On 14^th December 2007 afternoon,  I was riding my motor bike to attend a Prayer Meeting. Actually I was riding on the over bridge and at end of the bridge a drunken brother crashed with my bike. I was down on the road, lying on the road struggling to get up but could not because my right leg got struck under my bike. Vehicles plying on the road were just trying to avoid me, when one person came to help me.

They took off the bike and put it aside. And  immediately I had some kind of pain and I had noticed that a patch on my right leg was roasted and stuck to the bike’s silencer. I saw my leg loose around 5 inches X 3 inches of flesh.  I had literally seen my bone and the vines become black in color with cuts .FIRST, GOD SAVED MY LIFE.

And the SECOND, GOD NEVER ALLOWS ANY FRACTURES. And the THIRD, ANY OTHER INJURIES.  And I was given treatment and the Doctor (the Nerve Surgeon  and the Plastic Surgeon) said the vines and  flesh were totally gone and the surrounding area will take at least 6 weeks to get cured and after that  I have to go for the vine surgery and it well take 4 weeks to get cured and after that I have to go for the plastic surgery and it will take another 4 weeks to get cured.

The Medical expenses will be around $2000. And finally they said that I may not be able to walk properly I have to limp throughout my life. I did not get despaired. I looked up at HIM and said, LET IT BE ACCORDING TO  YOUR WILL, and GIVE YOUR GRACE TO  DO  YOUR MISSION WITHOUT DROPPING IT  IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.   That was my prayer.  I think that was the MATURED  PRAYER  that I made at that time.

But at the end of 3^rd week I could find the  dead flesh growing gradually.  And the 2 doctors inspected  it and also found out that the vanished  vines also reset in the same places and get amazed and said it is a MEDICAL MIRACLE.

The FOURTH MIRACLE, IS THE GROWN FLESH.

The FIFTH  MIRACLE  IS THE DEAD AND TOTALLY VANISHED VINES GROWN.

The  SIXTH MIRACLE  IS  75% OF THE AFFECTED AREA SKIN GRADUALLY BECOMING THE ORIGINAL COLOR.

And  the  SEVENTH MIRACLE  IS –  I CAN WALK , AND JUMP AND RUN WITHOUT ANY DEFECT.

And the EIGHTH MIRACLE IS  all these happened within 6 weeks.

And I can say the NINTH MIRACLE  – MY MEDICAL BILL was only $140!!! Praise God.

Friends,

Greetings to you in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Just wanted to pen down a testimony on God’s goodness.

You are aware of the program that I am being involved in at Pondicherry called “Dr.God – God’s Health Plan For You”

When we planned the budget for the program – The first thing I said to Pastor is that “God will provide for this program & You will not ask anyone in the Church for money to execute this program”. He asked me in return – “You know nobody in Pondicherry; You just got here recently. How will you raise the money for the Dr.God program?”

I told him that the success and testimony of this program will incite / motivate every single person who attends this Church to plan and execute programs for Jesus courageously.

I praise God for he is faithful to reward my faith. Just 3 brothers from CCF & CFG met the entire financial needs of the Dr.God program. In fact we are 20% surplus to the budgeted amount already. “Praise God”

I am sure that by the time the event finishes on March 15th – I will write another testimony on how the Lord answered our prayers and grew the Church we are targeting to grow by substantial numbers.

When I speak on March 23rd,08  “Easter” service, I will testify that I may not know many people in Pondicherry but the Lord Jesus whom I worship – “He knows me, Knows what I need & Why I need it and He always provides for me in abundance”

I will never tire doing programs for the Lord Jesus & I will never tire of testifying how God meets the needs of every single program I do for him.

“Praise God”

Chacko Jacob

I am Santhosh, working with CTS.  I am sharing my testimony to glorify our God’s name. Only because of our God’s grace, I got a university rank for my MSc.(Software Engg) overall aggregate percentage and received a gold medal at the convocation. Glory be to God. I didn’t study properly in my 12^th and I scored only 73% with an engineering cutoff 198, which was not sufficient to get a seat in a good engineering college. By that time I haven’t yet accepted Jesus. The Grace of God was with me and I got a seat for MSc.(Software Engg) at a reputed engineering college. In my 4^th year, I got saved by Lord at a small fellowship inside our college hostel. Praise God!. At my studies, couple of times I got arrears and both the time I applied for revaluation and got cleared. Praise the Lord!. Even if have missed to clear 1 paper by revaluation on that time, I wouldn’t have received that gold medal.

I never thought that I will get a gold medal.

Ephesians 3:20

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,)

In our university, only 9 people cleared MSc with distinction and all of them got university ranks. Lord made me one among those and made receive a gold medal. Glory be to God.

