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INDIAN EVANGELICAL MISSION

Warmly invites you to the

46th National Convention13-16 October, 2011, Jerusalem Marthoma Church,

Kottayam, Kerala

Kindly make your own travel arrangements

to avoid last minute rush.

Contact:

Mr. JOHNSON ABRAHAM

Associate Church Ministries Secretary

Post Box No. 17, Vaddavathur PO, Kottayam, Kerala 686 010

Phone: 09447701285 E-mail : joabram@gmail.com

Can you rent a house for a missionary?

Some of our missionaries living in

metro cities are forced to pay huge

rents for the houses they live in

especially in cities like New Delhi,

Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and

Bangalore. This is a financial burden

on the Mission. If you own a house

which you can let out for a low rent,

please consider allowing an IEM

missionary to live there. They will be

a blessing to you and you will be contributing to God’s Mission in

India!

Please contact:

HoD, Human Resource and Administration

38 Langford Road, Post Bag 25097, Bangalore 560 025. Email:

jonathanchavan@gmail.com

Phones: 080- 22245256, 22120865, 22100356

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August 2011 Vol. XLVII No 6

OUTREACHFOUNDER

Rev. Dr. Theodore Williams

IEM OFFICERS 

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDRev Dr K.T. Kurien

HONORARY TREASURERMr K.P. Raja Sekhar

GENERAL SECRETARYRev P John Wesley 

Heads of Ministry Departments

Church Ministries Rev. E.D. Raja Singh Elias

Human Resource and AdministrationRev. Jonathan Chavan

Finance DepartmentMr. Solomon Swamidoss

Editor: Mr. Timothy Austin

DESIGN & LAYOUT: Mr Dominic Savio J 

IEM OUTREACH is published by IndianEvangelical Mission in English, Tamil,Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu Oriya,Marathi, Gujarati and Hindi. Those whodonate a minimum of `100/- per year(0verseas by Air mail US $50 per year)towards the ministries of IEM can receivethis magazine. 

YOUR  CONTRIBUTIONS may be sent bycheque, DD or Mo drawn in favour ofIndian Evangelical Mission through yourlocal IEM personnel or directly to theFinance Secretary. 

ADDRESS CHANGE: Send old and newaddress with your code number orrecent address label. All emails to theCommunication Department should beaddressed tocommunication@iemoutreach.org

Contact

INDIAN EVANGELICAL MISSION38, Langford Road, Post Bag 25097, Bangalore - 560 025

Phone : 22245256, 22480080 Fax : 22122779Website : www.iemoutreach.org

E-mail : generalsecretary@iemoutreach.org or wesley.johnp@gmail.com

Magazine Statement

“To inform our readers and create an

interest in missions and impact them to

get involved in IEM’s missionary work

and mission in general.”

Theme for 2011

Prisoner of Christ Ephesian 3:1

Contents

The General Secretary's Thoughts ------ 2

Well Done Rev O S Mawroh -------------- 4

Welcome Rev.Dr. KT Kurien--------------- 5

Bible Study ----------------------------------- 6

The Hostel Ministry ------------------------ 9

Why Hostels? ------------------------------- 11

The Ministry Reflection ------------------ 13

Praise and Prayer Calendar ------------ 14

Trophy of His Grace ----------------------- 23

Boys Blooming for God ------------------ 24

Homely Hostel ------------------------------ 25

His ways are Higher ---------------------- 26

HO ministry Highlights ------------------ 27

Chenchu Hostel ---------------------------- 28

Sunday School Teachers' Training ---- 29

Himalayan Hill Slopes ------------------- 30

Youth Page page ---------------------------- 31

Missionary Biography ------------------- 32

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The General Secretary’s Thoughts

Prisoner, yet enjoysand administers freedom

Our dear prayer partners,

India is celebrating its Sixty fourth

Independence Day this month. Our

Lord loves India! We love India!Our hearts are moved with compassion

when we think of the1.21 billion people

living in our country. Though India

secured political freedom, many other

factors like poverty, illiteracy, child

labour, corruption communal violenceand so on continue to oppress India.

One Chief Minister said, “I will make

the capital city of my state like

Singapore.” Great ambition! But

someone responded, “We may change

the appearance of the city, but we can’tchange the attitude of the people.

People are in bondages of various

kinds.” What is the remedy? How can

they be free? According to the Bible,

“Freedom comes by knowing the truth.”

One might pursue freedom usingvarious methods, but Jesus said, “And

you shall know the truth and the truth

shall make you free.” Confused governor

Pilate asked Jesus the most important

question, “What is truth?” Millions are

groping in darkness and confined todungeons. They have no clue. But, the

emphatic words of Paul are, “For this

reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ

Jesus” (Ephesians 3:1). Since he was

conscious of his past, present and

future he realised how the miraculoustransformation took place.

The past condition – Sin: In every

believer’s life there has to be a past – a

life without Jesus, far away from God,

submerged in the miry clay of sin and

filth. Jesus said, “Whoever commits sinis a slave to sin.” But the Scripture

declares that the whole world is a

prisoner of sin (Galatians 3:22)

Therefore, none of us who live on planet

earth can be excluded. Once, my dad

was sharing the Gospel to hisneighbour. When the man heard that

everyone is a slave to sin, he retaliated,

“I don’t even tell lies so how can you

call me a slave to sin?” My dad asked

him, “You might have not told a lie, but

have you not had evil thoughts?”Quickly he responded, “Who can

control our thoughts?” Yes, we are

slaves to sin until we come to know the

truth. We need not be prisoners of sin.

We can be freed from this condition. A

prisoner of Christ looks back withgratitude and says: Thank you Lord that

you changed my past.

The present reality - Christ: But thanks

be to God that, though you used to be

slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly

obeyed the form of teaching to whichyou were entrusted. (Romans 6:17)

Therefore if the Lord Jesus makes you

free, you shall be free indeed. We have

been set free from sin and have become

slaves to righteousness (Romans 6:18).

But because of Jesus’ great love for us,God, who is rich in mercy, made us

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alive with Christ (Ephesians 2:4,5). Webegin a new journey with Christ,

enjoying the freedom He offers us. None

of us need to continue to be prisoners

of sin. Every redeemed person, who

comes to Jesus, can declare that they

are volunteering to be prisoners ofChrist like the slave who says to His

master in Exodus 21:5, “I love my

master and I do not want to go free.”

The prisoner’s present is more joyful

and purposeful, unlike the past of a

sinner.

The pressing responsibility – Gospel:

“Surely you have heard about the

administration of God’s grace that was

given to me for you” (Ephesians 3:2)

Paul realised that what God has done is

not to be enjoyed selfishly, but to be

given freely to others. He is a prisonerto administer the grace of God – that is

the Gospel. The word “administer” can

be translated as: stewardship -

commissioning or managing of God’s

grace. He also says it is “a gift given tome” which needs to be shared with the

people who are prisoners of sin. It is a

compelling responsibility and the

prisoners of Christ do it out of

reverence for the Lord, not for

remuneration. If only every Christianrealises this and gets involved in the

Gospel work, our nation would

experience to true freedom very soon.

Dear reader, we have only few more

months in this year. Will you take a

bold step to offer freedom in Christ to

people who are dead in trespasses andsins, who walk according to the course

of this world, according to the prince of

the power of the air, the sons of

disobedience, and are living in lust,

indulging in the desires of the flesh and

of the mind?

One of the highlights of the IEM Societymeeting which was held in Nasik in lastJune was a trip to Devalali, the birthplace of IEM. We were told this placewas the breeding ground for many newinitiatives in Missions such as IndiaMissions Association. Then we visitedthe Nasik mission field, where we foundthe planting of new churches and theconstruction of a new church building.

New HostelsWe have started new hostels forunderprivileged children among thePuroik people (Arunachal Pradesh), andalso in Balrampur in Uttar Pradesh aswell as a day care centres in Koraput(Orissa) and among the Hadothi peopleof Rajasthan. If you are burdened tosupport a child please write to us. Wecan help you invest in the life of aneedy child.

I take this opportunity to thank ourdear Rev. O. S. Mawroh, who was theChairman of IEM Board for the last twoyears. I thank Mr. Satish Rajkumar whoserved as the Honorary Treasurer. Weare grateful to the outgoing Societymembers who served the Lord duringthe past 5 years.

It is my joy to introduce and welcomeour new Chairman Rev. Dr. K. T. Kurien.He has been associated with IEM since1967. I welcome Mr. K. P. Raja Sekhar,the Treasurer and the new Societymembers. Please continue to pray for theBoard members as they lead us forward.

Please pray for me as I minister at theMethodist Mission’s conference inSingapore, at the invitation of Rt. Rev.Robert Solomon. Then Mercy and I willbe visiting our Friends of IEM in NewZealand and Australia in September andOctober.

Yours in His joyful ministry,

P John Wesley

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Well done, Rev OS Mawroh!

