ST.ANDREWS CHURCH (THE KIRK) 1821 -CHENNAI (MADRAS) - INDIA

St.Andrews Church (The Kirk) 1821
Chennai (Madras),
State of Tamil Nadu,
India

I dedicate this page for the Church I belong since almost two decades now.

Am sure that every member of our Church would agree that who so ever is a member of this Church, rejoices with the fullest participation of the Soul, Spirit and Body, worshiping and uplifting the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ, holding it as close as possible to our heart, this second home of ours.

Oh what a privilege it is to be a part of a Church which was founded way back in 18th Century.

Should we not take a tour back to the days when this happened almost about 183 years ago?

MADRAS:

Madras Presidency, also known as Madras Province and known officially as Presidency of Fort St. George, was a province of British India.

At its greatest extent, Madras Presidency included much of southern India, including the present-day Indian State of Tamil Nadu, the Malabar region of North Kerala, Lakshadweep Islands, the Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh, Brahmapur and Ganjam districts of Orissa and the Tulu Nadu region as well as Bellary district of Karnataka.

The presidency had its capital at Madras (now known as Chennai).

The Presidency had its origins in the Agency of Fort St George established by the British East India Company soon after the purchase of the village of Madraspatnam in 1639.

The foundation for this vibrant city was laid way back in July/August 1639, by Francis Day and Andrew Cogan, two traders of East India Company.

Chennai-patnam was the predominantly Indian town adjacent to the town around the Fort, which went by the name of Madras-patnam.

The origin of the Name of Madras is contested in various spheres with various imaginations.

Some attribute the name Madras to the small church built by the Portuguese dedicated to the Mother of God - "Mãe de deus" whereas others relate this name to one of the local village chieftain Maddarasu.

Records available at Fort St.George shows that This Jesuit Church "Mãe de deus" has been in existence from before 1606.

The Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary describes "MADRAS" as a large silk or cotton kerchief usually of bright colors that is often worn as a turban.

Whatever was the name then, it is now called as CHENNAI.

LOOKING BACK AT THE MILESTONE OF VARIOUS CHURCH BUILT IN CHENNAI

ST.MARY'S CHURCH

Though breaking of the bread was celebrated in a small temporary chapel way back during 1647, only the Lady's Day of 1678 saw the laying of the foundation of St. Mary's Church.

The governor of Fort St.George, Streynsham Master, got The Church designed by his Master Gunner Edward Fowle. Coincidently in those days gunners were also engineers.

It took two years to complete this only marvelous Anglican Church south of Suez and was duly consecrated on the Lady's Day on the 28th October, 1680.

It remains to this day much the same, except for the spire and the tower subsequently added in the place of the old ones.

It has full of mementos of men who have helped to make Madras history; its narrow yard is literally paved with tomb-stones of various ages and containing inscriptions in several languages.

The Church records and registers date from the consecration in 1680 and form a complete record of the Church with the exception of three years 1746-49, during which period Madras was in possession of the French.

The first marriage entry is that of Elihu Yale, after whom the Yale University of America is named, to Catherine Himmers on November 4th, 1680.

Another noteworthy marriage entry is that of the famous Robert Clive with Margaret Maskelyne, on February 18th, 1753.

ST.GEORGE’S CATHEDRAL (ST.GEORGE’S CHURCH)

On 16th January 1816, Bishop Reginald Heber (1783- 1826) consecrated the new St. George`s Church in Madras.

Thomas de Havilland (1775-1866) erected the church using a plan drawn by Captain James Caldwell (1770-1863) of the Madras Engineers.

Captain James Caldwell drew his inspiration from James Gibbs` plans for St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London.

Though it has a mixture of Classical and Gothic design, the exterior polished finishing was made with the traditional Indian Chunam.

In 1833, ST.GEORGE’S CHURCH became ST.GEORGE’S CATHEDRAL.

Within the extensive period of 1818 to 1820, architectural developments of Madras under British rule witnessed an upsurge of colonial constructions.

