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Prof. Mathew P. Thomas

The Book of the Ages

Man’s three problems are Sin, sorrow and Death. There isno fourth problem. Can any man find another problem?

Since the dawn of civilization man is trying to solve the aboveproblems. He is trying to eliminate Sin by police force, courtand Jail, but utterly failed, sorrow through counselling centresand death by installing super speciality hospitals. But He is alwaysat his wit’s end. Man can not solve his problems on his own, it isa wild goose chase.

Solution to the above problems is given only by a book ‘TheBible’, the book of the ages. The Bible is a timeless Book.

The Bible is a supernatural book as it came through the breathof the omnipotent God. Jesus said “man shall not live by breadalone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God”Psalm 119:89 says “For ever, O Lord thy word is settled inheaven.” The Bible has one Hero, His name is Jesus, one villain,that is Satan; one problem, that is Sin, one solution that isSalvation. That is what the Bible is all about.

The Bible is a spiritual Book, that is why a natural man cannot understand it. 1 Cor. 2:14 says “But the natural man does notreceive the things of the spirit of God, for they are foolishness tohim; nor can he know them because they are to be spirituallydiscerned.

The Bible is a surviving Book. There have been emperorswho have decreed the extermination of the Bible and there havebeen atheists’ who have railed against Bible They are woodpeckers. Agnostics have cynically sneered at the Bible, the liberalsin the church have moved heaven and earth to remove the miraclesfrom the Bible. They are termites.

There have been materialists who just simply ignored theBible. But the Bible stands. Bible is settled in heaven.

The Bible is the Saviour’s Book. He can only solve theproblems of mankind. The Bible is a sustaining Book. It canonly help man grow spiritually.

The Bible is a super charged Book. It can only give super-power to man to make him strong. The Bible is a supersedingBook.

It is incomparable with any other Book in the world.

Dr. Robert G. Lee, had this tosay about the Bible:

“All of its enemies have nottorn one hole in its holy vesture,nor stolen one flower from itswonderful garden, nor diluted onedrop of honey from its abundanthive, nor broken one string on itsthousand-stringed harp, nordrowned one sweet word ininfidel ink.”

Dr. Adrian Rogers said “TheBible is not the book of the monthor the book of the year. It is theBook of the ages. It is unlike anyother book-for we read otherbooks, but this book reads us. Andno other book has ever had asmuch opposition as the Bible.People have laughed at it, scornedit, ridiculed it, made laws againstit, and even burned it. Yet it hasoutlived, out lifted, out loved, outreached, out ranked, and outblessed all other books puttogether. It is living, breathingword of God. Thank God for theBible.”


Spiritual food from Acts of Philippians

Throughout this Epistle Paul constantlyplaces emphasis on Christ by using such phrases as “of Jesus

Christ”, “by Jesus Christ”, “with Jesus Christ’’, “For to me tolive, is Christ”. What a testimony! And he was ever on the alertto be just that. He wanted to know Christ, fellowship with Him,die for Him, be raised with Him, and, in having these holyaspirations, set his affection on things above where Christ is,and pressed “toward the mark for the prize of the high calling ofGod in Christ Jesus”.

I press toward the mark (3:14)

The believer’s mark is perfection, or exact conformity to theLord Jesus Christ. Oswald Chambers said, ‘perfection meansbeing made one with Jesus so that the disposition that ruled Him

will rule us’. In pressing toward this mark, we must first possess Christ, and thenbe like Christ. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. When weare like Jesus, every foe is overcome, every difficulty is mastered, and the crownis about to be put on our heads. The prize is won and the honour will be wornforever. Exact likeness to Jesus we shall not attain here, but we may be verymuch more like Him than we are. Our tempers may be more heavenly, ourdisposition more spiritual, and our conversation more spiritual. We may be weanedfrom the present world, our motives may be purified, and holiness may becomeour element and delight. He who has begun a good work in us can carry it on, andas we are now very unlike what we were, we may yet become more Christ - likethan we are at present. But if we would, it must be the mark at which we aim. Wemust ever keep it in our eye, as the racer did the mark which was to decide therace. This we too often forget and are too well satisfied with present things. O! tosay with Paul, ‘for to me to live is Christ.’

