MINISTRY AMONG HINDUS ON CHRISTMAS DAY

Entertaining with our children dancing

Be of good courage

Greetings in Jesus’ name. Peace and grace be multiplied unto you.

The blessing word from God this year is Joshua 1 : 9. “There will be instances that we may get afraid and dismayed. Be strong and of a good courage. Wherever you go God is with you.”

In the open air ministry at night among Hindus, last meeting many pilgrims ( Hindus who take 40 days strict meditation, chanting, wearing black dress and growing beard ) were listening to the gospel, and after the meeting was over, one pilgrim came to me and asked me to visit his house. His two sons were also pilgrims. They go to a mountain top god on a particular day to worship one of their gods. I went with him, he called me to come inside, and asked me to bless him and his two boys also his wife in Jesus’ name. They knelt down, I laid my hands on them and blessed them.

We have one girl, Mercy, studying in engineering college, who brought five of her Hindu college girl friends during Christmas holidays. Two girls were high caste Hindu Brahmins. I talked to them about end time and gave the gospel. I took them to our Sunday service and gave a special message, just for them. After the service they jumped with joy, embraced me and said, “Granpa, you have made us anew, the message opened our eyes, thanks to Jesus.” When they went back, they told their joy to their parents and they all thanked me for making their children know God.

Last year I had the most difficult, bitter days with much persecution. Your prayers were very helpful and God protected me from all attacks of the enemy.

If God is willing I might meet you within a few months.

God be with you.

Roy

Happy Christmas

We take this opportunity of wishing you all a happy Christmas and a bright and prosperous new year.

This month the total support is only $1,514.62. Just I am floating without a life jacket, to say nothing about drowning.

You know some 4 years back, one pastor from Australia who came to India for ministry was burnt to death with his two children, while he was sleeping in the Jeep with the kids. They poured gasoline and set fire to the vehicle. All three died. This was in Orissa, a central part of India. The main man behind it was one Dara Singh. Praise God, he took baptism on 14th November under one bishop there.

We had 4 baptisms, husband , wife and two teenage daughters, who joined in our church. They were non -Christians before.

Many asked for my present e–mail i.d. and this is it: royjacob1930@gmail.com.

Kindly pray for the sufficient support for Peace Mission.

We have bought new dresses for all the children and poor, and poor widows . We have nearly 30 poor in the churches and we give them dresses during Christmas.

Some churches gain in members. We need a sound system for Pattu Mullay church costing $400.00.

Thank you for your prayers and support.

Email change; travel; tenth church

Greetings in Jesus name. Praise God and glory to the highest.

I hope you got my previous e-mail with my new address. Someone had stolen my password in Hotmail and sent e-mails to all demanding money. He had blocked my e-mail in Hotmail. Please e-mail me to the new address, royjacob1930@gmail.com. Do not send or respond to any mail on Hotmail (the previous i.d. that is, royjacob2001@hotmail.com).

This month I will be away from 16th Nov. to 19th Nov. to Chennai, to buy new clothes for our children, poor people and widows. In April / May I will travel abroad for U.S.A.

For the tenth church, we have to do some formalities with the government, to get a number for the building, and only after that we can apply for the service line from electric line. This will cost $200.00. In the meantime we need a borewell there. After some months people in that area will run out of water and we can help people by giving water and thereby I hope we can gain some members for the church. Praise God for helping them with water.

October Greetings

Greetings in Jesus name. Peace and grace be multiplied unto you.

We prayed for the special prayer requests received here through e-mail, and hope God answered our prayers.

We will be giving three Holy Bibles in the new field of ministry among non-Christians.

This week’s theme for preaching is Proverbs 9 : 10 — fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. What is and how is fearing God? Proverbs 8 : 113 — hating evil is fear of God. It is life giving — Proverbs 14 : 27, sanctifying, Proverbs 19 : 9, and so on.

This month we will have the annual general body meeting on 26^th October. Most probably I will go to Chennai for two days to buy new dresses for our home children and for the old age home ladies and for the poor and poor widows. These are our gifts during Christmas. The two nursing students in another state will be completing their studies within six months. The other two have three years more.

If God is willing I might visit you during March / April / May 2010. It is most encouraging to hear that Sunday class children classes 1 and 2 probably, from Texas Grace Christian Centre, have come forward to give their whole offerings to our children. Sunday class teachers write to me saying though it may be pennies or small their hearts towards our kids are great.

The monsoon here failed this year, but it started raining now for a few days and in the north flooding and many lost their homes and many died. A boat carrying 80 in Kumily capsized and 68 died. Only 47 bodies were recovered. This boat ride all enjoy when people visit us, and five of our churches are in that area. No one from our church was there in the boat. Thank you for your prayers and support.