I remember the way I entered my college. I entered without hope and a shame of not getting a engineering seat. But our Lord called me there and saved me and lifted me up to leave the college with distinction, university rank, gold medal and a great job now. All Glory be to our Lord. It’s not because of my work, only because of our God’s grace. HE raises us to heights which we can’t even imagine in our life. Amen. Praise God.

1 Samuel 2:8

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, [and] lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set [them] among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth [are] the LORD’S, and he hath set the world upon them

Above all, our Lord is using me to do His ministries. After accepting Christ, I got a thirst in my mind that I should spread the gospel. I am sure that our Lord had kept it. It grew by God’s words. But I didn’t know how to do. But God made it true, by His wonderful guidance. Praise God. Glory be to God.

My father was a Government Training Officer and my mother a Housewife i.e., Homemaker. I have 3 sisters and 2 brothers – I’m the last child in the family.

My father was very staunch in religious rituals. However, he was affected by Stroke and had to resign his job. Thereafter, things turned upside down in my family. We incurred huge debts and we were unable to make ends meet – which affected our day-to-day living.

So, my family started running a Tea Stall and I managed to help my family while doing my schooling. During this period of time, I heard about the Lord Jesus and started believing in Him. I also started going to church regularly – to worship Him and to know Him more.

By God’s grace, I completed my +2 (higher secondary school education) and got 69% marks. After this, to apply for Engineering Entrance examination; Since I did not have Rs.400/-, I did not inform my parents about my interest of writing Entrance Examination.

Later, I met my cricket team friend on the playground and he told me about the Polytechnic course. So, I went to the Polytechnic College and enquired about the course. They asked me Rs.21,000/-.  So, I told them that I would come immediately with my parents. On my way home, I decided to join a Tea Stall as a Tea Maker so that I could earn Rs.150/- as pay for a 12-hour job in overnight market at Tirunelveli.

During this period of time,  one Friday I prayed to the Lord saying, “If it is Your will, please give me a seat in the Polytechnic College and let me join directly in the second year.” No one knew this prayer I made – except me and my Lord.

The next day, during the Youth Fellowship Meeting in our church, prayer requests were being collected. So, I narrated my prayer request. My church Pastor who heard my prayer request from the kitchen said, “We could go on Monday to the Polytechnic College.”  He also said that his brother was working in the same place where the college is situated.

By His grace,  the Lord gave me a direct Second Year seat for Diploma in Computer Technology in that Polytechnic College. I had to pay about Rs.13,000/- as  fee, but someone came and paid the first semester fees for me. In the meantime, my father got education loan for the rest of my studies.

On first day of my college, the Lecturer came and said,  “Note down the First experiment for Lab. Characteristics of Silicon Diode.” Using my limited English knowledge I attempted to spell and write…”Ch…” that’s all! I could not write further as I did not know the spelling.

Troubled, I came home and prayed to God for His mercy and wisdom.

My studies continued and the final year exam results came. Even I couldn’t believe the marks I got – as told by my friend, over the phone. So, I went to the college to check whether results had come correct or not. By His grace, God gave me FIRST PLACE in the entire college. God also helped me to get DISTRICT FIRST PLACE with 100% marks in a tough paper. All over Tamilnadu – among a total of 1.5 lakhs students – I was ranked as the 28^th with an overall 97% (having lost 17 marks).

The Lord helped me to get a B.E. seat as well. During this time, financial situation in my family was very bad. Sometimes I did not have even Rs.8/- to go and come back from college. So, I used to wait in the bus stand to see the bus in which my friend comes and will request him to get a ticket for me.

Though I studied under Anna University syllabus, during the entire period of my engineering studies; I never purchased even a single book. Only Xerox copies or notes taken during class hours, group studies and notes from Lecturers were the books for me. The Lord was so good to me and blessed me to get two gold medals in my Engineering College.

In the meantime, my father was admitted in the Government Hospital . The Doctor called me and said, “Your father will live only up to 48 hours. So, prepare the last rites for him.” My mother and I decided to immediately discharge him and took my father to Church and prayed for God’s mercy. God heard our prayers and saved my father. He is now accepted the Lord Jesus as his saviour and is still living in this world for His glory.

Subsequently, I started my career with a salary of Rs.1,500/-. God lifted me up step-by-step and now I am working in a US based MNC IT Company for the past 4 years. I, along with my wife and daughter, am living in the USA. This is purely the mercy of the Lord. After my VISA processing, I have been promoted to the next-level, which is again a Miracle from God to me who ensures that “All things are possible with God”.

I cannot not stop crying simply – when I remember my past. The Lord is good and His mercy endures forever and ever. He takes care of everything for us.

Now, I believe the Bible verse in my Internet Messenger note, “The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good. Psalms 34:10” is TRUE to the best of my knowledge.

I humbly give ALL the Glory to The Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ….

This is a personal testimony of an IT professional who is hailing from Tirunelveli, India and currently works for a US based Tier 1 IT company.