“This is a Faith Ministry”In the year 2000, God led me to the IEM Headquarters inBangalore to sign a MOU between IEM and the Jingiaseng Samla(youth wing) of KJP synod (now KJP assembly). From 2008, Iserved as an IEM Board member.

I learnt 2 important things during my journey with IEM. First, thefact that, “Faith” ministry is practical and second, the need to relyon God individually and collectively?

In my first Board meeting someone asked me how funds are obtained. OurGeneral Secretary said, “This is a faith ministry, and we have faith in God whoprovides for our needs.” I wondered, “What is faith ministry? How can we collectthe money proposed in the budget through faith?” We prayed and by the end ofthe financial year 2009-2010, I was amazed to learn that the target was achievedby “FAITH” alone. I learnt, once again to trust Him fully.

“Where does your strength lie?” (Judges 16:6) This question held my thoughts as Ireturned from my last Board meeting in Nasik, Maharashtra. I wondered wheremy strength came to serve as Chairman for one term. “The joy of the Lord is mystrength” was the answer. I do hope that all of us working in the mission fields ofthe Lord will do something for His Name because we get strength from the joy Hehas promised us.”

“My peace (joy) I give unto you” he said. We can therefore bear all things, workhard in spite of many problems on the way. Let the world know that our strengthcomes from the joy of the Lord and by faith we will win the souls of men to Christ,as it is written: “Who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice,obtained promises...”

Rev OS Mawroh, Shillong, MeghalayaModerator, Khasi Jaintia Presbyterian Assembly

Nissi’s Mite for Missionary WorkWhen can a person begin praying for and contributing to missionary work?Probably when one gets a secure, stable job and has extra money to spare, aftertaking care of one’s needs. Not really.

Meet Nissi! This girl was in standard 9 when she actually began supporting IEMusing her pocket money. Her interest in missionary work is amazing and in fact,she’s also got her friends involved. And God never let her down. Nissi’s father isno more but she’s not discouraged. She studied hard and secured a goodpercentage in her final exams. Nissi’s uncle, Mr. Shailesh Amin and his wifeSheela serve in IEM and they encourage Nissi to keep growing in the Lord and herlove for missionary work. What about you?

Rev. Mawroh, we covet your continued association

with us and we assure you of our prayers.

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Welcome Rev. Dr. K.T. KurienDear friends of IEM,

Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I consider it aGod-given privilege to greet to you in my capacity as the newChairman of IEM.

First, let me introduce myself. My association with IEM goesback to 1967 when I was a high school student. I was invited toattend the first IEM Missionary Convention at Tiruvalla inKerala. At that meeting, I dedicated myself to Christ. Later I went to SIBS,Bangarapet for theological studies. There I became more acquainted with IEM.After my higher studies I was ordained as a clergy of CSI in 1983. Throughoutthese years, “mission” was my main agenda. For many years, I was the missiondirector of my Diocese. Now I believe God has given me this opportunity to bepart of the evangelization of India.

The purpose of IEM is 2-fold: first, to reach the unreached with the Gospel andsecond, to equip the Indian church for mission. When I look at IEM today, I amsure that we have not deviated from the original purpose and I praise God for that.

I am thankful to the leaders who led this missionary movement thus far. At thisjuncture, as Chairman of IEM, I covet your prayer support. The Lord’s agenda ismission and as servants of Christ Jesus we are co-workers together with Him. Solet us not forget this great task which is entrusted to us. Please continue to

uphold IEM in your prayers.

Yours in service

Rev.Dr. K.T.Kurian

From among the Tharu people

Thanks for PrayingIn answer to the prayers of God’s people, we moved into a new Hostel building.

You played a key role in making this happen!

It is very difficult to find a good, spacious, well-ventilated house in Pallia.Because you prayed, we found 2 adjoined portions with 4 spacious rooms, 4

toilets and 2 bathrooms and lobbies. Our God is a wonder-working God. He has

done marvelous things. Even though we had to shift at short notice, God moved in

the heart of a non-Christian man! He is kind and allowed us in even after hearing

about our work! The rent – Rs 9000/- is quite high for 2 portions but it is located

near schools.

Our boys’ broad smiles of joy make our efforts worthwhile. We want to move to

our own building as soon as possible. Please pray for this big need.

The Tharu Team 

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Bible Study

Nation Building

When we were in New Delhi, I attended a “Day of Prayer,” organized by Delhi

churches on Gandhi Jayanthi (Gandhiji’s birthday). People from all faiths also

attended. The preacher declared that only a child of God can pray for the nation!

Standing next to me was a Sikh man who had just accepted Christ. I asked him,

“Why did you come to the meeting?” He replied, “Only Christians pray for the

nation on their radio and TV programmes. I am glad I’m a child of God today!”

What a testimony! The contribution of the Christian community to nation

building is remarkable. William Carey, Amy Carmichael, Mother Teresa, Pandita

Ramabai, Mother Brand and many others are good examples.

The Bible and church history in the

past and the present

communicate the role and the

responsibility of the people of God

towards the nation and God’s creation.

Let us see the following aspects from

the biblical context and historical

reflection as to how God is at work in

making His people contribute for the

betterment of the people.(nations)

1. Ethical values and Theological

Reflections

Biblical values are rooted in the Bible

and reflected in the actions and

attitudes of true Christians.

a. The Creation

God created the human being “in his

own image” (Genesis 1: 27). This lends

value and equality to humans and

dispels discrimination. Every person is

a carrier of God’s purpose. The Gospel

of Christ echoes this message in

different parts of our nation and people

are beginning to value their lives.

Christianity promotes equality and

values portrayed through God’s love.

Mother Teresa declared, “Many people

mistake our work for our vocation. Our

vocation is the love of Jesus!”

b. The Covenant

The covenant between God and Israel

began with God. He chose the people to

be His partners. When God made a

covenant with Abraham (Genesis 12:1-

3), it was to partner with God to be a

channel of blessing to the nation of

Israel and the peoples of the earth.

Jesus’ emphasis on His followers being

the salt and light of the world, reflects

their role towards their fellow humans

and God’s creation as a whole. Life is

not just self-centric.

c. The Commandment

God gave the Law to His children to

fulfill their standing, their

relationships and responsibilities. God

sought orderliness and discipline in the

day –to-day life of people for a peaceful

and purpose-oriented existence. Exodus

20 reveals distinct characteristics that

need to be nurtured for a smooth,

peaceful and harmonious life. They

were asked to pass on these values to

their children (Deuteronomy 6:7) so that

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this will in turn lead to a peacefulcommunity life. The Ten Commandmentsexpress spiritual, moral, ethical andsocial values and responsibilities. Itdoes not emphasize the uniqueness ofthe individual’s divine call alone butalso his generic character. The law andorder of the nation derives it’s principlefrom the god-given natural law.

2.Empowerment

Here are a few examples from the Biblewhere God reached out to people.

a. The Discriminated

Even though King Saul plotted to killhim, David wanted to restore to Saul’srelative what was rightfully his (2Samuel 9). He affirmed thatMephibosheth, though physicallychallenged, was a human and deservedto live with dignity. The downtrodden insociety need to be freed from theirsuffering.

b. The Dejected

When a leper begged Jesus to make himclean, Jesus reached out, touched himand made him clean. This speaks of theintegration of dejected people insociety.

c. The Depraved

In John 4, we read how Jesus accepted awoman who was an outcaste andtransformed her life.

To instill values and awareness,Christian workers rescued people fromsocial evils like the caste system,untouchability, sati (wife willinglyburns herself on her husband’s funeralpyre), forced widowhood and humansacrifice.

3. Economic Development

The Bible records instances where God

used His people to impact society

administratively and economically as

well.

a. Planning

Joseph planned and executed measures

to handle the 7-year famine in Egypt

(Genesis 41).

b. Prayer

Paul urged that requests, prayers,

intercession and thanksgiving be made

for kings and all those in authority so

that everyone could lead a quiet and

peaceful life (1Timothy 2:1, 2).

c. Participation

When severe famine was predicted in

the Roman world, the disciples decided

to help for the brothers in Judea

(Acts 11: 27-29).

4. Encountering Evil Structures

In Luke 3:7-14, John the Baptist spoke

against tax collectors, soldiers and

others and commanded them to repent

of their sins. The church must exercise

a prophetic witness towards the wider

society. Exodus 1: 15-22 and 2: 1-10

point out that motivation is the key

element to restructure an unjust

society. Here are some of the insights.

“Fear of God” was the motivating

factor for Shiprah and Puah to fight

against the evil structure in Egypt. It

is religious in character and

activated by faith.

“Love” was the fundamental motive

to save the baby.

“Concern” was the key for the sister

to save her baby brother in her own

capacity. It is called the ‘kinship-

ties’ motivation.

“Compassion” moved Pharaoh’s

daughter to save the unknown baby.

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It was against the order of her father

but the motivation was based on

human feeling and human concern.

“Co-operative work” was the key to

success where each one tried their

best, not counting the danger

involved, with a common interest to

save the child. Their initiative led to

great reward.

