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

Yesterday I finished my sessions of Biblical Mandate, a subject close to my heart. A total of 17 participants from various fields. I am not a theological but I poured out my heart to them, in very practical terms.  By the end of the fourth session, I can see many visibly moved and some really to compose themselves. I myself was visible moved when I shared about Reena's near death experience. For the first time I could hardly control my emotions, as I recounted the trying journey, Jeya and I had to plough through. No parents should go through such situations in their lives. But at the end we can truly be grateful to our wonderful God who has always been faithful.  I did not have time to mingle with the participants as I had to make my way to the bus station. Pst Wee was so kind to come and pick me up and send me again back to the station. An elderly Pastor but displayed what servant leadership is all about. Praise God for such wonderful people. Very inter...

Waiting at Central Bus Station at Kuantan at 5:00AM I arrived at the Central Bus Station Kuantan, in Pahang just before 5AM this morning. I departed.    Lakin Centre last night at 11:30PM.   Did not sleep well in the bus though.  My host, Pst Wee,  is coming to pick me up at 6AM. Good thing there is free  wifi at the station. I am here for the National Leadership Seminar organised by the HI Alumni Association in Kuantan. This is the first time this association is organising a NLS. I am grateful for being invited and this is my first trip to Kuantan. Very excited and looking forward to the seminar.  And there is free WIFI here. Praise God.

There is a need to built a number of churches for our church planters. We want to built at least four in AP/Telangana to be ready for dedication in Jan 18. Each budding would cot about Sing $6000. We are looking for like minded partners to bless the believers with a church building to come together to worship Jesus as Lord.

Was up at about 5AM and went for Finished my sessions today. Yesterday I did HI Vision and Session 1 of Biblical Mandate. There were about 25 participants. I also had good time meeting with the Myanmar Alumni Organising committee. Good people with passion. Great to meet up with Rev John Thang. I was the RC when he came to Maui as a participant in 2009. So good to meet him after 8 years and he has not changed a bit, except some white hair on the sides. We had a good conversation over dinner at the "Shangri-la". Hmmm Today I did Sessions 2&4. The translation took up much time and so I had to skip some parts. But the participants got the message. Thank you Holy Spirit for convicting them. With the organising team

Settled comfortably at the usual lounge at T1. Special thanks to my friend and missions partner Nick Chew. Right now I am waiting for my departure to Yangon. This is my first NLS in Myanmar. Praising God for the opportunity to impact the nationals for their nation.. Looking back it was an hectic weekend. Yesterday morning we had the early morning prayer at 5AM. 18 members attended the prayer. Thank God for this prayer intercessors. Then we headed off to Toa Payoh Methodist Church to attend Equip's "Salt and Light " Conference. ( from PEC attended the one day seminar. The seminar finished at about 5PM and we headed off to Bro Guna's house to pray for Zoe as she was celebrating her birthday. What a joy to pray for Zoe who turned 5 years old. The it was straight to work for the night shift. Finished at 8:30AM this morning and straight to church. This mooning I spoke on teh fruit of the Spirit, Gal 5:20-23, focusing on Faithfulness. I spoke on teh following:...

Finally in Dubai Airport and heading for home. Missing all at home and in church. Can't wait to get back. Still have a few more hours to go before departure. It has a been blessed time with good people in Dubai. Some reflections: Two unpleasant incidents. Marina area Foreigners always make fun of Singapore as a "fine City" meaning there are fines for almost everything. But I found Dubai was worst.  Villa on the Palm I arrived one day earlier and was walking around in the Marina area (where the rich and famous lived). The streets were a bit complicated and I strayed into the tracks of the train. I quickly rushed to the station and suddenly a Filipino rushed out and gave me a shelling for walking within the restricted area. She sounded more like an "Arab than a Filipino".  She detained me and was frantically trying to call her supervisor. "I guess she had struck lottery" I tried to explain to her it was my first day in Dubai but she ke...

Getting ready to board the bus for the excursion to the desert.  We had a special treat today. An experience in the desert. After our sessions, in the evening we were taken for an excursion to the UAE desert.  It was about an hours's drive from our hotel. This is my first experience. First an exciting  rollercoaster dune 4x4 vehicle safari ride, racing up and down the sands. That's me behind This was followed by a camel ride.  It was high but quite comfortable though Don't worry. We are not drunk, Its non alcoholic drink With Bijoy around, there is no dull moment. The rest of the evening was spent having fellowship with the HI leaders. Low tables and sitting on comfortable chusions. During dinner, we were entertained with some Arabian cultural events. All was good, except for the last performance. Part of the package I guess.  With Bijoy Sangma Nevertheless the desert experience was one off my bucket list and the...

We had good reports from various representatives and discussions. Specially moved by the presentation by the Alumni from Iraq. We had a some discussions as well. Great team and good participation. And it was really fun to be with these men and women. SE Asia group giving an item Later in the evening we had a cultural night, where the various cultures were exhibited in praise and worship to our Lord. Blessed to be in the presence of God's people. With Bro Bijoy Sangma The best of the consultation was meeting Bijoy Sangma. I only met him once briefly in Hyderabad some years back. But this time I really got to know him better. What a gem. Funny and yet with such great passion for the Lord. We spent hours in the night talking about family, ministry and listening to his wonderful testimony. Not forgetting his funny spontaneous jokes.  Praise God for such gifted and committed man of God.  Simply a joy to be around him.

About 120 delegates from 49 countries. It was good meeting many of friends, faculty and previous participants in Maui.  I was the opening speaker for the Haggai Global Advisory Council Consultation . I spoke on the "Unchanging purpose of God". Looking forward to the discussions and sharing the next few days.