August 2012 Vol. XLVIII No 5 FOUNDER Magazine Statement Late. Rev. Dr. Theodore Williams “To inform our readers and create an IEM LEADERS interest in missions and impact them to CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD get involved in IEM’s missionary work Rev Dr K.T. Kurien and mission in general.” HONORARY TREASURER Mr K.P. Raja Sekhar Contents GENERAL SECRETARY Rev P John Wesley The General Secretary’s Thoughts 2 Heads of Ministry Departments Editorial 4 Church Ministries & Communication Bible Study 5 Rev. E.D. Raja Singh Elias Glimpses of the Family Conference 8 Human Resource and Administration Rev. Jonathan Chavan My Unique Identity 10 Finance Jesus Transforms 11 Mr. Solomon Swamidoss Praise and Prayer Calendar 13 Editor: Mr. Timothy Austin Great Things Ahead 22 IEM OUTREACH is published by Indian Evangelical Mission in English, Tamil, Missionary Biography 23 Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu Oriya, How I look at it 24 Marathi, Gujarati,Hindi and Khasi. Those who donate a minimum of Rs. 100/- per Pray for India 26 year (0verseas by Air mail US $50 per year) Miracles 27 towards the ministries of IEM can receive this magazine. Breaking New Ground 28 YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS may be sent by Africa Calling 30 cheque, DD or MO drawn in favour of Indian Evangelical Mission through your New beginning in local IEM personnel or directly to the Jharkhand & Bihar 31 Finance Secretary. ADDRESS CHANGE: Send old and new address with your code number or recent address label. All emails to the Theme for 2012 Communication Department should be addressed to [email protected] / [email protected] Exodus 3:8 Contact 38, Langford Road, Post Bag 25097, Bangalore - 560 025 Phone : +91 080 22245256, 22480080 Fax : 22122779 Website : www.iemoutreach.org E-mail : [email protected] or [email protected] The General Secretary's Thoughts A supreme partnership for the cause of Freedom In God's rescue act, it is strange to The simplicity of the partnership: note that God says ... “I have heard Initially, Moses did not understand the their groaning and have come down to plan of God. He looked at his deliver them. And now come, I will unworthiness and incompetence. send you to Egypt" (Acts 7:34). Note However, I am amazed to observe the words, “I have come down, and how the Master trusted Moses with come now, I will send you.” The God of such a job. In any partnership, the the universe saw His people's trustworthiness of the partner is suffering and decided to send His always verified. On the contrary, when Jesus chose His servants, He servant instead of coming down did not look at their outward Himself. “You come” denotes a loving appearance or attractiveness; rather, call. “You come now” talks about a He noted the simplicity of the heart wonderful commitment. “I will send and child-like faith. He called His you” speaks of a powerful servants “friends.” He did not boss commissioning. This charge is not over them. This partnership is unique only a job given to the servant but the because there are no such models partnership arrangement between available except in the Bible. Once, The Master and His obedient servant. someone introduced William Carey saying he was a shoe maker to which The synergy of the plan: The Carey humbly said, “I am just a dictionary meaning of the word cobbler. “ synergy is “the working together of two or more people, organizations, or The significance of the product: things, especially when the result is What makes this partnership greater than the sum of their individual superlative? It is in the end result! A effects or capabilities.” Here, God the human soul is more precious than all supreme power comes into contact the gold in the world. Then Jesus with an ordinary person like Moses warned, "Watch out! Be on your guard and urges him saying, “Come let us do against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of it together.” God could have done it his possessions.” (Luke 12:15) alone, but He depends on His Therefore, what good is it if a man obedient servants to fulfil His plan. We gains the whole world and forfeits his do not see this combination in any soul? (Mark 8:36) The product that we other partnership. Normally in any work for is the salvation of souls. In partnership,the partnerships between this partnership we deliver the two parties come with their equal bonded, guttered, broken, wretched resources. But, when we partner with and dejected souls. As we celebrate God, we can achieve greater results, India's independence, let us not because of what we are but remember