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Dear Saints of Georgetown PRC,

We bring greetings to you in the Precious Name of our Dear Lord

Jesus Christ! It is by grace we are doing well. The climate here in Vellore is

very moderate with winds and our lives are back on track. We are thankful to

God for the privilege that we can reach you through this Prayer and News

Letter. I was bit out of my regular correspondence due to the summer

vacation and I wanted to update with you some concreted notes on few key

subjects of our church and mission.

The Church Committee of our RCCV ex

your love and commitment to support the woks of mission here in Vellore in

various ways. Indeed, what we are today with the various mission

opportunities and the fruits of our mission works found as the souls both in

our city churches and in the village outreaches is because of your commitment

to care for us and support us with your sincere prayer and financial assistance.

You have been faithful in supporting us since Oct 2007 despite you had several

financial down turn in your country. We always remember you and your

special love and care that can not be described in words. We are thankful to

God and you.

Last Sunday we met again as Church Committee to discuss various

key factors such as the Ordination & Installation of

Training for volunteers those who aspire to become leaders in our village

outreaches, Village Outreaches, Vacation Bible Study Programs (VBS),

Tutor Programs, Place of Worship, Church and O

have been praying for the items discussed over a period of 7 years and we

seek your prayer and financial support towards these items that are very dear

to our hearts as whole.

“CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH ONCE DELIVERED UNTO SAINTS”

REFORMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF VELLORE(CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH ONCE DELIVERED UNTO SAINTS)

NEWS AND PRAYER LETT

We bring greetings to you in the Precious Name of our Dear Lord

Jesus Christ! It is by grace we are doing well. The climate here in Vellore is

very moderate with winds and our lives are back on track. We are thankful to

reach you through this Prayer and News

Letter. I was bit out of my regular correspondence due to the summer

vacation and I wanted to update with you some concreted notes on few key

The Church Committee of our RCCV expresses its sincere thanks for

your love and commitment to support the woks of mission here in Vellore in

various ways. Indeed, what we are today with the various mission

opportunities and the fruits of our mission works found as the souls both in

y churches and in the village outreaches is because of your commitment

to care for us and support us with your sincere prayer and financial assistance.

You have been faithful in supporting us since Oct 2007 despite you had several

our country. We always remember you and your

special love and care that can not be described in words. We are thankful to

Last Sunday we met again as Church Committee to discuss various

key factors such as the Ordination & Installation of the Elders, Theological

Training for volunteers those who aspire to become leaders in our village

Vacation Bible Study Programs (VBS), Free

Tutor Programs, Place of Worship, Church and Orphanage Building Needs. We

en praying for the items discussed over a period of 7 years and we

seek your prayer and financial support towards these items that are very dear

GPRC Delegates

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HURCH OF VELLORE UNTO SAINTS)

NEWS AND PRAYER LETTER, JUNE 2013

GPRC Delegates are being welcomed in

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GPRC Delegates are being welcome in

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Hereby we wish to give you a brief updates on what’s going on in here as an acknowledgement of your participation

in our ministries and life for the glory of God and the good of God’s people here in India too.

1.Ordination and Installation of Elders : Months ago, we were about to have it, but was postponed since

Bro.Arockiam had to leave for his native place due to a death in his close relative’s family. Month of May was

vacation and now it has been decided to have it done in the worship service of 6th

July 2013. Brothers Arockiam and

Saravanan are unanimously elected by the members of our church already and we look forward to the Ordination and

Installation of the Elders. Please pray for that.

a. Bro.Arockiam is from a Roman Catholic Background and he has been an active member of our church over

a period of 6 years. He loves the Lord and His Truth revealed and being taught from the Reformed perspective. He

has heart for the poor and needy, especially he regularly visits the children in our orphanage. He is also good in

giving counseling to the people in need. He is certainly a gifted man and we do than God for him.

b. Bro.Saravanan is from a staunch Hindu Family background. Saravanan’s father had a Christian friend, a

British, who was living close to his farm long ago. Hence his family has had kind of acquaintance with Christians and

so his conversion to Christian Faith and his commitment to being an active leader with the village outreaches were

not much opposed. Presently, he is very active with the village outreaches and he plays the leadership role while our

church elders and volunteers work along with him in reaching the people in the nearby villages. He is a man with

heart for mission, though his lack of educational qualification keeps him behind the scene he is a man of action.

