal should be to reach as many people in All
Nations with the Love of God, bringing the Message of Salvation,
forgiveness of sins and The Promise of Eternal, Everlasting Life In
Jesus' Name. Amen.
God bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Thanks for you prayers and gifts,
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Rev.Banerjee babu
Director
Hope Of Glory Ministries[India]
Ganguru-521139
Vijayawada
Andhara Pradesh[state]
India
Date: Sat, May 3, 2003
Subject: From Ashok Rai (Bhutanese Refugee camp in Nepal)
Respected Mark Tross
Loving greetings to you in Jesus precious name from Ashok Rai. It's my great joy and pleasure to write you mail, I thank God for this wonderful privilege.
I was so excited to received your
kind mail, thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for your care
and concern for the Bhutanese Refugee people in Christ. Here I have
been doing ministry in the Bhutanese Refugee camp. Kindly do pray for me and my ministry in the camp. My prayer is ever with you and my thought are daily surround you, may the Lord richly bless you and use you in powerful way for Him tremendous ministry. Sir. I am doing ministry in seven different camp. kindly do pray for me that God may use me in power way to extend His Kingdom in the Bhutanese Refugee camp. Sir. finally I need your prayer and good suggestion how I have to do ministry in the camp in effectively. Sir. today let me sign off this mail, I need to speak in the camp Chruches beacuse today IS SUNDAY. I WILL write you again about my ministry in the Refugee camp. with much love and prayer.
I am anticipating your kind reply as soon as possible.
Thank you
yours in Christ Ashok Rai
Subject: Fwd: ministry reports
Date: Sat, May 3, 2003
From: Pastor Richard Jo
Dear loving Lord has encouraging me to do His work here among all kinds of persecution here.
Everyday we are targeting to reach two villages for this month of April to May so far we are reaching 45 villages for doing personal evangelism with all our believers .
Everyday 5 to 6 believers are joining with us so it is encouraging me in my soul lot.
My only heart desire is to preach the Gospel to the Hindu people here .
This month (May) we are targeting to reach Hindu youths through free spoken English couching on month of May we started this couching two days before we got lot of improvements all the students are coming from Hindus 30 youths are attending we are giving them to memorize the Scripture (for whoso findeth Me findeth Life and shall obtain Favor of the Lord (Proverbs) for God is not author of confusion but for Peace (Corinthians) they memorize everyday one Scripture desperately we need your prayers .
We are going to reach some more villages so i may not write any e mail please forgive me if will not receive any mails from me also yesterday we could conducted the children rally more than 50 kids were attended in our church God is working in our ministry here thanking you I believe it is all through our saints prayers alone.
My heart is for God's ministry and you are all in my hearts you impressed me lot. Thanking you. Yours in Christ humble servant,
Pastor Richard
Pastor Richard, 5-3-9.jpm.illam,
behind telephone exchange
sholavanadan,madurai,
Tamil nadu,india.625214.
p.s. Please, convey my best wishes to all our saints in Jesus Name. Amen.
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From: "Mission for the People"
Subject: We need 100 people pray for us daily Ratnam India
Dear Beloved Sister Juliet in Christ,
Holy greetings to the Lord's Government saints to you and your family. We are all praying that this letter will find you growing Grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
I am extremely happy to receive your E-mail many thanks for your prayers.
Please pray, and pray, and pray for my country. The atrocities on Christians are growing and growing day by day in India...... Satan is wondering like a roaring lion. Many Christians are being persecuted daily. When we embrace Christianty, we lose decent employment and education and we become untouchables to the society. Even in this perilous situation, we gladly bear the Cross and proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ.....
Step by step, Gospel workers must be sent to the places where the Gospel has not yet proclaimed. At least 50 missionaries must be sent immediately. Every missionary family must get at least USD $30 each month.
Please pray for this immediate need. If God speak to you, kindly send your mite every month. Our work is an endevour of Faith, and we depend entirely upon God to stand by Rural outreach.
So we would most certainly recommend us to you we need 100 people pray for us daily. What we are going into in evangelism, discipleship and Church planting among Tribal, Hindus and Muslims. Is not easy Job. we are going into satan's Territory and we need strong prayer Partners. It would be good if you could pray for us daily or at least regulary and it would be appreciated. If you could provide an opportunity for us to share the burden of their hearts with you concerning the needs for Chruches to be planted among untold millions, Hindus, tribal and Muslims in India. We are praying for America and its loving people... Pray for the salvation of my country.
Please let us know your family, work details along with your postal address.
Yours ever in the Lord's work
Pastor. P. Ratnam.
P.S. Please send your postal address.
On Thu, 20 Mar 2003 Juliet Stephens wrote :
Dear Pastor Ratnam,
My name is Juliet Stephens and I'm part of Faithful Source with Mark Tross. I just wanted to write to you to let you know that I am praying for you and your ministry. May God's salvation and provision be on your country.
Your Sister in Jesus,
Juliet
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From: "Ravikumar joshua"
Subject: Greetings from Rev. Joshua india
Date: Mon, May 26, 2003
Dear Brother Mark,
Greetings to you in Jesus Name!
How are you and your family and your ministries here i and my family and ministries are fine by the grace of God and because of your prayers and i am expecting the same from you.
Yes Brother Mark me too expecting the time of the Lord to work together in expanding the kingdom of God in india and also all over the worl. The intention of this mail is to request some funds for our Grace Children Home therefore please pray and let me know what is your plan.
Please do pray for me and for my ministries i am also doing the same for you and for your ministries. More over please mail me as soon as possible.
Thanking you,
Yours in Friend in His Service
Rev. Joshua
www.elshaddairevivalministry.homestead.com
Subject: Fwd: Re: From Nepal Ashok Rai
Date: Wed, May 14, 2003
Subject: Re: From Nepal Ashok Rai
To: Ashok Rai
Greeting Ashok......thanks for praying for me as we pray for you as well. Did you ever contact Mark Tross.......He is connected with some ministry work in India and may be able to provide you some contacts. Also, Mark Swiger is involved in ministry in India.
God bless and keep you. I will be out of town till the 27th of May. TL
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"ashok ashok" wrote:
Respected Sir. Tony
Greetings from Kathmandu Nepal.
It"s my pleasure to write you mail again, I thank God for this privilege to have connection with my such a good Servent of God.
Hi, How are you this days? I hope you are keeping well as I am continue to praying for your health and your ministry every part of the world. Here I am doing ministry in the Refugee camp by God's grace only, and also by the help of your Constance prayer, we could able to go Sikkim and Darjeeling for the gospel trips to share the love of God house to house.
Praise the lord now many small small churches and also prayer cell has started in different place in Sikkim. After returned from sikkim again I went to Darjeeling Gurubathan along with Sikkimes friends because God spoke in my heart to go that new place, really God has done great miracles through my life, many sick people were get healed, when I laying hand upon them, 20 people were converted. Kindly do pray for new converted souls in Sikkim and Darjeeling so that God may give them victory. Still many sikkimese believers are expecting us to be there for the doors to doors gospel. Please pray for me I am the founder of 24 hours prayer center in five different place. We are really in great needs for the Church planting ministry and prayer center rent. We trust in the Lord He will provide us finances in His time for the ministry and our people also praying for our needs. This time I am very happy believers are continually praying for you and your ministry, really God has open the eyes of Bhutanese believers and Sikkimese Indian believers, I am really proud my self because our people are supporting you in prayer daily, you are not alone in the ministry now. I am sending you this mail from Kathmandu, day before yesterday I arrived in Kathmandu tonight I am going to speak in the big congregation. Kindly do pray for me that God may inspire me new words for the congregation. I will remain two days in Kathmandu. Finally let us keep in touch one another in prayer. I shall sign off for today. I will write you again. With much prayer and my big hug to you always.
I am looking forward to receive your reply as soon as possible.
In His Service
Ashok Rai
I am sending you our prayer requests would you please pray for us.
1. Kindly do pray for the ministry in Sikkim, Darjeeling, and ministry in camp.
2. Please pray for financial needs for the Church-planting ministry in Sikkim and Darjeeling and rent for the prayer center.
3. Please pray for the Bhutanese Refugee problem may solve very soon.
4. Pray for our mother land Bhutan, we lose our property, we may get back our things
5. Kindly do pray for the new souls in the camp that God may give us many souls in our Church.
6. Please pray for Bhutanese one hundred thousands Refugees people are residing in camp. We decided to go doors to door with good news from this coming Monday.
Date: Mon, Mar 3, 2003
Subject: please visit my website and show compassion on us
Dear beloved Mark Tross
Cordial greetings to you in the matchless name of our lord and Savior Jesus Christ. First of all I praise God for this wonderful opportunity to share my ministry activities with you for your better understanding, Now I am giving my testimony. My name is N.Giribabu. Ours is a small village in South India. Our main task is to preach and teach the Word of God in all cities and villages of India, with his compassion and multiplication can we reach our vast country with a population of 850 millions people. Our burden is to concentrate at the grass route level.
Majorities of our people in India live in 600,000 villages and speaking different languages. That means we need at least one radiant believer in every village of India This is the reason why God save me from sin, curse and eternal condemnation. We have gathered a small team of committed pastors and evangelists, Bible women in Lord's work.
We reach rural, tribal and coastal areas. In a month we visit number of villages.
We arrange street meetings, seminars , pastor conferences, youth meetings, children's camps and convention. Church planting is the main activity of our Gospel work. Many of our pastors do not have any houses and also they have no constructed churches. They conduct the prayers in thatched houses, under trees and some times on way sides. But we are stead fast to see that the Lord's work is done. We have no any connected with any organization and we have no support from anywhere outside. We need a great deal of Christian literature such as Bibles, tract and magazines and books and spiritual books for newly converted belivers. We carry these literatures to unrecalled areas and distribute to people for free of cost. We are looking forward for a mighty helping hand like yours to support our pastors.
Now I am giving a brief background of our "Living Hope children home"my village is surrounded by water on three sides. So very often calamities will come and many children lose their parents and many parents lose their children. At that time many children became orphans losing their beloved parents. They become roadside Romeo's and wandering here and there for food.
As a Christian, I felt pity on them and brought them to my house. Like this my orphanage got started. This was started with 2 children. Now became 30 children.
I am totally depended on local contributions only. Other than this we have social welfare and relief and development activities such as helping widows, medical camps, food for hunger whenever need arisen. As I share all these things please show kindness and mercy to lift me up from this pathetic condition. I know we can't do the ministry single handed your co-operation and encouragement will enable us to do a lot of ministry. I earnestly need your kind interference into my ministry. I wish to have your leadership and guidance. I will sincerely and honestly follow your instructions to develop my ministry in India. Kindly see the pitchers in this website http://pages.ivillage.com/giri777 if you can help I hope in the Lord there will be a lot of improvement in our ministry for His Glory. We will be able to operate new activities to attract people towards Jesus and make them commit their lives to Jesus. Please pray for us as we for you. I await your kind and favorable response. Thanking you,
Yours sincerely in His service,
Pastor N.Giribabu
Akkivaripalem-522257,
Pedapulivarru post,
Guntur District,
Andhra Pradesh,
South India.
Subject: At least 50 missionaries must be sent immediately.
Date: Fri, Mar 21, 2003
Most Dear Beloved Brother Mark Tross in Christ. We greet you all in the faithful Name of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ. We continue pray for your well being, honoring, your hard work and prayers.
Thank and praise the Lord for giving the greatest opportunity to have fellowship with saintly people like you and I am greatly in debted to you for all the help and encouragement you have been giving to me in His vineyard. I am rejoicing in Him.
With glad tears, praying God and with trembling hands we have received your e-mail immediately our whole family and staff knelt before God and prayed and praise the Lord.
Let me till you Now God is leading us in this ministry by faith in Him we started an orgnization the goal to reach the unreached with the good news of Jesus Christ and to win every soul for Christ in rural areas of India. The burden for souls has been increased in our hearts day by day and we have been moving forward to achieve our goal in the midst of all problems, troubles, sufferings hindrances so on. our ministry is completely dependent up on our faith in God and in the midst of poor, needy and backward people.
We believe our God and going forward for His work. we walk miles and miles, spend nights without sleeping, some day without food. But happily involving in God's vineyard for winning souls. we have no any means of support but God only our provider and meet all the needs at His time. We are looking for the people of God needs at His time. We are looking for the people of God who support us and to encourage us to go into the bounderies of satan to win them for Christ.
Step by step, Gospel workers must be sent to the places where the Gospel has not yet proclaimed. At least 50 missionaries must be sent immediately. Every missionary family must get at least USD $30 each month.
Please pray for this immediate need. If God speak to you, kindly send your mite every month. Whatever God says, obey, finally we welcome you come and Join with US. Even your small and petty amounts are most useful here. Our work is an endeavor of faith, and we depend entirely upon God to stand by Rural outreach.
Your prayers are a life-line for our mission. Words cannot express the depths of appreciation. We love you and would like to have close fellowship.
God's faithful servant,
Pastor. P. Ratnam (President)
MISSION FOR THE RURAL PEOPLE
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Date: Mon, May 19, 2003
Rev. Y. D. Ravikumar Joshua
I spoke with this pastor from India last night (actually early this morning), he is a member of the group and is also working with orphans in India, an orphan and destitute home: Grace
Children Home
He asked that I would relay his information to you...
www.elshaddairevivalministry.homestead.com
I have made no promises other than to pass on the info.
This is so sad to see, sad beyond words...all these children in need.
Anyway here is the info as promised
God bless
June
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Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him." <><
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From: "Preacher"
Subject: from your brother in India!!
Date: Thu, May 29, 2003
My Most Beloved Sir,
Please accept my heartiest greetings, which I am placing before your feet, in the wonderful name of our Savior Jesus Christ. I hope you have received my last letter to you in which I shared our ministry report to you, in which I placed some prayer requests before you. Thank you very much for your continuos prayers about our humble ministry among the unreached rural & tribal folk in India. God has been using this feeble vessel in His service for His glory.
After my last email to you, I went to Vijayanagaram area and preaching in some Ministers? Meetings and some outreach programs arranged by some of our friends in that area. I was requested by many pastors and evangelists to stay some more days in their area because of God's working among those communities through my personal testimony. As I came from a royal caste, this made many fanatic and strict Hindus think about the divinity of our God, and as result, after preaching the Word in every meeting, many people rushed toward me for personal prayers, and many have invited me into their houses for some tea and prayer. This caused many of our friends in Vijayanagaram area to arrange some more evangelistic programs through me.
Really my ministry in Vijayanagaram is very wonderful under the grace of our Lord.
I thank God for performing many miracles in the lives of many people.
Several people have witnessed the powerful presence of our Holy God in our prayer meetings, as many devils were fled from many people. Many lives were changed. And by the last night, I have baptized nearly 35 new souls into the name of our Lord in Vijayanagaram district.
And also I got the wonderful privilege to visit a remote village in Vijayanagaram area, where the gospel was not yet preacher. No church is there in the village Thotapalem. Under God's guidance, I went to this village, despite of many warnings and problems, and I preached Gospel through my testimony.
God did His work. I know that it is God's timing. By the time, I reach the Village Thotapalem, the wife of the village elder was suffering with very serious and incurable disease. And I prayed for her healing after preaching the gospel by sharing my personal testimony. Believe me or not, God has healed her, and she witnessed an immediate relief from her long-lasting pain. And I stayed in the village elder's house that night, and I preached Gospel personally to many villagers who came to that house. Oh, I really thank God for giving me such a privilege to preach His Word.
Really this is a miracle. Because, the same village elder who gave me room in his house, once have persecuted many Christian ministers and evangelists who preached Gospel. But, in His grace, due to His miracle and due to my entrance into that village in His time, every thing was changed. Hallelujah. Sir, please continue to pray for this Thotapalem village. It is my prayer to God to enable me to start a Church ministry in this village with the cooperation of the village elder. He is willing to take baptism soon.
Thank you very dear Sir for all your kind prayers and love for this humble brother of yours. I know that God has been using me in my ministry and helping me to bring many unto His feet, because of your prayers. I am thankful to you for all your endeavors to rise some support to help in our family and ministry needs.
Your desire to help to your humble brothers is so great, and you are reflecting the nature of our Lord through your concern for your friends and follow workers.
Sir, we are praying for you and all our saints there with you. Thank you for giving us the blessed privilege to intercede and cry before God for you and your blessed ministerial family there with you. Oh, thank you dear Sir for blessing with me with your fellowship and love. I am always be humble before your love.
What I am doing here in India, is just because of your love and mercy only.
Without your loving cooperation, I can not do anything. Please pray for me that I might be more submissive to God's authority so that I may win many more people for the sake of my Lord.
Thank you for praying for our Two Water Centers Ministry. With your kind prayers and cooperation, I want to start them by the first week of June. Please pray for the needed miracle. Please pray for the miracle of 500 dollars for the arrangements of these two Water Centers for the coming two months. I will send you the needed photos and reports regarding this ministry.
I humbly request you to pray and share about this important ministry to the saints in our Church there with you, because we can serve hundreds of people through this ministry during this summer season. Every day hundreds of people are dying due to lack of drinking water.
Believe me or not, from the last few weeks we are not doing bath regularly due to lack of water. Hence, if we can arrange the Drinking Water Centers in two different parts of area, we can bring glory to His name and as well we can show His love to many needy by providing the drinking water to these humble people who are suffering a lot.
Please consider and pray about this.
Please ask the saints in our church to pray for this need.
I also humbly request you to remember our family needs. From the last two months we did not yet paid our house rent, by which we are facing some problem with the house owner. Both my wife and my self are praying the Lord for His miracle in this regard.
Please send some children books, rhymes cassettes for our children, as we are planing to join our second son, SANKEERTH, in the school by the first week of June. Please pray for the education of our little sons.
Sir, please forgive me for this late letter.
We are praying for you every day. Despite of your very busy schedules, you are devoting some time to pray and think for me and our ministry in India. All our co-ministers, churches, and our families with little children also are praying for you every day so that you receive many mighty blessings from God for all your sacrificial and devoted life.
Nuthan and our little sons are sending their love to you. Please bless me with your kind reply.
Always Yours in His Ministry,
Min. Dr. Isaac Raj
Good Shepherd Church
Tuni, AP, India.
From: "Pastor Ahtsham"
Subject: Hello....GBU
Date: Sun, Jun 1, 2003
Dear brother Mark...
Its long time to see you online...I met few time with sister June. I have shortly talk with her....I informed you are away on mission. We are conitnuosly prayer for your mission...may God Bless you and all your mission team. We are looking farword you to welcome you to visit Pakistan one day.
How is eerything going on. This is First June....I just want to ask about our little work in Pakistan? what have you been progressed yet..?
IN Christ, Buta
BACK TO HOME
Subject: gods minisrist
LOOK ON FIELD L S AND LET US CRY MIGHTILY UNTO THE LORD BREAK UP YOUR FOLLOW GROUND hoseal: 10 .12 EVERY TRIBE FOR CHIRST ;rev :5.9
Dear believer
G reetings to you in the name of our saviour jesus christ . Grace mercy and peace from god
Dear believer I serve tribal ministry because I want your prayer support My name is miss kezia I studied B.A.degree . I accepted jesus christ as my saviour. In1993 jan 17 . that day I followed jesus and I conducted Sunday schools youth meetings and church ministry but I have a desire to tell about the gospel to tribal people .i have to go to unreached places to tell about jesus christ i Prayed since 7 years for the trbial people .in year 2000 in konda tribal a minissionar was dead in that place he faced so many problems when he attacked disases.jaundice .malaria typoid he died. before he planned a pragram gospel journey in konda tribal places and he dead. I prayed that pragram and god called me todo his work . I work in that places as a minissionary KONDA TRIBAL they are about 2. 45. 000people. We are live in dangerous jungles . and hills theyare dangrous people. They worship the evil spirits and animals and trees .etc. every year must be offered animals and childrens to they spirits. Tribal people hunting the animals. They have no clothes but now have simple clothes . tribal people have so many diseases typoid jaundice malaria chickenpox smallpox . they have no doctor but they have witch doctor. Tribal people what will doing we are must meet witch doctor . who is not 0bey to our wordes he attacking the people and he doing witchcraft. And one day he died. That;s why allvillages under the witch doctor.
Konda tribal people marriae at the age of five years. Every new corn must be offered first to their spirit and then they will eat. They has allthe nature gods and goddess they don t agree. To allow to their villages. In som areas they run away as well as they don't hear the gods word.
Two or three families live at one place and it is said as a village the distance between villages is too far. 10.20 k. m no vchicles are available for any transfortation every thing is only by wolk .people sick 70/ so many children died but they have no medicine. Some of them fight and killed.tribal all are illitrates they speak some tribal language By gods grace I collected some old clothes in church. To tell about gospel and gave them medicine and clothes they don't have any idea about jesus that's why we showed the cinema about jesus christ.
They have so many need. My family was helping me som thing Please pray for me and gods ministry. We need so many things. We need prayer support. We need finacial support. you also helping to gether in prayes for us.2cor.1:10 god called abraham through whom he wanted to bless all the nations. god promised him all people on the earth willbe blessed through you :GEN.12:3 THANK YOU VERY MUCH
GOD BLESS YOU KEZIA .KANKANALA
D/O.K. RATNAM
SANTHINAGAR PERALA .PO
CHIRALA 523157
PRAKASAM.DT
ANDHRAPRADESH
SOUTH INDIA
Subject: prayer request
Dear Mark,
ThanQ for your kind prayers and considaration about Lord ministries.This Friday we are going conduct fasting prayer with family,children and few pastors about our ministry needs,spiritual growth and for you.I fully hope on Lord He may use and bless us in His will only.Our prayers with you.Give our best regards to all our brothers and sisters.I started to visit every congregation and village to look real orphan children to take our home.I may send children to school on July 1st,Before I have to do lot of work for them to buy school dresses ,books and to arrenge their basic needs.Pray for this all needs. Thanking you
Banerjee babu
Name: Mr dokka Banerjee babu
Home Address: Hope of glory ministries[India] H-No=5-170/171
Vijayawada, A.P 521139
India
Subject: greetings to you in christ.
GREETINGS IN THE NAME ANDLOVE OF JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD
DEAR BELIEVER MARK TROSS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR E-MAIL AND YOUR MESSAGE
I PRAY FOR YOU AND YOUR MINISTRY
I WON' T SEE YOUR PICTURES PLEASE SEND ME YOUR PICTURES
PLEASE PRAY FOR ME AND GODS MINISTRY.
MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU PROVISIONS AND NEW SOULS
FOR JESUS IN HIS SERVICE.
Subject: letter from Ebenezer
Dear Mark Tross ,
I greet you in the wonderful name of Christ Jesus, First of all I praise God for this wonderful opportunity to share my ministry activities with you, we know these are the last days and Satan is doing his level best to crush down the children of God to destroy the kingdom of God. In the same time God's children are preceding forward with a determination to collapse the walls of the enemy I sincerely acknowledge our selves as one among them. We are striving every our nerve to spread the kingdom of God in India. This is the reason why God save me from sin, curse and eternal condemnation. We have a team of pastors and evangelist, Bible women Lord's work. We reach rural, tribal and coastal areas. In a month we visit number of villages. We arrange street meetings, seminars and convention. Church planting is the main activity of our Gospel work, and relief and development work. Many of our pastors do not have any houses and also they have no constructed churches. They conduct the prayers in thatched houses, under trees and some times on way sides. But we are steadfast to see that the Lord's work is done. We have no any connected with any organization and we have no support from anywhere outside. We have a faith library. We collect books from different people and display them in our library. In a day many people visit our library and enjoy reading the books. We have a nice library staff who is working voluntarily to assist me in the library work. We need a great deal of Christian literature such as Bibles, tract and magazines and books and spiritual books. We Carry this literature to unrecalled areas and distribute to people for free of cost our library staff members are all married and they have to look after their families. But they have no help from anywhere. We are looking forward for a mighty helping hand like yours to support our pastors and library workers. We have an orphanage in which we are looking after 30 children when we found them they were shelter less and away from comfort and parental love. We collect donations from our fellow Christians to meet their needs. We need some generous sponsors to take up the care of at least one or then each. In fact their condition is very pathetic. Please remember them in your regular prayers. Other than this we have social welfare and relief and development activities such as leprosy eradication food for hungry etc., As I share all these things please take a step to visit India once and see our ministry to support us and encourage us. I know we can not do the ministry single handed your co operation and encouragement will enable us to do a lot of ministry. If God reveals you some things about my ministry could you please share it with me? I may be knocking at your door at an odd time. But I have the promise knock it shall be opened. If you could kindly hear my knock at your door, please make convenience be opened. You're kind generous door for me. I wholeheartedly invite you to India. Please see my ministry; if you feel I deserve your encouragement please take a kind step to lift me up. Because I have been in a desperate condition. I earnestly need your kind interference into my ministry. I wish to have your leadership, and guidance. I will sincerely and honestly follow your instructions to develop my ministry in India. We will have a banker that you suggest me. If you wish I am here ready to send you all the pictures of my ministry. It is just to impress you to have opinion to visit me. If you could once come I hope in the Lord there will be a lot of improvement in our ministry.
We will be able to operate new activities to attract people towards Jesus and make them commit their lives to Jesus. Please pray for us as we for you. I await your kind and favorable response.
Thanking you,
Yours ever in His eternal bonds.
Pastor Gummadi Ebenezer
1.
orphanage.org/asia/india/gom/index.html
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Subject: OUR PRAYERS WITH YOU
Dearest Brother,
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.Who is our all power and mighty.Iam very happy to toutch with always to share our work with you.We are daily praying for you in our personal,family and group congregation prayers.
We are always giving thanks to Lord about our fellowship.Also we are praying for your great ministry.
