Reporting Letter for the month of June-2021.
Respected beloved brother Keith Kasarjian the director of International Biblical studies and coordinator Mr. Mark Reynolds and all the prayer partners of BVBI-Tirupati-India , we greet you all in the matchless name of our lord and savior Jesus Christ. We pray that this letter finds you good health.
New batch:- We would like to report you that the God has blessed our first batch students , we were able to graduate 21 students on April 30th. We had summer vacations in the month of May, by the grace of God we have reopened our Institute in the 3rd week of June and classes have been began regularly. We are thankful to our director for the establishment of residential Bible Institute in our city which helps our students who travel from far places. We humbly need of your prayers for this second batch. There are some of the expected students were not able to travel due to lock down, requesting your prayers so that Covid-19 threat may be subsided in India. We are thankful to our director and coordinator for their love and dedication to make all the necessary arrangements for the second batch.
Covid-19 Relief :- The Covid-19 second wave was so seriously and rapidly spread in our place in the month of May and June. Several people suffered lot without basic needs for their survival. By the grace of God in the month of “May “we could able to serve 121 families and we were able to support 50 families in the month of “June”. We have distributed rice and groceries for the hunger families in our local churches . We inform you that several people were died due to oxygen imbalance. We could able to purchase the oxygen concentrator and oxi meters and needful of medicals to assist the covid-19 patients . We are thankful to Healing Hands International for their compassion to provide funds for this benevolence service during the pandemic ituation.
Help to Visually challenged people:- We have been conducting special Bible Camps to visually challenged people for several years. They are facing several challenges for their sustain. We are happy to report you that Dr. Damon Vincent has helped 23 cots, 23 mattresses and 23 pillows for their comfortable living. We could able to contact Thedepalli Church of Christ in west Godavari-district , their preacher Mr. V. Sahadevudu has donated 20 iron boxes for keeping personal belongings .We appreciate their great love and concern for the visually challenged people. One of the brother has donated them three audio bible devices which helps them lot to hear the word of God.
Baptism:- We rejoice to share with you that God has opened the heart of Mr. Sriramula Reddy, in the month of June he was able to obey to the water baptism and received salvation, please pray for his spiritual growth.
Vaccination :- By the grace of God all our staff members and my family members were able to receive vaccination for covid-19. We look forward for the second dose.
Back to the bible classes for the deformational leaders:- We have been moved with great compassion to see the sincere people who are in wrong doctrine , it is our ambition to teach them and lead them in the truth. We have planned for 5 five days program from July 12 to 16th . We plan to invite 25-30 denominational leaders for the back to the bible classes . We request your prayers for this program.
After school Children Care Centre:- There is leper colony in our city, about 100 families are living there. We have opened “After school Children Care Centre “ in this colony. There are two volunteers who have dedicated to serve for the children. They collect the children soon after the school, they help them to complete their school home work , they help them for their spiritual growth and send them with evening meal. This centre helps to serve the little children. They grow physically, mentally, and spiritually strong. We are happy to report you that this project runs by the individual dedication of some members of lord’s church.
First Batch students:- We are happy to report that the first batch students have been working hard in different places to win the souls. Please pray for their ministry.
Congratulations to our Coordinator:- We are happy to hear about the promotion that our coordinator has been received , all our students and staff members have joined with us to convey congratulations. We pray for Mr.Mark Reynolds and his family members.
Thanking you.
Yours brother in Christ.
B.Vijaya Kumar & Staff from BVBI-Tiurpati-India