Search and Rescue International (S&R) in support of:

Christ for Indian Mission Society (CIMS)

and Jesus Loves Children Home (JLCH)

Hello Friends,

I hope this email finds you well! 

I am writing to share a letter that Sudhakar Rao (our India Missionary) wrote to me to explain the current living conditions they are dealing with in India. To help you understand properly, preachers in India, as Sudhakar calls them, are laborers (farmers etc.) that have committed to also preach and evangelize the good news of Jesus to rural villages in India. They have been through Sudhakar’s preaching school and are poor men committed to reach the poor and lower caste in India. Some are full time and most are part time.

VBS coordinated by Team India is different than what you may be thinking of in the states. This is a strategic effort to not only impact the children and youth but also to reach the parents. Parents are invited to this effort and are involved. In spite of the 2nd wave of covid that hit at the half way point this year the VBS efforts reached 6700 kids and youth across 5 states and 74 locations. Andhra Pradesh 32 locations, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) 14 locations, Bangalore (Karnataka State) 17 locations, Hydrabad (Telangana State) 7 locations, Mumbai (Mahrashtra) 4 locations. This enormous effort with God’s help reaps an amazing harvest of new believers.

The current gathering rules in India is limited to 10 to 15 people so most churches are zoom or live streaming currently. The challenge is that most don’t have internet service that live in the rural areas.

Please read Sudhakar’s letter in broken English below that explains the dire circumstances they are dealing with.

Christ for India Mission Society, Team India COVID-19 Crisis

        a special newsletter for your kind prayers …

My beloved brother in Christ, David Odor, 

Greetings to you in the precious name of Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

With my sunken heart, I am prayerfully bringing these following few words for your kind prayers. If Lords will and if there are any possibilities, kindly explain our Preachers critical situation to possible supporters & please extend your generosity and help “Team India” and ‘JLCH’ at this crucial time. Your one-time medical help will save Team India Preachers families and JLCH children lives.

Through JLCH, we were taking care 103 kids in three centers. But, last year, Covid-19 pandemic first wave, one of our JLCH girls slept in the Lord by the cause of corona virus. So, currently we have taken care 102 kids through three JLCH centers. In those 102 children, three kids were attacked Covid pandemic positive in this ‘Covid second wave devastating and getting treatment. And two JLCH workers (One cook & One helper) and night watchman attacked by Covid virus as positive and admitted in the private hospital getting treatment. Pray for them.

Covid-19 positive JLCH two Ayas (JLCH cook & helper) names:-

1)  Sis. Prabhavathi, 2) Sis. Visranthamma

Covid-19 positive (Mild) JLCH three kids names: -

1)  Yesubabu (TB Patient), 2) Samuel, 3) Prasoon Teja

Covid-19 positive (Mild) night watchman name: -

1)  Bro. Devasahayam

TEAM INDIA: - Very recent we the CIMS, through ‘Team India’ have almost all completed VBS-2021 in five states in India. Only few centers remaining to complete VBS-2021 with 2000 children and youth. Suddenly COVID-19 Second Wave starting devastating. So, we the CIMS, ‘Team India’ have facing a deadly second wave of Covid-19. Millions of the people as Covid 19 positive cases were recorded, and thousands have died. Hospitals and medical facilities are running out of oxygen and ICU beds, with patients left outside hospitals waiting for care and suffering the worst. In these circumstances 17 Team India Preachers were attacked Covid-19 (Corona virus) pandemic and one of our Sister in Christ Rahab (if anyone want to know these women tragedy life story, please ask our Bro. David Odor, because of her life security unable to explain). 

Our Team India Preachers are working congregations among the lowest caste people in their respective areas like tribal, slum and out cuts of the rural and remote areas. The people of their congregations are very poor and are unable to support the Preachers urgent medical treatment. And most of our Team India Preachers are very poor and poorest. Most of the preachers’ wives daily working labors for agricultural works, scavenger works and migrant workers. At the same time, we the ‘Team India’ Preachers are facing persecution from people in their areas who are opposed to the Christian faith. Our ‘Team India’ Preachers are all in full-time gospel workers in CIMS ministry since 15 to 20 years without any support.

Right now our ‘Team India’ eight preachers died because of urgent treatment like to give ‘Remdesivir’ Injection and Oxygen because of their poor financial condition. At this time these 8 Preachers wives and their families need your prayers to pay their husbands medical owes. 

Covid-19 pandemic kills Team India 8 full-time Preachers details: -

1). Bro. Abraham, age 49 years, blessed with wife and two sons, three daughters, working with Team India since 20 years

2). Bro. Luke, age about 51 years, blessed with wife (she is slept in the Lord Covid-19 first wave) and three daughters, right now they are orphans (home isolation now with treatment), working with us since 17 years.

3). Bro. Yohan, age about 35 years, blessed with wife and two daughters one son, working with us since 10 years

4). Bro. Mathew, age about 32 years, blessed with wife and one daughter and one son, working with us since 10 years

5). Bro. Hanok Paul, age about 37 years, blessed with wife and two daughters

6). Bro. John, age about 50 years, blessed with wife (slept in the Lord Covid-19 first wave) and three sons, these are under isolation, very tragedy these kids as right now orphans, working with us since 20 years

7). Bro. Lazar, Age about 35 years, blessed with wife, have no children yet, working with us since 11 years

8). Bro. Mathayya, age about 49 years, blessed with wife and three children, working with us since 18 years

Covid-19 Positive 5 critical condition Team India Preacher details: -

In these 5 Preachers are in critical condition, one Preacher died yesterday, because of treatment like Remdesivir injections and oxygen. This Team India Preacher name is Bro. Veeraiah, age about 46 years. He is blessed with wife and two daughters aged about 20 and 18 years. This preacher wife is scavenger worker. Through her scavenger works she got some money and used for her husband gospel tours expenses and fed their family.

The remaining 4 Team India Preachers are in dangerous situation. They need immediate treatment. They are suffering full body pains, cough, cold, un-controlled fever, oxygen levels down day by day in dangerously, they need treatment to give Remdesiver injections and oxygen. One Preacher need five Remdesivir injections and Oxygen. These products are scarce. If anyone will extend their helping hands as one-time medical help, their lives will save. Pray for them.   

The Corona Virus has disrupted Team India Preachers lives. People have been in lockdown for well over 2 months. Public transportation is shut down, food markets are closed, and no church services or children’s ministries are happening right now. Most of the people do not have access to social media and therefore are not able to experience online services. The cost of food and medicines has skyrocketed and many people are suffering greatly.

Me and my wife are trying our best to provide food for who lost their husbands (Team India 8 Preachers families) and in need. Here this is hottest time of year 44°C and the time of summer diseases. Please keep us in your prayers. If you are able to help financially in anyway one-time-medical help, please send donations to S&R Ministry,Inc., OKC, USA.

We the Team India with kindest regards to each one of you and we do believe being in an attitude of prayer that the Lord will surely move your kind heart, in order to lend your kind help to us, during this pandemic (covid-19) uncertain days.

Thanking you all,

In Christian love,

Team India, CIMS

Friends, we as always, cherish your support and prayers. Sudhakar’s efforts are 100% reliant on S&R International and without your support this good work would not be happening. So, thank you so very much for all you do to help! 

If you would like to help, please visit our website www.sandrminstries.org to donate or you could send checks to the address below. As always, we seek your prayers!

May God bless you and your family!

Grace and Peace,

David Odor

Chairman of the Board

Search and Rescue Ministries

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