ST.ANDREWS CHURCH (THE KIRK)

Thomas de Havilland also erected St. Andrews Church of the Scottish Kirk in Madras.

Although it bears some of the characteristics of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, it varies in its curvilinear plan with a diameter of eight-one and a half feet and its massive Ionic columns.

The Church of Scotland is known by its Scottish name, “THE KIRK” and remains as a Presbyterian church from its inception.

This effort of dedicated Scottish Christians belonging to the Church of Scotland, which formed a part of the British Army, founded this new landmark in the erstwhile State and Capital city of Madras (now Tamil Nadu, Chennai)

This Georgian / neoclassical architecture is beautifully nestled in the midst of varieties of dense flora.

Roads and railway run all around its perimeter, thus making the entire Church yard look like an Island surrounded by heavy traffic.

But yet stands majestically this 188 year old master piece of a Church with its steeple soaring 166 ft into the sky.

One could easily imagine, how during those days, the uninterrupted panoramic grandeur of this Master Piece, when viewed either from St. Mary’s Church located inside Fort St. George or from the top of the Old Light house located inside the Madras High Court Complex, could have been.

This Wikimedia link can fuel your imagination.
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This mega Church was entrusted to Major Thomas Fort de Havilland who mastered himself in the field of architecture through well exposed challenging experience across Europe, Asia and Africa.

St. Andrew’s Kirk, though modeled after St.Martin–in-the-fields, London, from the outward looks, the dome and the circular design differ miles apart from that of St.Martin.
One is merely awe struck at the grandeur of this design which surely doesn’t lean onto British architecture.

The St. Mary’s Church, in Fort St. George was built by Major Thomas Fort de Havilland and was consecrated in 1680. This Church is termed as the “Oldest Anglican Church East of Suez.

In 1801 de Havilland was sent to Egypt to perform survey work in Cairo and the Suez.

The Dome of the Rock is a famous Islamic shrine in Jerusalem and it was built between 687 and 691.

It is not a mosque, it is a shrine. The Jews call it the Temple Mount. The diameter of the outer dome is 21 meters, the inner dome 20 meters.

The original 1st century outer dome was copper. It was changed to lead in the 9th century, to anodized aluminum in 1964 and in 1994 the gilded copper / brass dome was covered with 60 kilograms of 24k gold.

Israel is just a stone throw away from Egypt and it is quite possible, that having been deputed to Egypt / Suez, Thomas Fort de Havilland would have visited the ‘THE DOME OF THE ROCK’ and would have studied the methodology of construction.

Any engineer in the field of architecture would have done this as and when such an opportunity arises to better his intelligence and to widen his knowledge to master his profession.

On his arrival from Egypt, John Malcolm, the historian – administrator and Resident of Mysore, wanted to give a surprise gift to his bride and therefore entrusted the task of adding a Great Banquet hall without Pillars, to the existing Royal Mysore Residency, to Thomas Fort de Havilland.

When confronted by intellectuals who argued and ridiculed him, against the possibility of building an arch of that great span with country bricks.

They further commented that he will not be able to build even a stable arch of that span with the locally available bricks.

Thomas Havilland challenged those who opposed his thinking by building an arch in his garden with a span of 100 ft with the same country bricks and silenced them. That model of an arch stood as late as 1930 as a testimony for his practicality.

Armed with such multifaceted global exposure in the field of Survey and construction, Thomas Havilland took up the task of building this great Church ST.ANDREW'S KIRK with a Dome on top to form the Crème d la crème of this great master piece of architecture.

In order to ascertain that his task of building this Dome can be made possible, Thomas Havilland, before going in for the great finale of constructing this marvelous Dome, built a replica with mere brick masonry work in his garden abutting the Mount Road.

Having done this, he was pretty sure of the design and found that it was very much feasible.

There are many who try to probe whether he has any preliminary pre-qualification to become an Engineer.

