Tamil Food for the Soul by Our Daily Bread Ministries

TP553

RBC Ministries Africa-Asia: PO Box 19, Dehiwala 10350, Sri Lanka RBC Ministries Americas: Caixa Postal 4190, Curitiba/PR 82501-970, Brazil RBC Ministries Asia-Pacific: PO Box 86, Taman Sri Tebrau, 80057 Johor Bahru, Malaysia RBC Ministries Europe: PO Box 1, Carnforth, Lancashire LA5 9ES, United Kingdom For a detailed listing of all our offices, go to www.rbc-addresses.info

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Mj;Jk Mfhuk; WRITERS: Dave Branon • Dennis De Haan • M. R. De Haan, M.D. Richard De Haan • David Egner • Vernon Grounds David McCasland • Haddon Robinson • Joanie Yoder

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Cover Photo: Alex Soh © RBC Ministries Asia Ltd

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