The Sealed

Houston, Texas
Sunday, September 21, 2008

Dear Brethren in Christ,

Earlier this morning, William ministered at the morning service of Grace Chapel, a Chinese church in Houston, and taught The Elijah Challenge. At the demonstration of healing toward the end of the service, some people received a healing touch from the Lord as believers laid hands on them. Senior Pastor Larry Leung, who is suffering from colon cancer which his doctors say is beginning to spread to his lungs and liver, was encouraged by what the Lord did. He declared that he believes the Lord will heal him as the people lay hands on him. He added that Grace Chapel will become a “healing church” for the sake of the gospel after the Lord has healed him. Please pray that God will indeed heal Pastor Larry of the cancer and that Grace Chapel will then become a lighthouse to the Chinese people in Houston. We will be teaching in Grace Chapel for three more Sundays before William leaves for Africa at the end of October.

We just received the update below regarding the situation in India from our dear brother Pastor Subodh of Shalom Ministries in Orissa. (Shalom Ministries was founded by Pastor John Thomas of Houston, Texas.) Click here to read more about Pastor Subodh.

Let’s continue to seek the Lord fervently for our suffering brethren in Orissa.

Sincerely in Christ,

William

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Dear Pastor,

Greetings to you in the name of Jesus Christ.

We are fine here. Thank you so much for your earnest prayer because of the powerful prayer of powerful servant of God still we are alive in this world. Till now the situation of Orissa is in uncontrolled. Still the burning, breaking, killing is going on. Moreover the government is unable to sustain the situation. We are also in same insecure, and people are threatening us. But the Emmanuel God is with us and He says not to be afraid I am with you. The five police are still in our campus.

The next big attack is going to happen after few days. From 23rd September to 23rd October for one month they will have a procession with huge gathering. They will go around in each part or each town or village of Orissa by taking the buried mud [ashes?] of Swami Saraswati.  They will force the Christian people to reconvert to Hinduism again, those who won’t agree to them they will be punished by Hindus. After hearing all these definitely people may get scared or may nervous.

Pastor, just I humbly request to you please pray for all these things and pray for us too God may not allowed for us to be happen any kind of situation.

Another thing people are struggling a lot (those who are in relief camp) they are not getting proper food, cloths or other necessary things. Only government is providing them but Government is not allowing to any NGO or Christian Mission to relief.

In the situation of struggle, trouble, problem, the flood attacked the people. 30 lakhs (10 million) people in 17 districts are in water.  Many have already died. Now people struggle to survive their life. Some places relief could not reached yet.

Of course it is very much painful for the people those who are facing this situation. They are sustaining themselves in winter, summer and rain with much pain.

I believe a great thing is to be happening in the days ahead.

How is your ministry going on there? We thank the Almighty God for using you throughout the World. Myself and Swayam remember you and Madam everyday in our prayer.

Thanking You.

In His Service,

Subodh