Here I would like to share with few important matter about my responsibilty--uncomplete building,that is,Yes you know about our uncomplete building work for children.I shared many times Iam rechanging our house for convinant to all of us[family and to children].I hope on Lord He will provide and complete at the His time.Which I started an orphanage that I having great responsibilty to take care them nicely.To provide food,cloths,education and etc.Thats why I always praying and asking to Lord to rise His children to consider and to help continue to do His ministry work here in India. I know about you that you are one of my pertner to take my risks and burden in Christ.Praise the Lord about our fellowship. Here[local] I too looking for donations to complete the work and to buy provision for children .Mostly we are looking for reguler sponsership for children.At presant 16 children with us.Many applications on my table.Few are old and new children [including 16].Already our churches supporting to 3 kids and Daniel is willing to send 65$ and Ronald is willing to help 30$.And also I expencing my personal money to children basic needs.So I humbly requesting you to try sponsership for children which I requested in my previous email.Still at my home there is vacancy to take more children.Also we are planning to built temporary shed for them.Because our rechange building not completed.This month end Iam going to put shed.Through you Iam requesting to our Brothers and sisters those who know you,please stretch your blessed hand to uplift our ministry for Lord.Our prayers always with you. Give our best regards to your family and church. Thanking you
Banerjee babu
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 Mark Tross wrote :
Brother, We sent you All of the funds that came in designated for your
ministry and can only ask that you pray The Lord moves upon the hearts
of His People to pray and give more to His Work.
GBY, <')))>< Mark
Name: Mr dokka Banerjee babu
Home Address: Hope of glory ministries[India] H-No=5-170/171
Vijayawada, A.P 521139
India
hopeofgloryministries@rediffmail.com
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Subject: please help for our church building
Dear Beloved ,
Greetings to you in the most highly exalted name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. His richest blessings shall be upon you forever.
Here our ministry is well and good. Our daily gospel is going on cordial lines by our Co-Pastors. We had same village Congregations. But we don't have our church buildings. In prior I had conducted our daily prayers at one of our thatched shed which got constructed at our Railway site. But now we got vacated such shed as per their orders. Our Church members are in number 120. But they are very poor, they can't assist me on our required needs. Now we are in need of a Church building. Please help us on this construction. Here Christians are in minority they can't reach of their targets as per their own efforts. I need of your kind help on this Church Construction. Further I am running one orphanage for our helpless orphan children. Now they are growing on perfect healthy conditions by adapting very good habits under Christi on back
ground. I believe they should be come as God's servants in future. By such a pious target I am training them daily. You kindly encourage me on every aspect of us. Basically I want your good fellowship we shall remember you daily at our regular prayers.
My best wishes to you and all your church people. I shall await at your prayerful reply.
Thanking you in His precious name.
Yours in His service
Pastor: K. Vijaya Raju
Pastor K. VIJAYA RAJU
NETAJI NAGAR,
19TH WARD,
REPALLE- 522 265,
GUNTUR DISTRICT,
ANDHRA PRADESH,
SOUTH INDIA.
http://www.angelfire.com./bc3/revelation/Childrenspage.htm
http://orphanage.org/asia/india/nathaji/index.html
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Subject: Revival News-Jack Myers Mini.
July 2003
Greetings Partners in Revival,
We believe this newsletter finds you Healthy and Prosperous.
Last month was Holy Ghost power packed! There are some that think God is not really doing much right now. They don't know God!. Just because people are not lining up on the outside of a church to get in , doesn't mean God is not moving. I hear and see pockets of revival all over the United States. God is moving powerfully.! I was talking to a man that said the joy movement has come and gone. I asked him a question, Do you think you might need the joy of the Lord five years from now? he said yes. I said the joy has not gone ,and not only that, it is not a movement but a lifestyle. The Joy of the Lord is your strength. He got excited and said that he was hungry for more of God. The JOY OF GOD REMAINS. All you have to do is surrender to it.
Last month in our services there were about 40 people who had either given their hearts to Christ or made a recommitment to Him. Marie and I also appeared on the local TBN-Praise the Lord TV program with some very dear friends of ours, Jeff and Kathleen Backer.
We have also started our international radio program called "Revival the Last Call radio broadcast" it can be heard on WJIE short wave radio every Saturday at 3:30 p.m. eastern standard time. Our program is going into 150 different nations world wide. Not only is God expanding our territory, but God is still filling and intoxicating people with His Spirit. Today receive the joy of the Lord, it bubbles up unto everlasting life. Keep the Spirit of revival burning in your heart don't let it go out!!!! Glory to His wonderful Name!
Prayer for the Ministry:
The first $ 700.00 has come in for our Nepal missions trip. We still need another $1,800. 00 to come in. If you want to be apart of reaching a nation were there are 24 million people and only 1% claim to be Christian. We are going to reap a harvest of souls, do you want to be apart of that?. We will be ministering to a people that have never heard of Jesus. Send us and be apart of the harvest. Great will be your reward. Go to our web site to visit Nepal.
Send check to:
Jack Myers Ministries, Inc. 25985 Lariat Cir. Broken Arrow, Ok 74014
We also accept credit card donations as well: Visa,MC,AmericanEx,Bank Debit.
Ministry Schedule:
Sunday Night July 13th through Wednesday July 16th- In The Name Of Jesus-Oddessa, Fl.
Sunday July 27th, 29nd, 30th- River Of Life Church- Lutz, Fl.
Thursday July 31st-Faith Outreach Center-Tampa, Fl.
Daily Scripture:
Heb 2:1 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let [them] slip.
God Bless,
Rev. Jack & Marie Myers
www.JackMyersMinistries.com
Subject: Update
Dear Mark Tross,
Herewith sending you the same file of attachment:
GOD IS IN HIS WORK IN NEPAL
My wife and I are very much thankful to God for using us as His potential instruments and being so faithful. God allowed us to plant 8 Churches till now in Nepal and India.
Four of them joined some other organizations but 4 of them are still with us and day today God is adding people in His Church. They are like this: (1) Lokanthali (Kathmandu), (2) Ramechhap, (3) Damak and (4) Bhangha (Mahottari district).
1. There are 40 adult believers and 20 children in Lakanthali. We began this fellowship from 5th of April' 03. Adult believers are working in the carpet factory as a labour. Mr. Rajesh Bantawa and Mr. Pasang Tamang are actively helping me in Lokanthali Church and Ramechhap Church. They are full time evangelists. Whatever God is giving me I am sharing with them. We do one to one and door to door evangelism, follow-up and house fellowship. We are running this Church in a rented house. Mr. Pasang Tamang is staying in the Church.
2. Ramechhap is Tamang community dominated area. Ramechhap is a district.
This is situated in eastern Nepal. This is hilly region. Tamang is an Ethnic group of Nepal. All the Tamangs are Buddhist.
Tamangs in Ramechhpa are farmers. We began Church fellowship from one family in Ramechhap. Now we have 6 families.
Most of them came to Christ through healing. Recently a wizard came to Christ. His name is Maila Thokar Tamang.
A lady name Mrs. Dolma Tamang got healing and accepted Christ but his husband is active Maoist. Ramechhap is fully Maoist dominated area. We began this fellowship in the year 2000. This Church is running in a believer's house.
Since Maoist movement came to Nepal , Ramechhap has become strong Maoist dominated area. Out siders are not allowed to go over there. Since last 3 years I could not go over there. Once in a month I am sending Mr. Pasang Tamang providing his travel expenses. He comes from same place. After bus journey he has to walk 3 hours. During the rainy season there is no transportation available. Because road is temporary.
There are 10 new believers need to be baptized. But the political situation is not allowing me to go over there. I am praying before father allowing me to go to Ramechhap on Sep' 03.
3. Damak is in eastern Nepal. We began this fellowship from 2002. There are 10 small Families of the believers. All are from poor background. On March' 03 two young boys accepted Christ but due to persecution from the family they turned back to the Hindu. Mr. Paul Rai is helping me to lookafter this fellowship. I am supporting him financially. Church is running in a believer's house
4. Bhangha is in Mahottari district of central region. This is fully Tharu community area. Tharu is an
Ethnic group of Nepal. They are farmers. They are living hard life. Most of them are illiterate.
Children don't go to the school after primary label. Because they have to work in the field. There are
Only 2 families having fellowship. There is no one old Christian who can lead them to Christ. Time to
Time I am going over there and giving fellowship. Once in a month I am sending Mr. Paul Rai providing his travel expenses. I need to place some one as a full time worker so that he can expand the fellowship. Tharus are very innocent.
They are Hindus. Fellowship is running in a believer's house.
Last Wednesday 18th of June I visited Damak and Urlabari of eastern Nepal.
Two Satar families came to Christ. Satar community is so backward. They are fishermen. They work hard. They are Hindus. They are poor and illiterate.
Thank God for saving these 2 Satar families. We are going to send a man to a bible school on third week of July' 03. His name is Leknath Gurung.
My plan was to go to Bhangha too but due to uncertain strike I cancelled my program to visit Bhangha. Mr. Paul Rai is going to visit coming Tuesday. I came back home just last Wednesday late evening. Once in a week I am visiting prison and sharing the love of Christ to the prisoners and doing follow-up. Over 50 prisoners came to Christ through my ministry. I am helping them to provide bible correspondence course from Every home crusade. Some prisoners are making purse and wallet. I am selling them and providing money for them.
Once in a week they are having fellowship inside the prison. Out siders are not allowed to get in.
INTRODUCTION OF MY CO-WORKERS:
1. Mr. Rajesh Bantawa is a university graduate. He is married. He comes from India. He served the Lord under the Campus Crusade for Christ for 8 years.
Because of his wife's low education he left Campus Crusade and started helping me. They are in Kathmandu now. In my absent Rajesh is helping me. His wife is helping in the Sunday school.
2. Mr. Pasang Tamang is under high school label. He did Inductive bible course. He is married. He has 2 children, one daughter and one son. Next year he is joining pastoral training. I am preparing him to go to Ramechhap to carry district ministry.
3. Mr. Paul Rai is under high school. He is married. He has two daughters. He comes from Sikkim, India. He did short bible school.
OTHER VOLUNTEERS:
1. Mr. Isaac Sunuwar. He is under high school. He did pastoral training and short-term bible school. He is married. I am preparing him to send to the Bhangha as a full time worker.
2. Mr. Krishna Shrestha is under high school. He is married and having 3 daughters.
PRAYER REQUEST:
A. THANKS GIVING:
1. Thank God for being with us and allowing us to do faith ministry.
2. Thank God for fulfilling all our needs from His richest.
3. Thank God for His guidance and protection.
4. Great Things He has done greater things He will do (Psalm 23 : 1) . Be
all glory to God.
B. Kindly pray for these Needs:
1. May the Lord regularly provide financial support for all of us.
2. May the Lord provide rent for the 2 Churches (Lokanthali and Damak).
3. May the Lord provide fund for 4 Church buildings (Lokanthali, Damak, Ramechhap and Bhangha)
4. May the Lord provide financial support for 2 more full time workers.
5. May the Lord provide financial support for the children's education those who are poor.
6. May the Lord provide financial support for the helpless widows.
7. May the Lord provide fund to run a short term bible school.
8. May the Lord provide fund for the graveyard.
9. May the Lord open the door to start 2 more new Church fellowships in Lahan and Chandranigahapur.
10. Kindly pray that If our dear Lord allow us we want to carry this same mission to the entire Himalayan region such like entire Nepal, North east India and Bhutan.
CHALLENGES:
Being Hindu country rich and educated people do not accept gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Mainly through healing and deliverance from the demon only people are coming to Christ. And next low cast people are coming to Christ. Hindu, Buddhist and Muslims are very much orthodox. They are telling that Christianity is American religion.
America is giving dollar and converting poor people to Christianity. America is trying to rule over the world making them Christian.
Hindu and Buddhist believe that to become a Christian is to become low cast people. If some one becomes Christian their society chest them out from their society. They do fully social buy caught.
They say that the Christian is cow eater religion. Hindu worship cows and drinks its urine. Therefore, they do not want to loose their society and their respect in the society.
Government, Hindu fanatics and Maoist are trying to stop Christianity in Nepal.
Because of persecution people do not want to accept Christ. They are accusing Christian in many ways and putting into the prison. 99% Christians are from poor background. Many of them can not come to the Church regularly due to lack of bus fare. Churches are fully depending on outsider help. Because the believers are unable to bring the offering and tithe.
They have to work hard for 2 times food.
They can not give good education to their children. Providing financial support to their pastor is far beyond than their thinking. There are many other challenges such like: Castism, Polygamy, Child marriage, Alcoholism, Illiteracy, Prostitution, Transportation, Politics, superstition etc. We need more prayer support.
Yours in His service
Timothy and Bharati Rai
Subject: Please.Please.Pardoning you.
Please help me in this critical situation
Dear beloved in Christ,
Greetings to you in the most precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ. His richest blessings shall be upon you forever. I am pastor K.Vijayaraju from repalle writing to you in His name.
Thanks for all of your previous emails up to now. Dear Beloved, I pardon you once again to give me the permission to tell my situation. Dear Beloved I already informed you that I am going to conduct big
big crusades in our villages. Due to that meetings and crusades all my monies went for those. Any how all those meetings got completed successfully.
That was the happiest thing for me in this days and many were got saved in these meetings. I am trying and trying to get help for the people of my church. But no one are in a position to help me. Now we are with bare hands and even searching every day for food itself. Many people will help many cheating people. But in these days those who will do the God's service wont be rewarded I think so. U please try to understand the situation of me and my sweet little orphan kids and try to help me as much as possible and as much as you can. Still though we are with hungry our hope didnt lapsed up to now in Jesus Christ. I am in a full hope that he will show me any godly hand to help me. U Please come to India my place and u only can know the situation here i am facing now. I am heart fully inviting you if you have any doubt regarding me and my sweet little kids. Please help me in this critical situation as I am helpless and also been unhealthy in these days due to food problem. Please.Please.Pardoning you to help me in this situation. Here our orphan kids are praying for u and ur valuable reply. Awaiting early reply
Thanking you in Jesus
Urs in His service
Pastor K.Vijayaraju
Pastor K. VIJAYA RAJU
NETAJI NAGAR,
19TH WARD,
REPALLE- 522 265,
GUNTUR DISTRICT,
ANDHRA PRADESH,
SOUTH INDIA.
http://orphanage.org/asia/india/nathaji/index.html
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Subject: Consider much in christ
Dearest Mark,
Greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.Who is the all of our Power and Mighty.ThanQ for your kindness and willing to support to our Hope of glory ministries .Iam Humbly requesting you to stand with us continuely in christ.Here we are doing ministry by faith and truely for Lord.My english is very poor please understand through Jesus christ. Which you[church] send the cheque[amount is $36.50]I received yesterday.ThanQ for your help.But I expected from you to complete the work[Rechange house]which I going to start an orphan home .And also Iam expecting from you children monthly needs .Every report I will send you also with photos.
This is time to expence much for children i.e to buy school uniforms,books,notes,pay school advance fees and etc. At present I received 42 applications[orphan,semi-orphan and poorest of poor children] from all our sourrounding villages[congregations].Still Iam anxioulsy awaiting form you[Lords children] to let me know that how many supporters[sponsers] came forward to help us.Please pray and inform soon.
I already shared with you that two of my friends came to support to children by every month monthly their names[1]Ronald Buck man is 38$][2] Daniel Gabriel is 65$]
But I donot know Brother Ronald not send this month support for us.I hope On Lord he[Ronald] will continue help us.
Now Iam starting to take children in to my home with all enquiry.If you all stand with me in christ.I will take care children who applied to our home.My full hopes on Lord,He will surely provide the sponsership to all our children. My vision is to take care orphan children and to teach[train
Bible to youth for Lord service and to shepherd congregations and
help widows and poor women[adult[night]schools] and training sewing center.My wife will support with me.And my fellow ministers support to lead the ministry work to glorify Lord Jesus name. Please sponser for atleast 15 children .Please visit India and see our humble ministry .Also few pastors[from 18] are very poor they too expecting from you monthly support.If any one willing to help them directly I will send their addreses. Jesus Christ second coming is very neerer.So we have to do ministry by faith and truely.Every account we should sumbit to Lord when we meet in Heaven.
Please consider much for us to do more ministry work.Here in India[where we living] days are very hard for most of people to survive them selves.there is no water,no sufficiant rains,No crops,Many are getting less income.Who are attanding our congregation are many labouers[daily coolies].Thats why we choosen villages[remote,rural and slum]where there is no proper facilities.For us no need thouseds of dollers.Just enough to meet atleast our basic needs for our families and ministry needs. My heart is very interest to take care 42 children with me[home]But there is no sufficiant income.Even my land[prouns lands]not giving income due to flood virus in 1999 onwards.I can love,care,pray,comfort,encourage them in christ.So also I need help[monry] to feed them and to survive their basic needs.
Please stretch your blessed hand for our children to live with us .We are living for christ and we will die for him.Untill death we will serve Him by faith and honestly.Give my best regards to church and all our Brothers and sisters and to your family. Thanking you.
Banerjee babu
Name: Mr dokka Banerjee babu
Home Address: Hope of glory ministries[India] H-No=5-170/171
Vijayawada, A.P 521139
India
hopeofgloryministries@rediffmail.com
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Subject: please pray await at your prayerful reply.
Dear Beloved ,
Greetings to you in Jesus name.
Here our ministry is well and good.
Particularly our orphan children are well and safe. They are remembering you daily at their regular prayers. You kindly bless them with your kind heart. Now I am here with submitting you the detailed budget of
our orphanage to your kind perusal. It shall be proper ides on our account, and it shall be useful to your friends too. OUR MONTHLY BUDGET ON ORPHANAGE:
Towards Orphanage
[Per 30 orphan children per month]
$300 Rent of the building $100 Towards two teachers $120
Cook Charges $100
Additional Expenditure $100
Total Expenditure $720
In catering of our budget you kindly call on the attention of your people, friends and intimates among our required needs.
I believe and hope at your gracious efforts on our orphanage. Our helpless orphan children shall be ever grateful to you on our
kind deed. Here we are all remembering you daily at our regular prayers. My best wishes to you and to your church people. I shall await at your prayerful reply.
Thanking you in His precious name.
Yours in His service.
Pastor K. Vijayaraju.
Human Welfare Center and Orphanage Children's Home Nataji Nagar
19th Ward
Repalle 522265
Andhra Pradesh
South India
http://orphanage.org/asia/india/nathaji/index.html
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Subject: [Missions Insider] India:
Missionaries Beaten, Jailed, Released
1. India: Missionaries Beaten, Jailed, Released
2. India: Miracles Surpass Persecution for Mission Workers
3. India: Missionary Sees Much Fruit After Heart Attack
4. Nepal: Maoist Animosity Does Not Stop Missionaries
5. Kenya Ministry Saves Destitute Children
6. Peruvians Testify of Deliverance from Witchcraft
7. Photo of the Week: Mountain Church House
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These are the contents of today's Missions Insider Report by Christian Aid July 16, 2003 Vol. 4 No. 28
Visit our website at
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John Lindner, Editor
Sarah Carter, Assistant Editor
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Note: Missions Insider refrains from mentioning names that could make the subjects targets of anti-Christian activity.
Names are sometimes mentioned of ministries conducting work commended by authorities or located in areas of greater religious freedom.
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1. India: Missionaries Beaten, Jailed, Released
Last month Christian Aid learned that members of a missionary outreach team in India's Andhra Pradesh state were beaten and arrested when they visited a certain village in April.
The arrests of the leader and his team members were ordered by the village chief. The missionaries told Christian Aid that as they were preaching the gospel and distributing tracts, a group of men sent by the chief came with knives, sticks and rods. They beat the missionaries, tied them up and took them to a local prison.
The believers were in custody for a week.
The director of the mission that sent the team out met with the chief to plead for the Christians' release. At first the chief refused to hear him, but after continued prayer, the leader reports, "The Spirit of the Lord moved him and he listened to my words and released the workers."
Such opposition is all too common in remote villages of India. Yet missionaries persevere to make the Lord known, and He is blessing their efforts. In April alone, this particular ministry sent missionaries to 355 villages, where they distributed 100,000 gospel tracts, preached to 67,000 people, and saw 457 commit their lives to Jesus. Also in April, the mission conducted five free medical camps that treated 6045 poor tribal people.
The mission continues the work of the Lord, hoping to achieve the high goal of evangelizing all the people of Andhra Pradesh. It aims to acquire 5000 Bibles and 10,000 New Testaments in the Telugu language of Andhra Pradesh. To learn more about this ministry, write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-428 600-PERS on the subject line.
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2. India: Miracles Surpass Persecution for Mission Workers
An evangelistic ministry in northern India has seen its blessings increase even in the midst of a hostile environment.
Out of 235 villages in one state where it operates, over 100 now have growing cells of churches. The ministry has set a goal of planting a dynamic worshiping group in every remaining village by 2005.
To accomplish this goal, gospel workers have each "adopted" a village to evangelize.
In the past four months alone, a missionary in one village in this state saw 50 people, mostly from Sikh background, positively respond to the gospel. In another place, 50 former Sikhs attended a Bible study to become more firmly grounded in the Word of God.
The mission leader recently told Christian Aid of several specific ways in which the power of God was manifested.
While one Christian army officer was away from home, his young daughter became very ill with a fever. Since there was no doctor for miles around, his other children joined his wife in praying for the little girl. Miraculously, she recovered.
A missionary from another area reported the conversion of a 100-year-old woman.
The woman was beginning to have health problems, and, worried about her eternal destiny, sought a missionary for counsel.
The missionary said, "The lady, without any argument, simply as a little child accepted the Lord Jesus into her heart."
Such good fruit comes at a high price.
Many missionaries and new believers have been rejected by their own families for confessing Jesus Christ. One couple was accosted in the night by unidentified people that broke into their home and threatened them to stop teaching the Bible.
Please pray that these believers will hold strong in the face of opposition and that their ministry will continue to grow. For more information, write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-428 652-OPA on the subject line.
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3. India: Missionary Sees Much Fruit After Heart Attack
Despite a heart attack he suffered two-and-a-half years ago, a mission leader has since seen his ministry bring the gospel to hundreds of thousands of people of a major tribe of Central India.
During these two-and-a-half years, the gospel was taken to 10,000 villages through the distribution of tracts, Bibles, New Testaments and gospel packets. As a result, hundreds of thousands were exposed to the gospel, and over 100,000 attended crusades and open-air meetings. The tribal group is deliberately not mentioned to avoid identification of the ministry.
These efforts bore solid fruit. At least 600 people from the low-caste tribe and other Dalits or "untouchables" were brought to faith, discipled and baptized, establishing new churches in ten villages. In addition, the ministry cared for 25 children in an orphanage, graduated 50 young people from its Bible school, and provided further training and encouragement to 30 native pastors and missionaries.
Looking back over these few years, the leader said, "I was satisfied [with] what God has done, and I asked the Lord to give me some more time to do something more for Him." His goal is to bring the gospel to each of the 40,000 villages of his tribe in his state.
A member of the same tribe himself, the leader was brought up by uneducated Hindu parents. He came to the Lord in 1969 at a Christian meeting. After graduating from Bible college and marrying, he felt called to bring the truth of Christ to his native people. Once there, he and his wife met many struggles, but today he rejoices to see the continued growth of his ministry.
Since his heart attack, the leader has been under tremendous strain. Finances have been a problem as he tries to pay back the money he borrowed to pay for expensive heart surgery. His debt accrues at 10 percent interest per month.
To learn more about how you can help this mission leader, write Christian Aid at insider@christianaid.org and put MI-428 637-PGN on the subject line.
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4. Nepal: Maoist Animosity Does Not Stop Missionaries
Two Nepali missionaries traveling to bring aid to mountain villages were stopped on their return trip and interrogated by Maoist rebels for two hours before being released.
The men were released on the condition that they ask permission from the Maoists before entering the mountain area again.
The believers, one from Kathmandu and one from Chitwan, had visited two areas.
One locale had been hit by a violent hailstorm that destroyed crops, creating a food deficiency. The leader of the ministry told Christian Aid that the situation was so bad that "when visiting believers, [the missionary] feels embarrassed to eat in their homes because they have nothing to feed the guests."
The other area the men visited lacks a worship building. Believers in this community meet in a temporary structure made of plastic sheets and tree leaves.
The congregation continues to grow, but with such an inadequate meeting place, the number of those who can come together is limited.
So are the missionaries' aid funds.
Despite the threat of Maoists, by faith the missionaries still take gifts to local leaders to help them meet the needs of the suffering people.
Needs remain. The community in need of a church still does not have enough to build. Those suffering the effects of the hailstorm continue to struggle for food.
To learn more about how this ministry is helping them, write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-428 702-TLA on the subject line.
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5. Kenya Ministry Saves Destitute Children
On a continent ravaged by poverty and diseases such as AIDS, one ministry in Kenya is reaching the most vulnerable victims-children-with the gospel.
Ebenezer Life Center ministers to the whole needs of orphans and street children. At the Ebenezer Orphan Home, 162 children receive food, clothing, schooling and hygiene training. Another 77 orphans are cared for in private homes since the orphanage is not large enough to house them.
All school-aged children in the home attend Ebenezer Christian School. In 2002 this school was recognized by the government as a "center of educational excellence." The students' performances in the school continue to improve as staffers strive for high standards in education.
Another aspect of ELC's ministry is its Rehabilitation and Rescue Centre for Street Children. This project began in 1996 with 80 street boys from Ahero in western Kenya. To date, at least 40 have been totally rehabilitated from lives of poverty and vice. Twelve are under vocational training. Nearly all have accepted Christ as Savior. A number of boys are ministered to at a halfway home.
There they live semi-independently, doing regular chores and being trained in skills such as mechanics, carpentry and motor vehicle wiring.
The children's home and the rescue centrer continue to grow, meeting the physical and spiritual needs of the lost children of Kenya. For more information on this ministry, write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-428 572-ELC on the subject line.
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6. Peruvians Testify of Deliverance from Witchcraft
In a land where many tribal people are still steeped in Satanic superstitions, a ministry is reaching out and claiming lives for Christ.
This ministry told Christian Aid of the salvation of an entire family that had been involved in sorcery and witchcraft and actively opposed the gospel. One missionary, however, was faithful to share the message of Christ and pray with them. After six months, the mother first came to the Lord. She "was convinced that [God] was the only One who can deliver her from the power of evil, and so it happened," the missionary said. Soon after that, her husband also came to Jesus. Now, the whole family preaches the gospel of salvation in their community.
The ministry also reports the story of one 54-year-old man who was held captive by witchcraft and alcoholism. Through this mission, he came to the Lord. He then shared the gospel with his wife and daughter, and they were saved. Now, he has donated some of his land to the ministry for a church building.
