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Miraculous healing from Covid-19 Even after 3 years of married life, we were not blessed with a child. We used to go to Ranchi Prayer Tower for prayers. We sponsored a Jesus Calls TV programme and in December 2020, my wife Priyanka conceived. When she was 5 months pregnant, our entire family including my parents and the two of us were affected with Covid. We were fearful as my wife was carrying the baby. During the Family Channel Live streamed online in Youtube on 24th April, when Dr. Paul Dhinakaran was praying for the Covid patients we joined with him in prayer and the Lord touched all four of us and all of us recovered miraculously. The child in my wife’s womb was also in good condition. All glory to God. We thank Dr. Paul Dhinakaran for his prayer and may God bless him and the Jesus Calls ministry. - Marshall, Ranchi
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My precious friend, it's a great joy to bring you God's promise for this month. The Lord has been gracious to carry us through the past months. The Scripture says, “Because of the Lord’s faithful love we do not perish, for His mercies never end. They are new every morning.” (Lamentations 3:22&23) How true these words are! Let us be thankful to God for His mercy and protection. The promise word for the month of August is taken from I Samuel 1:17. “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of Him.” These are the words of the high priest, Eli, spoken to a woman called Hannah. She did not have children. Her husband loved her very much, but she did not www.jesuscalls.org - August 2021
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conceive at all. Therefore, her husband’s other wife humiliated her and made fun of her. Hannah’s heart was broken. When her husband and she along with her husband’s other wife went to the temple of God to fulfill God’s commandments, Hannah ran alone to the tabernacle and poured out her heart in the presence of God. She could not bear her sorrow and humiliation, yet she did not open her mouth or cry aloud. She was praying in her heart and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. The Bible tells, “Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” (I Samuel 16:7)
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As she kept on praying to the Lord, Eli observed her and thought she was drunk. He was angry and confronted her. Hannah said “I am not drunk but filled with sorrow. I was pouring out my soul to the Lord, praying here out of my great anguish and grief.” It is at this time, Eli the high priest says , “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.” (I Samuel 1:17) We see three attributes of God revealed in this verse. Yes! He is a God who ~answers your prayers ~grants what you ask for ~makes you enjoy every blessing in peace. This is what God is going to do for you this month. Jesus said, “You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.” (John 14:14) Again in John 16:24 Jesus said, “Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.”
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God wants you to have joy in all its fullness. When you ask, God grants it to you because He has chosen you. “I have chosen you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit and so that whatever you ask in My name the Father will give you.” (John 15:16) Therefore, believe my friend that God has chosen you to be a blessing. God gave that heart to Hannah. She believed that she was called by God to produce a blessing for the nation of Israel. That is why she gave birth to Prophet Samuel, who anointed kings for the nation of Israel. Eli blessed Hannah saying, “whatever you have asked of the Lord, He will give it to you.” I believe she asked God for a prophet and not just a child; that is why she brought forth a prophet of God. In 2008, when I lost my father Bro. D.G.S. Dhinakaran, the Lord told me: ‘My son, it is no more going to be one Dhinakaran but thousands of Dhinakarans. From now on, I will pour My spirit upon all flesh in the world and I am going to raise young people, who will see visions and prophecy. The souls who are brought to Me through your ministry will testify about Me everywhere with prophetic power.’ “… it is the Spirit of prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus.” (Revelation 19:10) Yes, to bring forth God’s prophecies and God’s prophets is the mission of Jesus Calls. God’s plan for the ministry is to raise Samuels as prophets, who would anoint kings to build God’s kingdom in the world in the days to come. Yes, as a partner of Jesus Calls, Karunya and SEESHA, you are standing with us to raise God’s prophets and kings to rule in righteousness in the world; Daniels who would find
solutions to human problems; and caring for the poor little children and raise them up to be prophets of God. As God answered Hannah, God is answering you. The Hand of God will come upon you to bless you and increase you and your children. Secondly, Hannah did not stop with just praying to God for a son, who would be a prophet of God, to be born in her womb. She dealt with God again. After God gave her Samuel, she took her son back to the temple of God and surrendered him to God’s service. She would make dresses for him and support him. She never gave her son to the service of the Lord because she had other sons, but gave all that she had to God, even her only son. I have seen some people praying that if God heals their child who is not able to walk or talk they would give the child for God’s ministry. However, what God expects is not that but God expects a sacrifice. Your children can serve the Lord, wherever they are. I have seen some parents making their children study to great heights and become equipped to the best. Later, they give their children to God’s service and continue to work hard to pay for the expense of the children’s future. Yes, that is a pleasing sacrifice to the Lord. Parents enroll their child in Young Partners’ Prayer Mission and support the ministry on behalf of their child through their sacrificial offerings bringing blessings on millions of people. This is an aromatic sacrifice to God. When God saw that Hannah gave her only son to His ministry, God did not stop there but blessed her with five more children. She gave God one child but God gave her back five children. God is going to bless you five times in return for your sacrifices for the ministry. Your children will become prophets of God for the nations as they become partners of God’s ministry. The word of God’s servant will come true as found below. “The priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard them, for their prayer reached heaven.” (II Chronicles 30:27) The blessings and prophecies given by God through His servants shall come upon your children and there will be great increase.
GOD WILL BLESS YOU FIVE TIMES IN RETURN FOR YOUR SACRIFICES FOR THE MINISTRY. Let this month be a month where God’s peace comes upon every area of your life where you lack a blessing; God’s provisions and answers will come upon you for whatever you have prayed for until now. However, be sure you make a covenant to serve the Lord and give Him back everything He gives you. Fulfill God’s word which says, “As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” (Joshua 24:15)
PRAYER: My loving heavenly Father, thank You for your protection and provision from the beginning till now. I thank You Lord for this month’s word of blessing. As You bless my family and me, help us to use our lives to declare Your wonders to others. Even in this month, we dedicate ourselves to Your will. Give us the grace to fulfill our covenant in Your presence. We give You all the glory for Your blessings upon us this month. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.
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As the Lord commanded, Dr. D.G.S. Dhinakaran started the Prayer Tower ministry in 1983. The first ever Jesus Calls Prayer Tower was located in the erstwhile Greenways Road, now known as Dr. D.G.S. Dhinakaran Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Through this ministry, dedicated and trained prayer intercessors render prayer to the dear ones who are tangled and are suffering in grief, quoting Bible verses and strengthening their faith. From that day onward, lakhs of people from all over the world have experienced blessings either by contacting the Prayer Tower through 24 x 7 telephone line or visiting in person from 8 am to 8 pm. As the number of people contacting the Prayer Tower has been increasing by leaps and bounds, the Lord guided Dr. Paul Dhinakaran to build Prayer Towers all over the world especially in all the state capitals of India. Now according to His guidance, 100+ Prayer Towers have been established in India and 14 in other countries.
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It was in the Bengaluru cantonment railway station near Frazer Town a person was expectantly waiting near the rail track. He was awaiting the train going from Bengaluru towards Tamil Nadu and anxiously looking around. All of a sudden someone’s loud voice reached his ears.
The voice said,
“THERE IS HOPE FOR YOU!” Looking towards the direction from where the sound came, he asked to himself,
‘“HOPE FOR ME?” However, the voice he heard from a distance pulled him. “It’s around ten to twelve years back brother…” Rajesh recalls his memories about the testimony of a person who was touched by the message proclaimed in the meeting at the Prayer Tower nearby while he was standing in the railway platform contemplating suicide. Rajesh serves as a volunteer in all the meetings of the ‘Jesus Calls’ Prayer Tower in Frazer Town, Bengaluru. “I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you that you fear mere mortals, human beings who are but grass,” (Isaiah 51:12). Rajesh had given his television for repair in Bengaluru and the shop keeper told him about the newly opened Jesus Calls Prayer Tower in the area. Rajesh being a long-time partner of Jesus Calls was much excited and went there to give his offering. From then on, his wife Sharon and he began to help there as volunteers. According to the leading given to
Bro. D.G.S. Dhinakaran and Dr. Paul Dhinakaran to establish a ‘Jesus Calls’ Prayer Tower in Bengaluru, the Prayer Tower was started in Kacharakanahalli on April 3rd, 2003. From the next day onward, the telephone prayer service began. The number of people visiting the Prayer Tower in Kacharakanahalli, Bengaluru increased. Within a few months, 200 to 300 people started to visit directly and got prayed. During the healing meeting conducted every Friday, more than a hundred and in the fasting prayer conducted on the second Saturday every month more than three hundred began to attend.
