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Volume 4 Issue 8 August 2014 `10 Reaching the unreached Psalm 82:8 Dhrubaraj Bebarta & Pushpanjali family fiance too would be involved in ministry. God united Dhrubaraj and Pushpanjali in holy matrimony on July 4, 1984. Dhrubaraj resigned his job and both joined FMPB in 1991. After a year’s missionary training at the Salem Bethel ARY Bible College, they served N AL IO B S U S I M the finance department for M Dhrubaraj Beberta : August 14 six months. Then they were Pushpanjali : July 05 deputed to Gond for six months Blessy : April 15 197 Mercy : March 29 to be trained in Hindi. After this they ministered in Haragpur Rev. Dhrubaraj Bebarta is the eldest field (W.B). They undertook son of Mr. Thrutarastra Bebarta, a church planting among the teacher and Sajani in Kaipa village Santals in Jharkhand. In in Odisha’s Gajapathi district. After 1996 Dhurubaraj was ordained graduation, Dhrubaraj worked as a by Sambalpur diocese. teacher. Dhrubaraj’s father used to Presently, this missionary pray for the FMPB ministry and that couple undertake mission his son would become a missionary work among the Santals. with them. Their eldest daughter Blessy Sister Pushpanjali is the eldest is studying in class 11 and daughter of the late Mr. Reuben younger daughter Mercy is Singh and Josedomani in Gajapathi in class 8. Let us uphold district. She participated in church this missionary family in our activities. She prayed that her prayers. And pray in the spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. - Ephesians 6:18 Devote yourself to prayer, being watchful and thankful. - Colos. 4:2 Pray continually. - 1 Thes. 5:17 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer - Matt 21:22 Ask and it will be given to you. – Luke 11:9 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. - John 15:7 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. - Luke 16:24 They all joined together constantly in prayer. - Acts 1:14 FRIENDS FOCUS is the official organ of Friends Missionary Prayer Band (FMPB). A monthly blossom of FMPB ......................................................... FMPB is an indigenous Missionary Publisher & Editor Movement presenting the Gospel of Rev. D. Simon Ponniah the Lord Jesus Christ to unreached SUBSCRIPTION INDIA FOREIGN people groups in India. Annual Rs.100 Rs.600 FMPB serves as an arm of the Church Life Rs.1500 Rs.5,000 to plant Churches across the country. H.Q: 29, High School Road, Ambattur, Chennai - 600 053 FMPB does saturation evangelism Tel: +91-44-2657 0404 Fax: 2657 3353 Cell: 9444394342 among various people groups. E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.fmpb.co.in FMPB invites Churches, institutions, Layout and Preparation: families and individuals to pray and Communication Dept., fmpb support its work. AUGUST 2014 Friends Focus 1 From One Generation to Another – St. Paul reminds Timothy that he stands in at least the Third generation of faith. If, as may be assumed, Timothy caught from Paul a broader vision of the Kingdom of God as a world- embracing fellowship than Lois and Eunice had, he was prepared for that daring adventure of faith by his heritage. How many people have caught the faith by which they live from an older generation, and then expressed it in new ways! It is sometimes argued that children should be taught only those portions of the Bible which correspond to their own experience. It has no doubt been a healthy thing that religious education in modern times learns to take a new interest in the child himself and his problems, and has turned to Bible for light on the resources by which these problems may be effectively met. A man was compelled to spend several months in a war situation in a strange land after his baggage, containing his Bible, was lost. He was grateful to his grandma who had taught him a few biblical stories and also made him to memorize a few Psalms in his youth. Some of them had little meaning for him when he learned them. Others took on new significance in the new life into which circumstances had thrust him. He discovered that there was a good deal of biblical material stored as “Luggage to Be Called For” in the hold of his mind, which was of priceless value when he needed it. The creative education of our time is a great tool in the hands of all who would teach religion to the coming generation. But it is supplementary to and not a substitute for the handing on from age to age of the spiritual heritage which God has provided for us in the Word. -J. Solomon AUGUST 