These are only two examples of the work God is doing through this ministry in Peru. The mission continues to hold evangelistic crusades at which 6000 or more people hear the gospel. In six months alone, 600 people came to the Lord. The ministry has also planted 300 churches across Peru.
To learn more about this church planting and evangelistic organization, write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-425 245-NLEM on the subject line.
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7. Photo of the Week: Mountain Church House
http://www.christianaid.org/pow/pow-4-28.asp
Since 1977 a North India mission agency has been working in Sikkim, but the worker subsequently left the area and the church was temporarily closed. A young missionary by the name of Caleb opened the work again in these mountains in 1998. The church now includes 12 families but faces difficulty because it must rent facilities from non-believers.
Recently a plot of land about 300 by 200 feet became available, and it already has this well-built house on it. Please pray that the amount of $6,500 to purchase the land and house will be provided. For more information write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-428 675-HIC on the subject line.
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Subject: greetings to you in christ.
GREETINGS IN THE NAME ANDLOVE OF JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD DEAR BELIEVER MARK TROSS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR E-MAIL AND YOUR MESSAGE I PRAY FOR YOU AND YOUR MINISTRY
I WON' T SEE YOUR PICTURES PLEASE SEND ME YOUR PICTURES PLEASE PRAY FOR ME AND GODS MINISTRY.
MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU PROVISIONS AND NEW SOULS FOR JESUS IN HIS SERVICE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
GOD BLESS YOU
KEZIA .KANKANALA
D/O.K. RATNAM
SANTHINAGAR
PERALA .PO
CHIRALA 523157
PRAKASAM.DT
ANDHRAPRADESH
SOUTH INDIA
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"If sinners be dammed, at least let them leap to Hell over our bodies. If they will perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees. Let no one go there unwarned and unprayed for."
- Charles H. Spurgeon
Subject: Remind
PRAISE THE LORD
07-07-2003
Dear Brother
Greetings in the mighty and precious name of lord and Father Jesus Christ.Mostly I am glad to see your wounderful and great reply.I never forget your great love.
I am very happy to come to you with this letter.I hope you might be in receipt of my letter and pictures of widows,orphans,office and group photos perhaps.If the E-mail is not opened please open it you can find out them.In fact I sent those pictures on 10-04-2003.
You are highly invited and requested to come to our place to see our activities at any time.I hope that you are in process with the photos for arranging said sponsorship to the needy.
Widows,orphans and sick peoples.we are praying for your good health and expecting a communication from you. I think that you have a lot of sweetful love upon us.sir here children are safe and healthy and studying well.we are working an independent and self support.we are all requesting you to please remember our organization in your valuble prayers.we are all praying for your good health and for your great ministry.once again we are all requesting you please kindly encourage and help us for the development of the organization.we are eagerly waiting for your positive and encouraging reply.
Thanking you.
Yours In His Service
BANDI.SYAM BABU
President
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Subject: GOD's WORD on : * HUMILITY * and Prayer Points
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July 27 ~to~ August 02, 2003
GOD's WORD on : * HONESTY *
We tend to forget that God sees our heart. And we approach Him just as we do with the world ... keeping a part of us in a dark secret place ( so we think ).
God is then grieved with us because what He hears from us and what He sees in us are not in conformity with what He wants from us when we are before His throne of Grace. It is a painful time for God ... and ... it is because of His love for us that He creates for us situations .. events .. conditions & puts us in a state-of-affairs that positions us to turn to Him ... IN ALL HONESTY. That is when we receive His Grace. Hallelujah ! One can imagine that if we are not * honest * before God ... what would our relationship with our loved ones .. relatives & friends .. Church & people at large would be ! If you are honest ... you will have your right answer too. If correction is needed get it done before God has the need to correct you. That pleases God. It also establishes credibility leading to strong personal relationships ~ both vertical & horizontal. Credibility is especially important & essential in our witness to the world.
The Word does say in many ways ... That if our life does not back up our witness it will not bear fruit .. and a fruitless tree God will not allow it to continue.
* But we have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty .. not walking in craftiness nor handling the Word of God deceitfully ... but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. [ 2 Corinthians 4:2 ]
* For we take thought beforehand and aim to be honest and absolutely above suspicion not only in the sight of the Lord but also in the sight of men. [ 2 Corinthians 8:21 ]
* The Lord hates cheating and delights in honesty ... A good man is guided by his honesty .. the evil man is destroyed by his dishonesty. [ Pro 11: 1 & 3 ]
* Lies will get any man into trouble .. but honesty is its own defence ... A good man is known by his truthfulness .. a false man by deceit & lies. [Pro 12:13&17]
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God says : " My People .. who are known by My Name ... " Are we to separate from each other ~brothers-in-Christ~ and bring displeasure and pain to our Lord ? Let us live in harmony & peace with all believers & declare to the world .. our rightful place as heirs to a kingdom and glory belonging to Jesus Christ & made ours through His blood & the grace & love of our God. PRAY : That we may all perfect our lives according to God's plan & purpose
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CHRISTIANS of the WORLD UNITE in *PRAYER* AGAINST the * CORRUPTION * of the CHURCH It is VISSIBLY HAPPENING in all PARTS OF THE WORLD IT DOES AFFECT US
GOD's SUBSTANCE to us is LOVE .. its SIGNIFICANCE is SALVATION HOW CAN WE SEE THAT BEING TAKEN AWAY FROM OUR BROTHERS ? By Decadence .. Paganism .. Evil spirit of Compromise .. Depravity Bad Judgements .. Warped Minds
PRAY .. That God's Love & promise of Salvation is a certainty for all Christians
Dear Ones ... It is a cause of grave concern ... Look around ... the beginning takes palace with 'murmuring' & 'grumblings' Seemingly innocent .. and often ignored .. but it is one seed that is guaranteed to sprout & wantonly grow "NIP it in the Bud"
Jesus says : * Blessed are the peacemakers For they will be called sons of God *
~* Claim that *~
God knows that tragedy shall certainly come to pass ... if we carry on the path with our 'murmuring & grumbling' ... All of us will be in the wilderness ... and the sad part .. many will not see the promised Land. Do we really need to repeat history ?
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PLEASE PRAY FOR : The Presidents .. Prime Ministers .. The Executive & specially the 'Judiciary' ~ That the lands that they rule over may be done by God given wisdom ~&~ empowered by the Holy Spirit they give to the people all things approved by God ... and the strength & the courage to change all things wrong.
PLEASE PRAY FOR : All Christian Homes ... That the good God may .. through Christ .. make His people reside in peaceable habitation and in sure dwellings .. Blessing all Christian Homes & driving away from them all the snares of the enemy & keeping the holy angles to live in the homes to preserve His servants in peace.
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PLEASE PRAY FOR : All Those Who participated & dedicated the whole of July 2003 for Daily
Praise+Worship+Prayer for the REVIVAL OF THE CHURCH which concludes this 31st [ initiated by Arpana in India ~ an OM supported organisation ] ... That God continues to visit them with His grace & blessings & mercy ... Assure them that their prayers were heard & that they should look around for answers .. & .. that He delights in their coming to Him for the establishment of His kingdom for the glory of His name.
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Let us THANK GOD
For active Bible Study Groups & Prayer Cells all over the world
PLEASE PRAY :[ If there is a need - pray for that desire now ~ God is waiting ]
PLEASE PRAY FOR : All Those who are in the grip of one or another kind of addiction ... That the merciful God may look kindly down upon them and grant them the desire that they would want release from the addiction & then provide them the strength to resist the cravings & the fulfilment of being led to resist & achieve it.
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CAREs ... & ... CONCERNs from AROUND THE WORLD
I [ Mark Tross] am writing to All of the Groups I'm in and asking Each and Every Member within them to commit to one full month of prayer for me, The Arms of Love Fellowship Web Site at:
http://www.armsoflovefelowship.com
Our Group at: Africa, India, Cuba, Pakistan, Bulgaria, Nepal, Romania and Russia Missions around the World and Most of All for Arms of Love Fellowship Church in Rio Rancho, NM, USA. I just spent the past 2 months in New Mexico, purchased a home there and will be returning in August for determined, active ministry. Sante Fe has the oldest Church in the United States, but there has never been a recorded Revival in the state. Prayer Mappers believe that New Mexico is the worst place on Earth as far as powers, principalities and spiritual darkness is concerned. It is the New Age Capital of the World, but I Trust that through your daily prayers, God Will bring down the strongholds of satan and have The Church Triumphant Rise Up to Victory In Jesus' Holy and Precious Name! God Is Faithful and Jesus Never Fails!
Please, join me for one full month of prayer, Plead The Blood of Jesus Christ, ask Our Heavenly Father to Pour Out His Holy Spirit Upon Each and Every Believer in NM and Bring Revival for the harvest is ready!
Pray for Pastor Cookie, the Worship Leader:
Phil, Youth Pastor Shaun, myself, All the Members at Arms of Love, Rio Rancho and NM as a whole.
Thank you for All of your daily prayers!
God's richest blessings and His Love to All, <')))>< Mark Tross
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Thank YOU for linking-up ...
with your minds & hearts to be in one accord before the Lord.
Dolly & Raj Sinha Roy
"Matru Chhaya" 2nd Floor,
B/h. Kalyan Cafe, Fatehgunj
BARODA-390002
Gujarat - INDIA
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Subject: Urgent prayer request from Nepal
Dear Mark,
Shalom!
We have been running our assemblies in a rented house from 5th of April' 03 paying Nepali rupees 4000 (US $ 60) per month. I got the permision to make the Crosss at the window of our Church building. I did it on 23rd of July in-front of the house owner's son. But when I visited the Church on 25th of July found that the cross was totally washed away.
The same boy washed away the cross. I raised this issue to them but today whole family memebers asked me to vacant the house within next 2 months. I faced the same problem last year in the place where we were staying. This is satan's trick. Kindly pray that we may get good and suitable house. Also pray that may the Lord provide money to pay the rent for the Church. If we rent whole house that can be private and comfortable. The rent of a whole building shall be cost minimum Nepali rupees 15,000 (US $ 200) per month.
Thank you so much for your prayer of faith. Sincerely yours
Timothy Rai
Subject: Please.Please.Pardoning you.
Please help me in this critical situation
Dear beloved in Christ,
Greetings to you in the most precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ. His richest blessings shall be upon you forever. I am pastor K.Vijayaraju from repalle writing to you in His name.
Thanks for all of your previous emails up to now. Dear Beloved, I pardon you once again to give me the permission to Tell my situation. Dear Beloved I already informed you that I am going to conduct big
big crusades in our villages. Due to that meetings and crusades all my monies went for those. Anyhow all those meetings got Completed successfully.
That was the happiest thing for me in this Days and many were got saved in these meetings. I am trying and Trying to get help for the people of my church. But no one are in a position to help me. Now we are with bare hands and even searching every day for food itself. Many people will help many Cheating people. But in these days those who will do the God's Service wont be rewarded I think so. U please try to understand The situation of me and my sweet little orphan kids and try to help me as much as possible and as much as you can. Still though we are with hungry our hope didnt lapsed up to now in Jesus Christ. I am in a full hope that he will show me any godly hand to help me. U Please come to India my place and u only can know the situation here i am facing now. I am heart fully inviting you if you have any doubt regarding me and my sweet little kids. Please help me in this critical situation as I am helpless and also been unhealthy in these days due to food problem. Please.Please.Pardoning you to help me in this situation. Here our orphan kids are praying for u and ur valuable reply. Awaiting early reply
Thanking you in Jesus
Urs in His service
Pastor K.Vijayaraju
Pastor K. VIJAYA RAJU
NETAJI NAGAR,
19TH WARD,
REPALLE- 522 265,
GUNTUR DISTRICT,
ANDHRA PRADESH,
SOUTH INDIA.
http://orphanage.org/asia/india/nathaji/index.html
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Subject: [Missions Insider] Christians Fear Anti-Conversion Law for Kerala State
1. India: Christians Fear Anti-Conversion Law for Kerala State
2. India: Ministries Fight Poverty-Rooted Despair
3. Philippine Ministry Evangelizes "Smoky Mountain"
4. Thai Children's Home Saves One Child at a Time
5. Hungarian Mission Practices Three-Pronged Approach
6. Testimony: Former Communist Celebrates 25 Years of Ministry in India
7. Photo of the Week: Alley Kids Ministry
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These are the contents of today's Missions Insider Report by Christian Aid July 23, 2003 Vol. 4 No. 29
Visit our website at
http://www.christianaid.org
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John Lindner, Editor
Sarah Carter, Assistant Editor
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Note: Missions Insider refrains from mentioning names that could make the subjects targets of anti-Christian activity.
Names are sometimes mentioned of ministries conducting work commended by authorities or located in areas of greater religious freedom.
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1. India: Christians Fear Anti-Conversion Law for Kerala State
Christians are worried that the south Indian state of Kerala may be in danger of joining five other Indian states in passing an anti-conversion law.
Jaya Lalitha, the chief minister of neighboring state Tamil Nadu, is a woman fierce in her promotion of Hinduism. After facilitating the passing of an anti-conversion law in Tamil Nadu she threatened to visit Kerala to press for a similar law there. Even though she has not yet made the trip, Christians are still worried that such a law could be passed, since similar laws have been passed in five states: Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, and most recently Tamil Nadu.
Ram Madhav, an RSS (National Volunteer Society from the Hindi-a strongly Hindu nationalistic movement) spokesman, said in June that the laws were necessary because the activities of missionaries have led to tensions threatening "peace and harmony." At the same time he said the conversion activities of the VHP (World Hindu Council) and other Hindu bodies did not create a problem because these were just calling people to a Hindu "homecoming."
Under the anti-conversion laws, it is illegal to offer inducements or force anyone to convert. The fact that there is no record of forced conversions to Christianity and that the only forced conversions (or "reversions") are by Hindus making Christian converts "revert" back to Hinduism does not affect these Hindu zealots. Their intent seems to be to stop the spread of Christianity and further the influence of Hinduism.
Already these laws have emboldened radical Hindus in their persecution of Christians. In Karnataka state, just to the north of Kerala, opponents to the gospel recently sent a warning to all pastors and preachers in the area, saying that no one should conduct Christian prayer meetings anywhere in public or "serious action" would be taken. An Indian newspaper sparked hostility when it falsely reported last December that 1500 Hindus had been forcibly converted to Christianity. In Andhra Pradesh, to the northeast of Kerala, a newly-purchased children's home was debilitated when a Hindu neighbor dug through its driveway, claiming the drive was on his land. In Kerala state itself, an American missionary was beaten in the street with clubs and irons and then deported when he was released from the hospital.
As the threat of political action looms over Kerala, indigenous believers are praying for God's intervening hand. To learn how you can strengthen the roles of native missionaries in India, write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-429 600-PERS on the subject line.
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2. India: Ministries Fight Poverty-Rooted Despair
Poor families in India are particularly susceptible to the problems that ravage the nation, such as depression and poverty, and many indigenous ministries seek to bring hope through practical and spiritual assistance.
One such ministry in Andhra Pradesh state told Christian Aid of one woman who, after years spent in poverty with an abusive, drunken husband, decided to drown herself and her two small children.
She tied the children in her sari and jumped into a lake. Somehow, the knot tying the children to the sari came loose.
She became frightened and swam to shore while her children drowned. She is now in custody, in a state of mental shock.
Another man, a wood vendor, found his life so meaningless and so full of financial strain that he convinced his wife and growing boys to kill themselves. He hung his wife and children in his own house, then hung himself.
In the face of these and similar tragedies, many ministries fight to bring hope to India's millions. Some operate vocational training programs for needy women and their families. By learning to sew or grind, women may make a living without resorting to vices or succumbing to despair. As the ministry trains them in a vocation, it also gives them the good news of Jesus.
Many ministries operate homes for children who are orphans or who have run away from abusive situations.
Yet horrific stories like those mentioned above continue to happen, urging ministries to fight more strongly than ever to bring the gospel to every dying person in India. For more information, write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-429 600-PNS on the subject line.
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3. Philippine Ministry Evangelizes "Smoky Mountain"
Husband and wife missionaries are caring for some of the poorest people in Manila, those who used to live on a huge dumpsite called "Smoky Mountain."
Today, these "squatters" dwell in temporary housing put up by the government after "Smoky" was demolished a few years ago.
Although the razing of the dump was supposed to help the poor who lived there, many find themselves in worse situations. The dump, although infested with disease and harmful smoke, was a source of income. Poor people would sift through the junk to find things they could sell. Now, this "livelihood" has been taken away. With no proper identity papers, it is nearly impossible for the poor to get jobs or find decent housing.
Children go without education, clean clothes, proper hygiene and, too often, food. Disease is rampant; every week brings another funeral to the "squatters" area.
Yet hope shines in this dark place. Since 1984, Nemuel and Ruth Palma have ministered to the squatters. They conduct VBS classes for children and Bible studies for parents. Many have been led to Christ.
The Palmas also operate a Light House Learning Center, teaching children the basics of reading, writing and math so that they will be able to go on to higher secondary schools.
Because children often come to class hungry, the Palmas feed them. From 100 to 120 children ages 3 to 14 receive this aid daily. Nemuel also pastors a church for those who have been led to Christ through the ministry.
The mission faces many struggles.
Because it operates in the poorest section of Manila, its participants have little to contribute to its support, and gospel workers receive barely enough to live on. The ministry also has no facility for its school and Bible studies; instead, children meet in an alleyway for food and classes.
The Palmas' health has deteriorated as a result of years spent amid the putrid smoke of the dump. Ruth was also in a car accident in 2002, which caused her much physical pain and restricted her ability to carry out her ministry.
This ministry would greatly appreciate your prayers. To learn more, write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-429 801-SMM on the subject line. See also today's Photo of the Week.
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4. Thai Children's Home Saves One Child at a Time
A ministry caring for orphaned and neglected children in Thailand seeks to expand.
At present, the home accommodates only ten children. Construction is underway for a new facility that will be able to care for 100.
Despite meager funds, the orphanage/children's home is faithful to care for its wards' spiritual and physical needs. They are given meals, shelter, clothing and an education, as well as the good news of salvation. The ministry reports that all of the children who are old enough have accepted Christ as their Savior.
Bhat is a 9-year-old boy whose father was an illegal immigrant to Thailand from Laos. Soon after marrying Bhat's mother, he disappeared, leaving the woman unemployed and in poverty. As her son grew, she became afraid that he would fall into the wrong crowd or be mistreated because of his mixed background. She finally took him to the children's home.
At first Bhat was rebellious and angry, the ministry reports, struggling with self-acceptance problems. But now, he has accepted Jesus and is growing into a responsible, considerate young man.
"Mike" is another little boy who has found a better future at the children's home. Mike was abandoned by his mother after she remarried because her new husband did not want to be burdened with a child. He lived with his grandmother until he was 4; then she brought him to the home, unable to support him.
At first he was full of fear after having been rejected and moved around so many times. Then, through the love of Christ shown at the home, he began to learn new things and make new friends.
To learn how you can sponsor a needy child in this or a similar home, write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-429 720-TSO on the subject line.
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5. Hungarian Mission Practices Three-Pronged Approach
A Hungarian church planter told Christian Aid that as his congregation prepares for a new building, the believers hope to set a "model for churches within Hungary and internationally."
Pastor Geza Kovac's three-pronged plan enables his church to function as a congregation, a community house and a training center.
The first function of the new building will be as a meeting place for believers.
Hungary is experiencing great revival among its youth. Many of the younger generation's parents are also being drawn to the gospel. So with congregations growing nationwide, the building provides a place for new believers to worship together and be taught God's truth.
The church's second function will be as a community house, a center of ministry to its environment, open seven days a week for all age groups.
Lastly, this pastor will make his church an institute for training future Christian leaders. He hopes to have facilities for training and housing university students who are dedicated servants of Jesus, ready to give their lives for the Hungarian people, and eager to achieve excellence in their own fields of study.
This plan, incorporating ministry to the body of Christ, outreach to the community, and training of young leaders, is the result of years of steadfast prayer and hard work on the part of Geza Kovacs, his wife, and the staff of his ministry.
When Kovacs first felt called to plant churches in his native land, he realized that "church planting is the key need for the revitalization of the Hungarian church."
Today, he pastors Rose Garden Christian Fellowship in Budapest and serves as director of Hungarian Evangelical Mission, training and supporting church planters. His vision of what a church should be is spreading across his native land and, he hopes, across the globe.
To learn more about Geza Kovacs and how to support his ministry, write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-429 348-HEM on the subject line.
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6. Testimony: Former Communist Celebrates 25 Years of Ministry in India
Rev. Paul Malayadi, like his namesake from the Bible, experienced a life-changing conversion that has led to 25 years of sharing the Lord throughout India.
Malayadi is the founder and director of the Christ for India Movement, an evangelical and church planting ministry that cares for the poor and shares the gospel to unreached villagers in ten of India's 25 states. Missionaries with Christ for India distribute thousands of tracts, hold outdoor crusades, provide food and medicine for those who cannot afford them, and disciple new believers and pastors through Bible classes and seminars.
Yet the man who followed God into all this good work began life as a staunch Hindu. Growing up in a family in South India, he was named after the Hindu god Lakshmanan. Although he was considered a simple-minded boy because he stammered, he developed strong spiritual sensitivity at a very young age, even hoping to become a "sadhu," or holy man.
As Malayadi grew so did a desire to reach out to the poor and suffering people he saw around him. He thought he could help them by joining the Communist Party. In 1975 he even led a farmers' strike against landlords which nearly resulted in his murder. To save him from angry landlords, his parents sent him to north India.
There, Malayadi quickly became the Communist Party secretary of Shajahanpur City in Uttar Pradesh. Yet he was becoming disillusioned with Communism. He saw no hope of salvation for himself or those he was trying to help. Desperate, Malayadi decided to kill himself.
While he was planning his own death one day, an evangelist came into in his office.
The Christian requested the use of some rooms in the party building for a library and prayer hall. At first Malayadi was opposed to the evangelist; he had been taught to hate Christians. Yet when he saw the man's gracious manner, he softened and allowed him to use the rooms. "What does it matter anyway?" he thought. "I am going to end my life."
The Christian left a New Testament, but Malayadi laid it aside, hopeless. That night, he determined to throw himself in front of the 11:30 p.m. train. As he took what he thought would be his last walk to the track, he heard a voice say to him audibly, "Read the Bible." Realizing this was no human voice, he returned to his home and picked up the New Testament.
He read the book for three days, and on the third night at 11:30 p.m. he gave his life to Jesus. The very next day he began to witness for the Lord. He changed his name from Lakshmanan to Paul, reflecting the same kind of change in his soul that this great apostle experienced on the road to Damascus.
Paul Malayadi preached on the streets of India continually. In 1978 he joined the National Missionary Society and officially began his ministry. Then in 1981 he felt a call to reach out to tribal people of north India.
In October he arrived in Madnoor, a remote interior village on the border of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, with little more than the clothes on his back.
No one in the village would rent him a room because, as a Christian, he was considered untouchable. Finally a strict Hindu rented him a room-knowing it was inhabited by an evil spirit who killed whoever stayed in it. Paul Malayadi prayed all night long, however, and the villagers were amazed to see him alive and well the next day. Many began believing in Christ, bringing the sick and demon possessed to him for prayer.
Yet even after Malayadi's ministry began to grow in this area, his life was not free from tragedy. His seven-month-old daughter died before his eyes as a result of improper medical care; the family was so poor that they often could not afford food for their own children. This severely tested Malayadi's faith, but he held on to Jesus, and today the Lord continues to use him and his ministry mightily.
To learn more, write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-429 637-CFI on the subject line.
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7. Photo of the Week: Alley Kids Ministry
http://www.christianaid.org/pow/pow-4-29.asp
Ruth Palma, one of the directors of Smoky Mountain Ministries, stands in the background as volunteers give food to hungry children. These children live in temporary housing put up for "squatters" who used to live on a huge garbage dump outside Manila in the Philippines. Every day, they attend VBS and receive a meal.
Because the ministry has not been able to afford a separate building for its activities, the children meet with their teachers in an alley between two buildings. To learn more, see story # 3 above.
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Subject: PLEASE PRAY FOR MY MINISTRY
Dear beloved in Christ,
Greetings to you in the most wonderful name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. His richest blessings shall be upon you forever. I am SHIPORA , writing to you in His precious name. I am residing geographically our area is too backward in all aspects. I came from a devotee gospel family. From the very beginning of my early days, I laid my stress on His Services only. By the call of Him, I openly accepted Him as my Savior.
At present I am existing as the rural Evangelist, at my place. We had one rural Church. Our Church members are very poor, and they can't offer any contributions for our regular worship.
Now I got concentrated on our outreach gospel which is yielding the best harvest of souls among Hindu people. By our regular prayers, they are getting away to their idol worship, and confessing before God in all of their previous sins. They are accepting our Lord Jesus as their real Savior. They are praising Him regularly. It is one kind of blessing for us. You kindly pray about our present day gospel. I need of your help on our present day gospel.
You kindly call on the attention of your people, friends, and intimates among our exact needs.
Further I am running one orphanage for the welfare of 30 orphan children. Once they had struggled a lot at their basic needs like food, clothing, and shelter. But now they are growing on perfect healthy conditions. They are cultivating very good habits under Christian background.
I believe they should become as God servants in future. By such a pious target I am train-up them regularly. You kindly bless them on such aspect. Actually I don't have any fixed or regular support from anywhere. I totally depended upon our local contributions. But nowadays it became very problem for me to attain such local contributions. And it is fact to you that any organization based on Christian faith may can't achieve of its necessary rants from India. here Christians are in minority. They can't reach of their targets as per the existed funds from India. Under this background I need of your kind support. You graciously encourage me on my regular services. Basically I want your good fellowship. We shall remember you daily at our regular prayers. My best wishes to you and to your Church people. I shall await at your prayerful reply. Thanking you in His precious name.
Yours in His Service,
D.shipora
india
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Subject: Waiting for your prayerful reply
John's Ministries
Reg.No.244 of 2003.
Director: John Daniel Rebba
Dear Mark Tross in Christ,
Greeting to you in the most exalted name of our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ. His richest blessings shall be upon your forever.
I am John Daniel Rebba from Repalle, which is on the costal belt of
"Bay of Bengal". Geographically our location is at Guntur district of
Andhra Pradesh State in South India. We are frequently receiving very
disasters feelings as per the natural calamities like cyclones and floods.
