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Pulpit Calendar

Monthly Theme :

Jesus, full of Grace and Truth (John 1:14)

Editorial Team : Pastor, Asha, Selvin, Hannah, Wilfred & Arun

Coordina�on : Wilfred

Date Time Speaker Title

5-Aug-12 7:00 am (Tamil) Pastor

Grace and Truth 9:30 am (English) Rev. Devaputra

12-Aug-12

7:00 am (Tamil) Pastor Son of the Immac-

ulate 9:30 am (English) Pastor

19-Aug-12 (Family Camp)

7:00 am (Tamil) Pastor Son of Man or

Son of God? 9:30 am (English) Pastor

26-Aug-12

7:00 am (Tamil) Pastor Witnesses of Je-

sus or Jehovah 9:30 am (English) Pastor

Humor

Bethel Tidings

21&22, Bethel Nagar 1st Main, Off Kodigehall i Road,

K.R.Puram Hobli , BANGALORE - 560 036.

Website: bmcbangalore.org

Pastor: Rev. T. David Livingston

Cell: 99865 26450 E-mail: pastor.bmc@gmail.com

(For private circula�on only )

“The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and

we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only be-

gotten of the Father, full of grace and truth”.

John 1:14John 1:14John 1:14John 1:14

Volume 6-8 August 2012

A BILINGUAL BULLETIN OF BETHEL METHODIST CHURCH

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Pastoral Letter

Dearly beloved,

Gree�ngs to all of you in the loving name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!

I thank God for the South India Regional Conference which experienced God’s blessing and extended another year to me to serve in BMC. Con�nue to pray for our Conference and all our Churches. Pray for our Episcopal leaders Bishop Dr. Taranath Sagar and Mrs. Padma Sagar and for our Rev. Hosea Mathew, the District Superintendent of Bangalore. Praise God for the successful sur-gery of Venkatesh in the Manipal Hospital. The family is thankful to God and to the donors from our Church. I praise God for a good Mission Sunday ser-vice. Thanks to Bro. Gladstone from World Vision ministries and the Mission and Evangelism team led by Bro. Atheejoe.

I congratulate all the new office bearers of our Pastorate CommiAee/Conference and Sub-commiAees for the year 2012-13 and wish God’s bless-ings upon you. You will see God awarding His rich blessings if you are serious about your responsibili�es in the Church. Therefore, I encourage you to par-�cipate in Church ac�vi�es with utmost priority.

Jesus is the Lord of all. We need to take �me to study deeply about his deity to avoid wrong understanding. Bible teaches that God is not many but one. He is triune – the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Nothing apart from this is God. Those who do not understand this, waste their �me and energy on things that do not exist and later realize the truth.

This month, I would request you to meditate more on the Son of God who is the second Person in God-head. Jesus, the son is the simplest form of true revela�on of God. He is the visible and reveal-able form of the invisible God. The historians (sincere ones) point to the fact that the concept of avatars (incarna�on) in all religions trace their roots to the avatar of Jesus Christ, who incarnated in this world 2000 years ago and divided the history in to AD and BC. No man coined and gave Him His name. The name Jesus was given by an-gel to Mary, which means, “He will save the people from Sin.” (MaA.1:21). He is the Saviour of the world – saving people from the consequence of sin and sickness. He died on behalf of all the sinners, took their punishment upon himself and thus resolved the problem of sin in the world. He rose again from the dead on the third day and lives today. He wants to come and live in the hearts of everyone who would call him in. Man is not God. But man can re-ceive God. This is what Bible teaches. Jesus is the one window solu�on for our troubles. He alone can fulfills anyone’s hope. He is the only mediator between God and man who connects us to God. Everything we require of God is availa-ble in Him and through Him.

Over the centuries, people tried to understand Jesus outside the Bible scrip-tures and ended up in confusion. They debated over His human and divine natures, complicated it and ended up as cults and here�cs. But thank God, He raised leaders who gathered world councils and discussed all the maAers. They seAled the issues and framed the Creeds - facts of God in simple words - which we read in the worship services today. If you hear someone speaking

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Prayer meetings

Prayer meetings

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different gospels, avoid it. Check it with the founda�onal truth of the triune God and find the difference.

Finally, the thing that we need to take to our heart about Jesus is that He is full of grace and truth. When you feel all in the world has come to an end, in Jesus you can s�ll hear, “there is much more blessing wai�ng for you.” When you get confused by all theories, you can begin with Jesus and find the ul�-mate truth unfolding and converging in Him.