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near the building often gave trouble being inebriated. When the meetings were going on, he would come and stand before the Prayer Tower and shout giving a lot of trouble; he would threaten to break the glass windows of the Prayer Tower. The then Prayer Tower manager, Bro. Albert Manuel, started praying for this neighbor. One day the Prayer Tower staff informed the manager that the neighbor was calling him. He sent the staff to him. The staff returned saying that the neighbor had asked how many people would come to the Sunday meeting that week, to which they had informed about 100 would come.
That Sunday – The neighbor gave laddu to the 100 people gathered for the meeting in the Prayer Tower. It was a pleasant surprise for the Prayer Tower staff. No one understood why the person who considered them as a disturbance for so long gave sweets that day.
“If anyone does attack you, it will not be my doing; whoever attacks you will surrender to you.” (Isaiah 54:15) The next day, which was Monday, the wife of the neighbor came to the Prayer Tower along with her children. She said, “There was a problem in our family for a long time. As I saw many people coming here to pray, I prayed saying that if this God, who does good things for so many people, would do the same for us and solve our problem, we would do something for this Prayer Tower. God solved our family problem. That’s why we gave sweets.” She prayed and went back and started visiting regularly for prayer. When the Prayer Tower had to be moved to Frazer Town, the neighbor asked Bro. Albert 8
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Manuel worriedly, “Are you moving somewhere else because we gave trouble? Don’t go. Please be here.”
Own place in Frazer Town Many people came to the Kacharakanahalli Prayer Tower and received blessings. However, for many more people to be blessed, Bro. D.G.S. Dhinakaran had said that it would be good if the Prayer Tower is closer to the railway station. Every time Bro. Dhinakaran spoke about Bengaluru Prayer Tower, he would ask Bro. Albert Manuel to look for a location easily accessible from Bengaluru railway station and asked him to announce about it in the fasting prayer. Though very skeptical, just as instructed, he made the announcement in the fasting prayer. The wife of a servant of God, who worked in a theological college, regularly attended the ‘Jesus Calls’ fasting prayer. There was a place owned by that college near the Bengaluru Cantonment railway station, which its director was trying to sell. As per this sister’s suggestion, they wanted
to give that place to the ‘Jesus Calls’ ministry, and this information was given to the Prayer Tower. When a construction company had expressed their desire to purchase that place, the director cancelled their meeting and consented to meet the ‘Jesus Calls’ managers. Many obstacles arose in the procurement of that place. Nonetheless, after Dr. Paul Dhinakaran visited in person, the place where the Prayer Tower is located today was purchased overcoming all the obstacles.
Prayer Tower in Frazer Town By the grace of God, the ‘Jesus Calls’ Bengaluru Prayer Tower began to serve after the relocation
from Kacharakanahalli to Frazer Town on February 1, 2006. It was a blessing to many people that the Prayer Tower was opened in Frazer Town. With this place having a smaller built-up area but a spacious porch, it was very convenient to conduct
the blessing meetings. Many, who were long awaiting a blessing, shared their testimony that God blessed them after attending the blessing meetings conducted in this Prayer Tower. Every month, many testified that God had blessed them - with a life partner, or gift of child, good job, and so on.
Blessing meetings in the surrounding The Jesus Calls’ blessing meetings were held in the places surrounding the Frazer Town Prayer Tower. More than a thousand attended the blessing meetings conducted in Bengaluru Town Hall, Tumkur, Davangere, Hubli, Shimoga, Mangalore, Mysore, KGF and Hassan. Many
enrolled as partners of the ‘Jesus Calls’ ministry through the special blessing meetings and fasting prayers. “… you will be a blessing.”
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A new building has been built for the Frazer Town Prayer Tower in Bengaluru. This building encloses a spacious parking lot, ample seating facilities for the visitors, prayer and counseling rooms and palatial auditoriums. The new building was built and opened on February 22, 2020, for the vision, “Not one soul to be lost ” to be fulfilled by the help of the Holy Spirit and the support of the partners. The testimonies of few among the many who were blessed through the Bengaluru Frazer Town Prayer Tower :
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oxygen level reduced to 74. It was my practice to call the ‘Jesus Calls’ Prayer Tower in times of oppression. My parents are working as evangelists in the Bengaluru Frazer Town Prayer Tower. The Lord graciously enabled me to get a bed in the hospital, the required oxygen supply and medicines. I was in the hospital for 8 days. The Lord met even my financial needs. The Prayer Tower staff in Frazer Town prayed for me every day. The Lord answered their prayers and healed me. I thank the Jesus Calls prayer intercessors who prayed for me. May all the honor, glory and praise be unto the Lord who healed me! -Shallaan Shirly, Bengaluru.
School Topper I was an average student until my ninth standard. Therefore, I was not in the good books of my teachers nor my classmates. My grandmother enrolled me in the Young Partner Prayer Mission. The fact that prayers are offered for me every day in the ‘Jesus Calls’ Prayer Tower, encouraged me. I also began to pray to the Lord Jesus. After that, there was an improvement in my studies. Even then,
my friends mocked me in different ways. My parents and I prayed with fasting. By the grace of God, I secured the first place in the school scoring 586/600 (97.6%). Glory to God! I thank the Frazer Town Prayer Tower prayer intercessors, who prayed for me. - Siri Pagadaala, Bengaluru.
Virtual Meeting, Real Healing My wife and I were affected by Corona. We isolated ourselves in our house. We informed our situation to the Bengaluru Frazer Town Prayer Tower and requested them to pray for us. As my oxygen level dropped to 86, I was admitted in the hospital. The prayer intercessors continued to pray for me. As I did not know how to pray, I asked them to write a prayer in Kannada. Likewise, the Bengaluru Prayer Tower staff gave me a prayer written in Kannada for me to pray. I kept praying it. The very next day, my oxygen level increased to 92.They sent me off to be isolated at home. I continued to attend the online meetings of the Bengaluru Prayer Tower. Now, I am completely healed from Covid-19. I praise Jesus with all my heart. I thank the Bengaluru Prayer Tower staff, who prayed for me. – Girish, Bengaluru.
The Lord does miracles through the Prayer Towers. Even you can go to the Prayer Tower in your locality, pray and be blessed.
Monday - 12pm - 1 pm - Corona Resistance Prayer Fellowship (CRPF) Tuesday - 11:30am - 12:30pm - Women’s daylight fellowship The Bengaluru Frazer Town prayer meetings schedule
Wednesday - 4pm - 5pm - Bible study Thursday - 6pm - 7pm - Intercessory Prayer / Zoom prayer ministry/ anointing meeting Friday - 6pm - 7pm - Deliverance meeting Saturday - 11am-12pm - Esther prayer Group - 4pm - 5pm - Kids club - 5pm - 7pm - UTurn club 2nd Saturday - 11:30am to 1:30pm - Fasting Prayer Sunday - 6pm - 7pm - Family Blessing meeting
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The 'Jesus Calls' Frazer Town Prayer Tower is located in the north-eastern part of Bengaluru, which people can conveniently visit. Bus facilities are available from Kempegowda and Shivaji Nagar bus stand and there are frequent buses to the place where the Prayer Tower is located. Railway facilities: Bengaluru is 1 km from East Railway Station and about 3 kms from Bengaluru Cantonment Railway Station. Address of the Bengaluru Frazer Town Prayer Tower:
Jesus Calls Prayer Tower, 28, Netaji Road, Opp. BWSSB Office, Frazer Town, Bengaluru 560 005 Contact numbers: 080 - 41467878 / +91 6380752213
To know the details of the Prayer Tower in your locality visit www.jesuscalls.org , or call the partner service number 044-23456677 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. (IST) Special meetings like this are conducted even in the Prayer Towers in your locality. You can know the details regarding it in the respective Prayer Towers. Social distance, sanitization and all the guidelines given by the government will be followed in every meeting.
