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

It was my joy again to be at AFFC in Ang Mo Kio for the English Service. Senior Pastor Allan Ang has been a great inspiration. In spite of his age, he still does visitation and track distribution, something many of us have no or little experience these days. It was good to meet Pst Lydia, Pst Ang's daughter who is an excellent worship leader and musician.  We had a good service. I was blessed in sharing the Word and many lives were touched, To God be the glory.

It was my joy again to share the Word in PEC. I spoke on"By my Spirit" based on  Zachariah  4:6-9  Focused on three points: Mountain of Personal Inadequacy -  God’s Spirit is within us  will flatten  our internal mountains  Mountain of Personal impossibility -  God’s Spirit is within us   will flatten  our external mountains   Mountain of Personal Inevitability-  God’s Spirit within us  enables us to fulfil  our destiny, our purpose

This morning I received a doctorate (Doctor of Divinity) from the  from Senate of Serampore University from CCT College Nagarjuna Sagar. My doctoral research paper was on the Great Commission. The ceremony took place at the college premises in Nagarjuna Sagar.  Thank God for His grace and favor.  I was then directed to the airport and back home on the morning of 17 Nov.

After a heartly breakfast, we left for another church dedication. It was about 2 and a half hrs drive from our hotel.  This was a small church in Thadikalapudi station Cheemalapadu village, Khammam District. We had to rush as another church was waiting for us. The pastor here is Pst Moses. Both he and his wife have been working here for some time and God is blessing them with results. The next church dedication was about two hours away. This will be PEC’s   189 th  church building   in the mission field. This new church is in Reddigudem village in APand and is sponsored by Bro Vino and family. We are indeed thankful to the Lord for committed members in PEC who have a burden for the Great Commission.     By the time we reached the place it was about 2:30PM and the people had not taken their lunch. They had been waiting for more than three hours. Despite the long wait, they were very eager to hear the Word and they all came forward for prayer after the meetin...

Today we drove about four hours to Khammam. The first meeting was a church dedication in a remote village. Although it was a working day, a reasonable number of people turned up for the dedication. Most of them were hindu converts and I was amazed to hear the testimonies of God’s mighty work in that area. Especially thankful to Bro Richard and his wife Kristine Tay for sponsoring this building. We thank God for Pst Naresk for his tireless affords in reaching out to the people in this and surrounding difficult villages. Many times, he has been threatened but he still preserved with the work. That evening we drove about two hours for our next assignment. A gospel meeting in a Thadikalapudi Station Cheemalapadu village, Khammam District. It was dark and lonely as we drove to this place. By the time we arrived at the meeting place it was about 8.30pm as we had difficulty in finding the location. More than 300 people had gathered in that open space, surrounded by trees. It was cool weather ...

Today I joined the Sunday morning service, and it was indeed a wonderful experience to worship God together with these simple people. I spoke on “Discerning the Times’ highlighting the importance of taking the gospel to the ends of the Indian states.

This morning we had the pastors’ seminar in Rasoolpura. More than 50 pastors gathered for the seminar.  It was good to see many familiar faces. I shared on David’s mighty men from 2 Samuel 23.   That evening was a special meeting organized by our sister church in Rasoolpura. Every year the church conducts 100 days of fasting and prayer where the believers gather in homes every day for prayer. The climax of the intercession is the mass rally held in an auditorium, Hari Hara kalabhavan, Secunderabad, near the Rasoolpura Metro station. More than 500 people had gathered for the meeting and it was a wonderful time of celebration and worship.

This was a short but fully packed trip. I went alone on this trip.  Testimony   I arrived on schedule on 11 Nov at the RGIA in Hyderabad. I thought that since I had no checked in luggage, this will be a quick exit. However, I was stuck at the immigrations for almost two hours. The immigration officer claimed that my visa had expired. If you remember, my passport is new, and the visa was issued against the old passport. I was ushered to a special room, and I explained to the immigration officers that I was allowed to India on the same passport in Oct. They were not convinced and some of the officers were arrogant and defiant. I kept my cool. In the meantime, I alerted Bishop Nehemiah to pray as he was waiting at the arrival hall.    Finally, a senior officer from the immigration department emerged from the inner office. He was very polite and well-mannered compared to his subordinates. He said he will let me in this time but next time “bring your old passport”. What a...

Today I had two preaching assignments. My first service was the Charismatic church of Singapore. it was good to be back again after the Covid restrictions and I thank the Lord for the opportunity to share the Word. Good to see some familiar faces. In the afternoon I was His Arrow Church. They have moved to a new premises near Bishan. Pst Aow and his wife were away on a mission trip and I was hosted by their son Johanan. We had a good service and many came forward for prayer. Thanking God for all the opportunities to serve Him.