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

Saving souls for the Kingdom of God. It was heart warming to see the pictures of people getting baptized in Odisha, especially from the districts of Rayagada and Khandamal. Khandamal was the place which witnessed violent persecution of Christians some years ago.  Today PEC Church planters are moving in to the same places to preach the gospel.  The blood of the martyrs are never wasted. They cry out to God, not for distraction but for the salvation of the souls.  Christians all around the world should wake up, see the need for global evangelizing and the need to reach the unreached. I am of the opinion that all the prophetic conferences, and many of that nature, are a distraction to keep Christians focused on the main thing, "The Great Commission". Think about it. Resources should be channelled correctly to where the need is most. If only all the money used for unnecessary conferences, alumni get together-and meetings necessary for feel good emotions, I th...

Today Bro Rubern and Bro Inbaraj, together with some volunteers, organised an outing for the migrant workers who have been attending out free English classes at the Cocharne Dormitory. Although it was raining most of the morning, we had  good time of games, fund and food. The event was held at the Sembawang park.  This is one way PEC reaches out to the migrant workers who contribute much to the economy and well being of Singapore. By these means we shoe them the love of Jesus. Thanks all for the support and prayers.

The students enter the final weeks of their training in Assam. They have shown much improvements and we are looking at supporting five of them in the field. Praying that  God provide the sponsors for these CPs.  “Let my heart be broken by the things that break the heart of God.”  ―  Bob Pierce

Yesterday the children in Rimona were blessed with school bags. A special gift from Siva and Julia, couple from PEC. Rev Samuel and friends distributed the bags to the kids yesterday.  These program is sponsored by Bro Pathi and his group from Klang, Malaysia.  Just look at the joy on the faces of these kids. All glory to God.

I was much troubled after the visit to Chhattisgarh. Many CPs work in such difficult places and they need desperate prayer and support. Most of the christian world seem clueless what their brethren go through in some parts of the world. While we sing and shout in our state-of-the-art churches, many out there don't have a roof for a church. We in the cultured christian world are immaculate and fashionale  in our Sunday morning adorning, need a conducive environment for gathering and demand the best instruments and quality singers to stimulate worship.  Even a slight deviation from the structured musical scores, evokes  a grim, deleterious response. Out there, they are dressed in our undesirable clothes, open air gatherings are common, and no musical instruments to brag. Even though they may sing out of tune at times, their's is a sweet smelling savour in His presence, one that catches the attention of heaven, to the extent that it silences the angelic worship.  N...

On 18 Oct we visited our training center in Koppaguda village, in Bastar District. This small and cramped building is used by Pst Prabu Lal for his church service and also used as a training centre. Currently ten students are undergoing church planters training and this is the first batch to start the program in Chhattisgarh. Some church planters also came for the meeting. It was indeed a joy to meet these young men and we are praying that they will all go out to plant churches in Chhattisgarh. That afternoon we went to visit some of our church planters. We have been supporting 10 CPs in Chhattisgarh for the last 4 years. Church planting in Chhattisgarh is a very dangerous and challenging. There is an anti-conversion law, prohibiting the conversion of Hindus and there are many fanatic Hindu groups that persecute Christians. By the time we finished visiting the 4 th CP , it was about 5 pm. The 5 th CP is Pst Gendlal and is married with 3 children. He ha...

It took us about 6 hrs to reach here. Strangely the roads were good and we had to pass thriugh a certain portion of Odisha before entering this state. But the drive was pleasant. We had to go through beautiful mountians and it was just green every where. No jungle roads this time.  But as we drive thriugh we can see that this state was still very backward, interms of the building and the way the people dressed and looked.  Pst Anjan also arrived from Odisha to join us. L-R: Pst Prabu Lal, Pst Anjan, myself, Bishop Nehemiah On arrival we were told by Pst Praby Lal, our coordinator hat the gospel meeting in the village tonight has to be cancelled due to the sudden death of a new believer. A young man, aged 24 yrs was killed instantly in a road accidnet. Pst Lal was visibily shaken as he wanted very much to have the gospel meeting in the village. I too wanted to share the gospel as this is out first trip to Chharttisgarh. We prayed with him, knowing all this are h...

