Listening to His Word, Crying Out in Prayer

It's good to see youth intent on listening to GOD's Word (top photo), and equally as good to see some of the people crying out to Him in the lower photo. Especially that is refreshing for those who are working with us to minister to the people. In the top photo is Sister Mary sharing, but we also have Brothers Wesley, Raju and Marthababu, Raju & Marthababu's wives (both named Pavani), with Bro. Bhaskara Rao ministering to children in 5 different villages. Please continue to pray for this ministry in India, winning souls, and making disciples.

 

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Using Medication to Bring Hope

Brother Raju is giving monthly paralysis medication to Samadhanamma (long name meaning "peace"). She and her husband, Moses, actually have a cement home with thatch or asbestos roofing, but it is too hot to stay inside there during the summer months. When we first connected with this couple, they were depressed and without hope, their drunken sons doing nothing to help them. Moses still works when he can, but is struggling himself with weakness. Both are illiterate, and unable to travel on their own to the church. The Lord has used the medication to bring some physical stability in her life, which has helped alleviate the feeling of hopelessness. Continue to pray for our elderly, and for others in the ministry who struggle with physical ailments. 

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Sweet 16 to a Spiritual Girl

Soniya turned 16 on June 5th, Brother Raju getting her a nice "cool cake" (refrigerated until ready to eat). He said that she did much better in her 10th grade exams than what was expected, so he got her a special cake.  Years ago the mother (lower photo on the right) married a man from a state in the northern part of India. He is the father of all 3 of the children (from left: Divya, Soniya & Kavya), so Telugu (the language spoken where they are now) is not their native language. The father was very abusive to the mother, so she finally left him, returning to where her relatives are, which is in our area of ministry. Now she works with masonry workers, carrying sand, cement and rocks. She has health problems, but continues to work hard to provide for her children as much as possible. In the video call, Soniya's one prayer request was that her family would grow closer to the Lord. Please pray for Soniya.

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Another Fruitful Meeting

This meeting took place in the city of Ponnur this last Saturday. We meet in this place 2 or 3 times a month on average, but this time Brother Raju brought several other children with him from Bapatla, one of our main towns of ministry. As you can see in the top photo, this home is not completed. A few years ago there were no walls at all (poor parents and 3 youth). Now the 2 girls and one boy are ages 20 to 26, but all still in the home, the 26 year old girl working as a teacher, the other two still in college. By His help we were able to help them build some walls and do some other work, so it's a better situation for them now. In the bottom photo, you can see all the precious children, several of them at least 20 years old now. The boy on the far left, Paul (17), asked Raju after this meeting to pray for him to stand as a strong witness for the Lord. Praise the Lord that He is working in many of their hearts!

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Summer Gatherings

Sister Mary is sharing the Word with a group in a village a couple of weeks ago. We have 2 families we work with in this village, some neighbors also joining us sometimes in the meetings. On a weekly basis, Brother Raju or Marthababu and his wife are visiting these 2 families, less than 10 usually attending. We are thankful for these special opportunities, and trust the Holy Spirit is speaking to many hearts. Not sure, but there may be only one more excursion, and one more special gathering before many of the schools and colleges reopen in a few days. Continue to pray for the salvation and spiritual growth of our families and their neighbors.

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