I belonged to a devotee gospel family.
Inherently my parent's puritans
to the blessed task in the name of our Lord Jesus. My grand father Rev.
Bolleddu John Lead very notaries powerful spiritual healing. I give
birth to my parents after his death. My name got coined as John Daniel in
his great memory. Now I am doing my daily gospel at our rural areas. As
per my need I am doing my regula r correspondence through e-mail. Under
this background I obtained your e-mail address from the Internet I am
sending my following brief information to you.
My main attitude:- Basically I laid my stress on the outreach gospel
which is yielding the best harvest of souls from Hindu people. I am
concentrating on Hindu people against their idol worship. Our evangelists
are preaching gospel at different rural areas, and they are enlighting
Hindu people against idol worship. By our regular dedicated prayers
Hindus are getting away to their idol worship, and confessing in all of
their previous sins. Now they are accepting our Lord Jesus as their real
savior. They are baptizing please pray about our present day gospel in
India. Now I got my responsibility towards our Evangelists. They are 50
in number. I have to look after their every need. Kindly look into our
real need on our daily gospel, and try to help us at your possible way .
Basically I want your good encouragement on our regular gospel.
Our regular services towards orphanage:- I am running one orphanage
for the welfare of 69 orphan children.
They are quite deserved to be as
orphans. Once they had suffered a lot at their basic needs like food
clothing and shelter. In India these group of victims are going to be
called as street boys, young Rashkels, rag pickers, and pousin. They
wondered on streets. They starved for days. They struggled at their resorted
facilities. Being a Christian I got pitied much about their helpless
stage, and I prepared to host such helpless kids through an orphanage.
Now they are growing on perfect healthy grounds by adopting very good
habits under Christian background. I believe they should become as God's
servants in future. By such a pious target I am training them daily.
Kindly bless our kids through your gracious efforts. Actually I got
motivated with the verses in the Bible "James 1:27" and I hold-up this mass
responsibility. I need of your kind encouragement. Please respond me on
cordial lines.
Our relief services towards destitute People:- In India number of
destitute people like widows and aged persons are suffering a lot at their
basic needs. Because of their family disorganized conditions they are
facing very bitter and panic conditions.
They are totally in need of very
good hospitality. Now I am hosting destitute people. I want full
pledged support in order to assist them in effect way. Kindly pray on this I
hope very better response from you.
Besides said above I am doing these following item wise tasks
regularly.
1. I shall conduct pastors conferences
2. I shall conduct youth conference
3. I shall conduct seminars, symposia and workshop meetings for women
4. I shall conduct crusades, and speci al prayer meetings when ever
necessary.
5. I used to conduct free medical campus and health camps on rural
Hygiene and sanitation.
In catering the said above our every task is dwelling on Godly lines on
behalf of "JOHN'S MINISTRIES".
Please look into our every task. I want your kind encouragement on
every aspect of me. Basically I want your good fellowship. Kindly consider
our task as yours, and try to help us at your possible way. Please call
on the attention of your people, friends and intimates among our real
needs. Initially I want your regular prayers. We too remember you daily
at our regular prayers.
My best wishes to you daily at your Church people. I shall await at
your prayerful reply.
Thanking you in His Precious name.
Yours in His service
John Daniel Rebba.
Postal Address:
John Daniel Rebba, Director
JOHN'S MINISTRIES
17th Ward, Repalle – 522 265
Gu ntur District
Andhra Pradesh, India
Weblink:
http://www.fcmbc.com/view/?pageID=140171
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From: "sudheerkumar jillella"
Sudheer Kumar Jillella
SHALOM
Near Suryanagar Water Tank
Nalgonda, A.P. India: 508001
Love and respect from Kumar, India
Greetings in Jesus precious name. Hope and pray that you are keeping in good health and spirit.
By God's Grace and by your precious prayers the rains are well in this week.
Praise the Lord.
Our villages churches believers are busy in their agricultural fields. Pls pray for more rains in this season. Pray for my wife Priscilla. She is suffering with legs bones pains. Unable to walk more than one kilometre. Willfully with consecration we came to Nalgonda to obey God's call.
Before we come to this place we knew that this area water is not good and effects it's florosis on bones. God took care of our health. We believe she will be heal soon. I too suffering with little bit of back pain. I traveled much in the summer. In this rainy season is my prayer life season. Pls join with me in the prayers.
Pray for all co-labourers, for churches believers, for my family ( wife Priscilla, Son John and daughter Rhema).
From the month August onwards again we will be busy with out reach programmes. We have much burden for the villages people. Still we have to reach many villages. Many new Christian organizations, churches are being establish in the towns. Even few villages pastors wanted to shift to towns, cities after getting little experience. There is plenty of ministry in the villages but the servents of God are very few. The dedicated persons are very needful. Iam praying much for them. Through our Intensive Bible Training we prepared many village preachers. Again I am praying for another batch to train.
Intensive Bible Training programme is minimum days are 30 , And Maximum days 90 ( Depending upon our finances for their food and accomidation and for meterials)
The teaching subjects are : How to reach villagers with the gospel, Bible servey / summury, Gospels, Basic bible doctines, personal evangelism, The importance of prayer and Besucsessful in the ministry.
For village ministry We do not need mystries of the Bible and deep teachings and doctriens.
If God inspire you to come to teach in this Intensive Bible Training class, we will be glad. Your partnership, involvement, co-operation, guidence, prayers and inspiring support always we needed.
Even you are unable to come especially for Intensive Bible Training programme, You are always welcome to our place to hold open air Gospel Crusade / seminar or conference / to Strengthen the church.
The coming of Jesus Christ is very very very soon. The daily news is confirming the Bible predictions. The profesies are being fulfill. Let us do our part as our God inspire and guide.
You are more precious to us. We assure our prayers. Some one is praying for you regularly in Nalgonda district.
Our love and greetings to your beloved family and to saints.
closing with much love and prayers
Kumar
Subject: PLEASE PRAY FOR THIS MINISTRY
Dear beloved in Christ,
Greetings to you in the most wonderful name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. His richest blessings shall be upon you forever. I am SHIPORA , writing to you in His precious name. I am residing geographically our area is too backward in all aspects. I came from a devotee gospel family. From the very beginning of my early days, I laid my stress on His Services only. By the call of Him, I openly accepted Him as my Savior.
At present I am existing as the rural Evangelist, at my place. We had one rural Church. Our Church members are very poor, and they can't offer any contributions for our regular worship.
Now I got concentrated on our outreach gospel which is yielding the best harvest of souls among Hindu people. By our regular prayers, they are getting away to their idol worship, and confessing before God in all of their previous sins. They are accepting our Lord Jesus as their real Savior. They are praising Him regularly. It is one kind of blessing for us. You kindly pray about our present day gospel. I need of your help on our present day gospel.
You kindly call on the attention of your people, friends, and intimates among our exact needs.
Further I am running one orphanage for the welfare of 30 orphan children. Once they had struggled a lot at their basic needs like food, clothing, and shelter. But now they are growing on perfect healthy conditions. They are cultivating very good habits under Christian background.
I believe they should become as God servants in future. By such a pious target I am train-up them regularly. You kindly bless them on such aspect. Actually I don't have any fixed or regular support from anywhere. I totally depended upon our local contributions. But nowadays it became very problem for me to attain such local contributions. And it is fact to you that any organization based on Christian faith may can't achieve of its necessary rants from India. here Christians are in minority. They can't reach of their targets as per the existed funds from India. Under this background I need of your kind support. You graciously encourage me on my regular services. Basically I want your good fellowship. We shall remember you daily at our regular prayers. My best wishes to you and to your Church people. I shall await at your prayerful reply. Thanking you in His precious name.
Yours in His Service,
D.shipora
india
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Subject: PLEASE, PLEASE ,ORPHANAGE support
Dear Beloved ,
Greetings to you in the most wonderful name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. His richest blessings shall be upon you forever. Pastor K. VIJAYA RAJU
NETAJI NAGAR,
19TH WARD,
REPALLE- 522 265,
GUNTUR DISTRICT,
ANDHRA PRADESH,
SOUTH INDIA.
http://www.angelfire.com./bc3/revelation/Childrenspage.htm
http://orphanage.org/asia/india/nathaji/index.html
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Subject: In Christ[Banerjeebabu]
Dearest Beloved Brother Mark,
Greetings from Our families and ministries in India.We are daily praying for you and faithfulsourse ministers.Here every thing is fine by the grace of God.Now havy rains falling due to cyclone and rainy season.Also some kind of virus[fiver and illeness] attacking to children only.We know our Lord will protect His children[PS 91]He has given great oppertunity to take care His children to my hand.Even 1st week of this month alos we proclimed the Gospel in coastal araes.Many idolatary families came and hear the goddnews.Pray for their hearts to open and invite Jesus Christ is their personal Savior.
I collected some monry [donations]to worh house for Children[5000Rupees[124$]Still I need more money to complete the work[500$].Recently one family came to our church.He is working in Railway.So he too dacided to involve in our humble ministry.I praise God.He is fulfilling my vision for him. I will write more later with deatils.Your kind support and prayers more helping and uplifing our ministry.Give our best regards to your family and our fellow ministers.
Thanking you
Banerjee babu
Name: Mr dokka Banerjee babu
Home Address: Hope of glory ministries[India] H-No=5-170/171
Vijayawada, A.P 521139
India
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Subject: Need moral support
Timothy,
Our ministry is not able to help you but I have forwarded you e-mail me Mark Tross to see what they may be able to do. God bless!
-- Rev. Tony Loeffler
Solid Rock Evangelistic Association
P.O. Box 9
Midland Park, NJ 07432 USA
Web site: www.thesolidrock.org
Music Web site: www.landarecords.com
My dear brother Tony,
Shalom!
I am very much blessed by reading your everyday news. Our God is so wonderful.
He has done great things and He is going to do greater things beyond than our thought.
I thank God for you and your ministry. I also thank God for giving me like you a courageous friend. Praise the Lord!
Those 3 evangelists who were in the prison got release on bail after 4 months only. Their case is in the court. They have to go the court time to time.
Brother Tony, I have a humble request for you, please do not feel any inconvenient:
Since my last several years of ministry experience God is using me mightily which I can not imagine. I did not do it but the Holy Spirit used me to do it. Over 1000 people came to Christ through me.
More than 10 people serving the Lord as a pastor and evangelist. I discipled over 500 people and sent them for the ministry. Now the Lord has expanded my confidant. I want to reach out entire Himalayan reason such like Nepal, North India and Bhutan. Nepal is the only Hindu country. North India is my birthplace.
There are only 1% Christian till now.
Bhutan is Buddhist country. Christianity is totally band.
My vision is to reach each un-reached people group and to plant at least one Church. But I alone can not do it. I need so many ministry partners such like co-workers, prayer partners, and resource persons. If you have contact with them those who have such kind of vision and burden you can introduce them this ministry.
May the good God bless you richly!
Sincerely yours
Timothy Rai
Subject: Consider much in christ
My dearets Mark,
How are you?? here we all fine[Family,congregations and children]By the grace of God we all safe during this havy rains.After many days[nearlt 20days] we saw to day son light.How is your family and ministry??,We daily praying for you and also ministry work.I have full hope on Our mighty Lord that He may open the way to you to visit Us[India]Your prayers and kindness more blessing us in Him.
Every sunday service we remembring you.And I shared about your kindness and heart desire in christ with fellow citizens. Give my best regatrds to your family.Please you too pray for our ministry work and children daily needs.
Thanking you
Banerjee babu
India
Dearest Mark,
Greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.Who is the all of our Power and Mighty.ThanQ for your kindness and willing to support to our Hope of glory ministries .Iam Humbly requesting you to stand with us continuely in christ.Here we are doing ministry by faith and truely for Lord.My english is very poor please understand through Jesus christ. Which you[church] send the cheque[amount is $36.50]I received yesterday.ThanQ for your help.But I expected from you to complete the work[Rechange house]which I going to start an orphan home .And also Iam expecting from you children monthly needs .Every report I will send you also with photos. This is time to expence much for children i.e to buy school uniforms,books,notes,pay school advance fees and etc. At present I received 42 applications[orphan,semi-orphan and poorest of poor children] from all our sourrounding villages[congregations].Still Iam anxioulsy awaiting form you[Lords children] to let me know that how many supporters[sponsers] came forward to help us.Please pray and inform soon.
I already shared with you that two of my friends came to support to children by every month monthly their names[1]Ronald Buck man is 38$][2] Daniel Gabriel is 65$]
But I donot know Brother Ronald not send this month support for us.I hope On Lord he[Ronald] will continue help us.
Now Iam starting to take children in to my home with all enquiry.If you all stand with me in christ.I will take care children who applied to our home.My full hopes on Lord,He will surely provide the sponsership to all our children. My vision is to take care orphan children and to teach[train
Bible to youth for Lord service and to shepherd congregations
and help widows and poor women[adult[night]schools] and training sewing center.My wife will support with me.And my fellow ministers support to lead the ministry work to glorify Lord Jesus name.
Please sponser for atleast 15 children .Please visit India and see our humble ministry .Also few pastors[from 18] are very poor they too expecting from you monthly support.If any one willing to help them directly I will send their addreses.
Jesus Christ second coming is very neerer.So we have to do ministry by faith and truely.Every account we should sumbit to Lord when we meet in Heaven.
Please consider much for us to do more ministry work.Here in India[where we living] days are very hard for most of people to survive them selves.there is no water,no sufficiant rains,No crops,Many are getting less income.Who are attanding our congregation are many labouers[daily coolies].Thats why we choosen villages[remote,rural and slum]where there is no proper facilities.For us no need thouseds of dollers.Just enough to meet atleast our basic needs for our families and ministry needs.
My heart is very interest to take care 42 children with me[home]But there is no sufficiant income.Even my land[prouns lands]not giving income due to flood virus in 1999 onwards.I can love,care,pray,comfort,encourage them in christ.So also I need help[monry] to feed them and to survive their basic needs.
Please stretch your blessed hand for our children to live with us .We are living for christ and we will die for him.Untill death we will serve Him by faith and honestly.Give my best regards to church and all our Brothers and sisters and to your family. Thanking you.
Banerjee babu
Name: Mr dokka Banerjee babu
Home Address: Hope of glory ministries[India] H-No=5-170/171
Vijayawada, A.P 521139
India
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Name: Mr dokka Banerjee babu
Home Address: Hope of glory ministries[India] H-No=5-170/171
Vijayawada, A.P 521139
India
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Subject: I got your letter along with cheque.
Most Dear Beloved Sister Juliet Stephens in Christ.
we greet you all in the faithful Name of our Lord and saviour
Jesus Christ. we continue pray for your well being, honouring, your hard work and prayers.
I got your letter along with $36.50 check.
Thank and praise the Lord for giving the greatest opportunity to have fellowship with sainty people like you and I am greatly in debted to you for all the help and encouragement you have been giving to me in His vineyard. I am rejoicing in Him. with glad tears, praying God and with trembling hands we have recieved your e-mail immediately our whole family and staff knelt before God
and prayed and praise the Lord.I pray for you and your work as a part of my quiet time with the Lord. brother Mark regularly you are
in my thoughts and prayers. I promised I would pray for you anArms of Love fellowship world wide work for the Lord. I have also told my
co-workers and friends about you and your Arms of love Fellowship and encouraged them to pray for you, your family and your work.
it is an extreeme Joy for me to recieve your E-mail. I do not have the words to express my deep gratitude for your letter.
I felt
very happy when I received it and gave thanks to our faithful God.
Your prayers are a life-line for our mission. Words cannot express the depths of appriciation. we love you and would like to have
close fellowship.
Thanking you, yours in His Service,
Pastor.P.Ratnam
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Subject: PRAY FOR INDIA
Most Dear Beloved Sister Juliet Stephens in Christ.
we greet you all in the faithful Name of our Lord and saviour
Jesus Christ. we continue pray for your well being, honouring, your hard work and prayers.
I got your letter along with $36.50 check.
PRAY FOR INDIA
1. 40% of the Indian population(400 million are children below 15 years
of age).
2. 40% of TV viewers are children. All children ministries put together
reach only 4 million children.
3. 200 girls and women enter prostitution every day.
4. 7 million with severe psychiatric disabilities are living in India.
There are only 3500 mental health professionals in this country.
5. There are over 400 temples built by Indians in the USA.
6. Today 227 universities including 40 deemed universities,&11,089
colleges and 3,31000 teachers cater to 74,17,968 students of whom 34.7% are
women. Not even 3000 colleges have been touched by the Gospel.
7. The total number of prostitutes in India is 7,936,509. UNICEF
estimates that a quarter of them are minors and children. The vast number of
men who go to them and use them in adultery destroys their lives. Such
gross sinful life brings disaster to the country. We need to have
compassion on these unfortunate women who are either forced or compelled
into this life. Let us pray for their deliverance.
Your prayers are a life-line for our mission. Words cannot express the depths of appriciation. we love you and would like to have
close fellowship.
Thanking you, yours in His Service,
Pastor.P.Ratnam
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Subject: [Missions Insider] New Testament Principles Yield Results in India
1. India: New Testament Principles of Church Planting Yield Results
2. Liberian Missionaries Reap Harvest in War-weary Land
3. Myanmar Missionaries Overcome Weather, Sickness, and Satanic Opposition
4. India: Muslim Family Rejects Daughter
5. Photo of the Week: Concert on the Mall
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These are the contents of today's Missions Insider Report by Christian Aid August 27, 2003 Vol. 4 No. 434
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Note: Missions Insider refrains from mentioning names that could make the subjects targets of anti-Christian activity.
Names are sometimes mentioned of ministries conducting work commended by authorities or located in areas of greater religious freedom.
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1. India: New Testament Principles of Church Planting Yield Results
A ministry in northern India has seen the Lord move mightily through its church planting program, which is modeled after the methods of the New Testament apostles.
The ministry presently has 199 church planters traveling to every district of its state to raise up and disciple new believers. More specific information on their growing number and locations cannot be published for security reasons.
Many areas of this state are particularly hostile to the gospel. One district had a population of only 324 Christians out of its nearly one million inhabitants, according to 1991 census data.
Yet even this ground is being broken by the truth. Recently in this district, seven Christians underwent training to do outreach in their communities. In one town, a new house church was started in June with seven members.
The house church is the ministry's point of entry into unchurched communities.
Following a process laid forth in the New Testament, gospel workers visit villages searching for believers. If they find none, they look for a "man of peace" who might be receptive to the gospel. His home becomes the staging area for a potential house church.
Often they discover isolated Christian families with no leadership or means of going deeper in their relationships with Christ. The church planters bring these families together, discipling and teaching them Biblical truth. A small cell group is formed, and leaders emerge. As the cell begins to attract new believers from the village, a substantial house church eventually is formed.
At this point, the church planters move to a new location, always keeping in touch with the newly-formed congregation.
When a pastor is needed for a growing church, believers select the most able man to attend a nine-month training program run by the church-planting ministry.
This method has proved extremely effective. In May and June alone, one district saw 100 people decide to follow Christ; 165 were renewed in spirit; 32 dedicated their lives to the Lord's service; and 40 experienced the healing power of God. In another district, 33 believers joined together to construct a church building.
God continues to move through this ministry, bringing many to Christ and to His service as missionaries, teachers and pastors. To learn how you can encourage and support this effective ministry, write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-434 640-OFU on the subject line.
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2. Liberian Missionaries Reap Harvest in War-weary Land
Missionaries native to Liberia are making a difference in their war-weary land, with help from Christian Aid.
The leader came to the Lord in 1978 and began a ministry organization in 1983.
Since then his mission has succeeded I planting at least one new church annually for 19 years. Today they number 2873 baptized believers.
The leader and his 12 fellow missionaries preach the gospel to many still steeped in witchcraft and idol worship. During a recent crusade, three young men who heard the gospel willingly brought their fetishes to be burned.
"We've been worshiping these things since childhood," they said. "Sometimes we sacrificed animals and even offered human blood to increase our power. Now we have the true power of Jesus Christ."
The missionaries labor in a country suffering from 14 years of civil war.
They've had no electricity since 1998.
Running water, sewage disposal and telephone service are unreliable. Along with the infrastructure, jobs as well as homes have been destroyed.
"Almost 90% of our people are without work. The government cannot pay its workers. Some of our church members that work for the government have not been paid in six to eight months and depend on assistance from their friends and churches. Tears are running from the eyes of our people," the leader said.
Since the recent fighting, several members have been killed in the crossfire. Rebels have taken over the ministry headquarters compound where there is a church building, homes of several families, and 40 orphans living.
Much rebuilding will have to be done when they are able to move back home.
In the midst of this chaos, with help from Christian Aid the missionaries operate two primary schools, one junior high school, and assist 67 orphans and refugee families.
To learn how you can help, write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-436 532-CEFM on the subject line.
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3. Myanmar Missionaries Overcome Weather, Sickness, and Satanic Opposition
Missionaries in Myanmar (Burma) overcome a myriad of oppositions and hardships as they continue to take the gospel to inhabitants of their distressed land.
"The situation in Burma is still serious," a missionary leader travelling in rural Myanmar last month told Christian Aid.
Missionaries-and ordinary believers-have to be careful due to the government's dealing with the democratic movement within the country. All mail is subject to censorship or confiscation.
Inflation also makes living difficult. For example, the cost of beef in one locality recently doubled.
The missionaries use the rainy season (August through October) to conduct a "rainy season Bible school," since agricultural work during that season virtually halts. After that they plan to tour the rural churches and conduct revival meetings.
Also, because of the rain, some of the students are coming down with serious cases of the flu. "We don't believe it is SARS," the leader said.
"In one community a man came to challenge the missionaries, but through their fervent prayer they overcame the Satanic power and converted ten people to the Lord," the mission leader said.
He requests prayer that his country might enjoy freedom from oppressive military rule and freedom of religion.
For more information, write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-434 715-UCM on the subject line.
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4. India: Muslim Family Rejects Daughter
People from Muslim background who turn to Christ in India are often rejected by their families and entire communities.
This was the case of a young Muslim woman who accepted Christ and married a Christian.
Ramla and her family were neighbors of a godly Christian leader. Through him, the girl was led to the Lord. Then she married a Christian man. The girl's family and village rejected them, and now she and her husband are homeless.
The leader who led the Muslim girl to Jesus has seen many such incidents, since many new Christians in India experience this kind of ostracism.
Sometimes entire villages turn against a person when he or she accepts Christ, regardless of his background.
The leader heads a ministry that reaches remote tribal villages throughout India.
His organization operates in 10 of India's 25 states, hosting Bible classes and seminars, offering food and medicine to the poor, conducting open-air evangelism, and discipling new believers.
Please pray that this good work may continue, and remember to lift up those, like this young couple, who have been rejected for the cause of Christ. For more information, write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-434 637-CFI on the subject line.
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5. Photo of the Week: Concert on the Mall
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Young people lead a praise and worship concert on the outskirts of Zagreb in Croatia. The evangelical event was held last March in a strong Catholic area of the country. The audience was larger than expected, and two women responded to the music ministry by coming forward to pray the prayer of salvation. One is now attending a home Bible group. The following Sunday, two people from the concert attended church services at the band's home church. This Croatian ministry also operates a drug rehabilitation center. For more information, write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-434 336-CEO on the subject line.
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Subject: GOD's WORD on : * PROPER PERSPECTIVE * .. & .. Prayer Points
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August 24 ~to~ 30, 2003
GOD's WORD on : * PROPER PERSPECTIVE *
To us ... God in His graciousness unlocked the secrets of His mystery by giving His Word to develop our attitude .. mind-set and our faith that does not falter & get shaken but stands firm. That we may through the power of the Holy Spirit perceive the Truth .. and .. discern the right .. and .. receive the strength to endure and follow it through to the end. Leaving no scope for a middle path. .
God instructed us to let our yes be - YES .. & .. our no be - NO .. & .. absolutely NO MAY-BEs. In fact God detests middle of the road travellers so much that He had to let us know that He will spit out the tepid .. the lukewarm ~ meaning wanting to do nothing with them In such cases God very reluctantly chooses them to be delivered to satan.
Get this picture :~ Doing nothing with God is = Doing every thing with satan.
Sends a chill down the spine isn't it ...
YET ... so many times in our minds we dwell in the safety & security of the love and mercy of the Lord to forgive our transgressions deliberately & consciously committed ... knowing fully well that this is a deception .. but falling a prey to the really weak flesh. God's forgiveness may not come easily in such cases ... and the refining fire which brings much pain .. loss .. suffering .. heartaches .. humiliations .. separations have to be borne before God is able to see His image in the refined product.
REJOICE .. my friends this is a path of restoration and the abundance of His love and the joy of His presence and the fulfilment of the Sacrifice of our Saviour Jesus Christ in our lives.
Final Analysis :~ YES to EVERYTHING for the LORD ..&.. NO to all from satan.
Our vision should be in the proper perspective of the permanency of *Eternity* because of the Promised Eternal-Life through Jesus Christ.
Watch that this Promise is not taken away from us by all the sensual gratifications of the world while we are on this earth because .. satan can get us only when we are here ~ " The World Time " which is absolutely insignificant & fleeting & inconsequential & transitory & the gate-way to hell. Except in the Lord. Hallelujah ! God sees every thing from His eternal perspective. He is God.
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* Teaching us that .. denying ungodliness and worldly lusts .. we should live soberly .. righteously and godly .. in this present world ... Looking for that blessed hope .. and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ. [ Titus 2 : 12 + 13 ]
* For our citizenship is in the heaven ..
from which also we eagerly wait for a Saviour .. the Lord Jesus Christ. [ Philippians 3 : 20 ]
* When Christ who is our life appears .. then you also will appear with Him in glory ... Put to death therefore what is earthly in you : immorality - impurity - passion - evil desire & covetousness ~ which is idolatry. [ Colossians 3:4+5 ]
* ... But we know that .. when He shall appear .. we shall be like Him ... for we shall see Him as He is ... And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself .. even as He is pure. [ I John 3:2+3 ]
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LET US THANK GOD
For Churches that are Right with God ...
