Rajahmundry area Churches of Christ : : India.

The Churches of Christ Salutes you. Rom. 16:16.

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Dear Beloved Brethren,

It is a great privilege for me to submit annual ministry report of Rajahmundry area Churches of Christ, EG Dist, AP state, India.

This year also we had a wonderful ministry over here by the grace and blessings of our almighty God. And I appreciate your loving prayers and encouragement. Even though we didn’t have any enough financial support from congregations as well as the brethren from abroad, we did our job wonderfully with the support of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ.

There are 20 Preachers in this area working for HIS ministry in 36 congregations. The following is the ministry report for the past year 2007.

1. New Congregations: Bro. B.V.Raghava and Bro. G.Kiran Kumar have started 2 new congregations, one at Munagala Village and another is at Brahmin agraharam which is the Hindu religious habitation in Korukonda village.
2. New Preachers: Bro. B.V.Raghava and T.Sundara Babu are the new Preachers who dedicated themselves to join in this ministry.
3. Baptisms Conducted during the year: The preachers working with us are reported 129 Baptisms from the congregations.
4. Preachers Fellowship meetings: There are 14 Preachers Fellowship Meetings conducted on every 2^nd Saturday of the month including 2 special meetings which were conducted on urgent basis to discuss on threats on Preachers by Hindu religious militants.
5. Public Gospel Meetings: we have conducted 2 day Public Gospel Meetings at Munagala, Ratnampeta and Burugupudi Villages.
6. Women Bible Camps: Sister Sujnana Kumari and Sister Lilly Subhashini are conducted 4 special Bible classes for women at Ratnampeta, Korukonda, Jambupatnam and Gadala Congregations.
7. Children Bible Camp:  We have conducted a youth and children camp at Ratnampeta, Rajahmundry on 14.11.2007. There are nearly 200 children and youth attended from the congregations of the Churches of Christ of Rajahmundry area. We have conducted competitions for children on Bible Quiz, Memory versus, Songs, Play lets, and Skits etc. and given Prizes to the children who stood 1^st and 2^nd places. We have given little messages basing on youth and children related subjects of the Bible. We have provided break fast, lunch and snacks (afternoon) for the children.
8. Youth Bible Camps: We have conducted youth Bible camps at Korukonda and Butchimpeta villages. Youth Bible class were conducted by Bro. Solman, Bro. Moses, Bro. Ratna Raju etc, as some youth of the local congregations and some youth from Lutheran Church raised some doubts about the Church and the Infant Baptism. The youth was realized and some of the Lutheran youth are going to come to the true Church.
9. Clothes Distributions to School Children; we have distributed 120 pairs of new clothes to the poor children of the schools of rural areas during this month. We have distributed in Kanavaram, Kothathungapakalu, Yerrampalem villages which are remote and backward villages.
10. Books Distribution to School Children: We have distributed 147 sets of note books to the poor children of Mandal Parishad Special Elementary School at Diwancheruvu which is the village where I am working. This school is in down trodden communities’ area. They are very poor. Government is provided subject books. So we provided class work note books
11. Special Bible Class for Denomination Pastors: We have conducted special Bible class for the denominational pastors and youth in Korukonda area. The subject for discussion is “Rightly dividing the word of God”. There are 78 youth and Preachers attended to the class. I, Bro. Moses Babu, Bro. Solmon Raju, Bro. Ratna Raju, Bro. Sundara rao, Bro. Kiran Kumar, Bro. Prem Kishore, Bro. Samuel, Bro. Chinni, Y.Nageswara Rao, teach the lessons on the subject. We have provided Lunch etc for the participants. Among them 8 pastors are agreed the truth. It is necessary to conduct more such bible classes to the denominational pastors to agree and come in to the truth.  
12. Street Meetings at New Palces: We have conducted street meetings at new places / villages named Sarabhavaram, Garagalampalem, New Colony of Ramachandrapuram, Nagaratna Nagar of Seethanagaram. Bro. P.Ratna Raju and P.Sundara Rao and T. Benzimen are worked out these meetings. All our co Preachers including Bro. Moses Babu, Bro. G. Kiran Kumar, Bro. K.Solman Raju, Bro. M. Ramesh, Bro. M. Prem Kishore and Bro. Ch. Chinny attended to these meetings. At an average of 100 public attended to each meeting. Public of Sarabhavaram and New Colony of Ramachandrapuram paid more interest with the word of God. So we again went to those two villages with Bro. P.Ratna Raju and P.Sundara Rao and T. Benzimen.

