Emmanuel Power of Grace Ministries, Pedana town INDIA

“How does the thief on the cross fit into your theology? No baptism, no communion, no confirmation, no speaking in tongues, no mission trip, no volunteerism, and no church clothes. He couldn’t even bend his knees to pray. He didn’t say the sinner’s prayer and among other things, he was a thief. Jesus didn’t take away his pain, heal his body, or smite the scoffers. Yet it was a thief who walked into heaven the same hour as Jesus simply by believing. He had nothing more to offer other than his belief that Jesus was who he said he was. No spin from brilliant theologians. No ego or arrogance. No Shiny lights, skinny jeans, or crafty words. No smoke machine, donuts, or coffee in the entrance. Just a naked dying man on a cross unable to even fold his hands to pray.”

”For God so loved the world he gave his only begotten Son so that whosoever believed in him would not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16

I read this today and was reminded of the simplicity of the Gospel.

My personal testimony

My parents were Hindus until I was 3 when my mother was suffering from thigh cancer. No Hindu God or Goddess could heal her. But one church believer near to our home called my Mom to the Church worship. First she ignored the invitation. But that lady was calling my Mom to the Church. She couldn’t walk properly because of the thigh cancer. One day she went to the Church and believed in Jesus and within days she got completely healed and delivered from the thigh cancer! She is still living by God’s grace. After that my Mom accepted Jesus Christ and became a Church believer. My mother dedicated me to the Lord when I was 3 years old. I grew up in the Church and my mother help me to grow spiritually. I studied up to 7th class only and I stopped my studies. When I was 14years old I entered into the Ministry field. One of my church pastors baptised me and sent me to the Bible College for Biblical Studies. After my Biblical Studies I got married with Param Jyothi. We were both entering into ministry works and started the New Church in a village called Thotamula.

My Ministry

I started my ministry and new Church at Thotalmula village in 1993. This is a great testimony in my life to glorify God’s name alone, because God only knows how I struggled at this village for doing ministry works. In every area he was with me and helped me in a mighty way. I started my church with one woman. When I started worship service some people came to try and stop the prayer. Sometimes they tried to destroy and attack the music instruments and our Church home. But I believe in God and stand in Him.

First God blessed me with one baby daughter, but after eleven days she died. People started mocking at me and blaming God’s name. Then that time I lost my faith and planned to leave God’s work and the village. But God sent three pastors to my village and He Spoke to me through the pastors. God spoke to me with a great promise. He promised me, “I will give you a new church building and bless you with a son.” So he fulfilled his promise in my life and blessed me with a new church building and son, Joy Hemelton, in 1997. After that he blessed me with one daughter Joy Priscilla in 2000. When I got the new church building I had ten church people. They all are women and widows. But my village people started persecuting me with police cases, witchcraft and making so many problems to stop the church. Financially, I faced so many struggles in the Ministry. But in every area God helped me in a mighty way. All glory to Lord! Slowly my church people increased and now God has blessed me with 150 church people. In 2005 we started a second church in another village called Gandhi Nagaram. God blessed me with five Church people in that Church. My ministry name “Emmanuel Power of Grace Ministries” was registered by Indian Government. Register number 42/2014. Now we have several ministries in our Church.

1) Church Ministry and New Church Planting

2) Gospel Prayer meetings at Unreached Villages

3) Children’s Ministry

4) Women’s Ministry and Esther Prayer Team

5) Youth Ministry

6) Pastors Fellowship (10 pastors working with me in ministry)

7) Helping Children and Old Widows

All these ministries started slowly and I need all your prayers. Presently our main vision is for a new church building and old people’s home, because my church is too small for 150 people. People were sitting outside under the tent. So we need new land and we will plan to build the church and old people’s home on that land. For this entire works we need big amount of money. I believe in God, He will help and fulfill our desires for glorifying His name.

My wife does God’s work with me. My Son is studying M.div course in New Life College, Bangalore. My daughter iss studying long term medicine coaching. By His grace only they are studying and please keep in your daily prayers about their lives.

Projects

Here I want to present some projects which will be really in need and helpful for our ministry.

Project 1: Feeding Old Aged and Widows

Here there are around 40-50 old aged people and widows and no one takes care of them and sometimes they really do not have food. At least i want to provide food for them. I want to feed them daily, but it is not possible but at least we need to provide food for them weekly once or twice. For once in a week providing food for them it will cost $100 dollars. If two times means $200 dollars. So can you please think about this, pray and give your suggestion and help us.

Project 2: Providing Scholarship to the Children and Feeding them

Here we have 30-40 children and all their parents uneducated. And by God's grace somehow we guided them and now these children are going to school, otherwise these children are also working with their parents. So now their main problem is their basic needs for their studies and sometimes their parents have no work and at that time these children are also surviving without food. This was a really terrific situation. So at least monthly we need to provide them with their basic needs for studies and provide food for them weekly once or twice which will help them study nicely. For once children at least $10 dollars and for 40 children it was $400 dollars monthly and for their food $50 dollars weekly.

Project 3: Helping God's Servants Monthly

Here we have 20 pastors working near my place and really they are helpless. Yes God is their help but sometimes they are surviving in a terrific situation. Every Month I am arranging a prayer meeting for all of them and praying for all of our needs, evangelism, and spreading the Gospel. But I need to help them monthly for their financial needs. If we are ready to help them at least we can help them $20 dollars and for 20 pastors it was $400.

Project 4: Gospel Tour to Every Village

Here we have 1000 of villages still now they do not know what is Gospel. I travelled to more than 1000 villages on foot, bicycle and motor bicycle and spread the gospel. But still we need to do more. Yes we can go without a car also, and by foot we will go. But we need a good sound system, travel, and provide snacks for them. The sound system costs around $2000 dollars. For travelling and all for one prayer it will cost around $100 dollars for it, yes we can pray without money also, but we need at least basic needs for the prayer and for people.

Project 5: Charity Works

Here we opened a foundation called "Peace Foundation" and we want to do at least one charity work for the needy people with this foundation. Like providing clothes and food to the needy, providing vehicles and sticks and basic needs for the physically handicapped people. Like this monthly any charity work which we will expect the project budget should be $500-$1000 dollars. It will be really helpful for our ministry development.

These are my small projects we are planning and praying for all of it.

Praise the Lord. This is our church present situation, people sitting outside because no space in the church. If rainy season comes it means we do not have proper place to worship together. That's why we are planning to build a new big church on new land. So we need your prayer and support for the church building construction at new place. Please pray and help us.

Thank you so much.

Your brother in Christ
Samuel Babu Pidugu pastor
Emmanuel Missions India
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