UPC Kolkata February 2008 Newsletter

Newsletter July 2008

Lets give thanks to the Lord for all His doing in our lives, the Church and individuals. Starting from the Sunday School Children, whom many of them were waiting for their board exam results came out with flying colors with good marks. And the greater news was that two of the children from the Sunday School took Water Baptism in Jesus Name. Praise the Lord!

When we were thinking that our website has been of not much in use, but many people are actually visiting the sites and responding to it.

Then we had our Pastor Daniel Darlong visiting the Churches in Bihar and Jharkhand. He spent a week in Bihar from 31st May to 6th June, 2008 visiting the different churches and 8 people taking water baptism and as many as 10 people receiving the Holy Ghost. And he and bro. Birendra Bhakta, a wonderful man of God were joined by Rev. B. Ramliana, District Superintendent of Churachandpur District UPC, Manipur, India along with three other youths from our Dum Dum, Kolkata church in Bokaro, Jharkhand. There were four meetings held in two days in Bokaro where as many as 15 people received the Holy Ghost and one lady took water baptism in Jesus Name. Praise the Lord!

We started ministering in the neighboring states of Bihar and Jharkhand on 5 May, 2005, God had given us many new souls with about two hundred members water Baptized in Jesus name. Now we have five Churches and two workers in Bihar state. There are 8,28,78,796 people living in Bihar state. We have only two workers to reach this number of population. We pray God sent more burden people to reach the perishing in this state.

Though Jharkhand is very restricted state to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, God paves the way to reach many souls. One very faithful brother was baptized in Jesus name during our crusade, October 2005. On the following month Pastor Daniel Darlong made the follow-up ministry and all the family members were baptized in Jesus name. In our last visit to Jharkhand state in June, 2008, in our every service, the attendance was very good number of people. God keeps on adding many every day to His kingdom. By seeying the situation of the church, we feel that it is very necessary to have one casual worker in Jharkhand and we prayed and put in-charge to look after day to day worship service paying him his traveling expenditures every month. We thankful for Bro. Ram Prasad who willingly accepted to be a casual worker to look after our church in Jharkhand. One person is not enough to reach 2,69,09,428 people. You are God chosen vessel and can be a part of it.

We give thanks to the Almighty God, Jesus Christ for all the wonderful things he is doing in our midst. And we as a church need to continuously uphold in our prayers for the Sunday School Children, the brethren in Bihar and Jharkhand and people around us.

Reports from Bihar and Jharkhand Ministry June 2008

God Uses Crows

Sis. Lal Devi and her husband are very devoted worshipers of Idols. Once they happened to hear the words of God through some of their neighbors. They were so much interested to hear more about Jesus Christ and started for Sunday worship service to one Trinitarian church (Indian Pentecostal church). Both husband and wife got ready for attending the church which is about ten Km from their house, They know and saw that there is United Pentecostal Church just 300 meters far from their house and Bro. Raju Biddupuri is conducting in a small house on every Sunday. As the service is not a church building they do not count as proper place to worship God.

One Sunday morning when they were preparing for taking baptism service in that Trinitarian church a group of Crows did not allow them to pass the UPC worship house. The crows hovering over them and pulled their hairs and scretched their faces. Both the husband and wife did not feel good as such thing happened.(according to their superstition believe disturbing by crows is very bad sign). When they went back home the crows did not disturb them any more. Again they started going towards their destination but in no way the crows allowed them to pass the UPC service house. They tried three times to go but all the attempts failed as more crows came to disturb them. In their three times going back home, they took another thought to attend the UPC service which is very near and is on the way to the Trinitarian church. Coming out of the house for attending UPC service, they did no more see any Crow the place where they were disturbed. They came in the UPC service room and worship full heartedly and went back home after the service is over. Sister Devi and her husband Bro. Kumar prayed together and got the answer from God that they should take water baptism in Jesus name. Both of them took water baptism in Jesus name and live happier life than before. Before they come to Christ they use to despise the believers but now the whole family give very high respect to the Christians.

Though we have fewer workers in Bihar, God uses different creatures to bring new souls in His living church and they are saved.

Bro. Sant Lal Ram

Bro. Sant Lal Ram is a man of 30 years having two beautiful children. Lalita Devi is his wife living very deserted life. According his religion teaching, there is no life after dead. Whatever happened during our life is the end and no hell and heaven to expect after dead to suffer or to enjoy. In his desperation one day he suddenly took decision to commit suicide. He entered in an empty room, pours kerosene oil on him and started burning himself thinking to end his life. But fortunately, God sent some body to help him and did not die. All the front part of his body and skin is totally damaged.

They brought him for prayer during my visit in the church service and had very long discussion with him. Our discussion lasted from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. They brought him after three months of his burnt but totally not cured. After I talk to him the love of Jesus Christ he and his wife understood that they are not alone and Jesus love them too. Both of them cried with setting lots of tears. They repented the things they have done wrong and promised to follow Jesus in their life. After counseling and praying together about four hours, with repented they decided to take water baptism in Jesus name. Both husband and wife with their two children became the true family of God. When one sinner repented, all the Angels in heaven rejoice. All together in one service, eight people took water baptism in Jesus name and nine received the Holy Ghost.

Let join hands together and pray unitedly for the lost souls around us. Many souls are perishing every day because I did not open my eyes for them, I can not hear their cry because I give my ears to where I want to, I can not reach them because I do not take the first step. Lord helps me to see, hear and reach the perishing around me.