Sunday at Rasoolpura


The church was packed to capacity. The worship was vibrant. This is PEC-New Life Prayer Power Church. This is one sister church and our base in India for the mission work we are doing.

Jeya shared the word of God and she spoke on "Lessons from the Life of Samson:

We were pleasantly surprised when the church celebrated our wedding anniversary, They had prepared a big cake with our picture on it and we were treated like royalty. We were simply blown away by the love and affection they showed to us.

Later in the afternoon, Suresh, one of the young adult whom we have seen growing through the years, gave us a special lunch at a 5-star hotel. We were simply overwhelmed by this gesture. God has been so faithful to this church. When we  first came here in the early 2000, almost non of them could speak English and all were very poor, living in the slums. Today most of the younger generation are English speaking and some holding good jobs, like Suresh. This is a real proof of the transformation Jesus brings in one's lives. We are thankful that could contribute a little to the changes the Lord has done in the lives of these people who are literally  "slum-dogs".

This is one of the rare moment in Hyderabad that we are treated in a 5-star hotel (Taj Deccan) and the chief chef happened to be Suresh's brother in law. The food was sumptuous and they had prepared a lovely cake for our wedding anniversary.

Couldn't ask for more. Thank you Jesus and thanks to this beloved people. 

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