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory,

the glory as of the only bego,en of the Father, full of grace and truth. John

1:14

August is a special month to our Church and to our country. May God bless our na�on India as we celebrate the Independence day on 15

th of August. Our

English congrega�on is gathering for their favorite family camp at Ecumenical Chris�an Center, Whitefield (August 17-19, 2012). A warm welcome all the camp speakers including Dr. K.O. John. I invite all the newly married couples of our Church for a special counseling programme on 19

th August in the family

camp. I thank Rev. Dr. Cherian Thomas (Director, ECC) and Rev. Paul Singh (Dy. Director) on behalf of our congrega�on for their friendship and gran�ng concessions.

- Rev. David Livingston

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Pலமாக�� மா"திரேம சா"திய�.

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Phase 2

♦ For the flooring tiles that are bought

♦ For successful completion of false roof

♦ For the electrical wiring

♦ For portion of light fitting that has been do-

nated

♦ For good understanding between the labour

team

♦ For God’s provision till date

♦ For the funds required for completion

♦ For concreting works of Vestry

♦ For lighting equipment to be bought

♦ For painting and window shutter works

We need sponsors for the followingWe need sponsors for the followingWe need sponsors for the followingWe need sponsors for the following

(A portion of the cost could be sponsored)

• Window shutters for 20 windows @ ₹ 20000/- each

• Church flooring - ₹ 54 per sq. ft (1.5 lacs)

• Light fittings for 50 fittings @ ₹ 2000/- each

• Painting of the church

• Carpet for the Altar and worship stage

• Elevator - ₹ 8 lacs

• Speakers - 4 numbers @ ₹ 30000/- each

• Power Amplifier - ₹ 35000/-

• Microphones - 5 numbers @ ₹ 8000/- each

RSVPRSVPRSVPRSVP

Rev. David Livingston (99865 26450)

Mr. Isaac Peterson (96111 11335)

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Special Invitees:

1) Mr.Ronald : BMC Website support & inter Church relations

2) Mr.Jayanth : Ushering support

3) Mr.Publius : property support

4) Mr.Asha : Tamil prayer

5) Mr.Arul : Tamil service support, Tamil harvest festival

6) Mr.Ashok Doddana :White field & GC outreach support

7) Mr.& Mrs.Stephen Babu: Youth support

8) Mr.Paul Ganesh : Outreach ministry support

9) Mr.Bernard : Prayer Support

10) Mr.Sanjay : Harvest festivals & special programs

11) Mrs.Sweetlin Frank : Souvenir In charge

We thank all members of pastorate committee and sub-committees

who served during 2011-12 for their commitment in building the

body of Christ. We welcome all the new members of the pastorate

committee and subcommittees for 2012-2013 and look forward to

working with you.

BMC Annual Camp 2012

Bethel Methodist Church, Bethel Nagar

Event that everyone in Church looks forward to is round the corner!

Date: 17th

Aug 2012 Friday 6:00pm - 19th

Aug 2012 Sunday 5:00pm

Loca2on: ECC, Whitefield (10mins drive from ITPL, Whitefield)

Speakers: Dr.K.O.John, Life Revision Ministries, Oddanchatram

Rev. Vasudevan

Do pray for the Camp planning and organiza�on!

Last few registra ons open! Rush your entry online

hAp://www.bmcbangalore.org/register.aspx

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பல U.றா�4களாக, ம�க இேய ைவ ச"திய ேவத"தி.�> Iற�பாக I )�ெகாள *.ப�4 �ழ>ப"தி$ ஆ&)தி��கிறா�க. மனித பாவ"ைத<�, ேதவ பாவ"ைத<� �றி"� த��க�ப�ணி, �ழ>ப"���ளா�கி, ேவத"தி.�> Iற�பான கள>ேபாதக=களி$ நிைறவைட)�ளன�. ஆனா$ ேதவ!, உ�ைமயான தைலவ�க எE>பி, இ)த கா ய=கைள கல)தாய9 ெச6�, அைனவ�� I )�ெகா:� வைகயி$ ��கமான பிரமாண=கைள வ��க9 ெச6தா�. இ)த பிரமாண=க, ேதவைன� �றி"த ச"திய=கைள எளிய வா�"ைதகளி$ ெவளி>ப4"�கி!றன. இ)த> பிரமாண=கைள நா� ஆராதைனகளி$ வாசி�க� ேக�கிேறா�. இவ.றி.� *ரணான விேஷச"ைத நG=க எவ டமாவ� ேக�க ேந�)தா$, அவ.ைற தி "�வ ேதவனி! இ"தைகய ச"திய"தி! ெவளி9ச"தி$

ப�"தறிவ� அவசிய�.

