The Dear Lamb of God!
November 2025 Update
Dear RHM Friends,
Greetings in the Name of our Precious Lord JESUS.
"O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world, has a wondrous attraction for me; for the dear Lamb of God left his glory above to bear it to dark Calvary. So I'll cherish the old rugged cross, till my trophies at last I lay down; I will cling to the old rugged cross, and exchange it some day for a crown." (2nd Verse and chorus of 'The Old Rugged Cross')
Surely one of my favorite songs, a truly timeless and anointed song about the Cross of JESUS. Since Christmas is approaching quickly, the words, "the dear Lamb of God left His glory above to bear it to dark Calvary" is very appropriate. This is the ultimate reason we rejoice in our Christmas Project each year, because for the churched and unchurched alike, the message of His coming has the power to draw us closer to Him. Please pray for all the activities taking place this year. Praise the Lord that we met our goal of $3,500, and in fact have $4,500 at this time to work with. If anyone else feels inclined to give toward the Christmas Project, please do so, and we will be able to do more, for His glory.
Those of you who stay in tune with the ministry via our blog posts are probably aware that Nagamani passed away recently with cancer. Please pray for her family. We encourage you to stay connected with the ministry through the RHM Blog, which is on the ministry website (links above), each post usually going to the Facebook page as well.
Please pray for the end of the year giving to RHM, as this helps us so much as we move into 2026. Without a large surplus of giving, we will need to make some significant changes in support to some of the ministries.
Please see and read the photos & captions below, especially the prayer request concerning Paul in the first photo and caption. We have been very blessed to see major changes in Paul's spiritual life over the last year. His mother is a very prayerful woman. These captions always give you things that you can pray for, as well as rejoice with us for what the Lord is doing in the lives of our precious Indian friends.
Thank you ALWAYS for your love, prayers and support! Bless you.
Brother Dan
"So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith." Galatians 6:10
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ABOVE: Pray for Paul (17), he and his mother (one of our widows) having HIV. His father died of AIDS, passing on the disease to his wife and son. Since we have been involved with Paul in 2020, he has done fairly well. The doctors have said for years that he has more of the problem in his body than his mother does. Both of them struggle from time to time. In recent days he has been very sick with a fever. Please pray for Paul. If you feel inclined to help him financially, we can set aside those funds for whenever it is needed for him. |
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ABOVE: Brother Marthababu is teaching the Word to our 5 girls home children, along with 2 other younger girls who happened to be at the church when he came.
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ABOVE: Our girls home children (ages 11 to 15), along with Sister Mary (right) who oversees them and is in the position of being a mother for them. The 2 women on the left are Lakshmi (one of our widows) and Karima, a Muslim convert and single mother, her daughter one of the children we assist with education. |
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ABOVE: Not sure which month this is from, but this is one of our meetings we conduct each Sunday afternoon. Mostly because of transportation limitations, sometimes we have a small crowd, and sometimes bigger. We are very thankful for how the Lord is moving upon hearts. |
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ABOVE: Brother Bhaskara Rao with a Sunday School class in the village of KB Palem. He helps us with SS classes in 5 different villages, and we can definitely see the number of children growing in some of the locations. Pray for the Lord's direction and wisdom, as we might need to cut this SS ministry if we don't have sufficient funds to continue using this precious Brother. He is a full-time children's minister, so he does have other churches and places to minister.
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ABOVE: Four of 5 siblings when receiving Christmas clothes last year: from left, Pavan, Danny, Sowmya, Suma. Another teenage girl, Sreeya, was away when this photo was taken. Their mother is a widow, and working as a teacher. We are helping their family.
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ABOVE: Brother Benjamin, Prasanth's father, both of them doing pastoral ministry, is giving some clothes last Christmas to a poor tribal family. Prasanth is part of the RHM staff, while his father has involvement when he is free.
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ABOVE: Sister Sathyavathi (one of our widows), with her grandson Sathish. The Daddy came out of prison some time back, but is not caring for the family properly.
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ABOVE: This is the RHM staff in India receiving gifts in 2024. All but one are still part of the staff now. From left: Pavani (children's ministry), Jhansi (widows & elderly), Mary (children & girls home), Pavani (children's ministry), Prasanthi (had a 2nd child, so is not helping us now in admin work), Prasanth (Prasanthi's husband, and helping RHM in all areas), Wesley (widows & elderly), Raju (children's ministry and husband to the Pavani 4th from left), Marthababu (children's ministry and husband to the Pavani on the opposite end). Please pray for the Lord's favor upon all this ministry in India. |
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ABOVE: Brother Prasanth is leading worship and prayer during one of last year's Christmas meetings on the roof of some of our believers. |
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ABOVE: Brother Wesley's son, Sunny, is helping serve food during the Christmas program in a small village called Anandapuram. Wesley comes here to minister most every Sunday evening. |
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ABOVE: Our largest Christmas gathering last year in the village of NR Thota. We so thankful for every adult and child we work with through this ministry. |
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ABOVE: Brother Philip is sharing the Word in a village where 2 of our families live. Paul (1st photo above) and his mother are part of this village. This is one of our Christmas meetings in 2024, the woman sitting to the left being the pastor of the Lutheran church. She has been very cooperative to allow us to do ministry in this area, many of the people part of her congregation. |
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"Whatever you do, do all things to the glory of GOD." 1 Corinthians 10:31 |
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