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

By the Grace of God, today we witnessed the graduation of the 4th batch of church planters. 23 students graduated from this three months CP training course. Most of the lessons were done by zoom, while some subjects were conducted on site. Graduates  from Bardiya CP Training Centre What was historic about this is that we conducted the course  simultaneously  from two different sites, one at Kathmandu and the other at Bardiya, 550 km from Kathmandu. I had visited theses places last year in Nov and we coordinated this joint effort, because the need for CP training was great in Nepal. There were some technical difficulties during the facilitation but the Lord helped us through and we were able to achieve our objectives. Joined via zoom I thank God for the partnership with Dr Mike Ong and Pst Prem, founder of Zion Ecclesia group of churches,  who helped coordinate this effort. I am also grateful to our team of facilitators who took the time and effort to teach, train and impact these stude

We left at 5:30 this morning from Veerapandi village an arrived Chennai by 8AM. There was no traffic on the rad as it was elections day.  Today I had the  privilege  to minister at Messiah Prayer  Hall which is about 5km from Chennai International Airport. I was invited by Pst David Matthew, who I met in the HLE in Port Dickson in Jun 2023.  A young man with great passion and fire for the Lord. He is bi-vocational and takes God's work seriously. Divid also helps in our CP training program by facilitating a subject.  Pst David's father Senior Pastor Matthew, planted this church and this church has a congregation of about 600 members. It was joy meeting his parents who had served the Lord for many years.  Even though it was a voting day for Tamil Nadu, about 100 people gathered for the fasting and prayer meeting in the church.  Pst David's vision is for his church to get involved in mission work in Tamil Nadu and he asked if I can share on Missions. I spoke on Paul's enco

This morning I was asked to be ready by 4AM. Bishop Thomas drove me to Pondicherry ( almost two hours drive), not for a preaching assignment, but to relax at the beach and view the sunrise over the Bay of Bengal.  I was quite reluctant to go because of the back pain I had been nursing for the last few days. But I was glad that I made the trip. The pathway along beach was crowded with many joggers and those on their daily walk and exercise, but for me it was an opportunity to behold the masterpiece of God's creation. The sunrises never fail to amaze me of God's exquisite workmanship.  P salms 19:1 -  The heavens proclaim the glory of God.  The skies display his craftsmanship. I think the Lord provided me an opportunity to rest, relax,  rejuvenate and reflect on this trip. The last five weeks have been terribly busy. I was in five differnt churches over the last five weekends. In addition to my own office work and the shifting of my mother's house. It took a toll and I desper

I arrived Chennai on 15 Apr, at 0900 hrs local time, much earlier than the scheduled time of 0945 hrs. My immigrations and custom checks were a breeze. Much less visitors at the terminal and I cleared all in 30 mins from touch down. This is the fastest time, I think, I have ever achieved in India. Thanks to all who prayed for me. Bishop Thomas Jaya was at the arrival to pick me up. We arrived the training centre in the evening. It was good to meet Sis Kala and the two teenage children.  On 16-17 Apr, I conducted the course the Great Commission. There were 32 participants in the class. They were very engaging very eager to learn. The discussions were lively and I enjoyed teaching them. Many of the students shared how they have been blessed by the training they are receiving at this centre, equipping them to become church planters.  I had good discussion with Bishop Thomas on how we can reach more villages with the gospel and do what is necessary to end gospel poverty. Sis Kala is a grea

I t was with deep sadness that we bade farewell to another of God's General, Rev James Ng. But we don't grieve like the rest of the world because of the hope we have in Christ Jesus. We will meet him soon at the Master's feet. To me , he was more than a friend. A true brother in Christ. He was one of the pillars of our Missions work in Asia. A true missionary, teacher, philantrophist and servant with a devoted passion for His Master.  I met James in 2010, when he attended the Haggai Area Seminar, held in RELC. He was introduced to me by our dear friend, Sis Doreen Lim and her husband Dr Lim. Thereafter we became good friends and he became acquainted with our mission work. He was a regular on many of those trips. He preached and taught the Word to many church planters and congregations. It was not easy for him, with all his medical conditions. There were times when we had to travel long hours on the road, up the mountains, down the valleys, cross rivers, and stay in uncomfor

It had been a hectic four weeks. The fault is purely mine and I am not justifying myself. I had overloaded myself with too many appointments that I had hardly time "to breathe". Two overseas travels, four speaking engagements in other churches, the 7 Churches in Asia Conference and teaching sessions for Pakistan CPs almost everyday in the week.  That's not all I was also shifting my mom from her home in Sembawang to her new house in Woodlands. That involved a lot of physical and administrate coordination.  And I was also working in the office (mostly night shifts). Not forgetting the many coordinations with my overseas coordinators, preparing for sermons and....the list goes on. And just a few days, A very close missions partner of ours, Rev James Ng, passed on and went into eternal home. Sometimes, you just want to do as much as you can, reach more people you can and see the kingdom of God expand. I lost out on my regular exercises, hardly had any time for rest and i t b

Yesterday and today, I had the privilege of speaking at the 7 Churches of Asia Conference, organised by Jesus Reigns Church in Jalan Prmimpin, Singapore. About 30  delegates from India, Malaysia and Bangladesh and Singapore attend the Conference. The Senior Pastor of this church Rev Sam Rasoo, is an old  friend and former member of PEC. God has led him and his wife to start a new work in Singapore many years ago and he has a network of pastors in the region, all fulfilling the Great Commission. It was a joy to meet with these pastors, some of them are young in the ministry.  Guest speakers included Bishop Ezra from Medan and Bishop John from Uganda.  I was blessed sharing the Word with them and am grateful for the opportunity given to me. God is good.