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Andhra Pradesh State on south east coast of India

Travel in AP state

Travel & Ministry in Hyderabad city

The People, the Places, & the Programs: Here's an example of how wonderfully God leads us to His chosen people as we lift up our eyes and see the fields. Past several months as I was chatting on the internet, I came to know some young people from Andhra Pradesh, a state on south eastern coast of India. As I was praying to start ministry in some new cities, bro. Vijaya Saradhi a lecturer on Computer applications in a city college in Hyderabad, showed interest to organise meetings for youth. As he did not get good response from local pastors, he planned on his own to hold meetings in his native village Nuzvid near Vijayawada. On the way, I planned to meet other contacts and explore the possibility of starting disciplemaking ministry and thus the Lord took me to different places and led varoous people to meet me and begin some meetings among youth in AP state. Here's an exciting report of the people I met, the places I went and the programs I got to participate.

My host: Vijaya Saradhi, MCA

Vijaya's family in Nuzvid

Vijaya's house where I stayed

House Courtyard in the village

Othniel with fighter Rooster!

Morning tea at a roadside hotel

Buffaloes that suppply milk to village

Washing dishes in open

Nuzvid: I took a tran from Mumbai to Hyderabad on 9th night, reached Hyderabad about 800 KMs away, by 1pm the next day. Vijaya was waiting for me on the platform and took care of me. We stayed at Dilsukh nagar in the far south of Hyderabad. The first visitor was Benjamin, who showed interest in the ministry among youth. With Vijaya I left by bus to Vijayawada about 300 Kms from Hyderabad. From there, took another bus to his native village Nuzvid about 50Kms. There are many Christians and churches in this village. Two days open air meetings were planned and handblls were distributed and posters were pasted on all walls. A few came for meetings as we did not arrange for food or money for pastors to attend the meetings as is usually done by many speakers from abroad. I spoke messages morning and night for youth and families and also Bible study for all. Praise God for for Vijaya and family who were instrumental in planning and organising these meetings and also for taking care of my stay there. From here we went to Vijaywada enroute to Managalagiri & Hyderabad, read here >>

Othniel checking mails in open

Othniel preaching in open air meeting

Using advanced technology to teach

Othniel preaching in a village church

Village Music party

Sisters attentively listen

Children joyfully singing

Interested Men few

J oyful celebration of victory

Village women in the meeting

A large chapati given by a pastor's wife

Christian Girls in the village

Idols of Hindu gods in the village

Village Boys playing with street dogs

A lady sweeping outside her house

A vegetable vendor on bicycle

Village Public phone!

Village women collecitng water from a public tap

A typical village church building

A village beauty!