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The India Christian
Mission Center (ICMC) exists to serve India's orphans, widows, lepers, the handicapped
and the unreached, irrespective of caste, creed, community and
religion through the love of Jesus.
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Ask Your Friends to
Sponsor . . .
www.icmcindia.org
 Photo:
J
Michels with Promised Land
children.
1. Go to the website.
2. Click on Sponsor a Child.
3. Create a New Account.
Your friend will get a welcome
email within days and a profile in the mail! We need to add at
least 400 sponsors this year to take good care of these kids.
Click here
for common sponsorship Questions and Answers.
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India
Night in Arizona: Hear the Stories April 14
Saturday night at Spring of Life
www.springoflife.org
in Mesa, Arizona 6:30pm - 8:30pm
It's free...Bring
your family and a friend
India food,
coffee, tea, henna painting, and photos and videos of the team
just returned from India in February.
Stories and interviews with:
J Michels,
aka "Dr. Mike": His first-time impressions, observations on healthcare and
the care of your sponsored kids.
Pastor Scott,
aka "Stone Cold" the pro-wrestler: Youth stuff and
training church planters in India
Jason Olcott,
aka "the Money Man":
The business scoop on the whole operation
You'll
get to see photography
by:
Greg Burson, the photographer,
known as the man who "shot" President Nixon (with his camera, but
it was lost in translation).
YOU are all part
of our ICMC USA team. Here's a
great chance to bring a friend to hear about ICMC and India.
These guys are fantastic speakers and they've got some great
footage to show. The goal is to get all our Arizona
sponsors together to let you know what's going on! ***Kids welcome with childcare available for
the little ones.
India Night
Flyer Above: If you want a copy to forward to friends,
email Jeanne at
jeannezahn@icmcindia.org
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Short
Term Teams Plan Trips
May 25
- June
2007:
Mike and Miriam Webster, from
Mississippi, are heading to India and ICMC, arriving May 25
through the month of June. "Dr Mike" is conducting a
medical research project associated with the University of
Southern Mississippi. If you are in the medical field and
can come for any length of time during June, contact
michael.webster@usm.edu
August
6-13,
2007:
John Jackson, from Nevada, will
lead a
vision team of leaders interested in partnering with ICMC.
For more information, contact
jjackson@icmcindia.org
August
15-18, 2007:
Rev. Ap Verwaijen, a long-time
friend of ICMC since 1990 and pastor from Holland, is bringing a
team to speak at ICMC's All India Pastors church planting
conference. The gathering will bring together over a
thousand pastors from all over India for training and
encouragement. For more information, contact
a.verwayen@rafael.nl
September 2007:
Martin Isaac plans to lead a vision trip from Australia centered
around encouraging the children and the leper community.
Contact
ratsack2@optusnet.com.au
for more details.
If you have an
event or trip to post for your country, state, church, school, or
organization, please contact Jeanne at
jeannezahn@icmcindia.org
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Observations on Medical at the Promised Land
by Catlin Goss, MD
and Seattle
Rotarian from a recent trip to ICMC in Feb/March
Dr Jay has
done a truly amazing job. His energy, kindness, faith and
leadership were most evident.
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1,600
orphans, feeding them three times per day
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Raising
much of the food on site
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Negotiating with a not so kind bureaucracy
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Thinking
of environmental ways to do things, such as solar power
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Making
education and discipline priority
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Providing
training for pastors throughout India
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The
existing buildings and the future plans are spectacular
The medical
care was pretty rudimentary and needs work. They need
a better public health system. There is danger of an
outbreak of a waterborne or epidemic illness... Good water testing and protection, sanitation
and constant vigilance are essential. Meningitis, TB,
typhoid, hepatitis, cholera, salmonella, polio and malaria
are just a few problems that come to mind.
The two
nurses, R. Rathna DNA and S Grokila DNA were dedicated and
wonderful but had no real equipment, drugs or resources such
as internet access. I would increase their budget. a
lot. I know there was a doctor on the way. I gave
them my copy of Where There is No Doctor which they
appreciated.
I had a
wonderful time there. I have a big list of names to
find sponsors for. Especially Mani, Lavenla and Gita.
I hope I can continue to support the project along with the
Rotary club.