Whether he has done his graduation in Engineering or not, he once again proved to be a genius, by building a Church with a rare combination of Curvilinear exterior to allow a circular interior, having sixteen fluted Corinthian columns, which hoists the circular dome in its place, with a Steeple soaring into the Sky majestically, firmly standing upon a foundation of 150 wells.

The ambiance of the artistic painting on the interior surface of this magnificent Dome gathered momentum and reached the Crescendo, when once that artist lowered his hand for the final time after that final touch, revealing the splendor of the Scottish imagination of the constellation as seen in the Scottish Blue Sky, with Golden Stars adoring it, giving an aura like the Lapis Lazuli, a blue gem Stone with embedded grains of pyrites, which gives an appearance like the blue sky studded with sparkling golden stars.

During the ancient times Lapis Lazuli was known as Sapphirus, which is still the name for the blue corundum variety of Sapphire.

Lapis Lazuli (Sapphire) is one of the 12 stones that adored on Aaron’s "Breast plate of Judgment" as detailed in the Bible.

The Lapis Lazuli mines in Afghanistan are more than 6000 years old and the mining continue till this date as this is considered as the best among those mined elsewhere.

These stones were not alone adored by the Pharaohs but also by the Kings of UR, the place from where Abraham was called by God Almighty.

During the ancient times the powder of Lapis Lazuli was mixed with oil and used as paint. Many such paintings have retained its luster down through ages.

How else can the realistic brilliance of this art inside the dome of ST.ANDREW’S KIRK sustain varied temperatures down through centuries, if it had not been painted with Lapis Lazuli?

We stand by the words of Jesus Christ who taught us to “LOVE ONE ANOTHER THE WAY YOU LOVE YOUR OWN SELVES”

We welcome everyone in that Spirit of Love, to come and worship with us and rejoice in the presence of the Holy Spirit and be born again.

We thank the Almighty who called us by our names even before we were formed in our mother’s womb to be a part of this WONDER OF A CHURCH, where there is healing for your heart and soul.

We welcome you to join us for the worship during any of the following timing.

Morning: 7.00 am
Morning: 9.00 am (Main Service)
Evening: 6.00 pm
Morning: 7.00 am Morning: 9.00 am (Main Service) Evening: 6.00 pm

ST.ANDREW’S KIRK
#37, Poonamallee High Road,
Egmore, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu - India
PIN – 600 008.
Phone #91-044-2561 2608

Location Land Mark :
Egmore Railway Station / Daily Thanthi
For all further details visit our website http://standrewskirk.org/

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DO NOT EVER TAKE WARNINGS LIGHTLY

A REAL LIFE DRAMA:

I had just moved into this area which was pretty new to me and so were my neighbors.

One of my neighbors got acquainted pretty fast and gave me a small brief case, for safe custody, which I did without asking any questions.

During our various interactions he confided that the property which he was holding belonged to his late Dad, who did not make a will before his demise.

The property was in his custody.

As the days passed by, slowly and steadily his sisters started asking him to share the property among them.

For reasons not known he did not oblige and stood grounds.

I knew for good, that what ever he was doing was wrong but I did not have the courage to tell him so.

Time passed by :

On a hot summer noon time, by the persuasion of the Holy Spirit I began to read the Bible and soon my eyes got riveted onto the below verses.

Ezekiel 33:1-9 (King James Version)

1Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

2Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:

3If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;

4Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.

5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.

6But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.

7So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.

8When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

9Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.

As soon as I finished reading the above Verses, I was moved by the Holy Spirit to take immediate action on that.

And in my spirit I knew exactly, to who this message was to be delivered.

I wasted no time because now I am the watchman and I do not know where the sword is and I was pretty sure that I can’t take any chance, so I practically ran out of the house and headed to my neighbors house.

(In the worldly point of view, I really did not have to be so very excited about the passage I read)

On reaching his house, I was told that he had gone to the Church.

Disappointed, I came out of their house and I had a choice of direction if front of me, either to the left or to the right.

Not knowing why, in a moments time I chose the right turn and headed blindly down that lane.
Was that a miracle, that he should be walking towards me??

