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Reaching Jesus is a Ministry that provides free travelling/transportation facility to the people of all faiths who intend reaching Jesus. There has to be a divinely call and a source. In this way, a believer works to add a believer to the Lord and this work is done by our Ministry. A Sheep has to add a Sheep to the Lord daily and this is our vision. “The Lord’s Power was with them and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.”- Acts 11:21. This message was received by us on 1st of January, Year 2010. This Ministry takes people to the Lord, to hear the Word of God and bear witness to the miracles that are still being witnessed even after 2000 years.
There are Prayers Centres and Retreat Centres working 24 x 7 all over the World but certainly, a person living next door to any of these Prayer Towers, Prayer Centres, Retreat Centres may not finally enter one, on his own, because surely there has to be an intervention of the Holy Spirit. Jesus Answered- “ I assure you that if you have faith as big as a mustard seed, you can say to the hill, Go from here to there! And it will go. You could do anything!”- Mathew 17:20. And to have such a faith, there has to be intervention of the Holy Spirit and with the sole guidance of the Holy Spirit, a human person may sometimes require; also a human guide to share a Word of God with him and to bridge between him and the Lord. Reaching Jesus had been working for this mission since month of January, Year 2010. Be it from any religion or faith, over 27900 people loaded with their broken hearts and shattered hopes had been taken to different Retreat Centres and Prayer Conventions/ Prayer Centres in buses and through other means of transport and large number of them had witnessed miracles of Lord Jesus in their lives.
As word of God says in (Isaiah 49:5)- “Before I was born, the Lord appointed me; he made me his servant to bring back his people.” Jesus is the true God and God of Miracles. As Jesus performed miracles way back over 2000 years back, we bear witness to the miracles of Jesus that takes place and happen in the name of Jesus in the life of a believer even today but who fully surrenders himself to Jesus. Miracles are witnessed more at the Charismatic Retreat Centres and Prayer Conventions being held all over. Today, Charismatic Renewal Movement is spreading the Word of God, amain, in the whole World and working well–founded, to take people nearer to the Lord so as to experience his lively presence. Around the World, there are large numbers of Charismatic Retreat Centres and Prayer Conventions/Prayer Centres but majority of people are yet lost in their pains, troubles, sufferings, miseries of life and they remain unaware about the miracles being witnessed at one of the nearest Prayer Centre that may have also worked wonders in their lives and changed their lives. A Prayer Centre/Retreat Centre also helps to know Lord Jesus closely, helps to receive the blessings of the Holy Spirit and bear witness through physical and spiritual healing, finally to know the Word of God. A Prayer Convention is a School like institution that guides and motivates one; it helps to learn, to join both hands and pray to the lord with both eyes closed. This Ministry thus works to act as a bridge for the people who intend visiting Jesus for the first time and work to be a permanent source for their future visits. Everywhere, there are people who have heard about Jesus but still find no means, sources to lead them and to assist them to reach Jesus.

As word of God says in (Isaiah 49:5)- “Before I was born, the Lord appointed me; he made me his servant to bring back his people.” Jesus is the true God and God of Miracles. As Jesus performed miracles way back over 2000 years back, we bear witness to the miracles of Jesus that takes place and happen in the name of Jesus in the life of a believer even today but who fully surrenders himself to Jesus. Miracles are witnessed more at the Charismatic Retreat Centres and Prayer Conventions being held all over. Today, Charismatic Renewal Movement is spreading the Word of God, amain, in the whole World and working well–founded, to take people nearer to the Lord so as to experience his lively presence. Around the World, there are large numbers of Charismatic Retreat Centres and Prayer Conventions/Prayer Centres but majority of people are yet lost in their pains, troubles, sufferings, miseries of life and they remain unaware about the miracles being witnessed at one of the nearest Prayer Centre that may have also worked wonders in their lives and changed their lives. A Prayer Centre/Retreat Centre also helps to know Lord Jesus closely, helps to receive the blessings of the Holy Spirit and bear witness through physical and spiritual healing, finally to know the Word of God. A Prayer Convention is a School like institution that guides and motivates one; it helps to learn, to join both hands and pray to the lord with both eyes closed. This Ministry thus works to act as a bridge for the people who intend visiting Jesus for the first time and work to be a permanent source for their future visits. Everywhere, there are people who have heard about Jesus but still find no means, sources to lead them and to assist them to reach Jesus.
In many parts of the World, there are such far off places in the interiors, miles away from these Retreat Centres/Prayer Conventions/ Prayer Centres wherefrom it takes days together to reach the place of worship. Such interested people but have no sufficient money and to afford to reach these Retreat Centres and Prayer Conventions/Prayer Centres and this Ministry works for this and helps them to reach Jesus. There are some disturbed areas as well where a believer feels not free to profess his faith and this Ministry works as a bridge for them.