Mary Mathew


Then they took away the stone from the place wherethe dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His

eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You haveheard Me. And I know that You always hear Me, butbecause of the people who are standing by I saidthis, that they may believe that You sent Me.” Nowwhen He had said these things, He cried with a loudvoice, “Lazarus, come forth!” And he who had diedcame out bound hand and foot with grave clothes,and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said tothem, “Loose him, and let him go.” (John 11:41-44).

The above scriptural passage is the climax of one ofthe greatest miracle that Jesus did while He was onthe earth, which was raising Lazarus from the dead.This unique miracle of giving life back to a personwho was dead and buried for four days is the seventhsign to establish that Jesus was indeed Christ, theMessiah, which Martha confessed eventually (v. 27).

There are seven life lessons that we can distill fromthis astounding miracle:

1. Sometimes the Lord delays His answers toprayer to show more of His glory through muchgreater works. God’s purpose was to glorify HisSon (v. 4) and to cause the disciples to grow intheir faith (v. 15). When God is silent in anygiven situation, we should realize that He istrying to bring us to a greater understanding ofHimself, and fulfill His purpose in our lives.

2. God’s timing to accomplish His purpose isperfect! The fact that Lazarus had been deadfor four days is significant, since early rabbinic

Be Engaged inMentoring,Baptizing &Teaching Others

sources suggested theJews believed the soulhovered near the bodyof the deceased forthree days (LeviticusRabbah 18.1). Thereshould be no doubt inanyone’s mind thatGod has indeed performed a great miracle sothat He alone receives the glory!

3. Bad things may sometimes happen to goodpeople as well. Both Mary and Martha sharedthe belief that had Jesus been there Lazaruswould not have died (vv. 21, 32). However,Lazarus did not become sick (v. 3) and die (v.14) because he had done something wrong butthat “the works of God should be revealed”(9:3) through him (12:9). Today, God wants touse us as His witness to reveal His power toothers whose eyes are blinded by Satan (2 Cor.4:4).

4. God cares and shares in our sorrow. Jesus weptat the tomb of Lazarus (v. 35) revealing howmuch He cared and loved him. Our tears of painattract God’s loving kindness and tender caredue to which He weeps with us (v. 33). Godwill comfort us when we mourn (Matt. 5:4) sothat we can turn around and comfort others intheir pain and suffering (2 Cor. 1:3-4).

5. We should be thankful to God in the midst ofour troubles. In the midst of His sorrow, Jesus

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CHRISTMAS

One more Christmas season has come. Christmas is all about Christ.Christmas reminds us the creation, incarnation transformation and

consummation. First of all, we must believe that man is not evolvedfrom any lower beings but it is God who created man and woman in hisown image. (Gen 1:27). The second greatest truth is the incarnation ofGod in Jesus Christ. The birth of Christ was supernatural. And the angelGabriel said to Mary, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and thepower of the Highest will overshadow you, therefore, also that HolyOne who is to be born will be called the son of God.” What a celebrationwhen the child Jesus was born! He became the central figure of humanhistory, the only redeemer of the human race.

Jesus Christ became the greatest transformer of mankind. He bledand died on the cross of Calvary and He rose again on the third day togive mankind a second birth. Those who believe in His atonement andresurrection will be given salvation. How amazing is God’s transformingpower through His son Jesus Christ. He is able to change any scarletsinner into a saint. Creation, incarnation, transformation and finallythere is consummation. The second coming of Christ will be the greatestevent in world history. There are about 1845 references of His return inthe Bible. He is coming to rapture those who are waiting for Hisappearance and whose names are written in the Book of Life. This isthe consummation. Christmas season is the finest time to think of themeaning of life because the whole world is saturated with the song,story and message of the Saviour. What you will do with Jesus Christwill determine your destiny.


