Food Distribution for Elderly

We are very thankful for a sponsor, World Challenge, who has granted some funds to help with food distributions during the Covid outbreak that has recently spread throughout India. They have given funds to RHM to give some extra food to all 166 of our widows & elderly, and for 50 families who are in Covid-related need during these days. Praise the Lord! Below is Brother Vijaya Raju from the village of Subba Reddy Colony. We're thankful that their village elders relaxed the lockdown rules a bit so that our brothers could go inside the village to the church for the distribution. For the last several weeks, it has been very difficult to make contact with the people whom the Lord has us connected with because of the fear of the people in these days. It's not a hoax as some might think. In Brother Wesley's area, 2 of the pastors in his pastors' fellowship have died within the last month or so, and another pastor friend of Wesley's also died a little more than a week ago, all from Covid. Pray for the safety of our ministry brothers as they continue to go and minister to the people in the love of Christ.

Suvarthamma on Machine.

Tailoring class: Click onto the above link to see the Tailoring class in  Sathya Narayana Village. Suvarthamma is learning stitching.

Pray for Annamani's Family

We've asked you to pray for little ANNAMANI over the last several weeks, knowing that her condition was critical. Sadly, Annamani passed away from this earth yesterday. She was a sweet girl, having various health issues from birth. When I left India in October, she was still strong and very energetic. When her mother and grandmother returned with her a month or so ago (we still don't understand exactly where they went or why they left the village), the child had become appallingly thin. We were giving her milk, eggs, other food items, medications, and most importantly prayer, to try and bring her back to health, but it didn't happen. She will always be remembered as a beautiful little girl, and we have the blessed hope of seeing her again. Please pray for her family.

Annamani and her mother, Divya

Celebrating Precious Pinky

PINKY (girl to the right) turned 13 years old (completed) on April 3rd. We are so thankful for Pinky and her family (mother, Pinky and older sister Preethi, in the red dress). Since early 2020, the Lord has used us to bring much healing within their hearts. Not only did He lead us to be a part of their lives, but at just the right time He equipped us with extra funds to help her family get out of debt, most of which they knew nothing about. Pinky is a precious girl, going into the 8th grade once the schools begin to reopen again. Also in the photo is Brother Raju, his wife Pavani, and Pinky's grandparents. Please pray for Pinky.

Chilakala Colony meeting

Chilakala Colony meeting:  Click onto the above link to see Sunday school meeting in Chilakala Colony. Children doing action song and Kumari is leading.

Happy Birthday Bhavya!

  The child below is Sai Bhavya, who turned 10 on March 31st, her grandmother on the right and Bro. Raju's bride of 3 months, Pavani, on the left. Bhavya, like most of the children the Lord has us involved with, has a very broken past. 

  Distraught over Bhavya's Dad's bad habits, the mother set herself on fire when Bhavya was only 2 months old. She was in the hospital for a month or so, but died. The Dad didn't want to keep Bhavya or her older brother, so kept them with the grandmother (mother's mother). The Dad then died about 4 years later with mouth or lip cancer. 

  This grandmother kept both children until Bhavya was about 5 years old, but couldn't care for them financially (herself a poor widow). From then until now, the boy is with the Dad's mother, and Bhavya with the mother's mother. They seem to have much love for each other. Bhavya is a sweet girl, very active, and probably very bored having to stay inside most of the time during this current outbreak of Covid in India. 

prayer meeting

Widows & elderly prayer meeting:  Click onto the above link to see the widows & elderly prayer meeting in Alluru. Bro Prashanth is sharing word in meeting.