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- ேபாதக� ேடவி� லிவி=�ட!

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Prayer

Chairperson : Mr. Ashok Anand

Members

1) Mrs. Jackin Sanjay

2) Mrs. Hannah selvin

3) Mrs. Jeya David

4) Mr.Rajan Abraham

5) Mrs. Sasikala

6) Mrs.Angelin Anban

7) Mr. Bernard

8) Mrs. Rani Thiraviam

Social Concern

Chairperson : Jabez Yesudhas

Members

1) Mrs. Asha Rajupaul

2) Mrs. David Surendran

3) Mr. Ashok Anand

4) Mr. Tony

5) Mr. Christopher Vasa

6) Mrs. Rachel Tony

7) Mrs. Angeline Wilfred

8) Mrs. Kamila Prabhu

Information Technology

Chairperson : Mr. John Manoah

Members

1) Mr. Ronald

2) Mr. Anandh KM

3) Mr. Franklin Koilpillai

4) Mr.Sundar

5) Mr. Shibu

6) Mr.Vijay

7) Mrs.Joyce Arun

8) Mr. Sathiya Prabhakar

Publication and Literature

Chairperson : Mr. Wilfred

Members

1) Mrs. Asha Rajupaul

2) Mrs. Ajji Alan

3) Mrs. Hannah Selvin

4) Mrs. Edith Sundar

5) Mrs. Anina David

6) Mr. Shibu

7) Mrs. Selina Ronald

8) Mrs. Mary Roselin

Finance

Chairperson : Mr. Clement Selvaraj

Members

1) Mr. Irwin Christudoss

2) Mr. Anban

3) Mr. Ashok Anand

4) Mr. Ronald

5) Mr. Isaac

6) Mr. David Surendran

7) Mr. Aruldoss

8) Mrs. Reeta Publius

Music

Chairperson : Mr. Sathiya Prab-hakar

Members

1) Mr. Isaac

2) Mr. John Manoah

3) Mr. Atheejoe

4) Mrs.Vijitha Sheldon

5) Mrs. Priscilla Vijay

6) Mrs. Sweetlin

7) Mrs. Jenitta Atheejoe

8) Mrs. Merjulah Jabez

Build Bethel project Building

committee:

Chairperson: Mr. Isaac Peterson

1) Pastor

2) Mr. Ronald

3) Mr. Publius

4) Mr. Irwin

5) Mr. Clement

6) Mr. Ashok Anand

7) Mr. Anban

8) Mr. George

9) Mr. Wilson

10) Mr. Selvin

11) Mr. Christopher Vasa

12) Mrs. Sweetlin Frank

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Nomination Committee

Chairperson: Pastor

Members

1) Mr. Selvin

2) Mr. Clement

3) Mrs. Anina David

4) Mrs. Angelin Isaac

5) Mr. Ruben Gandhi

6) Ms. Priya

7) Mrs. Thilagavathi

8) Mr. Wilfred

Mission & Evangelism

Chairperson : Mr. Atheejoe N

Members

1) Mr. Wilfred

2) Mrs.Selina Ronald

3) Dr. Rajkumar

4) Mr.Franklin Koilpillai

5) Mrs. Sasikala

6) Mrs. Mary Roselin

7) Mrs. Jabez Yesudas

8) Mr. Rajan Abraham

Peace and Discipline

Chairperson : Mr. Franklin D.C

Members

1) Mrs. Shanthi Rajkumar

2) Mrs. Giftlin Clement

3) Mrs. Joyce Arun

4) Mr. Sanjay Joel

5) Mrs. Ruth Jeyalakshmi

6) Mrs. Nithya Ashok

7) Mr. Wilson

8) Mrs. Julia Abraham

Ushers

Chairperson : Mr. Sheldon

Members

1) Mr. Frank Santhosh

2) Mr. Arun Amirtharaj

3) Mr. Jayanth

4) Mr. Darwin

5) Mr. Koilraj

6) Ms. Sannath

7) Mr. Anand MK

8) Mr. Tony

Membership & Records

Chairperson : Arun Amirthraj

Members:

1) Mr. Anand Philips

2) Mr. Jabez David

3) Mrs. Nithya Ashok

4) Mrs. Iris Irwin

5) Mr. Vijay

6) Mrs. Anitta Sathiya

7) Ms. Priya

8) Mrs. Reeta Mary

Lay Activity

Chairperson : Mr. Christopher Vasa

Members

1) Mr. Rajupaul

2) Mr. Arul

3) Mr. Koilraj

4) Mr. Prabhu

5) Mr. Jeevan

6) Mr. Sanjay Joel

7) Mrs. Jessica Vasa

8) Mrs. Cynthia John

Property

Chairperson : Mr. Isaac Peterson

Members

1) Mr. Ashok

2) Mr. Irwin Christudoss

3) Mr. Ronald

4) Mr. Publius

5) Mr. George

6) Mr. Shekar

7) Mr. Kingsley Francis

8) Mr. Tony

Christian Education

Chairperson : Dr. Rajkumar

Members

1) Mr.Jabez Yesudas

2) Mr.Clement

3) Mr.Angelin Isaac

4) Mr. Selvin

5) Mr. Wilfred

6) Mrs.Suganthi Franklin

7) Mr.Vadivel

8) Mrs.Mary Rosaline

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Missionary Profile - Mrs. Edith Sundar

Dr. Paul Brand - The Lepers’ Lifesaver

Jessie Brand and Evelyn Brand were the pio-

neer missionaries to Kolli Hills in Tamil Na-

du. They were blessed with their first child

on July 8th, 1914 and they named him Paul

Brand. Paul grew up watching his dad and

mom teach various things to the people of

Kolli hills. As his parents were the pioneer

missionaries they often had to play the role

of a doctor, carpenter, judge, etc. and this

kept them very busy. Paul was often left in their wooden house to take

care of his younger sister. As a young boy, Paul witnessed his parents

preaching the gospel to the people there.

At the age of 9, he was sent to London for further education. He stayed

there under the care of his mother’s sister. At the age of 15, he lost his

father. Brand completed his studies in medicine and further became an

orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Paul Brand married Dr. Margaret who was also

a surgeon. Etched in his memory were scenes of his parents with the

people of Kolli hills. Ready for the challenges ahead, Dr. Paul Brand

along with his wife Dr. Margaret returned to India in 1946. He joined

the Christian Medical College and Hospital in Vellore as a professor of

Orthopedics. A visit to the Leprosy Sanatorium at Chengalpet moved

Dr. Brand greatly and he wanted to do something for those people. Doc-

tors Paul and Margaret brand began to research on it and proved that

leper’s malformations were tied to their loss of ability to feel

pain. They developed new medical techniques that allowed lepers to

function in society in spite of their handicaps. Initially, many were not

comfortable with the idea of sharing hospital space and giving medical

treatment to the leprosy patients. However, in the late 1940s, Paul be-

came the first surgeon in the world to use reconstructive surgery to cor-

rect the deformities of leprosy in the hands and feet. In 1953, he joined

the Leprosy Mission in Karigiri. His wife, Dr. Margaret did pioneering

research in Opthalmology with regard to leprosy patients. From his ex-

perience of working with the leprosy patients, Paul wrote: “God de-

signed the human body so that it is able to survive because of pain”.

In 1966, after 19 years of ministry in India, he moved to USA accepting

a position at the U.S. Public Health Service's National Hansen's Disease

Center in Carville, Louisiana. After retiring from the U.S Public Health

Service, he taught at the University of Washington and also served as

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Bethel Methodist Church,Bethel Nagar, KR puram, Bangalore

PC members & Sub committee members for the year 2012-13

Secretary : Mr. R.Selvin

Treasurer : Mr. Anban Sunderson

Chairpersons of Sub-Committees:

Nomination Committee : Pastor

Membership and Records : Mr. Arun Amirtharaj

Mission & Evangelism : Mr. Atheejoe Nargunam

Lay Activities : Mr. ChristopherVasa

Property : Mr. Isaac Peterson

Christian Education : Dr. Rajkumar

Social Concerns : Mr. Jabez Yesudhas

Finance & Stewardship : Mr. Clement Selvaraj

Peace & Discipline : Mr. Franklin D.C

Information Technology : Mr. John Manoah

Publication and Literature : Mr. Wilfred

Prayer : Mr. Ashok Anand

Ushers : Mr. Sheldon

Music : Mr. Sathya Prabhakar

Additional Members to Pastorate Committee

Mr. Anand KM Mr. Tony

Ms. Priya Mr. Rueben Gandhi

Mr. Shekar

Organizations

President, WSCS : Mrs. Sharon Whittaker

Sunday School Superintendent : Mrs. Giftlin Clement

President, MYF : Mr. Justin

Additional Members to the Pastorate Conference

Mr. Ronald Mr. Frank Santhosh

Mr. Wilson Mr. David Jabez

Mr. David Surendran Mrs. Angelin Isaac

Mrs. Sasikala Mr. koilraj

Mrs. Asha Rajupaul Mr. Publius

Mr. Shibu Mr. Darwin

Representatives

Youth Advisors : Mr. Franklin koilpillai & Mrs.Jemima Koilpillai

Regional Conference : Mr. Selvin / Mr. Isaac

District Conference : Mr. Ashok Anand / Mr. Franklin DC

Internal Auditors : Mr. Irwin, Mr. Ashok

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We also had a chance to visit their houses. We were really moved by the

lives they live, we could also observe few drunkard husbands figh�ng with their wives.

So we found that there are so much need to tell about our loving God to the Irulas.

Inspite of our long journey we had the happiness of visi�ng them. I personally felt that

God has blessed us enough and more. So its our responsibility to be a blessing to his

people who are in need.

Teens fellowship - Ms. Tabitha Das

“Out of all creatures only humans can worship, pray, fast, meditate and plan.

This great giN of thinking power sets him apart which is the crea�on of our God”. I

would like to greet each and every one in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus

Christ.

It gives me a great pleasure to tell about the Teens Fellowship. This fellow-

ship has personally encouraged me to interac�vely explore God’s word and build a

healthy rela�onship. These sessions have taught me how religion and science go to-

gether, how to manage our spare �me with God and many more and clears our

doubts in the word of God. Each �me I get to know more about the Lord, my

faith in him increases. On the whole, we enjoy and engage in fruiOul ac�vi�es

aimed at strengthening our walk with God.

(Teens fellowship is being conducted every Sunday for students just out of the Sunday

School age. Tabitha is a BBM student at NIME college who a$ends this fellowship)

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the president of the London-based Leprosy Mission International. Dr.

Paul Brand received several awards and acknowledgements for his out-

standing work. He was a gifted speaker and has authored and co-

authored many books. The popular books that he co-authored with Phil-

ip Yancey are Fearfully and wonderfully made, In His Image and Pain-

the gift nobody wants. When asked about Dr. Brand, Yancey said "My

father died just after my first birthday, and in so many ways Dr. Brand

became a father figure to me in the best way. I have never known any-

one more brilliant, nor anyone more humble.”

On the 8th of July 2003, Dr. Paul Brand went to be with the Lord. His

family is now part of this legacy and his ministry still continues in India

Bible Puzzle - Identify books of the Bible

(Contributed by Mrs. Kamalashree David)

Here is a paragraph which contains 25 names of

books of the Bible. Try to find it out… (One is done

for you in bold letters). Can you find the names of 25 books of the Bible in this paragraph? This is a most remarkable puzzle. Some-one found it in the seat pocket on a flight from Los An-geles to Honolulu, keeping himself occupied for hours. One man from Illinois worked on this while fishing from his john boat. Roy Clark studied it while playing his banjo. Elaine Victs mentioned it in her column once. One woman judges the job to be so involving, she brews a cup of tea to help calm her nerves. There will be some names that are really easy to spot . . . that’s a fact. Some people will soon find themselves in a jam, especially since the book names are not necessarily capitalized. The truth is, from answers we get, we are forced to admit it usually takes a minister or scholar to see some of them at the worst. Something in our genes is responsible for the difficulty we have. Those able to find all of them will hear great lamentations from those who have to be shown. One revelation may help, books like! Timothy and Samuel may occur without their num-bers. And punctuation or spaces in the middle are normal. A chipper attitude will help you compete. Remember, there are 25 books of the Bible lurking somewhere in this paragraph. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13. ( Refer page 11 for answer)

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TESTIMONY - Mrs. Kamila Prabhu

"TheLordyourGodhaschosenyououtofallthepeopleonthe

face of the earth to be his people, His treasured possession."

Deut7:6

GodhaschosenmethroughhisGrace.Hehasbeengoodtome

everytime,evenwhenIwasawayfromHim. Iacceptedthe

Lord asmy Savior when I was in 10th Std and got baptized

when I was in third year of my engineering. The Lord has

beengoodenoughtoshowerhisgraceandblessingsuponme.