Social Justice

Here are a few instances where God

intervened through Jesus to bring about

social justice.

Woman caught in adultery

Jesus forgave the woman caught in

adultery by exposing the hypocrisy of

the Jews who had caught her (John 8: 1-11)

Corruption

Zacchaeus was a tax collector who

cheated people but was reformed when

he encountered Jesus and made

restitution. (Luke 19: 1-10)

Injustice

John the Baptist spoke out boldly

against powerful Herod, who had

committed a great sin by taking his

brother’s wife as his own.(Matthew

14:4) Ultimately, John the Baptist was

beheaded on account of this.

5. Ecological Concerns1

Today’s ecological problems are

manifested in the deterioration ofman’s natural environment through

industrialization and urbanization. God

created the entire universe and found it

to be good (Genesis 1: 31). If God finds

creation good, then each element in it

has value. The essence of the divine iscreativity and love. Human beings, as

the image of the divine, have the duty

and privilege to be in partnership with

God in creativity and love.

6. Eternal Life

It is the will of God that all human

beings should be saved. As a result,

Jesus Christ came into this world to

seek and save the lost. Paul the apostle

to the Gentiles testified that his heart

desired that all Israelites were saved.He said that they had a great zeal for

God, but it was not based on knowledge

((Romans 10:2). Christians have a

pivotal role to play in the progress and

prosperity of our beloved India.

Some people make things happen.

Some people hear that something is

happening

Some people oppose things happening

Some people help other people make

things happen

In what category do you and I fall into?

Jeevan Jyothi Boys’ Hostel, Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh

“Today is special,” exclaimed our missionary Shibu Mathew, when we calledhim on July 12, 2011. “At 4.30pm today, the Jeevan Jyothi Boys’ hostel willbecome a reality.” Eight boys, most of whom come from Christian familieswill be the first privileged occupants of this hostel. Missionary ThebaTimothy will be the first warden. Initially, the boys will be studying in a Hindimedium school nearby. Next year, depending upon how the children cope,they might be admitted into an English school. Do uphold our missionaries inprayer.

Rev. E.D. Rajasingh Elias

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The Hostel Ministry

From Children to

Soldiers of the CROSSThe Inspiration

The Hostel was ministry initiated to fulfil a

felt need of the communities among whom

we are ministering. Most of our

missionaries work in remote places where good

educational facilities are almost absent. When

people come to the Lord, they long for their

children to receive good and affordable

education. IEM leaders realized this and decided

to start hostels for tribal children.

The Implementation

Believers wanted missionaries stationed in

smaller towns to host their children when they

admitted their wards in the middle and high

schools. When the number of children increased,

the missionaries were compelled to start hostels.

For example in Mayurbhanj (Orissa) missionfield where we minister to HO people, parents

would bring the needed rice and vegetables so

that the missionaries could run the hostel with

minimal expenditure. In 1996 – 97 we cared for

151 children and in partnership with other

agencies another 83 children were looked afterthrough 7 hostels.

A large number of children have benefited and

been blessed by the hostel ministry. We have

several success stories. These inspiring stories

describe how children from very poor background,

without any scope of good education, have comeup in life due to the care and support we gave them

through our hostels. To illustrate, let’s read (Side bar)

Sarita’s story in her own words.

The Involvement

At present, we start hostels for one strategic

reason. It is one of our 4 Strategic Initiatives,

The Insight

“Sir, I Tellam Saritha,

daughter of Tellam Yerranna,an evangelist studied from

2nd standard to 12th

standard in an IEM hostel

with support from Pandita

Ramabai Mukti

Mission(PRMM). Themanagement helped me in

my academic and spiritual

welfare.

In standard 9, I accepted the

Lord as my personal Savior.

Since then, I decided to live

according to the will of theGod. But I am backsliding in

some areas in my day to day

life, but I regularly pray and

read the word of God and am

strengthened through HisWord.

In Luke chapter 1, God spoke

to me that, “Everybody lives

for some reason and what

are you living for.”

When I was sick, my father

did not come forward todonate blood but you have

come forward to help me in

blood transfusion. Since

then, I have learnt to help

others in their time of need.

All this I have learnt throughthis ‘home.’ Thank you all.”

Your student,

T.Saritha

Jeevan Jyothi Boys Hostel,

Krishnagiri

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aimed at the future function of the local

church. It is to strengthen the Church

leadership through second generation

Christians. Today’s children are

tomorrow’s leaders. If we do not instil

Christian values and bring them up in

godly ways, our churches will lack

quality leadership, lose steam and

eventually die.

Praise God that from the very

beginning, we have had great

partnerships with like minded

organizations who are also involved in

the hostel ministry.

The Boys’ hostel at Krishnagiri Field

[Indienhilfe], The Girls’ Hostel in Koya

field [ with PRMM] and the hostel at

Garasia field, Mount Abu [PRMM) are

run successfully in partnerships with

other organisations. A total of 100

children are benefitting through these

partners.

The Interlinking

The hostel ministry supports the church

planting efforts of the Mission. This

holistic ministry endeavours to ensure

that the children under our care will

become mature men and women of God.

Our hostels cater to the educational,

emotional, mental, social, spiritual and

moral needs of the children.

Jesus said, “Let the children

come to me and forbid them

not…” We aspire that the

children will be witnesses to

God’s greatness and

goodness. We want all the

children to be granted equal

opportunities, just like our

own children so that they can

reach what they dream to be.

They walk in as children and

walk out as soldiers of the Cross!

This year, 4 Hostel’s were started taking

the combined strength of our hostels to

396 children. We foresee all our

mission fields with churches and hostels.

This year, we are building a spacious

building to house the Jeevan Jyothi

Girls’ Hostel in Krishnagiri. Children

from other groups like HO, Tharu and

Chenchu, to name a few are waiting for

proper buildings as well. God willing,

we want to see all the hostels having

spacious rooms and playgrounds.

The hostel demonstrates our love for

the community. It also enhances the

capacity of the second line leadership

in the community just as we enhance

the leadership skills of our new believers.

Our missionaries have recognized this

and therefore are involved in a special

ministry to children. “I look at these

children like MY children,” declared one

of our missionaries. And this is the

relationship that binds the

missionaries to the children among

whom they work. Further, we have

discovered that the way to a man’s

heart is through his children. Our

ministry to parents is often through

their own children.

Jeevan Jyothi Boys’ Hostel, Krishnagiri

Continued on page 11

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A Christian Hostel stands as a practical model for Christianity in Society. The

children in the hostel will become good fathers or mothers as well the future

leaders of the church and the Nation, having developed Christian character and

values.

Rev. Justus Sathia Singh

Secretaries Field Ministries(Projects), Nagpur

Why Hostels?

Continued from page 10

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The Hostel is a School

The hostel is a place of learning.

Someone said, “Learning begins at

home.” Most of our hostel children’s

parents are non-literate. They engage in

cultivation throughout the day so they

have no time for their children. I

remember when we started our hostel

among the Rana Tharu people. It was

tough! Everything was new to the little

ones. We had to teach them how to be

clean, how to bathe, brush, wash, eat,

write, read and so on. In fact children

learn more in the hostel than in school.

The missionary warden is a teacher, a

tutor and an examiner. Further, the

child grows spiritually as well. Here,

the child learns to pray, praise, sing

and understand God’s Word.

The Hostel is a Training Camp

Strange as it may sound, this fact

cannot be ignored. Most of our children

lived like free birds in their homes.

Rules and regulations were new to

them. Time mattered little. Thediscipline practiced in the hostel shookand shocked them. Everything was doneaccording to schedule. They learnt tomingle with children from differentvillages. They also learnt to faceseparation from their loved ones,

A common understanding of a

students’ hostel is “a lodging

place” for students. Normally, a

nominal fee is charged from the

students for the services rendered to

them and profit is the main motivation.

However, for missionaries, the

motivation is not money. Many

Christian organizations run hostels for

poor and underprivileged children and

are generally free. Mission hostels aim

to see that children develop physical,

mentally, economically, socially and

spiritually. Its twin perspective is

church growth as well as nation

building.

Let’s take a closer look at the hostel

ministry.

The Hostel is a Home

The hostel is a home that shelters the

homeless, humiliated, downtrodden,

downcast, depressed and exploited

little children. A home his more than

just a building. It is a family. It is a big

family comprising of many children.

Missionary wardens are not just

wardens, they are parents to the

children under their care. When a child

falls ill, wardens play the role of caring

parents. Long lasting relationships are

built.

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especially their parents. They learnt tocope with the pangs of loneliness.

The Missionary WardenThe hostel ministry is not easy. It can bea tedious round the clock ministry. Thewarden is not a king he is a chowkidhar

(security guard), a cook, a laundry man,a watchman, a waterman, a guardianand so on. He is also a teacher, a tutor,a trainer and much more. At times, thewarden has to help wash clothes andeven give small children a bath. In otherwords, the warden is an all-rounder.