the millions of people because of who we belong to and around the world who need to be whose business we are engaged in. rescued from bondage to sin. 2 August 2012 The question everyone who claims to and her close family members have be a Christian should ask is, “Am I gifted a house for IEM in Tirunelveli, involved in the work of the Lord by South India. This will become our delivering people from bondage? Am operation hub in South Tamil Nadu. I playing the part that God wants me to We are thankful to God and the family play?” If you are not asking these for their gesture of love for God and His questions, please ask them. Let us Mission. The photographs of the not lose the unlimited opportunities at house and Mrs Wilson are on the back our door step. inside cover. Thank you for praying for the 33 new This month, we focus on the 10th IEM candidates who are being trained at Missionaries' Family Conference which took place at the TWR-LTC Outreach Training Institute. They centre in Paramenkeni, Chennai. It represent 10 different states of India. was an unforgettable experience and Sponsored candidates come from two we'd like to share this with you. churches and mission agencies. These people will complete their Mercy and I thank you for your love, training by March 2013. Please get prayer and support. Many of you pray i n v o l v e d b y s u p p o r t i n g t h e for us every day. I completed 5 years “Theodore Williams Memorial as General Secretary on July 7, 2012. Missionary Training Fund.” The Board has granted an extension by another year. By July 2013, we IEM is committed to strengthening the need to identify a new General “ground force” by spotting, training Secretary. IEM is a huge indigenous and commissioning potential local organization. We have a lot of work to people in every mission field. We are do. IEM is within the Lord's will and it planning to increase their number by will continue to bring people to the feet appointing 200 evangelists by 2013. of Christ until His Second Coming. You can adopt a few evangelists by contributing towards the “Evangelist My prayer and my dream is that IEM Support Fund” [ESF]. Please do not will make a difference in the Global hesitate to write to us if you need more Missions arena. We have the potential information. as we partner with Him. Come, let us renew our commitment, revitalise our The Board and Society could not meet energy and reverberate the Gospel of in July due to unavoidable reasons. Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth. Please pray as we meet on August 17 I thank each and every one of you from and 18, 2012. Our 30 member IEM the depth of my heart for your whole Society has representation from all hearted cooperation, support, for your parts of India. We praise God for their love, prayers, vision and faith. I also involvement. thank the Board and the Society members for their support and expert Many of you are praying and sincerely guidance. interested in the well being and the effectiveness of IEM. We are indebted Yours in His joyful ministries, to you. Mrs Vasantha Wilson, a widow P John Wesley 3 August 2012 Editorial Together again! After 4 years of serving the Lord in the far corners of our nation, the IEM Family gathered at TWR-LTC, Paramenkeni for a time of fellowship and a feast from the Word, seasons of prayer and to simply bond together. Senior missionaries met the younger ones; faces of missionaries in photographs translated into flesh and blood. We've tried to keep the text to a minimum because a picture is worth a thousand words! Apart from all the fun and fellowship, God ministered to us through His servants. From last month, we have been featuring the Bible studies which were presented during the Family Conference. Then we heard from our partners – TWR, ESAPH, Grace Academy, Dehra Dun, Last Command Initiative(LCI) and so on. A half-night of prayer was led by Rev. Dr. Susanta Patra, the General Secretary of India Missions Association(IMA). It was truly an inspirational and an eye-opening experience indeed to actually see India's true colours so that we as God's chosen people could bloom where He has planted us! Then we heard from our senior missionaries. Former General Secretary, Dr. R. Theodore Srinivasagam helped us to look back at our history and draw lessons for our future endeavours. In the July issue, we featured a synopsis of his talk. Rev George Raju, former Associate General Secretary also brought greetings. Koya Bible translator, Dr. Devagnanavaram's valiant effort to be at the conference in spite of his infirmity drew widespread appreciation.