Prakash V. Mathew

PERFECT PICTURE

“What I do thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know hereafter”- (John 13:7)

Here on earth, with ever so many limitations, our knowledge whatsoever is partial. Weperceive only very little and conceive even lesser. We’ve only a very vague view of God’sdealings. We see only half completed, (half baked?) half developed plans. The full picture willstand out in fair and graceful proportions only in eternity. Once, when an artist was painting thepicture of a young lad in his studio, the boy got bored at the silly sketches on the canvas. It wasjust some drawings here and there with no specific shape at all. The boy expressed hisdissatisfaction and irritation. But the painter tried to pacify him by saying thus: “stay cool, I’monly working on your portrait”. Only if we wait till the perfect picture is finished, we’ll be ableto see its beauty.

Even the most attractive natural scenes are painted by some trivial sketches here and there,at first. By and by, we see summer smile upon it, night sprangles its feathery foliage with dewdrops, the birds nestle on its branches and so on…. It is just the same in our life also. “Allthings work together for good….” In Jeremiah 29:11, we read: “For I know the thoughts that Ithink toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expectedend”.

We feel sad when the cedar tree which stood in its majesty in nature’s sanctuary succumb tothe woodman’s stroke. We see the axe making its first gash on its trunk, then the noble limbsstripped of their branches and at last the tree coming to a crash to the ground! We may exclaimagainst the wanton destruction and demolition of this proud pillar in the temple of nature.Some may bewail like the Shakespearean Character:

“As flies to wanton boys are we to gods,

They kill us for their sport…”

Of course we may be tempted to doubt the purpose behind each and every pain……

But just wait a little. Watch the wood while the workman launch it down the mountain sideand at last behold it as a glorious polished beam in the temple of God. How many of us are likethis Cedar! When the axe struck us, we found no reason for such mysterious dealings. But themaster carpenter and sculptor had a noble plan to set us as everlasting pillars. Yes, the perfectpicture is yet to emerge.

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]cky ]kvXm-h-\bv°v ]tXyIw ]m[m\yw D≠v. c£-bv°mbn tbiphn¬

hniz-kn-°p∂ hy‡n B hkvXpX ]c-ky-ambn ]kvXm-hn-°Ww F∂-

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]mXbn¬ k©-cn-°p-∂p. B ]mXbn¬ \n∂pw

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Sp∂ hy‡n°v Cs√-∂p-h-cmw. Ahs‚ Zp¿∂-

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Xs∂Øm≥ hnip-≤o-I-cn-°m\pw Ah\p Ign-

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t]m°p-a-Xn-bm-°n, hnizm-kØm¬ tbiphns‚

]mX-bn-te°p Xncn-bp∂ hy‡nsb B \nanjw

apX¬ klm-bn-°phm≥ ]cn-ip-≤m-flmhv Ah-

t\m-Sp-IqsS D≠v.

Hcph≥ c£n-°-s∏-Sp∂p F∂Xns‚ ]cym-

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""Bta≥, Bta≥, Rm≥ \nt∂mSp ]d-bp-∂p;

]pXp-Xmbn P\n-®n√ F¶n¬ ssZh-cmPyw

Im◊m≥ B¿°pw Ign-bp-I-bn√'' (tbm-l. 3:3)

]pXp-Xmbn P\n-°p∂ hy‡n Bflnb inip

BWv. B inip hf-cp-∂-Xn\p klm-b-I-amb

kml-N-cyhpw t]mjI hkvXp-°fpw Bh-iy-

amWv. Bflob iniphns‚ Iq´m-fn-bmbn ]cn-

ip-≤m-flmhv D≠v. ]cn-ip-≤m-flmhns‚ Btem-

N\ A\p-k-cn®p Pohn®m¬ Bflob hf¿®

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]q¿ÆX ]Xo -£n -°msX Ah¿°p

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(1 ]sXm. 2:3) Znh-kw-tXmdpw IpSn-°-Ww.

]m¿∞-\-bn-eqsS kz¿Kob ]nXm-hp-am-bp≈

kwk¿-Khpw Hgn-®p-IqSm≥ ]mSn-√m-Ø-XmWv.


