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Prayer Letter September 2023

Our Mission

➢ Rehabilitation Centre

➢ Feeding the Poor

➢ Social work

➢ Self sustain project

➢ Child education

➢ Medical aid

➢ Fellowship center

➢ Missionary work

Vision For Visually Challenged Foundation

Regd. No.: E-12367 / Thane
Regd. Off.: VVC centre, No. 2422/2, Nava Pada, Pashane Road,
Vangani West, Thane, Maharashtra – 421 503.
Email: vvcf.india@gmail.com
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 SUPPORTING OUR BROTHERS IN CHRIST
“In as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me” (Matthew
25:40).
Greetings to you in the Name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!

Confucius was a philosopher with a life motto – one can live a simple life happily. It is pointless to indulge in sinful
ways and live a life of luxury. If one has enough food and water; a place to rest my head, they can sleep peacefully at night.
Even if with no mattress, blanket or pillow, they can rest with my arms folded behind the head. He indicated that the money
and fame gained by wrongful means disappear like clouds that go away with the wind. History shows that Confucius spend
his life with the underprivileged.

Even today, we see the number of sick and marginalized people are increasing. The Lord wants us to learn the simple life
taught by our Lord Jesus Christ as a secret formula to a balanced life. Let us meditate on what we can do.

1. Let’s Support

“This woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did” (Acts 9:36).

Tabitha, is a female disciple who was doing good deeds and acts of kindness in the city of Joppa. She wholeheartedly
supported and brought joy into the lives of the poor. It is only after her death, the seeds of her efforts gave fruit. Even after
death, she lived on in the minds of the people with her acts of kindness, hence bringing glory to the name of our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ.

The Bible says, “She sews clothes and makes robes.” She rejoiced in giving to the poor. Let us support the lives of the needy
like Tabitha and live a virtuous life.

The underprivileged are often not supported in society. As a servant of the Lord, let us join hands to wholeheartedly support
them in ways we can that the Name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is glorified.

2. Let’s Embrace

“Being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom” (Luke 16:23).

We see two types of people in the book of Luke, Chapter 16, the rich man and Lazarus. The rich man used to enjoy wearing
expensive clothes and feasting every day. But Lazarus lived in poverty, with sores all over his body. In his hunger, Lazarus
seeks help from the rich man. But the expected help was not for him. He passes away from this world and was embraced by
the angel of God in Abraham’s bosom.

Let us not lose any opportunity to hold the underprivileged close and embrace their needs as ours. Let’s do everything in our
power to embrace them and integrate them back into society.

One day, the famous violinist Nicolae Paganini saw an interesting sight. By the roadside, there was a little boy playing a
violin to the best of his ability and seeking alms. On inquiring further about him, Nicolae found out that the little boy was
performing on the streets in the hopes of collecting sufficient funds for treatment for his ailing mother and provide the basic
necessities for his family, his mother, sisters and him. Paganini approached the boy and with his permission, took the violin
and started playing it. The melody of the music attracted huge crowds of people, he put down his own hat and people
contributed generously till it was overflowing. Handing the money over to the boy, he wished him well and went on with his
life, without revealing his identity, and hence acting in good faith for the benefit of the family in need and not for his own
gains. Let us aim to be like Nicolae and not like the rich man in the Bible.

God’s son, our Lord Jesus Christ is deeply concerned about people. He is having a concerned eye and helpful hands towards
the underprivileged. The help we do for the underprivileged brother is what we do for God (Matthew 25:40).

May God bless you all! Mrs. Subala Chandran, VVCF

Church Relation Director

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 VVCF SUNDAYS PLANNED FOR SEPTEMBER 2023
Pray for the VVCF team as they have prayerfully prepared for these VVCF Sundays by sharing their
testimonies, leading in praise and worship, sharing about the ministry through VVCF and sharing the
Word of God.
10.09.2023 – Methodist Tamil Church, Kurla.
17.09.2023 – Methodist Telugu Church, Kurla.
24.09.2023 – Methodist Tamil Church, Anushakti Nagar.