Free from Self-Interest ... Oversee & Shepherd God's Flock with Spirit led Discernment & Sound Doctrine ... Watch Over and Warn Against Attack Against the Flock ... Undertake the Great Commission ... Establish more Churches that bring in More into the Body as firm Believers ... Are Good Examples ...and ... Make People Ready for the 2nd Coming of Jesus Christ.
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PLEASE PRAY FOR : A United Universal Church ... where the Love of Christ Jesus ... the Grace of our God .. & .. the Fellowship and the sweet Communion with the Holy Spirit exist and Rejoicing is perennial.
PLEASE PRAY FOR : All the Presidents / Prime Ministers .. The Executive and The Judiciary ... That through the leading of the Holy Spirit the will of God is established in their Policies & Decisions .. leading the world into peace .. harmony .. unity and concord.
PLEASE PRAY FOR : The 2 Warring Nations - Israel & Philistine ... That God's favoured Nation Israel move from strength to strength and from victory to victory .. and .. that by His divine intervention this wanton killings may stop and that the People of Philistine come under the rule and & subjugation of the Most High and play out the role that in the will of the Lord & hastens the promises of God.
PLEASE PRAY FOR : The People of Iraq ... That in their new found freedom and liberty they may not release themselves to the power and rule of the evil one but use this God given opportunity to bring in good governance .. peace .. safety & security .. wellbeing .. harmony .. work & productivity .. and .. push themselves to the re-building of the country by the world's aid so freely being offered & given.
PRAY ALSO FOR : THE STOPPAGE OF KILLINGS EVERY DAY ... That the good God may step in and halt these mindless .. senseless .. & .. heartless butchery.
PLEASE PRAY FOR : The * YESU DARBAR * being held by the Allahabad Agriculture University [ a Christian institution ] in U.P. ... where over 30,000 people come every Sunday to hear the Word of God and the preachings & teachings of Jesus ... That these fellowship & worship may go on unhindered and continually bring honour & glory to God and to the people & the State Jesus Christ the Saviour and the kindling of the Holy Spirit within every soul that increases the thirst & hunger for the Lord.
PRAY ALSO ... That this big band of faithful worshippers may bring in the much needed revival that causes ripple effect and touches our entire country by providing the greatly crucial God's healing of this land. That God may bless the leaders of this work for the Lord .. and .. give them all the strength .. all the courage .. all the hope .. all the promises and all the fulfilment that comes from Thee that having put their hands on the plough they may always look ahead at the prize before them & all the faithful ones ... God eagerly waiting to welcome them into the promised eternity for a job well done faithfully.
PLEASE PRAY FOR : All those who are persecuted for Christ's name sake .. That they may be brought into glory at His coming once again & are numbered with the great.
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CAREs .. & .. CONCERNs : From AROUND the WORLD
A SIMPLE AGENDA: CALLING THE NATION TO PRAYER FOR ITS LEADERS
A non-partisan, non-denominational effort to recruit Americans to pray for the president, his Cabinet, and the nation is still registering tens of thousands weekly -- nearly two years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Details:
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/8/202003b.asp
Trees for the Holy Land
Plant a tree in the holy land of Israel. A perfect gift to honor a loved one, benefit the environment and to mark special occasions in your life and in the lives of loved ones.
http://www.botcw.com/cgi-bin/se/jump.cgi?ID=13165
A BRAVE NEW WORLDVIEW
How we can live confidently in uncertain times. ...............by Ruth E. Van Reken
Paul revealed three reasons why he could live with absolute confidence. They're the same reasons we can be confident too--no matter what our personal, national, or global circumstances are.
Read the rest of this article from Today's Christian Woman:
http://lists.christianitytoday.com/t/932222/1023313/2581/0/
A PHOTO TRIBUTE TO THE 'TEN COMMANDMENTS MONUMENT' The 5,280-pound granite monument at the center of controversy involving Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore contains more than just the Ten Commandments. It also displays the national motto -- "In God We Trust"-- as well as words from the Declaration of Independence, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the Judiciary Act. More details:
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/8/212003TCpix.asp
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Thank YOU for linking-up ...
with your minds & hearts to be in one accord before the Lord.
Dolly + Raj Sinha Roy
"Matru Chhaya" 2nd Floor,
B/h. Kalyan Cafe, Fatehgunj
BARODA-390002
Gujarat - INDIA
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Dear Godly Beloved Mark,
Greetings to you all In Jesus Precious Name. Thank you very much for your Kind e-mail which gave us great encouragement in the Lord.
We have been burdenfully Praying for your Kind assistance for Our Humble Ministery for the Extention of the Kingdom of God In India.
Here is my website;
www.mercyinternational.org
http://photos.yahoo.com/jesuscaresyou
We Prayerfully Await your Kind and Blessed responce soon,
Your Humble servant For Jesus sake,
Chiranjeevi
Dear Godly Beloved in Christ,
I greet you in the most highly exalted name of our Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ.I praise god that He has priviliged me to send
this E-mail to you for your kind co-operation. I sincerely apologise
you for my approach like this. Please don't get irritated on reading
my E-mail. I am a servant of god in India.
I have been doing the Gospel
work for the last 16 years. I have my fellow pastors to co-operate with
me for the extension of the king dom of god. Our Gospel work is mainly
done in rural,tribal and remote slum areas. India is a country of
Hinduism
as the main religion. Indians worship 33 millon of gods and goddesses.
Out of one billion Indians only 2.4% are Christians. Ours is a secular
country. But there is a hell of intolerance for Christanity. There have
been endeavours to root out Christanity from India. In such conditions
we have been doing the Gospel work by facing many troubles. Christanity
in our society is considered as one of the lowest communities.
Christians
have no respect. They are treated as untouchables and are not allowed
to live together with the people of higher community. It is because of
their poverty and illiteracy. So most of our fellow Christians live in
huts at the out skirts of villages. We are regular victims of nature
calamities such as cyclones, floods and fire accidents which take away
lives and shelters of people in a great number. Consequently there are
orphans and widows. Gospel work in India is a matter of starvations and
persecutions. Our resources are very small and there are many times
beyond
the reach of our basic needs. We are in need of a monthly support for
our pastors to look after their families when do the Gospel work. We
need a monthly support to look after the orphan children who are hungry
in many days in the month. At such times they seem to be gloomy and
sick.
Every orphan child has a very heart rending history. We are hope fully
looking forward for a god parent like you to fill the tiny belly and
wipe the tears on the tender cheek of at least one orphan child. The
little you help us will enable us to do a great deal of God's work. Our
aim is to reach every nook and corner and promote the Gospel to every
perishing soul. We are in need of bicycles and a four wheeler for our
Gospel out reach work. Your kind involvement will enable us to achieve
our goal . Please have a kind consideration for our ministry. You are
warm welcome to India. Please pay your esteemed visit to india to see
our work here. Please join your hands in ours to save India for Jesus.We Have Children Scholl and Adults Scholl In Remote Villages
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We sincerely pray for your welfare and prosperity. I await your kind
and favourable response prayerfully and hopefully. Sincerely your
Your Humble Servant for Jesus' sake,
Chiranjeevi
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Dear Most beloved MARKS TROSS in CHRIST.
My joy and sincere greetings in the name of JESUS CHRIST.
We are praising the Lord for your great life and mision. We are praying for you regularly in our daily prayers. I am doing very good mission with womens and for the poor little children through St. Louis Public School. Many are accepting the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal savior and adding to the fellow ship church. Praise be to Him alone.
We are highly appreciating your burden for the land of INDIA and around the world. We are very much thanking you for your encouragement and willing to publishing our CHRISTIAN SCHOOL on our FS web site. God has a special purpose and plan in this, as we will continue to relate. We do love all kinds of people with the love of God, and I have written this letter in good faith after diligent prayer. I kindly request that you stand with us in fervent prayers.
If God touches you in any way to feel lead to visit in our ministry, to us in any way God leads you to, either by sharing with a friend, apastor, a church, a family or any other individual who would like to visit as on mission, we shall appreciate so nuch and glory goes back to God. This is just some factual information I have, the information would help you get a picture of what I am, who we are and what the church and school is doing.
May the Holy Sprit guide you in all you do. The most current challenge we face now and need for your prayers and help too. Here I am waiting for your kind reply.
May the LORD JESUS CHRIST bless you, more and more forever and ever.
Your sister in JESUS CHRIST
Sis.N. JHANSI LAKSHMI BAI.B.Sc, C.th., B.Ed.
St.Louis Public School
Doralabangalow
CHAGALLU-534 342
West Godavary Dist
AP, South INDIA.
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My beloved in Christ
I extend Christian loving greetings to you in the most highly exalted nameof our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
First of all, I praise God for this wonderful opportunity to share my
ministry activities with you. We know these are the last days and Satan isdoing his level best to crush down the children of God, to destroy the
kingdom of God. In the same time, Gods children are proceeding forward witha determination to collapse the walls of the enemy. I sincerely acknowledgeourselves as one among them. We are striving and struggling every our nerveto spread the kingdom of God in India. This is the reason why God saved mefrom sin, curse and eternal condemnation.
We are a team of youngsters in the Lords work. All are energetic and
enthusiastic. Our main purpose is Gospel Work. We reach rural, tribal andCoastal areas. In a month we visit a number of villages. We arrange streetmeetings, seminars and conventions. Church planting is the main activity ofour Gospel work. Many of our co-workers do not have houses and also theyhave no constructed churches. They conduct prayers in thatched houses, undertrees and sometimes on waysides. But we are
stead fast to see that Lordswork is done.
We have no any connection with any organization and we have nosupports from anywhere outside.
We have an orphanage in which we are looking after 30 children. When we
found them, they were shelter less and away from comfort and parental love.We collect donations from our fellow Christians to meet their needs. We needsome generous sponsors to take up the care of at least one or then each. Infact, their condition is very pathetic.
Many days in a month they are awayfrom food and proper clothing. Please remember them in your regular prayers.Other than this, we have some social welfare activities such as leprosyeradication and feed the hungry etc.
As I share all these things, please take a step to visit India once and seeour ministry. If God reveals you something about my ministry, could youplease share it with me? I may be knocking at your door at an odd time. ButI have the promise Knock it shall be opened. If you could kindly here myknock at your door, please make convenience to open your kind and generousdoor for me. I whole-heartedly invite you to India.
Please see my ministryif you feel I deserve your encouragement please take a kind step to lift meup. Because I have been in a desperate condition. I earnestly need your kindinterference into my ministry. I wish to have your leadership and guidance.I will sincerely and honestly follow your instructions to develop myministry in India.
Please pray for us as we for you. I await your kind and favorable response.
Yours humble servant of God,
JOHN MOPARTHI
Postal Address:
JOHN MOPARTHI, Rajiv Nagar, Karlapalem-522111, Guntur-Dist, A.P, S.India
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They are beautiful. They are in danger.
http://server1.msn.co.in/Slideshow/BeautyoftheBeast/index.asp Our four-legged friends.
Subject: Consider much in christ
Dear Brother Mark,
Greetings from our families and congregations and from beloved children in Christ.We are daily praying for your family and faithful source.net ministries.July month help I not yet get from you.You know with your kind support we are leading our great ministry.We[children] are looking for your kind support to fill our provision store and survive our basic needs. Please visit India next year and see our ministry work.We are anxiously awaiting for your kind support,prayers and visit.I hope May Lord open the door for you to visit India .Give our best regards to your family and all our Brothers and sisters. Thanking you
Banerjee babu
Name: Mr dokka Banerjee babu
Home Address: Hope of glory ministries[India] H-No=5-170/171
Vijayawada, A.P 521139
India
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Subject: PERSONAL INFORMATION AND NEEDS FOR THE Bishop Waylon Angel Orphan Children Home India
Dear Friends……..
PERSONAL INFORMATION AND NEEDS FOR THE
Bishop Waylon Angel Orphan Children Home India.
Needs: underwear, pillows (regular ), running shoes (like Adidas), house slippers, shampoo (without conditioner), soap, toothpaste, perfume, hair brushes and combs, mirrors, simple jewelry, (no make-up), sanitary napkins (not tampons), Christian music (like praise and worship...not rock "Christian"), belts, tights, winter boots, winter caps, Kleenex, candy, pens and writing paper, tape and CD player, multivitamins, aspirin, hydrogen peroxide, bandaids, Christmas decorations, wall decorations (all season)
SHIPPING INFORMATION:
You can send the packages thru the regular post office - but by surface mail (by boat) to our mailing address. It will take 6-8 weeks and is less expensive than by airmail. If you would like to send a love offering to purchase shoes,
Financial Support: for Bishop Waylon Angel Orphan Children Home project Monthly Sponsorship - $20 per child/month to pay: the Food, Education, Clothing, electricity and water for orphanage: if you know any other help from the list above who can be useful for the orphanage.please mail to:
Mailing address:
Evangelist. Peter yelchuri.
Door, No-14-169.Tailors Coloney.
MADHURAVADA. (PO)
VISAKHAPATNAM-41.
AP. S. India.
Thank you all so much for your acts of concern and kindness.
Proverbs 19:17 "He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and He will reward him bountifully."
In His Service.
Evangelist peter yelchuri.
India.
Subject: Re: thanks
I do not understand why you would have received the information that you received from Mark Swiger Min. Perhaps there was some sort of error. I suggest you try contacting Mark Tross and Lucas Murri. God bless. TL
-- Rev. Tony Loeffler
Solid Rock Evangelistic Association
P.O. Box 9
Midland Park, NJ 07432 USA
Web site: www.thesolidrock.org
Music Web site: www.landarecords.com
Dear Brother Tony
greetings to you. Thank you very much for your kind letter of
JULY 22,2003. All the contents of the letter have been carefully
noticed. I have also written Mark swiger ministries concerning
fibnancial help for the ministry done here as you requested me
to write. In response to my letter I got an M.O. FORM and to
send money order to support the swigeer ministry. I do not
know what to do. This is for your kind information. Anyway
I am praying for you and egerly waiting for your favourable
response.
thanking you,
IN Him
REV GJ PRAMOD KUMAR
P O BOX 13
NIDADAVOLE-534301
WG DIST AP INDIA
Subject: [Missions Insider] Benin Missionaries Train in Witchcraft Capital
1. Benin: Missionaries Train in Witchcraft Capital
2. Vietnamese Widows, Pastors, Suffer Hardship
3. India: Meiti Christians Overcome Persecution
4. Youth Conference Reaches Many in North India
5. Photo of the Week: When They Preach, People Listen
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These are the contents of today's Missions Insider Report by Christian Aid August 20, 2003 Vol. 4 No. 433
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1. Benin: Missionaries Train in Witchcraft Capital
Gospel workers training missionaries in Benin, West Africa, told Christian Aid recently that they have experienced growing persecution from witch doctors and magicians.
Benin is the original birthplace of voodoo. It is a hotbed of diabolical activity and remains the center of voodoo for the whole world.
According to missionaries' reports, politicians from Benin and neighboring West African countries travel to this area seeking the witch doctors' power to lead their nations. People from every walk of life come not only from other parts of Africa, but from all over the world--including Europe and US--to buy satanic power in Benin.
The ministry reporting this operates six schools of missions throughout the country. Its gospel workers suffer continuously from spiritual attacks. The ministry leader told Christian Aid, "Our missionaries and their children are always targets. The enemy seeks to destroy us because of the strategic evangelization programs that are bringing people out of darkness to Christ."
Witchdoctors often attack missionaries and children through sickness, trying to kill them. The attacks are continual, the warfare is intense, and the obstacles are relentless. But they give missionaries the opportunity to demonstrate the power of Jesus over the power of the devil. This is something the people must see because it shows them they can overcome the witchcraft that controls their lives.
Indeed, there is nothing else.
Students at the schools of missions are persecuted not only by spiritual attacks but also by the rejection and mistreatment they experience from people around them.
Despite these difficulties, the schools continue to send workers for the Lord into places of darkness. This ministry has trained more than 100 students who have gone as missionaries to 16 different ethnic groups. Right now 50 more are waiting for the minimal support it takes to be sent initially: provision for food and house rent for two months, transportation, and schooling for children--$300 sends one family.
These students are well-equipped to share the gospel. They are taught first how to read and write, if needed. The second phase of their training is a classroom curriculum of discipleship and missions. Their final phase is a field practical, during which they apply what they have learned.
More than 400 have applied for all six schools, all of which are in very inadequate rented facilities. Help is desperately needed to train and send these leaders who desire to do missionary work.
As this army of Christ increases in Benin, so does the opposition from satanic forces and those who use them.
Please pray for the spiritual and physical protection of missionaries, as well as for the new gospel workers being trained and sent out. For more information on this ministry, write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-433 548-CPM on the subject line.
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2. Vietnamese Widows, Pastors, Suffer Hardship
Vietnam's persecution of evangelical Christians has left many widows without support, scores of pastors imprisoned for their faith, and more in great hardship.
Christian Aid has received the names of 36 widows who are in dire straits. About 20 of these are from the Koho people group; about a dozen are ethnic Vietnamese, and the rest are from other minority tribes, such as the Ede and Jera.
Though their names are kept confidential for security reasons, the situations of several illustrate the plight of all.
Mrs. N's husband was shot to death in 1979 because the government said "he worked for an anti-government organization of tribal people." He left behind a congregation of 400 believers.
The widow used to serve as a deacon, but now is old with several kinds of sicknesses. She has a hard time walking and doing the visitations. Her children are very poor.
The Montagnards, or tribal people, are accused of being traitors to the government because they align with Christianity, a "foreign" religion, which authorities identify with their old enemy, the United States.
Mrs. T and her husband began serving the Lord in 1962. In 1978 he was shot to death while working in his field. Ever since, Mrs. T, now 70, has lived in a poor thatch cottage and she does not have money to repair it. Still, she works with the deacons and ministers to the women.
Some women are widows simply because of old age and sickness and lack funds for medical treatment.
Mrs. K's husband passed away in 1992 after serving the Lord 40 years and building up the local church to 1100 believers. When authorities closed the church building, Mrs. K let believers use her house to meet in for worship. Now she suffers from high blood pressure, backache and dizziness.
Mrs. P was born in 1937 and she and her husband began serving the Lord in 1969.
He passed away in 1976. Mrs. P now tries to make a living as a farmer, so her income is very low. "Her life is short of everything," says a Vietnamese spokesperson, "and she just keeps praying to God for His mercy and help."
She still ministers to the women's group in the church.
Mrs. V's husband passed away in 1976 from cancer, leaving her with seven small children in a very small thatch house.
She goes into the jungles to find pieces of wood and exchanges them for rice.
Last year one of her children died from sickness. She continues to serve with the deacons and cares for the church and the women's group.
These and many more true widows live in great hardship and poverty. In addition, certain elderly pastors also suffer from sickness and poverty. Church leaders request prayer on behalf of these veterans of the cross.
Persons who wish to contribute to the Vietnamese widows and pastors' fund may write insider@christianaid.org for more information and put MI-433 740-VHM on the subject line, or contribute on line at www.christianaid.org and designate their gift for 740-VHM.
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3. India: Meiti Christians Overcome Persecution
One Metei man was beaten and another poisoned by his own parents after they accepted Christ, according to reports received by Christian Aid.
The Metei are a poor and marginalized people who dwell mainly in Manipur state of northeastern India and are traditionally Hindu. So those who turn from the religion of their ancestors often face rejection and outright danger.
A man was recently attacked in his own room by unknown people and then left for dead. Friends found him unconscious the next morning, in a pool of his own blood. Miraculously, he survived after being taken to the hospital.
Another man who became a believer two years ago was poisoned by his own parents. Now he is praising God that his family is seriously thinking about becoming Christians.
Despite opposition many Meteis have made the decision to follow Jesus. One native Meitei was leading a life of sin and emptiness, crying out to deaf Hindu gods. He turned to Jesus Christ and was completely healed of alcoholism. Now, he serves God faithfully among his native people. Though he faces resistance, he remains persistent. So far he has won 30 Meteis to the Lord. The believers meet in homes and pray for resources to build a church hall.
The Meitei Christians request prayer that they remain strong in the Lord in the face of persecution and reach their brothers and sisters with the gospel. For more information, write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-433 690-FMS on the subject line.
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4. Youth Conference Reaches Many in North India
In spite of worries about the scarcity of water and the animosity of neighboring people, the 3rd Annual Youth Bible Conference was held June 2nd-8th in Dehra Dun, ministering to over 100 young people from across North India.
The young people gathered to hear the Word of God, pray and fellowship. On the last night, the Lord moved specially at the conference. The speaker emphasized the theme "Jump into the river of God's will and get lost." The leader of the ministry that sponsored the conference said that after the altar call, "no one was found sitting in their seats as all were in the front, some of them weeping so bitterly."
The leader also thanked God that there was no opposition from fanatics in the area, an all too common dilemma in northern India, and was grateful that God supplied enough water for the week-long event, since Dehra Dun had been suffering from a drought.
The conference is only one aspect of this ministry's outreach to Indian youth. It runs a school for students from preschool to high school, most of whom are Hindu or Sikh. It also operates a school for children of lepers and a hostel for young girls from leper families. The ministry is involved with distributing Christian literature, evangelizing jungle villages, and training pastors.
To learn more about this ministry, write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-433 652-CFC on the subject line.
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5. Photo of the Week: When They Preach, People Listen
http://www.christianaid.org/pow/pow-4-33.asp
Despite the extremely hot weather, gospel workers in India continue their vibrant and energetic witness for the gospel among the tribes and villages.
Missionaries reach out in the remotest places among tribal people who have not yet heard the gospel and are riveted by the promise of salvation. This preacher is one of more than 50 who serve with a mission based in Andhra Pradesh, a state about the size of Colorado with about 80 million, mostly Telegu-speaking people.
To learn more about their work, write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-433 620-BBF on the subject line.
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Subject: needs helping hand
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If you know of anyone who has extra bibles or other goods, please
send them to:
BSRaju
Behind Mani Public Weigh Bridge
Vinukonda Road
NARASARAOPET-522601
AP South India
Thanx!
essie
P.S. (send anything)
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Subject: Re: Introduceing christian school from INDIA
Brother jhansi timothy,
I appreciate your concern for me coming to India but the Lord has not directed me in this way. Our ministry is also suffering financially and the only way I could go to India is if the Lord provides through those who request my presence.
We simply do not have the finances.
Here are two other ministries that have been lead by the Lord to your country. I suggest you make contact with the, God bless your work in India. TL
PS: I get many requests to travel all over the world and can only go where He provides. Hope you understand.
Dear beloved MARK TROSS in CHRIST.
Its my great pleasure to write to you this letter and introducing our humble ministry and my family with you. To God be the glory.
I am sis. N. Jhansi Lakshmi Bai, B.sc degree and completed 2years Theological course in 1998.Now I am serving the Lord with little children, and have small women fellowship. I have been a CHRISTAN believer for 19 years. I teach believers, and little children, for maturing them in the faith. I born and brought up in a orthodox Hindu family. I was saved from the darkness into marvelous light o f the Lord Jesus Christ. Who saved and granted a new life to live in this world to do His service for the destitute, poor and orphan children. Mainly my special calling is to "SAVE THE CHILDREN WIN THEM FOR CHRIST" through education.
Chagallu is a semi town, there are villages around, and people are not so reach. Nobody has landed property or not good financial background. All most all is illiterates having big familys, with more children. Because of their poverty they keep their children as bounded labors.
And many mothers of these children are just like divorced separated and widowed mothers. Kindly pray for them. And share this poor ministry to your friends. I comprehended very deeply the affection of the harassed orphan and poor ch ildren. A single widow woman can not feed and provide good education. In this pathetic situation I teach the word of God to the children and their parents too.
Please continually pray for our poor ministry.
Dear Christian friend, serving God is such a joy to me with Children and women. My whole desire to help the children and educate them in the Lord. I can prepare them the best citizen of this nation of INDIA, in the LODR. Here there is no Christian school. So, there is no Christian nurture in the schools. Our school is the very first "CHRISTIAN SCHOOL", called St.LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOL. At present along with me two teachers are working in our school.
Please a ccept our school and little children, as YOUR OWN. Kindly let me have the opportunity work with you for His glory on your behalf in INDIA. All the missionaries those who are coming from abroad, only meet for the cities and towns. But no body careth for the village ministries and village pastors. You are welcome to visit our village ministry at any time in His granted time. We have a simple request that we need your help for our ministry. Please encarage us in the Lord. Will you send any Sunday school material, used clothes for children, toys, shoues and old and new magazens? This ministry oprates in faith upon the ROCK which is the LORD JESUS CHRIST.
However this glorious task can not be completed without your prayers and help.
We all praying for you and hoping to fellowship with you, until the Second Coming of our Lodr Jesus Christ.
You could be of service in the following ways:-
The school is functioning from rented permises, you could contribute towards school rent. Or the average expenses incurred on a staff remuneration amount to Rs.5000/-(US$120) per month. You may come forward to meet this expense as a family or as a group of believers.
"Knowing that from the Lord you will receive that reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ" (colossians 3:24)
We pray to God with all our heart that He would talk to you today and inspire you to support this ministry.God would certainly ensure that you along with your family and descendants are doubly blessed (Mark 10:29,30).
Wenever forget to pray for you, you should not forget to support the school for poor children this month either.
Early, kindly a letter is requested in the name of JESUS. May good God bless you and comfort you.
Your sister in CHRIST.
Sis.N. JHANSI LAKSHMI BAI., B.Sc, C.th, B.Ed
St.Louis Public School
Doralabangalow
CHAGALLU-534 342
West Godavary Dist
AP, South INDIA.
Subject: My Shepherd-WEAR Ministries
WEAR MINISTRIES-INDIA
(WORLD EVANGELICAL AND REVIVAL MINISTRIES) -August 2003
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus .I thank God for you.Our ministry is growing everyday by the grace of God.Please continue to pray for our ministry.I am praying for you daily.
BRO.ANTONY
The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want .He makes me to lie down in green pastures .He leads me besides the still waters. Psalms 23:1,2
Here the psalmist picturised the Lord as his Shepherd .Since he was a shepherd he knew how to lead the flock. He was so kind and concerned about his flock.He led his flock to the green pastures everyday and led them to the still waters.David knew the heart of a shepherd.He protected his flock two times from wild beasts.so he imagined himself as the sheep and God as his shepherd.Thats why he wrote the above verse.Truly God led David through the green pastures.
