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Anti-Christian elements had planned and come with a
strategy of protest and to court arrest to disrupt the
convention. Over 200 had gathered and giving false
information to the police and media tried to stop the
convention saying “foreigners were forcibly converting
people”. Though they did not succeed in getting our
guests arrested and deported, they did succeed to bar
our guests from even sitting on the platform. In the end
the police arrested 150 of these protesters and found 20
of them to be people of criminal record in this regard.
We are thankful to the police for their wise handling of
the matter in a tense situation which could have brought
communal disharmony.
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The people of India are a peace loving people
and these actions by a few militants does not
reflect the heart of the nation.
However! What the opposition has meant for
harm,God turned into a great blessing. Our
leaders and known preachers in our ministry
stood tall and boldly proclaimed the gospel of
Jesus Christ giving open altar calls where
thousands over the days gave there heart to
Jesus. In one of our afternoon meetings, people
thronged to the altar demanding to be baptized
right away. What a tremendous response.
Instead of less attendance, our attendance went
up day after day culminating in 18,000 people on
Saturday night and around 16,000 people on
Sunday morning. 120 people got baptized over the
weekend. What a tremendous boldness came over
the people as with opposition and persecution
staring them in the face they gave their hearts
to the Lord and then waded into the muddy canal
to be baptized.
Speaker after speaker reiterated their resolve
and the resolve of Manna. We will go to jail if
we have to, we will withstand any persecution,
but WE WILL NOT STOP PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF
JESUS CHRIST! Persecution may rear its ugly head
under many different disguises, but the Church
in India will grow and grow and will not be
stopped.
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Manna Dorcas Home for widows was opened to the
Glory of God and to serve the widow who is
forgotten, struggling and lost her identity. The
Bible teaches us “pure and undefiled religion
before God and the Father is this: to visit
orphans and widows in their trouble and to keep
oneself unspotted from the world”
For years Manna has invested in the orphan and
fatherless, but though we have helped the widow
a little bit here and there, we have failed to
emphasize the care of the widow. This has now
changed and will continue to change in the
future.
With generous help from our friends, we have
constructed a home where we have started with an
initial number of 20 widows. There they will
live, be taken care of, help with our children
in the children home and be trained in the Word
of God. In the process with God’s help we will
to restore their dignity, their joy and help
them to find their God given purpose in life.
Our goal is with God’s help and help from our
friends like you, we will open many more homes
like this to bring life, joy and purpose to a
young life that has had a tragic turn.
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MANNA DORCAS HOME OPENED
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As
winter fades and spring begins to arrive, our
heart and the hope that’s inside begins to rise.
We have seen in the past season persecution
arrive at our doorstep, we have had a Pastor’s
family chased out of a village and the church
damaged, we have seen struggles in our finances,
but through it all God has shown himself
faithful. His vision has not changed and our
vision has not changed.
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No
matter what may come our way, we will go forward. We
will go forward in reaching out to the nation of
India with God’s compassionate love. We will feed
the hungry child, clothe the naked, educate the
child, give shelter to the homeless, bring comfort
to those who mourn and most importantly we will
preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
My friends, we need you just as much as we always
had. We can not and would not have been able to do
this without your help. You partnering with us and
God have truly made a difference in a multitude of
lives. Once again, I ask you to stand with us so our
motion is always forward. As you make your
contribution, please also write to us your prayer
requests, we are glad to pray for you and believe
God’s best for you and your loved ones. |
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Yours
in His service,
Bishop P. Ernest Komanapalli
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