Praise the Lord. Greetings to all my brothers and sisters in Christ. As we step into a new month, let us be thankful for all the blessings we have received in the past month, and pray that His abundant grace continues to lead us this month too.

Genesis 17:4-5 “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations.” 

God gave a vision to Abraham first, and also made him a promise. Sarah believed in that vision, and also in the promise, till it was fulfilled. Hagar was not part of that vision and hence God separated her mid-way. It was eventually only Abraham and Sarah who stayed firmly with God, in faith, right till the end, to see God’s vision being fulfilled in their lives. Hebrews 11:12 “Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born as many as the stars of the sky in multitude—innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.”

The phase between seeing a vision from God and letting it come to pass is very important. That is the time when we have to wait upon God very patiently and prayerfully. Sarah was aware that her womb was dead and Abraham was in his ripe old age, but they were entwined with God and stood in faith upon the vision and promise God gave them. Romans 4:19-21 “And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb. He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform.”

God’s promises and visions are true and forever, and they will never fall to the ground. It is our duty to stay entwined with God in prayer till these promises come to pass. Likewise, in the story of Joseph, we see that he had to wait 13 years for the vision to be fulfilled in his life. Similarly, if God has given us a vision, we too must wait upon God patiently. It may be days, months, years, decades for the vision and promise given to us by God to be fulfilled, but during this time we must only remain entwined with God prayerfully and in faith.

Isaiah 51:1 “Listen to Me, you who follow after righteousness, You who seek the Lord:
Look to the rock from which you were hewn, And to the hole of the pit from which you were dug.”

Our God has picked each one of us up from a pit in different forms. We must never forget the pit from where we were dug up.

When we are entwined with God, we can boldly say, as given in Psalm 138:7 “Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand Against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me.”

God will always fight with the enemy for our sakes, and with His right hand, He will bless us and grace us with salvation, as long as we keep ourselves entwined with God and make God happy with our righteousness. Even in the worst of situations, God will take care of us. For all of us who were dead in our sins, God has given life with His grace and mercy. Romans 8:11 “But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.”

Today we have been delivered from our sins only by His forgiveness. Salvation is a gift from God to us, and hence we can commune with Him as son and daughter to a Father, or as a friend to a friend. God can deliver us even when we are dead in sin, hence let us commit our lives into His hands. When God gives us salvation, no one can take it away from us.

Till we meet again….

Your Sister in Christ,

Pastor Saroja M

Praise the Lord! I work in a government school, and the procedure to receive my salary had just begun. I received the final approval from the government just a week prior to the complete lockdown in March 2020. Thanks to the lockdown my salary was getting delayed. I was very tensed as the Principal had told me that the salary procedure would begin only post-lockdown, since the government officers were not available at their posts for documentation work. School administration was also not operating as the clerks were not able to visit the offices for follow up. I told this matter to Pastor Saroja and requested her to keep the same in prayer. The school started operating for us teachers after few months. By God’s grace alone, the Principal called me into the office and told me that salaries would be paid by the next month. I give all glory, praise, and honour to Lord Jesus alone, for doing such a great miracle in my life, at a time today when people are losing jobs in this world. The Lord has manifested His marvellous works in my life, and I thank Pastor Saroja for her continuous prayers for my job.

*Sis. Esther Patel, Mira Road.

Praise the Lord!! My daughter who is 16 years old had developed boils all over her body. It was very painful and her body temperature was very high. This went on for months, and my daughter was not able to sleep due to the pain and fever. To keep her temperature in control, I would give her cold water compression every night. I tried different doctor and medicine too, but it was of no help. I requested prayer from the Rose of Sharon prayer line, and also asked to pray over the water that I would use over her. I applied this water over her, and the next day itself, her boils started reducing, and after that night she could sleep peacefully without any fever. Earlier my daughter never believed in prayer, neither was she attending Church. I used to lock her in the house whenever I went to Church. Praise be to God, post her healing she has started spending her time, praying and reading the Bible. We had no hope our daughter would ever change. Now, I and my husband feel so happy to see her changed. Thank You, Lord Jesus, for Your great and awesome work. Thank you, Rose of Sharon Ministry for fervently praying for my daughter.