From out side if you see Davids life we may not able to say that he passed through green pastures and still waters. He had such a problem in his life.But he with great assurance testifies that God was his shepherd.
Can you see a worldly shepherd lead his flock into a dried out field with dried grass ,dried leaves and to a grazed out land with no plants in it.A good shepherd will never do that ,he will not lead his sheep to a place where they could not feed on.A good shepherd will not lead his sheep into a wrong place.
There are some sheep which will find pleasure in feeding wherever they like.But the shepherd only knows the place where they should be.For the sheep and to her eyes the other side will always look greener than the present place.It may be fertile than the present place but the field may be another mans property only the shepherd knows that ,not the sheep.
There are some disatisfied sheeps though standing in a green field they could not see it but they always look into the other side and dream about it.Before they finish feeding on the side where they are they try to jump the other side.These sheep will feed nothing .Because if they go to the other side again it will look up to the former side and see it more greener than the present .
Today God leads us.We are his sheep.Do You realise it. can you say with David that God is your shepherd too ?If you can say this then you are blessed.
If God is your shepherd and if you believe that he is leading you then the present condition or place is the God led place.It is the most blessed ,green ,fertile field that you could ever find .Then why do you murmur? why do you grudge?
why do you say that God has blessed your neighbour more than yourself.Why do you say that if I was born in a rich family how happy it would be?Know that the present family you were born is the best for you.Know that God has led you there if He is your shepherd.
Explore the potential to the maximum from the place God has put you.It is the green pasture to you.So when you use it fully and if you are satisfied with what God has given you right now then God will lead you to the next field to feed on as a good shepherd would do.God will bless you and increase you to the next level only if you are satisfied and use what God has given you at present.
May God Bless you.
WITH LOVE,
BRO.J.ANTONY DURAI.
Subject: we need your blessed fellowship.
Dear Godly Beloved in Christ,
I greet you in the most highly exalted name of our Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ.I praise god that He has priviliged me to send
this E-mail to you for your kind co-operation. I sincerely apologise
you for my approach like this. Please don't get irritated on reading
my E-mail. I am a servant of god in India.
I have been doing the Gospel
work for the last 16 years. I have my fellow pastors to co-operate with
me for the extension of the king dom of god. Our Gospel work is mainly
done in rural,tribal and remote slum areas. India is a country of
Hinduism
as the main religion. Indians worship 33 millon of gods and goddesses.
Out of one billion Indians only 2.4% are Christians. Ours is a secular
country. But there is a hell of intolerance for Christanity. There have
been endeavours to root out Christanity from India. In such conditions
we have been doing the Gospel work by facing many troubles. Christanity
in our society is considered as one of the lowest communities.
Christians
have no respect. They are treated as untouchables and are not allowed
to live together with the people of higher community. It is because of
their poverty and illiteracy. So most of our fellow Christians live in
huts at the out skirts of villages. We are regular victims of nature
calamities such as cyclones, floods and fire accidents which take away
lives and shelters of people in a great number. Consequently there are
orphans and widows. Gospel work in India is a matter of starvations and
persecutions. Our resources are very small and there are many times
beyond
the reach of our basic needs. We are in need of a monthly support for
our pastors to look after their families when do the Gospel work. We
need a monthly support to look after the orphan children who are hungry
in many days in the month. At such times they seem to be gloomy and
sick.
Every orphan child has a very heart rending history. We are hope fully
looking forward for a god parent like you to fill the tiny belly and
wipe the tears on the tender cheek of at least one orphan child. The
little you help us will enable us to do a great deal of God's work. Our
aim is to reach every nook and corner and promote the Gospel to every
perishing soul. We are in need of bicycles and a four wheeler for our
Gospel out reach work. Your kind involvement will enable us to achieve
our goal . Please have a kind consideration for our ministry. You are
warm welcome to India. Please pay your esteemed visit to india to see
our work here. Please join your hands in ours to save India for Jesus.We Have Children Scholl and Adults Scholl In Remote Villages
.
We sincerely pray for your welfare and prosperity. I await your kind
and favourable response prayerfully and hopefully. Sincerely your
Your Humble Servant for Jesus' sake,
Chiranjeevi
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Most Dearest Beloved Brother and Sister in christ, Greetings in our Matchless saviours's Name. The word of God is truly the Lamp to our feet and light to our path. We need to read it, meditate on it and allow it to work in us. Heb 3:13
"But exhort one another daily, while it is called Today"It is the responsibility of a believer to exhort and encorerage a weak believer. The word "exhort"means" call alongside" As we have this solemn responsibility laid on us. We need to do it "daily". We do not know what will happen to us tomorrow. We praise God that this is whath we are doing here. He has called us to serve Him, to encorerage the weak and to reach out with the message of the cross to the lost. We are receiving encouraging reports from our fields workers. The Lord is doing a mighty work in the lives of many Individuals. We are thrilled to see the spirit fo God at work in many lives, thus tourching and transforming them. The hard gave a very blessed ministry at the Revival meetings at Nizampatnam which are arranged by the Grace fellowship of believeres from 18th, to 20th Aug 2003.
There are about 300 to 400 people attending the meeting from different places. The spirit of God worked in the hearts of many and as God spoke many backslidden christians came back to the Lord. Many others gave their heants to the Lord. It means so much to us, to know that you are standing with us in prayer and in giving to the work of the Lord.
PRAY FOR INDIA
1. 40% of the Indian population(400 million are children below 15 years of age).
2. 40% of TV viewers are children. All children ministries put together reach only 4 million children.
3. 200 girls and women enter prostitution every day.
4. 7 million with severe psychiatric disabilities are living in India. There are only 3500 mental health professionals in this country.
5. There are over 400 temples built by Indians in the USA.
6. Today 227 universities including 40 deemed universities,&11,089 colleges and 3,31000 teachers cater to 74,17,968 students of whom 34.7% are women. Not even 3000 colleges have been touched by the Gospel.
7. The total number of prostitutes in India is 7,936,509. UNICEF estimates that a quarter of them are minors and children.
The vast number of men who go to them and use them in adultery destroys their lives. Such gross sinful life brings disaster to the country. We need to have compassion on these unfortunate women who are either forced or compelled into this life. Let us pray for their deliverance.
last month our old computer was faild with high power.God has guided us purchasing new computer for which is need USD $ 578 for (Intel PIV 1.8 GHZ, 845 mother board 128 MB DDR Ram, 40GB Samsung hard disk(7200 RPM), 1.44 MB Sony FDD,15"Samsung colour Monitor PIV (300 W SMPS) Cabinet, multimedia keyboard scrolling Mouse.
52x Samsung CD rom 440w Mercury SpeakersI know this a lot to ask for when you a have already been faithful, and there many demands on your lives, but I ask that demands on your lives, but I ask that you seek God and search your heart to find the confirmation that supporting this great work will bring God.
8. Please continue pray for purchasing new computer. The cost for USD $ 578.
We are specifically looking for 15 people to donate USD $ 40 each. We are asking 2 simple things from everyone who receives this email.
a). Prayerfully consider donating $ 40 to support for puchasing new computer.
b). Forward this email to other christian brothers and sisters so they have the same opportunity to join in the Lord's work. we are trying to raise these funds quickly .
Even your small and petty amounts are most useful here. Please extend your all possible monitary help for our mission in India. We will requested to send through your bank cheque on P. Ratnam A/C 19224 as we are having collection facilities with our Bankeres. We thank you for your prayers for us. We value them ever so much . Satan is always trying to hinder the progress of Gods work. On one side, we have this problem and on the other side people who are sincere in thir ministerial work do not have enough money. Please up hold this ministry in your daily prayers and may He bless you as you give to him and His Service, what he lays on your heart.
We thank you for standing with us with your pray and support. We are praying for you. please write to us any specific matters for prayer we will lift then to the throne of Grace. Closing with prayers and greetings Please once again your cheques Payble to "P. Ratnam A/c 19224" and send it to OUR MAILING ADDRESS IS:-
MISSION FOR THE RURAL PEOPLE
VELLATUR _ 522 257,
Guntur (DIst) A.P.S.INDIA.
May the loving Lord Bless you abundently in the days to come.
Thanking you, Winning them together,
Evangelist.P.Ratnam
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Subject: Re:
TIMOTHY'S UPDATE
Mahottari and Damak:
After much prayer of faith finally I got able to go to Mahottari and Damak of East Nepal where there are 2 Church fellowships established by me from last one year. I left Kathmandu on 24th of August, Sunday night along with Mr. Isahak Sunuwar the one to whom I am mentoring for the Lord's ministry. When I was arrested by the police in Rajbiraj of East Nepal This Isahak also was put into the police custody for 2 hours for the same case. Road was very rough due to landslide. Windows of the bus were broken. I could not sleep properly. After 12 hours journey finally we got down to the final bus station. I was fully tired and sick due to fever. And then we walked for 2 and half hours to reach to the village where we have fellowship. Name of the village is Bhangha. We took bath and had food and took the medicine and slept for 2 hours. When I got up my health was okay. We prayed for the release of an old lady name Hem kumari Singh who has lost her mental since last 3 years and living abnormal life. In the evening Isahak and I went to the village town for the evangelism. We distributed 83 copies of the gospel tracts and talk with some people personally. In the evening we had fellowship of singing, praising and sharing the word of God in a believer's house.
Next day early in the morning we dedicated a 2 and years old girl into the Lord's hand. She is the grand daughter of Hem Kumari Singh and the daughter of Mr. Arun Kumar Singh. Again we prayed for Hem Kumari Singh. Mr. Arun Kumar Singh and Mr. Nanda Kishore are the only baptized believers of that village. They are very new believers. There is no one matured Christian. That day also again we shared the gospel personally with some people and distributed nearly 30 copies of the gospel tracts. By 8.30 a.m. we took a bus from the village and came upto the bus station and had breakfast.
Then we took another bus for the next station where I left Isahak for his journey back to Kathmandu and I caught another bus for Damak. Isahak had time of sharing the gospel with 3 people in that bus station. Name of the bus station is Dhalkebar.
In the evening I reached Damak and had fellowship with the pastor Paul Rai and his family. Next day 27th I took Pastor Paul Rai and went for the evangelism and house fellowship. We prayed for Mrs. Tala for her release. She is demon possessed. She and her husband accepted Christ in the last June. We shared the gospel with 3 new people and distributed some gospel tracts too. On 28th Pastor Paul Rai and I went to the village and took some other believers and did house to house evangelism. But nobody received Christ.
On the very day by 4 p.m. I took a bus for Kathmandu. From Damak to Kathmandu it is just 10 hours journey. But after 28 hours only I could reach Kathmandu. I had to change 3 buses. First bus was broken on the way. Second bus dropped up to the half of the way and then I took another bus. This bus also had engine problem and took one hour to be repaired. When this bus reached to the 30 kilometer far from Kathmandu there was security checking by the armies. It took more than 5 hours to be checked. I reached home by 9 p.m. only with full of tiredness.
Due to sandal my both legs were injured and because of long journey I had soiling problem in those both legs. I had hard time of walking. Ramechhap:
Due to Maoist movement I am not able to go to Ramechhap yet. Mr. Pasang Tamang is our full time worker going to Ramechhap once in a month. He comes from same place. Right now I am mentoring him. In the last visit of July he led 10 people to receive Christ and one child was dedicated into Lord's hand.
There is a new believer name Singhbahadur Tamang helping us to bring new people to Christ and doing follow-up.
Last week 17 Maoist supporters were shot dead by the armies in Ramechhap district where there is our small Church fellowship. Kathmandu:
Our Church fellowship in Kathmandu is going well. We have very small room of the Church fellowship. It has become too small now. We need better room for the Church fellowship. I am supporting to 3 other full time workers. We four of us are doing one to one and house to house evangelism and follow-up. But the people are too negative. Once they come to church and next time they disappears.
Healing is taking effective role to bring people to Christ. Bharati is leading women fellowship. She is busy with Prabhat. Prabhat is just 10 months old.
We do not have baby sitter. Since I left home for East Nepal Prabhat became sick. Whenever I leave home he becomes sick. Still he is sick due to fever, cold and coughs. Bharati also became sick.
Because she could not sleep for several days.
Present situation of Nepal:
Since last 6 months domestic war was stopped and having table talk between government and Maoist. But it is failed.
From the 24th of August Maoist restarted violence. The morning we reached Mahottari same night Maoist fighters burnt out a paper factory, which is situated on the way of Bhangha. Factory was fully surrounded by the armed police when we reached over there. But they did not ask anything to us. On 27th there was strike in Eastern Nepal. On 28th of August an army chief was shot dead in Kathmandu and there was curfew in Kathmandu. There is everyday violence in Nepal and many people loosing their fives. They are dying without knowing Christ. Our forth coming programs
On 5th of October we are having a one-day conference in our Church in Kathmandu and like wise on 27th of October too. Within October I shall be baptizing new believers in Kathmandu. Right now I am giving them bible study.
On November I am planning to visit Mahottari and Damak. I have to place some one in Mahottari as a full time worker. But I need your prayer support. (Roms. 10:14-15).
I have been planning to go to Ramechhap on September for one-week stay. I have to give baptism to the over 10 new believers.
Thanks giving:
1. Thank God for His guidance and protection.
2. Thank God for the Holy Spirit who is helping me to establish His kingdom in Nepal.
3. Thank God for all the ministry partners.
Prayer request:
1. May the Lord give me wisdom and knowledge to carry His ministry.
2. May the Lord supply all the needs for the ministry.
3. May the Lord provide fund to run a short-term bible school to prepare future pastors and leaders.
4. May the Lord provide better house for the better Church service.
Thank you so much for praying.
In Christ
Timothy Rai
Subject: KNOWING GOD : .. & .. Prayer Points
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KNOWING GOD : * The Existence of God
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In view of the fact that our hearts accept the infallibility of the Scripture … we are presented in Genesis 1:1 … God in His might .. splendor & majesty speaking and His words taking form & substance according to His good will and pleasure. God never for a moment wanted us to dwell in the question of His existence. To us Christians that is not an issue at all … Also because it is absolutely beyond human comprehension that we will ever be able to grasp the infinite nature of God that has no beginning to start with. No proof is given .. and .. no proof is needed ~ we are dealing with an awesome God. More importantly God is dealing directly with our hearts & the heart says He exists.
Any other suggestion will clearly be from satan … weaving a web of deception and making a fool out of us. Remember what the Psalmist said in 14:1 " The fool said in his heart .. There is no God ".
We need to be far and completely away from this condemnation.
It is our sheer ungratefulness that our lives do not elucidate our joy in a living God. Our behavior on Sunday is dissimilar to the rest of the days in the week ~ where we are in conformity with the rest of the world. We tend to forget that God does exist in every single day that is granted to us. God is there all the time. God is watching us all the time .. and .. we are standing in His presence all the time. It is a typical pagan practice that make them push their god into to oblivion .. or .. put their god into prominence ~ absolutely & completely ~ according to their convenience. We seem to have adopted this painful attitude too. The origin of Pagan god is … when pagan gods are brought into existence to serve man when man … as self-serving creators … create it. Are we also guilty of creating idols in our lives ? We are the created of God whose love brought us into existence by His very specific divine plan for each and every human being. Know God .. honour and glorify Him.
ROMAN 1:19 says : "... because that which is known about God is evident within them … for God made it evident to them." No effort on our part is required to know the existence of God. The Scriptures further tells us that those who do not have God's word ~ The Bible as we do ~ to know Him .. His will .. His plan ..&.. His purpose for us. ROMANS 2:15 talks about the power of discernment in every one " … in that they [Gentiles] show the work of the Law written in their hearts .. their conscience bearing witness .. and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them." Believers or Gentiles no one has an excuse of not knowing the will of God.
It is because we want to make our worship more meaningful that our desire to know more about God intensifies.
The more we get to know about God the more prone we become to worship God .. to thank Him & to praise Him ~ and this happens in a never ending loop. Man gets gripped by a joy that rejoices in every thing … IT IS A POOR LOST SOUL THAT GOES IN SEARCH FOR THE EXISTANCE OF *GOD* AND MISSES THE *CREATOR*.
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LET US PRAY FOR : Christians all over the World … That the love that binds us to the Father through His Son Jesus Christ our Saviour … keeps us also all united in Him.
LET US PRAY FOR : The Leaders of the World … That the great & mighty God through the Holy Spirit rule the minds & hearts of these rulers and keep them in His gaze that they may work the things of heaven and give it to the people on earth.
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PLEASE PRAY FOR : The Bomb blasts that are taking place in Mumbai in India with increased frequency ... That God intervenes and stops these vengeful killings.
PLEASE PRAY FOR : The Hindus & Muslims ... That they may calm their troubled hearts and minds that are full of hatred for each other and live in unity and brotherly love.
PLEASE PRAY FOR : All those Groups that are instrumental in the widening of the communal divide between the Hindus & Muslims ... That their actions and plans may fall on the way side and come to nothing in the Lord.
PLEASE PRAY FOR : Peace all over the World.
PLEASE PRAY FOR : United States of America ... That God leads the country in His ways & desire.
PLEASE PRAY : That the Church is restrained from compromise & corruption ... and ... that she moves only in the path of righteousness.
PLEASE PRAY : That the persecution of the Churches ~ where ever it may be taking place around the world ~ is strengthened & empowered to surge ahead in faith with the proclamation of the gospel and that the people are protected from the machinations of the adversaries.
PLEASE PRAY FOR : The Work and the People who are involved in reaching the Gospel to Places where it is being given for the first time ... That God continues to see His multitude growing.
PLEASE PRAY FOR : Mohan & Remy Abraham in Dubai that God may release them from their present employer & specially from the hands of Amjad & Parmer and that in His graciousness provides them with alternate employment.
PLEASE PRAY FOR : Sandra & Happy a young couple who have dedicated their lives to the Lord & are in His leading ... that God may continue to speak to them and keep on revealing His will and their purpose ... keeping them empowered in the Holy Spirit to do His work. PRAY also that their month long training in counseling makes their interaction with people more meaningful in the Lord.
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Subject: Praise God!!
Dear Brother.
Many greetings in the wonderful name of our lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Brother I know you are busy person.
Kindly spare some time to read this letter. Brother first of all I would like to introduce my self. My name is Joseph we are running orphanage children homes in two different tribal areas. The children homes are register and approved by central government of India. In our children's home we provide food, clothing, educate them.. Nearly 100 children's are in our children's home now. All these children are from tribal areas. Mainly the tribal people don't have education and they don't even have proper food to eat not only that. They don't have proper medication for small diseases. Many people are dyeing with small viral disease and with HIV. Many children loose their parents. The children were on roads, the government is not in a position to help that people. One-year back we started mobile clinic and gave free medication. In some tribal areas the tribal people wont allow us to come. But now we have stopped the mobile clinic because of the financial problem. Now we are not receiving any funds for the children's home and for mobile clinic. So I am not in a position to continue the work because of financial problem.
I have stopped the building work, which accommodates for children. And we need more staff for the children to educate. I have run the home with facing lot of hard times until now. Kindly remember us, Brother. But it seems very hard to continue the work. I cant under stand what to do. Brother show me a way to over come from this.
If I stopped this working so many poor and orphan children based on me. They will suffer a lot.
The work is so much to do but the workers are less. Brother if you would like to come and see our work with your team. You are most hearty welcomed.
You can understand and see with your eyes what we are doing.. Kindly remember us in your daily prayers.
So Brother I don't like to stop this work because God has promise me that he will send his help through his people to glorify his name. Many children's and our staff are praying for a miracle in our lives. God has put great burden and responsibility on me. Brother I am just informing to you because they are really needy people. We are looking for help and hope God will supply our needs soon. If you need any information about our work please write to us Brother we will provide all the information of our work through pictures and paper work.
You are most welcome to come and see our work with your eyes. So brother you can understand what we are doing and what we are facing. If you need any information about our work I will surely provide you with in the time Brother. You can send your message to our e-mail address our e-mail address is
(gospel_unreached@yahoo.co.in) brother please remember us and our ministry in your prayers. We strongly believe that we will hear reply from y ou soon brother.
Yours in Christ.
Evangelist, Peter yelchuri.
3-20-1/5, Road No-1.
RR. NAGAR.
KAKINADA-533 003. AP, S.India.
Subject: NEW Arms of Love Fellowship
My Dear beloved Mark,
Greetings in the name of Lord Jesus Christ,who is worth to be Praised.Hope this finds all of you is good health,and strong in ministry in the Lord Jesus.We are to be strong in the Lord and the power of his mighty[Eph:6]ThanQ for your hard ministry in Christ,We are daily praying for your family,ministry and Faithful source group ministres.Here we are doing Lord ministry by Faith and true.He blessing much and protecting by hot summer.Praise the Lord.Which I started to rechanging Building for Orphan children work stoped due to lack of Finance.Almost I finished work nearly 45% still there is pending work is there.Iam anxiously awaiting for LOrds blessing through His children.We are praying ang seeking for his blessing.Now I have to complete the work soon.Here very hot summer[46-51 degree] hot winds flowing there is very hot to go out at day time.Evening we are gethering at houses[house visitings]this year I attended few gospel meetings.Lord used in his mighty hand.I need nearly 650$ to complete the work and to bye few things for children.Pray for us.I know you are praying and keep on looking supporters for us.You are realy man of God and mighty man of Lord.Let me from you that how many sponcers get for our orphan children.I told with you that we are going to take care 20-25 children only.I have decided to take care children as like my own children in Christ,to give best studies and health and food.Where Iam living there schools admitions are started ,seats are limited.Iam praying and anxiously awaiting for your kind help.Give my best regards to those who are with you. Thanking you
Banerjee babu
On Sun, 01 Jun 2003 Mark Tross wrote :
To My Brothers and Sisters In Jesus,
Enclosed is my most recent Messianic Message to The Arms of Love Fellowship
Group and a link to The All New Arms of Love Fellowship Web Site.
Please, pray for us and our Missionary Outreaches.
God's Richest Blessings and Love to All, <')))>< Mark
Subject: An Intense Lonely Cry: Ps. 22:1; Matt. 27:46
Worship:
BETTER IS ONE DAY
How lovely is Your dwelling place. Oh Lord Almighty My soul longs and
even faints for You
For here my heart is satisfied, within Your presence I sing beneath the
shadow of Your wings
Better is one day in Your courts
Better is one day in Your house
Better is one day in Your courts
Than thousands elsewhere (X2)
One thing I would ask and I would seek, to see Your beauty To find You
in the place Your glory dwells
My heart and flesh cry out,
For You the living G-d
Your Spirit's water my soul
I've tasted and I've seen,
Come once again to me
I will draw near to You, I will draw near to You, to You!!
The Word:
My G-d, my G-d, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
- Ps. 22:1
And about the ninth hour Yeshua / Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying,
Eli, Eli lama sabachthani? that is to say, My G-d, my G-d, why hast thou
forsaken me?
- Matt. 27:46
Quoted by Charles Haddon Spurgeon as "The Psalm of the Cross" and beyond
all others in his Treasury of David, the Gospels quote Psalm 22 as being
fulfilled at Christ's crucifixion. King David wrote this Psalm to the
Chief Musician; set to the tune of The Hind of the Morning Dawn. It is
quite possible that Yeshua / Jesus repeated this whole Psalm while dying
for our sins upon The Cross of Calvary, because not only do we have eye
witness accounts of His crying out with a loud voice This Particular
Scripture, but before He gave up The Ghost, The Holy Spirit, He ends
with the thought, "It is finished."
They shall come and shall declare His righteousness to a people yet to
be born, that He has done it [that it is finished]!
- John 19:30
In just One Day, G-d brought All the judgement of the World's sin upon
Yeshua / Jesus and Salvation In His Holy Name to All who would Believe,
Trust, Lean On, Be Confident In, Rely On and Receive It by Faith. It Is
He Who Has Done This and It Is Marvelous In our eyes! We have been
Redeemed, Delivered and Restored to a Right Relationship with G-d By The
Precious Blood Of The Lamb. Come, let us exalt His Name together, sing
and Praise His Power.
When trouble is near and it seems like there is none to help, G-d Is not
far from you, He promises to be with you alWays, even to the end of the
age. Though Yeshua / Jesus cried out to His Heavenly Father while
hanging on That Tree, G-d did not answer Him. Why? How could G-d do such
a horrible thing? The Word of G-d tells us, "Cursed is anyone who hangs
on a tree" and when Yeshua / Jesus was nailed to The Cross, He became
sin for us, died in our stead, was cursed and suffered the penalty of
death, so that we could "have" Eternal, Everlasting Life In His Name!
G-d Is Faithful and He Must remain True to His Holy Word. If you ever
feel surrounded or hedged in by situations or circumstances within your
Life then call upon The Lord, He Will Answer you, Provide The Way out
and you will find your Rest In Him.
Yeshua's / Jesus' Life (Life Is In The Blood) was poured out (when the
Roman Soldier pierced His Side with the sword, Blood and water flowed
through the land), All His Bones were out of joint causing excruciating
pain and anguish, He could count them, but none were broken, His Heart
was like wax, it softened and melted down within Him (many Dr.s who
studied The Crucifixion have determined that Yeshua / Jesus died of a
broken heart), His Strength dried up, His Tongue cleaved to His Jaws
with thirst, His Hands and Feet were pierced and He was brought to the
dust of death on our behalf. [John 19:28, 37; Isa. 53;7; Luke 23:27,
35.]
Though the evildoers parted His Clothes and cast lots for His Raiment,
we "are" clothed In His Righteousness, The Righteousness Of G-d and not
our own. We "are" washed In The Blood, In The Water Of The Word, His
Spirit cuts to the very bone and marrow of our human being. As His Body
here on Earth, we are to be joined together as One with Every joint,
ligament, muscle and Body Member "doing" their part, so that we function
to the Purpose and Ability which we were Created! He died, so that we
could Live, "have" Life In His Name and share It with others, All
Nations and Peoples throughout the World!
Do you hunger and thirst for His Righteous? Is Yeshua / Jesus your
heart's desire? Draw near to G-d and He Will Draw Near To you! We are to
declare His Name to our Brethren; in the midst of our Congregations we
are to Praise Him. [John 20:17; Rom. 8:29; Heb. 2:12.] The fear of The
Lord "is" the beginning of Wisdom, so we should continue daily In His
Word, Will and Way until we are made into The Perfect Man, The Man
Messiah / Christ Yeshua / Jesus! Revere and Worship Him In Spirit and
Truth. Taste and See that The Lord Is Good (G-d Is Good All the time),
eat His Body, drink His Blood for you shall "be" filled and satisfied.
