“We are very much thankful to you for the kind concern on our brother Gabriel. Now he is getting better because the prayer God is doing wonders in his life in last month. Two weeks he was not able to lead the church on Sundays but last {week} 30-4-12 God helped him to conduct the service. Continually pray for him for as he is taking medicine. Let mighty God Jesus may heal Him completely. The cost of medication for six month is in Indian Rupees 18,000 thousand.”

(Please thank the LORD for His answers to our prayers, in that Pastor Gabriel has recovered quickly from the fever he had. The treatment for TB from which Pastor Gabriel also suffers is a course of drugs for 6 months. 18,000 rupees is about US$360/NZ$425 and is a huge amount for Gabriel and his family to find. If you would like to help please contact ACGC or ACMissioNZ. Ernie Schache)

Pastor Denny Moses reports as follows on behalf of Pastor Paul Sunder Raj’s team.

“Greetings to you in the name of Jesus Christ.

From May 1, 2012 onwards a team from our Advent Christian church in Agaram, Chennai is going to do various special ministry in Bihar – distributing tracts, gospel meeting, prayer walk in villages and in the evening showing the Life of Jesus film.  Along with that they are going buy land in Makesh Kutt for a Church.

Please pray for this program. Pray that Satan should not bring any kind of hindrance and the Holy Spirit will work among the ministry field in a marvellous way.

Let there be a great revival in the place of Bihar, Khagaria.”

On behalf of the AC Outreach Team in Khagaria, Bihar, Brother Denny Moses asks us to pray as follows:

“In the place of Bakhri our Pastor Gabriel has been suffering from severe type of fever and TB from past 40 days such that he even he is not able to walk. He is very weak in body.  Because of this reason the ministry work also goes slow. We request you to pray for our brother Gabriel that God may heal him completely so that he may continue the task which God has given to him.”

Pastor Paul Sunder Raj, leader of the outreach team for the Advent Christian Conference of India in Bihar, advises that they are holding a PRAYER CAMP in Khagaria on October 5, 6 and 7.
Special speakers will be Pastor Suresh, Pastor Kasi Mani and Mrs Rajathi.
Please pray that this may be a time of special blessing from the LORD and that many believers will attend and will be encouraged into good habits of prayer.

Thank the Lord for a very successful trip to Chennai from 3 to 11 September. I visited all but one (Bihar) of YJM’s ministry partners and also had the opportunity to meet with Paul Sunder Raj from Bihar as he was in Chennai. All of the partners’ ministries carry on but have problems of one kind or another – financial or government regulations or both.

Bihar ministry is being blessed and is growing. They are beginning to build their third church building. They are having regular baptismal services of quite large numbers. The school is doing very well – 680 students from standard 1 to standard 10. They have two good candidates for the position of Principal, which will release Paul, who has been carrying this responsibility for many months and will allow him to be involved in ministry, He will remain as Assistant Principal.

The Guindy Children’s Hostel now houses 102 children. The AC Conference has not provided any funds for many months – the Mission has doubled its monthly contribution and is presently their only source of funds. The cook has left because she was not being paid and the warden – Nelson – and his wife (who are also not being paid) are carrying a huge responsibility and are under great pressure. They all need our prayers.

Shelter Trust which cares for 20 children and 10 adults – all HIV positive – is a magnificent ministry which God is blessing and using to give wonderful quality of life to these folk – their aim is to give love, Life and laughter. They continue to expand their facilities. Rev Solomon is tremendously committed to his calling and task.

Peace Children’s Care Home run by Rev John Matthew has had to close down because of new government regulations concerning ownership of property. He has bought some land out near the east coast and has a small building on it and is having a daily session after school for six days a week for about 80 children from nearby fishing villages. They are assisted with school homework (most of their homes have no electricity) and have Christian input and are given a snack or meal each day.  They intend to build a bigger hostel building and will then take back their original hostel children as well as minister to the children from the village.

Christ Special High School at Sankarapuram is now in its own new custom built building and caters for about 65 physically or mentally handicapped children. They give wonderful loving care and good education and encouragement to these children. They still need to expand their building to provide extra facilities and want to buy adjacent land for play areas.

The Abishek Karunya (Mercy Anointing) Primary School for Gypsy Children at nearby Kallakuruchi has had to close as the government opened a public school using their 50 children as a basis for the school. They are now teaching the mothers of the children sewing skills and jewellery making – both to earn cash for their families – at the Abishek Sewing School. NZ fund recently provided 2 new sewing machines and tables etc. for them. They are teaching batches of 20 ladies for a 6 months sewing course. Of the first recently graduating class of 5, 3 ladies have already become self-employed and have bought their own machines.

FPTL (Faith Prayer Tract Link) New Life Home at Namakkal, Kolli Hills, run by Pastor Kirubakkaran is looking after 32 children in their small rented house. 29 are at school and 3 are under school age. They desperately need to have their own land and buildings because of the government regulations. Kirubakkaran continues to minister in the Kolli Hills and has two church buildings in the hills provided by wealthier people where he has services every Sunday. He continues to save babies (total now 189!) but because of government regulations he cannot keep the babies in his home any longer. He is finding homes for them and rescued two little ones just a couple of weeks ago.

ADDRES Centre has scaled back its activities with drug addicts and HIV positive folk as the numbers have dropped dramatically, and government funding has been cut back. They are still caring for and supporting their earlier contacts but are now moving into providing training to enable rehabilitated folk to get job skills to earn their living. Their new ministry is Stepping Stone Innovative and they are starting with a TV and Radio announcing course, a Beautician’s course and a Catering Course. They are presently in rented premises but have purchased a plot of land and in time will build their own building.

Update to this post
Praise the Lord with Pastor Peter and his family from the FBHC church at Gobichettipalayum, Tamil Nadu. His wife Premalatha underwent her heart surgery on Monday 23rd May, and Peter has reported that the operation was successful and Premalatha is making good progress after this very serious operation. Please pray that her recovery period will be as short as possible and with no complications. Please continue to pray for the Lord’s provision regarding the cost of the surgery.