*Sis. Meena Jacob, Kanpur (ROS TV Program Viewer)

Praise be to Lord Jesus. God’s work in my life is wonderful, and I have personally experienced it. Since my company started work from home, the management policy has changed. They don’t accept even a single mistake done by anyone, and due to this, many have lost their jobs. Last month one issue had taken place. While sending an email to one of our clients, by mistake I sent confidential information, which I was not supposed to do. I was not aware of what I had done. It was highlighted by my manager, who told me to recall the email. However, this couldn’t be done, as it was too late. We were very scared, for if the client would escalate this to the management, the situation would turn worse. My manager told me to just pray that the client would not see our email and create any problem. Meanwhile my manager spoke with our Vice President, before this issue could get highlighted by anyone, and she explained to him why the mistake occurred. The V.P. was convinced by my manager and he asked her to inform me that it should not repeat again. By God’s  grace alone, I was saved from this situation. I give all glory to our Almighty Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ for saving me from this grave situation. I also thank our dear Pastor Saroja for her fervent prayers for me and my family.

*Bro. Hardik Patel, Mira Road.

Praise the Lord. I was suffering from Bartholin Cyst in which the swelling had increased so much that it was hurting me terribly. I was unable to sit or walk, and I told this to Pastor Saroja. Pastor assured me of her prayers and after certain advise told me to consult a gynaecologist. The gynaecologist said that medication would not cure it, and the cyst had to be operated. Again, I spoke to Pastor about this. She advised me to go ahead and get it operated. By the Lord’s grace and Pastor Saroja’s prayers, my operation went through successfully. Post-operation, I requested Pastor to pray for the pus to not develop and also for the cyst report to be normal. Once again, by the Lord’s mercy and Pastor Saroja’s prayers, both my reports came normal. I give lots of thanks to Pastor for praying for me and I give millions of thanks to our Lord Almighty for hearing Pastor Saroja’s prayer and healing my cyst. I thank Pastor Saroja for keeping me and my family always in her prayers.

*Sis. Shelly Pilley, Jogeshwari.

Praise the Lord! Late in the evening one day, I was returning back home from work, alone in an Ola public vehicle. My vehicle was in full speed and in the middle of the highway on a flyover, another car beside my vehicle (which was also in full speed) suddenly lost control. It was going to hit my vehicle, but all of a sudden it just stopped in the middle of the road and it couldn’t move further – as if someone had just held it. Even my driver was very surprised and he couldn’t believe that we passed that situation so smoothly. I told him that only by the grace of our dear Lord had we been saved, and I thanked my Lord Jesus Christ for holding that car and saving me. Truly our Lord neither slumbers nor sleeps and shields us from all seen and unseen dangers at all times. I give millions of thanks to my dear Lord Jesus for saving me from this dangerous situation. I sincerely thank my dear Pastor Saroja for praying every day for me and for the safety and well-being of all the members of our Rose of Sharon Church. All glory to Jesus!

*Sis. Evangela Roberts, Vakola.

A Kindergarten teacher had decided to let her class play a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing a few potatoes and each potato would be given a  name of a person that the child hates. So, the number of potatoes that a child will put in his or her plastic bag will depend on the number of people he or she hates.

So, when the day came every child brought some potatoes with the name of the people he or she hated. Some had 2 potatoes, some 3 while some up to 5 potatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry the potatoes in the plastic bag with them wherever they go for one week.

Days passed, and the children started to complain due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides, those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags.

After one week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended. The teacher asked: “how did you feel while carrying the potatoes with you for one week?” The children let out the frustration and started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go. Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game. The teacher said, “this is exactly the situation when you carry your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred will contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred in your heart for your lifetime?”

Likewise, in our individual lives too, instead of carrying hatred and anger around, we should learn to leave everything in the Lord’s hands. Our God is a righteous judge. No doubt, He is a God full of love and compassion but He is also a consuming fire. He will take account from all those who have hurt you, IN TIME! As the Holy word says:

Exodus 14: 14, “The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

Romans 12:19, “Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.”

Philemon 1:11 “Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:” The Apostle  Paul wrote this letter from a Roman prison – to the rich Philemon, about Onesimus. Onesimus means ‘useful.’ Despite an agreement between Philemon and Onesimus, Onesimus did not stay faithful to his master Philemon, for he left his job and was on the run. While on the run, Onesimus met the Apostle Paul. Paul trained Onesimus, spoke the Word of truth to him, and helped transform his life.