13.Free Eye camp:  We have conducted a Free Eye Camp on 28.08.2007 at Ratnampeta, Rajahmundry. This camp was conducted on 28.08.2007 from 10.00AM to 4.00 PM with the help of Gowthami Eye Hospital, Rajahmundry. Nearly 450 people attended to the camp, out of which 80 Patients were identified for the IOL (Intra Ocular Lens) operation. Primarily this was an identifying camp and the actual operations were conducted on 29.08.2007at the Hospital. IOL operation was conducted for 80 patients and 125 spectacles were given to the needy patients. The hospital provided IOLs on free of charge as they were reimbursed from district blind control department. My wife, children and the Preachers including the members of the church participated very actively in this camp, by helping the patients in all the stages. We attended to the hospital next day and provided break fast and lunch for them.

14. Clothes Distribution to Lepers and destitutes: we are being distributed new clothes to lepers and destitute women as many times as possible. We have distributed 5 times to a number of nearly 80 such people this year.

15. Street Meetings / Night Gospel Meetings: All the preachers are being conducted street meetings in the nigh times in the rural areas when the public are free to listen the word of God, after the completion of their daily labour work and having their dinner. It is the ideal time in rural areas. There are 235 such meetings conducted by our co preachers. 

16. Cottage / Thanks giving Prayer Meetings: There are 302 Cottage and thanks giving prayer meetings conducted by our co Preachers.

17. Marriages Conducted by our Preachers: bro. K.Moses Babu, Bro. KAVI Solman Raju, P.Ratna Raju are having marriage licenses (Marriage Registrars). They are very busy in conducting marriages during summer season. They have conducted nearly 31 marriages in our area.

18. Mid Week Services: We are being conducted mid week services on every Wednesday (Bible Class) and every Friday (Ladies Bible Class) in all the congregations. There are 1872 such classes are reported from the Preachers.

19. New Meeting Places Constructed: There are 2 congregation meeting places constructed at Gadala and Ratnampeta Congregations.

We don’t have any support or help from other churches from abroad. We have many needs in the ministry. Please help us through your prayers; please help us by sending your missionaries to India. Please pray for the ministry going on here in Rajahmundry area.

Thanking you very much brethren.

Yours brother in Christ,

P.V.Ratnam

For the Preachers and Elders

Rajahmundry area Churches of Christ

E.G.District. AP State.

Ministry updates for the month November, 2007

Dear Fellow organs of the Body of Christ, 

Greetings and Best Wishes in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

This month is very special as we have conducted a night Gospel Meeting at Jambupatnam with a dynamic Preacher Rickey Gootam(TV Speaker), son of Jashua Gootam a well known Radio and T.V.speaker, and Bro. Raja son of V.Sudarshana Rao a well known Preacher in this district. The meeting was conducted on 1.11.2007. There are nearly 300 people were attended in this small village. Bro. Rickey and Bro. Raja had given a wonderful message on contemporary issues and how the Gospel of Jesus is best for the world.

We have also conducted a youth and children camp at Ratnampeta, Rajahmundry on 14.11.2007. Actually India is celebrating its National Children’s day on that day. There are nearly 200 children and youth attended from the congregations of the Churches of Christ of Rajahmundry area. We have conducted competitions for children on Bible Quiz, Memory versus, Songs, Play lets, and Skits etc. and given Prizes to the children who stood 1^st and 2^nd places. We have given little messages basing on youth and children related subjects of the Bible. We have provided break fast, lunch and snacks (afternoon) for the children. We provided transportation for the children from their villages.

I was personally attended the following ministry works during this month:

1.11.2007.             Night Gospel Meeting at jambupatnam

10.11.2007           Preachers Fellowship meeting at Korukonda

14.11.2007           Children Bible camp at Ratnampeta, Rajahmundry.

17.11.2007           Attended Baptisms conducted by Bro. Moses at Korukonda.

19.11.2007           attended maturity function(Thanks giving meeting) at Bro. Solmon Raju’s residence.

I submit the following consolidated report received from the Preachers of the Rajahmundry area Churches of Christ for the month of October 2007.

1. Wednesday Bible Classes –38
2. Women Bible classes – 26
3. Street Meetings – 52
4. Baptisms – 5
5. Conduct Marriages – 1
6. Thanks giving Prayers –12
7. Benevolence Activities – 4

Thank you very much for your prayers and encouragement for the ministry going on here in Rajahmundry area.

 Yours brother in Christ,

 P.V.Ratnam

For the Team of Preachers

Rajahmundry Area Churches of Christ

Plz look at for some pictures of the ministry during the month of November :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21661435@N03/sets/72157603472760584/detail/