Every ‘Jesus Calls’ Prayer Tower will be open from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. every day. You can visit directly and pray along with the brothers and sisters who are prayer intercessors. You can: Pray alone in the chapel; Attend the blessing meetings; Receive the blessed oil
SUPPORT THE MINISTRY WITH YOUR OFFERINGS AS WELL THROUGH THE ‘JESUS CALLS’ PRAYER TOWER. You who have received blessings through the Jesus Calls’ ministries, can become a volunteer prayer intercessor and pray for others. You will be trained for it in the Prayer Tower in your locality. Ways to register yourself to become a volunteer prayer intercessor: Partner service number: 044-23456677 (7 a.m. - 9 p.m.) Contact number: 6380752257 (10 a.m. - 6 p.m.) Missed call: 901545 5455 (24 hours) Email: volunteer@jesuscalls.org PRAYER TOWER: You can approach the manager of the Prayer Tower in your locality and know the ways to pray for the people along with us from your home at your convenient time. Prayer help day and night all 7 days: 044 – 45 999 000
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My dear partner in ministry, I greet you in the loving name of our Lord Jesus. The Lord has been sufficient for us until now and has led us without lack. I praise the Lord along with you. I pray that His strong hand will be with us and lead us in the month of August too. “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of Him.” (1 Samuel 1:17) According to the verse, may our Lord grant everything you ask for in this month, bless you and fill you with His peace. The Lord is willing to do anything we ask for in His name (John 14:14). He makes everything beautiful in its time (Ecclesiastes 3:11). Therefore He shall give all that you prayed for until now at the right time this month.
38 years of the Prayer Tower ministry “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.” (Matthew 18:19) According to the command God gave to my 12
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father Dr. D.G.S. Dhinakaran, the Prayer Tower ministry was started on 12th August, 1983. There are dedicated and trained prayer intercessors to render prayer to the dear ones who are tangled and are suffering in grief, quoting Bible verses and strengthening their faith. In India, there are more than hundred Prayer Towers. Anyone can go directly to the Prayer Tower from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. to get prayer help. The prayer intercessors will pray for you. At the chapel, you can spend quiet time with the Lord; you can participate in the blessing meetings. The safety guidelines stipulated by the government are being followed strictly in all the Prayer Towers. In June 2021, through the Prayer Towers 5421 meetings were conducted via Zoom. During pandemic times, our prayer intercessors contacted 2,88,439 partners through telephone and prayed for them. They have visited 3,077 families, who called for prayer assistance and prayed for them. If you call the Prayer Tower near you and inform them of your convenient time, the ‘Jesus Calls’ Field Ambassador will come to your house and pray for your family. To know the
address of the Prayer Tower in your locality, you can call to 044-23456677 from 7a.m. to 9p.m. (IST) or visit www.jesuscalls.org. For those who contact through the telephone, prayer assistance is given round-the-clock. There is no holiday for the services at the Prayer Tower. The prayer services are rendered in eight languages, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati and English. On an average, 15,000 people receive prayer help through the Telephone Prayer Tower. We have taken new initiatives to computerize all outbound calls to our partners through SoftPhone technology. Pray for this service. Thousands visit Prayer Towers in person and receive God’s blessings. Around 400 prayer intercessors both volunteers and full-time, are involved in the prayer service. After the prayer intercessors pray through the telephone, the prayer requests are sent to me each day. I pray at the feet of the Lord for all the prayer requests. The chain prayer is also done at the Prayer Tower. The expenses of the internet and computer facility for the prayer intercessors to take calls from everywhere , the rentals for the buildings where the Prayer Towers function, salary for the staff and so on are met by the sacrificial offerings given by the partners towards the ministry of God. You too can support the ‘Jesus Calls’ Prayer Tower ministry as the Lord leads you. When you support the ‘Jesus Calls’ Prayer Tower ministry, which serves with the motto, ‘Not one soul to be lost’, the Lord shall write the souls which were touched by the Prayer Tower ministry in your account. Not only will you be a channel of blessing for many, you will also receive the blessings of the Lord in your personal and family life.
Testimonies of Jesus “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8) How did the Lord bring us unto Him? How did His grace be sufficient in our lives? When we tell others about the miracles He did for us as a testimony, their faith will be rekindled and it will enable them to wait upon the Lord and receive
the goodness. I testified the experience of accepting the Lord as my Savior, for the first time on 13th August, 1980 in a ‘Jesus Calls’ public meeting in Tuticorin. He is strengthening me each day to stand as a testimony even today. I give Him all the glory. If you wish to share about the goodness you received through the ‘Jesus Calls’ ministries, about the blessings He granted, about the experience of your deliverance, write to us; it will enable us to praise the Lord along with you. Many would come to the Lord on reading your testimony. If you wish to share your testimonies, you can share it in the Prayer Tower in your locality or by email, testimony@jesuscalls.org or Whatsapp it to 9791934442.
Special Television programs "...Be glad and rejoice. Surely the LORD has done great things!" (Joel 2:21)
I kindly invite you to get trained by the Holy Spirit through the Karunya Academy for Theological Education. On August 15, India celebrates its 75th Independence Day. It is our duty to pray for the prosperity, security and progress of the nation. Let us pray that the Lord completely frees the nation from the deadly infection of corona (COVID-19) and stops it from spreading. In view of the Independence Day of India, on August 15th we are to telecast special programs in the Family Channel. I ask of you to watch the programs without fail that day and receive the blessings. Through the Family Channel, every Friday at 9 p.m. Samuel Dhinakaran, Dr. Shilpa Dhinakaran and Stella Ramola are conducting special UTurn program live. Every Saturday, Evangeline and I conduct the live program in Tamil at 8 p.m. Every Saturday, at 9:30 p.m. we conduct it in other languages. Through these programs, you can call us directly via telephone. We will pray for your prayer requests. The Lord is doing miracles in the www.jesuscalls.org - August 2021
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In view of the Independence Day of India, on August 15th we are to telecast special programs in the Family Channel. WATCH AND RECEIVE
THE BLESSINGS. lives of many. I remind you to watch it without fail.
Job Blessing Prayer Mission ".... The LORD your God will bless you in all your works, and in all that you do with your hands." (Deuteronomy 15:10) On August 17, 2020, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we launched the Job Blessing Prayer Mission. The unexpected spread of the COVID19 pandemic paralyzed all trade and employment opportunities around the world. This led many to lose their jobs. We have launched this mission for the blessings of the unemployed, those who do not get due compensation, the new job seekers and those who are waiting for a promotion in their work. You can join or introduce your family and relatives to join the mission and seek blessings. The full details can be found in this issue.
Prayer Academy Online “Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.” (Luke 24:45) The ‘Jesus Calls’ Prayer Academy and Training is functioning for people, who wish to know more about the Lord and ministry. Now that all the Prayer Towers are open, certified trainers and accredited teachers are ready to conduct training courses in Prayer Towers. Considering the pandemic, and also for interested people to participate from wherever they are, this training is conducted even online. Those who complete this training, can do volunteer ministry in the Prayer Towers. To know more details, visit academy.prayertoweronline.org or call to 9789977807 / 6380752257.
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the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, no one forbidding him.” (Acts 28:31) The Lord has blessed Karunya Academy for Theological Education (KATE) by giving students who are dedicated to undergo training to do the ministry of Jesus. Various courses which give importance to the word of God are offered with the vision of creating disciples who will explain the extent of the love and compassionate kingdom of God. I kindly invite you to get trained by the Holy Spirit through the Karunya Academy for Theological Education. There are ways to select according to your calling and dedication, in your comfortable timing, mode of education and language. The students are trained to prepare souls and minister in their own way for Lord Jesus. To know more details regarding this call to 9487846630 or visit www.kate.education.
