But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they will walk and not faint. - Isaiah 40:31

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Greetings to you all in His matchless name. We thank the Lord for His mercy and His protection on us, our family and over all our ministry and the people He has given us to lead for His kingdom. Hallelujah!

To the Church and fellowship leaders, our heartfelt thanks for your tireless prayers and financial support in 2007 towards the Lord's gospel, church planting and supporting missionaries. Our prayerful thanks to those who have sponsored VOZ Orphan children and helped us in this ministry as well. May God bless you many fold from His throne of grace.

Beloved, we are more blessed to serve our Lord in this year in India and outside India, Praise God! Brethren, Let this New Year 2008 be a year of spiritual renewal for us.

India Ministry

Beloved, we have obeyed Christ’s call, "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations…” in Matthew 28:19, in 2007. And He has blessed our gospel and church planting ministry by choosing new missionaries and leading Christians to sponsor these workers. The new missionaries were sent to Orissa, UP, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh. During February 2007, the Lord blessed us to go to Rajasthan, and Gujarat for the first time for the gospel and church planting ministries. We had baptism services and pastors’ seminars in rural areas with about 125 pastors benefiting in Banswara District, Rajasthan. Also we ministered in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarkhand, Nepal, Chattisgarh Orissa and in Tamil Nadu. Praise God!

Conventions and Gospel Ministry in abroad

We were blessed to minister in 5 churches in Malaysia at the invitation of Pr. M. J. Nathan Dunamis. We had a blessed time with Rev. Dunamis, Rev. Paul, Rev. James, Rev. David and Rev. Sesuraj. In September, Rev. Dunamis and a team of 6 Pastors came to India and ministered with us in Orissa and Chattisgarh VOZ mission fields and conducted conventions and distributed bibles, bicycles and gas lights to our missionaries.

While visiting our younger son Jayaraj, who is working in New Zealand, we had good fellowship with Pr. Vicky of Tamil Elim Church and with Pr. Das of Emmanuel Community Baptist church. By God's grace, we were blessed to serve the word of God in their respective churches.

Again during October and November 2007, the Lord our God blessed me to go to Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Oman at the invitation of Pastors. Jun De Jesus of ANFGM and Rev. Dr. Rajkumar of Abu Dhabi Apostolic church and Bro. Albert of Nizwa, Bro. George of Izki and Bro. Martin from Salalah, Oman. I am thankful to our Lord for Pr. Busola, and Pr. Abraham in TBOLF, Pr. Isaacdas of Anchor of Faith and Pr. Kumar of Jesus The Way ministry for giving me an opportunity to share our Lord's word in their congregation.

By the grace of God, we had wonderful Christmas and New Year services with our 45 orphan children and all our VOZ church believers in Pollachi.

New Year plans and projects

Dear Brethren, we are placing our new year plans and projects in presence of our Master’s feet for His approval , financial blessings and guidance.

1. To send 15 new ministers to North and South India for the extension of our Lord's kingdom.

2. To construct 10 new spacious churches in places of its urgent need.

3. To bring 15,000 new souls from every part of India and Nepal to Jesus Christ and make them to worship our Lord with us.

4. To add 15 more new orphan children in our orphanage, and bring them up for Christ.

Beloved, we believe that "For with God nothing shall be impossible," as it says in Luke 1:37. So beloved, we trust in Him for the above plans will be taken care of by our Lord and we are going to give thanks giving to Him on the end of December 2008.

As per Isaiah 40:31, this year 2008, we are going to increase our prayer time more and going to wait upon Him for His guidance. We want to renew our covenant with our Lord and strengthen our relationship more with our Lord. Beloved, we want to rise up more like eagles. Beloved, this year our VOZ mission we pray that we want to run to East and West and North and South – the very important thing is we want to walk with Him every day more than last years. Beloved if our Lord's coming is delayed, kindly join us, serve our Lord with your joined hands, and uphold us in your prayers for VOZ to have a fruitful and successful year 2008.

God bless you all.

With love and prayers,

Prayer Points

Thirupanandal - Tamil Nadu

Pray for the Government of Tamil Nadu, all the ministers and all the political and religious leaders, and the salvation to 6,21,10,839 people here.

Praise God for the healing our Lord given to sister Daisy's father in Chikkelnaikenpettai, who was not able to walk. He had taken so much medical treatment but still he was lying on his bed for months. When Pr. Joshua went and prayed for him, our Lord given him healing and deliverance.

Pray for the crops in villages Chenganur, Kadankudi, Veerakkan, Iyanallur, Gruvadi, Karikudy, Cholapuram, Chikkalnaikenpettai, and Kattanagaram are affected due to continued rain in these areas causing big losses to most of our believers.

Pray for sister Prabha's family and her elder brother who is mentally-affected to be healed and accept our Lord's salvation in Shanganur village.

Pray for the children’s ministry and youth ministry to grow in spirit and helpful to church and ministry.

Pray for the finance we need to buy a piece of land on the main road to build a church for the 12 village people around Thirupanandal to gather and worship our Lord.

Pollachi, Coimbatore district – Tamil Nadu

Praise God for the 9 new souls repented and accepted Jesus as their personal savior and took water baptism on 1st January 2008.

Praise God for our senior believer Abraham ‘aiyya’ in Kollupalayam village, aged 75 was suffering on his knees for one year, couldn’t kneel down for prayer. He was crying to our Lord to heal for prayer. We too prayed for him. Lord has delivered him from the pain and now he is able to kneel down and pray very well.