It was my privilege to visit mission fields in Nasik, Maharastra and Dangs,Gujarat on June 19th and 20th, 2011, after the IEM Society meeting.

In Nasik, we visited the Autyapani church where about 22 families gather forworship every Sunday. In this region, we have 150 believers in total belonging to

the Kukna tribe. Presently there are 8 evangelists and 12 worship groups and a

Boys’ Hostel here. We moved to Bandarpada, where Good Church meets. We

attended Sunday service here. Some of the tribal students were educated and are

now working as evangelists in the village.

In Dangs we heard recollections of sweet memories of our missionaries’ ministry

from Mr. Solomon Swami Doss. At Chirupada, local pastors Rev. Vaman and Rev.

Sakaram led in worship. We heard that 2015 Kukna tribal believers openlyconfessed their faith in the Lord so far. There are 24 churches, 9 evangelists, 4

helpers and 2 pastors at present. Many believers are educated and qualified as

teachers, nurses, technicians and so on.

Mr. S. Wilson

IEM, Society Member

Society Member’s Travelogue

Continued from page 11When they go back to their homes and

practice what they’ve learnt, the

difference is visible.

Standing Up for Christ

Kamaldeep told his family not to worship

other gods. We believe that most of our

boys will one day be church leaders.

Please pray that the hostel children will

grow in the fear and wisdom of the Lord.

Danny V Warjri, Mrs Dianghun

Former IEM missionary warden

Jeevan Jyothi Chatravas, Paliakalan.

IEM News

ObituaryWith deep regret we announce the passing away of our missionary Rev. PradeepKumar Das’ MOTHER on July 11, 2011. Kindly uphold this family in your prayersduring this time of bereavement.

We regret to inform you that our missionary, Mr. Sam Sukumar’s FATHER, aged 82was promoted to glory on July 15, 2011. His funeral was conducted the next day.Do pray for the family as they pass through this time of grief. Also pray forbrother Sam Sukumar who is recovering from a recent set back in health.

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A Ministry Reflection

The Andamans Adventure

In 1977, we moved to Rangat in Middle

Andaman from Port Blair to work among

Tamil labourers. We looked for a good

nursery for our son Timmy but found none except

a “Balwadi” run by the Community Development

Block. The concept of a nursery school was non-

existent. So in August 1978, we set up the Good

Shepherd Nursery School with 10 children at

Rangat. Our capital money was a paltry Rs.150/-!

Our contacts in Rangat increased. Children of government staff, officers, nurses

and teachers came to the school. Bengali, Hindi, Malayalam, Punjabi, Tamil,

Telugu and Bihari speaking boys and girls studied here. During the evenings, we

visited the families of the children and shared God’s love with them. Later, our

children fared well in higher classes in other schools. In 1989, we handed over

our school to the Methodist church with joy and great satisfaction.

Sunday School ministry

Rosy started a Sunday School for believers’ children in Rangat church. Twenty five

children gathered every Sunday and Rosy taught Bible stories, songs and

Christian conduct. During special occasions, they presented good Christian

programmes. Now, most of them have established good Christian families. They

communicate with us even today.

Over to Krishnagiri

Jeevan Jyothi Hostel for Boys

In 1989, we moved to Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu to take over from Rev. R. Prabhu

who had established the work among Kurumba and Irula people.

When we visited the villages, we saw plenty of children in every village. Once we

asked a boy, “How many members are there in your family?” He started counting

on his fingers and looked confused! These children are very active but not cared

for. Irulas did not seem to bother about whether their children attended school or

had eaten anything. Many children were sickly and malnourished.

Our hearts went out to them. We loved them dearly and wanted to help them. We

felt that if given an opportunity, they would shine like every other child. We

prayed for them and asked God to guide us. We selected 3 Irula boys and brought

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August 201116

Praise & Prayer Calendar

(August is an exciting month for more reasons than one! Apart from celebrating our

country’s Independence, it is a season of programmes where the Gospel will be

preached both in the church and mission fields. Of course, these programmes are all

geared towards presenting the Gospel in a simple, clear manner. We need prayer!)

1 HIMACHAL PRADESH

Kullu

Praise: Church elder, brother

Rajkumar,his wife and daughter

Aanchal could attend the 9-day Inner

Healing programme at Dehra Dun. They

were excited and refreshed

Good field exposure for new

missionaries U. Shankara Ganesh &

Sarita. They will return to OTI this

month to continue their training there

Believer’s son Anil who works as a

Junior Engineer married Rama who is

the only believer in her family on July 9,

2011

Pray: Our missionary Reena Khatri will

have a safe delivery. Her baby is due

next month

Miss. Aanchal will experience complete

deliverance from bondage to evil spirit attacks

2 Lahaul Valley

Praise: Missionaries could visit 68

families in Lahaul valley in June and

meet many well wishers and friends in

a number of villages.

His protection over our missionaries

Luke V. Titus and Lalmuan who, in spite

of landslides could reach Lahaul after

several hours of travel

Pray: For a breakthrough among the 68

families from 20 villages to whom our

missionaries ministered

A fruitful summer ministry from

July - September, 2011

3 Dharmashala

Praise: Missionary Ching was able to

meet many Tibetan contacts as God

gave opportunity

Fruitful prayer and planning meeting on

July 1, 2011 at Dharamshala with field

coordinator

Pray: More missionaries to join the

team. Presently only one family is

working here among the Tibetan and

local Himachali communities

15 seekers are expected to attend the

seekers meeting planned for September

16, 2011. Pray that many will accept

the Lord as their personal Saviour

Our missionaries will be able to build

strong friendships so that Christ will be

made known through their lives.

New contact, Gedrun will come to know

Jesus soon

4 PUNJAB

Bathinda

Praise: Believer Nakastra’s daughter

Karamjeet from Phul village married a

local evangelist from Sangrur village

All our believers’ children did well in

their Board exams

Believer Sukant Kar and family was

protected during our missionaries

absence from Lehra Mohabat

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Seeker Kirna  was delivered from

demon possession during a prayer

meeting on June 29,2011

Pray: Mr.Minder Singh who was addicted

to alcohol will be delivered by the Lord

Children from Nathana, Puhla Ganga ,

Mehraj, Phul and Selbra will attend the

VBS programme

Renovation work at Lehra Mohabat will

be completed soon 

Praise God that the audio recording

of the GARASIA NEW TESTAMENT was

completed last month. Believers

Sambu Bai & Pappu Bai were

involved in this.

5 RAJASTHAN

Hadothi

Praise: Our missionaries could visit 3

new villages - Ebra, Boarda and Pipalda

Seeker Mahaveer Bairwa from Pipalda

village accepted Christ as his personal

Savior and is reading God’s word

regularly. Now he is also helping in

translation work

Believer Jagdeesh Mahaveer from Digod

village helps us with the Hadothi

grammar write-ups. He also composed

4 songs in Hadothi

Pray: Mrs.Kamala who attends worship

service regularly is waiting expectantly

for a child.

More people to join our house worship

That through the Anganwadi (pre

primary day care centre) in Ranodiya

village, 25 children will draw bountiful

benefits from this programme

Those opposing the venture will

understand the love of Christ

Our missionary Joel Sarkar’s future life

and ministry

Wisdom to choose the right words as

they translate the Gospel of Mark

6 GENERAL SECRETARY

Praise: For the opportunities to minister

at conventions throughout the country

as well as outside

Keeping him and his family in good

health

Pray: The word that is preached will

result in much fruit and especially that

young people will follow the Lord

His ministry in Singapore and later in

Australia and New Zealand to be

fruitful

GUJARAT

Praise: 6 single missionaries and 1

missionary couple and 26 children(both tribal and Mks) are supportedfrom Gujarat

Blessed Prayer day and Vision buildingseminars conducted during June andJuly at Vadodara and Suratrespectively.

The steering committee met at Surat in awonderful spirit of unity

New readers of Padkar magazine areadded and contribute regularly towardsthe ministry of IEM

Pray: Strength to achieve our financialtarget of Rs. 20 lakhs during the currentfinancial year

Preparations for the 31st State GujaratMissionary convention at Surat fromNovember 5-7, 2011

Our programmes for youth, women andchildren will be effective and wellattended

New Area Secretaries to cover 24Districts and 52 taluks of Gujarat to

impart the missionary vision.

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7 UTTAR PRADESH

Fatehpur

Praise: Worship services are being

conducted regularly at Faridpur,

Miyapur, Vinobhanagar and Duckowli

villages

Of the 20 seekers, 3 are willing to

openly confess their faith in the Lord

These believers are willing to open their

homes for prayer meetings.

Positive response from the Gehhar

people group in five villages Astti

colony, Kashiram awas, Barrera Basti,

Barrera colony and Rana ka purva

Five families are eager to listen to the Gospel

Pray: The hospital ministry, initiated by

our missionary Jaimon Joseph will

effectively present the Gospel to both

patients and visitors

Our seeker Hiralal’s eldest son Jai Singh

will be prepared by God for future

ministry

Seekers from the Gehhar people group

will accept Jesus Christ as their

personal savior

At least 10 believers should openly

confess their faith in the Lord soon.