YOU TOO CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE…

Your family or your church can Sponsor a VVCF missionary staff/missionary which would cost you only Rs. 3500/- per month for a
single missionary staff and Rs.6000/- per month for a missionary family. By doing this you would be partnering with VVCF in this
humongous task of reaching the visually challenged people in our country. Contact us for more details.

“Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me” -
JESUS CHRIST (Matt 25:40).

FIELD MINISTRIES
REGION: KONKAN (Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, & Raigad)
MISSION FIELD: Kurla, Malad, Parel, Nallasopara, Mira Road, Thane, Diva, & Vangani.

FIELD TEAM: Mrs. & Mr. Sharad Patil, Mr. Ravindra Sonawane, Mrs. & Mr. Munjaba Shingare, Mrs. & Mr.
Janardhan Vishwakarma.

PROMOTIONAL TEAM: Mrs. Samuthirakani Gurupatham, Mrs. Chandrika Augustine & Mr. Dhiraj Giri.

OFFICE TEAM: Mr. Jesubin Ponraj, Mrs. Hema

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PRAISE GOD FOR

• Mr. Krishna Sinde, visually challenged, he has been unwell for a couple of days, in faith he
prayed for healing. By God’s grace, he is better now.
• Mr. Subangi Kamble, visually challenged, he was suffering from pain in the leg. With constant
prayers and by the grace of God, he is feeling better.
• Praise God for Miss. Sangeetha Gavare as she got a new job.
• Mr. Suman Dete, visually challenged, he had been feeling unwell for a couple of days with body
pain, cough and cold. With the constant prayers for healing, he said he is feeling good.
• Thank you, Lord, for a visually challenged person Mr. Mahindra Bhujvalkar, he is coming to
church regularly. Praise God for providence, when he was unwell, a gentleman helped him to
come to church for prayer
• Our visually challenged missionary, Mr. Ravindra Sonawane was suffering from fever and
motions problem for a couple of days, by the grace of God, with the constant prayers, he is better.
• Mr. Lakshman Chatekar, visually challenged, he was suffering from continuous leg pain. Praise
God, with prayers, the pain is not there anymore.
• By the grace of God, for Ahash Konkade, who requested prayers for business, everything is
going well.
PRAY FOR

❖ Shivali Sirware, visually challenged, she has been suffering from constant body pains. Pray for
her speedy recovery.
❖ Shobha Pakhare, visually challenged, she has body pains, please pray for her speedy recovery.
❖ Mr. Kurshind Shinde, visually challenged, he is looking for a life partner. Pray for a suitable
partner in the Lord
❖ Pray for Mr. Allaudin Maniyar, visually challenged, he has need for a talking bible. Pray that he
may get a talking bible soon. He is also traveling to his home town. Pray for his safe journey.
❖ Mr. Kriti Mama, visually challenged, he is going to his home town. Pray for his safe journey.

On 8th July, our Konkan region staff prayer meeting was held at Bhandup
office. Our Treasurer Mr. Godfrey Moses shared the word of God. All
Konkan region staff and volunteers participated in this meeting and shared
their experience. We prayed for our donors and well-wishers. At the end of
the meeting, lunch was provided, sponsored by our president Mr. Godfrey
Moses.

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 REGION: PUNE

MISSION FIELD: Nigdi, Loni, Hadapsar, Ramtekdi, & Kedgaon.

FIELD TEAM: Mrs. & Mr. Vijay Dipawale
PROMOTIONAL TEAM: Rev. David Aghamkar
VOLUNTEER TEAM: Mr. Anil Singh, Mr. Naidu & Mrs. Asha Naidu, Pastor Sanjeev Salvi, and Mr. Ashish
Hiwale.
PRAISE GOD FOR

• Talking Bible was earlier distributed to visually challenged people, By the grace of God they
hear the audio bible every day and are blessed.
• Our missionary Vijay Dipawale was unwell and needed to be admitted twice in the hospital
because of issues in his blood. After blood transfusions and with constant prayers, by God’s
grace, he is better now.

