In His Time.......... with P.Ramachandran

I arrived Chennai on 15 Apr, at 0900 hrs local time, much earlier than the scheduled time of 0945 hrs. My immigrations and custom checks were a breeze. Much less visitors at the terminal and I cleared all in 30 mins from touch down. This is the fastest time, I think, I have ever achieved in India. Thanks to all who prayed for me. Bishop Thomas Jaya was at the arrival to pick me up. We arrived the training centre in the evening. It was good to meet Sis Kala and the two teenage children.  On 16-17 Apr, I conducted the course the Great Commission. There were 32 participants in the class. They were very engaging very eager to learn. The discussions were lively and I enjoyed teaching them. Many of the students shared how they have been blessed by the training they are receiving at this centre, equipping them to become church planters.  I had good discussion with Bishop Thomas on how we can reach more villages with the gospel and do what is necessary to end gospel poverty. Sis Kala is a grea

I t was with deep sadness that we bade farewell to another of God's General, Rev James Ng. But we don't grieve like the rest of the world because of the hope we have in Christ Jesus. We will meet him soon at the Master's feet. To me , he was more than a friend. A true brother in Christ. He was one of the pillars of our Missions work in Asia. A true missionary, teacher, philantrophist and servant with a devoted passion for His Master.  I met James in 2010, when he attended the Haggai Area Seminar, held in RELC. He was introduced to me by our dear friend, Sis Doreen Lim and her husband Dr Lim. Thereafter we became good friends and he became acquainted with our mission work. He was a regular on many of those trips. He preached and taught the Word to many church planters and congregations. It was not easy for him, with all his medical conditions. There were times when we had to travel long hours on the road, up the mountains, down the valleys, cross rivers, and stay in uncomfor

It had been a hectic four weeks. The fault is purely mine and I am not justifying myself. I had overloaded myself with too many appointments that I had hardly time "to breathe". Two overseas travels, four speaking engagements in other churches, the 7 Churches in Asia Conference and teaching sessions for Pakistan CPs almost everyday in the week.  That's not all I was also shifting my mom from her home in Sembawang to her new house in Woodlands. That involved a lot of physical and administrate coordination.  And I was also working in the office (mostly night shifts). Not forgetting the many coordinations with my overseas coordinators, preparing for sermons and....the list goes on. And just a few days, A very close missions partner of ours, Rev James Ng, passed on and went into eternal home. Sometimes, you just want to do as much as you can, reach more people you can and see the kingdom of God expand. I lost out on my regular exercises, hardly had any time for rest and i t b

Yesterday and today, I had the privilege of speaking at the 7 Churches of Asia Conference, organised by Jesus Reigns Church in Jalan Prmimpin, Singapore. About 30  delegates from India, Malaysia and Bangladesh and Singapore attend the Conference. The Senior Pastor of this church Rev Sam Rasoo, is an old  friend and former member of PEC. God has led him and his wife to start a new work in Singapore many years ago and he has a network of pastors in the region, all fulfilling the Great Commission. It was a joy to meet with these pastors, some of them are young in the ministry.  Guest speakers included Bishop Ezra from Medan and Bishop John from Uganda.  I was blessed sharing the Word with them and am grateful for the opportunity given to me. God is good.

This weekend, Jeya and I were at HighPointe Life, Klang. But  because  it was Good Friday weekend, the air fares were so  exorbitant, that we decided to drive up. We left early Saturday morning and the journey was quite smooth.  It was good to meet Pst Stephen Mohan and his wife Flora. Over the years we have become like family, sharing about personal issues with family and ministry.  For the Easter celebration, HPL decided to have evangelistic meetings to reach the community. On Saturday, they screened the movie, "Case for Christ" . It was good to meet my old friends. We have som much in common as far as the ministry is concerned.  Sunday morning I shared the Word with an evangelistic message on the Resurrection.  HPL is doing very well in missions and I am glad to have played a small part in it. We left Klang at about 4:30 PM on Sunday. Strangely there was no jam at the causeway but we were at crawling speed from about 100 km from JB. Reached home at about 10:30PM.  Thank yo

"Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.“   ‭‭John‬ ‭13‬:‭14‬ ‭NIV‬‬ The Thursday before Good Friday is known as Maundy Thursday. T he meaning of the word maundy, which comes from the Latin mandatum, is “command.” The command being the new one that Jesus gave to His friends on the night before He died: “Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another” (John 13:34) On that night Jesus celebrated the passover feast with His disciples. This passover was special as it foreshadowed what He will do on the cross for the sins of mankind, fulfilling the prophecies told in the Old Testament, beginning with Genesis 3:15. Many lessons can be drawn from this particular event, but for now I would like to consider the meaning behind Jesus washing the feet of His disciples that night. In those days, walking on the roads of Palestine made it necessary that feet be washed before a communal meal. The task is usually done