Couples Esther Prayer Group “Has not the one God made you? You belong to him in body and spirit. And what does the one God seek? Godly offspring. So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.” (Malachi 2:15) August 21st, is the day on which my dear mother Stella Dhinakaran received the experience of salvation. From that day onward, she is living with zeal for the Lord. The Lord is using her mightily through the Esther Prayer groups. Especially in the month of August, we remember the inception of the Couples’ Esther Prayer Group and glorify God. At present, 135 Couples' Esther Prayer Groups are functioning. When the families live with reverential fear, the next generation will rise up as testimonies.
Hour of hope – Zoom prayer ministry “But I have prayed for you, Simon that your faith may not fail.” (Luke 22:32) We read in the Bible that Lord Jesus prayed for His disciple Peter unto the Heavenly Father. The important purpose of the ‘Jesus Calls’ ministries is to pray for the people who want prayer help. During this pandemic period, the normal state has completely changed. In order to enable people to listen to the word of the Lord even in the time of crisis without any
hindrance, my wife Evangeline and I share the word of the Lord and pray for the loving people who join in the ‘Hour of Hope’ program through the Zoom facility online. The Lord is doing great things through these online meetings. Every Sunday at 7p.m., this meeting is conducted region wise in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and English. Those who wish to join in this online meeting can contact the ‘Jesus Calls’ Prayer Tower in your locality or call to 044 – 23456677 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. (IST) or give a missed call to 9015455455 to get the Meeting ID of this Zoom meeting. Since you can participate in this meeting from wherever you are, I ask you to join in this meeting and receive the blessings from God.
Day of Deliverance “You are my help and my deliverer; You are my God.” (Psalm 40:17) On August 28th (4th Saturday), we will be conducting the Day of Deliverance prayer through Family channel, Facebook and other social media platforms. We along with the prayer intercessors in the Prayer Tower will pray for all the prayer requests you send on that day. Therefore you can give your prayer requests in the Prayer Tower in your area to be prayed for on the Day of Deliverance in the month of August. You can send
your prayer requests to: Prayer Tower, 16, Dr. D. G. S. Dhinakaran road, Chennai 600 028 or through the email, paul@jesuscalls.org.
Corona Relief Assistance “Blessed are those who have regard for the weak;" (Psalm 41:1) To commemorate my father Dr. D.G.S. Dhinakaran's birthday on July 1, welfare assistance was provided on behalf of SEESHA in Chennai, Coimbatore and many other parts of the country. We distributed essential food items, new clothes and sewing machines to the destitute women, elderly, auto drivers, transgender and the poor children whose lives have been affected by the corona pandemic and the lockdown restrictions. World Elders Day is observed every year on August 21st. According to the Scriptures, “They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green,” (Psalm 92:14), let’s pray that the Lord Himself should lead the elderly. Let’s honor them and care for them. “Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” (II Corinthians 9:7)
Dear brother who prays for you,
Dr. Paul Dhinakaran
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Running a family comes with many responsibilities. Building a home involves sacrifice and a lot of strength. It isn’t an easy job to raise kids, provide for them and manage household chores. Especially, in families where both parents are working, challenges increase. However, the good news of God to people like us is that He will increase His strength in us as our needs increase.
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Yes, this month as well as for your lifetime, the Lord promises that He will increase your strength each day according to Psalm 84:7, “They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.” Our Lord is a wonderful and faithful God, who can keep increasing our strength. In the Bible, we see how Moses found strength in the Lord. Moses was 120 years old when he died, yet his eyesight was clear, and he was as strong as ever (Deuteronomy 34:7). This is the life God promises to each one of us. With God, there is no favoritism (Romans 2:11) and
He is a generous God who does not cast away those who come to Him (John 6:37). It is therefore in our hands to seek and find this increasing strength. To attest to the above truth, Bible also says, “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Isaiah 40:31 When we hope in the Lord, He will renew our strength. As God is faithful, let us also be faithful in waiting at the feet of the Lord. We can gain strength only by going to God. When we wait in His presence, though we might feel like breaking down, He strengthens us through His Holy Spirit who prays for us in our weakness (Romans 8:26), strengthening our inner man. God’s strength will then be perfected in our weakness. "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness...” II Corinthians 12:9
with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.” Psalm 103:5 Yes, eagles have the longest lifespan among birds. After 40 years when it becomes aged, it plucks its feathers and knocks its beak against a rock until it plucks it out. After 150 days of waiting, new feathers and new beak grow up with which it lives 30 more years. Just like the eagle, we need to wait at God’s feet. When we do that we will surely be renewed with strength, much more than we had before and experience ever-increasing strength through which we will live an abundant life leading our family just as Moses led the Israelites being strong as ever.
So don’t shy away from your responsibilities. God’s strength will fill you. Only hold on to His Word and let His strength rule over you. As we grow older, the responsibilities we need to shoulder only increase, but it is written just for us that God will even renew our strength like how an eagle renews its strength, returning to us the strength of our youth. “Who satisfies your desires www.jesuscalls.org - August 2021
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Job Blessing Prayer Mission is for you to receive God's covenant blessing in your work. It was launched by Dr. Paul Dhinakaran on August 17, 2020, as led by the Holy Spirit. This mission exclusively promises the blessings through the Word of God for every individual who either aspires to take up a job or awaits blessings in their job. By enrolling in the Job Blessing Prayer Mission, you step into God's favor to find elevation, honor and blessing in all your endeavors. Through the 'Job Blessing Prayer Mission', we serve those who need: ª ª ª ª ª ª ª ª
Wisdom to stand out from the crowd (Acts 6:10) Guidance of the Lord to lead the projects successfully (Micah 2:13) To overcome hindrances in the work spot (Isaiah 45:2) Opportunities for kingly services (Proverbs 22:29) Great success (I Samuel 18:14) Wealth and honor (I Chronicles 29:12) Extraordinary skills and understanding (Exodus 31:3) Protection from the schemes of the jealous people (Isaiah 54:17)
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Here are some testimonies to encourage you: Blessing of permanent & well-paid job I live in France with my family and for many years, I have been searching for a permanent and secure job. In December 2020, my parents in India enrolled me in the Job Blessing Prayer Mission in Jesus Calls Ministry through Puducherry Prayer Tower. I am very happy to testify that the Lord Almighty has heard the prayers and blessed me with a secure and permanent job. He was with me during the selection process and helped me to clear the first (technical round) and the second round (HR round) successfully. I will be joining the new company (French Bank) as Integration Engineer with a good salary hike and additional perks. I thank our Lord Jesus Christ for answering our prayers. - A. Antony Paul, France Placed according to heart’s desire In 2020, my start-up could not go on because of lack of funds and with the pandemic situation, I was jobless in July 2020 . I started praying to God hoping He will sort out my life. He did answer my prayer and I got placed in a company in October. I was not happy with the work and I kept on praying. May 2021, I enrolled myself in the Job Blessing Prayer Mission. The Lord again showed His mercy and in the very same month, He placed me in a new company which is much reputed. I have just joined this new company and I like the work. Glory be to God. - Adesh Sarwan, Mumbai BY BECOMING A PARTNER IN THIS MISSION: • You will become a blessing to millions of people. • Prayer intercessors at Bethesda Prayer Centre, Karunya Nagar, Coimbatore, India will be praying once every day for the above-mentioned promises of God to be fulfilled in your life. • You will be invited to events such as career planning organized at the Prayer Tower in your area. • You will be given preference to enroll in the online training courses and participate in initiatives for skill training. Dear friend, as you enroll in this plan to bless others, we pray that God will open new doors of opportunity in your professional career leading to prosperity in your job. “For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround him as with a shield.” (Psalm 5:12)
ENROL YOURSELF OR YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS OR YOUR ACQUAINTANCES AS A ‘JOB BLESSING PRAYER MISSION’ PARTNER WAYS TO ENROLL: * Website: www.jesuscalls.org * At the Jesus Calls Prayer Tower in your city * Email: jbp@jesuscalls.org * Write to Prayer Tower, 16, Dr. D.G.S. Dhinakaran Road, Chennai 600 028, India * Call 044 23456677 (7am to 9pm IST) or find your nearest Prayer Tower at www.jesuscalls.org
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There is none great as our God! Every time, you cry out to God for help, He hears you. He not only hears you but also performs miracles and rescues you with His mighty arm. You will surely be encouraged and your faith made stronger on reading how God performed miracles in the lives of people who cried out to Him in distress.