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Remember Sarah Zook? Check out
www.sarahinindia.com
 Sarah's
three months in India at ICMC last year confirmed her God-given
desire to go back to India as a long-term career.
Sarah writes, "How
do you take a vision the Lord has placed on your heart and put
it into words? How do you take what is larger than this world,
incomprehensible aside from the Spirit, impossible without
Jesus- and write a paragraph? ... Just as Christ became one with
us to reach out to us, so must we become one with those who are
hurting, broken, and desolate (as we too once were) to show them
Jesus.
In a broad
sense, this is the vision. Henri Nouwen once said, 'It is that
which is most personal that is also most universal'. On a more
tangible level, the Lord has given me a heart for India, for
those in extreme poverty, and for kids. So what now?"
Sarah
is pursuing training, learning Hindi, and investigating
partnership with Servants for Asia's Poor.
Find out why she's afraid to fall of the face of the earth, her
thoughts on American Accent Training, things to keep you 'In the
Know', and her policy on accepting marriage proposals after
eating something she cooked...all on her website
www.sarahinindia.com
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Running for
Water in Nottingham
Julie Lewis in the
UK is running her first marathon in support of the water
purification project for the children at the Promised Land.
The Experian Robin Hood Marathon, held in Nottingham in the UK
on September 16th, will find Julie running each mile encouraged
by her sponsors. If you're in the UK and would like to
sponsor her in the marathon, contact her at
julie@17mo.fsnet.co.uk
for sign up information. She'll send 100% of your donation
to India.
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Kilos4Kids Campaign
www.kgsforkids.com
 Marty
is leading the weight loss challenge shedding over 11 kilograms
(or 25 pounds) since Christmas. See how Mark Barnes and
Karla Pollard are doing at
www.kgsforkids.com
Australia's Marty Isaac
(photo right)
and friends
started a fundraising campaign to raise funds for an ICMC
community centre.
How?
You bet on how much weight he and
his friends can lose before their trip to India in September.
Visit the website to join up or
place your "bet" (which all goes to ICMC).
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Sponsor Question:
I'm not regular with my Sponsorship! What should I do?
Start
sponsoring $25/month from right now. There are three ways:
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Set it up as
automatic payment . . .
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Go to
our website, icmcindia.org
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Click
on “Make a Donation”
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Enter
your email address and password (Y1044)
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Enter
your debit or credit card information
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Add the ICMC
address below as a Payee in your bank's Online BillPay.
You can control when the funds are sent from your own bank
and you don't have to remember the address every month.
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Send a check
made out to "ICMC" to:
ICMC USA
PO Box 530758
Henderson, Nevada 89053
We wire 100% of your donation to ICMC's bank in India at the
end of each month.
Click here
for more common sponsorship Questions and Answers.
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Can
You Guess What This Building Was and Is Now?
Photo
below LEFT: In 1990, a one-story schoolroom.
Photo
below RIGHt: In 2007, a five story self-supporting,
revenue-generating private elementary school that allows orphans
to attend for free -- also set up for future Bachelors in
Education college (pending certification) and high school
(waiting to buy the government required one-acre of land...need
$50,000 more).
 
Yes, you got it. It's
the St. Basil school in Salem. Marty Isaac from Australia
writes, "I remember the first time we had church in there.
After we came out Jay says to me, 'I'm going to build a
five-story L-shaped building just there. And I thought to
myself, yeah right, and where is the money coming from?
Well the rest is God's history".
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2007 Timothy Church
Planters Graduate
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ICMC
Addresses
For sponsorships/donations:
make checks to "ICMC"
PO Box 530758
Henderson, Nevada 89053
For letters/cards:
ICMC
Dr. S. Jayaraj Krishnan
(Your child's name)
House of Peace
Vasanthapuram,
Chinna Thirupathy PO
Salem - 636 008
Tamil Nadu India
It cost $1.00
in stamps and write "airmail" on the envelope.
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Comments? Suggestions?
Do you like this format
of getting information from ICMC? Let us know
your thoughts, ideas and suggestions, or problems viewing at
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Update from Mrs Christy
 “In
God we make our boast all day long and we will
praise Your Name forever.”
Psalm 44:8
The good Lord enabled us to do His work
during this month too. His grace upon us
was so great. On the third of February
we had a special prayer meeting for
those who write their board exams in
March ’07.