2(]tcX-\mb Sn. Sn. kmap-hens‚ c£, kv\m\w, ]cn-ip-≤mfl kv\m\w

F∂ ]pkvX-IØn¬ \n∂pw)

c£ \nc∏ns‚ ipiqj

c£ ˛ \nc∏ns‚ ipiqj

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]Tn-°ptºmƒ AXns‚ tijvTX shfn-hm-Ipw.

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(k-¶o. 106:47), kml-kØn¬ \nt∂m (2 iap. 22:3), ]m]-am-en-\y-ßfn¬ \nt∂m

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hy‡-am-°n-bn-cn-°p-∂p. (1 iap. 10:19; k¶o. 20:69; sbi. 43:3,11; sbi.

45:21; 60:16; k¶o. 3:8; 18:1-3; 626,7, tbm\. 2:9).

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∂p.

c£, ssZh-tØmSpw tbip-In-kvXp-hn-t\mSpw a\pjys‚ Bflob c£-

tbmSpw A\p-_-‘n® hnj-b-a-sX. ]pXnb \nb-aØn¬ DS-\ofw AXn-\p≈

hm°yßƒ ImWmw (eqs°m. 1:70; tbml. 4:22).

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c£ ssIh-cp-Øn-b-Xp-sIm≠v tbip-hns\

c£n-Xm-hmbn, temI-c-£n-Xm-hmbn Xo¿Øncn-

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[XpScpw]

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Bh-iy-am-sW∂p ]hm-N-I∑m¿ ]t_m-[n-∏n-®n-cn-°p∂p (ao-

Jm. 6:6˛8).

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sIń-∏n-Sn®v Benw-K\w sNbpXp tbmPn-®p. B \nc∏ns‚

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thanked His Father for having heard His prayereven before performing the miracle that causedjoy to abound. Real joy comes from a heart ofthanksgiving that should be unrelated to ourcircumstances. We will be joyful when werealize that everything happening in our liveswill work together for our ultimate good only(Rom. 8:28).

6. The voice of Jesus is sufficient to raise the deadback to life. Augustine once said that if Jesushad not designated Lazarus by name, all thegraves would have been emptied at Hiscommand (5:28). One day in the near futurewhen Jesus comes back, His shout will raiseall the dead in Christ to rise up and meet Himin the air (1 Thess. 4:16).

7. When Jesus raises sinners to life, we areresponsible to remove their ‘grave clothes’.

Even today, Jesus is calling the spiritually deadin order to raise them to spiritual life (Eph. 2:5-6; 2 Cor. 5:17). However, they are still boundby the grave clothes of the world. They cannotwork because their hands are bound, theycannot walk because their feet are bound, andthey cannot witness because their mouths arebound. Jesus gives us the task of removing thestones of stumbling, and of unwinding the graveclothes of prejudice and superstition.

Let us always remember that we are entrusted withthe responsibility of making “disciples of all thenations, baptizing them in the name of the Fatherand of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching themto observe all things” that Jesus has commanded us(Matt. 28:19-20). Are we fulfilling ourresponsibilities? Are we doing our part after Goddoes His part in raising spiritually dead people tolife? Are we engaged in mentoring, baptizing andteaching others today?


ICPF Kolkata Chapter conducted an EvangelisticCamp from 15th to 18th October 2013 atMonobitan, Kolkata. Ninety delegates werepresent and the Camp was inaugurated by Dr. K.P.John, CGPF president.

At one point of time I was almost to cancel thecamp due to bad weather conditions. There washeavy shower and rushing wind due to cyclonicdepression throughout West Bengal from 10th to15th October 2013 and our camp site was underwater. But God answers the prayer. He did amiracle for us that though there was rain till latemorning of the starting day of our camp but therewas no rain during the entire camp days. In thebeginning, we were also disappointed andstruggled to raise funds but God opened His waysand provided all our needs. Let His name alonebe glorified. The students enjoyed a homelyatmosphere throughout the camp.