Household healed On May 9th 2021, I started having cough, which slowly progressed into runny nose and sore throat. With it not getting better even after three days, people urged me to get tested. Meanwhile, my wife and son also started having fever. Hence, all three of us went for checkup and returned home after giving the tests written by the doctor. Shockingly, reports came back stating we three were Corona-virus positive. Immediately I sent a prayer request to Jesus Calls CRPF prayer group for prayers. Then we underwent treatment and quarantined at home. As this was going on, my son fainted twice on May 17th and had to be rushed to the hospital. It was during this time, we felt God embracing us and we tasted the deep love of God. He met all our needs miraculously. With all three of us infected and nobody to help, God graciously enabled us to get every help. Our regular pharmacist and grocery store did home-deliver the goods as per our request. With the prayers offered by Jesus Calls, especially the CRPF team, God helped us recover from this deadly disease completely. I give all the glory, honor, and praise to God. I thank Jesus Calls ministry’s CRPF team for their fervent prayers. - Mr. Sunder Singh, Chennai
Recovery - Quick and Complete It is a great joy to share the miracle God has done for us through the prayers of Dr. Paul Dhinakaran. My brother, Sudhakar was COVID-19 positive with infection in both his lungs. Dr. Paul prayed for him over the telephone. Much to our happiness, God healed him within 4 days and he was discharged home. I give all the glory to God and thank Dr. Paul for his fervent prayers. - Sis. Nanditha Parasa 22
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Restored Life I was working in an IT company and due to the pandemic all of a sudden, the company informed me that they are going to lay off my job and gave me one month notice period. I was taken aback by this sudden decision as getting a job in this situation might be difficult. I kept praying making a pledge to God and miraculously before the one month notice period could get over, God gave me a job in a reputed multinational company. I have fulfilled the pledge for God’s glory. Soon after I joined work, on April 14, I was tested positive for COVID-19 based on Chest CT scan report though the RTPCR test was negative. Those were anxious moments as I had to be isolated at home. I sent a prayer request to Dr. Paul Dhinakaran. God filled me with courage and did not allow multiple symptoms that are common for COVID-19 patients to attack me. God answered all the prayers and helped me recover from this dreadful sickness. I thank Dr. Paul and the prayer intercessors for their prayer support. Glory belongs to God. - Mr. Manoj Kumar, Bengaluru
Triple the Blessing We got married in 2007, but we did not have the gift of a child for 11 years. We almost gave up, but Bethesda Prayer Centre came as our final ray of hope. We visited Bethesda in Karunya Nagar, Coimbatore in June 2018. We requested prayers, and the prayer intercessors placed our request at the feet of Jesus and prayed with tears. Great peace and faith filled our hearts and we returned home. God performed a mighty miracle in our lives. After 11 years of waiting, we were blessed not with one child but triplets. We cannot express our joy through words. An entire lifetime will not be enough to thank God for this blessing. They have completed two years of age on July 27, 2021. We are very grateful to the Jesus Calls ministry and the prayer intercessors who pray with burden taking it as their very own. - Mrs. T. Laxmi Rajesh, Mandasa, Andhra Pradesh
Sold in a Flash We wanted to sell a plot of land that belonged to our family. We gave our prayer request to Jesus Calls Prayer Tower. God did a mighty miracle and helped us to sell the land for a very good price within 2 months. We praise God and give Him all the glory. We thank the Jesus Calls Ministry for their constant prayer support. As a token of gratitude, we have donated a thanks offering of Rs.10000/- Mr. Dnyaneshwar Sathe, Pune
Prayer - The Corona Cure My mother became Corona positive. With great worry, I sent a prayer request to Dr. Paul Dhinakaran via Facebook. He assured me of his prayers for my mother with the promise word from Isaiah 53:5. God listened to the prayers, healed my mother, and her final COVID-19 test is negative. I give all the glory to God. I thank Dr. Paul for his fervent prayers. - Mr. Devid Baa
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The God of gods is the personification of love (I John 4:8,16). The Lord, who is the embodiment of love wants to stay within us and with us, always. That’s why He says, “I will set My tabernacle among you” (Leviticus 26:11). Also it is said, “in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit” (Ephesians 2:22). When God gets united with us, His love is perfected in us. When someone’s life that has no love is united with God, it gets filled with God’s love. Isn’t it?
How to accept the Lord, who is the personification of love and hold on to Him? “…that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days…’ (Deuteronomy 30:20) God loved us thus by offering His Son Jesus Christ as atonement of sin for us on the cross (John 3:16; Galatians 2:20). He drew us with His gentle cords of love and has made us His own (Hosea 11:4). He redeemed us (Isaiah 63:9). Out of divine love, He transformed the man called Saul, who was the chief of sinners and who was a blasphemer and a persecutor (I Timothy 1:15, 1:12) into a vessel of grace( Romans 9:23) , removed all the darkness in his life and beautifully made him into a blessed vessel. Have we committed ourselves to live this kind of a blessed life that is filled with the love of Christ? If not, tell Him right now, “Lord, You committed Yourself by suffering in Your body and shedding Your blood. Today I commit my life to You. Change me into Your daughter who would 24
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love You with all my heart and serve You.” Then the merciful Lord would deliver you from your sins, transgressions and unrighteousness and change you into His vessel, filled with His divine love!
Put on Love – the Bond of Perfection “But above all these things, put on love, which is the bond of perfection.” (Colossians 3:14) We read about the parable of the Good Samaritan, as said by Jesus. When a certain man was assailed by the thieves and was lying down half dead, wounded and hurt, there was no one to help him. In that condition, a Samaritan approached him and showed him love (Luke 10:30-34). About this the Lord has said in several places in the Bible, “Love one another” (John 13:34; 15:12,17). You should have fervent love for one another (I Peter 4:8). Today, the works of the devil such as rift, bitterness, and enmity abound in families because of ‘lack of love.’ Children make the elders in the family miserable by not respecting them, despising them and showing them hatred. As a result, many children are unable to receive any blessing in their lives and get affected by depression which either affect their minds or make them commit suicide. On the other hand, the family that is filled with divine love for one another, shines wonderfully for the Lord, with His peace and as comfort to others, bearing good testimony for their good works. In my life, when I came to understand the glory of salvation given by the Lord Jesus Christ, my family hated me as they were ignorant of this glory. Hence, I was deserted and shunned. At this juncture, one morning, when I was praying, the Lord spoke to me saying, “My daughter, I have chosen you to know the glory of my salvation and divine love. But you, on the other hand, have
enmity towards them, without showing them the glory of divine love. Get up and right now make ways for divine love to flood into your family.” How to fulfil this? Though I was perturbed about their enmity towards me, the next minute I was filled with the Spirit. As divine love and godly zeal kept filling me, I set forward to accomplish this. “I will go before you and make the crooked places straight.” (Isaiah 45:2) According to this Scripture verse, the divine presence of the Lord led me wonderfully. Since I humbled myself, being filled with the love of Christ, the ‘darkness of hatred’ brought by the devil vanished completely. The love of Christ filled my family, granted them salvation and anointing, changed their lives upside down and increased in them the oneness of mind given by Him, unity and the tendency to sacrificially help one another. Today, the love of Christ has increased in many of them to such a great extent that they are shining as good testimonies for the Lord in a miraculous way.