Certainly we are blessed to have him. Please pray for these two men, chosen for the office of the Elder of our church.

2. Theological Training for Men: Firstly, we wish to thank you for your support towards our Sola Gratia Bible Study

Program, designed to introduce Reformed Faith to any Christian, in the years past. Now we have slightly modified

this Bible Study Program, in such way to train men those who are desirous of taking the leadership position in village

outreaches. As of now, there are about 8 people regularly join in the classes that we organize for one day in a month

(normally the second Monday of every month). Now we are in the process of making it two days in a month.

Presently there are four men who have expressed desire to be trained by us in a systematic way so that they may be

better equipped for the works of mission. We wish to train them in such a way that they might work in partnership

and fellowship with our churches. Please pray for this effort. The picture below, taken in the seminar on Reformed

Church Government, may show us those 3 of 4 men those who are desirous of learning more of the Reformed Faith,

Doctrine and Church Government with view to work along with us. We seek further instruction to train them in the

Faith and Practice of the Reformed Heritage in the days to come.

3. Village Outreaches : We are very thankful to God for giving us the needed grace and protection as we minister to

the people in our village outreaches. As of now, we stopped going to Kamatchiammanpet village and Melvilachoor

villages, as there we experienced opposition continuously. We still have the opening to reach out the people in

Kammarajapalayam village wherein we still have some opposition, yet we have opportunity to serve. The people

group in Ramalai, Anju Nagar, Anna Nagar and Tholloor village is becoming stronger in their faith. We also have a

opening in a village called Kattupudi. Brethren Praveen, Phinehas, Elavarasan, Karunas and Jeremiah help in reaching

out these villages under the leadership of Elder Elect Saravanan and Deacon Prem Kumar. Once a while I too visit the

villages. There has been a moderate increase in the cost of transportation and travel fare, hence it is sought to

increase the amount of support for the village outreaches.

4. Men for Fulltime Mission work: God has been working in the hearts of men and they strive to learn and seek God’s

will to be involved in the works of mission full time. As of now, Bro.Praveen, Bro.Jeremiah, Bro.Daniel and

Bro.Karunas have expressed desire to become full time mission workers. Indeed, there has been a great need for such

full time mission workers in our village outreach and as well as in Vellore town too. Training and appointing men in

our village outreaches will only enable us to have the group grow more in the faith and the group would eventually

become a church as the Lord blesses the labor. We have been praying for the right men to take the leadership in the

villages and now we have the men with heart for mission as an answer for our prayers. Kindly pray and advise us how

best we can use them in our mission field for the spiritual growth of the people in our mission field, which includes

two churches in the Vellore city and four house churches in the nearby villages.

5. Vacation Bible School Program: Firstly, we wish to thank you for your

support in the past years towards this program and this has been a great

blessing for all the children in our village outreaches. We are thankful to

God for our church members and volunteers who assisted with this

program during the summer vacation. I could not be able to be with all

the VBS centers except the one with our church and children home. The

leaders of our English Church also participated in the VBS Program this

year and it was very good. Hence this VBS took place in four different

places and about 400 children were reached and were taught with various Bible Stories and Scripture. Indeed, it was

bit expensive to conduct this program due to various practical reasons. We seek your help to meet the needs of this

VBS Programs this year too. (Left to right, fm Top to bottom… Ramalai, Tholloor, Anju Nagar and Vellore)

6. Free Tutor Programs: We are thankful for your support in the past years towards this Free Tutor Programs that

place in 3 of our mission fields (Ramalai, Tholloor, Anju Nagar and Anna Nagar). We also wish to expand this program

to 3 more villages wherein we have our mission outreaches or our church members are willing to do such similar

programs with view to reach out to the children and so their parents eventually. Kindly consider your support for this

ministry of education for the welfare of the children in our existing mission fields and couple new fields too.