And there coming from the other end of the lane was none other than my neighbor.

I stopped him right in the middle of the road and started to preach him giving various real life incidences which had happened in my life.

Based on the below references:

The Ten Commandments Ex. 20.1-17

19 Neither shalt thou steal

21 Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbor's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbor's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbor's.

Leviticus19

11 Ye shall not steal neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

13 Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbor, neither rob him:
After explaining all this and hoping that he would have felt ashamed for having been stubbornly lusting for others wealth, I persuaded him to share the property with his sisters amicably. But what happened???

Stony heart and deafened ears

After almost an hours time of preaching all this to him, he told me that some how his sisters have found out that the documents of the property is with him.

Suddenly he asked me: “do you remember the brief case which I had given to you, on your arrival?? Please give that back to me, the documents of the property is in that brief case and I have to safe guard them from my sister’s hands”

My God My God, how stony the heart of man is and how deaf are his ears and how much does he lust for others wealth.

I had spoken with fear of the Holy Lord, filled with the fire of the Holy Spirit I spoke, but yet he was so numb to understand what he was doing because he was under the bondage of the Power of Darkness and he was not willing to invite the Power of the true light to shine in his life.

Shocked to the core and with a very sad heart I went back home.

Many of the following passages from the Bible kept ringing in my mind.

Mathew 11.15 He, who has ears, let him hear.

Revelation 22.

11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

14 Blessed are they that do his commandments that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

Nah 1:2 God [is] jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and [is] furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth [wrath] for his enemies

The next day as usual in the morning I left for my office. On the way I saw my neighbor watering the plants fully immersed in his gardening.

Back home that evening, I had my usual bath and was about to relax when I heart the door bell ring.

When I opened the door, there stood another neighbor whose face was terror struck.

I quickly let her in and anxiously waited to listen to what she had to say.

She was gasping for breath and went on to say that “He is no more” I asked who?? And she pronounced my neighbor’s name with great difficulty as she was still gasping.

I couldn’t believe my ears but she said that it was true and that he had gone for a prayer meeting where he had collapsed and was rushed to the hospital where he was declared dead.

I rushed to that particular hospital and found most of our neighbors and his relatives waiting for the body.

While all of them were waiting, at the far end of the building through a chink of the curtain, my eyes picked up something which resembled like his shoes.

Without telling anyone I rushed into that room and flung the curtain aside to see him lying on the table, his eyes still opened.

I cried bitterly and closed his eyes.

Oh how fast came the judgment, I asked “Lord is this why you asked me to warn him ???”
He was dead and gone.

His sisters sold the house and shared the money. His wife and children had to move out to a small rented house and even today they are suffering - all because of Disobedience.

Please refuse to conform to this world so that you will enjoy true blessing:

Your intellectual brain will make you stumble, lean on to the wisdom of God Almighty.

Fear of the Lord is the begining of wisdom.

Psalm 128 A song of ascents.

1 Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in his ways.

2 You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours.

3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house;your sons will be like olive shoots around your table.

4 Thus is the man blessed who fears the LORD.

5 May the LORD bless you from Zion all the days of your life;may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem,

6 and may you live to see your children's children.
Peace be upon Israel.

HOW I BEGAN - SONG WRITING

George Devadoss

Born Again Song writer, Composer & Singer
(Lyrics, Melody, Music concept and Vocals)
Producer & Director

George Devadoss is a born again, anointed Song Writer from India, which also happens to be the birth place of great singers like Cliff Richard and Engelbert Humperdinck. A.R.Rahman, the music director of Slum dog millionaire, which went on to bag eight Oscar Awards, was also born in this great Nation of music.

In 1961 when George Devadoss entered the Kindergarten at the Kabul American International High School, his dad surprised him with a gift of a spool tape recorder, when he was hardly five. He began to listen and tape songs from many radio stations from around the world, including Voice of America, BBC and Radio Ceylon. Thus his love for songs got deep rooted in him. He loves every genre of Western and Carnatic music, including Church choir songs.