2014 Friends Focus 2 Dearly Beloved in the Lord, Happy state, happy state of affairs in us, happy mood of Greetings to you in the Lord’s the nation are to be celebrated holy name! with the 68th year of political The Lord of might and majesty freedom! In the midst of terror, leads us all these years in rumors on further terrors, the freedom of life, liberty, aggression on simple people, democracy and the choice to Pastors and Christian leaders and choose the rulers. With the their cry we hear almost every changes all around the nation, day in the state and in nation. economy, business, outlook On the other side, the ulterior and perseverance with others motives of being fundamental around the nation, may the and let loose the vandalism to foundational aspect of freedom take law in their arms and to to life, faith and liberty be be protected have been reported. preserved! Psalmist in Psalm We the people of the nation, 144 says, “Happy are the people (1Cor 9.23) be partakers of the whose God is the Lord”. Gospel, may train our hands AUGUST 2014 Friends Focus 3 for war and our fingers for on the streets of the nation in battle in prayer. (Ps 144.1). This rebuilding the nation! (Neh. 1: happens in strengthening the 4 – 2:8). May this be our style in hands with others like Nehemiah building up a nation as mission, appeals to his colleagues in church and society! May our mobilizing God’s people for building of walls be tall till we God’s work. In his time there labor to make the nation stand was no distinct, instant healing, firm in God’s love and favor! miracles, thunderous fire falling Happy are those whose God is down or raising of the dead. the Lord! But God’s call for prosperity, Gujarat FMPB leadership peace and building up of a team into action: nation was on. He influenced the influencers. When Nehemiah It was a significant progress in began to weep over the disgrace Gujarat, making the passionate and the situation of God’s vision of nation shared by the house in ruins, God gave him church leaders along missionaries a vision to rebuild the nation. with simple grass root leaders He deliberately understood God raised in this decade. We the law of course to take, praise God for the vibrancy in navigate, connect, fix timing, leadership of church in mission set priorities, do buy in and the with Bishop Sylvanus Christian, big momentum was maintained. Rev. Dr. Nicholas Parmer and We see the action of a team host of the leaders from C.N.I, led to unprecedented victory Methodist and now with Green in a nation’s affair. There were City Bible church. 19 young disgrace, mockery, murmuring people have been chosen among and terrible discouragement. our churches and now being Yet God’s will and His intention trained and planted in the places of His household had victory. where God’s blessings are sought Triumphant walk was possible to be at work in Sourashtra in AUGUST 2014 Friends Focus 4 North Gujarat. The C.N.I here is programs in most of the districts planning to ‘double the diocese’ / mandal level. In Giant Leap to reach the unreached mission 2020, this region centered around around them. There are several Adilabad will have four levels action plans and events lined up. of evangelism, discipleship With another 289 congregations training and missional focus: from a neighboring taluk, 94 i) accelerated field activities, ii) congregation from erstwhile ‘out prayer groups helping weekly / reached’ new congregations, the monthly outreaches in field. iii) diocese and FMPB are planning Prayer groups with local churches Joint Management Committee-II, doing neighbors outreach. iv) with the new accelerated thrust Interdenominational pastors, on evangelism and mission. other churches networked for Praise God, it is His doing! evangelism and mission. Pray for further efforts on this. Twin city leaders meet in Secunderabad: Other Major Meetings: In the brand new state in India We had Rasipuram Baptist now Telengana, the twin city church, Cuddalore ALC Church leaders came together for a time and several other churches and of fellowship, update on FMPB gatherings across the nation. and planning out the events. It What a way with which God was heartening to see the hard blessed the efforts of all prayer labor of our leaders for the cause groups and their committed of mission. They plan to have leadership! Now the revived a state conference in Nov 2014 prayer groups make young and also to have a base built as children take up responsibilities mission center.
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