News in December 2015
Letter from the President's desk
Manoharavanam Church dedication
Christmas in some of the churches
7th January 2015
Bapatla
Dear Brothers and sisters,
The India Bible Mission wishes you a happy, prosperous and a blessed year 2016. By God’s grace we are able to pass on all the hurdles in the year 2015 and stepped into the year 2016.
God helped us to stay in Japan with my children for 45 days. During that time God has chosen me to be his witness before churches. We arrived in India just before Christmas and happy to greet you in this New Year.
I thank for your prayers for December needs. As he heard our prayers, he helped to finish the church at Manoharavanam. I thank the JECC of Japan, who too has taken part to finish this church. It is dedicated for His glory on 21st December. The church building serves the community, who lives in thatched sheds, as a shelter in natural calamities too. Soon the church is dedicated, Satan provoked some anti-groups. They forced government people to issue a notice to remove the church building. We had to stand before the government servants. We took the notice and kept the issue before God. He wonderfully dealt with and the same people allowed keeping the building and continuing the prayers. Praise the Lord.
On the same day we had the pastor’s conference, to which all the IBM pastors attended and worshipped for all the good deeds of God in the year 2015. They were gifted with new clothes presented by my children. The day 21st December was very much a joyful day of the year.
The Christmas and New Year prayers are all held in all churches, with joy and glory to God. We praise God for His presence before us in the year 2015 and pray to continue in a better way in the year 2016 too.
It’s my humble request to you to visit our IBM site now and then to keep praying for the day today needs. The Church at Bapatla held stand still for want of funds. Please pray for the construction to continue.
May God be with you all the days to come in this New Year. Yours in His service…
K.Z.M. Santhi Raaz)