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Our brethren at the Tuni leper expressing joy and happiness because of the great hope of the gospel of Jesus Christ
Dear Friends in the Lord
Following is the continuation some of the most beautiful Christians I have ever met - the lepers in India who have come to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. These are my precious family. Indeed they are your family if you are bound to Jesus Christ.
I pray you are able to preceive the depth of the beauty, love, and faith of Jesus Christ that resides so deeply in these precious saints. They possess the greatest faith because they come to the King of Kings out of the depths of great need. Their's is not the faith of the so called "prosperity gospel" but the faith of Job, and Joseph, and Abraham, and David, and Jesus Christ. They are truly "prosperous" for they are "rich in faith." They endure for the "joy that is set before them."
Our brethren at the Tuni leprosy colony lifting their hands in praise to our Lord Jesus Christ. Their faith has been greatly strengthened by the love shown to them by their American and Indian brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ. One home fellowship in the US, and a few other individuals and families have faithfully given to provide generously for their needs for several years. Sister Satyavathi, one of the Leper sisters told me: "We used to have to go to town to beg, now we go to town to share the gospel of Jesus Christ."
"Then Jesus said to his host, 'When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.'"
The words of our Lord Jesus Christ
 Praying for a dear brother in the advanced stages of leprosy. If leprosy reaches this stage it is ireversable. Neverthless, our brother has a sure hope and future in Jesus Christ. More than anything our brethren need our love, and the assurance of God's love for them in Jesus Christ.
Waving goodby to our family in Jesus Christ at the leprosy colony at Nidadavolu, India. Please come with me someday to meet our dear brethren. They will be seated at the head of the table at the wedding supper of the Lamb. They will have a glorious body like the Lord.
"The Lord is near the brokenhearted; He saves those crushed in spirit." Psalms 34:18
"This is the one I esteem:
he who is humble and contrite in spirit,
and trembles at my word." Isaiah 62:6
My friends, please join with us in strengthening and comforting our brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ in India.
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