Praise, Seek, Inquire of, Require Him and your heart will "be" quickened
now and for ever more! Come and adore him, bow down before Him. Give
Thanks to Him, Serve Him and Tell Of The Lord to the next generation.
Declare His Righteousness to a people yet unborn, that He "Has" Done It
[That It Is Finished]! [Psalm 22:31.]
The Lion Of The Tribe Of Judah, Yeshua / Jesus roared, cried out with a
loud voice from upon The Cross and died, but on The Third Day He rose
from the grave Unto New Life. He has not left us comfortless, helpless,
forsaken or failed In His Mission and we should not fail in The Great
Commission that He has "given" us.
Yeshua / Jesus has "given" us His Word, His Holy Spirit and His Precious
Name to cry out in the wilderness and make straight The Way Of The Lord.
He Is Coming Again Soon and The Voice Of His Spirit Will Cry Out, "Give"
The Trumpet Blast, so let us pray that G-d opens up the eyes and ears of
those who need to hear of Salvation In Yeshua's / Jesus' Name. Amen.
Final Blessing:
May The Lord Bless you, Keep you, Cause His Face to Shine Upon you, Be
Gracious Unto you, Lift Up The Light Of His Countenance Upon you and
"Give" you Shalom, Peace In The Name Of Yeshua / Jesus, The Light Of The
World. Amen.
G-d bless and Love to All,
<')))>< Your Brother and Friend In Him, Mark
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Rev.Banerjee babu
Director
Hope Of Glory Ministries[India]
Ganguru-521139
Vijayawada
Andhara Pradesh[state]
India
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Subject: Christian LOVE
Dearest Brother Mark, SUNDAY[2PM] Greetings,Just we had morning sunday service in one of our congegation.And I started to move another village for night service.Last night[saterday] we had fasting prayer with all children and family after 11'o'clock family prayers like chain prayer whole night.Today I shared our children situation with congregation 2 came forward to give 10kgs rice for us.PRAISE THE LORD.Because last Month I lost your 3 cheques in postal ,which brother[Daniel and you] posted small gifts I lost in postal.I informed to him also.Children are crying for their basic needs and we submitted our humble prayer to LOrd.He is the provider.After tomorrow what shall do I dodnot know.I hope that this is the Lord ministry He may take care .I beleive that.Please pray for us .Thats why I humbly requested to support by westren union soon.For us no problem[we had many experiencec like this]We are bothering for children.You are the one in christ to concern much for us .Your kind involvement most needed.
Thanking you
Banerjeebabu
Mr. dokka Banerjee babu
Hope of glory ministries[India]
H-No=5-170/171,GANGURU
Vijayawada, A.P 521139
India
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Shalom, Dear lovely ones, Please pray for our work in INDiA.
Please pray for our orphanage, school and our branch churches.
Blessings in Yah'shua's name,
JOHN MOSES
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SHALOM Sudheer Kumar Jillella
SHALOM
Near Suryanagar Water Tank
Nalgonda, A.P. India: 508001
Love and respect from Kumar, India
Greetings in Jesus precious name.
Thank you very much for your response.
Your prayers and encouragement is much strength to me to go boldly in the ministry. I would like to extend the ministries in the light of your guidence and partnership.
I always anxious to hear from you.
closing with much love and prayers
Kumar
Subject: Pray
REPORT ON FLOOD AFFECTED PASTOR
Pastor G. Jagarao of village Kamanapali, Dist. Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh has been associated with IGOSA and working as pastor for the last 10 years.
He has been witness for Christ in those unreached areas with very less support.
From 30th Aug. to 6th Sept. 2003 there was a heavy flood his village was surrounded with heavy water there was no transportation connection. People suffered for dioreah started over there.
Our pastor with two kinds, wife and old mother suffered the same. He had a small size of paddy cropland, which was totally affected, by the flood. By which he used to manage his family. Kids education, old mother medical treatment. Now there is no possibility of getting a single grain this year.
It seems very difficult for the pastor and family to manage the family and meet their requirement.
So it is our request to extend the financial support which we can build the kingdom together.
Rev.Niranjan Bardhan
Director-IGOSA
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Most Beloved Brother. Rev. Mark Tross.
Thank you very much for your kind prayers regarding our ministry in India.
Because of your kind prayers the Lord is blessing our ministry in a wonderful way and saving many unsaved souls for His glory. During the last three weeks, we have conducted the Village Outreach programs, and cottage fasting prayers, in various remote villages and preached the Gospel to many undetached people groups. I thank the Lord God Almighty, who enabled us to cover many villages, and as result many souls were saved, and it is estimated that more than 75 new souls there converted and baptized into our Lord through our Village Outreach and Cottage Fasting Prayers. All the glory to God alone…
Please join with me in praying for our ministry and our needs and althea families of our co-ministers. I will be thankful to all our ministerial family members, and saints there with you, who so graciously involve in our activities to promote the good will of our Lord through our ministry in India. Please ask them to remember us in their daily prayers, and I will be thankful to them, if they can open their fists to help us to meet this present need for His cause. .
All our ministers and my family members are sending their regards to you.
Prayer Request and We need Your Support in these areas:
1. We need your Support for Church Planting In Remote Places in
India
2. We need your Support for helping Local Pastors on Monthly Basis in India
3. We need your Support for Children's Ministries in Villages (India)
4. We need your Support for Bible School Program (India)
5. We need your Support for conducting Free Medical Camps in villages (India)
6. We need your Support for conducting Pastors Seminars and Crusades (India)
7. We need your Support for Running Orphanage Project in India
8. We need your Support for Collecting Old clothes, soaps, food, oil for social Work
9. We need your Support to Print Free Gospel Literatures & Bibles (India)
10. We need your Support to buy a Van for Village Gospel Ministries (India)
11. We need your Support to run Old Age Home
12. We need your Support to run School & Vocational Training for very poor children's.
Thanking you Brother.
In His Love.
Evangelist Peter Yelchuri.
India.
Subject: From : Dr. P P JOB (TFC Magazine September 2003 )
Dear brother Mark,
I am sending you the TFC magazine for the month of September 2003
Thanking you,
Yours in His service,
Dr. P.P. Job
SEPTEMBER 2003
During a raid James? leg was cut off so he could not chase raiders stealing his cows (Cows are an important source of food and income for the families in Sudan). Persecutors try different ways to harass and torture believers.
Tibet: Hard Ground For the Gospel
ROOF OF THE WORLD
The Tibetan Highland is a vast landmass of high-altitude beauty. The Chinese have always been proud of this place and prize it for its tranquility and pristine character. Some five million Tibetans make their home on this land, which averages more than 4000 meters above the sea level. Seemingly unconcerned with the outside world, the Tibetans live close to nature in a simple way that has remained unchanged for a thousand years.
The monks in Tibet also called Lamas reading the Picture Bibles
and other literature distributed by our co-workers.
VEIL OF MYSTERY
To the outside world, the Tibetan lifestyle, religion and customs are shrouded in mystery. There is a sense of unspeakable mystery as one enters their midst. On the motorway, we saw pilgrims of all ages prostrating their way to Lhasa.
Not all would make it to Lhasa. Some of the pilgrims, who sold all their property in exchange for the money that they carried, would die on the way. Their determination, bordering stubbornness, was something we could not fully understand. In Lhasa, we came across three young nuns who had come from Gansu. It took them 11 months to walk to Lhasa, a journey made up of a full-length prostration every three steps. Such piety, if directed to Christ Jesus, would bring them great blessings.
TOUGH LAND FOR THE GOSPEL
Who will introduce Jesus to this piece of hard ground? There are only three believers in every 10,000 Tibetans and not a single church in all of Tibet. To become a Christian is to be willing to face many difficulties. There is opposition from family, rejection by the clansmen, and the disapproval of government authorities. Under such pressure, it is difficult to grow as a believer and hence most choose to be secret Christians. We know of a Tibetan who is the sole believer in her town. How can she have fellowship with other Christians or receive any pastoral care?
MINISTRY BREAKTHROUGH
Tibet, in fact, has plenty of gospel opportunities. We shared the gospel with some Tibetan farmers and found them unopposed to our approach. Among them was an elderly woman who wished to receive Jesus and we said a prayer of blessing over her. We realized how important it was to preach the gospel so that people had the chance to respond to Jesus. Simply put, we need preachers, especially Tibetan-speaking preachers, to penetrate the villages with the gospel.
Thank God, this year we have joined hands with a Chinese house church willing to hold a Tibetan language class for a Han task force committed to the Tibetan harvest field. We are also armed with tools like Tibetan-language gospel tracts, booklets, songs of praises, and the Jesus film on VCD. We are absolutely convinced that the Tibetans will turn to Jesus, and we pray for God?s protection over these missionaries. May the Lord also place the Tibetan burden upon you that we may share a similar vision and together support the Tibetan ministry with prayers.
Dr. Job hands over packets of Christian literature to a lay Tibetan. The Tibetans are very simple people who respond to the Word of God with curiosity and slow acceptance.
Heart for China
At the point when I stepped onto the plane in the UK in 1995 I had no conception of how my life was going to change over the next few years. Initially, I had only made a commitment for one year to work with China Ministries as it was called then. As I flew high above the desert region of NW China, I said to the Lord ?I just want to be in the centre of your will for my life, what is it that you would have me do?? I heard a short but simple reply, ?Feed my lambs?.
THOSE FACES STILL HAUNT ME
Looking back, it seemed at the time that it was an easy enough task and with a whole year ahead of me I would be able to plough all my energy into helping to supply the Christians in China with much needed material. I was encouraged by the stories that came from the interior of how thousands of people were coming to the Lord and that the number of Christians far outweighed the amount of Bibles we could supply them. So, I pressed on praying that every Bible would find its mark and that not one would be confiscated by government officials, knowing that every book that went to the believers would be read many times over, often shared between several hundred folks.
As time went on I had my first chance to meet some of our dear brothers and sisters in the mainland. I will never forget seeing people weep over a Bible and then weeping together praising and thanking God for His goodness, and witnessing their appreciation of our efforts to come and to bring this precious cargo. Those faces still haunt me years on as I remember hearing their stories of oppression and hardship. Some of those folks are now personally known to me and have become good friends. I have wept for them as I heard of the difficulties of their families being watched and sometimes tortured by unfeeling police, held for months, even years, in prisons far from their families and friends. Now the threat from unscrupulous cults is taking its toll on these same folk.
A SIMPLE FAITH
Their simple faith is an encouragement to us all. As they pray in faith that the Word they read is the Word they believe, they see people raised from the dead, terminal illnesses completely disappear, along with disabilities and sickness. In their lives God is definitely the God of today, not a historical character that lived several thousand years ago.
SEVEN YEARS LATER
Over seven years later and I?m still here! Still convinced of the need that first gripped my heart, which is now even more than ever a necessity. A dear lady who came to help us recently wrote me a letter and enclosed an article from an organization saying that we no longer needed to take Bibles and teaching materials into China.
This was my reply?.Yes I know how confused you must feel, it is sometimes very discouraging for us too as we know the real situation! Sadly this is the uninformed comment of so many in the West and probably the reason why not so many folk have come to work with us.
If you think about the ?donkey work?
it is a real labour of love. My personal feeling is that for those who have made the sacrifice to come, and it is a sacrifice, there is going to be a rich reward in heaven. If you think about this in the natural there are no bouquets, no trumpets, no applause, only the silent reassurance of knowing that you are in the center of God?s will. Please be reassured that there are those of us, including pastor Balcombe himself, who have been here for many years. We are still here, still with a strong desire to provide what is needed; sadly, sometimes it just seems like a drop in the ocean. Every time I think about the needs of the Chinese underground church I break down in tears. At this present time we are experiencing a great deal of frustration because we are unable to get the material that is needed through our local border, all of this for lack of manpower! Orders are going short, others waiting to be filled. Twice in the past two weeks I have been asked for huge quantities of Bibles.
THE TRUTH
Yes, there are areas where the need is being met, but this is mostly in cities and large conurbations where supplies are more readily available. Even officially printed material does not begin to meet the need of the vast majority of believers in China. There are tens of millions of people who live out in the countryside where their first priority has to be food in their bellies and clothes on their backs.
The cost of a Bible would provide several meals for a family. Even groups with the finances to purchase books would be scrutinized by government officials.
SPIRITUALLY HUNGRY
If the problem was one of physical starvation we could publish heart-wrenching photographs of emaciated children lying in the arms of mothers with tear filled eyes. People would rush from around the world to help his ever-growing situation. However, if you pray for the needs of China you will hear the silent cry going up from China?s Christian millions ?send us the spiritual food we need so that we can grow spiritually too.?
THERE IS A NEED
At the end of the day all I can say is yes there is a need! Our dear family in China is desperately waiting for every Bible, book and VCD we can supply them with. We have so many resources at our fingertips in the western world; we take so much of it for granted. Currently we are not able to keep pace with the needs of the existing Christians in China and have barely begun to think about the needs of those yet to be saved!
A GREAT SADNESS
Sometimes I slip quietly into our warehouse and gaze at the high stacks of Bibles, and the masses of good quality spiritual teaching books and training manuals. A great sadness wells up inside me as I wonder, why is it, that at a time like this when the borders are more accessible than they have ever been, we have fewer people coming to take this precious cargo to our Chinese counterparts?
The Michael Job Family Expands
Our orphanage has 8 new members?.
On 6th August 2003, a poor 70-year-old man brought a five-year-old girl to Michael Job Centre. Her story is similar to that of thousands of girl children in India whose birth coincides with an attempt to kill them. She was buried alive in a small mound of mud a day after she was born.
Amy
On 19th September 1998, the old man, returning from his work in a factory, suddenly heard tiny cries coming from a small mound of earth. Out of curiosity, he went closer and was shocked to discover the head of a tiny new-born baby. The baby?s body was buried and a stone was kept over its chest to prevent it from breathing. But miraculously, the baby managed to survive. Her head was above the earth though there was mud in her mouth as though someone had tried to choke her. He picked up the child immediately, washed out the mud from her mouth and took her home.
She is now five years old. But her ?rescuer? is now too old to look after her. So hearing about our orphanage, he approached us with a request to adopt the child. He is scared that after his death there will be no one to look after this child.
With respect to his pleas, we have ?adopted? the little girl and named her Amy Car Michael after a noble lady who was a great missionary and who started one of the largest orphanages in India.
Amy?s miraculous survival is only one case in a million. Female infanticide and infant foeticide is a very common phenomenon in India. The birth of a girl child is considered to be a curse. This was one of the reasons why we decided to run this orphanage solely for girls. In a society riddled with superstitions and age-old myths, girl children are often killed at birth or face severe neglect and torture even from their own parents.
Our orphanage promises a home for these children who are abandoned and are seen as a curse to society.
We have seven children, who are from Nepal. Nepal is the only country in the world that is officially declared a Hindu nation. Many of our Christian co-workers have been imprisoned for their faith. People are arrested and kept in prison without trial for years just because they are Christians. They are ostracized from their community for following Christianity. Our mission in Nepal has freed many such ?prisoners for Christ? by writing letters of protest to the Government, by ?buying? their freedom and through the influence of the Indian Government. Many churches in Nepal continue to be bombed but the number of Christians keeps growing. And now the orphaned children of Christian martyrs and those of persecuted Christians have a home that they can call their own ? the Michael Job Centre.
The details of the children are as follows :-
Paulette and Megan have similar stories. Their fathers left their mothers because the mothers had turned to Christ. Left without any means of support and turned out from their community the mothers could not bring up these children on their own. They did not want the children to face persecution like they are facing. They contacted our representative who brought the children to the Michael Job Centre. Paulette is 9 and Megan is 5. Megan also has an eleven year old sister who is still with her mother.
Miriam and Annia are a pair of 7 year old twins. The Marxist Communist persecutors killed their father in front of their mother and several other family members. They have two brothers and one more sister.
Three siblings Abigail, Alice and Tasha aged 7, 6 and 5 respectively are orphans. Their parents were killed by Marxist extremists because they were Christians and were thought to be American spies and therefore enemies of the Nepal king. After their parents were killed, our representative in Nepal was contacted by their relatives who wanted the children to be brought up in a safe environment as Christians. He, in turn, brought the children to our orphanage.
Our family is growing. As persecution rises, more and more children are getting orphaned. Our effort to provide them with a strong spiritual and academic life requires constant support from all of you.
(Left-Right) Megan, Paulette, Tasha, Alice, Abigail, Miriam, Annia.
INCIDENT OF PERSECUTION HAPPEN DAILY
In August this year, a group of fanatic Hindus attacked a church in state of Haryana. Our representative reports after talking to a ministry leader that a mob of 250 people burned Bibles and Christian literature, damaged furniture and property, and wrecked the premises.
The vandals reportedly beat several Bible college students who attended the church. This included five women. A local Hindu leader had charged the students with being a menace to the neighbourhood.
A church of 51 believers in Jharkhand, India, is under attack as anti-Christian leaders harass the believers and plan to destroy the church.
Many in the village are in a militant mood and have expressed their desire to beat missionary Babuser and the new believers, steal their land and other belongings, and ultimately drive them out of the village. The village leaders are pressuring leaders to inflict maximum harm on these believers. Village leaders have already made at least one decision:
The Christians must pay a fee to even meet together for church. Missionaries from other villages have travelled there to encourage their brothers and sisters in Christ. This persecution follows a mighty move of God. By God?s grace, three influential families in the village very recently received Christ! Even as the lives of the Christians in this village are in danger, pray that they will stand strong in the faith and see the ministry grow.
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Mr. Mathew Lourde Rajiah and his wife Mrs. Malar Mathew from India had been working in Maldives as teachers in a government school for the last four years. Accused of propagating the Gospel of Christ, Mr. Mathew was arrested on 12th June 2003 on false charges and has recently been sentenced to three years? imprisonment. Please pray for him and his wife Mrs. Malar Mathew who is reluctant to return to India and wants to be close to her husband.
Your sacrificial contribution can be sent us at :
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From: "HOPE GLORY MINISTRIES"
Dear Brother Mark,
Greetings to you in the most precious name of our Lord andSavior Jesus Christ.You[family and church]are always in our prayers.Daily remembering you in our personal prayers.Please make a trip to India to see our ministry work and invovle.Your kind involvement is more blessings and develope us to grow and do more ministry for Lord.Please uplift our ministry in unreached ,remote nad slum villages ministry for Lord.Streach your blessed hand for children.May Lord bless you richly.Just we are here financialy poor but spiritually we are very rich in christ to show His life style and share His love to all.I hope that you will join with us here to develope oue ministry work for LOrd.Jesus Christ 2nd coming is very soon.Give our best love to all. PS=STILL I NOTYET RECEIVE YOUR LOVING SUPPORT.RECENTLY MOST OF LETTERS I MISIING IN POISTAL.PLEASE STOP THE PAYMENT OF MY CHEQUE AND SEND ANOTHER IS THIS NEW
ADDRESS....BANERJEEBABU.DOKKA,KUNDERU[COLONY]KANKIPADU MANDAL,KRISHNA[DT]A.P,INDIA.
Thanking you
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Home Address: Hope of glory ministries[India] H-No=5-170/171,GANGURU
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Subject: KNOWING GOD - 2 : .. & ..
Prayer Points
From : WORLD HELP ~ Tribute to DAVID YONE MO Our ministry partner, the Reverend Dr. David Yone Mo, passed away Sunday, August 24, in Yangon, Myanmar. David lost his battle with cancer, but won the good fight of faith.
We thank God for David's faithfulness to our Lord and Savior. He never faltered in his service to Jesus Christ. David's vision for faithful ministry has significantly aided in the accomplishment of World Help's vision of "planting churches where no churches exist. "
Click 2 read more :
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Here are two very divergent treatment by God :
[1] GOD HATES SIN ..... & ..... [2] GOD LOVES THE SINNER.
God is Holy. It is His holiness that demands that justice be meted out and sin be punished to the full extent of the law. It is His word in ROMANS 6:23 " For the wages of sin is death. " The law of God pronounces eternal damnation on the guilty sinner in accordance with the justice of God.
This has to take place ~ punishment for sin : death.
Yet ... the love of God for man [ read :
sinner ] allows Him to forgive sin and demonstrate His mercy to a broken and repentant sinner. Man receives forgiveness of his sins. This is not a wiping out of sins .. or .. making it non-existent .. or .. taking it like it was never committed. It is capturing away our sins from us and ascribing it on to a Way created by God.
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left man a creature with a free will who could choose Salvation or Damnation ...
Heaven or Hell.
GOD IS HOLY ... we cannot imagine God who could be anything but perfect.
Perfect holiness too. This holiness separated seeped in sin & defiled man from a Holy God. EPHESIANS 2:13 brings solace to our souls ~ " But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ."
*** We will be able to better appreciate the reconciliation brought by the blood of Jesus between God and man ... if ... we see it in the blazing light of the severity of God's wrath against sin in the death of His Son on the cross for our sins ... sins of the past ... sins of the present .. & ..
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GOD IS LOVE ... JOHN 3:16 ... " For God so loved the world .. that He gave His only begotten Son .. that whosoever believes in Him should not perish .. but have eternal life." Hallelujah ! We have a very firm promise of preservation here in His word. Let us know God and experience His love in all the areas of our lives ... nothing will remain untouched we are promised. Nothing will be the same again is yet another promise.
The peace and joy that descends have the stupendous power and the ability to overcome all negative feelings and emotions and thoughts and words and deeds. God's love through Christ has made us a new creature that is able to love God with all our hearts ... with all our minds .. and .. with all our strength.
In this God tells us " Be holy for I am Holy."
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GUEST COMMENTARY: CHURCH, CLERGY DOZE WHILE SECULARISTS TAKE OVER AMERICA Historically, the Church set the tone of moral guidance, thereby helping society to understand the importance of making sound moral judgments. But today, most ministers feel that it is better to convey a positive image without condemning or judging social trends or sins in our communities.
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The Final Serve
Michael Chang is retiring from professional tennis, but that just means more time for his first passion—SERVING UP THE GOSPEL.
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Subject: [Missions Insider] Conference to Showcase Indigenous Missions
1. Conference to Showcase Indigenous Missions
2. India: Final Hearing Set in Staines Murder
3. India: Christians Face Continued Attacks in Orissa
4. Cambodia: Vietnamese Refugees Hunted by Police
5. Photo of the Week: School Children in India
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1. Conference to Showcase Indigenous Missions
A unique missions conference scheduled for October is expected to showcase indigenous missions.
Called "Gateways," the missions conference is planned for October 16-18 in the gateway city of Niagara Falls. It is expected to spark a revolution in the way missions work is being done-or at least make avid fans of the already converted.
According to James Eagles, President of Christian Aid in Canada, this is the first international missions conference of this size to be held in North America where all the key participants are indigenous mission leaders-or missionary staff members of Christian Aid, an organization that helps only indigenous missions. At least 50 indigenous mission leaders from the two-thirds world are planning on attending.
The conference is the highlight of Christian Aid's 50 years of ministry.
Begun by Dr. Bob Finley in 1953, Christian Aid in the U.S. existed for 17 years as the AID (Assisting Indigenous Developments) branch of International Students, Inc. It then separated under Bob Finley's leadership in 1970 to concentrate on providing financial help for indigenous missions. Today the combined U.S. and Canadian organizations help some 700 indigenous mission works that have a total of 90,000 native missionaries on the field.
Planned around the theme, "Hear their hearts, see their world," the international missions conference offers four tracks:
1. World Focus (focusing on geographical areas of the globe)
2. The Persecuted Churches
3. An Indigenous Approach to Aid for the Poor
4. Women in Missions Impacting Their World
5. Growing a Vision for Mission in Your Church
6. Reaching the Nations at Home
Key plenary speakers are those who have been "tried in the fire" and have a burning message for the contemporary churches of North America. These include:
A. Dr. Bishara Awad, founder and director of Bethlehem Bible College in Palestine
B. Dr. Matthew Thomas, director of Itarsi Native Missionary Outreach, with 900 full-time missionaries and pastors and 1200 local churches in India
C. Rev. Setan Aaron Lee, survivor of the Pol Pot's Killing Fields and now director of Kampuchea for Christ in Cambodia
D. Rev. Slavik Radchuk, pioneer evangelist and church planter in Soviet Russia and now called the "Billy Graham" of Eastern Europe
E. Bishop Silas Owiti and Rev. Winnie Owiti - a husband and wife team that maintains revival fire in one of the oldest indigenous movements in Kenya
F. Dr. Freddie Sun and Dorothy Sun, both imprisoned for their faith in Communist China, direct Christian Aid's China Division and have planted 104 Bible institutes in Mainland China.
G. Rev. Sundar Thapa carries on a church-planting, missionary-training, and child-caring ministry as a direct disciple of Prem Pradhan of Nepal.
H. Dr. Bob Finley, founder and chairman of Christian Aid in both U.S. and Canada, will share his vision of what got him started and keeps him going.
The conference has booked the Sheraton Fallsview Hotel in Niagara Falls for the conference. "If you believe in missions, this conference is for you," Eagles said.
Special food and lodging packages are available. For more information go to
www.christianaid.ca
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2. India: Final Hearing Set in Staines Murder
Christians are praying for justice to be done in the final court hearing set for September 8 in the case of the murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons, Philip, 10, and Timothy, 7, on January 23, 1999.
Chief murder suspect is Dara Singh, a well-liked Indian wrestler and actor who is accused of leading a band of crazed Hindus that poured gasoline over the jeep station wagon in which Staines and his two boys were sleeping in Manoharpur village, Keonjihar district, Orissa.
Eye-witness reports say they then set it ablaze and prevented the occupants from escaping while they also blocked other villagers from coming to the rescue. Dara Singh was not declared guilty by a lower court, and a 13-year-old boy was found to be the scapegoat in an earlier trial.
According to the Times of India, lawyers for the prosecution have handed over a 110-page document holding Dara Singh and his associates responsible for the Staines murders, while the defense, backed by right-wing Hindu advocates, presented a 34-page argument to the court.
