Prayer Update

Dear Praying Friends,

The temperature in Chennai has come down to 38ºC from 39 to 40. Sometimes it is 37 ºC. We are having a little rain in the evenings some days, but this is also only in certain parts of the city and so quickly the roads become flooded.

Today is our Bethany Primary and Higher Secondary School Sports Day. The children have been practicing for many weeks. We have hired the SDAT Ground which is a very large sports ground. Mr.S.Ananthakrishnan IRS, who is the Addl. Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise is our Chief Guest and will declare the Sports Meet open. I will light the Torch and distribute the Annual Day prizes. Mr.Irudayadoss, the Sports Master and all others have been working very hard. It is always a very wonderful program and just now we are making a new DVD and little of this will be on the DVD.

We would value your prayers for many of the children in the Orphanage who are getting very sick with high fever and cold. Many of them are hospitalized.Dr. Hannah who has been in the hospital for six weeks has now resumed night duty, but she is very weak. We long for God to provide a young, godly night Duty Doctor. Otherwise the medical work is going on very well and many patients have been admitted. This week three more badly burnt cases have been admitted.

There are people who are making a special drive to raise funds for the Tsunami house project and we are very grateful to them. It is very encouraging. I am asking you to pray that more people will come forward so that we can pay the builder the outstanding amount and buy the bricks, cement, sand etc. We need all these items for the team which is coming in October. They have asked us to keep ready 40,000 bricks. This team needs much prayer as they have a task before them to build so many houses. Again in January another team is coming from New Zealand and if anyone of you wish to join this team, please get in touch with INGESTRE STREET BIBLE CHURCH, Wanganui. Also St Margaret Anglican Church in Auckland is planning to send a team. There are many opportunities for short term mission service and if you are prepared to volunteer and join we will be able to complete this project.

In our CMCT Chapel on the 2nd Floor in many places the tiles have sunk and are broken and we have to completely re-do the flooring. This is not a joke. We have already repaired in 2 or 3 places previously, but the foundation under the tiles was not done properly. They will start this work on Saturday morning and will work night and day to complete this. When you receive this please pray for this work.

I want you to continue to pray much for our Bridge Gospel Church. Every Sunday new people are joining and there are about 10 more staying behind for classes on baptism. This is very encouraging.

Anburaj was very ill for 3 or 4 days, but praise God after taking a C.T. Scan we found that all was well and it was only a muscle pain and not a heart problem. But he has to bring down his cholesterol level. Please pray specially for him.

We continue to enjoy having visitors from overseas. This week was very special as we had Mr. Nigel Boatman from U.K. He encouraged us a lot.

With warmest greetings and may God bless you abundantly.

Sincerely in His Service,

Colleen