In May 2008 Pastor Subodh wrote:
"Wherever
we go the Almighty God is doing the mighty work through our ministries.
When we go out to the field we see many people who are suffering
from various problems. They are delivered from disease and
also from other things. So many miracles have taken place but
we could not take the photos to send to you. But surely we will
send it in the days ahead."
"Let
me tell you little bit about my background. I am from a place
called Gajapati, a very mountainous area. From
Bhawanipatna (Kalahandi district) it is 250 kilometers. It is a
fully tribal dominated district. God has brought me to Bhawanipatna
(Kalahandi) to serve Him in the Western part of Orissa. According
to a UN report the Kalahandi district is known for famine, starvation
and the sale of children. It is in the hottest zone in Asia Minor.
I did my M. DIV. in Bangalore, an affiliate to Asia Theological
Association. I have worked in Orissa for the last ten years as
a teacher, pastor, convener and translator throughout Western Orissa.
God has given us a special burden for the state of Orissa. In the
same way my wife Rosy also completed her Master of Divinity at
Tiruvilla, Kerala, an affiliate of Asia Theological Seminary. Now
we are serving the Lord here in Orissa.
Let me just give you some brief highlights about the state of
Orissa:
There
are 30 districts in the state of Orissa. Bhubanaewsar is the
capital of Orissa. It is known as the temple city of India.
Orissa is the known as the soul of India. Two percent of the population in Orissa are Christians and most
of these are Catholic and Lutherans. Baptism and conversion is
banned by the government of Orissa.
Some incidents in Orissa which shook the world:
• Australian
Missionary Dr. Graham Steward Stains and his two young sons were
burnt alive in the district
called Mayurbhanj.
• Catholic Father Arol Das was killed
• In 1999 five Christian villages in the district Gajapati were burned
• In 2007 a Mas persecution took place in the district of Kandamal.
In
spite of all these incidents God uses His missionaries in a special
way here."
Rev. John Thomas and my wife Rosy singing during
the Church inauguration ceremony
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Kailasha
Chatria is 24 years old and from a Hindu family. Someone used
witchcraft and attacked him
with seven demonic
spirits for the last two years. Kailash’s family took him
to many doctors and spent 150,000 rupees (about US$3,500) for his
treatment. But nothing worked out. After we ministered to him in
Jesus’ name
the Almighty God healed him completely.
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Mrs.
Sital Rout is from a Hindu family. From time to time over the
last ten years a demon spirit would attack her.
During such occasions she could not even recognize her daughter;
she would shout and jump around. We fasted and prayed for three
days for her, and after we ministered to her she was completely
healed.
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Puja
is in the center wearing blue. She was suffering from fever
one day on her way to our church and she fell
down unconscious. When we ministered to her she woke up and attended
the service.
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Mrs.
Ratna Sirka (center) was attacked by a demon spirit and also
suffering from a headache. By the grace of God she was healed
after we ministered to her.
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In the photo above are Choto, Manju, my wife
Rosy, Sital and her mother. This family is from a Hindu
background. They used
to
worship
idols
and give sacrifices to their gods. Still they suffered
from many problems and sicknesses in their life. But when they
witnessed the miraculous deliverance of Sister Sital they believed
in the Lord Jesus Christ and came to the church for ministry.
The Lord Jesus healed all of them. And they all received the
Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.
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Little Mickey suffered from malaria for many days.
She was healed by the power of God.
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Pastor
Subodh (left) and Pastor Rosy (right) with the orphaned children
Received from Pastor Subodh on June 22, 2008
"We
were very much busy with the Lord’s works in the different
villages in the state of Orissa. We have seen the mighty work
the Lord did through us. In these days we are getting much contact
from Hindus. People are calling for prayer and deliverance.
I
am giving very much importance to healing ministries because
I feel it is always needed in Orissa. So all our trained
co-workers
are doing the ministries tremendously. Please pray for our ministries
so that we may win the Orissa people for Christ. When we go around
to the villages we see people want to see and experience the manifestation
[of God’s power] in their life.
This
coming November 2008 we are planning for a larger crusade where
aboout twelve thousand people will gather together in the
state of Orissa. This will be our big crusade of Shalom Ministries."
Luke
10:9 "Heal the sick who are there and tell them,
'The kingdom of God is near you.’"