It was then that the Apostle Paul wrote to Philemon about Onesimus. Philemon 11-20 “Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me: Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels: Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel: But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly. For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever; Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord? If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself. If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account; I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides. Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.” In the olden days, slaves signed an agreement, and if they did not stay faithful thereafter, they would be punished by being cast into the lion’s den. But it was Onesimus’ good fortune that he met the Apostle Paul, while on the run. Paul trained him and made him a believer; he transformed his life, and now once again wished to send him back to Philemon. Prayer meetings used to be held in Philemon’s house at that time. So, the Apostle Paul wrote a letter to Philemon and sent it along with Onesimus.

Col 4:9 “With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here.” Onesimus went to meet Philemon with the letter. Paul remembered how at one point in time he too was a useless vessel; yet when he had heard the Word of truth, his life had been transformed. God touched Paul’s life and changed him, to become a worthy and useful vessel. Similarly, the Apostle Paul referred to Onesimus as an unworthy vessel converted to a worthy vessel for all.

Col 4:11 “And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellow workers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.” We too have sinned against God, we too have disobeyed God many a time, and often we have done just the opposite of what God has asked us to do. In different ways, we too have sinned, yet God has never felt ashamed to call us his brothers and sisters. The Apostle Paul wrote about Onesimus to Philemon, saying ‘do not keep him as a servant again, but as your brother, as he is a useful vessel to us now.’ Paul asks Philemon not to punish Onesimus, though he had run away breaking their master-servant agreement. He asked Philemon to accept Onesimus as his ‘brother’. Hebrews 2:11 “For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,” Our God has never been ashamed to call sinners like us, His brothers and sisters. The Apostle Paul (who was known as Saul before he became a believer), used to capture believers and punish and imprison them; yet when God touched his life and transformed him, he came to be known as Paul. Paul wrote that since God did not hesitate to call sinners, his brothers and sisters, Philemon should likewise not punish Onesimus for running away from his home; instead, he must accept him and keep him as his brother.

David once ran away to the forest and hid. At that time, he met many people in the jungle who ran away from their homes. These were people who were runaways; they had cheated others, being unable to repay loans, etc. They were all offenders, who had joined David in the jungle. At that time, David trained these Israelites and transformed them into useful vessels. Similarly, Jesus’ disciples were mostly fishermen. He trained them for 3 ½ years and made them worthy to become fishers of men, to net thousands of men for God’s glory. We have read of all these people who were once not worthy vessels; and who, after God touched and transformed their lives, all became useful vessels. Whoever meets God, whoever receives His blessings, and walks in the way of His truth, they all become useful vessels for His glory.

God has given everyone talent, but we must use this talent for God’s glory, and not for ourselves. If we hide this talent within us, we will go empty-handed to the Lord’s presence on judgement day. When we approach the Lord’s presence empty-handed, He will command that we be put into hell fire, where there is wailing and gnashing of teeth. We must make use of the talent that God has given us. Even if till today, we have not been useful to Him, God can use us for His glory tomorrow. Mathew 25:24-30 “Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

In the parable, God gave everyone varying talents. The individual who had received five, traded and made it ten. Another doubled his two talents to four; while the person who received one hid it for himself and did not attempt to grow it. God told the unprofitable servant that even if he had given it for interest, he would have earned something from it. But instead, this person hid the one talent given to him, hence God banished this unprofitable servant to hellfire. God has given each of us a talent and we must put it to good use. The Apostle Paul had that talent, but Saul was a very bad person – his only aim was to persecute the Lord’s children. Yet, once God touched Saul’s life and converted to Paul, God used him as a mighty vessel. God has given each one of us talents, and we must each use them for His glory. When we finally stand before God in His Kingdom, we cannot go empty-handed. We must grow the talent God has given us. If we do nothing of our talents and come in the final reckoning to God, like the man who was punished for hiding his talent, we will also be punished, and whatever we have will also be taken away from us.