His favourite Songs and Artists: Jim Reeves, Elvis Presley, Engelbert Humperdinck, Lale Andersen -Never on Sunday, Johnny Horton "sink the bismark", tom Jones, terry jacks "Seasons in the Sun", brother hood of man "save all your kisses for me, Carpenters "am on the top of the world", Electric light orchestra “Last train to London”Cliff Richard "Bachelor boy", John Denver "country roads take me home”, Kenny Rogers, Barbera Streisand "women in love", Tina Charles "dance little lady dance", George Baker Selection "Una Paloma Blanca", josefeliciano “Old turkey buzzard, Mackennas Gold, For a few more dollars – Ennio Morricone, the good, the bad and the ugly, Elton John “Nikita”, Abba, Boney M, Bee Gees, Michael Jackson, Hillsongs, Don Moen, Building 429, Tree 63, casting crowns and Avalon.

During the winter of 1975 in the City of Bangalore (now called as Bengaluru), State of Karnataka, India, a bunch of kids formed a Christmas Carol group called Catholic Christian Association (CCA). South India has four major languages, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and he said “our group had them all and we wished we had Hindi members too.

THE DAY I GOT ANOINTED TO WRITE SONGS :

For the first two years we wrote songs with adopted melodies from movie songs. During the third year our thirst for a new song was born and so one of the nights, inside a closed bakery, I was walking frantically up and down as if I was going to perform a magic – believe me, I can play no instrument but can fairly handle a few of them. As I was walking suddenly the word “Love one another” flashed into my mind and as if the doors of heaven opened for the occasion, the entire song flowed down within a matter of an hour, there was no stopping, till it was done.

That day I received the Gift of Song writing. That was my first maiden Christmas Carol song which was very well appreciated and many enquired who the composer was. As I felt that no one would believe that I composed, we replied that it was an existing song in the US. Vow they believed it and loved the song more, asking us to sing again so that they could record, which we did without any fuss. Years rolled by and song writing became a hobby, thus wrote almost a hundred songs without publishing them, till 1989.

During the winter of 1982, Mr.Roppie, the DJ of the Abu Dhabi FM Radio 98.5, called for a meeting of talented song writers and composers. Vow! What an invitation in this desert city located in the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East. The response was pretty good, around ten of us gathered there and each one had the opportunity to express what they had in store and when my turn came, I stood up and addressed the gathering that I was interested in getting my songs recorded ASAP and that I was looking for a producer. The best Mr.Roppie could do was to give me the contact address of one Mr. Dram of GEMA Berlin, who was a Director/producer. Thanks to Mr. Dram, he did guide me but nothing came out of it.

SURPRISED TO REALIZE THAT ONE OF MY COMPOSITION WAS LIKE THAT OF MICHAEL JACKSON :

Around this period I had wrote and composed a song titled“Waiting”perhaps after an year, Michael Jackson came out with his Grammy award winning song “Beat it”, my friends who heard both the songs were pretty upset that I was sitting on the wrong side of the world and missing great opportunities.

Thereafter a friend of mine interacted with the Mega Tamil Music director Ilayaraja to introduce my songs in the Tamil Movies, this effort stopped abruptly due to the sudden demise of my friend who died in a tragic boat accident.

The Turning Point: Finally during the summer of 1989, I was touched by the Power of the Holy Spirit and was born again. I was a chain smoker smoking sixty cigarettes and emptying a bottle of whisky every day. The day I was touched by the Holy Spirit, I along with my friends were sitting and having drinks and at that moment, I heard a sharp voice commanding me to stop. It’s now more than twenty one years since the day I got saved and left those stubborn habits. From then on one miracle after another followed in my life and finally the Lord Almighty,blessed me decease free since more than fifteen years now. And from then on wrote songs praising the Almighty who made me a new man.

