Below is an update from Dr. Iris Paul of the Reaching Hand Society in India. Please continue to pray for this wonderful ministry.
Dearly Beloved in Christ,
Greetings in Jesus' Name.
I stand in awe to see the change that takes place as we yield completely to God. I have learnt innumerable lesson, which I plan to implement with His help.
Autumn is beautiful. The change in the colours of the leaf is not easy to imagine. Is it the same leaf that changes into such awesome colours? Yes. So also in each of our life, a transformation takes place as we yield ourselves to HIM.
Since my arrival on 8th October to my beautiful motherland, I have been on a whirlwind tour of Bangalore, Ooty, Kovai Pudur, Trichy, Tanjore, Nagpur, Bombay, Chennai and I am on my way to Vizag, where the Society has to set up a office as it is now mandatory by the government to have an office in the place of registration. Please pray for the right person to be found to stay at the office at Vizag.
RHS staff have been very busy this month doing survey in 15 New Villages, with the view of implementing Spiritual and Development Programs in the coming months, Mainly because we want to work in Villages where NO one else is working in the district of Malkangiri which consists of 1020, Villages where still Over 70% of the villages including one of our main centres Rabaguda does not have electricity and will not get electricity even in the next decade, as these village are very interior. Even after staying 32 yrs, I still have not seen 400 + villages even once, as these have NO approach roads even! My dream is to see that each of these 1020 villages of Malkangiri has a worshiping center. Is this possible? YES, With Partnering with other mission agencies that has now trekked into Malkangiri and a concentrated effort form RHS, With God's help this dream can became a reality. An Eskimo proverb states "Vision is the Gift to See what others only Dream". Will you please join with us to pray that the Dream of establishing worshiping centres in ALL Villages of Malkangiri will become a reality soon.
Christmas is round the corner and we need to have finance to do all that we plan to do at Malkangiri. This month I want to Project the need to give Christmas gift to all our staff and children. We have decided to give Rs 1,000/- each to all staff and Rs 500/- each to all the children. There are now 27 staff including our evangelists, who help in RHS work and 22 children. So there is a total need of Rs 38,000/-. So please kindly donate towards this. Please send all donations earmarked as "Christmas Gift for Staff" as a check or DD drawn in favour of "REACHING HAND SOCIETY" and payable at Chennai (in case of a DD). Please send it to the following address
Mr. D. V. Sunder Singh
Hon. Treasurer,
Plot No. 1234,
Sector 3,
Anna Nagar West Extn
Padi Po
Chennai - 600 050
Thank you for your prayers for my 100-year-old Grandma who is keeping well. There is NO improvement in my sight. Still there are too many floaters and on and off flashes. But God helps me to go on rejoicing in His great love. I will appreciate your Prayers for my healing.
Thank you ever so much for your constant Prayers and for your faithful financial support without which we will not be able to work at Malkangiri. So thanks a Ton.
Closing with Love and Prayers
Yours in Christ
Iris