Reporting Letter for the month of June-2023.
Respected prayer partners of BVBI-Tirupati-India, greetings to you in the most holy and matchless name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We pray that this reporting letter finds you all well. We are sincerely thankful to our director and coordinator for their commitment and sacrifice to serve for the smooth function of BVBI-Tirupati. We appreciate our teaching and non-teaching staff for their hardship and cooperation. We would like to share a brief report for the month of June.
Entrance examination for new batch:- We have began the 3rd batch . As per our director we sent the examination question paper we have conducted an Assessment of Bible Knowledge Test. There are 20 students who were able to qualify the test. There are another 20 part time students who are willing to study the word of God by online system, Our teachers are interested to help them and encourage them. These part time students are already working in the field, they are preaching in different local churches in rural areas and some are working in urban areas.
Campaigning :- We travelled 100 KM and conducted campaigning at Micro Tower colony, Kota-Mandal, Nellore, A.P . We visited door-to-door in this village . We conducted a gospel meeting. We had 50 to 55 people for the meeting.
Baptisms:- Two souls were baptized and added to the body of Christ in the village where we did campaigning . The local preacher Mr.Ch.Nathaniel and his family members were encouraged .
Gospel meeting:- We conducted a gospel meeting at Vidyanagar on June 6th . There were 100 people who attended the meeting.
Prayer meeting at Poolathota-village:- We were able to attend a prayer meeting at Poolathota-village on June 29th. Our students lead the songs.
Benevolence:- In north east of India one of the state Manipur due to internal problems there is no peace. The members of local churches are suffering from basic needs. My friend who is brother in Christ Mr.Thanglien has been working in the state of Manipur. We inform you that BVBI-Tirupati identified the need and encouraged the concerning brother in India who published in the media. God has blessed the efforts, collection was Rs.7,48,844-00( seven lakhs, forty eight thousand and forty four rupees) contributed by the local churches and Individual members for the basic needs of the members of local churches in the state of Manipur. We are humbled to share with you that first contribution was donated by our local churches.
Vegetable Seeds distribution:- In India now a days farmers are using more chemicals for cultivating . We are happy to share with you that we have conducted awareness camping for the rural women and encouraged them to cultivate organic vegetables at their house premises itself. We distributed seeds freely to 30 families.
We are thankful to you for the establishment of BVBI in India which is the best platform for educating young people to sow the seed of God’s word to spread His son’s kingdom (Col 1:13).
Thanking you.
Yours brother in Christ.
B.Vijaya Kumar & Staff from BVBI-Tirupati, India.