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

Pst Joel in Udumalaipet, Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu reported 4 baptisms in his village on 29 Apr. Pst Joel is a faithful church planter working in a difficult village. We thank God for brining in the harvest. To God be the glory.

PEComcare organised another event for Telugu speaking workers at the Westlite dormitory on Sat 23 Apr. This is another project by Praise Evangelical Church to be the "salt and light", reaching out to people who are hurting and depressed. About 40 workers attended this talk and we are indeed thankful to Rev Jack Sin, pastor of Sovereign Hope Bible Presbyterian Church, Singapore for facilitating the talk. The workers were given a dinner pack and also a goody bag in appreciation of their  services  to our country. We thank God for the opportunity to reach out to these workers in Singapore.

I was  excited  to receive another report from our workers in the field. This one from Bishop Anjan, Odisha. He and his team have been reaching unreached villages with the gospel and my heart  skipped  a  heart  to read this text from him. "Praise the Lord sir,                        Today we visited another new village on the top of the mountain in between Rayagada & Kandmal Dist. Today's trip was really a great joyful one. We preached the gospel to the villagers and they responded positively. We shared the word of God to them. They have requested us to visit them again . We hope surely these villagers will come to the Lord soon .                                       Sir it's my kind request to you to please pray for the team work & for the people who have listened God's word and also to start here Jeevonjyoti program .                                          Thank you so much sir for your love , care , prayer & support. Bishop Anjan" Trusting  God

Today we celebrated Jeya's birthday at a quiet family restaurant, in Glastonbury, Connecticut. The weather was beautiful but the wind made it cold, in spite of the sun shinning brightly.  Why can't we have this kind of weather in Singapore?? Keep on dreaming.... Jessica was with us to celebrate  this time. Looking at her and how she carried herself, made me thank God for His grace and kindness on our lives and our children. We really can't ask for more. I think Jeya enjoyed the day. I thank God for her. Life would have never been the same without her. Our journey has been one special "God ordained" which most would not have seen or been. Through it all we have seen God's grace, His faithfulness and favour and souls added to the Kingdom of God. It was tough but it was with it.

From 11-13 Apr more than 100 youths gathered for a 3-Day seminar in Bissau Kuttack, Rayagada, Odisha. Bishop Angan gave the following report: "Praise the Lord sir hope you are doing well . By the grace of God 3 days youth meeting went on well. 117 youth from pec church attended this meeting. Bible teaching, group discussion, cultural program, quiz & some other programs were there in this meeting. Many youth have committed their lives to the Lord. It was really a wonderful moment to all of us.                                                          I'm thankful & grateful to God for giving us this opportunity to conduct this program .             Thank you so much sir for supporting this youth meeting .  Thank you sir" I am really happy to see so many youth committing their lives to God.  Praying that everyone of them will be a  highly  instrument in the hands of the living God. Praise God for all that He is doing in Odisha.

  Back at Singapore Changi Airport after more than two years. Not as busy as it was before but the feeling to back is good. Looking forward to be back with Jessica and of course my dear wife who has been "missing for one week". Looking froward to this trip. Thank you Jesus for you kindness to us.

Today we had the Andhra Pradesh Pastors meeting in Rasoolpura. More than 40 pastors and church planters attended the one day meeting. It was a joy to see many  familiar  faces. We had three sessions today. Pastor Alvin from PEC spoke on the importance of the Holy  Communion. Pst Suresh Jacob from Kerala spoke on the "Power of the Holy Spirit" I concluded the session with Psalms 46 and encouraged the pastors to press on in the ministry. God willing hope to visit them by the end of this year.

This week, we continued the teaching sessions via zoom for our CP trainees on two important subjects. Spiritual Gifts was taken by Even Victor Goh from Singapore and Spiritual Authority and Deliverance by Pst Dinesh from Klang, Malaysia.  The feedback was good and we thank God for these facilitators who partner  with  us in the  mission field. 

  Bishop Nehemiah updated of a new work started in  Kottur village of Kurnool District. Andhara Pradesh. The young church planter's name is Pst Mathaiah. My heart  rejoices when I see and hear reports like this. Praying that God will meet the needs of this young man and his family and that this church will grow and multiply for God's glory.