January | 2022 Volume I, Issue III

A Quarterly Newsletter of Words of Hope, South Asia for private circulation

only

Hope South Asia

Dear Friend,
Field activities of good works and good news continue to increase
and expand in spite of the threat of Omicron. Life is gradually limping
back to normalcy. The election in the 5 states is over and now the
greatest fear is the rise of price index. The war in Ukrain is having
adverse impact on the economy, but not as terrible as the Ukrainians
are facing today. Our heart goes to them in prayers.
In this Issue
The World is mostly united in support of Ukrain and they are Page 2:
responding positively. But we see distinctly the good and evil faces of Field Visit- Hardag
International Disability Day
Humanity. No wonder Jesus died on the cross saying, “Father, forgive
Page 3:
them; for they know not what they do.” (Luke 23:34) Even after more
26th Hindi Writing Workshop
than 2000 years of Jesus‟s death on the cross, some prefer the way of
Page 4:
violence rather than peace. Neither the development of science, nor Pastors‟& Leaders‟ Training: Dhanbad
the increase of knowledge has added up the wisdom for the life and
prosperity. The evil one is able to seduce the powerful and the mighty
to choose the path of destruction for selfish futile gain. Christmas Wishes
Our Staff team was able to visit the
As for Christians, we have no choice but to heighten, intensify, and Board of Trustee Members with
amplify the voice of Christian love, forgiveness, and peace in the Christmas wishes and thanked
them for their fervent prayers and
places where the Lord has placed us. Humanity will need the good support to our ministry. Honorable
works and the good news of Jesus more and more even tomorrow. Trustee member Archbishop Rev.
Dr. Felix Toppo blessed us and also
Let us do it together!
recorded a Christmas Message
with us.
In this Newsletter, I am glad to share some of the news for praise and
prayer here. Blessings.

Rev. Dr. A. K. Lama

Volume I, Issue III A Quarterly Newsletter of Words of Hope, South Asia for
private circulation only Page 1 of 4
Field Visit- Hardag
Glimpses
Our staff team visited Hardag, Ranchi in the month of December 2021 to
meet the seekers and encouraged them with the Word of God. The team
also utilized the time by shooting for the audio video program in the Book Launch
beautiful village location. Many of the seekers were in requirement of
warm cloths, thus the team also gave blankets to few. Honorable Trustee Member
Archbishop Rev. Dr. Felix Toppo
launched a booklet „Lekhan
Karyashala Margdarshika‟
(Guidelines for Writing Workshop)
at the Christmas Fellowship with
Good Books Trust Association on
December 12, 2021.

International Disability Day- Arai Keshpur

Our staff Pankaj has been reaching out to the differently able people
with the Good News of Jesus Christ. On the occasion of International
Disability Day on December 3, 2021, he organized a meeting to
encourage the community emphasizing the acceptance and imbibe the
sense of belongingness for the differently-able. 150 people attended the Education Centre at Bihar
meeting. Last year this meeting was supported by our ministry; however,
this year the village Mukhiya initiated this and appreciated the ministry of The construction of an
Pankaj. A local businessman sponsored to distribute blankets to the educational centre at Arai.
Keshopur Bihar is at completion
people who attended the meeting.
and will be inaugurated very
soon. This centre will help the
deprived children with
afterschool tuitions and other
developmental projects for the
underprivileged. Our staff Pankaj
Kumar came up with the need of
this project. He serves among the
differently-able in this mission
field.

Volume I, Issue III A Quarterly Newsletter of Words of Hope, South Asia for
private circulation only Page 2 of 4
Hindi Writing Workshop
Our Staff at Ranchi organized 2 days Hindi Writing Workshop for the
budding Christian writers at Social Development Centre (SDC), Dr.
Camille Bulke Path, Purulia Road, Ranchi on February 23-24, 2022. This was
the 26th Writing Workshop.

15 people from Ranchi, Khunti, Gumla, Dhanbad and Chhattisgarh

attended the workshop. They are from various church denominations,
GEL, CNI and NWGEL. The sessions were taken by our staff team. Pravir
taught on Story Writing, Vidyut taught on Devotional Writing. Neelam
taught on Basics and Elements of Writing. Amita took session on Poem
and song writing and Anshu spoke on News and Report Writing. Mahima
(Assit Professor- Mass Communication, Gossner College) spoke on
Contemporary Writing. The program began with registration of the
participants. Amita welcomed the participants and the introduction
followed.

Participants were excited to learn the skill of writing. Lata, a participant

from Ranchi said, “I am well versed in speaking but writing is difficult for In the Community
me. Thank you for this workshop. This will be a great help for me to hone
the skill of writing.”
Apna Ghar- Old age Home
Another participant Meghmala says, “I learnt various writing skills such as Our Staff Team received a request
for adult diapers from Apna Ghar,
Story, News & Reporting, Poem writing etc. The way of writing, things to
an old age home in Ranchi. 28
keep in mind while writing, the purpose of writing and objectives and elderly women are taken care of in
impressions of writing. I will use this skill to imbibe energy in my Church, to this home, out of which 8 are
fulfill the great commission and to bring people to the saving grace of bedridden. The staff responded to
the request promptly. Sister In-
Jesus.” charge was overwhelmed with the
gesture stating that it is very difficult
to put forward such requests,
fearing they might be declined. She
expressed thanks to us.

Volume I, Issue III A Quarterly Newsletter of Words of Hope, South Asia for
private circulation only Page 3 of 4
Pastors’ and Leaders’ Training: Dhanbad
In the Community
Two days Pastors' & Leaders' Training Program was organized by our staff
at Manyadih, Dhanbad on 8th & 9th March 2022. The village is situated at
the foot of lush forests and hills. Our staff, Mukesh Paswan, has been Blanket Distribution: Udhampur
ministering is this mission field. There are many small pockets of fellowships
Our Staff Team at Udhampur Centre,
however; the leaders require training on the Word of God. Thus Mukesh
Jammu was able to distribute
coordinated with Pravir in Ranchi for the Training Program. blankets to 50 needy families in the
month of January.
Neelam and Vidyut were the resource persons. Vidyut taught on „Calling‟
stating that it is important to understand the Calling of God. There are They have also started after school
tuition for underprivileged children. 35
two types of Calling, one is personal relationship with God and another is
students are enrolled. They too were
to serve God. He also led devotion on 9th March. Neelam taught on given warm caps, socks and masks.
Personal Bible Study.

30 lay leaders and pastors attended the Training. They were glad to have
such training. Most of them come from other faith and they understood
the importance of Christian discipline in their own lives first and then to
guide their church members. The training was successfully concluded
under the guidance of our staff Pravir Simes. Binod helped drive the
vehicle and also in the distribution of literature.

For more information,

Please write to us:-

Email: goodbooksranchi@gmail.com;

Phone: 0651-2330231, 2331394;

www.goodbooksministries.com

For Updates, please visit:

YouTube:
Jeevan Vriksh;
Dainik Manan;
Knowledge to Wisdom;
Jingeek Baat

FaceBook:
Good Books Educational Trust, Ranchi-
Head Office

Volume I, Issue III A Quarterly Newsletter of Words of Hope, South Asia for
private circulation only Page 4 of 4