March 2014

Volume 1, Issue 22

HINDUSTANI COVENANT CHURCH, INDIA

Equipping 1

Learning 1

Gathering 2

Preparing 2

Visioning 2

Inside this issue:

HINDUSTANI

COVENANT CHURCH

15, Solapur Road, Pune—

411001, Maharashtra. India,

hcc_india@bsnl.in;

pme@cssind.org

www.hccindia.org

www.cssind.org

+91 20 26360944/26361387

Mina Pawra, is a 9 year old girl, but studies in class one (standard one). Her classmates are 6 years of age. But in spite of the age difference, she is not ashamed to

learn in the class with children much younger to her.

Mina and her parents are happy and thankful to the staff in Chopda, because Mina going to school is a great achievement and reason of joy for the family. Parents express that, education of Mina seemed impossible for them, but it is now made possible by the efforts of the Church. Mina will not face the disrespect from the neighbours; they faced all of their lives. She will not have to work as a daily wage labourer, as they are forced to do.

experiences and learning. Over all it was an investment for strategic development of the Church.

A f o c u s e d learning seminar was organized for HCC Pastors & Development staffs at Caritas, Goa. Experts f r o m t h r e e d i f f e r e n t backgrounds and e x p e r i e n c e s , facilitated the learning sessions.

Th e re we re opportunities for the pastors and staff to share their ministry

EQUIPPing

LEARNing

Your

prayers are

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Orissa

NEW COVENANT

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In 2007 Rev. Jayprakash & Rev. Sachin joined HCC for fulltime ministry. Over these years they have received national & interna-tional exposures and trainings to carry on the ministry entrusted to them. They thank God, who is using them for His Kingdom through St. Andrews Church Pune.

They pray that the Lord may help and guide them to increase spiritual activities in the church for youth, women and children. They also envision and pray that the membership of St. Andrew’s congregation reaches to 5000.

The children of i d e n t i f i e d commercial sex workers at Budhwar Peth have now a new space to gather, play and learn.

The children are happy. Obviously they will have some recognition here as any other normal child. This will be a place for the children to be children.

Ashish is one of the active youths of HCC’s congregation in Pimpri, Pune. His active involvement in the local church and youth meet-ings were recognized by HCC. And HCC gave him various opportunities such as receiving short term course at SVF Sweden, learning at Acts 29 in India as a participant & leader, and giving opportunity to teach at Short Term Bible School at Pune.

These, along with other such opportunities, turned out to be life changing experience for him. During these exposures, he could listen to THE CALL for a fulltime ministry through the Church. At

present he is receiving theological training at NTC, Dehradun. HCC has done its best to provide him sponsorship for the theological training. He is grateful for what he has received from his Church.

Niraj and Ram have had similar life changing experiences too. They are preparing themselves at other theological colleges in India.

GATHERing

PREPARing

VISIONing