7. Place of Worship: The place wherein we meet is OK and good as it is located near the bus stop and the people do

come to this place without much difficulty. But these days the house owner tend to use the hall for political meetings

every now and then, at times on Sunday morning too. This has been a kind of disturbance for our worship services.

Hence the leaders of our church have strongly recommended to shift the place of our worship to another place

wherein we were already meeting for our worship services four years ago. This building is located between our Grace

Foster Home and our residence. In fact, this is the building in which we had organized our Reformed Church

Government Seminar in Jan 2013. Though this move would cost additional expenditure, we proceed to move to the

other place to have our worship service and other ecclesiastical activities, beginning from the first week of July 2013.

This shifting issue can be fixed when we have our own church building. Please pray.

8. Building Needs for Church and Orphanage: Both the church worship and the orphanage are functioning in rented

buildings despite several changes. Yet, we are thankful to God for the freedom of worship in rented buildings and the

freedom to serve and lead the orphans in the ways of the Lord. We continue to pray and seek God’s help with regard

to the building needs both for our church and our orphanage. As we are often forced to shift our place of worship the

desire to have our own church building is growing day by day. The members of our church continue to extend their

love gifts and contributions towards the needs of the church building. We seek the help of fellow Reformed Christian

Saints who may be willing to participate in this glorious need for Church Building.

8. Land / Property Development: The Eden Property (about 2 acres in size) has been considered to be a best place

wherein we can have our church building and other building facilities to house the orphans of Grace Forster Home,

facilities to train men for ministry, Parsonage and etc. Recently we put a fencing around (supported by Life World

Trust Volunteers) and we planted some tree saplings. We seek additional help from people who may be willing to

contribute their love gifts towards the development of the property. A multi purpose building has been constructed

with the help of 60% from Life World Trust, 20% from donation from the VIT University students and 20% from our

close friends and church members. Here we wish to thank both the Heritage Christian School of PRCA for their

contribution and GPRC Orphanage Committee & Ms.Hope Start for channeling with which a water storage has been

constructed on the property for various uses. At time children use it as their swimming pool. Thank you for your

prayers and participation. Few pictures are enclosed here for your notice….

Kasthuri and Paul, planting a tree sapling in Eden Property Children giving a helping hand in the construction work in Eden

FAMILY CORNER: We, as family thank everyone you very much for your continued prayer and support by which are

being sustained that we might serve the Lord and His Church here in Vellore. Both Jason and Joan go to a Christian

School now… Thank you for your prayers…

PICTORIAL MESSAGES, BEING SHARED WITH YOU,

GIVING THANKS TO GOD, ACKNOWLEDGING YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS WORK OF MISSION

Sis.Ellen’s cloth gift is around Joan’s neck

Jason is in South Indian Traditional Dress

Our English Church Celebrating Christmas

with Grace Foster Home Kids

One Day Youth Retreat organized by both of our

churches to reach out the local youth for Christ …

Some of Grace Foster Home Kids, happy with the new

school bags, sponsored by Bro.Ishu Matahani and Friends

in Singapore…

Grace Foster Home Kids on One Day Bible Camp…

We very much appreciate Ms.Hope Start for having

volunteered to be with us for about 40 days, we look forward

to such mission visitors, may be Hope Start again, may be

with her boy friend???

Planning to buy the car below, as our Church

Committee has approved the purchase, to be used

for both ministry and family purpose of the Pastor

Touring Bangalore with Senior Children of GFH, who

excelled in their Academics, May 2013

Our RCCV Deacon Prem Kumar married to

Sridevi, a Hindu Convert, Sep 2012.

Our Staff Team who join hands in the ministry of GFH

(fm Left= Pramila, Kasthuri, Paulraj, Karthi, Suresh

and Parthiban

On our 12th

Wedding Day, Thomas Mount, Chennai….

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE AND PRAYERS…