Community pressures is the primary

hindrance

Pray for the 15 IEM supporters from

Shillong visiting Kullu from today till

August 9, 2011. Pray that they will be

encouraged and challenged to see

the realities of God’s ministry in

Himachal.

8 UTTAR PRADESH

Robertsganj

Praise: Our missionaries and their

families could resettle in Robertsganj

after the recent opposition

Believers could boldly testify of God’s

goodness in their lives before their own

people

Pray: Those who heard the Gospel will

grow in their knowledge of God’s Word

Believers will continue to be

courageous in their witness

Missionaries and believers will be

protected from anti-Christian elements 

9 MADHYA PRADESH

Lakhnadon

Praise: Believer Bijia Bai has recovered

from her severe stomach ailment

Eight new people heard the name of

Jesus for the first time

People in 2 new villages Sukri and

Khahani have invited us to conduct

prayer meetings there

Pray: Sukri village folk may listen to the

Gospel and respond to His love

Seeker Raju’s brother may recover from

his serious injuries

Leena and 3 women from Lakhnadon

who asked for prayer will be released

from bondage to their former beliefs

and practices

10 ASSAM

Golaghat

Praise: 18 people attended the one-day

women seekers’ retreat on June 26,

2011. They wanted to know more about

Jesus

Our missionaries could distribute 3

Bibles in Halmirah village

Pray: Seekers Raju ,Turpadi, Pramod,

Urang, Ritu Gogoi, Saikia and Shankar

and their families will turn to the Lord

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11 Finance Department

Praise: The audit for 2010-11 was

completed successfully. For the faithful

and consistent support from churches,prayer groups, families and other

organizations

Good health for our staff and keeping

our gadgets in good condition

throughout the last year

IEM Board approved the faith budget of

` 11.1 crores

Pray: The audited statement to besubmitted to the Home Ministry

The team involved in developing an

indigenous software to process IEM’saccounts

Wisdom for HoD- Finance as he plansand coordinates the working of the

Finance Department

12 ARUNACHAL PRADESH

Kamba

Praise: 15 new contacts in Kamba , Kato

and Dego are being nurtured

systematically

Pray: The children who attended the VBS

programme on July 23, 2011 at Kamba

will not only know Christ but also

impact their families for Christ

13 Papumpare

Praise: 25 children attended the VBSprogramme at Satang village. 10children accepted Jesus as theirpersonal Saviour

2-day youth retreat in Lakhi villageattended by 30 young people. 20 youthaccepted Jesus as their Lord

Pray: 20 Puroik hostel children whohave begun staying at the hostel. Theyneed to enjoy good health and growacademically and spiritually

Pray for the North Tamil NaduRegional convention which beginsfrom today at Arakkonam

Pray for the Varshik Sammelan orAnnual Convention to be held from13 – 15 August at an IEM establishedChurch in Kullu town named as

Christ Church, Kullu

14 WEST BENGAL

Jalpaiguri

Dima Beach Line

Pray: The children who attended the

programme will know Jesus to be their

savior, shepherd and close friend

Thanksgiving service tomorrow at Dima

church to stir the people to have a

closer walk with the Lord

Preparations for a youth programme on

September 25, 2011

15 INDEPENDENCE DAY

Praise: Freedom we have in our land topreach the Gospel fearlessly

Christians in government service whoare vibrant testimonies among theircolleagues

Pray: Peace and tranquility in ournation in view of the recent terroristattacks in Mumbai

Christians will show by example thatthey are followers of the King of kingsand Lord of lords

PRAY: 30 people attending MissionaryCandidates’ Course which begins

today at Outreach Training Institute

16 Lothabari

Praise: Believer Suresh and family who

had backslid have since returned to the

Lord in answer to prayer

The adult literacy programme resulted

in 4 adults learning to read and write

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Pray: Those who attended the men’s andwomen’s meetings last month at

Kalchini and Lothabari respectively

will understand the need to read the

Word and live in accordance with what

it says

The 20 who attended the seekers

meeting this month at Dimapatiline

17 Birpara

Praise: The new Worship Group at

Birpara Tea Garden where 12 people are

coming to the church

New and genuine seekers Jalshu, Sanjay,

Pratima and Ajita

Pray: The seekers mentioned above will

openly confess their faith in the Lord

Jesus

The seekers who attended the

programme on August 15 will allow the

Lord Jesus to have first preference in

their lives

18 CHURCH MINISTRIES

Praise: Wisdom and strength to publish

the IEM OUTREACH magazine

New supporters who have been enlisted

to receive our magazine

Pray: New publications – “The Touch of

His Goodness” and “God Alive” should

be ready before the National convention

in Kottayam, Kerala

HoD –Church Ministries, Rev ED Raja

Singh’s ministry in the North East from

August 22- 31, 2011

19 WEST BENGAL

Cooch Behar Field

Mahishbathan

Praise: The effective practical seminar

or team work which was conducted on

June 25, 2011

6 new seekers at Banchukamari village

Pray: Evangelist Sushil Barman and

Bible woman Enica Barman will grow

strong in the Lord

New seekers may decide to openly

confess their faith in the Lord

20 Pundibari

Praise: Missionaries could visit Chota

Barongos, Chada and Angarkata to

share the Gospel

Tracts were personally handed over to

seekers Rajesh, Sudanshu, Budaru and

Bisu.

Tuition classes were started at

Angarkata. 13 children attend

Pray: The door to door tract distribution

during August will generate a keen

interest among the people

The tuition children will not only

increase in knowledge but through our

missionaries will get to know Jesus

Tupanganj

Praise: Many children are attending the

programme meant to lead them to Jesus

Missionaries were able to launch out

into a new village called Nutun Bazar

Pray: Contact Anukul Barman who is

unwell will know the Lord’s miraculous

touch & miracle healing.

Pray for the Tamil Nadu Women’s

Retreat held today at Selyoor

21 MAHARASHTRA

Nasik

Praise: The Women’s Mela was

attended by 50 people from different

villages. We formed Hannah prayer

groups.

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6 new children from the Godamba

community were admitted to the Jivan

Jyothi Boys’ hostel

Evangelist Yeswanth and his wife

escaped with minor injuries after

meeting with an accident

70 young people attended the youth

meeting in May. Many made

commitments.

Pray: Good rains so that our people do

not suffer

Staff accommodation to run the

Compassion progamme for children in

Bandarpada village

First meeting of the Hannah Prayer

Group meeting on August 26, 2011

A suitable person to be trained to take

over the Jivan Jyothi hostel in Borgaon

in future

Evangelists to be encouraged to work

for the Lord in spite of crises like a lack

of finance and so on

22 MADHYA PRADESH

Chhatarpur

Praise: Missionary Temrichen Zimik

who was seriously ill has recovered

well

Strong witness of our evangelist

Prakash among the snake charmers.

Two people accepted the Lord and are

waiting to openly confess their faith in

the Lord

Believers Mahendra and Kishori were

able to complete their B A degree

Pray: To get a house for missionary

henlalsang Gangte at village Isha

nager,God’s wisdom, strength and

anointing on him to carry the good

news in new areas.

To start tailoring project at Neguan and

Saura from August 2011.Waiting for

God’s provision of funds

Aug 15th believers retreat at New pana

naka, expected believer is 30.

23 BIHAR

Raxaul

Praise: Missionary under training

L.K.Muan Tombing and his family are

learning the language and culture

15 people attended the seekers’ meeting

at Belahiya village. A few responded to

the challenge

Pray: Missionary Andrew and Picchu as

they settle down in the mission field

with their new born – that both parents

and the baby will adjust to the new

situation

Missionary Joychandra and his family

are going through the General course in

Nasik. Pray that they will be well

equipped for the ministry

24 CHURCH MINISTRIES

Tamil Nadu North

Praise: The effective chain prayer going

on all over north Tamil Nadu

Blessed pastor’s seminar conducted on

July 16 at Arakkonam for the first time

Pray: The supporters who attended the

Retreat on August 7 at the CSI Christ

Church at Salem will be able to

challenge their own churches to get

involved in missions

25 ANDHRA PRADESH

Khammam

Koya

Praise:The Koya documentary CD with

Bible story and songs with dance was

screened in Nadigudem on June 7, 2011.

