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“Make Ministry Partnership Prayerfully, Favoring Financially!”
Ramesh C. Reddy The Lord Jesus, has blessed me with the gift of writing and I do not want to neglect that gift. My passion has always been to influence through writing from a Biblical viewpoint. As many of us are confined to our homes, the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ does not change! Social distancing does not mean communication and compassion distancing. In these turbulent times, our vision is to see lives changed by the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and its Christocentric views. So, we all can become an agent of change in a dark world where we hold out the Light of Christ especially now when despair needs to be covered by hope, feelings need to be covered by faith, etc. Even to do that, we need financial and prayer partners who are excited about this ministry to influence through writings. Financially, if you are able to help out, we would love your support. Friend, would you prayerfully consider partnering with us, with a gift of $10 per month or whatever you can afford or would you consider giving us a one time financial gift as we fundraise? "Everyone must make up his own mind as to how much he should give. Don't force anyone to give more than he really wants to, for cheerful givers are the ones God prizes. God is able to make it up to you by giving you everything you need and more so that there will not only be enough for your own needs but plenty leftover to give joyfully to others." (2 Corinthians 9:7-8, TLB) Whatever your reasons for giving, your partnership will allow us to impact lives. Regardless, whether you are able to support us financially or not, please keep us in your prayers to the Lord Jesus so more lives can be influenced biblically and we can be provided for provisionally. When I read the whole Bible in 40 days, from July 4th (America's Independence) to August 15th (India's Independence), the Lord gave me a signature verse: "But life is worth nothing to me unless I use it to do the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus, the work of telling others about God's mighty goodness and love!" (Acts 20:24, TLB) If you are supporting us financially and have an issue with any of the articles, we will listen to you. If we cannot change our view, we will ask you to stop supporting us. We would highly encourage you to think about the lives, the other sections of the paper have influenced. Let me share with you why we are so excited about this writing ministry: It is exciting to read the testimonies of students and non-students whose lives have been changed through writings. “Ramesh, thank you so much for your devotionals. While reading your devotionals, I gave my life to Christ. Christ has changed me.” [‘Amber’ regarding EXPRESSIONS section] "Ramesh, I [African-American employee] found a poem of yours called 'Downing Depression' and read it and prayed the prayer. Thank you so much because before that I was planning to commit suicide but the poem and prayer changed my life." I saw him recently and everytime I see him, he has a happy glow in his face. Thank you Jesus! "Ramesh, I was into cocaine and drugs but reading the devotionals you publish changed my life. I want to go to church now." “Ramesh, thank you so much for the Nutrition and Dietetics sample exams. I did well on the exam because they were so similar to the ones you had.” (EDUCATION section) “Ramesh, thank you so much for this Bible study for me [“Al, an elderly gentleman”]. Al used to come to ‘Pittsburgh Standard Investigates Jesus: Reflecting on the 7 C’s of Jesus: His Claims, His Capability, His Company, His Circumstances, His Character, His Commitment, and His Convictions.” that we did from Gospel of Mark. The day I gave my life to Christ, I had a passion to reach souls for Christ through the written word or spoken word. Most of the time, it has been through the written word. My first publication in a Valentine's Day magazine was 'Jesus Loves Me, Jesus Loves You. If you want to know more about Jesus, Watch WPCB Channel 40, Cornerstome Television' The Gospel should influence every facet of our lives whether it be the EXPRESSIONS, (Devotionals from Scripture), IMPRESSIONS (Opinions section from biblical viewpoint), EDUCATION (Sample exams w/ Bible verses to the side), CULTURAL LIFE (Marveling in God's gifting of talent through dance and song from different cultures), ENTERTAINMENT (Movies, books, and songs reviewed to show spiritual connections from Biblical perspective), NEWS (Focus would be on this day in history and religious events), etc. Our hope is to be a light in a dark world and work with people of all ethnicities, races, cultures, and religions through our writings. "I have freely and happily become a servant of any and all so that I can win them to Christ. When I am with the Jews I seem as one of them so that they will listen to the Gospel and I can win them to Christ. When I am with Gentiles who follow Jewish customs and ceremonies I don’t argue, even though I don’t agree, because I want to help them. When with the heathen I agree with them as much as I can, except of course that I must always do what is right as a Christian. And so, by agreeing, I can win their confidence and help them too. When I am with those whose consciences bother them easily, I don’t act as though I know it all and don’t say they are foolish; the result is that they are willing to let me help them. Yes, whatever a person is like, I try to find common ground with him so that he will let me tell him about Christ and let Christ save him. I do this to get the Gospel to them and also for the blessing I myself receive when I see them come to Christ. (1 Cor 9:19b-23, TLB) It is easier to support a cause you believe in so even if you don't believe 100% with every section, would you pray about supporting us for the sections you do believe in? If so, could you send a donation through paypal, venmo,
square cash app, facebook instant messenger, or write a check to
Ramesh C. Reddy and send it to 5862 Forbes Ave Apt #19, Pittsburgh,
PA 15217?
Praises: 2. For those who have pledged to financially partner with us and prayerfully partner with us. Prayer Requests: 1. Please pray for the Lord's provision in our lives so we can continue this ministry fulltime. 2. Pray that lives will be changed by the power of the Gospel and lives will be influenced biblically in all facets of life. Prayer: Love, Ramesh, Chandra, Esther, Evangeline You can donate at
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