PRAY FOR

❖ Mr. Shivai Waghmure, visually challenged, he was admitted in the

hospital as he got a stroke and is undergoing treatment. Pray for
healing.
❖ Mr. Rambhau Ramdir, visually challenged, is admitted in the
hospital due to sudden paralysis. Pray for his speedy recovery.
❖ Mr. Narayan Kanthe, visually challenged, he is suffering from
kidney problem and dialysis is treatment is ongoing, pray for his
speedy recovery.
❖ Mrs. Kanta Shindu, visually challenged, she was one of our fellowship believers. She passed
away recently on July 26th. She is survived by her two boys. Pray for God’s comfort over the
bereaved family and for needs to be met.

REGION: MARATHWADA & KHANDESH (Jalna, Nanded, Latur, Beed, Aurangabad, Ahmednagar
& Jalgaon)

MISSION FIELD: Ahmedpur, Udgir, Latur, Ambejogai, Kapil Nagar, and Phatakade Wadi

FIELD TEAM: Mrs. & Mr. Ramdhan Wankhede, Mr. Ragunath Sasane,
Ms. Sunanda Vanjare, Mr. Satish Vanjare, Mrs. & Mr. Rajendra Birhare, & Mrs. Ratna Patil.
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PRAISE GOD FOR

• Thank you Lord for your guidance always with our missionaries in their ministries.

PRAY FOR

❖ Pray for Archana Boine and his son Vekant, they have some health issues. Pray for healing.
❖ Pray for Mangal Pagde, visually challenged, she has some health issues. Pray for her speedy
recovery.
❖ Sunita Borde, visually challenged. Her son left home and has not come back, it has been more
than a couple of days. some days before. Pray for his safe return home.
❖ Vijay Pagare, visually challenged, pray for his daughter’s marriage function. May God led
them and all needs to be met
❖ In afternoon and evening prayers, people from other communities are intentionally causing a
disturbance. Pray for peaceful situations and no hinderance to prayer and worship in the region.

REGION: VIDARBHA (Amravati, Nagpur, Wardha, Yavatmal, Washim & Akola)

MISSION FIELD: Rahul Nagar, Samadhan Nagar, Uttam Nagar, Vadali, Bharat Nagar, Prabhod Nagar,
Panchshil Nagar, Akola City
FIELD TEAM: Mrs. & Mr. Ambadas Tayade, & Mr. Sanjay Niches.

Praise God For

• By the grace of God, Mr. Pravind Pandith has recovered from his weakness that we together
prayed for last month. Thank you Lord for your healing.
• Praise God for Mr. Tulsa Gude, visually challenged. He has been unwell for a couple of days,
with prayers and by God’s grace, he is better now.
• Mr. Gajanan Gude, visually challenged, he had back pain during last month, with prayers and by
God’s grace, he is better now.
• By the grace of God, Mr. Ashok Telgotes celebrated his birthday. Thank you Lord for giving one
more year in his life.

PRAY FOR

❖ Pray for Amaravathi district’s people. An eye infection is spreading and many are affected
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 ❖ Pray for Mrs. Triveni Tayde, she may have a normal delivery soon.
❖ Pray for Miss. Maya Tayde, visually challenged, she is trying to get a new gas connection, pray
that she may get new connection on time.
❖ Mr. Rameshwar Tayde, visually challenged, he is addicted to alcohol, pray for relief from this
addiction.
❖ Mrs. Babita Kamble, visually challenged, her daughter is trying for a job, please pray that she
may get a suitable job.
❖ Miss. Maya Tayde is also trying to get new job. May God give her a suitable job.