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Six believers openly confessed their

faith in the Lord

Some believers were married in joyous

celebration

Protection from the summer heat 

Pray: Funds will be made available to

complete the construction of the

Vadagudem Church

Our missionaries will be granted

wisdom to coordinate the work in our

churches, hostels and other projects

26 TAMIL NADU

Krishnagiri

Boys’ Hostel

Praise: Our hostel boys Balakrishnan

(Poovathi) and Murugan did well in

their exams and secured admission in

vocational colleges

Pray: Our children will be vibrant

witnesses in their school during the

current academic year

Mathamma, wife of our believer

Murukeson from Eariyoor village is

unwell and needs prayer for healing

Believing couple Nadaraj & Chittra do

not have children after 11 years of

married life. Pray that God will bless

them in His time

27 Poovathi

Praise: Mr. C. Krishnan, a Church elder

from Poovathi, who was not attending

church has since returned to the Lord

and taken on the responsibility as Treasurer

The Deborah prayer group was started

among the women of Poovathi Church

Believer Malli’s son Sam Murukeson,

who met with an accident recently will

recover from his injuries quickly

Bargur

Girls’ Hostel

Praise: The new girls’ hostel building at

Elathagiri has reached the roof level

Hostel girls Elsy and Priyanka scored

602 and 675 out of 1200 marks

respectively in their standard 12

exams. Priyankka secured admission in

the nursing school at Oddanchatram

A water filter was brought so our

children could drink safe drinking

water

Pray: Funds will be provided to

complete the building

28 Hosur

Praise: The people in Jogpalli village

are open to the preaching of the Gospel

God’s healing touch on Esther

Pappamma who had broken her hand

recently

Devaraj, husband of Prama, a believer

from Sonnepuram church stopped

drinking after a month of fasting prayer

Pray: Nanjappa our watchman at

Outreach Training Institute needs God’s

healing touch from his Diabetes

29 Thasampatti

Praise: The video film screened at

Thasampatti was attended by 90 people

Thasan and Bharathi from

Poluganapalli and Yuvaraj and Laksmi

from Mathimarathupallam openly

confessed their faith in the Lord on July

30, 2011

Pray: God’s grace and comfort for Mrs.

Gladys Nesakumari and her family who

lost their father on June 22, 2011

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30 ANDHRA PRADESH

Araku

Praise: Believer Y John Babu scored 90

percent in his school leaving

examination. He stood first in 2

mandals

Missionary trainee Komla May has

recovered from Malaria and Typhoid

Pray: The hostel of children will be a

source of rich blessing both to the

children and their parents

The Kothamput church construction will

be completed soon

The church construction at

Borapalem village will be completed

and dedicated soon

31 OTHER MISSIONS

Blessing Youth Mission (BYM)

Praise: A sweeping revival has happened

among the Warli tribes of Maharashtra.

There are more than 1000 believers who

openly confessed their faith in the Lord

A medical camp was conducted recently

at Siliguri in West Bengal. A

Medivision team of doctors and

paramedics treated around 2300

patients

Pray: A Great movement is happening

among the Ahirwar community. Mission-

aries Jeremiah & Sumangali have a

burden for them and plan to live and

work among them

Sharon Prayer House – Blooming in Nagaram village,

Bonagiripally, Andhra Pradesh

In 2003, 12 believers met in a small hut in Nagaram

village. The Gospel was preached Sunday after Sunday

and gradually the number of believers grew. People

with various diseases came to our missionaries, asking

to be prayed over and many were healed. Today, 67

believers meet regularly, in addition to seekers and

other contacts.

The first believer donated a one-acre piece of land

and the believers contributed Rs 50,000 towards

the construction of a church building. At the

dedication service on June 29th, 2011, our General

Secretary preached the Word in the power of the Holy

Spirit and some seekers turned to the Lord.

The meeting was attended by people of other faiths as

well. Incidentally, there is no other religious place

of worship except the church in this village!

Will you join our missionary Kishore Kumar

and the team as they consolidate the

ministry here?

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them into our home. One of our bedrooms becametheir living room. For one year we faced manydifficulties. Gradually they learnt hygiene, and how toread and write. Often they ran away from the hostel.

On July 15th 1990, we inaugurated the Jeevan Jyothihostel. Our Overseas Associate, Rev. James Zottnickpromised to help us to construct a good hostelbuilding. Meanwhile, the strength of the hostelincreased so we rented a bigger house toaccommodate more children. Indienhilfe, a Bangalorebased organization offered to sponsor our hostelchildren. In 1994, we dedicated a new hostel buildingfor the glory of our God. We are grateful to God forRev. James Zotnick, and Mr. P. Sethu, Director,Indienhilfe for sponsoring 40 children.

Over to the Girls!

When we visited villages to collect deserving boys forour hostel, Rathna, a girl from Poovathi villagepleaded, “Uncle take me also to the hostel. I toowanted to study.” That struck us. So IEM started theJeevan Jyothi Girls’ hostel with six inmates housed ina separate building.

In 2002, my wife and I retired from IEM. God enabledus to settle down at Coimbatore. Since we have manypictures of our hostel children, we look at them andpray for them. Ecclesiastes 11:1 encourages us to trustGod and believe that our work will not be in vain.

Mr. D. S. Jayakumar & Rosy

Retired IEM missionaries, Coimbatore

Continued from Page No. 13

A “Mithun” for the Master!“Mithun” in Manipur means money. They are worth

their weight in gold! A family’s wealth is not gauged by

his bank balance but by the number of Mithuns he

owns. A Mithun is a huge buffalo. To part with one of

them is indeed a big sacrifice.

Praise God, our Area Coordinator from Chandel district,

brother JS Jamvol sold one of his Mithuns for a sum ofRs 11,000 and sent the money to IEM.

We praise God for this act of love. This is a shining example of how much our

supporters sacrifice for the sake of the Gospel.

Rev Khaling Mocha, State Secretary, Manipur

Their Investment

paid off

God prepared Vidwan

P. Kanagarathnam, a

faithful supporter of

IEM to donate a piece

of land on which the

Jeevan Jyothi Boys’

hostel at Krishnagiri

stands today.

Rev. James Zottnick &

Marjorie, from the

USA, who helped build

the hostel building are

celebrating their

sixtieth wedding

anniversary this year!

Their association with

IEM has been

longstanding. Do

remember them in

prayer

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Trophy of His Grace

The Fruit of Our Ministry

“My family hailed from Barur village in Krishnagiri district ofTamil Nadu. We accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour22 years ago through the ministry of Indian EvangelicalMission. There was not a single Christian in our area beforeIEM came to us. Through their ministry, 6 churches were builtfor new believers to worship the Lord. Of these, 5 were handedover to CSI to the Coimbatore Diocese. IEM not onlyconcentrates on reaching the unreached; it also works towardsthe all round development of people.

When I wanted to discontinue my studies, IEM missionary, Rev. J. Rajaiah advisedme to continue my schooling. In 1993, I committed myself for full-time ministry atan IEM Youth Camp. Later, Rev.E.D.Rajasingh Elias encouraged me to do myundergraduate studies at Bishop Heber College, Trichy, where my calling forpastoral ministry was confirmed. Later, I did my theological studies at The UnitedTheological College, Bangalore.

From Krishnagiri 4 of us - Rev. Arun Thilagam, Mr.Timothy, Mr.DavidDhanalakshmanan and I committed ourselves for the fulltime ministry and arepresently serving the Lord in our given responsibilities. I am thankful to God andthe missionaries who played a vital role in changing our lives. I assure them of

my continuous prayer support for the work of IEM in our country and abroad.

Rev.V.Guru,

Presbyter, Erode,

C.S.I. Coimbatore Diocese

Anganwadi in Renodiya, Rajasthan

Fifteen boys and girls, aged 3-5 were admitted to the Anganwadi (Pre

primary day care centre) in Renodiya village on the opening day July 11,

2011. Aptly named Jeevan Jyothi Anganwadi, this venture provides

opportunities for our missionaries to visit many contacts in the surrounding

villages. Subjects like alphabets in Hindi and English, games and number

work will occupy the minds of these precious little ones from 8am-11am

with a snack break in between. The inaugural ceremony was attended by 60

people, including the village headman, who appreciated the work done by

our missionaries. During the evenings, tuition classes are conducted for

high school students. “We need a hostel here!” pleads missionary Senthil

Kumar. Will you participate in this dream?

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Krishnagiri

Boy’s Blooming for God

T. Rajendran is from the Irula community. He stayed in our hostel for 12 years andcompleted standard 12. Then he felt God calling him for fulltime ministry so hejoined South India Biblical Seminary (SIBS) and graduated successfully. Now he’sback in the hostel as an assistant warden.

M. Suresh hails from the Kurumba background. After he completed studies, hejoined a Bible College. He had some ups and down in his spiritual life. Recentlyhe met with a serious accident after which he rededicated his life and is nowserving God through a social service organization.

Selvaraj is a Kurumba boy. He left the hostel when he was in standard 7 and welost touch with him. Years later, he called us to say that he is a Christian andattends church regularly in Bangalore. He was blessed with a good job. Hemarried a Christian girl is and blessed with twins.

Rajkumar comes from the Vaniyar community. He lived for 9 years in our hostel.Initially he lived an unsettled life. One day, he surprised us by talking about hisspiritual experience. He joined the Indian Army and is now working as a

commando trainer in North India.