Pr. Finny John (Oasis Ministry), Pr. BlessonVarghese (Gujrat), Dr. K.P. John, Evg. Joseph Joyand Evg. Soumitra Dey (all from Kolkata),ministered in the camp. The theme was “100%LOVE”. The sessions were conducted in asystematic way. Word of God brought a powerfulimpact on the participants. Many of them felt thatthey haven’t heard such a teaching before. Thetopics covered during the camp were:“Repentance, Salvation, Water Baptism, Teen-ageIssues, Holy Living and Mission Challenge etc.We appreciate all the resource persons for theircontribution and commitment.

The worship sessions were led by ANGELOS(Delhi). It was a blessing since all were touchedby the Lord. My humble request to you is to pleasepray for them so that God can use them in a mightyway.

I thank all our CGPF Members and the donorsfor their full hearted contribution and support. Imust appreciate the work of the student councilwho really worked hard to organize this camp. Itwas not otherwise possible to conduct the same.God is faithful to meet all our needs for He is“Jehovah Jairah”. Please up-hold this ministry inyour prayers. May the Lord bless all of you.

Evangelistic Camp at KolkataCamp Respons:Accepted Jesus Christ as Lord in one’s life -54Decided to take water Baptism - 32Live a holy life -66Committed for full time ministry - 53Received Holy Spirit Baptism - 34Testimony

“I can testify the whole world that I love JesusChrist more than anything and any one.”

- Arpita Sinha.“I know Jesus loves me and how good He is. I

received Holy Spirit baptism. I will never dosmoking and drinking alcohol.”- Debojoyti Halder

“God gave His begotten son for our sin andnow it is our turn to live according to Thy will. Ilearnt how to control our feelings, emotions andself identification. We came to know about ourcreator and His love and expectation. I amconfident now to stand forward and to face thechallenges.” - Abhishek P. Gomes.

“I did not know before that smoking anddrinking alcohol is sin. Now I understood that itis sin so this is my decision that from now I quitall the evil things and I will make my friends todo so.” - Tonmoy Gayen.

“From my college life I found a great changein me. I did lots of mistakes and blamed God formy failures. I disrespected Him many times. Butfrom now I want to live for Him because I got toknow His love. Please pray for me so that I maynot be lost anymore.” - Tanusri Sarkar.

Soumitra Dey(Student Counsellor, Kolkata, West Bengal)


Once again, we as a team experienced God’s nearness and His workespecially in our camp during November 4 to 7th, 2013 at Good ShepherdEnglish medium School in Kim, Gujarat.

By God’s grace, He has gathered more than 150 members attendedthe camp, among them 118 registered participants were collage andschool going students from different parts of South Gujarat. Moreover,the very presence and active involvement of student forum, senior forumand the people who loving our ministry made notable impact and encouragementto all.

Dr. C.T. Luis Kutty, Br. Jify Yohanan, Br. Gladstone Philip and Pr. AbhilashRaj were the resource persons. Besides, God used the North Indian Angelos teamunder the leadership of Br. Moncy T. who handled the worship sessions.

In such a spiritual atmosphere God’s nearness and His work revealedimmeasurably when the young lives were touched by His love and 47 studentsaccepted Jesus Christ as personal saviour. Filled with Holy Spirit -10, Decided for believers baptism - 24,Decided to serve the Lord in the campuses - 41, Decided to start prayer group -12, Decided for full time

ministry -12.Once again, we as a team give

all glory and honour to God. Alsograteful to all the individualsupporters, churches and pastors ofSouth Gujarat through prayers,finance and presence in the camp.

For Student forum Arun,Ephes, Momino, Sanup and

Naveen

Kim Camp, Gujarat-13

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Muttumon: The 33rd Annual interactive camp concluded on a happy note on Oct. 14,2013 with the closing message of Dr. C.T. Luiskutty and final words of Prof. Mathew P.Thomas. The concluding session of the camp was led by Bro. Jose Mathew.

The camp began with the music of Angelos (led by Kunjumon Mathew) which filledthe hearts of the students with thankfulness and it reminded all of us the great faithfulnessof our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ all through these years.

The chief guest of the camp was Dr. Sam Skariah (Vice Principal, Wilson College,Mumbai) who presented the theme “Control+Alt+Delete” in a awesome manner whichpenetrated deep into the hearts of the students to enable them to make a restart andrededication in their lives and say good bye to their old style of living and functioning.