Igotmarriedin2004.WhenIconceived,everybodywasquite

excitedasthiswasthe,irstbabyinmyfamilyandinmyhus-

band's family; itwasaftera longperiodof time.But thisex-

citement came to endon July22, 2005.On thatday, I deliv-

eredagirlbaby,butitsurvivedonlyforfewhours.

Everything was normal duringmy regular checkup, but B.P

was a little high. Doctor advised low salt diet, which I fol-

lowed. I got admitted. It was a normal delivery, butmy B.P

roseduring theprocess.Thiscausedsomecomplications for

thebaby, and thebaby survivedonly for a fewhours. Iwas

totally broken.At this juncture, like anyotherhumanbeing,

myquestiontoGodwas"Whyonlyme?”Mymotherwastry-

ingtoconsolemebysaying“Everythinghappensaccordingto

Hiswill.”

“Hehasmadeeverythingbeautifulinitstime….”Eccl3:11

Shortly afterwards, my mother attended a fasting prayer

meeting. She had a vision inwhich a lady dressed inwhite,

gaveababy(wrapped inwhitecloth) tomymother.Exactly

after two months, I conceived again. When I went for my

checkup,theduedategivenwassameasthatofmy,irstdeliv-

ery.Therewasconfusionandfearinme. Idecidedtoforget

what had happened and seekGodwhole-heartedly, for “The

Lord'srighthandhasdonemightythings"Psalms118:15.Ide-

livered Sujal exactly oneweekbefore the givendate i.e. July

15th.Sujalwasdressedandwrappedinwhitebabyshawlgiv-

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HALF A DAY WITH THE IRULAS HALF A DAY WITH THE IRULAS HALF A DAY WITH THE IRULAS HALF A DAY WITH THE IRULAS - Mrs. Ajji Alan

Irulas are a tribal community living in different parts of India. One of their

habitats is in the Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu. They derive their name, which liter-

ally signifies "People of the darkness".They earn their living by doing `coolie' work. The

problem of these people is that, only some get money while the remaining just get

some rice or other things in kind as a payment for their labor. Their economic hard-

ships are also due to the fact that the society at large has been neglec�ng them over

the years. They are totally ignorant about the happenings in the external world to the

extent that they don't even know the benefits that they are eligible to receive as a

Schedule Tribe. This state of affair is the result of their illiteracy. Taking advantage of

this, the landlords cheat these people into signing the land granted to them by the

government against paltry loans given to them by the landlords. As a result they have

lost whatever assets they have possessed.

Our team led by Mr.Atheejoe, started our two hour drive on June 30th

by

two in the aNernoon from bangalore towards Doddendagalli, situated in the outskirts

of Hosur. We were accompanied by Mr. Robert, Mrs. Shanthini Robert(Parents of

Atheejoe), Mr Peter, Mrs Sudha Peter, Mr. Paul Ganesh and Mr. Franklin. In the midst

of the hot sun and the huge traffic, we were excited about our first trip. On the way,

We had an oppourtunity to spend few minutes in the IEM missionary 's house where

we could hear his experience at the field work. We praise and thank God for his heal-

ing and we believe in faith that he will be healed completely before we meet him the

next month.

We along with the missionary, Mr.Mahendran we went to the church in

Doddendagalli, where nearly 40 children were gathered. A teacher appointed by the

IEM from the same place, Mrs.Antony amma was dedicated enough in teaching those

children. We were really happy on seeing the children geSng educated. They were

enthusias�c in playing games, singing songs, and praying with us. Mr. Peter narrated

to them the “story of the leper” conveying the message that only Jesus can wash our

sins and make us holy. Then aunty, Mrs. Shanthini Robert taught them a prayer song

meaning that our en�re body is dedicated to do the work of God.

Few issues were discussed regarding the upliNment of the Irulas.

• We heard from the teacher that it would be beAer if she teaches the children

using visual aids, So she expressed the need of a television. If there are any other

aids which you feel will be beAer you can come forth with your ideas.

• We no�ced a girl studying 10th

std who has a threat of child marriage. We need to

give them the awareness of higher educa�on.

• We heard from an old mother crying that her son is not taking care of her.

• We need to teach them clean habits.

• We found a mother having many children, mal nutri�oned. We can also teach

them how to take care of children.

• We no�ced that the ladies are open to hear the gospel but not their husbands,

we need to pray for their salva�on.

• Heard from the missionary that many children are not going to school, need to

give them the awareness of educa�on.