REGION: NORTH TAMIL NADU (Chennai, Chengalpet, Kanchipuram, and Tiruvallur)

MISSION FIELD: Tiruverkaddu, Meddavakkam, Maraimalainagar, Ponnamallee,

Kannaginagar, Kundrathur, Ayyappathangal, Villivakkam
& Kirungambbakam.
FIELD TEAM: Mr. Rajendran and Mrs. Karpaggam Rajendran
PRAISE GOD FOR

• Mrs. Mariya Ratnam’s grant daughter Mrs. Priya was

admitted in the hospital for delivery. Doctor suggested to
do an operation. But they prayed in faith and waited, by
the grace of God, she had a normal delivery.
• Mrs. Priya’s family had some family issues after the birth
of a baby in the family, the problems were solved and they are very happy. Praise God
for peace in the family

PRAY FOR

❖ Mr. Govindan, visually challenged, he has three children, also visually challenged and with
mental disabilities, his wife is bed ridden and they are struggling for daily needs. Please pray
for needs to be met.
❖ Solomon, he was admitted in the Government Hospital, Chennai due to cancer. His condition is
very critical. Doctors can’t do anything, so they send him back home. He is struggling with
severe pain. Pray for his recovery. May the Lord restore him.
❖ When our missionaries visited nearby villages, they found many visually challenged people
without education and any exposure. Pray for the people.
❖ Our missionary Karpagam and Rajendran are going to write B.Th. exams, pray that God may
give them good knowledge and wisdom.
❖ Mr. Kannan, visually challenged, recently had an eye operation, but after it he is seeing
everything double. Pray for healing.

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 REGION: SOUTH TAMIL NADU (Madurai, Dindigal, Ramnad, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi,
Kanyakumari)
MISSION FIELD: Pudukkottai, Avaniapuram, Annai Satya Nagar, & Tirunagar
FIELD TEAM: Mrs. Lily & Mr. Mark
PRAISE GOD FOR

• Mr. Kalep, visually challenged, he had been suffering from health

issues for few days, we prayed together and now he is feeling
better. Thank you lord for your healing.
• Mrs. Pachi, visually challenged, she had some health issues, now
with the constant prayers, she is feeling better. Thank you Lord.

PRAY FOR

❖ Mrs. Ramalekshmi, visually challenged, a cancer patient who

passed away last month. She is survived by her husband. Pray for
God to comfort the bereaved family and needs to be met.
❖ Mr. Murugan is visually challenged. His diabetes required amputation of one leg, however he is
suffering with severe pain post the operation. Please pray for his speedy recovery.
❖ Mrs. Palani Selvam is visually challenged. Due to illness, her leg and body are swelling up, pray
for her speedy recovery.
❖ Mrs. Eswari is a visually challenged from Dindugal, she has salt imbalance and kidney stones,
pray for her healing.
❖ Mrs. Mariya Devamani, visually challenged, her husband Mr. Peter went to be with the Lord last
month. Pray for God to comfort the bereaved family and needs to be met.

Social Ministries
Family care: Distribution of Essential Commodities. Support organized by visually challenged persons,
Mr. Ravindra Sonawane and Mr. Sharad Patil :

✓ Wellwisher Mr. Sowathi Sharma donated stationary items and umbrellas for 60 school going
deserving children as school reopened in monsoons. Our missionary enabled this help.
✓ Mr. Luk Duke, from Chembur, he provided umbrellas, school bags, and stationary items for 60
visually challenged people’s children in their time of need.
✓ On 25th July 2023, Pastor. Navil of Last Hope Church provided ration for 20 visually challenged
people.

SELF SUSTAINING PROJECT

VVCF would like to recognize and appreciate the sincere effort of all the donors for generously
providing groceries and other needed items for our visually challenged families.
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If any of our prayer partners would like Floor Cleaners / dish wash / toilet cleaner bottles or Door/Floor
Mats, you may contact us. Your small contribution will encourage the visually challenged in a big way
to work and earn with dignity.

PROMISE VERSE:

“I have loved thee with an everlasting love.” Jer 31:3.

BANK DETAILS
Name of the Account: Vision for Visually Challenged Foundation
Name of the Bank: State Bank of India. Branch: Bhandup
A/c. N0. : 40683293513
IFSC: SBIN0000562
GPay: 8454099759

FOR FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT

Mrs. Subala Chandran, Church Relation Director – 7715911521, Mr. Christuraj Joseph,
Secretary – 9323396937