The camp was inaugurated on Oct. 11th by Dr. C.T. Luiskuttywho dealt with the possessiveness and the clinging attitude whichhinders and redirects the goals of one’s life. The meeting waspresided over by Bro. Oommen P. Clementson, Bro. K.I. Mathewwelcomed the students and seniors who came for the camp. Icebreaking sessions was led by Bro. Varghese Jacob and campinstructions was given by Bro. Oommen P. Clementson.

Devotional messages at night were given by Prof. Mathew P.Thomas and Dr. Sam Skariah. The sessions were chaired by Bro. C.P. Varghese & JaseVarghese. The interactive teaching sessions were handled by Dr. Sam Skariah and Prof.Mathew P. Thomas who thread barely analysed various aspects of the themeControl+Alt+Delete” in a time framed manner with present day challenges faced by theteenagers. These sessions were led by Rijo Babu, Stany Thomas, Rajesh and Rijomon.

The interest group sessions were taken by Thomas Kurien (use and abuse of media),Dr. Jolly George (health and spirituality), Sam C. Samuel (personal evangelism), Dr.James George (ICPF growth and development), James George (finance management),Prakash V. Mathew (developing reading habits) and Dr. James George Venmony (peerpressure). The teachers of the sessions were introduced by student leaders.

Bible teaching sessions conducted in the morning time were taken by Rev. V.M.Babu, Joby Joseph, Jase Varghese, Jose Mathew, Bobu N.D., Manoj K.T., Sunilkumar,

33rd ANNUAL CAMP-13


We ICPF as a family humble and rededicateourselves at feet of our master and saviourour Jesus Christ for the wonderful workthat paved way for surpassing anothermilestone in the history of ICPF to dedicatethe International Office at our centre atMuttumon on 30th November 2013 for theglory of God.

It was dedicated to the glory of the Godby our president Dr. K. Muralidar in the

presence of members of Governing andNational Council, Senior Forum, BuildingCommittee, Staff Workers and supportersof ICPF. The meeting was chaired byadministrative secretary Prakash V.Mathew. Introductory remarks was madeby Prof. Mathew P. Thomas who recalledthe humble beginning of ICPF and

Dedication of International Office at Muttumon

Varghese Jacob, Blesson George, Tessin Simon, AnnClementson, Bincy Jify and Linda Sharlot. Quiettime sessions were held before the Bible class whichwas taken by staff and student leaders. The worshipsession on Sunday was led by Dr. James George whohas given time for sharing word of God andtestimonies to Abraham Philip, K.V. Samuel andKoshy (Kannur). The Lord’s Table was served byDr. C.T. Luiskutty and Psalms reading by Pr.Kuruvilla Varghese. The needs of ICPF werepresented by Bro. K.I. Mathew. Feed back sessionled by Jose Mathew.

A special interactive session for parents andpastors was held on 12th October 2013. Dr. SamSkariah has conscientised them on the needs ofunderstanding the impact of life style changes andits challenges faced by the teenagers and how totackle these issues in a challenging manner.

reminded the grace of God which enabled to overcome allthe hurdles and struggles in the long journey during the pastforty years.

Dr. D. Joshua read the Psalms and praised God for hiswonderful works. Words of gratitude and felicitation wasoffered by Bro. C.V. Mathai, Bro. C.P. Varghese, Bro. GeorgeMathew, Prof. M.K. Samuel, Dr. D. Joshua, Bro. M.M.Mathai, Bro. Jomon K. Varghese and Bro. Oommen P.Clementson. Bro. K.I. Mathew thanked all of for the loveand support given to the ministry and attending this function.The meeting came to a close by a prayer by Dr. D. Joshuaand benediction of Prof. Mathew P. Thomas. Pr. Sam Georgealso joined us in the happy occasion. Many senior forummembers from India and abroad conveyed their greetings andoffered prayer for the blessings of this solemn service. Weremember with gratitude those who made sacrificialcontributions for the interior work of the office buildingespecially Dr. C.T. Luiskutty who was instrumental in meetingthe lionshare of the expense for the completion of theInternational office building. Love feast was served to allthose who attended the dedication service.