Conquerors through Him who loved us (Romans 8:37) “In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) We read in the Bible that we must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God (Acts 14:22). The whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one (I John 5:19) and it is evil (Galatians 1:4). These days we see many terrible works of hatred happening in families because of which people languish in worries, tears and burden, feeling like losers. Doesn’t the Bible say that the Lord, who is the personification of love, has disarmed principalities and powers triumphing over them on the cross (Colossians 2:15) and thanks be to God who gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ’ (I Corinthians 15:57). I take pleasure in once again sharing with you the experience I had in my life, which I have frequently shared with you: We were living happily as a family till the year 1969. Suddenly my husband’s both lungs were affected and he was nearing death. I was heart-broken. I was shattered when the doctors told me that he would
die soon. However, the next moment, I knelt down and pleaded to the Lord with tears. Is He not the Lord who hears prayers? (Psalm 65:2). He spoke to me saying, “Your husband will not die; he will live.” On hearing that divine voice I got up with a strong faith and being filled with great joy as if I had received victory, I began to praise Him with my whole heart and mind. Though it took four and a half months for my husband to get healed completely and go back to his job, my faith did not waver at any time. Yes! My dear ones, this is the victory that has overcome the world, our faith (I John 5:4). It is hundred percent true! Though the devil brought lot of tough situations in our family life, our eyes were always upon Jesus, ‘the Hill from whence comes help’, and hence we miraculously received abundant blessings from the Lord, who made heaven and earth (Psalm 121:1, 2). “Hope does not disappoint because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” (Romans 5:5) Yes, if we are diligent in seeking the things from above pertaining to holiness, the Lord who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us (Ephesians 3:20) will fill us with His divine love and make everything victorious by His power (Philippians 4:13). Cornelius, the centurion, was a heathen; Yet, since he sought the Lord with great desire, as a family, He made him joyful by filling him with the oil of anointing (Acts 10th chapter). Similarly, if you seek Him as a family in His presence in reverence and with oneness of mind, He will make you joyful and bless you with a perfect life, filled with peace and joy in Christ. The God of gods has given our family this divine blessing and has given us the victorious life of living for the glory of His name, generation after generation (Isaiah 61:9). In the same way, the Lord wants to fill you with His divine love and glorify His name. With Him there is no partiality (Acts 10:34; Galatians 2:6; Romans 2:11). The Lord hears the cries of those who call unto Him (Psalm 34:17). Hence, let us commit ourselves at His feet in order to be pleasing to Him in showing love to the family members and to others. Let us receive His blessings! www.jesuscalls.org - August 2021
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According to God’s divine guidance, He gave a burden about the couples to Sis. Stella Dhinakaran and as a result of this, on 17th August, 2017 was born the Couples’ Esther Prayer Group for families to be built up and blessed through the couples. To commemorate, we are publishing this article. In this group, many couples can join together and pray for an hour at the feet of the Lord, once a month for the 10 prayer points sent by Sis. Stella Dhinakaran. Now this group has been started not only in India but also in other countries like America, U.K, Oman and Sri Lanka and at present 135 groups are functioning. As a result, the Lord is doing great and mighty things among the couples. We are publishing here a few testimonies for encouraging you to start such group and be blessed. By the grace of God, we are conducting the Couples’ Esther Prayer Group since the day it was formed. We are very much blessed by the promise verses and the prayer points Dr.S.J.Kingsley & Mrs. Vidi Kingsley sent by dear mother Directors, EPG every month. All the members of our group pray reverentially for the prayer points as a result of which everyone is growing much spiritually. Before conducting the prayer group, my wife and I would jointly pray and get prepared. Nowadays, we conduct the prayer through online. As a proof of how the prayer points are of blessing to everyone, I am giving below the testimony of one of the couples. - Mrs & Dr. S.J. Kingsley, Chennai 30 26
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As soon as I receive the prayer points to be prayed for in the Couples’ Esther Prayer Group, which are sent to me by Dr. Kingsley, I would read all the points. Last month, I was inspired by the 9th prayer point and during the prayer time I very much desired that I should be called to offer prayers for that point. Wonder of wonders, I was surprised to see my name allotted for that 9th prayer point. It was a common practice in our group that the husband would pray first for the prayer point followed by the wife. However, when it was our turn, I was asked by Dr. Kingsley to pray first, followed by my husband. So,I prayed for the prayer point I waited for. From this, I understood how beautifully the Lord fulfils even our smallest desire in order to reveal His deep love for us.
This made me very happy and hence I share with others that the Lord is with us and particularly with the Couples’ Esther Prayer Group. Glory be to the Lord! - Mrs. Mayakannan, Chennai. As per the vision given to dear Sis.Stella Dhinakaran, the Lord enabled us to start the Couples’ Esther Prayer Group right on the day of its inception on 17.08. 2017. F ive couples residing in our same street joined our group. Through this group, every couple is progressing in faith and prayer. In our street, one after the other, the voice of prayerful songs can be heard. In March 2020, our only son visited us as a family from Canada, after 10 years. However, when they were about to return to Canada, many flight services were cancelled because of Corona. Yet the Lord helped my son and his family to reach Canada, without any problem. Also, God blessed him with a promotion in his job there. The Lord also granted us many Scriptural revelations and used us in His ministry in places like Delhi and Mumbai. The Lord has helped us to join the Jesus Calls Trumpet Prayer and has made our home into a little Prayer Tower. Glory to God! - Mrs & Mr. Theodore, Coimbatore.
We did not have children, even after three years of married life. At this juncture, Bro.Theodore invited us to take part in the Couples’ Esther Prayer Group. I, on the other hand, attended the prayer halfheartedly wondering how I would be able to pray for other couples. The very next month, the Lord blessed me and enabled me to conceive a child. In my personal prayer life also, the Lord is helping me to pray for others, understanding the longing of their hearts. When I was perturbed that my family was running with my husband’s sole income as I did not have a job despite my high qualification, the Lord opened a door for me to pursue my higher studies. I got admission in a good college that is nearly 40 km away from our place and travelling was quite difficult. However, this has now become easy because the classes are conducted online. Most of my friends, who study with me, have not tasted Christ’s love. The Lord helped me to send them every day a video containing messages on the Lord’s words. I thank and praise the Lord, who has given me both material and spiritual blessings.- Mrs & Mr. Jeyaseelan, Coimbatore. The Lord has graciously helped us to start the Couples’ Esther Prayer Group and pray in it with accountability. While praying as a family in the Couples’ Esther Prayer Group, www.jesuscalls.org - August 2021
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we feel the mighty presence of God. In that one hour prayer time, the Holy Spirit fills each one of us in an immeasurable way. Now, my husband’s Bible reading time has increased. He has also gained good physical strength. Through two couples in our group, the Lord has graciously helped us to start two more new Couples’ Esther Prayer Groups. They too are faithfully conducting the prayer. What a blessing it would be if every leader of the Esther Prayer Group would also start a Couples’ Esther Prayer Group. God has helped the couples in our groups to get filled with spiritual blessings and fruits. Praise be to the Lord! - Mrs & Mr. Srinivasan, Sivakasi. We are contucting couples’ Esther Prayer in Oman, The couple Uday and his wife come from a family that does not know Christ. Bro.Uday is working in L&T in Muscat. His wife Kanaga in Sri Lanka, working as a nurse in a hospital got a job in Ireland but because of the ‘lock-down’ she could not get the necessary documents to go there within the stipulated time. At this time, she was informed that she should join the job within a few days or else should join after six months, in the next batch. However, within three days, the Lord miraculously opened a way and helped her to join the job. Bro. Uday was affected by Corona and was on ventilator, as he was struggling to breathe. All of us prayed for him. The Lord healed him. He gave a video call from the hospital requesting to get him discharged. Glory be to the Lord! - Mrs & Mr. Bennet, Oman. 28
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The Lord saved me in the year 2020. From then on, I started family prayer in my house. Initially, I was praying alone and then my husband also joined me in the prayer. After starting the Esther Prayer Group and the Couples’ Esther Prayer Group, my sons also joined the family prayer, one by one. Now all of us, including our daughter-in-law, pray as a family. In the noon, I join with anyone who is at home and pray with them. After starting the Couples’ Esther Prayer Group, the Lord has filled our family with His anointing during the prayer time. I eagerly wait for the prayer points every month. The moment we receive the points, we gather to pray with joy. Before starting the Couples’ Esther Prayer Group, I had bitterness towards a few people. After that, as I was filled with the love of Calvary, I could easily forgive those who had harmed me. I spoke in person with all those who were upset with me and manifested Christ’s love towards them. Today, revealing the love of Christ to other people, has become my life. If and when I commit a mistake I immediately humble myself and ask pardon from others, whether they are elders or younger ones. My elder son and daughter-in-law attend the Couples’ Esther Prayer Group because of which they have found many transformations in their spiritual life. Now, they seek the Lord all the more. I enjoy the peace of God in our home. All the problems in the work-spot have also gone. I have found a few children of God in the company I work and pray with them. Here too, I enjoy God’s peace. A piece of land, owned by us, could not be evaluated since a long time. Now, all the obstacles have been removed and
I am waiting for the documents. Glory to God! - Mrs & Mr. Selvaraj, Chennai. What great transformations have been brought into Mrs. Selvaraj’s personal life as well as in the life of her family members through her testimony! The Lord is raising such good testimonies in order that members of the family should thus be benefitted and be filled with divine joy and peace. Hence, those, who have not yet joined the Prayer Group may kindly commit yourself in the hands of God to join this prayer and receive full reward! - Sis. Stella Dhinakaran. I am conducting the Couples’ Esther Prayer Group since May 2020. Four couples from our family join together and pray in this group. Though we are in different places, we unite our hearts in prayer through conference call, in the presence of God. We are blessed both spiritually and physically. Apart from understanding the difficulties and problems in the couples’ lives, through the prayer points, we are urged more to pray for the Lord’s mercy and the blessings of families. While sending the report for the month, Aunty Stella’s comforting words of reply and the verses strengthen our spirit. Because of the ‘lock-down’, my parents and parents-inlaw could not come to UK to attend my delivery. Yet the Lord was of help to me and strengthened me. We were asked to vacate our house, within a short span. It was difficult to find a house.
