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

I thank God for the privilege to be part of the Conference. I was there at the invitation of Pastor Daniel Feleco. The conference was held from 25-27 Sep at the Foursquare Gospel Church in Davao City. More than 500 pastors and leaders attend the conference. The theme of the conference was "Fulfilling the Great Commission together". I was given five sessions and I shared on the Biblical Mandate to Evangelize and on the topic "Who I am in Christ". It was a fulfilling time to minister to the pastors and leaders from the Mindanao Region.  It was a blessing to be with Pst Daniel Feleco and his family who were excellent hosts.They have such a passion for the Lord and it is contagious. On the way back, met Dr Joey and his family in Manila and they hosted me to a great lunch and a exhilarating drive around Manila. Praise God for His mercy and favor.

At Terminal 2, Changi Airport. First trip to the Philippines and the flight delayed by almost two hours...hmm. Well make the best use of the time. So here I am on my blog. Looking forward to this opportunity to be part of the Joint District Conference in Davao City, Foursquare Gospel Church. Scheduled to speak in five sessions. Simply amazed by God's goodness and favor.Reminded of this hymn, that we use to sing long time ago. Alas! and did my Savior bleed and did my Sovereign die! Would he devote that sacred head  for such a worm I?  Thank you Jesus. All glory be to you.    

Today we celebrated our church's founders' day. It was a walk down memory lane as we reminisced 50 years of history. There were presentations on how the various ministries of the church evolved. The pioneers have left a great legacy . They brought the gospel to us.  I concluded the service by saying we can do one of the following three thongs: Squander the legacy like the prodigal son.. Luke 15 Do nothing about it, like the servant with one talent Multiply it like the servants given 2 and five talents respectively. I challenged the church to double the legacy, Just like Elisha asked Elijah in 2 Kings 2:9 - "Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?” Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,”Elisha replied." Note: Clip compiled by my wife, Jeya.

The Shadrach Boys, received their first copies of the English Bible on 19 Sep 12. The Bibles were given as gifts by Ms Doreen Lim, a co-founder of the Home. "Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful."- Joshua 1:8

It was another God given privilege to head to AP, India. This time my mom came along. Although 72 years of age, she still managed to travel and complete the journey without much difficulty. Altogether four of us were on this trip. My mom, Alvin, Christina and myself. Pst John Daniel left earlier and joined us at Hyderabad. A small group of family and friends were at the airport to send us off. On 5th and 6th Sep, we had two days "Pastors/Church Planters" Seminar at Hyderabad. About 85 participants attended the seminar. Pst John Daniel, Pst John Signey, Bro Patrick Anthony (HI Alumni from the last Jun 12 batch in Chiang Mai) and myself were the resources person. Pst John Daniel started the seminar with a time of prayer and there was such an anointing in the place. The prayer lasted for almost three hours. The subjects facilitated were: Leadership - Pst J Daniel, Gifts of the Holy Spirit - Pst John Signey, Discipline - Bro Patrick Anthony and I did the concluding s

This is what my respected friend, a godly servant of God, Dr P J John Johney said his father told him. And how true it is. In 1 Cor 11:22-28 , Paul recounts the sufferings he had do undergo for the sake of the gospel, including those from his "fellow Jews". In our current context they refer to people from our church or from a christian background. My experience in the last few years in ministry has proved this to be true. If we do God’s work in God’s way, we will have opponents . Most of the time these are the ones who will not contribute or do nothing in the church.  As we read the scriptures, we find men of God, all faced resistance, accusations and opposition from fellow believers.  Moses had Aaron and Miriam against him, his brothers tried to Joseph, Nehemiah had his San-ballet and even our Lord Jesus had the pharisees. And they do this for various reasons. Some do it out out of jealousy, others out of frustrations and many think they are doling the Lord's w