If any of you have any other sugges�ons you can convey it to Mr. Atheejoe

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• Sunday services -Tamil & English: God’s presence & Unction, God’s touch on every worshipper, No distraction through the service.

Sunday:Sunday:Sunday:Sunday:

Pray for All the Churches:

• •Pray for all the Churches, Missions & its leaders – remembering what Paul said in Phil 1: 15-18 “It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rival-ry, but others out of goodwill. The latter do so out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. The former preach Christ out of self-ish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains. But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And be-cause of this I rejoice.”

Pray for BMC:

• Marathahalli AF & its members (Frank fly, Selvin fly, Clement fly, Sundar fly, Wilfred fly, Ashok fly, Sathiya fly, Praveen fly, Ebenezer fly, Deo fly, Kiran, Samraj fly, Vadivel ly, Prabhu Roselin fly).

• Prayer dept (Monthly prayer on 1st Friday, Tamil prayer meet on 3rd Friday, Men’s prayer meet on 3rd Sat, Area ladies prayer cells)

Birthdays & Wedding Anniversaries

Birthdays

Mas. Samuel John 1-Aug

Mrs. Jemimah 2-Aug

Mr. Peter 4-Aug

Mas .Alfred Samuel 14-Aug

Ms. Grace Novman 15-Aug

Mr. Sahitya Deep 15-Aug

Mas. Abel Manoah 20-Aug

Mas. Ashrita Kalyan 20-Aug

Mrs. Sudha Peter 21-Aug

Mas Jordan 20-Aug

Mrs. Selina Sugantha 23-Aug

Mrs. Srisha Warren 26-Aug

Mrs. Edith Sundar 10-Aug

Mrs. Nina R.S 31-Aug

Wedding Anniversaries

Mr. John Prasanth & Mrs. Jasmine 8-Aug

Mr. Isaac & Mrs. Angelin Isaac 6-Aug

Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Jessica 15-Aug

Mr. Clement & Mrs. GiNlin 23-Aug

Mr. Atheejoe & Mrs. JeniAa 23-Aug

Birthday and Wedding Anniversary wishes to all on

behalf of the Congregation.

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given by the hospital authorities as a complimentary.When

thenursegavethebabytomymom,itwasexactlythesame

as shehad seen inhervision.TheSovereignLordwipedall

myyearsandturnedallmysorrowsintojoywithinayear.

“Iwillgobeforeyouandwill levelthemountains;Iwillbreak

downgatesofbronzeandcutthroughbarsofiron”Isa45:2

I thought Iwill not be able to establish a career as I took a

longbreakaftermystudies.But,Godthroughhissheergrace

hasenabledmetogetajob.Heisleadingandguidingmeasa

toddlerisledbyafatherormothertowalk.Godhasbeenmy

Shield,fort,comforter,protectorandprovider.Allpraiseand

glorytoHimalone.

Bible Puzzle - Answer

Can you find the names of 25 books of the Bible in this paragraph? This is a most remarkable puzzle. Someone found it in the seat pocket on a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu, keeping himself occupied for hours. One man from Illinois worked on this while fishing from his john boat. Roy Clark studied it while playing his banjo. Elaine Victs mentioned it in her column once. One woman judges the job to be so involving, she brews a cup of tea to help calm her nerves. There will be some names that are really easy to spot . . . that’s a fact. Some people will soon find themselves in a jam, espe-cially since the book names are not necessarily capitalized. The truth is, from answers we get, we are forced to admit it usually takes a minister or scholar to see some of them at the worst. Something in our genes is responsible for the difficulty we have. Those able to find all of them will hear great lamentations from those who have to be shown. One revelation may help, books like! Timothy and Samuel may occur without their numbers. And punc-tuation or spaces in the middle are normal. A chipper attitude will help you compete. Remember, there are 25 books of the Bible lurk-ing somewhere in this paragraph. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13

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Prayer Diary

Monday:Monday:Monday:Monday:

Pray for a country: CAMBODIA. Capital – Phnom Penh. Population- 1.5

crores

• King – Norodom Sihamoni, Prime Minister – Hun Sen,

• Religion: 96.4% Theravada Buddhism, 2.1% Islam, 1.3% Christians and 0.3% Others (Mahayana Buddhism, Folk heroes, Confucianism, Taoism)

• Pray for the Missionaries, Pastors and the Churches.

• Pray for the Spiritual darkness that persists in Cambodia, and issues like Land grabbing, child labourers, sex trade victims and Drug trafficking and abuse.

