Introduction

I Give all glory honor and praises to the living God, who by His Precious Son sought after me and saved me from my wretchedness and made me as His Servant and light to the Christ less perishing in this world. This is not an advertisement but to show you that Jesus is greater than all the sins of the world put together and He can save any one if only, one yields to His tender and loving call.

My father’s parents were temple priests and were active in sorceries and demonic demonstrations and my mother’s mother was a pagan Orphan. But the pioneer missionary efforts of Basel Mission brought them to Christ.

Childhood

I was born in 1950 and when I was 1 years old total paralysis struck me down and the doctors gave up and I was brought to my mother’s remote village to die and to be buried. My mother being a school Head-mistress had to walk mils for her job and she battled with the Lord for life while walking 4 times in-between her school and home. She promised that I will be dedicated to become a servant of the Lord to proclaim His name free of cost and to help people who suffer. I slowly recovered and I still remember going to the local Catholic school; walking like a cripple from another planet and all the kids making fun.

Our up Bringing

My Christian parents were puritans and we 4 kids were brought in very strict discipline and were taught Christian virtues. As I grew up I was a notorious boy with all kinds of sins. I stood out in all Church activities yet I was a hypocrite. In 1963, during a summer camp; for the first time in life I learned that I have to be born a new to become a sinner. I saw “myself”. I was wretched! I confessed my sins with cries. It lasted for several hours and people wondered that some thing went wrong with me. The missionary stories of Dr.David Livingston, challenged me and I dedicated my life to the Lord.

 Running away from God

As I grew as an young man, old sins returned and Missions was the last thing I wanted.  I ran away from my home and joined the Indian Army. While in the Army I lived a Christian life but I was not happy. Some thing was missing in me. I started seeking the Lord that if he would take me out from the Army I will never look back.

 My Spiritual Encounters

I joined Operation Mobilization India. People from all around the world worked in small teams, in all the states of India. I went with so many imaginations. We received no salaries. It was faith life all the way. We lived in trucks, cooked our own food with the money we earned from selling gospel packets. I was not a use there. I was on board the ship M/V. LOGOS. I sought the Lord every day in depth and with all my heart. The Lord became mine.  I am still continuing in faith life and the Lord is very faithful.

While in the state of Bihar, I attended a church. The worship was different from where I belonged. People sang in the spirit, prayed in the Spirit and testified in the Spirit. This ended that I obeyed the Lord with my under ground church back home, and were baptized. We were bundled out for this.

 Under the Leadership Of Anderson Church Of God

This ex-communication from the mother church saw me home and I had to under take the Pastoral leadership. I joined the seminary and did my B.Th. I served this church in the state of Kerala for 6 years and during this period married my wife Molly on the 19^th Feb-1979.

  Our Call to Reach the Unreached.

 Not soon after our marriage the Lord said,” go out to the region to the lost and preach the gospel and this call. I resigned and reached where I am now! It was all Exactly the experience of Abraham. The vast difference is that he had cattle, camel, servant and every thing. But Molly and I had nothing. True! Not a penny. Elathagiri was our Destination 29 years ago.

New Dimensions:

Starvations and lack of every thing killed our first-born son. All the local Orthodox churches refused a burial ground. I buried our first born in the present campus. We then had the 3 kids. We had 2 associate workers. For some years we had nothing to eat. All these adversities drove me to the presence of the Lord. I locked my doors for 2 weeks and humbled myself and sought the Lord. I came out as a new person, being filled with the Spirit of the Lord. Betty our 2^nd daughter was close to death and the Lord rose her from the death. She has completed the B.Th and she is assisting me in the ministry.

Molly and I went from one village to another with the help of a bi-cycle, given by Dr.K.P Yeohannan, the founder of Gospel for Asia. We worked together in Operation Mobilization. He also supported us for years with a small monthly support. All the 4 kids were with us during the ministry. Demons fled. Cancers were healed. People who were in debts were blessed. And they joined the church.

 He is Faithful

On a Sunday morning My kids came from home and told me that a white man came to see me! And I was in all surprise. He was working with Siemens Germany. He was not a Christian. Some one hearing about our work sent him for verification. I went to Germany in 1998 Sep. Sister Doris is the person behind our Orphanage.  The Lord helped us to educate the kids and one is a postgraduate, two are Engineers and the one is in the ministry.

Spending And being spent

The filed is very dark. It is very dangerous now to go to villages now! We have 30 associate churches now. We have 30 people in the Orphanage. I single handedly run this ministry. I gave my land, buildings and all I have for the cause of the kingdom. We need more of every thing. Please! Pray that the Lord would open the right doors of support to Build His kingdom.

Sincerely,

Rev.Dass.T