I wrote to Aunty Stella Dhinakaran and her reply that God would surely give us a good house, gave me courage. Accordingly, the Lord, who hears prayers, granted us a good house even before the stipulated time was over. Similarly, He has made not only us but also many others in our group to share several testimonies. Since we pray for others in the Couples’ Esther Prayer Group, we are also blessed in many ways. Praise be to God! - Mrs & Mr. Vinoth, UK. I was amazed by the way in which my wife used to form the Esther Prayer Groups and conduct prayers and I was impressed by the prayer points. I realized that such prayers are highly essential for the life of women as well as for families, particularly couples, and it was at that time, Sis. Stella Dhinakaran, started the Couples’ Esther Prayer Group. Immediately, we started the Couples’ Esther Prayer Group. The prayer points sent by her every month are greatly encouraging, convicting and edifying. Many changes and progress could be felt in the life of every one of us in the group. Two Couples’ Esther Prayer Groups are being conducted in our church. These couples conduct the Couples’ Esther Prayer Groups in their locality as well, through which God is building up several families. We witness lot of testimonies every month. Praise be to the Lord for giving us the grace to conduct this prayer every month. - Mrs & Mr. Senguttuvan, Chennai.
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n emperor had no children. He decided to select a suitable successor to his throne from the boys of his empire. He proclaimed that the interested boys should assemble in the palace in the morning on a specified date. When the boys arrived, he said, “There is a simple test for you. I will give a seed to each of you. You must take it home and carefully plant it in a pot. Tend it giving all possible care and bring the pot to me at the same time next year. I will examine the pots and adopt the winner as my successor to the throne of this vast empire.” The boys carried the seeds home and planted them. One of the boys found that his seed did not sprout even though he gave all possible care. He continued to tend the pot and water it daily, but could not get any result. The others tended their plantlets with the utmost care and could grow beautiful and healthy plants in their pots. Some of their plants developed buds and flowers. After one year, all the boys reached the palace to proudly display the result of their sustained effort. The poor boy alone sat there without any plant to display. The emperor examined each pot and resumed his throne. He summoned the boy who could not grow the plant to come near him. The other boys laughed at the poor boy who was holding his barren pot. The king stood up and declared, “I had given each of you a seed after cooking it by prolonged and vigorous boiling in water to destroy its viability and assure that it would not grow at all. But all of you except this honest young man have managed to raise plants using your own seeds to impress me and gain the throne by fraudulent means. Honesty, truthfulness, courage and integrity are the qualities I expected in my successor. Only this boy has succeeded in the test. Hence I proclaim that he shall be my successor.” The emperor embraced the boy. The other boys left the scene in shame. Moral: Honesty is the best policy. It is a good rule that we should be faithful and truthful in every action - both big and small. Scripture to memorize: Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. (Luke 16:10)
Hurray! The winners of the kids section, page number 30, June 2021 Edition
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1 Samuel 1:17– God gives peace Meditation: Lev. 26:3-6; Psalm 29:11; Mark 5:25-34; 2 Thess. 3:16 Proverbs 8:17 - God loves us Meditation: Exod. 33:11; Isaiah 43:4; Jer. 31:3; Matthew 26:50; John 15:15 Genesis 13:17 – God is giving you the nation Meditation: Lev. 20:24; Numbers 21:32-34; Psalm 47:4 Isaiah 40:29 - God gives strength Meditation: Psalm 84:7; Isaiah 49:5; Acts 1:8; Phil. 4:13; Genesis 22:14 – God’s mountain Meditation: Isaiah 2:3; Micah 4:1; Zechariah 8:3 2 Samuel 7:11 - The Lord will build your house For Meditation: Psalm 127:1; 128; Prov. 12:7; 24:3,4; Isaiah 65:21 Psalm 95:7 – The Lord is our shepherd Meditation: Isaiah 40:11; Ezek. 34:31; John 10:14-16; Heb. 13:20 Psalm 18:2 - God is your refuge Meditation: Deut. 33:27; 2 Samuel 22:3; Psalm 9:9; 46:1; Jer. 17:17; Joel 3:16 John 20:31 – Believe in God Meditation: Gen. 15:1-6; Dan. 6:16-23; Mark 9:17-27; John 5:24; 7:38 Proverbs 8:30 – Rejoice in the presence of the Lord Meditation: Isaiah 29:19; Joel 2:23; Habakkuk 3:18; Zephaniah 3:17 Exodus 23:26 – Lord will multiply your days Meditation: 2 Kings 20:1-6; Psalm 21:4; Prov. 4:10; 9:11; 10:27 2 Peter 2:9 - God rescues you Meditation: Psalm 34:4-7,17; Isaiah 46:4; Jer. 15:20; 39:17; 2 Cor. 1:9,10 Haggai 2:19 – God will bless you Meditation: Gen. 22:17,18; Deut. 28:8; Luke 24:50; Eph. 1:3 James 5:16 – Prayer of righteous is effective Meditation: 2 Chron. 7:1; Daniel 6:10-23; Acts 12:1-7 Psalm 37:9 – Wait for the Lord Meditation: Proverbs 20:22; Isaiah 49:22-26; Lam. 3:25; Jude 21 Psalm 19:6- Nothing is hidden from God Meditation: Psalm 69:5; Jer. 16:17; Acts 26:26; Heb 4:13
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Psalm 126:5 - Reap with joy Meditation: 1 Sam. 1:12-18; Isaiah 35:10; 61:7; Gal. 6:9 Leviticus 26:9 – Covenant with God Meditation: Isaiah 61:8; Jer. 31:33; 32:40, 41; Ezek. 16:60; Acts 3:25 Psalm 121:3 – God who protects you Meditation: Deut. 32:10-13; Psalm 121:4-8; Isaiah 49:16; Zech. 2:8 Deuteronomy 10:21 – The Lord will do great things Meditation: Psalm 126:3; Isaiah 64:3; Jer. 10:6; Luke 1:49 John 5:24 - Eternal Life Meditation: John 17:3; Romans 6:22-23; 1 John 2:25 Psalm 92:12 - The Righteous prosper Meditation: Psalm 5:12; 72:7; Prov. 10:6; Isaiah 3:10; Matt. 25:46 Jeremiah 32:39 - One heart One way Meditation: Ezekiel 11:19-20; 36:26; Acts 4:32; Hebrews 10:20 Psalm 46:10 – Know that I am God Meditation: Psalm 100:3; Joel 2:27; 3:17; John 21:12 Proverbs 14:11 - The tent of the upright will flourish Meditation: Psalm 128; Proverbs 12:7; Matthew 7:26-27 Deuteronomy 32:13 – Placed high Meditation: Job 36:7; Psalm 18:33; Isaiah 33:16; 58:14 Deuteronomy 31:3 - God himself will cross over ahead of you Meditation: Deut. 9:3; 31:7-8; Psalm 68:7,8; Isaiah 45:2; 52:12 Isaiah 60:2 - The glory of God Meditation: Isaiah 35:1,2; 62:2; John 12:28; 17:5; Acts 7:55,56 Psalm 90:12 – God teaches us His way Meditation: 1 Kings 8:36; Psalm 25:9; 27:11; 143:10; Isaiah 48:17 Galatians 2:20 – Living in Christ Meditation: Hosea 6:2; John 6:54-58; 14:19; 2 Cor. 13:4 1 John 2:17 – Doing God’s will Meditation: Matthew 24:35; Mark 3:35; Heb.10:36; 13:21
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Hello Friends, I am really excited to share God’s word with you this month. Do you know what is special about this month? I think you have guessed it right! Yes, every year the first Sunday of August is celebrated as Friendship day and this year it is on the very first day of the month. A big shout-out to all my buddies out there - “Wish you a very Happy Friendship Day”. What the sayings say: We have heard many quotes about friendship and here are a few. “Show me who your friends are, and I'll tell you who you are.” “Friends show their love in times of trouble not happiness.” “Because of friends, we laugh a little more, cry much less, and smile a lot more.” Often, dog is referred to as a man’s best friend! “A dog will be your best friend no matter what.” “A true friend leaves paw prints on your heart.” Have you heard of Hachiko? He is a dog so famous that several movies have been made about him. Eizaburo Ueno, a professor at Tokyo
