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Dear Praying Friends,

Warmest Greetings to you in His Precious Name!

This is a short email to ask for continuous prayer for the ministry of CMCT. This is the time when much prayer is needed because when staff become too busy with Christmas programs and practices, it is very easy for them to become short-tempered and highly strung.

The accident matter was settled, but sadly we had a second accident on Thursday, involving another school bus and also another Advocate’s car. This case was mutually settled and closed after paying an amount to them. We are issuing strict instructions to our drivers to be more conscious on the roads.

Vimala continues to need much prayer, and because she is a diabetic, the healing is very slow and her toes are still very swollen. Praise God we have been able to wrap gifts for 8 Rally break-ups. I went along with some of the sponsorship staff to buy the Christmas clothes for Cedar Fund and ‘Help the Children’ today. This is a tremendous job and will take many, more days.

The last few days we have had no rain, but the sky is very overcast and therefore it has become very humid. Still many places have no electricity and no proper water supply.

The Christmas program on the 21st needs much prayer. Please pray for our speaker, John Williams. There is still a lot of practicing to do, but I am sure in the end it would turn out beautifully. In the Rallies also the leaders are practicing special items.

On Monday we are having a TV crew from America here for 3 days to do a program to be telecast on a station in USA that has millions of viewers.

Pray for Jean Bertram and Emma Givens as they arrive here on Tuesday.

With love and prayers,

Colleen

P.S From lunch time today it is again raining very heavily. Heavy rain forecast for all Tamil Nadu. Also today the co-operation sent police Bulldozers and trucks to wipe out the slum across the road from C.M.C.T. Those of you who have visited will know. The shouting, fighting and crying has been awful. They are giving them tokens to go outside the city to a slum clearance building. So many are refusing to go. Many have jobs in this area and children have school. So many of the hut houses are now flattened.