More Memories

I have so many precious memories of the many years that I've known Brother Puthra and his family (in the previous post we shared that he passed into glory last Friday). I hope to share some of those memories, including Puthra literally saving my life one day, in this month's newsletter. In the photo below, it was less than 3 years ago we shared with you about Puthra's mother passing. Somehow, the Lord gave Brother Wesley and I the honor of being there during that time, even though their area of ministry is a long distance from where I usually was at. It's hard not to sob during an Indian funeral, where the people freely express their pain at the passing of a loved one; and so it was that day. Brother Puthra is on the left with the microphone (shortly before his mother's body was moved to the burial site), and going to the right is his sister, his daughter Beulah, his niece, and his son Prem, leaning over the table. Continue to pray for Puthra's family, as the Lord puts them in your heart over the coming months.  

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Please Pray for His Family

With a very sad heart I share with you about my friend, Putra, a pastor in India I've known since about 1994. I don't have a lot of details yet, so will keep this short. All I know is that last Friday, Putra was taking his daughter, Beulah, from her hostel on his motorcycle, and they were hit by a "lorry" (transport truck). Putra died instantly, and Beulah (around 20), whom I've known since she was a baby, is in serious condition in the hospital. Back in the 90's and early 2000's Putra was often with me when we went to share in the villages, rarely as a translator, mostly as a companion. Please pray for Beulah, his son Prem, his wife Chinni, his father Samuel, and other family members. Even though they know Putra is with JESUS, I can only imagine the pain in their hearts.

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Lord, Cause Her to Shine for You

Her name is Shine (now 14, her name pronounced as Shine-ee). No doubt the mother wanted her name to be Shiny, but didn't know the correct spelling. I can remember the first time I met her, when she was only 11 in early 2023. Probably it was Brother Raju and I who were visiting another family, when Shine came up to me, asking us to help her, because her father (an alcoholic who later that year died in a tractor accident), was not taking care of the family. No commitments were made, but she was introduced to the ministry, and started participating in various prayer meetings. She has a tender heart for the Lord. After the father died, we did start helping her with education (she's starting the 10th grade in June). The mother is unstable, but there seems to be other relatives (including grandparents) to make sure Shine isn't going hungry. Please pray for Shine, and for the spiritual stability of her mother, and salvation of her older brother.

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RHM April Update

Thankful Hearts! RHM April Update

I know it's late for some of you, but read when you have opportunity. We are so thankful for what the Lord is doing in India, thankful for YOU, and most of all, thankful to the Lord. There is no One like Him!!! Below is Sister Mary with 6 children we recently took on an excursion. I commonly say "we" because our hearts are knit together, even if I and we can't be there in person with them.

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In Training

Here, Brother Wesley is praying for one of our married elderly women, Samadhanamma (her name meaning "peace"). For the last 6 weeks or so Wesley (a pastor) has been learning how to handle the RHM finances, and has been coming on a weekly basis to do ministry in our primary region of ministry. Already he has been working mostly with the elderly in his part of the state, and still is, but it has become a small amount of ministry for him to oversee. Previously, some of you might remember that Brother Prasanth was our main person to oversee the funds, but he is now working full-time with his father in their pastoral ministry. Please pray for Wesley and this transition, that he will have the Lord's wisdom and love as he meets and ministers to many new people and families.

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Such a Precious Child

Of course they're all precious, but we're very fond of Akshaya (right in photo), who turned 16 on April 4th. We're not sure if there's any particular diagnosis, but since childhood she has had some mental impairment. We're not sure what her correct grade level is, but she attends 5th grade year after year in her village school (less comprehension and memory power). When we met her family, she was having some seizures, so we helped with medication for a year or more. She hasn't had any seizures for a long time, and we're not giving anymore meds for that, but are still helping her and her younger sister, Abhinaya (left in photo), with food (both have weak immune systems). Their father works, but still doesn't care for his family properly. Pray for his salvation, and pray for Akshaya.

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