Holiness in Hotels

Update

Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus. What a long time it has been since I have last updated this blog. I have had some recent updates from Dayspring, and spoke with Adam just today. I am glad to report that he is well. Of course, the needs are always many there. There is still active work with Gospel workers in India.

Obviously by the picture you can tell that the school is filled with beautiful children. I still have not had the opportunity to make a personal visit. If the Lord is willing, I will go. I wanted to share a few general and personal prayer requests that Adam sent me by email:

The Lord has been gracious to us and using us in many ways for the expansion of HIS kingdom. Many new souls accepted Jesus Christ and are baptized recently. We are working very hard in doing Evangelism, doing crusades, praying for sick in hospitals, visiting prisoners, comforting the people who are in distress with many reasons, helping the needy wit in our resources etc. Everything we do is only to bring glory to God. The orphan children are also very useful to us in singing and giving personal testimonies and making friendship with young people to win them for Christ. I thank the Lord for using us for HIS work.

 I would like to bring TWO prayer needs to your kind notice for your prayer and consideration.

•  There is a man by name John V. K. who is 42 years of age. He is married and has two daughters. He is the first born of his parents among 5 sons and one daughter. This man was dedicated for the Lord’s work and he has been doing the Lord’s ministry faithfully and honestly. It is exciting to know hundreds of people are blessed by his ministry and came to Jesus. Though they have a poor leaves hut as prayer hall they are all happy and worshiping the Lord with spirit and truth. His pastor and his entire congregation are very rich & strong in faith though they are very poor in worldly matters. While the ministry is going on smoothly, a terrible and sad thing happened i.e. pastor John Victor is diagnosed dreadful disease cancer in his upper jaw. At once the entire situation is changed as he cannot speak and eat. I took him to the hospital and we all shed tears with heavy heart. Right now he is in Hyderabad cancer hospital undergoing treatment. This is for the last three and half months. He is a poor man and his wife and daughters became helpless to get him good treatment. I request you to pray God for miraculous healing. Please also share with your friends and churches to help him with financial support as he is in big need. Whatever help you extend with your loving hands is greatly appreciated.       

• There is an young man Ravi V. by name age 20 years. He is in Final year of Dental Doctor Education. He is our church member but staying far away for education. He and his parents became strong Christians after their conversion from Hinduism. This young man learnt to sing and became a very good singer and even attracting many doctors and professors of his college through his singing and prayers. He is very humble and gentle. He loves to share the gospel and on every holiday he goes out to various people to proclaim the gospel. On 31^st December at evening time we got a terrible news that he was in a road accident. He was riding at the back seat of his friend’s motor bike and a truck hit them. This young man’s waist, hand, skull are broken and the rectum torn at many places. Total 8 different surgeries are done on him. He is struggling terribly with pain. He is in special Intensive care right now. By God’s grace he is out of danger. It may take 6 months to get recover. Till not sure whether he would be normal in all aspects. This family is very poor. The treatment is very expensive and due to this reason they sold away the only small property they have to pay the urgent medical bills.  This amount is not even sufficient even to for half of the expenses. They are struggling very much. Please kindly pray for this young man. Please kindly share this need with your friends and church members and stretch out your loving and generous hands to help this poor victim. Whatever help you do to this man is greatly appreciated. 

 As you can see, the needs are great and the Lord knows. This blog has contact information directly to Adam if you wish to reach out to him with a word of encouragement or to support. I know he would appreciate very much your prayers and help and a note of love saying you are praying for him and the men listed above. I am certain there are more needs than this. 

Yours in Christ, 

Geoff 

Images of the Hudhud aftermath. Much help is needed. Please pray.

Typhoon hits Andra Pradesh, Near the Children's Home

Greetings in the Name of the Lord Jesus,

I am praying daily for this ministry and hoping that the Lord Jesus is bringing people to this little blog to learn more about Dayspring and get involved. If that is you, then you are here "for such a time as this."

You may have heard in the news that a Typhoon recently struck the eastern coast of India near the East Godavi area. This is very near where Dayspring Children's Home is located. I have been in email and phone contact with Adam and rejoiced to know that all the children are safe and there has been no damage to the orphanage. Praise the Lord. There is, however, much devastation in the area and many are coming to Dayspring for help.

The government is responding with some food packs and water yet there is still great need. By an act of Providence a recent financial gift through this ministry reached Adam's hands. Even on this very day the rupees are in his hands the funds are being used to help those suffering from lack of food and water where aid is not reaching them. Praise the Lord.

Please remember them in your prayers that provisions will reach the needy and that our Lord Jesus will use Dayspring to bless many more than we can hope or dream for.

Your brother and servant in Jesus,
Geoff

Update from India

Good update from Adam and the work of the Lord there. We are praying that it may please the Lord to send me and another brother or a small team to India to see them face to face. Please pray with us in that regard. Here is the update:

“To be honest the gospel workers that I visit and encourage are doing great work for the Lord my brother, but they are struggling to feed their children in these days of high prices they are also facing much opposition as we do while sharing the gospel I am eagerly waiting for your kind support to share with them the children are doing well my brother they have several needs, but very happily growing strong both physically and spiritually several of them have become strong witnesses for Christ The widows are old aged and I am doing my best to keep them in good health In India it is very hard and most unfortunate to live as a widow in Hindu society. They are utterly humiliated by the society, but Dayspring is always for such people my brother.

I am very happy to tell you that our church members are growing both in number as well as in spirit every Sunday our church is full and several people who comes late are standing outside as the room is very congested. Many more people will come brother as we are working hard reaching unreached groups.

I want to do greater things for the Lord my brother as the Hindus are growing stronger and the new government is for Hindus. The prime minister is strong Hindu man. I want to bring lot of glory to God by doing many things for HIM among these strong opposite people.

Please kindly pray my brother”

-Adam