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For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." Philippians 1:21 I was born and brought up in an orthodox Hindu family, where we worshipped idols and gave priority to goddesses. We were very zealous about caste; we used to ridicule people of lower castes and tribal people. We even thought that Christians were also of the low caste. This is why we never allowed any Christians or low-caste people into our home nor let alone touched them. We had our own isolated puja (prayer) room in our house, which contained 27 pictures of various idols. Twenty years ago our entire family was attacked by witch craft, performed by our neighbor. Consequently, my mother and I were demon possessed. For example, while we were starting to have our food, the cooked rice turned into worms. Many nights we couldn't Sleep because we heard somebody knocking at our door at nights, but when we opened the door no one was there. In the morning, we woke up to see all our things scattered about. We approached many magicians to try to get rid of these problems and demons. We spent a lot of money and went to many Hindu temples to offer money and materials. But we couldn't find any deliverance, rather the problems increased even more than before. At last, one Sunday all eight of our family members decided to commit suicide. But fortunately a lady who was serving in a Catholic Church behind our home passed through our house. She asked us, "Why do you look very sad?" As she was talking to my grandmother, the lady entered our home and looked into our puja (prayer) room. Then she said, "In this puja (prayer) room you are keeping many gods, pictures and idols. Did any god died for your sins, except Jesus Christ?" Though we had read some books about Hinduism, we never found any god like Jesus, who died on the cross and who was resurrected from the dead. Finally we confessed that Jesus is the only God, who died for our sins. Then we shared our problems with the lady and she invited us to attend church. Miraculously, our family escaped from committing suicide. We obtained peace of mind but as we discovered later, not full deliverance from the demons. After some time, one of my mother's colleagues invited us for an all-night prayer meeting at the Church of South India (Madras), which we attended for seven months. But on the seventh month the demons attacked my mother and me more vigorously. Then the pastor told us about confession of sin and salvation through Christ. The same days my mother was delivered, but I was yet to receive any deliverance. My parents sincerely repented and were baptized. We went back home burned all our idols, pictures, etc. Three months after my parents` conversion, I was again terribly attached by the demons and laid in bed unconscious for seven days. Even my parents lost hope that I would gain consicouness again. But the pastor from the Penticostal Church prayed without taking a drop of water for seven days and I got life back. Throiugh this event, all the rest of our family came to the Lord and since that time our entire family have been devoted only to Christ. All this occured in 1979. After that I went on to further studie. While I was completing my degree the Lord called me to serve him full time. He confirmed my call through Luke 6:13 \"AND WHEN DAY CAME HE CALLED HIS DISCIPLES AND CHOSE TWELVE OF THEM, WHOME HE ALSO NAMED APOSTLES\'. I had the privilege of studying the word of God for threee years in a seminary(B.D) school oin North India. There I received the burden for Punjabies to share the love of Jesus Christ and in 1993, I became a pioneer missionary along with my family. AN APPEAL APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY CHANDIGARH MINISTRY #123/1, Sector 55, Chandigarh, Punjab, PIN 160055, India.eMAIL: chdmission@hotmail.com Pastor C.V. Jagan Mohan _______________________________________ Dear brother and sister in Christ, I bring you greetings in the Name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. It is my great pleasure and privilege to share with you today what the Lord has done and is doing in the Apostolic Christian Assembly Chandigarh Ministry. According to Romans 4:21, "[I am] fully persuaded, that what [God] has promised, He is able also to perform." My wife Indrani and I was called by God to go into full-time ministry in 1993. In following the directions given in Joshua 1:7 ". turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest proper withersoever thou goest," we spent a few days sitting at the feet of Jesus waiting on His guidance as to the next step in His Divine Plan. After tarrying in His presence for a while, He led us to a village called Maloya. This village had never heard the Gospel before. It is 15 kilometres away from Chandigarh where we live. We had no means of transportation and had to walk the distance back and forth with our young son who was only one year old at the time.. We drew strength from Joshua 1:3-6 when the Lord told Joshua, "Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon that I have given to you, as I promised to Moses... There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: .I will be with thee, I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Be strong and of a good courage .." From the beginning the persecution and ridicule was severe and painful as we walked the village distributing tracts. The villagers would ask us unlearned questions like, "Where is this Jesus Christ who you are introducing us too?" Compassion for the unsaved filled our hearts as we went into prayer and fasting for the villagers. After a period of four months, a