Salikutty “Sails” in the

Saviour’s Service

Missionary nurse Miss Salikutty Joseph

is not unfamiliar to the readers of IEM

Outreach. We know how the Lord

sustained her when she sailed through

stormy seas when she was found to

have cancer. “How are you now?” we

asked her recently. “I talk to Jesus

about my problem. The pain persists but

for the last 2 years, I have not taken any

treatment for cancer!” In the same

breath, she adds, “God gave me a

promise from Jeremiah 33:6,

`Nevertheless, I will bring health and

healing to it; I will heal my people and

will let them enjoy abundance, peace

and security.” What an assurance!

What a comfort. Will you continue to

uphold this dear sister in your prayers?

Koya Hostel Girl

returns to Serve

Miss Vengamma entered the Jeevan

Jyothi Girls’Hostel in MP Banjar as

a timid standard one student. She

enjoyed the benefits of education,

completed her standard ten exams,

did her ANM nursing course at

Kothagudem, went to Hyderabad for

some training and is now serving at

the Clinic in MP Banjar as a nurse!

What an eventful journey it has

been! We praise God that our

missionaries’ investment in this

little girl’s life has reaped rich

dividends. Would you pray that

others like Vengamma will

understand the joy of studying in

our hostels and desire to serve the

Lord?

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Homely Hostel

A Little Salt and Light!

The Background

In July, 2009, a young Garasia woman,

suffering from uterus cancer was

brought to us. We extended all the help

we could. Yet no one from her family

was willing to spend 2 months to care

for the helpless woman during her

treatment at the Civil Hospital cancer

centre in Ahmadabad. Reason? They

were afraid to be left alone with a

suffering woman if we missionaries

were not present with them. Later the

woman died!

If only her loved ones had some basic

education, things could have been

different. This incident stirred my mind

and I felt a strong urge to do something

more for this community. Prayerfully,

God led us to start a hostel for Garasia

tribal children. Manju, the woman’s

youngest daughter joined our hostel.

We have a great vision for this

motherless girl.

Location

The hostel is located in Danta, a small

town in Gujarat. This place was ruled

by an independent king and his palace

still stands. The whole area is filled

with Rajputs (kingly people). Beautiful

hills surround the place. The weather is

extremely warm during summer and

cold during winter. Rainfall is also

widespread. Besides other animals,

monkeys are found in abundance.

Former IEM medical missionary, Dr.

Vinod Shah and his medical team ran a

hospital in the king’s palace from 1989

for a period of time.

Vision

We expect our children to be Salt and

Light in the society through their

witness and that strong and vibrant

churches will be established.

On June 18, 2010, the Garasia tribal

children’s hostel in Danta was started

in a one-room rented house which is

walking distance from the school. The

children are faring well in their studies.

The hostel carries a good witness in the

neighborhood. The children study at the

Ebenezer Gujarati medium School, run

by Mr. Liju George.

Believers Joseph and Manju are the

wardens. They diligently carry out the

task God has assigned to them. Joseph

grasps new concepts very quickly.

Manju also plays a pivotal role. On

March 16th, 2011, they were blessed

with a baby girl.

Challenges

Initially, it was very tough to handle

young children. Home sickness affected

Vital Statistics

No of children - 16

12 students did exceptionally well

during 2010-11.

They memorized 12 Bible verses and

4 songs

All these kids are below 8 years of

age!

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the younger ones while the older

children wanted to run away. To make

them feel at home by showering them

with love was a great challenge. To give

them parental love and make them feel

at home, more time has been invested

for them and that is the greatest

challenge in the beginning. By God’s

grace, the children accepted us as their

house parents. Now the hostel is

accepted by the parents and local

people.

We need our own hostel building and a

good school nearby. This will ensure a

better future for the children and turn a

vision into reality.

His Ways are Higher

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We are privileged people

because we serve and

worship the almighty God,

our Father. The Lord knows our need

and what is best for us.

Mrs.Seema from Ranodiya village was

possessed by evil spirits for many

years. One day, she came to our house

and we started to pray for her. The evil

spirit began to shout and rolled her

down. Her husband Mr. Revdilal

opposed us. The family went through

severe problems. One night, when we

were away, she was very disturbed. Our

Missionary Mr. Joel Sarkar prayed for

her and she experienced great relief.

On Sunday, June 26, 2011, Mrs. Seema

came to the worship service. When we

started singing, she was disturbed by

the evil spirit. It began to shout and

roll her on the ground. It said, “I won’t

go!” Villagers gathered in our house but

we didn’t stop worshipping. After 2

hours, the spirit shouted and left her.

Now Seema is praying and regularly

attends our meetings. Her husband, who

opposed us earlier, is now reading the

Bible and attending prayer meetings

regularly. Now 8 adults and 5children

attend the worship services regularly.

Mr. Sonu kumar is 20 years and is also

from Ranodiya village. In 2010, he

wrote his 10th standard Board exams

and failed. He was very discouraged

and lonely. We know him for around 3

years. He had even helped with Hadothi

Bible translation work. So we

encouraged him to study hard. By the

grace of God, he passed the exam,

scoring 50 percent. Now he is helping

us in evangelism and is sharing Christ

with his relatives. He has committed his

life to serve the Lord. Above all, the

Lord’s Name is glorified.

Senthil Kumar

Hadothi mission field

Rajasthan

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HO Ministry Highlights

From Bondage to FreedomThe Ho people group have undergone a great and inspiring change. From beingcaptive to the powers of darkness 25 years ago, many have been delivered fromthe bondage of darkness by the living God who saw their condition.

On October 6th, 1986, 2 IEM missionaries - Rev. David Barnabas and Rev. PradeepKumar Das pioneered the work among theHO people and preached the Gospel ofdeliverance to them. The power of darknesswas shattered as God began to work andcontinues to work in spite of many obstacles.

The Gospel brought transformation inpeople’s lives. Once they lived in the fear ofspirits and death, without any peace.Gradually, they have been delivered fromfear and there is change in every sphere oftheir lives. Their struggles have now ended.There has also been a great movement in ministry.

Though there was no Bible in their tongue,God brought a family from Kerala, JohnMathai & Elizabeth, who learnt the HOlanguage and began the work of translation.The first draft of the New Testament, exceptthe Book of Revelation is ready. The booksof Malachi, Proverbs, 1 and 2, Timothy,Titus, Philemon and 1, 2, and 3 John areready for printing. The Gospel of Mark andthe books of Jonah and Ruth are alreadyprinted. We praise God for the progress made.

The literacy work too has improved. Whenthe church was formed, there were noliterate people. Now are several literate people. We began a girls’ hostel. Whenthey first arrived at the hostel, they happened to eat chillies. Being very young,they could not stand the spiciness and wept bitterly. Now they have gone homehappily with their certificates, having overcome the struggle.

God raised 10 evangelists and church leaders who He is using mightily. A newfield has opened in Jharkhand. Uday Mahali and his family need your prayers.

A lady who was possessed by a demon and her husband went with their son fromvillage to village looking for a witch doctor who could heal her. However, the sonwas also demon-possessed. Eventually, they came to church for prayer and weredelivered. Now they are worshipping the true God. Praise God for His great workamong these people!

Premlata Das (From Mayurbhanj, Orissa)

Current Statics

The 40 girls and this year

6 girls passed their 10 th

standard exam.

Bandana got a 1st division,

Sumitri, Solomy and Sujata

obtained a 2nd division

Esther and Lakshmi got a 3rd

division.

Bandana aspires to become a

doctor, Sumitri and Solomi

hope to become missionaries,

Sujata and Lakshmi want to

become teachers

Esther aims to become a

nurse.

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Chenchu Hostel

Grooming Children Gradually

Our believers admitted their

children in a school run by a

certain Society. This Society provides free

education and medicines to the tribal people in this

region. However the children were troubled and ill-

treated because of their parents’ faith in Jesus. So the

parents requested us to start a Christian hostel.

The hostel was started in July 2008 with 8 children,

aiming to provide the children with sound spiritual

principles, good education in addition to providing for

their physical needs.

It is a great challenge to care for children because they

come from the and are not used to rules and regulations. Here are some

testimonies…

Akunna was 6 when he joined the hostel. He would cry every day. One day, he ran

away from the hostel. We searched but could not find him. Finally we found him

on the way to his home. So we handed him over to his parents and returned

home.

This year, after the Pongal holidays, 2 of our boys - Vijay Kumar and Nagarjuna

went missing. We assumed they would have gone to their home but they did not.

Finally we found them in a paddy field! They were afraid to face the impending

exams.

The Challenges before us

Taking care of these children is not easy because they do understand rules and

regulations. Hostel life never suits them. At home they are used to climbing trees

so they continue to do so. Sometimes, the cry when they return to the hostel. But

there is real joy in caring for these precious little ones because one day they will

turn out to be young men who will make a mark for God wherever they go.

We need to purchase a piece of land to construct a hostel building. This is a

desperate need, keeping the future in mind. Would you pray for us and with us

for this need?

