Work report of March2006

B.Esudas
Tallurinagar
Narasraopet-522601
Guntur-Dist. A.P. India.
Phone: 91 08647 231147


Dear Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ

Greetings to you in the precious name of the Lord. By the grace of the Lord and by your fervent prayers I and my family is doing well. I hope you all doing well. Thank you much for your kind prayers, encouragement and financial help for the Mission in India by me. Please find the work report of March 2006.

WORK REPORT OF MARCH 2006
Statistics:
Baptisms.7
Worship Services conducted by me in 3 congregations.
Worship Services by the fellow preachers in 13
Preachers get-to-gather conducted on 31 March.
Family counseling for two couple..
Gospel campaigns 3.
Visited the sic 5.
Distributed truth for Today Telugu books.
House visits 40
Visiting of non Christian families 11.
Family payer meetings 2
Burial services 2.
Distributed Songs books 3

It is good to inform you that congregations in my area are growing spiritually and also in attendance. I lead worship services in 3 congregations. Details are

Name of the Congregation : Attendance : Baptisms. Contribution.
1. Makkenavaripalem Church of Christ 42 3 Rs.131.50 ($3.13)
2.Ramanjaneaypuram Church of Christ 21 1 Rs.60.50 ($1.04)
3.Subbaiahpalem Church of Christ 18 3 Rs.43.50 ($1.00)

I am glad to inform you that in other 14 congregations worship services lead by our 8 preachers who are assisting me in the work. Theses congregations were stared by me. All of them are working hard in their congregations located in Guntur and Prakasam Districts in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

In this month I gave the counseling to the two couple .One couple is from Subbaiahpalem congregation. His name is Isaac. His wife is not Christian. They got some quarrel relating to their faiths. She went to her parent’s village and not like to be with the Bro.Issac. I went to the village and talked to her and teach the word of Lord and able to convenience her to accept her to come to her husband. Now they are ok. And now she is attending the services in Subbaiahpalem, I hope she will be baptized very soon. Please pray for her.

And one Sis.Chinna Galimma’s from Makkenavaripalem attempted suicide. She swallow some poison (here we use that poison to kill rabbits) By the grace of God we were able to protect her. She is relative of the boy who was killed his husband. Now that boys family is living in the house of this Sis.Chinna Galimma’s house. Now all is well.

Preacher’s get to gather: On 31st I conducted preachers get to gather in my house in Narasaraopet.I am wishing and praying to conduct the preacher get to gather at the end of every month. I invited the preachers who are working with me in my Team. There are 8 preachers and 2 of the church leaders attended the meeting. Please find the picture of the attended group.

Distribution of Bible Literature: I distributed 40 copies of Life of Christ.6 (Truth for Today ) to the area preachers and leaders. I distributed 3 songs books for the needy brothers and sisters in the congregations.

Visiting the sick: I visited and prayed for a sister who is suffering with cancer. She is from the village of Rythunagar Church of Christ. Her name is Kamala. She needs our prayers very much. Please pray for her. There we have a brother name is Nageswarao. He had a by pass (heart) surgery few years back he has some heart problems again. I visited these people and also some other Sis.Manohari from Makkenavaripalem Church of Christ. She has some allergies problems. Her palms and finger has some swelling like leprosy. But is it not leprosy. The area always some type of swelling and it gives much problem to her. And I visited a preacher who is suffering with chuken gunia .Due to this dieses the people suffering severe joint pains . In some area of the state some people died due to this decease. And I am with a family(Bro.koteswarao) from Ramnajneyapuram when their son was troubled with Asthma. Now that boy is doing well.

Funeral:I attended and preached in a funeral program in Makkenavaripalem Church of Christ. One Sis. Manda Nagamma was died due to on 26 of March. She was trained nurse but she married another cast person. Due to some ill health she was died. We buried her on 27. She had son. Now that boy was with his father. And had a chance to preach in a non Christians funeral in the village Velur in Guntur district. He is my relative. His name is Bontha Thimothi.

Visiting the non Christian Families; I visited some 11 Hindu families in this month. I find that one women from Ramanjaneyapuram village interested in the word of Lord and I invited her to the services. I visited 3 times her house. She is a widow.

Regarding Prayer sheds and Church buildings: It is good to inform you that we have land for Church services in 7 congregations. We have shed for Subbaiahpalem Church of Christ for the Church gathering. Now we constructed prayer shed for Degarlamudi Church of Christ. You can find the picture below. And we started Church buildings for Makkenavaripalem Church of Christ and for Ramanjaneyapuram Church of Christ. We need to complete the buildings and need find land for other congregations and need to build prayer shed for the other 10 congregations.

Constructed A prayer Shed for a congregation: I visited the village Degarlamudi and had a meeting. I started the congregation here two years back. One of our brother Hari Babu preaches here. We constructed a prayer shed for this congregation. I talked to the leader of the congregation planning to conduct opening meeting soon. We wish to conduct this program on 2nd or 9th of Next month. We wish to conduct a Gospel Meeting on that day. Please find the picture of the shed. I am planning to invited the area preacher to the meeting. We need your prayers for the success of the meeting.

My family: We are doing well. And my older daughter write her 10 Class examinations. She is looking for the results. And my younger daughter now writing her 7th Class common examinations. My son write her 9th Class examinations. I have some sinus problems . I need to send my older daughter to a college. She need much money to go for her college.

Please pray for my family and the work needs. We need your prayers very much to continue this Lords’ work in India. We are praying for you and all of your families every day . May God Bless you.

In the love of the Lord.

Yours brother in Christ
B.Esudas