WHAT A BLESSING TO RECEIVE FROM THE ONE WHO SEES YOUR HEART:

Around 1999, while fasting and praying for twenty one days, for a totally bed ridden person, I was filled by the Power of the Holy Spirit and was anointed with powers as written in the Holy Bible, Scripture in Luke 10.19 – 20, Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven. From then on I am burdened by the Holy Spirit to write songs which would reveal the presence of the Almighty so that the listener will get deliverance, salvation and rejoice being born again.

During the summer of 2008, I decided to go ahead to produce my first audio Gospel CD, “LET MY PEOPLE GO”

This CD has six songs and all of them are power packed, with captivating melody, music, lyrics and would set you free and give a new direction and thinking, they are like six gems in a gold box from the treasure trove of the Almighty, each one has a different entity and style, which can be defined as Christian Rock, Philharmonic Sentimental, Reggae, Jewish / Arabic, Jive, Soul, praise & worship.

In the midst of a forty day fasting, during the Lenten season of 2004, my heart was very much troubled and burdened for the crisis and agony of this world, where in millions are living in tears. Broken families, broken heartedness, suppressed justice, the list goes on and on. And in spirit, when I looked to the Cross, suddenly the Lord revealed HIS last journey Via Dolorosa. Under the burden of the Cross HE stumbled and fell down and then HE looked back straight into my eyes. Oh that one look had millions of messages of love. He made me to realize that all that misery HE was going through was due to me and my sins but yet HE never accused me but took all my shame upon the Cross, delivering me. And I couldn’t bear seeing that pain and agony and my heart whispered to the nearest ones around me and I said “There goes my Savior Jesus Christ”. He touched me and when you listen, you will never be the same again, because you will feel being touched.

While practicing the songs of this CD for recording, my good friend Sound Engineer, Bro.Raj Kumar (Amal) who scored the music, suddenly asked me, “Uncle, what will be the title for this CD?” My God, I never thought of that and my mind went racing and I was frozen for almost fifteen minutes and suddenly came back to senses and said “Let My People Go”. He then asked me “Uncle where is the song” I said as of now I don’t have one. And I said let us continue to practice and the Lord will provide. Within seven days the Lord revealed the song and the lyrics came rolling down as usual. I sang out the song a couple of time so that he could grab the melody and the style. Then I detailed Bro.Raj about the melody and explained the type and style of music and gave him few examples such as Mustafa & Ava nagila. Indeed he did a fantastic job and once you listen to the song, you will get thrilled to gift one of the master pieces of this era, to all your friends.

Holy Holy Holy Lord Jehovah: The moment Pastor Peter Francis of St. Andrews Kirk, Chennai (Madras, India) announced a revival meet to be held on 14th July 2007, my heart leapt for the occasion. The Power of the Almighty gave me the entire song within 3days from the date of the announcement and practiced for about half an hour with our Church organist Mr. Arul Siromone. Those present on that day, including the pastors of Powerhouse church (rise India) and Emmanuel Methodist church appreciated the song, which was filled with the Power of the Holy Spirit. It’s an expression of thirst, longing for HIS Kingdom and to redeem billions who are bounded by the power of darkness.

My Jesus Christ: This melody was composed around 1984 while riding my mobike on the coast of the world’s second longest Marina beach. It was noon time and the beach was deserted, me and my bike alone, as I kept gliding on the road, the melody flowed into my heart. The lyrics were written to glorify the Almighty around 2005. Both my daughter Grace Beryl Carolina and my son George Victor Paul raj enjoyed singing them in their Schools, while my wife Minnie encouraged us.

Holy Holy Lord Jehovah Let Thy Kingdom Come: It almost took a year’s time to compose this song way back in the early 1980s, the lyrics were written during 2004 to glorify the Almighty, who gave me a second chance to change my attitude to refrain from a corrupt living, which is adored more in this world, I was no exception before being Born Again. HE perfected me through HIS word in the Holy Bible, found in 1st John 3:9 whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. Yes the Almighty has already carried all your sins on the cross of Calvary; you are no more a sinner.

