Happy Birthday Pradeep!

We are very thankful for Pradeep, his sister and parents. When we first started assisting their family, the parents had suffered a lot, including the father being beaten by his Hindu relatives who stole most of what they had. It seems that their commitment to Christ was the main cause they turned against him. Now they are doing better financially, he a shepherd (currently with 30 sheep) and the mother a helper of small children at a school. Pradeep was just admitted to a prestigious engineering college, which is quite an accomplishment. Two or 3 years ago he wasn't doing well in studies, and was struggling with bad influences. He seems to be doing much better now in both categories, coming to prayers (services, Bible studies, etc) on a regular basis. Pray for Pradeep, who had his 17th birthday August 8th.

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Independence Day Prayer Meeting

In our part of India (Andhra Pradesh on the southeast coast), "prayer" is the general term used for any type of Christian meeting on any day. August 15th is India's Independence Day. Since it was a holiday, Brother Raju took 11 of our youth, all girls, to visit Brother Samuel's family again (this is Puthra's Dad, Puthra dying in an accident in May). The previous time they met in another village where Samuel and Puthra planted a church years ago, where also Puthra's wife and his daughter Beulah are now staying. Samuel and Puthra's son, Prem Raju, stay in their own village called Valetivaripalem (VV Palem), where all the family lived when Puthra was alive. I don't know how long Chinni (the wife) and Beulah will be in this other village, but it's been a huge help for their loneliness and brokenness, as many female believers are there to encourage them. VV Palem (where this photo was taken) has less younger female believers, surrounded by a Hindu community. In the photo, they are likely praying for India while holding up the Indian flags.

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RHM August Newsletter

RHM August Newsletter 

This newsletter has some praise reports for His provision, some prayer requests (some critical), and an article entitled 'God's Amazing Heart for the Needy and Afflicted'. As David said in Psalms 8, "What is man that You take thought of him, or the son of man that You care for him?" I hope you'll take time to read it. 

Bless you, and as always, THANK YOU for your prayers and support. If you will, pray about communicating with someone else about this ministry to the poor in India. Without our donors and prayer partners, this ministry in India would not exist, so we are thankful for each one of you!     Below is Bharathi, one of our precious widows after receiving food.

 

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Happy 15th Abhinaya!

Abhinaya turned 15 on the 1st of this month, here with 2 of our full time children's workers, Marthababu and his wife, Pavani. I think Abhinaya is in 9th or 10th grade in a govt school. We are not supporting her education, but Brother Raju said she is a bold witness in her school. Praise the Lord for that! We are helping her get some braces on her teeth, the preliminary work having already started. The entire cost start to finish is a little less than $300. She's a very nice girl. Pray for Abhinaya, and pray for Brother Marthababu also, who has recently been suffering with some arthritic pain in different places. 

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Thankful to Help Our HIV Friends

We have 5 that we know of with HIV, and more that we suspect might have it, but not everyone is willing to admit it. This year was an exceptionally hot summer in our part of India, now having entered into the rainy season, the temps more in the 80's or 90's. In general, HIV is not as dangerous now as it was previously IF it is diagnosed within its early stages. Below is Sister Chanti, a precious woman of God, and we suspect that her case wasn't diagnosed in its early stages. Her son also has this disease, whom we are helping with education. She is more susceptible to sicknesses, and was bed-ridden during part of the summer season. One of our other women (both she and Chanti are widows, their husbands dying of AIDS) also suffered a lot during the summer heat (perhaps no one we work with has air conditioning, only fans). We are thankful for our donors; through your giving we were able to provide extra food for these 5 women, as well as for two of our youth during the hot summer. As the song says, THANK YOU FOR GIVING TO THE LORD!

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Update on Swarupa and the Blood Clot

We asked you in our last post to pray for Swarupa. After her leg and arm began having problems, an MRI revealed she has a blood clot on her brain. The doctors are asking them to go to a specialty hospital in the city of Guntur (50 or so miles from her village). The cost is a little over $100 per day for the room and, according to the doctor who took the MRI, another $100 per day for medication. Because of the risk of a surgery, they are wanting to try meds first for several days or longer.  

They are a poor family and cannot afford these expenses. Swarupa (21) and her parents are believing God for a miracle. She's at a local hospital (with a supposedly reputable doctor), who's giving medication to try and break up the blood clot. I don't know the expenses at this time, but pray for the Lord's healing touch on this precious girl. I've known her since she was little (she attended a school I was working with); she and her parents are prayerful people, and seem to be very faithful. Stand with us, as we appeal to our gracious Lord for a miracle! Below is Swarupa on her birthday in June, and at the hospital.

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