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

On  27 December, the children  at  Shadrach Children’s Home, Myanmar, celebrated Christmas together with the  neighbours . In the midst of ongoing conflict and uncertainty in the country, the children were able to celebrate Christmas with joy, hope, and thanksgiving. The children of Shadrach Home joyfully celebrated Christmas, and their happiness was evident throughout the day. Despite the difficult circumstances surrounding them, the celebration brought laughter, peace, and a sense of normalcy. Highlights of the celebration included: A joyful Christmas program with songs and fellowship Participation from many villagers, strengthening relationships with the local community The Gospel message shared by  Sister Khaw Shin , bringing encouragement and hope to both the children and villagers This celebration became a meaningful witness of God’s love to the wider community. We would like to express our   s pecial and heartfelt thanks to the sponsors who specifica...

On behalf of our ministry team, we are pleased to share a report on the Christmas celebration conducted yesterday in a remote village of  Rayagada District, Odisha . Under the leadership of  Bishop Anjan , this outreach was organised to bring joy, hope, and tangible support to children living in some of the most challenging circumstances in the region. Odisha remains one of the most backward states in India, where poverty, social marginalisation, and persecution of minority communities are widespread. Many families struggle to meet basic daily needs, and children are often the most affected—facing hunger, lack of education, and limited access to care and protection. In such an environment, our church planters serve not only as messengers of hope but also as frontline workers addressing urgent social needs. Their work involves courage, perseverance, and a deep commitment to holistic transformation. Many childre n  gathered for the Christmas celebration, many of whom c...

Mark 5:28 -  “Because she thought, ‘If I just touch His clothes, I will be healed.’”   The story in this passage is familiar to many of us, yet it never loses its power. The Bible does not tell us her name. Instead, she is remembered as  “the woman with the issue of blood.”  What a painful and humiliating way to be identified, reduced not to who she was, but to what she suffered.   For twelve long years, she lived with a condition that drained her physically, emotionally, and spiritually. She sought help wherever she could find it. Every coin she owned was spent. Every remedy was tried. Every promise of healing raised her hope—only to crush it again. Over time, her strength faded, her resources disappeared, and her world grew smaller.   Because of her condition, she was considered ceremonially unclean. She could not freely touch others. She could not enter the temple. She lived on the margins of society—seen as a problem rather than a person. Slowly, hope s...

All this took place to fulfil   what the Lord had said through the prophet:   “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”   (which means “God with us”)   -  Matthew 1:22-23   For many years, I believed that writing   Xmas   meant removing Christ from Christmas. In a world where faith is often sidelined, it felt like the letter “X” stood for the unknown, something impersonal and misplaced. After all, Christ is not unknown; He is the very centre of Christmas. It wasn’t until someone explained the true meaning behind the “X” that my understanding changed, revealing not a loss of reverence, but a deeper historical connection to Christ Himself.   For many, the word  “Xmas”  feels incomplete, as if Christ has been removed from Christmas. But the truth is far richer and far more beautiful.   The  “X” is not an erasure . It is a declaration.   In Greek, the language of the New Testament...

So Moses took the staff   from the   Lord ’s presence,   just as he commanded him.   He and Aaron gathered the assembly together   in front of the rock and Moses said to them, “Listen, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?”   Then Moses raised his arm and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water   gushed out, and the community and their livestock drank.  But the   Lord   said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust in me enough to honour me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I give them.”  –  Number 20:9-11   There are moments in life when the loudest voice in the room isn’t God’s instruction or the enemy’s opposition, but our own emotions.   The Christian journey is not a one-time decision; it is a daily surrender. Jesus said,  “Take up your cross daily and follow Me.”  That means choosing obedience repeatedly, even whe...

Christmas Celebration Report – Siliguri Village Date:   22 December Location:  Siliguri (Village Tuition Centres) Reported by:   Ps Abishek On  22 December , we joyfully celebrated Christmas with children from several surrounding villages in Siliguri. Many of these children come from  non-Christian background s  and regularly attend our  tuition centre , where they receive academic support, care, and encouragement throughout the year. The celebration was filled with joy and meaningful engagement. The children participated enthusiastically in  songs, games, and activities , creating an atmosphere of excitement and warmth. A highlight of the programme was the  story of Christmas , where the true meaning of Christ’s birth was shared in a simple and relatable way. For many of the children, this was their first opportunity to hear the Christmas message explained with love and clarity. Following the programme, all the children were served a  s...

“The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”-  Luke 1:25 (NIV)   Have there been seasons in your life when you prayed earnestly, fasted faithfully, and did everything you knew to do—yet God seemed silent? After a long period of waiting and hoping, you may have quietly concluded that God was not going to answer that prayer. Perhaps you even resigned yourself to the thought that this was simply not His will.   Elizabeth and her husband, Zechariah, were likely in a similar place. They had prayed, waited, and remained faithful, yet the answer did not come when they expected it. Over time, they may have accepted that God had chosen a different path for them—only to discover later that God’s silence was not His absence, and delay was not denial.   When everything seemed negative and every natural indicator pointed to impossibility, God stepped into their story and declared that their prayer h...