Yesterday was another wonderful day. In the morning we joined Rasoolpura church for worship. it was like coming back home. The presence of God was so powerful in the service. More than 300 people were gathered for the  worship service. So many changes have taken place in this   church. People are well dressed and very morden . Facilities have also been upgraded. This church has been very much involved in missions. I shared the Word. Why does the church exist.  After a quick lunch, we rushed to the airport. Bro John Inbaraj was heading home via Chennai and Bishop Nehemiah and myself to Vizag for a church dedication. We arrived Vizag at about 7pm and then another hr to the church.  This new church is located jn Beemili and te church planter here is Pst Santhosh Paul. Although it was late more than 100 people were waiting for us. This church was sponsored by BethanyLIFE, Klang, Malaysia. This is the first church sponsored by a Malaysian church. The wo...

Its Sunday morning. I am in Hyderabad, at our usual resting place, Clubview Hotel. More of a lodge actually. But its comfortable with wifi and that is all that matters on a trip like this. Could not go for my morning walk as I left my shoes in Rajmoundry. We just completed four church dedications. A lot of travelling to interior areas until my back hurts. Together with Bro John Inbaraj , we arrived Vizag on 13 Oct at about 9pm. Bishop Nehemiah and Lazar were at the airport to receive as usual. From there drove to Rajamoundry. By the time we reached our lodge it was about 1AM. The next day, 14 Oct,  we had three church dedications in West  Godawary District. It was so good to see all the work done of PEC church planters in e interior places and many people responding to the gospel. My heart was overwhelmed. Its the Lord's doing we are witnessing. God has indeed blessed the work of our hands. And its so humbling to know that God uses vessels that have been d...

I am sure all of us face trouble. Most of us everyday. When one goes, another one goes. Trouble seems to have so many relatives, they keep coming one after another. But what do you do when you face trouble. It is important that we have a strategy and plan since we know this is inevitable. In the day of trouble, pray for others: Psalms 20 is the prayer of the people for their King David. In the day of their trouble, they prayed for their king., asking God to answer his prayer. If ever one needs to pray for themselves in in a situation when they themselves are in trouble. But the people here have learned move out of the me,means mine mentality and have started to pray for others. This is an important step in christian maturity. Its about time, we stop looking inwards and start seeing others who are in need. When in trouble pray and and answers: Verse 6 tells us God hears our prayers. " He will answer him from His holy heaven".    What an assurance. Every time ...

This evening we had a guest speaker, Sis Rani Roberts from Chennai, India. It was so good to have her after a long time. She was sick for the past two years and in her own words, she died twice but God revived her and she is now travelling again, in spite of her weak health. She took the text from Numbers 13:23-27. The Word indeed ministered to our people. But what was amazing is that she prophetically told us to, "Go and possess the land". Prepare yourself for expansion. The God will bring in the people".  Unknown to her some of us in the leadership were talking about seriously purchasing another property to cater for church expansion. We had talked about it before but was hampered by few factors. The words came as a confirmation of what God was stirring us to do and the time is now. Get ready for some hard work PEC...we are moving to the next phase. 

A testimony to share. For my next mission trip, to AP/Orissa,  the budget was $4000. Church contributed $3000 and I desperately needed the extra. This time my "own cup was not running over? And in agitated prayer I reminded to the Lord , why don't someone come and give me the money in cash.  Not a nice way to put it right? Human la. And God knew fully well that it was a "no joke situation". Yesterday morning I met an old friend, a supporter of  our missions work. Over time he gives cheques for PEC ministry. He never gave cash. But yesterday strangely, he said, "I am giving you cash this time and he said this is for your other missions expenses. Don't put it through your church accounts. Use it as you please" I asked him, "are you sure". He answered in the affirmative. I asked hm what made him do that. He said he felt that he had to give money this way. He handed over the cash into my hands and it was a $1000 note. I then told him my...

Jesus said this in Mathew 6:5 - And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. Prayer is conversation with God. In fact Jesus went on to say, in verse 6 -  But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.  Prayer is therefore an intimate relationship with the creator. There is trust, confidence and love in the process Jesus describes in verse 6. Of course there is always the public prayer that we offer as we come together. as a church. Most of us are some times guilty of crossing the boundary and becoming very pharisaical in our prayer. Some observations and mistakes I have made: •       Some time the best sermons ...