The Christian Chronicle

What a mess...

Very shameful...both of the elders and the preacher. Regarding the elders, I think one heck of an argument can be made over what "authority" they have. Last time I checked, all authority over the church is given to Christ. Christians are to submit to one another in love, not to some appointed "authority figures".

One of our church members organized a week-long day camp for Special Ed. kids, several of our members worked with the camp.

My church (Nyamue church of christ) in kisii kenya do have but with so many challenges. The ministry hasn't enough resource materials to cater for the needs of the increasing number of the little kids. In the passed days the young children were being administered by wive to the church minister but after joining college, the youngstars were left ... Read Morewithout a leader. No one seems to bother to know the needs for these young angels, we at the moment having about 70 children and 15 youths who attends church service every sunday. The young do gather themselves each sunday morning for song practice led by a youth of which they present each sunday after church service.The youths do meet every saturday afternoon for bible studies and song practice, where by i lead them in bible studies. We as youths we do lack material for studies and some other games items i.e. Bibles, writing materials and balls. We looking for someone who can partner with us so as to assist find these essentials.

Good article! At the church I go to now, the majority of people are lower income so wearing anything beyond jeans would create an unnecessary difference between us.

Neat story. He is a member of a Church of Christ in Virginia.

coming up they are doing good job .

I work with a former Indian citizen that is now an American citizen and a Christian. He tells me that many Hindus view Jesus as just another god and when they hear about Him they simply want to make sure they appease that god as well. So they simply add Jesus to their repertoire.

The above comment by Rose is only partially true there are places in India where Christians cant preach or even worship on a Sunday.The most recent gruesome attack targeting Christians happened in the state of Orissa, India in year 2008 with at-least two political parties backing it up. These attacks were not just limited to Orissa but also happened in Karnataka and Gujarat (other states in India).

Christian schools,orphanages,hospitals were attacked and burnt.Christians were gang-raped brutally and they didn't even spare young kids.To make matters worse the Orissa government called it a fight between two lower caste communities.There are people living in there who still are living in fear.If you google search on "Orissa carnage", you will find a lot of reports about the incident I am talking about. There are Christians in these areas who are still in need of food and shelter.These are the people of strong Christian faith.

Having said that, Christianity does also has strong foundation in the Indian sub-continent.We at Kakinada, AP India work with a lot of Christians,Preachers,Teachers across the state and the country.We preach on the Radio, TV and even successfully run a Bible Correspondence course. We get about 500+ responses per day asking for more material about Christ and His teachings.Some are just prayer requests. Some people just call in the middle of the night and ask us for a prayer over the phone which I have never seen happening in any other part of the world. After the above mentioned Carnage we were able to find air time on the radio to reach out to the people in Orissa. From the response we are getting from the people of Orissa we are getting encouraged to spread the gospel in that state more frequently.... Read More

If you need more information on how we are stretching ourselves in His service for His Kingdom please don't hesitate to contact us.

In Him,

Ronnie Gootam
Satyavani Church of Christ,
Kakinada, AP India 533004.