APRIL 2017
Beautiful feet! Kadhir & Nithiya
join as a priest in the Roman Catholic Church, but the leaders hesitated.
After my school, I joined Government College in Tanjore. Students used to gather in the house of Mr. Xavier Jesudason for prayer. I began to attend that prayer which was close to my hostel. I understood the purpose of the Cross and found meaning in life. I understood that it was the change of heart that is required and not the change in religion. I completely surrendered my heart to God.
Completing my college education, I began to be involved in Gospel activities at Budalur. It was here I came in contact with missionary Sundaramoorthy who in turn introduced me to Blessing Youth Mission. Later on with the help of Mr. Sridhar I got a job in a company in Chennai. It was the company owned by the then Chennai City Coordinator, Mr. Sunderasingh.
I come from a small village near Budalur in Tanjore district. Though my parents were not believers, they were very pious in their religious beliefs. They also led an exemplary lifestyle. My father performed various important rituals for the deities in our village. Because of this reason, he enjoyed great respect among the villagers.
Since there was no school in our village, my father put me in a Roman Catholic boarding school. It was here, I started to attend the devotional prayers in the hostel. There I met Johan whose life attracted me very much. He was always seen with a Bible in his hand. Though I used to mock him along with other friends, he was steadfast in his faith.
One day I secretly opened his Bible and started to read. A strange sense of awe and fear descended upon me. Once, while I was reading I came across the verse in Matthew 16:26. I was drawn to Christ in an unusual way. I wanted to
In the year 2002 when I was praying in the night, God spoke to me through the life of Abraham. He asked me to commit my life as a missionary and go to Head Quarters of BYM. Just the previous month, on seeing an ad in the Blessing Magazine regarding the need for committed people, I prayed earnestly to God to send people to BYM HQ. I was surprised that God asked me to go. So, I resigned my job and joined Blessing Youth Mission Head Office on my 25th birthday. After I served in HQ for two years, I moved to Madhya Pradesh and served in Jabalpur, Shargarh and Badamalera. On January 8th 2007, I was joined together in marriage with Nithya who was a missionary nurse serving with BYM at Ramagiri Mission field in Odisha.
Presently we are based in Sagar and are involved in Revival and Youth ministries. God helped me to serve Him for the past 14 years. It was His grace that was guiding me all through these years. God blessed our family life as well. We are blessed with two children Dharshini( 8 Years) who is in 3rd grade in SanthosaVidhyalaya, Dohnavur and Leo( 2 and a half years). In the year 2002, my father accepted the Lord and entered God ' s glory in the year 2003. My mother too accepted the Lord in 2014. Pray for the other members of my family.
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