God says in Mathew 3:10 “And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.” God has blessed us with hands, legs, eyes, ears, and so much more. We must use these for His glory. If we do not bear fruits that are pleasing in God’s sight, we will also meet the same fate as the man cast into hell fire, where there is wailing and gnashing of teeth. Today, Jesus stands between us and Father God as cited in Luke 13:5-9 “I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.  Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.” God compares our lives to this fig tree which was not fruitful for three years. If we do not use the talent God has given us, He will watch over us year after year, and finally cast us into the fire to be destroyed. As the tree did not bear fruits, making the ground useless; similarly, in our lives too, if our lives are not useful, we remain useless in this world, and we will be cut off from this world and cast into hell fire. It is Jesus Christ who stands between us and Father God; who pleads with His Father to give us one more chance to renew our life with Him. Yet, if we continue as stiff-necked people who, year after year, do not use the talent God has given us; God will monitor us, and in the end, our lives will be worthy for nothing, if we do not change for the better.

One day, God will separate the goats from the sheep. Perhaps, till today we may have been useless vessels for the Lord. Yet God gives us another chance today, to transform our lives and become a useful vessel for Him.

Isaiah 5:4 “What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?” The vine was nurtured with water and good food, hoping that it would bear grapes worthy to be eaten; but in the end, only wild fruits were found on this tree, worthy of destruction. Our lives should not be like this tree. God has blessed us with His Word, grace, peace, and happiness. With all of these blessings in our life, we must become worthy vessels for Him. We lack for nothing – all of these blessings were given to us that we may bear rich fruits for His glory.

Isaiah 1:2-6 “Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward. Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.” We may not have borne good fruit for the Lord till now, but today we need to submit ourselves into God’s hands, so that He may purge us completely of our iniquities, and heal us again. When we have a wound and go to a doctor, he squeezes the pus from the wound, applies medicine, and thereafter binds it with a dressing. Likewise, unless all filthiness is removed from within us, we cannot bear rich fruits worthy of God’s Kingdom. We must surrender, repent, and submit our lives to God. We will suffer pain and sorrow in our lives when we submit ourselves into God’s hands, just as when the doctor has to press and purge all pus from the wound, before dressing the wound. The process may be very painful, but that is the path to healing. When we surrender ourselves into God’s hands, we will suffer pain; only then will our lives be fruitful.

Isaiah 1:6 “From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.” We have to submit ourselves completely into God’s hands, for He alone can heal us. Because our sins are so many, we have lived our lives in darkness and made ourselves useless and unworthy vessels. We have not been fruitful vessels for Him. As we read earlier, we have not used the talents given to us, and so have not borne fruit for the Lord.

Since we have not multiplied our talents manyfold, God speaks sorrowfully about us in Isaiah 1:2-6 “Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward. Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.” God says ‘why are you stubborn? Why do you revolt? Change!’ For those who do not change, it is continuous pain. To get out of this pain, we have to surrender our lives into God’s hands. Unless our innermost filth is removed, we cannot become fruitful again.

When the Israelites were in bondage in Egypt, God heard their groaning and cry for deliverance. God pulled them out of captivity, parted the Red Sea, and helped them cross over, bringing them out. The Israelites saw this great miracle of God. It was only the third day thereafter that the Israelites reached Marah, where they forgot the great miracle they saw at the Red Sea and began grumbling and murmuring.

Exodus 15:22-24 “So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water. And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah. And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?” Within three days, the Israelites forgot the great saving miracles performed by God and started grumbling at Moses.

Exodus 15:25-27 “And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them, And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee. And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.” Once again God showed them a great miracle; He converted the bitter waters in Marah and made them sweet and worthy to drink. A little further, God showed them the twelve wells of water and seventy date trees, to quench their thirst and hunger.

The Israelites were shown great miracles, time and time again, yet though they saw and experienced them, they quickly forgot them all very easily. They constantly murmured and grumbled in their lives. Many a time, our children are very stubborn, and they fight for what they want. Invariably, the parents relent to their wishes and grant them their demand. Similarly, the Israelites also troubled God from time to time, for they kept crying to Him, testing Him every now and then. Exodus 16:2-3 “And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness: And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.” They strove with Moses constantly. In the end, most of them perished in the wilderness itself.

James 1:17 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” Every good gift in our life comes from God above. The Israelites forgot the miracles that God performed in the wilderness while granting them their needs from time to time. Instead, they tested Him many times, and thereby called upon themselves God’s wrath and punishment. Many were destroyed in the wilderness. Remember, we cannot be stubborn and gain from God all the time. It is only by His grace and mercy that we can make our lives fruitful and rich. All that we have and will get, is a gift from God. We have received all His blessings in our lives so that we become a fruitful vessel for His Kingdom, and be useful to Him. We should never be like stubborn children and cry all the time before God. He will not relent to our wishes all the time. We must be a vessel of gratitude and have grateful, thankful hearts. God will then have mercy upon us whenever we fall and He will touch our wounds and dry them, healing them with His oil. Only then may we become useful vessels for His glory. God sends sorrow and pain in our lives so that we may change our lives for His glory.

