Pray for Those Who are Grieving

 Below in the photo is Venkateswaramma, part of our widows & elderly ministry. She's standing in front of a new hut which we (the Lord and His Body) constructed in 2019. This Sister passed away today with Covid. Although the tests, etc. are certainly doubtful, supposedly she had Covid in May, and again got it in July. 
Sadly, because of Covid almost no one attended her funeral. But her 2 daughters did attend (she had another son and daughter who have already passed). Her husband had died in 2016. She was in her 70's, and had come to the Lord and taken baptism in 2017. Praise the Lord, that she came to salvation when close to 70 years old! His Blood reaches to the highest mountain, to the lowest valley, to the most lonely and hurting hearts. It's never too late, if a person will just humble themselves and cry out to Him.
"The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves those who are crushed in spirit." 

Psalms 34:18

Thankful for His Protection!

Quite a story of the Lord's protection in the photo below. The great grandmother of these 2 children (Yesu Meri & Sukanya) had a cataract surgery recently and needed her daughter  to take care of her for some days (the children's grandmother. The mother died and father left them when the smaller girl was a baby). The grandmother and her son (in photo) had been working in another village, so were returning to their own village. All 4 of them were on a small motorcycle (common there). It was raining, and somehow the bike went down, all of them falling. By His mercy, there were no serious injuries, but the bigger girl Yesu Meri ("Yesu" means JESUS and "Meri" is Mary) scraped the inside of her right foot. You can see her wounds if you're able to enlarge the screen. These 2 precious girls are among the 25 or more children the Lord has us helping whenever they have any need in their lives. Pray for the salvation of all this poor family.

This photo was taken only a few hours after the accident.

Pray for Deena's Operation

Pray for Deena, who fractured her shoulder in an auto rickshaw (3 wheel taxi) accident several months ago. She needs to have an operation, but because of the Covid situation, doctors have not been available. Now we are seeking for a doctor. Pray for a successful surgery, and for reasonable prices. She is here standing outside her hut with her young husband, Venkaya. 

Preethi Birthday

Preethi Birthday: 

Click onto the above link to see the Preethi's Birthday meeting at her home. Brother Raju is sharing word.

Starting Sunday School

Very happy to start a new Sunday School in this village. At least one minister has tried to start a church in this village in previous years, but each time the village elders have forbidden it. But for now the Lord has given some favor to our Brothers to go and visit or pray with the people. The elders normally will allow the believers to go outside the village for prayers (Christian services of any kind), but have not allowed that inside the village. Pray with us that the Lord "Who opens and no one shuts" (Revelation 3:7) will protect this Sunday School to move forward, as there are many children interested. 

Covid Relief Project Completed

Sometime in early April the Covid cases and deaths went up dramatically in India. We are very thankful that World Challenge sponsored some Covid food relief via RHM on the ground in India. We did that in June and July, giving some extra food to more than 160 widows, elderly & handicapped, and also to 55 different families who were adversely affected by Covid in some way. To our GOD alone be the glory. Below is Brother Wesley's daughter, Blessy, giving some food to Vijaya Lakshmi in Singarayakonda. This sister is near 60 years old and has had polio since she was younger than 5. She never married and has no children. She's on our widows & elderly list because of her handicap, not able to walk properly. She previously was a pre-school teacher, and now does some tailoring at her home to try and earn some income. A nice believer, attending Bro. Wesley's church. She had Covid in April, but thankfully has completely recovered. PTL!

Stopping the Leaks!

The Lord has provided so that this month we could cover 37 huts so far with large tarps in order to stop the leaks during the rainy season. Below is Annamma (Anna) in the village of MR Nagar. Normally, every several years we may have to replace the sticks (frame) of the roof, at the same time replacing the leaves. Even with the tarps, we will usually have to replace the leaves every few years. We try to put new tarps on each hut annually, but the tarps will not last all year long. They will tear eventually because of the wind, rain and heat of the sun. But they do a good job of prolonging the life of the roofs of these huts. We praise GOD for His provision, and the widows & elderly (and 6 families in a tribal colony) praise GOD for dry homes! If you have any problems with a leaky roof, give us a call and we'll get you fixed up. 😊