Nursing students

Greetings in Jesus name. Peace and grace be multiplied unto you.

Ramani had her nursing course here supported by Garry E. Speers and Gerry and is now working as staff nurse in Malaysia and had sent $ 400.00 to meet expenses for children’s Christmas and New Year dress.

It is sad news here that in one state the chief minister died in a helicopter plane crash and he was the only Christian chief minister in our country. The state is Andhra Pradesh, just north of our state, Tamil Nadu, where two of our girls are studying their in nursing course. The state mourns like anything and more than 500 died by heart attack and suicide unable to stand the loss. Many died when they were viewing the funeral and burial on t.v.

The parsonage for the church worker and family in the 10th church was completed and dedicated on 10th August. This month the open air meeting in the Hindu area was postponed to next week due to heavy rainfall.

Happy Easter!

Greetings in Jesus' name. Peace and grace be multiplied unto you. Praise God for our time in visiting churches, home for the old age, and with children when brother Rick and Kim Vanskee visited us in India. You may get their reports when they return to U.S.A. on 12th February. We specially pray for Janet Bland's husband, who had a stroke, and for Kim's daughter Rebecca, who had a surgery on collapsed lungs, and for speedy recovery. During their visit we distributed the clothes and dresses for poor widows, poor people, and presentation to the Sunday class children. The total number of sarees to poor is 38, sudithar to teenage girls are 5, 3 sets for kids, and 30 gift articles for Sunday class children. Kindly pray for all Peace Mission ministries and for me. ~ Pastor Roy Jacob

January report

Greetings in Jesus' name. Peace and grace be multiplied unto you. Praise God for our time in visiting churches, home for the old age, and with children when brother Rick and Kim Vanskee visited us in India. You may get their reports when they return to U.S.A. on 12th February. We specially pray for Janet Bland's husband, who had a stroke, and for Kim's daughter Rebecca, who had a surgery on collapsed lungs, and for speedy recovery. During their visit we distributed the clothes and dresses for poor widows, poor people, and presentation to the Sunday class children. The total number of sarees to poor is 38, sudithar to teenage girls are 5, 3 sets for kids, and 30 gift articles for Sunday class children. Kindly pray for all Peace Mission ministries and for me. ~ Pastor Roy Jacob

Happy New Year 2009

Greetings in Jesus' name. Peace and grace be multiplied unto you. God's blessings were on us and Jesus guided and protected throughout this year. The people, pastors, and families I met last year extended their love and concern over me and Peace Mission. Let us rejoice and praise Him in singing as the time is nearing for His coming. There are a lot of false preachers and prophets nowadays. Let your run be towards the cross and let not anyone take your crown. Hold it fast. Rev. 3:10, 11. Satan knows that there is very little time left, and he is like a roaring lion behind us to swallow us. Pray for Peace Mission: ten churches in Kerala, five in Tamil Nadu, and all the cottage prayer meetings and the 15 pastors and evangelists. Please pray for Vijaya and her husband after completing B.com., here, and now a missionary in Madhya Pradesh. Please pray for Sheela and Ramany who are nurses in Apollo and Malaysia. Pray for Anjala, B.Sc., B.Ed., and her husband. Pray for Vijayakumari, M.Com., B.Ed., M.Phil.; Jeyanthi doing M.B.A. in Coimbatore; Mercy in engineering in Namackal; Tamil in Selvi Teachers training in Keins Valliyoor; Magesh and Saskala in nursing in Rajamundry; and for the children studying in W.C.C., Kavomony, Duthie and Home Church High School, Middle School, and Primary. Thank you for your prayers and support. God was great during the last year at times of pains and sorrows and your prayers worked out and God protected, guided, and strengthened me. God's promise is "I have called you by name, I have redeemed you, you are mine. When you walk through waters, I will be with you, when you walk through fire, it will not harm you. I am with you." With seasonal greetings and blessings, Happy Christmas and Bright New Year. Pastor Roy and R. John Edward

In the States

Greetings in Jesus' name. Peace and grace be multiplied unto you. Pray for my trip to the United States, and if God is wiling I will be in the States from 9th August to 7th October 2008. During this period you can call me at 513-257-5724 or contact Kim Vanskee at 53-761-8503. Support for a few of the children that was discontinued has been renewed and a few people came up with a large check to fill the deficit gap. The names of children who still need support are: 1. Vijay Kumari 2. Anjala 3. Pon Vanitha 4. Tamil Selvi 5. Dany Mercy Bai 6. Mariammal 7. Prema 8. Aruna 9. Angu Priya 10. Jothi 11. Bavithra 12. Ravathy 13. Anitha 14. Palaniammal 15. Kirthika The new church No. 10 started with 5 families and now God has enlarged and blessed it with 22 members. Praise God. We were in need of a pastor for No. 1 Second Coming Church in the Muslim area, and we now have one. Praise God. Thank you for your prayers and support. Roy

