October 2017
Beautiful feet !
Sumangali & Jeremiah
In the year 1995 , I joined Blessing Youth Mission as a full time missionary and I served in Sitheri field , which is the first mission field of BYM . I learnt a lot about ministry during those initial years . I served there for three years . I joined hands with my better half , Sumangali on July 4th 1998 . She was also a committed missionary and was serving the Lord in the Headquarters of BYM at Vellore .
Our first place of ministry after marriage was in Rajasthan . We learnt Hindi language and started ministering there . In the year 2000 , I met with an accident and my left leg got fractured . Since our burden was to minister in the Hindiheart land , we shifted to Madhya Pradesh . We ministered in a rural place where we brought 52 souls to the Lord in three years . Later on , we moved to another mission field in Madhya Pradesh and were burdened about the Ahirwaar people group . We started to train native evangelists and to work among them . God was gracious and He gave us a big harvest during those days . As we preached the Gospel , God confirmed His Word through signs and wonders . Small worship groups were formed in many places . Glory be to God .
I ( Jeremiah ) was the seventh child born to a Hindu couple in a remote village in Tamil Nadu . Since I was the seventh child , I was not wanted by my family and my parents tried to get me aborted . But by God ' s abundant grace , I survived and I was born according to Jeremiah 1:5 . There was no Christian witness in my village . Gospel came to our village through an outreach ministry by a Church . My brother was suffering from a strange disease and he was healed through the prayers of those people . My brother became the first believer in the village .
When I was studying tenth standard , I was put in a hostel . It was there I started to reading the Bible and my relationship with the Lord grew steadily . The Word of God started working in me and I was burdened by seeing the plight of people who did not know Christ . I committed my life for the service of the Lord . I counted it worthy to preach to the dying masses than to pursue a career of my own .
In the year 2015 , we shifted to a more receptive area in Uttar Pradesh . There are totally 1.5 lakh Ahirwaars in this area . In the last three years , we could raise 4 worship groups with the help of the native evangelists . Pray that there will be a great harvest in the days to come .
God has blessed us with two children . The elder daughter Jennifer is in 11th standard and the younger son Jesmen is in 8th standard . Pray for our children .
Pray that we would be able to fulfill God ' s purpose in our lives .
“ Before I formed you in the womb I knew you , and before you were born I consecrated you ”
( Jeremiah
1:5 ).
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