India Team USA

Dear Praying Friends,

Warm Greetings to you in His Precious Name.

It is good to be in touch again. The server in our computer has been down for over two weeks and we have just got the connection this afternoon. There are nearly 300 emails waiting to be printed out, so if you have not received an answer from us, you will understand. We will attend to your email as soon as possible.

We have come to the Easter week and we have Leave in CMCT on Good Friday, Saturday and the Monday after Easter. All the staff are looking forward to this break, for time to be with their families and also to remember the Lord in His suffering and all He did for us, and for the glorious Resurrection, and that we serve a Living Saviour.

We are all very busy in CMCT. At present we have a short term worker with us from USA and from the UK. We are very happy that Cassia from the USA is fitting into the ministry so beautifully and is helping in the Sponsorship department. We are very encouraged by her godliness and zeal.

We praise God for the team that came from New Zealand, led by Jim Peden and we are very grateful to them for the houses they were able to build in Chinnakuppam. Ten houses were completed and they also finished part work in a few others. The team worked together very well and kept well in spite of the heat. They are now safely back in their homes. We are looking forward to Dave Clark and his team, who are coming in the last week of April to work again to build some more houses in Chinnakuppam.

In the meantime as on date, 34 houses are fully completed and occupied. 61 houses are partially completed. 80% of the work is finished. 30 houses are 60% completed and the roofing has been done. We have 15 more houses for which the foundation has been laid, but the roofing has still to be done. Because of the rise in the cost of cement, our Contractor has had to buy a lot of cement and at present we owe the Contractor a huge sum (£58,360). This is a very important matter for prayer and we are deeply grateful to the Lord for those whom He is speaking to, who are coming sacrificially to see that this project is finished.

Pray for our 12th standard children from the Orphanage, who have completed their government exams. Today I have sent them to their respective homes, until their results are declared. This is a time for them to pray and think of the many blessings they have received and also to seek God’s Will in their lives for the future. Some are confident of passing while others are not.

Special prayer is asked for Olive, a married lady, who is divorced and living in our Orphanage. She is under a Psychiatrist and is very often disturbed. She has had a very sad life and we would value prayer as we counsel and guide her day by day. Her two daughters are living in the UK. She recently had Typhoid and was warded in our hospital for 12 days. Pray for Ammu who is completely bed-ridden. There is talk about amputating her other leg and this is upsetting her mentally and she needs much prayer and encouragement.

All our children are doing exams at their respective schools. It is a tough time for everybody. The 10th standard children in our Higher Secondary School are doing their exams. Sadly, one of the 10th standard girls, Sandhya, who is a very promising student to secure a State rank, has not been able to sit for the first two exams because she became demon possessed. She is the only girl in a Hindu family who has come to the Lord. Her sister committed suicide and this girl is now suddenly acting as if she is the sister and is calling out to see her children. It is a very sad story and we are having special prayer for deliverance. After deliverance prayer she is much better and we hope from tomorrow she will be writing the rest of her 10th standard exams and be able to complete the other subjects.

We are so relieved that we can be in touch again by email and look forward to hearing from you also to let us know that you have received this email safely. God bless you and a Very Blessed Easter to you.

With warm regards,

Colleen