Today the Eu & EGF met for a half day
morning retreat in our church.
This mission is very similar to
IVF (Inter Varsity Fellowship.
We 've been a part of it since the past 35 years or more.
University students from various disciplines , working
people and married couples with young children
came together to worship the Lord
and have fun and fellowship
Girls leading in praise and worship
Budding engineers singing for God 's glory
These guys added dance to the music
This young lady gave a powerful testimony.
She once belonged to another religion.
Her father was encouraged by a Christian to read
the Psalms from the Bible.
He was deeply impressed by the 23rd Psalm
"The Lord is my shepherd,
I shall not want".
He pondered over the concept of
God being a shepherd, this was
absolutely alien to his religious background.
As he read more of the Bible ,
he became convinced of the reality
of Christ and accepted Him
as Saviour.
He encouraged his wife and children to read the Bible
and one by one they all
put their trust in Christ.
When this family made an open
declaration of their faith
they faced tumultuous opposition
from relatives and their
high caste wealthy community.
They were completely ostracized and denigrated.
This hurt them deeply but they
held on to their faith in the face
of trouble.
They attend a church which
comprises of people who have turned to Christ
from various religions.
They all are learning and
growing together.
Uncle Kumar (our Patriarch) brings
a word of encouragement and blessing
Brother Emmanuel with his children
Games time
Playing ball in the blazing 35C plus or 95*F sun.
Youngest ball player
In all we were about 60 people.
God gave us a wonderful time.
15 Fertilize my soul:
Its always such an encouragement to be around so many young people who love the Lord, isn't it? The little ball player is so cute....so many smiles and the joy they share comes through the computer screen...wonderful!
looks like an awesome church.
It looks like you all had a wonderful time together. I like the girls testimony. Isn't it amazing how God draws people out of false religions unto Himself? :-)
It just wonderful how the glory of God reaches everyone of us, regardless how far we may be, his love is always never.
God bless your church :)
What a successful church retreat. Wonderful testimonies, and blessed fellowship.
Doris
Thank you so much for your comments of kindness and love my dear friends
Whew! I was right with you until the ball game in the heat! Good times, Amrita! So glad to read about this! C-A
How many people have You in Your church? We have about 100. I see You have similar number :)
It's wonderful to know the Shepherd, and to hear of others being drawn to the Shepherd.
Good to know u had a wonderful time,Amrita.
Bit exhausted mentally.Pls do keep me in ur prayers.Love
I will pray for you MD
Not all people here belong to our church. Our church is smaller - the came from different places
Dear C-A, I must confess I was standing under a shady neem tree while the youngsters enjoyed the sun
Hi Amrita;
This year many Indian families have joined my church. One man is a doctor and is influencing his whole community. Each week I am amazed at how many new Indian families are joining us to worship Him.
Kimmie
mama to 8
one homemade and 7 adopted
Good to hear that Kimmie
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