Flood Relief Camp Report at Kurnool: On 12th October '09, Monday, a team of 3 HOPE staff Rajesh, Prem and Prema along with 10 volunteers from ICC left to visit Kurnool town. The flood relief camp, which we conducted on 13th October 2009, Tuesday was really inspiring. Initially we went into the village for survey to meet many families to find out their needs by spending some time and know their agony and helped them out with the basic requirements. It was a good thought of distributing them rice, pulses, oil and blankets, as these are the things, which they very much required.
We really appreciate all the HOPE staff and volunteers who gave their time to make this camp successful. We could not have a clear picture of where to go and how to meet affected families, if we would not have had Rambabu (ICC disciple) with us. As it is his native place and he knew the place well, our task became very easy. We know that we couldn't meet all their needs but we felt really happy at least we could make them feel somebody was there for them to help in this time of disaster.
We could able to reach out 100+ families by distributing 10kgs rice, 1kg dal, 1kg oil packet & a blanket. Local newspaper vartha reporter visited the camp and took some pictures and enquired about the camp and a column published in the paper next day. We got all the support for these 3 flood camps from “Indian Friends Working In Afghanistan”, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Overall the camp was successful where we were able to help out the needy.
Flood Relief Camp Report at Vijayawada: On 14th October 2009, Wednesday we started from Hyderabad a team of 1 HOPE staff Rajesh and 3 volunteer from ICC to visit Vijayawada.
The flood relief camp, which we conducted on 15th October 2009, Thursday was really encouraging. From ICC Vishakapatanam two more volunteers joined the team and next morning four more joined the team from Vijayawada. Initially, we visited Krishna lanka for survey to meet families to find out their needs by spending some time and prayed for them. Then we decided that it will be good to distribute to them rice, pulses, oil and clothes, as these are the things, which were very much required for them.
We really appreciate HOPE staff and 9 volunteers who gave their best to make this camp successful. We met the people and found out their need. Really they were in the pain where they lost every thing due to floods. We met 30 families where they are living in the destitute place and most of them are rack pickers. After the survey we went to the market and brought the stuff to distribute them. We know that we couldn't meet all their needs but we felt really happy at least we could make them feel somebody was there for them to help in this time of disaster. Overall we had a great and satisfactory camp.
We could able to reach out 50+ families by distributing 10kgs rice, 1kg dal & 1kg oil packet. They were very happy for the help we gave by proving the basic needs.
Flood Relief Camp Report at Alampur, Mahaboobnagar: On 17th October 2009, Saturday we started from Hyderabad teams of 3 HOPE staff Rajesh, kala & swarna and 5 volunteer from ICC to visit Alampur, Mahaboobnagar.
Initially we visited alampur for survey by meeting families to find out their needs by spending some time and helped them out with the basic requirements. They lost every thing in the house and streets are filled with mud and they don’t have electricity from past two weeks in this village. They are coming in the morning to clean their houses and in the evening they are staying at rehabilitation center.
On the 20th October, Tuesday we 3 HOPE staff and 7 volunteers from ICC went to alampur village to distribute the stuff to needy. We took help from the local police to control the public. We could able to reach out 100+ families by distributing 5kgs rice, 1kg dal, 1 kerosene stove, bath & detergent soap, phenol & 1kg oil packet. They were very happy for the help we gave by proving the basic needs.
Jonny, Anne, Johnson, Stella, Kondaiah, Gomathi, Chamu, Mani meghalai, Cecily, Prem, Varghese, Govind and Sumathi were the mission team members from Chennai.
They had the first service on Oct 2nd 1994 and had 106 visitors. The very first month they had two men baptized - Sampath and Jeeva.
Sampath and his wife Ramani had also led the mission team to Vishakapatnam in 2000.
At present the membership of the church in Hyderabad is 152 and Vishakapatnam is 21.
The different leaders who led the church in Hyderabad are
It gives us great pleasure to know that the Chennai church is celebrating its 20th anniversary on 13 September 09. Our wishes and prayers are with all the disciples there. We are really grateful for the hardwork of the leadership up in Chennai for building our Church in the image of Christ.
Vizag Church Disciples
Aruna was a colleague of Uday (who was helping manage a college in Rajahmundry) and came to Hyderabad to prepare for her CAT exam (to get into IIMs God willing) but God had another agenda for her as she was here and helped her to study the Bible and change her life and get baptized. Coming from a very religious background, she had to unlearn some of her thinking ways in order to be a true disciple of Jesus. But those who seek him do find him and God did not leave her hand through this whole process. TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!