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University in Japan, had long wanted a pet puppy and found Hachiko. Eizaburo loved his dog the most and treated him as his son. The two became inseparable best friends. As Hachiko grew older, he started to see his owner off to work in the morning and went to pick him up in the afternoon at the Shibuya Train Station. One afternoon, Hachiko was waiting at the station as usual for his owner, who never showed up. It turned out that Eizaburo had died suddenly and unexpectedly while at work. Throughout the rest of his ten-year-long life, Hachiko kept going to the train station every morning and afternoon and waited patiently for his owner’s return. The dog eventually passed away near Shibuya train station. From The Bible: *FAITHFUL FRIEND: When nobody from King Saul’s army dared to fight against Goliath, David came in boldly and took victory. David became part of Saul’s army. Jonathan, the son of Saul, and David became very close friends. Their friendship continued on to their generations too. Jonathan was the Crown prince of Israel, but things changed with Saul’s disobedience. The Lord was angry with Saul and made David as the
successor. Though Jonathan was aware of this, he befriended David genuinely and even went a step further to protect him from Saul’s treachery. *FAULT FINDERS: The man of God - Job had three friends, who visited him during his calamity. Instead of encouraging, they accused Job of sin to be reason for his suffering. I am sure you all have memories that you cherish about your friends. You may have a lot of friends and many may claim that you are their best friend, but I am going to share about someone who is longing to be your friend for a lifetime and beyond. FRIENDS OF JESUS: When Jesus sojourned this earth, He chose twelve men as His close circle and called them His friends (John 15:15). After Jesus died on the cross bringing salvation to mankind, He was resurrected on the third day. Having fulfilled the will of His Heavenly Father, Jesus was to ascend into Heaven. His disciples were full of fear, asking Him what they would do without Him. According to John 14:16, Jesus encouraged them saying: “I will ask the Father, and He will send another Companion, who will be with you forever.” Who is this “Forever Companion”? When Jesus was in this world, He was led by the Holy Spirit - the Spirit of God. Jesus promised that He would send them the same person, who would live in their spirits to comfort, take care, lead and always be with them. The Holy Spirit is very essential to every child of God because of his vital interventions (Romans 8:26 and John 16:8). Foremost, He makes sure to keep Jesus in your heart. The Holy Spirit helps in your weaknesses. He convicts you so that you don't give away your heart to sin but that Jesus can stay with you. Sometimes in your weaknesses, you mess things up and allow sin to enter, which would chase Jesus away. This is where the Holy Spirit steps in and convicts. He speaks telling: ‘My child, don't allow sin into your life. Check what you do. Don’t give way to worldly pleasure. Don't cheat, steal, or tell lies. Make sure you do not get into habits that ruin your body.’
The Holy Spirit fights for you and makes sure you keep only Jesus in your heart. Thank God for the protection of the Holy Spirit! This month, the Holy Spirit will come into your heart and lead you. To Befriend the Forever Friend: For the Holy Spirit to lead you, the single most important thing that you need to do is pray daily asking Him to teach you God’s Word and teach you what to pray for. When Jesus went to the house of Martha and Mary, He sat down to teach His word. While Mary was sitting down at His feet, Martha was worried about cooking. It is true that she wanted to make good food for Jesus, but Jesus corrected her telling: “Martha, you are worried and upset about many things, but one thing is needful; and Mary hath made the right choice, which shall not be taken away from her.” Luke 10:42 Martha was missing out on listening to the words of Jesus, which was much greater than the food she was preparing to serve Him. Being food for the soul, God's word is the most important. “Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:4 Indeed my friend, the Holy Spirit wants to live with you and listen to you. He wants to shower His love on you and receive your love. This is all that He wants. Will you not give Him that love? Invite Him into your heart as your best friend. Treat Him as the King and member of your family. When He is with you, you will lack nothing. That is the heart of God. His goodness and love will follow you for lifetime. Holy Spirit is such a lovingly true friend, who accepts you as you are but helps you to become who you should be. Prayer: My loving heavenly Father, I thank You for the promise that You have given me this month. I want Jesus as my best and forever friend. I invite the Holy Spirit into my heart and life. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit, who will teach me everyday Your word and the way in which I should walk. Thank You Lord for You will fill me with Your Holy Spirit, who will help me to lead a life that is pleasing to You and bring You glory. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.
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Some of our recent efforts as part of this Relief aid program are as below: Celebrating the first birthday of tiny tot Katelyn Anna
The second wave of COVID-19 in India has worsened the existing hunger crisis and with the lockdowns depriving many of jobs & income, the poor are going hungry. To free the needy from hunger & despair in this crisis, SEESHA has launched a mega relief aid program across our project locations recently and has served 2500 beneficiaries so far.
Dhinakaran, SEESHA along with Karunya Deemed University organized a mega welfare distribution program in Coimbatore, which was presided over by Mr. K. Ramachandran- Minister for Forests, TN. At the event, over 500 dry ration kits were distributed to the needy and sewing machines presented to 10 disadvantaged women as livelihood support. The Hon’ble Minister also launched the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS) & inaugurated an ICU unit at the SEESHA Karunya Community Hospital. A grand COVID-19 relief distribution event was organized on July 01st, commemorating the 86th birth anniversary of Dr. D.G.S Dhinakaran in Chennai, during which Founder Dr. Paul Dhinakaran, Bro. Samuel Paul Dhinakaran and Mr. Peter Alphonse - Chairman of State Minorities Commission, distributed welfare benefits such as dry rations, sewing machines, school kits & new clothes to nearly 1000 beneficiaries across poor & vulnerable backgrounds. Hundreds of deprived families have been benefited through our COVID-19 relief distribution in Cuddalore & Bengaluru. Poor patients are getting treated for free through the CMCHIS Scheme at the SEESHA Karunya Community Hospital & free medicines are provided for home quarantined patients.
As we care for the neglected and serve the sick showing true love in this hour of uncertainty, we invite you to join with SEESHA to serve 5000 more families through our relief aid program and help us vaccinate poor people through our mega vaccination drive. YOU CAN SUPPORT US IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS – • Sponsor one health & sanitation kit – Rs. 1500/• Sponsor COVID-19 vaccination for one underprivileged person – Rs. 700/-
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