Global Health Ministries

Global Health Ministries has supported our congregations last year. They have provided $5000/- as first installment for safe drinking water in our congregations. By the grace of our Lord we have completed the first phrase. Now 12 villages have this safe drinking water wells.

Tom Duke from GHM inaugurated this well at Jayanthinagar village when he was in India.

support for widows & the elderly

As part of its mission, AFLC-India works to help the elderly and widows.
Below are pictures of some of them from the villages of Pothukatla, Nagulapalem, Gollamudipadu, and Bapatla.

Annam. Kamalamma

Kanakadanda. Elizabeth

Mudraboyana. Nageswaramma

Murikipudi. Suvarthamma

Gollamudipadu Congregation

Rev. Luther Dasari conducting a service at Gollamudipadu village.

Dr. Moses Raju conducted a medial camp in the village after the worship service.

Please pray for the medical camp ministry. The funding has been reduced to $100 per month from the previous $300 after the resignation of the previous physician.

Pastor Syamprasad and Kumari at their new house. The funding also enabled the building of a rest room in the church.

Portharlanka

On Sunday, February 10, Rev. Luther Dasari was invited to the AFLC-India congregation at Potharlanka village. The woman in the above picture, Nirmala, had been a nominal Christian, but accepted Jesus as her personal Savior and was baptized.

After the worship service, Dr. Moses Raju conducted a free medical camp. About 120 sick people were examined by him and received free medications.

building & transportation needs

The classrooms at our school are in dire need of renovation. We estimate the cost to be about $5000 and hope to accomplish this during the 2008-09 school year.

We also need another bus to transport students. Our present bus seats only 17 and has to make many trips to bring the students to school. The school board has decided to seek a loan for a larger bus at a cost of about $16,500. The monthly loan payments will be about $650.
Please pray that these needs will be met!

graduation

Rev. Luther Dasari, President of AFLC-India and Dr. Monseth

On January 17, 2008, AFLC-India graduated 20 pastors and 2 Bible women.

Dr. Francis Monseth, Seminary Dean of AFLC-US, presented Certificates of Theology to the students who completed the course.

old age homes

Two of our congregations are supporting old age homes. There are 14 widows staying in these two homes. The above are from a home at Puthukatia village.

medical camps

As part of our witness to the community at large, we conduct medical camps in rural villages. The above pictures are of a camp in the village of Annaparru. The physician is Dr. Moses Raju.
Annaparru is far from a hospital -- many of the people are suffering with HIV+ -- the government is not providing proper treatment.

Please remember our medical camps in your prayers!

Gospel meeting at Ganapavaram

Pastor Gene Enderlein speaking at a gospel meeting in Ganapavaram.
We hold these meetings as an outreach to non-Christians.

church service at Zillellamudi village

Pastor Gene Enderlein with Pastor Dasari Luther Sastry leading a service at Zillellamudi village.
The project for building this sanctuary was named Kattudaamu randi, which means: Come, let us build.
Many of our congregations do not have concrete sanctuaries. Each building costs $7,000.

Christmas at St. Paul's Lutheran School

Welcome!

Welcome to the new blog of St. Paul's Lutheran Public School in India. The purpose of this blog is to keep you updated on news about our school. We will also post pictures so that you can see the work that we do.