A seminar on Family style changes & challengesfirst moderated by Dr. C.T. Luiskutty. The variousaspects and challenges of the topic was presentedby Dr. Sam Skariah and Dr. James George. The spiritfilled tarrying meeting was led by Bro. Oommen P.Clementson. The question answers session whohandled by Dr. James George and Prof. BlessonGeorge. Mission challenge was given by Dr. D.Joshua. Mahesh, Shibin, Franclin, Rijo Babu, StanyThomas, Rajesh and Rijomon have worked as daymonitors. Special thanks to Kunjumon Mathew, SujaAlex, Eva Mary Varghese, Asher Mathew, JacobThomas, Aji, Biji, Kuruvilla, Reji and Sebastian whowere toiled for making the camp a success.


Erode One Day Retreat

Kasaragod ICPF chapter conducted a one dayretreat on November 14, 2013 at Fort Vihar,Kanjhangad.

The student meet had 50 participants fromdifferent parts of Kasaragod. The theme wasRENEW YOUR MIND. It was inaugurated bySenior Forum President Thomas K.J and themessages were given by Bro. Jomon K. Varghese and Bro. Jose Mathew. Praise and worship was ledby Bro. Dennis Denny. It was a blessed one day meetwhere we could experience the movement of HolySpirit. Thanks to all those who co-operated andprayed for us.

One Day Retreat Kasaragod

Kottayam: Developing leaders is the backbone ofevery ministry. ICPF Kottayam conducted a campfor students on 6th and 7thDcember at Christavashram,Manganam. 30 Students from 18 differentinstitutions attended. They were trained to focus onmission field and also how to become able leaders.

Our Senior Forum President Evg. Sam C.Samuelgave the inaugural address and asked them to beserious in relation to God and His affairs. Bro.Ommen P. Clementson took the devotion andcharged the young hearts reminding of their heavenlycommissioning. After the dinner Bro. Jomon K.Varghese briefed them of who the leader is and askedthem to know what’s happening around them.

Next day started with Quiet Time and each oneshared their reflections based on 1 Timothy 4:1-16.After the breakfast Bro. Jomon K. Varghese spokeregarding the ‘Qualities of a student leader’.Thereafter Evg. Sam. C. Samuel spoke on the‘Importance of Prayer’, followed by the ‘IntercessoryPrayer’ led by Mrs. Suja Alex. Prayer Groups and

Leadership Camp at Kottayam Mission was takenby Bro. JobyJoseph. A debatewas also conductedon the topic‘Conventional andPost modernMethod in YouthMinistry’ Bro.Jomon was the moderator for this event. Eveningsession started with yet another enriching testimonyof Dr. Mariamma Stephen who proved that in spiteof being a girl child yet could make an inevitabledifference in a campus life.Bro. Sajan Thampi gavea insight oriented talk and challenged these youngminds so that no one would despise their youth.Towards the end Bro. Jomon gave the concludingremarks and spoke on the ‘vision and mission’ ofstudent ministry. Everybody departed with the hopeto work in order to bring many to this fold so thatthey would come to the saving knowledge of Christ.

Joby Joseph (Student Counsellor, Kottayam)

Stany Thomas (Student Counsellor, Kasaragod)

Erode: With the Grace and Presence of LordAlmighty ICPF Erode had organised FINISHINGPOINT’13 a one day retreat on 2nd Oct 2013 at ErodeMunicipal Hall. It Began with Initial Prayer by Bro.Justin Raj Salem Staff Worker at 10 AM. Videoclipping about the Retreat by Former College PrayerGroup Leaders was shown. Two sessions by Bro.Jiffy Yohannan on the Title “TEEN ISSUES weretaken. Many Students were given Counselling. Bro.Ramesh Babu, Drummer, Chennai gave histestimony. Overall 428 participated, 390 Studentsfrom 23 Colleges and 38 Former Senior Students.140 Non-Christian students attended. Programmswere conducted well with the hard work of student’sleaders ICPF Erode.

T. Sam Venkatesh (Student Counsellor, Erode)

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