Last Sunday a group of Indian workers in Singapore planted a church in their home-town of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. This group of Indian Christians, many of whom were recently saved in Singapore, sent their leader Jacob Bethapudi back to their home-town to start a new church.
Jacob came to Singapore some five years ago to work as a computer professional. He reached out to his fellow countrymen from his home state of Andhra Pradesh who were working in Singapore in the shipyards and in the computer industry. When I first met him, almost four years ago, he was leading a small group of about a dozen men. To help finance the ministry, Jacob took on two full-time jobs – while at the same time pastoring his little flock.
Today, the congregation numbers almost 200 each Sunday. Over 150 have since been baptised, many of whom were formerly Hindus. To reach these men, the church conducts English and computer classes and has outreaches to the workers’ dormitories where these men live.
As many of them had unsaved relatives in India, they decided to start a church in the city where most of them come from, namely, the port city of Visakhapatnam.
The harvest is plentiful!
The Indian harvest is very plentiful!
Pray for more daughter churches to be planted from this little Indian church in Singapore!
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Well done Bro. !!! May the good Lord continue to bless your work and like a tree sapling will grow to produce fruits of His labour.
Praise the Lord, for all His wondrous works. I pray and wish that God will continue to shower His mercy and strengthen you to work in His field.
May God use you Jacob as He used apostle Paul in the 1st century,in planting churches,and for the extension of His kingdom.All glory to God who does marvellous things through these earthen vessels!
Praise The Lord,”God Is Great for the Amazing things(Extension Of His Kingdom) that he is doing through you,By make utilising you in an ‘Appropriate Way” as per his Wish.I will Pray for God,That he will be as “Emmanuel” in all the Way you are working for him & Shall Guide you to be Glorified himself.”May God Bless You All The Way”.