Pray for BMC:

• Bethel Nagar AF & its members (Rajkumar fly, Publius fly, Pastor fly, Vijay fly, Vijay Prakash fly, Sharon fly, Uma Devar fly, Prabhu fly, Bernard, Anand family, Paul Ganesh Fly, Sahitya Deep, Diedonne fly, Justin, Yao, Yapo, Peter fly, Paul naveen fly, Padma fly, Kalyan fly, Daniel)

• Tamil congregation families ( Devasandra TAF & its members: families of Rajupaul, Philip, Wilson, Ruth, Sekar, Latha, Das, Pastor)

• Missions dept. (Whitefield outreach, Irula outreach), Properties dept., Fi-nance dept. Church construction project: Praise God for the funds collected so far and pray for the remaining works and the funds needed.

Tuesday:Tuesday:Tuesday:Tuesday:

Pray for India:

• Pray that the gospel message would be made available to every person in India.

• Pray that God would continue to call church planters to go into the rural re-gions and start new fellowships of faith, healing and hope.

• Pray that India's young population would find hope in Christ and practical help through education. Millions of children are in malnutrition, orphaned, or even victims of child trafficking. Pray for many Christians to rise up to help support and love these children

• Pray that Jesus will change the hearts of the people who commit various kinds of crimes against the female children due to hatred for the girl child.

• Pray for the economic and social prosperity in India.

• Pray that Drugs, bribery and misuse of money to be stopped at all levels.

Pray for BMC:

• Pray for the complete recovery of Master Venkatesh s/o the SEA school teacher Mrs.

Malathi Nandakumar. His surgery was successful and pray that he will very soon start to pass motion on his own and for the blessings of God upon them.

• KR Puram AF & its members (Atheejoe fly, Jayanth fly, Ashok Doddanna's fly, Ste-

phen Daniel fly, Naveen Warren fly, Jeevan fly). Tamil congregation families, Hoodi TAF & its members: Durai, Madhu, families of Mary Rita, Jyothi, Shyamala, Sarah, Arulkumar/Jeniffer, Stephen Babu.

• BMC Sunday school & other area Sunday schools at Hoodi, WhiteField – for all the

children to grow in Christ, wisdom for the Sunday school teachers.

Compiled by Mr. Ashok Anand

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Wednesday:Wednesday:Wednesday:Wednesday:

Pray for a missionary organiza�on : WorldVision India

• WorldVision India is a Christian humanitarian organization that works in to-wards building a better world for children and creating a lasting change in the lives of families and communities living in poverty and injustice

• It is spread across about 175 districts in India, and serves all people regard-less of religion caste, ethnicity or gender

• Primary focus of the ministry is for the well-being of the children by enabling education, heath and protection

• It partners with government, civil society, corporates, academia and faith based organizations to build a nation fit for children

Thursday:Thursday:Thursday:Thursday:

Pray for BMC

• Hoodi AF & its members (Isaac fly, Arun fly, David fly, Tony fly, David Jabez fly, Shibu fly, Frank, Vivek Bangera fly, Kingsly fly, Meril Joseph, Christopher fly)

• Tamil congregation families (Kodigehalli TAF & its members: Families of George, Prabhu-Kamila, Ravi, Joshua Devadas, Joseph)

• MYF (Weekly Bible studies), Music dept (Choir, Kids Choir, Worship team, Music class)

Friday:Friday:Friday:Friday:

Pray for the Sick and needy

• Pray for the people who are suffering from cancer, heart related problems, kidney problems, Dengue fever and various other health problems.

• Continue to pray for 4yrs old Venkatesh from Sea school. Pray for financial needs.

• Pray for Mrs Suba Vadivel to recover from Dengue fever

Pray for BMC

• BMC would be mission minded; to support many missions; To reach out to

SEA college & Garden city college and other needy areas;

• Social concerns department (Bethel shaale, poor & needy fund), Literature dept. (Bethel Tidings, Planned library), Membership & Records dept., IT dept., Ushering, Peace & discipline Team, PC & its meetings.

Saturday:Saturday:Saturday:Saturday:

Pray for our Spiritual Leaders

• Pray for our Bishop and his family, our District Superintendent and his fami-ly, our Pastor Rev. David Livingston and his family (Mrs Jeya, Miss. Tabitha, Master. Timothy).

Pray for BMC

• Whitefield outreach (Sunday school, Adults fellowship/Bible study on Sun-day, Visiting team)

• Christian education dept. (Teens fellowship, friends prayer fellowship by young adults)