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

Bro Reuben and myself went on this trip to see how our CPs were doing, especially in Tamil Nadu and Bihar. We also went to attend the graduation of CPS in Hyderabad. Our journey crossed crossed from the south to the North of India. We were in Chennai, Coimbatore, Kolkata, Patna and Hyderabad. The hot summer weather was cruel, hitting above 40deg C in some places. We praise God for His protection and guidance all along our trip.  We arrived Chennai on 19 May. It was my birthday. The immigration officer recognised it and asked me for a "chocolate" . I would have certainly loved to be at home with my family on this special day.  But the demands of calling made me postpone by comforts for the comforts of those who work hard in the field. Probably may will not understand.  I don't blame any. Family should come first, I fully agree.  But sacrifices are the birthmarks of any spiritual commitment. I rather please my Master and be a fool to the world than please the world and

This weekend Jeya and I were at BethanyLife in Klang. The Mohans once again hosted us and took good care of us. What a joy to meet  friends in the church on Sunday morning. The church has really moved ahead with the power of the Holy Spirit. They are moving to a bigger place in Sep, with a greater vision. So good to see how God uses people who are committed and had a heart for Him and the work. Pst Stephen Chandra Mohan leading  in worship As it was Pentecost Sunday, I shared on the topic, "Despised by men but empowered by the Holy Spirit",  looking at how God used   men who were disposed and rejects by society to accomplish great exploits for the Kingdom. The Holy Spirit was given : 1.   To empower us to speak boldly. 2.   To empower us to live boldly. 3.   To explode the potential within us. Many people cam forward for prayer and the Spirt moved in  avery special way. Special Word of knowledge was released for some specific people. Glory

The first batch of church planters started training in our PEC Assam Church Planters training Centre, this week. After a strenous selection process, the first batch was eventually selected with proper administration in place by Rev Samuel Sharma and Pst Daniel.  We praise God for the sponsors and the faculty. These young men will undergo six months of training before they will be deployed to the field. Praise God for all that He is doing through PEC.

This morning we celebrated mothers' day in PEC and what a special service it was. The church was filled again. We had some new ones as well.  The Spirit of God took her as we began to worship.  The youths and the Sunday School put up a special item to remember the others. Today we had Rev Patrick Lau, former General Superintendent  of AOG as our special speaker. It was the appropriate message for the season as he shared from Mat 15:21-28. The message of entitled, "The mother's love knows no bounds". Many people responded in tears at the alter. It was awesome sight to behold as the Spirit of the Lord began to minster especially the mothers in need. I realised after one year, God has not left this church as orphans. Let year we were stranded, left to manage on our own.  When we are within the spectrum of His will, any deviations or miscalculations of the journey will be eventually readjusted and  realigned by the Holy Spirit, to ultimately fulfil God'

The free tuition centre opens in Rimona village in West Assam. Sponsored by BethanyLife in Klang, Malaysia, this is the first such initiative by PEC in NE India. Sis Rebecca, a graduate from PEC School of Ministry in Jajgoan, is spearheading this project together with Pst Daniel Tamang. These are the future leaders of the nation. Praise the name of Jesus.

Facebook users are often given an opportunity to share their past postings. Many take advantage of this opportunity and share what has been a wonderful memory or story. Its a good thing. We all love and cherish our past achievements, relationships that have been meaningful and the "good times". But I am sure there are some memories we want to erase totally from our lives as well. Failures, unfaithfulness and "some people" are but examples, ready for "delete button". Almost all of us have some skeletons in our closets. Our past can either have a negative effect on us or be a catalyst to propel us to achieve more and greater things in the future. Some people always dwell on the glories of the past and live in the satisfaction that they have "arrived". Others dwell deep over their failures and bad experiences and live in self condemnation, for the rest of their lives. Both groups never move forward. Paul tells us of his thinking pattern in

Today we had a combined service in the morning, followed by out AGM. What a total change of events compared to the last. We experienced God's total control over the meetings.  The message this morning was on "Strengthen the stakes as in Isaiah 54:2. The church should guard against the following: False doctrines   Spiritual Pride   Disunity We need to be united if we are going to enlarge, extend and strengthen. Our unity must be based in the following A Unity that has a progressive Vision to enlarge A Unity that takes proactive Action to enlarge A Unity that Perseveres in its preservation      At the AGM, We rejoiced at what PEC has achieved in the last one year and how the people have become so united. In fact it was one of the most manful AGM we have had in a very long time. The board has worked together with the people. There was ownership and responsibioity. This and next year is really going to be