Father Abraham: Christmas decorations (metal tree hangings) had to be shipped to Restoration hardware USA/Canada from a place called Moradabad in the Hindi speaking heartland of India. I was attached with the buying house Li & Fung (India) and was responsible for the Quality assurance.

During one particular night the production was delayed, so I had to wait in the factory till the cargo was ready. It was well past midnight and I was browsing the internet to kill boredom.

My eyes caught up with many terrorist attacks, war scenarios and the so on worldwide. Bloodshed, human blood was splattered everywhere in every nation. Brother against brother.

I saw the Jews and the Arabs fighting, I broke down in tears and my heart called out “Father Abraham, look at your Children Quarrelling”.

Yes the Jews and the Arabs, the Christians, the Hindus, the Muslims, the Buddhist and all other faiths are HIS Children and we need have to Love one another, in the way we love our own selves, some day every tongue will confess and every knee will bow down before the Almighty God.

During this time of worldwide recession and War cry, this audio CD will console you.

Peace be with you Shalom

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RSS,VHP,BAJARANTHAL,BJP" are they our foes???

Ephesians 6:12
6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

The above Verse opens Blinded eyes, blinded by the one who is a lier, a thief, who speaks lie like his mother tongue

(John 8.44 He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.)

Ephesians 6.12 is a very big subject and that gives you clarity as to how the Prince of
Darkness operates.

The book of Job chapter 1 & 2 exposes who operates from behind the scene (and the Lord knows about that and in fact Satan takes permission from God Almighty to carry out his mission)

Thus it is clear that our foe is not man or a woman but the one who is operating from out of sight (the power of darkness)

Therefore it is clear that "RSS,VHP,BAJARANTHAL,BJP & others" are not our foes
let us begin to pray for them for a change of attitude - Did not the Almighty teach us to Love others the way we love our own selves. Just because we are born again, doesn't mean that we should not care about others but keep accusing their actions - No No never, the Lord God Almighty has specifically placed us here to pray for such people so that the Power of Darkness hovering above, releases their power from upon them. And that will set them free.

Almighty God needs only one Elijah to send shock waves to prove the Power of the Almighty

we don't need an army to battle the power of the darkness - Just one Holy book called Bible is more than enough - HIS promise is that "My Grace is sufficient for you"

HIS words are a double edged fiery sword - purify your self before you take that sword in your hand or else even a crow will not fly for your command - no not even if you have a billion strong army on your side

Sure when the Lord Almighty Pours HIS spirit upon mankind "every tongue will confess HIM and every knee will bow down before them.

Be very careful, the vile of the devil or the tricks of the power of darkness is to divide and rule - do not support that by ignorance.

So now you see that we have to pray and love "RSS,VHP,BAJARANTHAL,BJP & others" cause they are all our brothers, let us fulfill the word of God "Love one another"

Jesus Bless You

Independence Day at Our Church St.Andrews Kirk Chennai India

St.Andrews Kirk

Independence day at St.Andrews Kirk is celebrated with singing of the National Anthem "Jana Gana Mana" year after year, not alone demonstrates our love for the nation, but also projects the depth of our PATRIOTISM









Should you want to know why Sten Nilson in his book, European Architecture in India 1750-1850, described this Church "from the artistic point of view, St.Andrews is undoubtedly the best designed Church in Chennai" then you must visit this Church to believe your eyes, which has been preserved since 1821, with out any change in its ambiance.

Diligently held close to our hearts in preserving its grandeur over the ages so that it would remain as Glorious as it stands today for the generations to come and witness this and sing to the Lord "How Great thou art"

Here is where we worship Our Lord Jesus Christ each Sunday raising our hearts to the Almighty with passionate hymns from the Choir and the congregation, surrendering our hearts and soul to the King of Kings, who leads us in the path of righteousness through HIS words of comfort.





Built on a foundation of 150 wells in the midst of green foliage and date palms is no doubt a paradise on Earth to worship the King of Kings and worship HIM singing "I surrender all"