From the 5th to 10th
all the practical exams for XII students
were over. 20 children of the House of
Peace are writing their +2 exams. This
month we had no youth camp as all the
high school children had their III Mid
Terms Exam. For X & XII Revision and
Model exams were conducted throughout
this month.
3rd Mid term exams results
were published in the last week of this
month. Almost every child did the
exams well.
Dr. Jay attended the inauguration of a
Catholic Church at Udayapatti on
10.02.’07.
He
was honoured by the Bishop of Salem on
that occasion.
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Davis and their team
arrived Salem on 13.02.’07. Dr. Goss did
a very good job for our children. Mr.
Richard and Mr. Tim Davis taught at
Timothy School. Mrs. Tim presented an
evangelistic program to our children
with the help of two Belgium friends who
arrived at our place on 15.02.’07. This
program was fantastic.
Timothy school graduation took place on
20.02.’07. Rev. Robert Sigh, one of the
Senior Pastors of A.G Church was the
chief guest along with our USA friends.
Robert Sigh’s message was wonderful to
every Timothy student. On that day
special chicken briyani was served to
all the Timothy students and our
children at the Promised Land. Timothy
students were so happy to receive their
certificates and T.A.
Dr. Jay set out for Madras on that day
itself regarding Teacher Training
Institute and came back from Madras on
21.02.’07. Mr. Tim, Mr. Richard and Dr.
Goss left for Vellore on 21.02.’07. As
it (21.02.07) was Ash Wednesday we have
a special service in the evening. On the
following Friday too, we had special
service meditating on His crucifixion.
Mrs. Janet Davis birthday was celebrated
on 22.02.’07 at our centre. All the
children were very happy. On 23.2.’07
Mrs. Janet Davis left for Madras. In the
evening of the same day Mr. Warren Hall
arrived our place, and he left our place
in the morning of 26.02.’07.
X practical exams were over on
26.02.’07. Our daughter Neva’s board
exams for second year of medical school
(II MBBS) were conducted throughout this
month. She did very well.
The 27th of February was my
dear mother’s first death anniversary;
we had a prayer meeting on that day. Dr.
Jay gave a fantastic message on
‘Resurrection’ on that time. All our
staff members, teachers, our friends and
relatives participated in it. On
28.02.’07 the St. Basil school children
went on a picnic to a Dream Land and
enjoyed the same.
This month I was teaching English
Grammar for X students of Salem Centre.
It was very useful to them. The ladies
prayer meet was continued throughout
this month. We are so thankful to every
sponsor.
May the dear Lord bless you
continually!
Yours in His service,
Yours in Him,
Mrs. J. Christy
Secretary
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What's Scott
really thinking? Choose one:
a.
Someone told him he was going to have to eat dog for dinner.
b.
Someone told him he was going to hand out cookies to another
1,000 children that day.
c.
Someone told him that someone already gave $50,000 to get a
high school in Salem -- but they still needed another
$50,000
You can give to
LAND, AGRICULTURE, HEALTH and CHILDCARE, CHURCH PLANTING
TRAINING, and EDUCATION:
Here's a few
projects to think about . . .
1.
WATER PURIFICATION PROJECT for Promised Land and Eden
Garden. Cost/possibilities being investigated.
2. BENCHES/DESKS for middle and high school for St. Graham's
Memorial Schools. Right now they sit on the floor:
$12,000
3.
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS AND SUBMARINE MOTORS for the five
wells used for rice cultivation. Right now they use
diesel which is expensive: $15,000 (This may
not put a smile on their face, but it will put food in their
tummy).
4.
EIGHTY CUPBOARDS for the children's rooms to keep their
clothes and books. Right now they use little trunks:
$8,000
5.
BUILDING PROJECTS such as finishing the new boys hostel,
separating the elementary and high school at St Grahams, and
a dining hall for the boys. $$$
6. LAND.
Expansion of St Basil School in Salem. Also, there are
still pockets of land at the Promised Land in between the
main road and the Yercaud mountains that still need to be
bought to use the land to the fullest extent. $$$
THANK YOU!
For generous donations in addition to sponsorship giving
that helped cover necessary expenses and ongoing
projects!
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