Pray for the Deficit for the Schoolchildren

Greetings in Jesus Name. Peace and grace be multiplied unto you. Praise God I will be in the States from 9th August to 7th October. Contact Kim Uanskee for programmes. Her phone number is 513-761-8503. While I am in the States call me on 513-257-5724. Please pray for the deficit of $10,795.16. This is because for the last one year or more the support for 20 children has not been received. The names of the children are: 1. S. Kirthika 2. D. Palaniammal 3. R. Anitha 4. K. Ramya 5. S. Revathi 6. S. Bavithira 7. P. Ayswarya 8. T. Jothi 9. S. Angupariya 10. T. Kalaiselvi 11. S. Vikneswari 12. S. Prema 13. R. Mariammal 14. P. Suriya 15. J. Dany Mercy Bai 16. T. Tamil Selvi 17. B. Ponvanitha 18. S. Maheswari 19. S. Anjala 20. S. Vijayakumari So, 20 x 40 per month x 12 months is $9,600. Praise God, Mercy Dani Bai got admission to the engineering college and the one year fee is accounted for. I have sold a small piece of land to the tune of $8,000.00 to meet the deficit. This month we have given three sewing machines in No. 1 Second Coming Church and ten Holy Bibles in another two places for the newcomers who have come to Christ. Praise God. The house for the poor widow is completed and given to her. To the supporters of the children named above, kindly pray to God to enable you to send support. Jesus said, "Whatever you do to one of these poor, you are doing to me." Pray for us and the ministry as we do for you. I pray and hope during my visit to you God will give hands and hearts to promote His kingdom in India. If possible, may the pastors of churches read this letter to the congregation. ~ Pastor Roy

Coming to the U.S. again

Greetings in Jesus' name. Peace and Grace be multiplied unto you. It is a tough job to get admission into high schools and colleges for the students who have passed tenth and twelfth grades. Please pray for Kimpetty, Kanimozhi, Prema, Suriya, and Bhuvaneswari, for eleventh grade; Rosy and Dhivya Bharathi, for college; and Mercy for engineering. Balcia is completing her B.Sc. college course. I am praying for a pastor for No. 1 Second Coming Church in the Muslim area, as it is a long bus ride for some pastors from Nagercoil to this area. It takes four hours up and four hours down. We are giving a new house to a poor widow, who is suffering a lot and whose two children need educational expenditure. An earthquake was experienced in the coastal area, and the church that God protected during the tsunami had minor cracks on the wall, but there were no casualties or major damage. Kindly pray for Peace Mission works. If God is willing, I will be in the States from 8 August to 8 October. Contact Kim Vanskei for programmes: 513-761-8503.

The Tenth Church in the Mountains

Greetings in Jesus name. Peace and grace be multiplied unto you. Praise God we opened our tenth church in the mountains on 23 April and all the local and town government leaders were invited. Nearly ten government staff attended and also the local people were invited and nearly 200 people attended. I have planned to open a free sewing class for this church also and it will be started by the end of this May. Please pray as we have to buy a few sewing machines and employ a paid tutor. It is paining news to hear that brother David of Austin from Texas passed away. He used to receive me when I visited Texas and I used to stay with him. He was a pillar for the Grace Christian Centre Church. It will be good if you send a note to my e-mail just to have your e-mail ID so that I can e-mail you the news bulletin monthly and thereby save money in mailing. Already I owe money to the bank. Please pray for the deficit to be covered shortly. This you can find in the financial statement. The school opens in June and three children go for college studies and to get admission we have to pay high donations. Please pray for the needs to be met. Thank you for your prayers and support. God be with you.

New Year 2008

New Church Opened

Greetings in Jesus' name. Peace and grace be multiplied unto you. Praise God, we are opening the new church in the jungle area. The construction is over and well finished. The electrical work is in progress. The date of opening was 23 April 2008. Please pray. This church will accommodate more than 200 people and at present we have 5 families. But the church is situated close to 1,300 families, and our target and vision is to reach these 1,300 families. There is no other church here. Three girls have appeared for the 12th grade final exam, and if they get through, they have to be put to higher studies like engineering, nursing, or college studies. The girls are Dhivya, Rosy, and Dani Mercy Bai. The higher education will be costly, please pray for the needs. I have a wish to buy a big vehicle, brand new, with capacity for eight seats. Please pray. This might cost $12,000. Praise God we celebrated my 79th birthday on March 29. Thank you for your prayers. Though we are financially very tight, it encourages me when I see your heart to promote the ministry. One sister wrote that she made a promise with God, that whatever she gets in her pastoral service on that Sunday she will send it to me, and I got a check from her for $355.00. Praise God.

