INDIA - Fellowship of Blessed Hope Churches
Rev. P. Lawrence, pastor of the Mannivakkam Church in Kanchipuram District, shares photos of his ministry.
Baptisms
Through their outreach ministry, people have been saved and baptized.
One young man had an accident two days before his baptism. The injury to his leg required 10 stitches. His doctor advised him to rest and not move the leg. But in faithfulness, he took baptism and glorified God.
Here are some more photos of baptisms performed by P. Lawrence in the Mannivakkam Church. One lady was baptized a few days before giving birth to her child.
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Ministering
Rev. P. Lawrence shared the Word of God to the abandoned people in a senior home in the Cuddapah District in Andhra Pradesh.
Through personal evangelism, a Bible was given to an orthodox Hindu, Mr. Rajaiah (an executive magistrate), who accepted Jesus Christ as his personal savior. Every day, P. Lawrence shares a devotional portion for his spiritual edification using WhatsApp.
Without permanent structures to worship in, Rev. P. Lawrence conducts prayer cell groups in homes in several areas once a month. Below are photos of their worship time together.
INDIA - Periyakulam Church
Pastor T. Daniel’s Church in Periyakulam held a January youth meeting.
INDIA - Advent Christian Conference of India (ACCI, Bihar)
After purchasing land, ACCI has now begun construction at the new St. Xavier’s School complex. Ministry leader Pastor Paul Sundar Raj is currently overseeing the work of 17 new classrooms. The school needs to be completed by the end of the year, as mandated by the education authorities.
Mr. Sadhu Sundar Singh is the current head of St. Xavier’s. Forty-six teachers are working there, of which 25 are Christian missionary teachers (three are full-time missionaries) from southern India. Along with regular education, the school preaches and teaches Christ.
The school supports the Bihar Mission in many ways. It helps give salary/monthly help to the trainee pastors. Part of the income goes toward church planting, assisting pastors with housing, annual conventions and three-day fasting and prayers, conducting VBS, and other ministry needs.