We must submit ourselves into God’s hands to be healed and delivered once again. God is good and gracious. His grace is new every day in our lives. Remember, Jesus stands between us and Father God, and He requests His Father to wait one more year so that we become fruitful in our lives. We must always be fruit-bearing trees for the Lord, and be useful vessels for His glory. Then God will never leave us in pain, sorrow, or suffering. He will heal us by cleaning our wounds, removing all the pus within, and applying His healing oil upon our wounds before dressing them.

May this message bless our lives. Praise the Lord!

Pastor Saroja M.

Praise the Lord!  Greetings to all my readers with hope and prayers that all of you are safe and healthy!

No one ever, in their wildest dreams would have thought that the world would come to this stage, today! As the days keeping passing by, we are only hearing so much negative news all around. People are losing jobs, families, homes and what not! Even after taking the much awaited, vaccine, the death numbers are increasing globally! The situation in our country and across the world is such that we can no longer move around freely, even in our own localities, as there are so many restrictions!

In the midst of all this chaos though, our saviour Jesus Christ has kept our Rose of Sharon Old Aged home as an island of peace- millions and millions of thanks to my Jehovah Jireh for doing so! True to the Holy word, “My Grace is sufficient for you”, I can see and experience His grace on all our residents and I am thankful to my Saviour from the bottom of my heart for the same!

The future ahead, is going to be testing times for all generations and age groups! Hence, I would personally request all of you to abide under the Mighty shadow of our Saviour, JESUS and pray earnestly for yourself, your family members and for all the people you come in contact with, to be safe and healthy.

Do continue to keep all our residents in your daily prayers!

Your sister in Christ,

Pastor Saroja M

This story is of an orphanage wherein one night the nurse worked hard to help a mother in the labor ward. In spite of all efforts the mother died leaving a tiny premature baby and a crying two-year-old daughter.

The orphanage was situated on the equator. Nights there were often chilly and with no electricity to run the incubator and no special feeding facilities too, hence it was very difficult to keep the baby alive.

One student a midwife went for the box they had for such babies with wool. Another went to stoke up the fire and fill the only hot water bag available but while filling the bag, it burst since rubber perishes easily in tropical climates. There were no drugstores down the forest pathways. Hence, they put the baby near the fire and slept between the baby and the door to keep the baby warm.

The following noon, they gathered with the orphanage children for prayers and asked them to pray for the tiny baby and her sister, as the baby was fighting to survive and her sister was crying inconsolably.

During the prayer time, a ten-year-old girl, Ruth, prayed   saying, “Please, God, send us a water bottle. It’ll be no good tomorrow, God, as the baby will be dead, so please send it this afternoon. “ She further added “Lord would You please too send a dolly for the little girl so she’ll know that You really love her.

Just as they were finishing prayers, suddenly, a car drove up the front door. By the time they reached the verandah, they felt tears pricking their eyes as a parcel was left behind. The orphanage children eyes were glued to the parcel. First came a box of clothes for the girls. Then there were the knitted bandages for the leprosy patients, and suddenly, they pulled out a brand-new, rubber hot water bottle. Ruth, who was in the front row of the children, rushed forward, crying out, “If God has sent the bottle, He must have sent the dolly, too!” Rummaging down to the bottom of the box, she pulled out the small, beautifully dressed dolly. Her eyes shone- she had never doubted!!  Looking up, she asked: “Can I go over with you, and give this dolly to that little girl, so she’ll know that Jesus really loves her.”

That parcel had been on the way for five whole months. Packed up by a former Sunday school class, whose leader had heard and obeyed God’s prompting to send a hot water bag, even to the equator. And one of the girls had put in a dolly for a child. All this, five months in advance -in answer to the believing prayer of a ten-year-old!

Always remember every single prayer however small, big, silly it may be, IF made in faith with a pure and humble heart and if  it is as per the Lord’s will, IT WILL BE ANSWERED!!  

Is anything too hard for the Lord, absolutely nothing is hard for the Lord!