family who had been troubled by demonic possession and disease gave their heart to the Lord. Through this miracle, several other families gave their hearts to the Lord. Yet the persecution continues even today. The population of Maloya is approximately 30,000. From this village came the terrorist who assassinated Indira Gandhi a former president of India. The village is on the borders of Punjab and provides a hideout for terrorists. Pastors are continually warned not to enter into this demonic territory. The villagers are mainly Sikhs and Muslims. There are no Christians in this village. Besides the differences in religious beliefs, there is also the threat of skin-colour. Yet, the Lord in His mercy and grace has seen it fit to establish His ministry in the midst of Satan's hideout and to use us for His honour and His glory. There are more than 200 children in this village and every June we have been able to conduct a Vacation Bible School. Even in this, we have had to fight the good fight of faith to continue steadfastly in the direction God is leading us in. The parents are very poor, They are either labourers by profession or prostitutes and there is no financial remuneration for the upkeep of this center. Also, we have been able to establish worship centres at four locations in the village of Maloya. These centres are carried on by believers who have given their hearts to the Lord. Most importantly, though, God's Word is being established in a kingdom of darkness where no light had ever shined before. Hence, the reason why we need sponsors for full-time ministers of the Gospel to carry the work deeper into the darkness and to appropriate the entire vineyard for the honour and glory of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Since we have entered the Maloya village, we have had to shift our church every six months because the villages are reluctant to hire their homes to us for worship. Even though we are able to obtain a place to rent, so far we have been unable to accommodate everyone inside the building. Many have had to stand outside in extreme conditions especially in the winter and the summer seasons. Our congregation is from a poor economic background and they all come from religious backgrounds so there is a lot of work to be done in order for the people to effectively administer the Word of God to their lives and to see the Word bringing forth a harvest. The rent we are paying now is Rs. 3000 which is equivalent to $75.00. This may seem to be a littlebit to others, but in India it is a small fortune to us. Right now we are in the process of buying a piece of land to build a church. However, the price of the property is valued at $26,667.00 and so far we have only collected $2200.00. We are prayerfully asking if you can plant a seed of $25.00 or more towards the purchase of our property. We need about 1067 people to plant seeds in our ministry so that the people in India can stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ had set them free, so that they can come out from under the yoke of bondage that Satan has tied them down with over the years. People in India are suffering badly and they need the love of God in their hearts. They need a peace that passeth all understanding. They need a joy that is unspeakable and full of glory. They need to experience the freedom and liberty which comes to all those who have accepted Jesus Christ into their lives. They need to have a house in which to worship in so they can be strengthened through the arms of fellowship with each other. They need to know that you care, and by giving them a house in which to worship will be a sign to them that believers around the world is keeping them in the arms of prayer. ABOUT OURSELVES I worked as Project Manager under World Vision in Dehra Dun. in the state of Utter Pradesh. He was promoted as Coordinator and transferred to Chandigarh when the Lord spoke to him in 1993. my wife aisy Mohan was an orthodox Brahim worshipping idols and images before she accepted the Lord. She used to suffer with agonizing headaches that had the medical profession baffled. Her there, a doctor by profession offered the help he could, but the headaches persisted. She loved to read and one day while looking for books in her father's library came across a very old copy of the New Testament. On reading the book of the gospel of Matthew she wanted to know if Christ is the true God, she personally wanted Him to tell her so. One day, an old couple from Tamil Nadu who spoke Tamil came to our house. While they were sharing the gospel with her father, she joined in the conversation and accepted Jesus as her Saviour. She was instantly illed with the Holy Ghost. Jesus told her daughter,your sins are forgiven." Her incurable headaches vanished instantly. The peace that she was longing for was overflowing from her heart. During the years she has been able to witness to her brothers and parents about the Lord and the Lord spoke to her in 1993 to go out and reap the harvest with me. if you have any question please feel free to write or come and visit us. If the Lord led you to contribute $ 25 please follow the account no. 180168, indusind bank Chandigarh name of the account C.V.JAGAN MOHAN NOTE:we`ll be sending receipt of every donation by the name of apostolic christian assembly chandigarh ministry. PASTOR C.V.JAGAN MOHAN Mrs.DAISY MOHAN, J.SAM FRANKLIN, AND J. SAM PUSHPARAJ _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Click HERE to return to the edited story Click HERE to create a banner that links to this story! Your e-mail address will be kept private!
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