Pray for the new children ministry among 20 Hindu children in Chandrapuram village by our Pastor. Gnanamuthu.

Pray for handicapped brother Ravi from Maraipettai in Pollachi taluk. He has wounds on the one good leg because of which he cannot move around with a crutch. Pray for his healing on the wound and for him and his family's salvation

Pray for the brother Marimuthu in Chandrapuram suffering from sickness and poverty to be delivered and healed and to come to our Lord with his family for to receive the peace and joy and salvation of Christ.

Nepal

Pray for the new comers in Chambapur, Guda, Busuela, Jhalari and Mumbakeda villages.

Pray for the new people hearing gospels in Kagpur and pray for sister Mandodari aged 60 lying in sickness for many days.

Pray for the Hindu people in Jeemuva village insulting and stopping new people coming to our church.

Pray for the spacious church we want to construct in Baskeda village in Mahendra Nagar district.

Praise God for Brother Verkar in Baskeda village has been released and delivered from the satanic affairs after the prayers of our pastor and church.

Praise God for blessing Pastor. Mahesh to reach gospel to five new families who are basically Hindus in Jeemuva village.

Madhya Pradesh

Pray for the youth ministry and bible study taking place in Nazirbad in Satna district among the Hindu and Muslim youths.

Pray for the VOZ gospel ministry and church plant ministry in Rewa district, Satna district, Katni dist, and Jabalpur dist among the Hindu and Muslim peoples to have a big harvest in the beginning of 2008.

Pray for Brother Sushil Prasad and his wife Sumita Prasad who as accepted Jesus Christ as the personal saviour should not backslide to Hinduism.

Uttarkhand

Pray for a peace of land to buy and construct to spacious church in Tanakpur to accommodate 300 hundred people to worship our Lord.

Pray for the hundreds of refuge people in Subash Nagar who are living without proper work, proper houses and schooling facilities for refuge children.

Pray for the new ministry started in Cutima and Banbasa villages and the Lord to bless our 12 house churches worshiping our Lord to grow in the word of God and Gods faith.

Pray for the Muslim colony people in Tanakpur hearing God's word and allowing us to conduct weekly prayer fellowships in their houses should not be disturbed by evil forces.

Orissa

Praise God for Brother Kalkara and Brother Basanti Lakra, Badma Minus and other 7 people accepted and received salvation of Christ in Kharalchhapal village in Sundargarh district.

Praise God for the 15 people from hindu family in Debedanda village accepting Jesus as their personal Saviour,pray that they will grow in God's word and His faith to receive our Lord's salvation.

Praise God for Brother Udit Khalko our church believer has zeal for the salvation of these following villagers. So he takes tracts and distributing to the village people in Amlejor,, Dhamakpur, Holma, Kandiberna, Dalkijharan, Rasti, and Dubedanda villages.

Pray for the repentances of Hindu fundamentalists in Vishwa Hindu Parishad who burned 6 churches, destroyed our fellow-believers’ houses, and killed one youth in Orissa

Pray for Brother Udhapara Prakash and family is coming to our church regularly with 7 of their relatives in Dheobanpur to grow in Jesus Christ and His faith .Pray for them to have strong faith and for their salvation as they come from Hindu background.

Chattisgarh

Pray for the 100s of our youths in Ulnar, Junawani and Chotewada churches for their spiritual growth and for them to have good education, job and proper marital life in Christ.

Pray for the 500 believers in these three churches under Pr. Hijikel Nagh to grow stronger in word of God and to grow in faith of our Lord Jesus Christ .

Pray for the funds we need to build a spacious church and a pastor’s house for 300 belivers Ullnar.

Chattisgarh (Pr. Thanuram Sahu)

Pray for Brother Chattan Hirijan aged 18, a Hindu youth brother is touched by our Lord and he comes to our church regularly. Pray for his salvation.

Pray for Mrs. Phasuram Sahu is suffering from eye problem, need our Lord's healing.

Rajasthan

Pray for the protection to Pr. Val Singh and his family and Pr. Motilal and family serving our Lord in Banswara district.

Pray for the funds we need to construct a spacious church to accommodate 150 and above people in Padlavadkia village in Banswara district.

Pray for the 300 belivers in both Amripura and Padlavadakia to grow in our Lord's word and in His faith to stand firm in Christ to face present threats from Hindu fundamentalists.

Gujarat

Pray for Brother Laxman Lal and his wife ministering in Jholad in Gujarat.

Pray for the funds we need to purchase a piece of land and to build a spacious church in Jholad because it's a fast-growing church.

Pray for our God's protection to our missionary Brother Laxman Lal and his wife.

Tinsukia district - Assam

Praise God for Brother Probesh Kumar in our Limbuguri mission field church in Tinsukia district was addicted to drinking. But after our Pastor and church prayers, he is totally delivered from the alcoholic drinks and now witnessing for God's mercy in our Church.

Pray for the new prayer fellowship starting in Bajortoli Tea Estate to be blessing to hundreds of people.

Pray for the 18 new youths committed their lives to our lord for their truthful and holy life in Christ.

Pray for the believers in Borgaon, Getong, Dhalaghat, Limbuguri, Nalani, Diyamali and Dinzan coming to our church to grow in God's word and dedicate their lives to live bold and strong in faith.

Pray for the funds we need to construct churches in Limbuguri and in Baghijan.