We regret to inform you that our missionary, Rev. M.G. Daniel’s MOTHER, waspromoted to glory on July 1, 2011. Do pray for the family as they passthrough this time of grief.

Obituary

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Sunday School Teachers Training

Teaching Teachers to Teach

Everyone is important in the eyes of God. He created everyone with apurpose and He does things far beyond the imagination of human beings.When we least expect, He changes situations so that we follow the path He

wants us to follow. He knows our needs and requirements before we even ask Him.

I had a burden to conduct Sunday classes for children, VBS and children’sretreats in Nasik mission field. If we don’t move in this direction, our churcheswill dry up soon. So we started praying. God gave me an opportunity to conductSunday School training programmes in Banderpada. God helped me translate thelessons from Gujarati to Marathi and this was checked by Mrs. Martha Mavli(PRMM’s warden in Nasik).

According to the plan, 15 people gathered to fast and pray for the trainingprogramme in Banderpada village. The following day, 15 trainees includingladies participated in the programme. The training consisted of song practicefollowed by 4 sessions on the topics

1) God is our Creator (lesson 1&2)2) God is our Protector (lesson 3& 4)

Their Reflections

“I always wanted to serve in the children ministry but never knew how to start.After coming to this training I learnt how to share the good news to children in

order to attract them towards kingdom of God.”- Mr. Kanthilal from Manglidhar

“I was burdened for the children ministry. But after being invited, I understoodwhat God’s plan is for me.”

- Mr. Kalu Ramsingh Barde from Umbergaon (Evangelist)

“I praise God for choosing me. We continually pray for the children’s ministry.God heard our prayer and we could attend this programme.”

- Mr. Samuel Govidha Wagh from Vanjurpada

“I thank God for this privilege. It is the right time to start the Sunday school inmy place. Please pray for me.”

- Mr. Praveen Barde from Vanjurpada

“I praise God for this good opportunity. Now I learnt how to teach children andto bring them closer to the Lord.”

- Mrs. Elsamma Bose Kuriakose, Missionary, Borgaon

Workers Together

I told the trainees that IEM was paying for the material. The trainees respondedby providing rice, oil, sugar and money as well. Every family contributed firewoodcosting around Rs. 200/-. Two believers even cooked the food!

Mrs Regina Vengana, Missionary, Nasik

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The Himalayan hill slopes

These Beautiful People!

By God’s grace we visited our people – the

Lahaulis in Lahaul valley and shared the

Gospel with them. We started our journey,

a 13-day visit early from Kullu on June 6th, 2011.Although the distance from Kullu to Keylong(district headquarters) is only around 160kilometres, it was a tiring 9-hour journey toreach Keylong because of bad roads andlandslides resulting in traffic jams.

God helped us to visit 20 villages inside Lahaul valley. Villages here are verysmall, the biggest with 70 households, while the smallest has only 1 household.During summer, the Lahauli people cultivate their land for six months becausethey cannot work during winter. So they spend long hours in the fields.

We went from village to village, meeting people, sharing the Gospel anddistributing Gospel tracts to them. After resting in a contact’s house for the night,we would move on to the next village the next morning. Transportation is poor sowe trekked our way from village to village. We met around 68 families altogether.On account of a lack of time, we could not interact with some families so we gavethem Gospel tracts.

I thank God for the privilege He gave me to walk through this valley to meet thesebeautiful people. It was truly a joy for me to meet our people and share the

Gospel with them.

Pynshailang Iawphniaw,

Kullu, Himachal Pradesh

God Answered Our PrayersGod always answers our prayers. He knows what is good for us and where

and when to give us what we want. Our ministry has been growing in

Fatehpur for the past 5 yrs and finally in answer to prayer, Mr. Ramesh

Chander Prajapati from Rahimapur openly confessed his faith in the Lord on

June 30, 2011. He and his wife belong to the Kumhar people group and have 2

children.

We also started a cottage service in his home but due to threats from his

community, we stopped it in 2007. Yet we remained in touch with him and

constantly encouraged him using the Word. We feel honoured by God for ourlabour and believe He will continue to bring more souls in the days to come.

Robert Joy

Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh

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Youth Page

Freedom or Free Doom?

(Freedom can be dangerous! Sadly, over the decades as the modern era gives way

to the post modern age, we find that license to do what we want to do is becoming

more of a trend rather than the exception. And most young people like it that way.

Gradually, they become sucked into a system where freedom leads to certain

destruction and doom. Our Youth Secretary, Mr. Jenny Christopher examines this

way of life in the light of God’s Word and arrives at a startling, yet logical

conclusion. Read on.)

What does the word “freedom”

actually mean? Does it mean

that we have the license to

live a life built on greed, lust, pride,

power, prestige, gluttony, materialism,

violence, the pursuit of wealth or

acquiring worldly fame? According to

the great reformer Martin Luther, “True

freedom is not the right to do what you

want but rather the power to do what

you ought to do.”

Christian freedom is defined by the

apostle Paul in this way, “It is for

freedom that Christ has set us

free.”(Galatians 5:10) “You, my

brothers, were called to be free, but do

not use your freedom to indulge in the

sinful nature, rather, serve one another

in love. (Galatians 5:13). “The entire

law is summed up in a single command,

“Love your neighbour as yourself.”

(Galatians 5:14).

Another definition describes freedom

as, “The opportunity, ability and desire

to do that which will give you the most

joy for thousands of years from now.”

There are 4 definite components to real

freedom - Opportunity, Ability, Desire

and Lasting Joy. People do many things

in the name of freedom and this results

in their own destruction.

The freedom that Christ offers is

freedom from sin, not freedom to sin. A

truly free person can look at the future,

see the alternatives and then choose to

do what will make him genuinely happy.

Christians are free from the guilt of sin,

the penalty of sin, the shame of sin, the

power of sin and from the power of the

law of condemnation. However, we are

not yet free from the presence of sin.

That will happen only when we stand

before Jesus Christ. We are free from

the bondage to religious rituals and the

guilt of sin. Though we are free our

freedom can be misused!

We can misuse our freedom by allowing

fleshly desires to operate in our lives.

This leads to lust, anger, hatred,

bitterness and so on. Self gratification

can be obtained at the expense of God

and others. To indulge the acts of the

flesh is to live in slavery to it. Then we

are not free at all!

Having been set free, we are called to

become slaves to one another in love

for Christ’s sake. Jesus declares that His

followers could be distinguished by

their love for one another (John 13:35).

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Finally, we can say that freedom that is

not guided by love can turn into

destructive self-indulgence. When we

show love to others, we are fulfilling

the law of God. There cannot be bitter

strife where there is God’s love. In 1Corinthians 19:22, we read, “For though

I am free from all men… I have become

all things to all men, that I might by all

means save some. This freedom goes farbeyond the cheap substitutes the world

offers. We were born for it, made for it

and created by God to enjoy it! Watch

out! Don’t allow our freedom lead us to

Free Doom!

Missionary Biography: Jonathan Goforth

Not By Might, Nor By Power!Dr. Jonathan Goforth, famedCanadian missionary toChina, is reputed to have led13,000 Chinese to Christ,started hundreds of Chinesechurches and conductedhundreds of meetings wheregenuine spiritual revival tookplace in Manchuria andChina. Sometimes hismeetings lasted as long as 6 hours andfloors were soaked with tears ofrepentance for sins.

This hero of the faith grew up on thefamily farm near London, Ontario. Bythe time he was 5, his godly mother hadtaught him to read the Psalms. At 15,his father put him in charge of a secondfarm 20 miles away and visited himonly to check on his work and praisehim at harvest time.

At 18, Jonathan, convicted by a Gospelmessage, received Christ, and said,“Henceforth, my life belongs to Him whogave His life for me.” His commitment toChrist was complete.

His school teacher was an unbeliever,who, with other students, mercilesslymocked him until he led them all backto God. He began praying for hisfather’s conversion, started familyworship in their home, and saw Hisfather come to Christ. He distributedtracts to all who attended the morningservices at church and even started

evening services in an oldschool building.

When he went to Knox Collegein Toronto to prepare formissionary service, hisclassmates laughed at hishome made clothing, but heprayed and got busypreaching at the prison,working at rescue missions,

doing home visits, and sharing theGospel with everyone. Later, KnoxCollege students sent him to China astheir missionary!

Once, when he didn’t have money forhis fare to a preaching point, he wentas far as his funds would take him andwalked the remaining 10 miles. Comingacross some workmen, he shared Christwith them and invited them to the nextmorning’s service. Several came, and atleast one person found Christ. Jonathansaid, “I will gladly walk 10 miles anyday to bring one lost soul to Christ.”

When he had found that his own soulneeded Christ, it became his passion totake Christ to every lost soul. Is that thecase with us?

He and his wife, Rosalind, buried 5 oftheir 11 children in China. Finally, withtheir health broken and he blind, theyreturned to preach across NorthAmerica until his Coronation Day. “Notby might, nor by power, but by mySpirit declares the Lord.”

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