While most Christians and the rest of the world denounced the dastardly deed and accused ringleader Dara Singh as worthy of punishment, many Hindus consider him a national hero and defender of their culture. Dara once played the lead role in "Hanuman," a film that takes its title from the name of the monkey god, the god of body builders in India. Someone said it would be easier to convict Arnold Schwarzneggar of lack of patriotism than to convict Dara Singh of the murder of Graham Staines and his sons. The court proceedings beginning September 8 will presumably sound the final official word on the matter, though no doubt the controversy will continue no matter what the verdict.
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3. India: Christians Face Continued
Attacks in Orissa
Orissa, the state where Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons were murdered in 1999, continues to provide a climate for the harassment and persecution of Christians.
The main culprit is the Orissa Freedom of Religion Act, which might better be called the Orissa Restriction of Religion Act. Though passed as far back as 1967, it began to be actively enforced about five years ago. It now "has been implemented to its full capacity causing awful restrictions in evangelism of all sorts in Orissa," according to a report received by Christian Aid from Orissa.
The Christian churches believe that the state law is in conflict with the national constitution and brought suit before the Orissa High Court, but that court dismissed the case without hearing it.
Christians have now brought the matter before the Supreme Court in New Delhi and are praying that they will obtain a favorable verdict there.
Meanwhile, the former leader of a district branch of the World Hindu Council (VHP)
came to Christ a few months ago. Last month he and his colleagues were mercilessly attacked and severely injured in a southern Orissa district. Police do not always respond to such matters, but in this case they did, perhaps because the victim was once a well-known Hindu leader in the area.
Christians in Orissa also are requesting prayer for churches in the Gajapati District, which contains hundreds of churches among the tribal and Dalit (untouchable) population and has gone through severe persecution in the past.
For more information consult back issues of Missions Insider at
www.christianaid.org or write
insider@christianaid.org and put MI-435 600-PERS on the subject line.
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4. Cambodia: Vietnamese Refugees Hunted by Police
Over 50 Vietnamese Christians are hiding in the jungles of Cambodia seeking to avoid capture and return to Vietnam where they will face certain abuse, torture and possibly even death.
The Christians are of the Degar tribe belonging to a group of hill tribes called Montagnards. Montagnards sided with the U.S. in the Vietnam War, and so are considered traitors to the state by Communist Vietnamese authorities. A recent report said the refugees, consisting of men, women and children, were "starving, sick and exhausted."
At the same time they are being hunted down like animals. The Vietnamese government is offering Cambodian authorities $66 for each refugee they capture and return. When returned they will be arrested, imprisoned and tortured.
"One of the preferred methods of torture by Vietnamese police and army is electric shock torture," the report said.
On July 21 Mr. Son Shhay, a member of the Cambodian Parliament, called on the President of the National Assembly to investigate and put an end to these human rights violations. The Cambodian government must "answer, clarify, and stop immediately the activities that violate human rights by the Cambodian authorities because it is inhumane and violates the 1951 International Refugee Treaty, of which Cambodia is a signatory," he said. (See Missions Insider story of July 30, 2003.)
The U.S. State Department has confirmed that these human rights violations are persisting against Montagnards, many of whom are Christians. Vietnamese police patrol many villages to prevent Montagnards from practicing Christianity.
To learn how you can help persecuted believers, write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-435 740-PERS on the subject line.
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5. Photo of the Week: School Children in India
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While Labor Day marks the beginning of school for many children in the USA, many children in India began the school year in early August. These children attend a school in Uttaranchal, a state in northern India next to the Nepal border.
The school is one of three operated by a ministry that also runs children's homes for over 700 poor children. The young man being groomed for the leadership role was tragically killed in a car accident earlier this summer, coming back from a VBS program (see Missions Insider of June 11, 2003 at
http://www.christianaid.org/insider/insider-4-23.asp). Meanwhile, the young man's father-in-law continues to lead the ministry, which he founded. To learn how you can sponsor a needy child, write to
insider@christianaid.org and put MI-435 660NLC on the subject line.
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Subject: We are not alone, we jointly serve Him
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Greetings in the precious name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ! "Call unto me, and I will answer Thee and show thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not". Jer.33:3.this is what we want the Lord to do. As we call upon Him, and trust in Him, and trust in Him, we look toHim to show us great and mighty things which we have not experienced thus far and that which is unimaginable by the human mind. So we go out sharing the Gospel, anb seeing the Lord doing wonderful deeds. He is healing many sing sick people, and they are being delivered from its ugly clutches and set free through their faith in Jesus Christ. This is what encourages us to press on.
Many of the new believers are from non-Christian background and they face humiliationand harassment from their kith and kin. Please pray for them. We baptized new believers this past month.
Mr.Reddy a new believer who is first inhis faith was on his way for the Baptism, realising what Mr. Reddy was going to do, his son came and took him home and abused and humiliated him. This incident has made Mr.Reddy all the more firm in his faith and stand for the Lord. He says that he is even willing to die for the Lord, But nothing will prevent or stop him from loving Jesus and living for Him. We thank you for praying for us and for our Ministry.
The Lord has enabled us to branch out from Evangelism, Discipleship ministries to Training, outreach and C hurch ministries. We have always asked you to pray for us. We continue to seek your prayers as we sought in the times past because we know that without your prayers we cannot continue the ministry.
The Lord Jesus said, The harvest truly is plenteous. He has also said that He is with us till the end of the age. It is with this confidence that we step into the fully trusting in Him to help us launch intothe deep, Immanuel God with us. We are not alone! you are such a vital part of our ministry. We praise God for you and request you to stand with us as we jointly serve Him. We move on looking unto Jesus, for we know the words of the Psalmist are true "They looked unto Him and were radiant, their faces were not ashamed" PS34:5 Please pray for us. We are praying for you.
With warm Christian greetings and prayers, IMPORTANT NEED, PLEASE PRAY :-
1. Please pray for the land that the Lord may provide the funds.
2. Please pray for the village meetings and outreach ministry in different places.
3. Please pray for the Aids and Hiv people in India, In our district we more than 42,000 people with Hiv and Aids.
4. Please pray for the support to the RCPTI Students.
5.Please pray for the orphan children
6.Please pray for the Minsitry among the unreached people groups.
Step by step, Gospel workers must be sent to the places where the Gospel has not yet proclaimed. At least 50 missionaries must be sent immediately.
Every missionary family must get at least USD $30 each month. Please pray for this immediate need. If God speak to you, kindly send your mite every month.
Whatever God says, obey, finally we welcome you come and Join with US.
Even your small and petty amounts are most useful here. Our work is an endevour of faith, and we depend entirely upon God to stand by Rural outreach.
I know this a lot to ask for when you a have already been faithful, and there many demands on your lives, but I ask that demands on your lives, but I ask that you seek God and search your heart to find the onfirmation that supporting this great work will bring God. Even your small and petty amounts are most useful here. Please extend your all possible monitary help for our mission in India.
We will requested to send through your bank cheque on P. Ratnam A/C 19224 as we are having collection facilities with our Bankeres. We thank you for your prayers for us. We value them ever so much . Satan is always trying to hinder the progress of Gods work. On one side, we have this problem and on the other side people who are sincere in their ministerial work do not have enough money. Please up hold this ministry in your daily prayers and may He bless you as you give to him and His Service, what he lays on your heart.
Your prayers are a life-line for our mission. Words cannot express the depths of appriciation. we love you and would like to have close fellowship.
Thanking you,
winning them together.,
Evangelist..P.Ratnam
P:S:- Please once again your cheques Payble to "P. Ratnam A/c 19224" and send it to
Evangelist. P. Ratnam.(president)
MISSION FOR THE RURAL PEOPLE
Vellatur - 522 257.Guntur Dist.,
A.P. (S) INDIA.
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From: jhansi timothy
Subject: Kindly keep my letter and snapes in one place, in FS website.
Dear Rev. Mark Tross in CHRIST
I visited our FS web site with great joy, and find some snapes, which I sent about our (1) St. Louis Public School and (2) my graduation in Biblecal courses and
(3)Sunday school snapes .
But these photos are pasted in the letters of another ministries, of Pastor.K.VIJAYARAJU and Rev.BANERJEE BABU letters, and my letter also not pasted. Kindly change to this snapes from the above pastorsletters.
Here I am sending my letter and photosto your blessed hands to keep in the F S web site. To God b
Yours sister in CHRIST.
e the glory.
Jhansi &Timothy.
Dear beloved in CHRIST.
It's my great pleasure to write to you this letter and introducing our humble ministry and my family with you. To God be the glory.
I am sis. N. Jhansi Lakshmi Bai, B.sc degree and completed 2years Theological course in 1998.Now I am serving the Lord with little children, and have small women fellowship. I have been a CHRISTAN believer for 19 years. I teach believers, and little children, for maturing them in the faith. I born and brought up in a orthodox Hindu family. I was saved from the darkness into marvelous light of the Lord Jesus Christ. Who saved and granted a new life to live in this world to do His service for the destitute, poor and orphan children. Mainly my special calling is to "SAVE THE CHILDREN WIN THEM FOR CHRIST" through education.
Chagallu is a semi town, there are villages around, and people are not so reach. Nobody has landed property or not good financial background. All most all is illiterates having big family's with more children. Because of their poverty they keep their children as bounded labors.
And many mothers of these children are just like divorced separated and widowed mothers. Kindly pray for them. And share this poor ministry to your friends. I comprehended very deeply the affection of the harassed orphan and poor children. A single widow woman can not feed and provide good education. In this pathetic situation I teach the word of God to the children and their parents too.
Please continually pray for our poor ministry.
Dear Christian friend, serving God is such a joy to me with Children and women. My whole desire to help the children and educate them in the Lord. I can prepare them the best citizen of this nation of INDIA, in the LODR. Here there is no Christian school. So, there is no Christian nurture in the schools. Our school is the very first "CHRISTIAN SCHOOL", called St.LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOL. At present along with me two teachers are working in our school.
Please accept our school and little children, as YOUR OWN. Kindly let me have the opportunity work with you for His glory on your behalf in INDIA. All the missionaries those who are coming from abroad, only meet for the cities and towns. But no body careth for the village ministries and village pastors. You are welcome to visit our village ministry at any time in His granted time. We have a simple request that we need your help for our ministry. Please encarage us in the Lord. Will you send any Sunday school material, used clothes for children, toys, shoues and old and new magazens? This ministry oprates in faith upon the ROCK which is the LORD JESUS CHRIST.
However this glorious task can not be completed without your prayers and help.
We all praying for you and hoping to fellowship with you, until the Second Coming of our Lodr Jesus Christ.
You could be of service in the following ways:-
The school is functioning from rented permises, you could contribute towards school rent. Or the average expenses incurred on a staff remuneration amount to Rs.5000/-(US$120) per month. You may come forward to meet this expense as a family or as a group of believers.
"Knowing that from the Lord you will receive that reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ" (Colossians 3:24)
We pray to God with all our heart that He would talk to you today and inspire you to support this ministry. God would certainly ensure that you along with your family and descendants are doubly blessed (Mark 10:29,30).
Wenever forget to pray for you, you should not forget to support the school for poor children this month either.
Early, kindly a letter is requested in the name of JESUS. May good God bless you and comfort you.
Your sister in CHRIST.
Sis.N. JHANSI LAKSHMI BAI.B.Sc, C.th.,
B.Ed.
St.Louis Public School
Doralabangalow
CHAGALLU-534 342
West Godavary Dist .
AP, South INDIA.
Subject: Please pray for us.
Dear brother and sister in Christ,
Greetings to you in Jesus precious Name! I am happy to write to you and introduce myself to your kind presence that I am Evangelist Gideon Yathirajam, working for the Lord Jesus Christ in the backward villages of our state Andhra Pradesh in South India. I was born to a high caste Hindu family. My father accepted Jesus Christ as his personal saviour, his parents and relatives beaten him and kicked him out by his caste, thinking that Christians are untouchable caste & religion.
My father and mother left from the village, came to other village to work in the field to feed me. My mother died because of the sickness, my father became aged also sick and he is not able to work. We are starving for food and clothes, but my father did not leave the faith in Jesus Christ. By God's grace I studied up to 12th grade. One day while I was praying about the poverty in my family, God showed me small children that are left in the street without parents who are starting to death. I compare myself to those orphans in the street who are begging house to house. I was crying to God to save these children.
Since, God visited me and gave me burden for the orphans in 1989 I was dedicated my life to serve the orphans. In these villages many orphan children left in the streets for begging they go house to house to get food. Orphan children sit before the Hindu temples to get food that was offered to Hindu God's. They sleep at the bus stops and at the Train stations.
Some children become thieves, try to steal things from the passengers because of hungriness. Sometimes these children fell down under trains and kill themselves. My burden to save these kind of children, feed them and give them education and to make them good Christian children in the society. The Bible says "Pure Religion and undefiled before God and father in this visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction "James 1:27.
To care one child, it will cost me around $25/- a month that provides food, education, medical care and teaching of Jesus Christ. God called me to care these orphans and destitute. Everyday I cry to God to show me the way to find support to feed these children. This is the will of God to write to you and request you especially to pray for the orphans and to share my burden to save these souls.
Please pray for the orphans, I need your valuable prayers and encouragement.
Prayerfully awaiting your kind reply.
Thanking you!
Yours brother in the Lord,
Gideon Yathirajam.
Mailing address:
Gideon Yathirajam
D. No: 20/585-34
Lakshmanarao Purum
Machilipatnam – 521 002
S. India
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From: "vijaya kvr raju"
Subject: Please.Please.Please help me $100
Dear beloved ,
My heartfelt loving greetings to you in the most precious name of our lord and saviour Jesus Christ.
Now I am in a critical problem
Ours is a orphanage in India named "Human welfare center and Children orphanage home now we are in a very critical situation. Here no water, no food and starving from days together. Please understand my situation. Please try to help me Please continually pray for my ministry in India Pastor K.Vijayaraju
19th ward
Nethaji Nagar
Repalle-522265
Guntur District
Andhra Pradesh
South India.
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From: "telugu Hindi english"
Love and respect from Kumar, A.P. India
Greetings in Jesus precious name.
Hope and pray that you are keeping in good health and spirit.
Last week I spoke in a open air gospel meeting in the small village, which is sarrounded by another 8 villages. 8 teams worked hard to arrange the gospel meeting. the Christian population is below 1% in those villages.
Before my preching I told a story as introduction in Burgula thanda. I would like to share with you. I hope that you will understand our people little more well.
A man is having an agricultural field. He is very hard worker. His field was ready to reap very soon. So he is caring his field day and night without going to home, like you . The family member or the neighbour bringing his food every morning and evening. One fine evening after his supper the family member went to home and this man relaxed for a while in the field. Suddenly he started to hear the voices of the wild animals. So he thought that these animals are going to destroy the field. He raised with his rod he raised hurry and ran to that way. In his hurry he forgot that a water well is there in his way. He slipped in the well. Once in that well there are step stones to go down and come up. The well is old now , the stones fallen one by one. there is only one stone in the well. So he caught that stone to save his life all the night. Oftenly he shouted " Save me, Save me..." until morning no one came to save him.
Early morning a neighbour brought his breakfast from his home. He called by his name. To the response of neighbour call he heard the voice ' Save me... Save me...' .
The neighbour found him and brought a rope to bring him out. The man in the well caught the rope. The neighbour using all his power, sweatting, pulling.
But unable to bring him out. Then the neighbour observed that that the man in the well caught the rope, but at the same time he is not leaving the step stone.
Then the neighbour became angry and serioiusly shouted, " you fool, why you are not leaving the step stone....." , Then the man in the well replied ' Iam not fool, you are the fool, you don't know that the whole night this step stone saved my life, how could I leave this stone now......
This is the situations of our people with the different customs, culture, Idol worship etc.,.
By the God's grace many are left the step stones and came out. With those we have congregations. They are worshipping the Lord beautifully. They are poor in economically, illitrate educationally, poor financially and neglected by political parties, different christian / non-christian / non-government organizations. But The salvation message is reaching to them through us.
In Burgula thanda village, The attendence was nearly 400. Even the drunkards also heard the gospel without disturbance ( frequently we face the problems with them) . Many were responded to the message of God, few are invited to come frequently to tell this type of message.
Few were healed from from different health problems. A crippled girl first time rose up. She stood 5 minutes in front of all. The prayers are so powerful by all the team members I believe you too behind our ministry through your precious prayers. Single person ministry will not be fruitful. My ministry is little fruitful, because there are many behind me.
To do much fruitful work there are great needs from you all are regular prayers, encouragment, partnership, involvement and financial support. I humbly requesting you to join with me to become great forece for Lord to fight against Satan and with his forces to redeem the Lord's children from perishing, sickness, poverty etc.,
Frequently I have question for my self :
would you wish to see the only the rich, educated, wealthy, proffesionals, physically beauty persons in the heaven???
My answer is MY MINISTRY AMONG POOR, ILLITRATE, SICK, HARD LABOURERS, ORPHANS, OLD AGE etc., !!!
If you agree with me. The final word is for you specifically. ""With great burden Iam pleading you to join with me "" How ever God inspire you.
Many things are in my heart to share with you. I will share one by one as the Lord give time to us. I would like to send pictures through attachment.
If the above information is not intrested to you presently. Please read it after few days / weeks/ months / or years later by keeping safely. No pressure on you to respond. The inspiration is only from God.
I assure my regular prayers for you. Please let me know your welfare frequently.
Closing now with love and prayers
Kumar
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Subject: [Missions Insider] Once-Jailed Nepali Christians Cleared of All Charges
1. Once-Jailed Nepali Christians Cleared of All Charges
2. India: Dara Singh Convicted of Murder
3. Hungry Russians Find Help and Hope
4. India: How the Good News Spreads
5. Special Notice: Mission Speakers Available
6. Photo of the Week: Village Evangelism
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1. Once-Jailed Nepali Christians Cleared of All Charges
Three Nepali workers who were jailed for four-and-a-half months on charges of proselytizing were finally cleared of all charges on September 11.
A gospel worker and two fellow-believers were apprehended by police and jailed in February on charges of proselytizing because Bibles and Christian literature were found in their bags. Even though no evidence of proselytizing was found and the defendants' lawyer tried to convince the district judge that Nepal's 1990 constitution, while barring conversions, still allowed every person permission to practice his or her religion, the judge sentenced them to jail.
A month later when five other believers went to visit them in jail, the police found Christian literature in their bags, and put them in jail, also. They were held overnight and released the next day.
Christian leaders in Nepal attempted to make appeals on behalf of the original three and once tried to submit a letter to the king, but were turned away by the secretary, who promised to phone the judges to authorize them to set the Christians free. Yet the brothers remained in jail until June 20, when they were released on probation by a higher court pending final resolution of the case.
The court decision on September 11 found no evidence that the brothers were preaching or attempting to convert others to Christianity. Not one person testified that he was preached to. So the court absolved them of all charges.
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2. India: Dara Singh Convicted of Murder
Dara Singh along with 12 other suspects were convicted of murder Monday in the fiery death of Graham Staines and his two sons in January 1999.
An earlier court had ruled Singh not guilty, but the Orissa District Court on September 15 declared Darah Sing and 12 co-defendants guilty of conspiracy, unlawful assembly, burning of a vehicle and house, and murder. A thirteenth man was acquitted due to lack of evidence.
Australian Missionary Graham Staines and his two boys, Phillip, 11, and Timothy, 7, were sleeping in their Jeep station wagon in Manoharpur village in Keonjhar district of Orissa when a band of Bajrang Dal, worshipers of the monkey god, Hanuman, entered the village apparently led by Dara Singh. They poured fuel over the vehicle, set it on fire, and then prevented the occupants from escaping and other villagers from rescuing them.
Though some said he was murdered because he was converting people to Christianity, his widow, Gladys, said he never converted anyone but simply shared the Word of God as he ministered mostly to leprosy patients. She said, "I have forgiven Dara."
The defense reportedly plans to appeal.
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3. Hungry Russians Find Help and Hope
Even though Russia is experiencing an economic upturn, prosperity has not reached the majority of people. Many of Russia's impoverished are suffering from alcoholism.
Ukrainian evangelist Slavik Radchuk told Christian Aid in August that Russia's economy is improving and that those with jobs are now receiving $200 to $300 per month-a vast improvement over the $15 to $30 dole people received a few years ago. But not everyone is enjoying the new economics.
The leader of a missionary ministry stationed in European Russia said that the homeless and hungry are still around him and many are being reached by their regular feeding ministry.
"The last time 36 people came to eat, five of them were teenagers," he told Christian Aid. "However, the teens don't sit with the adults; the adults don't consider them as people."
The people are homeless and hungry for various reasons.
One young man was kicked out of his home because he was an alcoholic. He repented and asked forgiveness. His wife received him back and they began a new life all over again.
Another man suffered from epilepsy. This drove him to drink and his family kicked him out because he was always arguing.
One homeless man came with a big burn on his leg. The wound was festering with worms. A Christian lady doctor treated it.
But it's hard to keep doctors coming when they don't get paid.
A woman came to the feeding station because her husband was in prison. Her mother-in-law was drunk most of the time and wouldn't let her stay in her home.
She was a good cook and now assists with the food preparation.
The ministry offers soup and porridge for dinner and provides hair cuts and shaves for men. While they are being treated, they listen to the Word of God. Slowly their lives are changed and some repent and accept Christ as their Savior.
The ministry is helping those who come regularly to find work, and some help with church construction. But many wander off and don't come back again.
So far the feeding program has taken place outdoors. With cold weather approaching the leader said he doesn't know how they can continue the ministry unless they can obtain an additional building.
To learn more write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-437 361-WOF on the subject line.
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4. India: How the Good News Spreads
A mission leader from India tells how members of his missionary team shared the gospel during a recent convention. It was not just in organized meetings.
"We shared the good news with people standing on the street corner, in the bus stand or in a tea shop," he told Christian Aid. "If anyone showed interest, we invited him to attend the worship meetings.
"In the worship time the person hears the Word of God. He commits his life to the Lord and accepts Jesus as his Savior.
After that we instruct him, and then he is baptized.
"Each saved person shares his or her testimony with family and friends. We watch how they do that and select the best to train as gospel workers. Then we train each one from the Bible until he is able to share the gospel. He then becomes a village evangelist. Through him the good news is spread among his own people, caste, and culture."
The leader also shared his experience of getting an early morning cup of tea.
"While conducting the convention, I often went out early in the morning for a long prayer walk, along with two local believers. We came to a tea shop, so the three of us sat down on a common bench and asked for some tea.
"We were the first persons to visit the tea shop that morning, so it took the shopkeepers 15 minutes to heat the tea water over the fire. When the water was hot, the owner poured the first cup of tea and offered it to his idol. He poured a second cup of tea into the fire. He then took a third cup of tea and dribbled it along the roadside by the shop. After all these preliminaries, he then offered us tea to drink."
"This is how the people worship their thousands of gods and goddesses," the
leader said.
The son of a carpenter, the leader grew up aware of the helplessness and poverty around him. He abandoned his empty Communist ideology for Christ in 1977 and organized his ministry in 1981. Now more than 500 workers have joined him in evangelizing, planting churches and reaching out to children in the tribal villages of India. Together they have planted 482 churches with a total of 13,400 believers across 10 states of India.
The ministry also operates an elementary school with 145 children, an orphanage that cares for 50 needy children, and a Bible school that trains 30 workers annually. To learn how you can help write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-437 637-CFI on the subject line.
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5. Special Notice: Mission Speakers Available
Following Christian Aid's GATEWAYS International Conference on Indigenous Missions October 16-18, a score of indigenous mission leaders from third-world countries will be available for speaking in churches in the Niagara Falls area and beyond. If you are interested in having such a mission speaker in your church on Sunday, October 19, please contact Lynda Jamieson at Canadian Christian Aid at 1-800-871-0882. A list of possible speakers may be found at
www.christianaid.ca.
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6. Photo of the Week: Village Evangelism
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A missionary in Orissa State of India teaches the Bible to willing listeners.
Indian missionaries recently saw 60 villagers accept Christ. Only the stout-hearted will take the next step of baptism since that often means ostracism from relatives and the community. Yet 40 took this bold step.
The missionaries constructed a new church building and 300 people gathered for its dedication. A church meeting hall about 20 feet by 30 feet can be constructed in a rural village of India for about $4500. To learn how you can help, write insider@christianaid.org and put MI-437 600-WMN on the subject line.
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From: "HOPE GLORY MINISTRIES"
Subject: help
Dearest Brother Mark,
Greetings,How are you?and how is your family and ministry??.Wearedaily praying for you in our family,personal and group congregation prayers.I wrote many emails to you because your
the real and mighty man of God.Also I like and love you very much
in Christ.Your friendship toutched me and inspired me to fellowship with you.Thats why every situation I shared.
Now I need your kind help that,One trust came forward to support to
our ministry work by my request .So they required organisation Tax
Exemption,also they told if i doeson't have they need any organisation IRS 501[c][3] Exemption letter.If you agree to alow me to receive money through your organisation from the trust .I hope that you may help you by this.Let me know from your desire.Give my regarsd to your family and church. Thanking you
Banerjeebabu
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From: "HOPE GLORY MINISTRIES"
Subject: Are you for get your brother??
Dearest precious Brother and fellow citoizen Mark, Greetings for our beloved family.ThanQ for your kind prayers
and considaration about our children ministry.You are the part of this humble ministry.We are daily praying for you.We are looking for your kind help.May Lord bless you richly and open the way to you to visit India also one day.I knew you are the mighty man of God.Monday I got few kgs rice from our church members.With out vigetables we eat with buttermilk.Lord knows everything He may provide and help at the right time.You are the real man in christ.I love you very much.Thats why every situation I share with you.You are the in christ to understand and consider for our ministry.You always in my thoughts and prayers. Which we[children and family]facing the problem came by just loosing cheques by postal depertment in India.But LOrd never leave us.When we face this kind of expireences we will be become strong in faith.Iam anxiously awaiting for your kind help.Give my regards to your family and church.
Thanking you
Banerjeebabu
Mr. dokka Banerjee babu
Hope of glory ministries[India]
H-No=5-170/171,GANGURU
Vijayawada, A.P 521139
India
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