mahesh vasanti with their son Magdiel

A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.  (Ezekiel 36:22-28 )

Jesus said to Nicodemus, you must be born from above, in other words, you must be born again.
Ezekial and Jeremiah, faithful hearers and accurate speakers of the word of God, proclaim a newness in the midst of the destruction of Jerusalem

a new heart… a new spirit… a new covenant

God Is Moving All Around The World!

The following emails are only a small portion of what we have received over the past few months from around the world. We are deeply grateful for the untold hours of service by our cyber-evangelists: Jeremy Ciaramella, Ron Harding, Rob Onekea and Andrew Smellie. We also greatly appreciate all of our web-deacons, who assist in language translation as well as building and maintaining UpSideDown21 (www.upsidedown21.org), the City of Angels Church webpages (www.caicc.net), and all of our congregational websites in the SoldOut Discipling Movement! KM

Shirly, Malar and Debbie rejoice during the baptism of Catherine (second from left)!

“Paul reported in detail what God had done among the Gentiles… When the brothers in Jerusalem heard this, they praised God!” Acts 21:19-20

INDIA – Raja Rajan
Sonia, as a teenager, used to babysit [Debbie and my] children in New Delhi. Sonia got into a relationship, but her relationship broke and the police had to get involved to rescue her. Upon hearing this, she was beaten up by her family members. Sonia had lost all hope. She took 70 sleeping tablets one evening and went to bed. It was a miracle that Sonia survived… Debbie was in touch with Sonia over the phone. None of her family members wanted her. She decided to move to Chennai to be with us for a few months. She came here on October 2, 2008. We studied the Bible with her. Sonia got baptized on November 2, 2008 and continues to stay with us!

Debbie and Sonia were going for their regular follow-ups, when they met a woman on the stairs – her name was Uma. Uma was married and had two young sons. Her in-laws were “Christians” and since she was a Hindu, she was rejected by them. Uma decided to accept “Christianity” and changed her name to Catherine. Her mother-in-law still treated her like a servant. Almost every day, she had to hear screams and shouts from her mother-in-law… Since she was not much of a help in the [family business], her mother-in-law wanted to get rid of her. So her son, Catherine’s husband, poured kerosene (gas) to light her up. Catherine somehow managed to escape to her parent’s place. After a few weeks, her parents refused to keep her and dropped her back at her husband’s place. Her husband tried to kill her again, but this time she left town. Catherine came to Chennai and after selling her gold chain had some money to live on. She got herself into a hostel and managed to find a job. It was a few months later, when Debbie and Sonia met Catherine. (more…)

The New World Sector Leaders?

“Whoever wants to become great among you, must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all. For the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve and give His life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10: 43-45

The Central Leadership of the SoldOut Discipling Movement!

The weekend of January 23-25, 2009 was historic – the first official gathering of the Central Leadership of the SoldOut Discipling Movement! Though more couples will be added in the future, these Spirit-filled men and women of faith are greatly beloved for their tireless service for the Lord. Included in this decision-making group for the new movement are: Chris and Theresa Broom of Chicago, DJ and Kacie Comisford of New York City, Andrew and Patrique Smellie of Washington DC, Matt and Helen Sullivan of Santiago, Chile, as well as Nick and Denise Bordieri and Tony and Therese Untalan – our shepherds in LA – and Elena and me. One disciple reminiscing about the “glory days” of the thousands being baptized in the Boston Movement (International Churches of Christ) asked, “Are these the new World Sector Leaders?” I responded, “In time, they and others will receive this charge.” (more…)