Special News Letter…

My beloved brother in Christ, David Odor

Greetings from Sudhakar Rao, CIMS, India.

I am prayerfully bringing these ‘Special News Letter’ about our CIMS works, especially our ‘Good Work’ VBS-2023. I know your busy works, but kindly spare few minutes read it and pray for CIMS and extend your love for CIMS.

VBS – 2023: -

“Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word”. (Psa. 119:9)

‘Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong’ (1 Cori. 16:13)

Happy to inform you that our VBS-2023 went well and good. Our Team India continuously had done their part and doing very hard work to the children and youth, to turn up them from their teenage life to God fearing life. Very good response got from them, good testimonies received from the youth that what they are learning here in the VBS. In the day time conducting VBS, and night time conducted public gospel meetings in the streets. We greatly conducted VBS-2023 in five states in India. Through these VBS-2023, nearly 17000 children and youth attends, in the nights 309 Open Gospel meetings in the streets, 99 peoples obey the gospel, accepted Jesus as their personal savior and baptized. Our Jesus was glorified and we all blessed even in the sun temperature too hot.

Now a day’s children and youth are playing a predominant role in all spheres of life in the society. In the future they are playing a major role, so our VBS classes made them to become a future soldiers for Christ. We are invited children and youth to VBS-2023, taught and encouraging them to lead the Christian life. We succeeded to build their character and mental ability. We are also assisting them to grow spiritually in the name of Jesus Christ.

Each year we the CIMS have conducting VBS programs for children and youth since 27 years in the summer months of April & May. Summer is after months of school, homework, exams and wearing uniforms, they finally get to just sit back, do fun things and playing games at their villages. Our children and youth were excited about their holidays. At this time, we have invited 20,000 thousand children for VBS from five states in India, conducted each center with four days. Our Team India trained Evangelists have taught the children and youth with parables from Bible, learning and recite of scriptures by-heart, how to pray to the God, how to sing hymns, and how to lead the Christian life etc. Our attended youth and children learned about the importance of the Christian life, Cycle of Blessings, and the contents of prayers. Sometimes because of the child & young age they were not learning or listening in classes, our VBS teachers organized games and quizzes. All the children and youth happily completed their summer VBS-2023. They shared their testimonies with us that what they knowing wonderful opportunity to lead nature of life spiritually and inculcate Christian values. Every year thousands of children and youth dedicating their lives to Christ through VBS programs. They all got many blessings from God, witnessing a new generation of Christian leadership who were themselves introduced to Jesus Christ through CIMS conducted VBS children’s and youth ministry.

It is very happy to inform you that our VBS attending children and youth are extending their energy and enthusiasm to building a wonderful Christian atmosphere. These all are regularly attending Sunday Schools at their congregations and youth Bible classes singing melodious songs and with their heartfelt prayers. They are taking part in all Christian activities those which are conducting regularly in the Team India, CIMS. Through our congregations, we are regularly conducting ‘Youth Meetings’. So as to avoid them not to take part in bad habits such as taking alcohol and tobacco products etc. We are preventing them to take themselves away from customs, convention and superstitions. “Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart” (2 Tim. 2:22). Thank you.

Our theme succeeded about VBS: -

Our CIMS main focus is to motivate children to respond to God, to live as His future disciples and future soldiers for Christ, to actively participating in their congregations conduct Sunday schools, youth meetings etc. Every year, we the CIMS prepared the VBS material and printed to supplied five states in India where our Lords work is there. Our purpose is to provide a systematic Bible study like parables from Bible, By-heart verses, how to sing a song, Scripture reading, how to pray and through fun-filled learning activities for our four or five days VBS programme in each center. Every year, new biblical themes and songs are written and activities are suggested to meet the contemporary needs of children and youth in five states of India. We are preparing a new concept for five days VBS for all the rural, remote, urban, slums and urban out cut areas children. Teaching the children and youth in each and every Sunday schools and especially in VBS time. We taught them how to live healthy children and youth to grow mentally, emotionally and socially by involving them in group dynamics.

TESTIMONIES

“Since five years, I am attending VBS, it is very interesting sessions for me, I am knowing about Jesus Christ and it was presented in an excellent way to live Gods fearing life. Overall the four days Vocational Bible Classes was very blessing to me and helped me to know Jesus is the son of God and I need to understand each and every Sunday need to attend Sunday school and youth meetings meeting Gods children”

Nagarajan Pillai, Tambaram, First Cross Street, Chennai

“It was great getting to learn through VBS so many things on how to deal with Christian life. I don't regret attending Sunday school and youth meetings. I can say that I have also have learned more on how to read the Bible, sing the song and how to pray to God, frankly saying, some of Biblical teachings brought me to tears”

Kemp Gouda, Dammulur, Bangalore.

“VBS has been a part of my life since childhood as a student of beginner’s class till today as a Sunday school Teacher. And I am right now VBS Teacher, nearly seven years, Right now I am 21 years old, studying Degree. VBS has helped me to grow spiritually and serve the Lord. Apart from bible stories helps me and children to study the Bible. It helps children to be in Christian fellowship. It creates an environment where children spend maximum time in learning the scripture through songs, stories, theme, skits etc. It moulds the spiritual foundation of children which will help them to serve the Lord in future. Today my zeal is to serve the Lord through children ministry is because of what I was taught in Sunday school and VBS”

B. Ashok Goud, Sanath Nagar, Hydrebad

Word from VBS-2023 faculty (Team India)

To bear the title of a teacher is not for show. It is an amazing title which our dear Lord has chosen to give us. He has chosen us particularly to bring the little children and youth closer to Him without any barriers in their life.
This year ‘VBS-2023’ the theme “Proverbs 22:6”, Encouraged the children to forget their sorrows and Praise God. We the Team India take this wonderful opportunity and succeeded. We say our thanks to be Lord for giving us this wonderful opportunity to succeed in the VBS. We succeeded VBS-2023 through your prayers. Thank you all.

Thanking you

In Christian love,

R. Sudhakar Rao, CIMS, India