B.Esudas, Evangelist

Family

Greetings to you in the precious name of the Lord. Please permit me to introduce myself. I am B.Esudas, age of 44 , from the city of Narasraopet, Guntur district ,Andhra Pradesh, South India. I am a Christian for 23 years , I have been serving the Lord for 18 years. My father was a faithful gospel preacher Bontha Paul from Church of Christ in Chennupalli helped to ground me in God's Word.I married, my wife Lakkepogu Vijaya kumari 17 years back . We have 3 children their ages are 16, 15, 13 We adopted a child. My wife is an invaluable aid and apt Bible class teacher for the ladies and children, in the work. Her knowledge of God's word enables her to assist them with the problems of everyday life in relation to the diseases and nutrition responsibilities that they encounter. My children are obedient and becoming proficient in the use of scripture, sometimes assisting with biblical studies.

I presently preach at three locations each Sunday.
1. Church of Christ in Subbaiahpalem
2. Church of Christ in Makkenavaripalem,
3. Church of Christ in Ramanjneyapuram

This is possible because their times are set ; 9.00AM: Church of Christ in Subbaiahpalem. Rompicherla mandal,Guntur district, A.P. India.,12.00 PM: Church of Christ in Makkenavaripaelm Church of Christ Santhamagulur mandal ,Prakasam district, a.p. India, 8.00PM: Church of Christ in Ramanjaneyapuram ,Ballikurva mandal ,Prakasam district, a.p. India,.It takes (40 minuts nearly to travel between ongregations.

I am submitting these things for your kind consideration with much prayers.

Church of Christ in Subbaiahpalem: It is the congregation recentlystarted. Strength of the congregation is 20. They converted from Newapostolic Church. Now we are conducting the worship services and other services in New Apostle’s building. Because all of them are now member of Lord’s Church. I am attending the worship and house visits and family prayers in this village.

Ramnajaneyapuram Church of Christ: Here we have 25 regular attendance, conducting the Bible Class on Friday evenings , my wife conducting Sunday school at 6.pm on every Sunday. Here we are conducting worship at 8.00 PM. Here children called me as PRARDANA PEDANANA. It means Prayer uncle. And I am solemnizing the marriages and conducting funerals and memorial meetings, family prayers, house visits, family counseling classes when some couples had disputes between them. My wife Vijaykumari spend some time to talk with young ladies and women and occasionally conducting small gatherings to teach them with the word of Lord and also give instructions for awareness on HIV and other health talks and Home cleanness. In this village there are HIV patients and two are our church members one was died. You have their picture. They have two children. We are conducting the services on the street road.It is a small village. Most of the people are working in crushers mills, there are 4 crushers mills in this village. But many people migrating to this village making the huts near by crushers mills , and they are denominational people. Some of them occasionally attending to some of our services. But our people acting as main role in all village works. All of them are poor. The higher cast people use our people to fire the dead bodies and burry the dead bodies and they pay some for it for our people. It is one of other work for our people.At times when church member to other villager suffering with severe sickness I stayed with them nights and help them with money I have, strengthen them with the word and use my vehicle to bring them to nearest city like Narasaraopet or Ongole for the treatment. Some timesthey lost their lives due to lack proper medical care. We started the Church building for this congregation on 9th September 2002.

Church of Christ in Makkenavaripalem: Here we have the 40 regularattendance for the services. It is up down time to time. We worshiped Him on Every Sunday at 12. A,M in one brother’s varanda (Porch) My wife speaks the word of Lord and give instructions to ladies for awareness like HIV and health talks and home cleanness’ and child care. And I do house visiting, conducting family prayers, funerals and memorial meetings weddings, naming celebrations, thanks giving prayer meetings and visiting the sick.And conducted Livings Stone Preachers Training School in this village Makkenavaripalem from July to 1st part of December 2004. At end of November school attendance was increased to 29.Here we teach only basics of the Church doctrine, over view of the Bible, preaching techniques and sermon building. And we started to build the Church building for this congregation on 9th May 1997.Here there are 3 denominations working in this village. 1.Baptist. 2.Living Evangelical Fellowship 3.Laymen’s Evangelical Fellowship.There are first of all two church buildings (Makkenavaripalem Churchbuilding and Ramanjaneyapuram Church building) having started, it has been delayed for so long due to the lack of funds.

PRAYER REQUEST FOR THE WORK:1. Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he shall cry himself, but shall not be heard." Proverbs 19:17,“ Pure and lasting religion in the sight of God our Father means that we must care for orphans and widows and refuse to let the world corrupt us." James 1:27 ,I have long term thought to strengthen the congregations, I wish to start a Christian School and Orphanage.

Most of our congregations people are poor and still illiterates and bonded labors. If we give the education to the poor and orphans in the Christian atmosphere, they will grow in the right way and will become the pillows of the future church. If they grow with the good education in good Christian school, they will receive good strength spiritually and also financially, If the members are in that position the church will be strengthened spiritually and physically. It reflects on the church treasure and will become self-supporting. And will able to send the missionaries to the foreign lands for Him.

And I started several congregations in my in this districts.Plenty of the children are in need of this with the families of ourcongregations and orphans from the area congregations. It will be mainly for them and open for all others who are in need of assistance. Many of these orphans are being victims of family fights, due to HIV and other contagious diseases. The purpose of school is to benefit children, as we all know will help for future life- for the wayto live life. That is main purpose of having a school also a home for better training for the future Christian leadership.

2. I feel it is good to start new work at some new villages but Beforewe are going to do it, we have to strengthen the congregations we already established.3. I have a desire to have a Preachers Training School. You know I started it and quite it due to lack of funds. It name is Living Stone Preachers Training School. I wish to teach only Basics of the Church doctrine, over view of the Bible, Preaching techniques and sermon building. I am able to teach trainees from around the villages, I have also two full trained helpers for give assistance for teaching.If we can do this way of services the mission of Churches of Christ will flourish more, We will see good results through this works.

My present situation is: The work here requires Family needs...housing, food, utilities education, child care,. Work needs transportation, orphans, widows, medical needs, for Church building and preachers Training School,Please pray for the mission in India and for the extension Lord’s kingdom to strengthen it. We are praying for you all.

In the love of the Lord.

Yours brother in Christ
B.Esudas