Convocation Ceremony

Greetings in Jesus name. Peace and grace be multiplied unto you. Thank you for your prayers, as we could see the fruits in the ministry. Some churches experience more believers coming. There are three in one church who have accepted Jesus Christ. Two of our children had the convocation ceremony, one for a B.Ba. degree, another for a B.Sc. degree. We had the second anniversary in the first Second Coming Church in the Muslim area. We need a graveyard for the two churches in Kerala, one at Pambanar, another at Pattumully. Please pray. It may cost $2,000. The new church construction is almost completed and we intend opening it in April 2008. We can do it in March, but as the schools are having final exams and as we wish all pastors to attend, for convenience it will be around or after 15 April. I am planning to visit you all in late summer, utilizing sky miles earned. Praise God many extended their support for my wife's medical need and I am happy to note some individuals and churches steadily increase their support, and the figure from $68 per month to $230 per month is great. God bless you.

First Anniversary of No. 2 Second Coming Church

Greetings in Jesus' name. Peace and grace be multiplied unto you. Praise God, we are in the year 2008. We have started the flooring work, plastering of walls, fixing doors and windows, and painting of the tenth new church on the mountain top in the other state. Pray for its completion, and the finance needed. We celebrated the first anniversary in No. 2 Second Coming Church. Nearly 150 people attended. The church strength is 35, but we invited the other people from all religions and communities and there was a feast for all after anniversary services. This month we are celebrating the second anniversary in No. 1 Second Coming Church on 24th Sunday, and if God is willing we are opening the new church late in March or April this year. Thank you for your prayers and support for my wife and she walks on her own attending to household work. You can see her in the picture I have sent [to come], she is sitting next to me. By March/April schools will be closed for annual leave and children are studying hard, sitting late in the night till 11:00 p.m. and getting up every day by 4:00 a.m. Pray for their final exam. God bless you. Pastor Roy

Christmas and New Year

Greetings in Jesus' name. Peace and grace be multiplied unto you. Praise God, He gives his promises and the guidelines to inherit it. Belief, trust, and hope is the way. For Christmas we gave new clothes and dresses to 7 poor widows in the old age home, 17 poor widows in Kolikottupothai Church, 11 in Kottavilai Church, and 24 in Leepuram Church. Also to all children. Praise God. We are giving dresses to Second Coming Church during anniversary celebration in February. We had special services for New Year and Christmas in all the ten churches. Praise God. Thank you for all your prayers and support for my wife's surgery, and now she walks without the walker. I wish in 2008 12 months of happiness, 52 weeks of fun, 365 days of success, 8,760 hours of good health, 52.600 minutes of good luck, 3,153,600 seconds of joy. Peace be with you. In Christ, J. Roy Jacob

New Year

Greetings in Jesus' name. Peace and grace be multiplied unto you. God is so good throughout this year as he guided us through storms and sorrows. His mighty hands were the healer, supporter and made us to walk along with Him. His promises are great and they were witnessed in each and everybody's life. Thank you for your prayers and support for my wife and now after the two surgeries she walks. Praise God. Garry and Gerry Spears extended their support for the medical expenses to a tune of $1,000.00. Ministry is going on well and nowadays many come to Jesus from idol worship. Praise God. We have still not completed the construction of the tenth church. Pray for it. We the staff members, my family, and all the home children take this opportunity of wishing you all a Happy Christmas and a bright and prosperous New Year. God be with you. With love and prayers, Roy

Medical Expenses

Greetings in Jesus name. Peace and grace be multiplied unto you. Praise God for the new church roof work completed last month. Last month brother Rod Young, Dawn McNeil, and Patricia, from love and faith and Open Heaven Ministry, visited us and witnessed 70% of the ministry. During their visit, we gave two sewing machines to the sewing class people in the Second Coming Church, sponsored by Grace Christian Centre of Texas. One girl who received a sewing machine is a Muslim. We also helped one boy with medical expenses for kidney failure, and one girl with her studies. Vijaya, our home child, got married after completing commercial studies in college, sponsored by Arlene McCann of Cincinnati's New Hope Church. She emerged as the first missionary to central India among Hindus with her husband, praise God. We have bought new dresses for all the children for Christmas and we await stitching. We also bought one sewing machine for a Muslim girl in the Second Coming Church. The value of the dollar has come down 20% and it is a painful scene. My wife is sick and bedridden as the bones at the back have completely worn out and need replacement of parts. We have arranged for surgery at the Medical College at Chennai. This requires $6,000. Please pray for the medical expense and if you feel like helping, send checks as usual with a note at the bottom: "Medical, for surgery". Thank you and God bless you. Pastor Roy