GOD’S PLAN
It all started way back in the Year 2009 that is on 28th of October when Mr. M. Mathias, Advocate at High Court of New Delhi, India had suffered from acute brain hemorrhage at the age of over 80 years leading to blood clot of 234 ml and shift in brain mid-line measuring 8.5 mm. Quiet shockingly, this all happened with Mr. Mathias whose past medical history is of a diabetic patient for last about 20 years, as that of being a patient of prostate gland for 18 years and high blood pressure for over 10 years. He was operated upon at St. Stephen’s Hospital, Tees Hazari, New Delhi, India within two hours of his fall in the Wash Room. During the major surgery that was carried out for over 5 hours, the frontal and central skull bone was cut open to clear out the blood clot and about 22-25 stitches were put thereafter. Post-operatively, after regaining consciousness for 2 days, right side of his body got paralysed and he later slipped into coma. Meanwhile, as his condition deteriorated because he developed high fever measuring 105 degree, he was shifted after 15 days to Vimhans Hospital, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi. Those many days, it was like all his body becoming abject pale and lifeless. The family lost hope and on 22nd of November 2009, Mr. Samir Minz, his elder son could not gather courage to go to the hospital though he was daily there at the hospital with his wife. Therefore, he stayed back at home and he had sent his wife all alone to the hospital that day to face that worst situation.The next day, on 23rd of November 2009, Mr. Samir got up in the morning at about 5.15 hours, all of a sudden, as if he got some divinely message to contact Rev. Fr. George Karamvely who was then posted at Divine Retreat Ashram, Faridabad, Haryana, India. A Priest of Pala Diocese, State of Kerala, India, Fr George was also then Regional Chairman of North India Charismatic Renewal Movement. Mr. Samir made phone call to Fr. George at 7 am and phone call was not picked as the Father was offering the Holy Mass that time. At about 8.30a.m., Fr. George picked up the phone while Mr. Samir and his wife were on the way to the hospital. That crucial day, Mr. Samir had left home with a very disturbed mind and with the sole purpose to put up questions to the Doctors on a unpleasant note because it looked to him as if the Doctors had failed to give proper treatment. However, the talk with Fr. George while they were on the way to the hospital and his interceding prayers changed his mind set. Mr. Samir had requested Father to do the healing prayer for his Papa in the Hospital Room as he was not responding to any of the treatments given to him and as his condition was deteriorating day by day. With a strong commitment and mighty force of faith and belief, Mr. Samir pleaded with the Father saying that as it had happened with Lazarus over 2000 years ago, for whom his two sisters could pray to the Lord Jesus to bring back Lazarus from his death, this could even happen to his Papa and that only the prayers done by a saintly priest will work wonders that moment. Mr. Samir further told Father that the Lord would not listen to his prayer as it was being done for the first time and because never before he had prayed in this manner. He also told that though he was so much so blessed by the Lord in the past that he had once got the opportunity to work even as Sub Divisional Magistrate of Delhi and as the Registrar of Christian Marriages for entire State of Delhi but still he never-ever had known the true Lord, worshipped lord and thanked lord for all those blessings in the past. He also shared that he had wasted most of his time busy enjoying with his status and money. Fr. George then assured Mr. Samir that he will surely visit the hospital and do the healing prayer the same day though he had no conveyance to reach as the staff car Driver was suffering from Dengue Fever. However, the Father assured that even if there was no arrangement of any vehicle, he will still reach the hospital through a public transport. Mr. Samir further tells that on his way to the Hospital while he was going with his wife in his car, he had learnt to pray to the Lord for the first time which he could never do it before in his life. They stopped the Car midway, prayed to the Lord in the Car with folded hands and then proceeded for the hospital. The outcome of his prayer done that day was so quick and effective that on reaching the hospital, the Head of Department visited the room with completely a different mindset. On earlier visits, the HOD was accompanied by a team of Doctors and number of Para Medical Staff but that morning he came all alone. The HOD said he was there to discuss and decide upon future course of treatment and that he will not allow Papa to lie down any more in such a pathetic state of affair. It was then decided instantly by the HOD to do the following procedures:(i)to drain out about 300 ml. Cerebral Spinal fluid excess deposit in a external ventricular drain(EVD) plastic bag from the brain lobes through lumbar puncture procedure for 3 days (ii) or to puncture the brain and put a EVD plastic bag out there to drain out 300 ml. Cerebral Spinal fluid excess deposit for 3 days (iii) or to finally opt for major re-surgery that was the only last option left though it was at the cost of high risk to his life.The Doctor left the room saying that he will send the Consent Form soon and ask the OT staff to shift Papa to the Operation Theatre but Mr. Samir did not agree to that saying that firstly, the healing prayer will be done and then only, the new treatment would follow. Few hours later, Fr. George rang up to tell that he was there at the Hospital Gate to do the healing prayer for Mr. Mathias. On the other hand, within fraction of seconds, the door of the Room was knocked by the OT staff which came with the Stretcher to shift Papa to the Operation Theatre. As due to his firm faith and belief, Mr. Samir then squarely depended on the healing prayer and therefore, he stopped the OT staff from shifting Papa from the Room and asked his wife not to allow the OT staff to shift Papa to the OT till Fr. George was brought by him to the Room. One Mr. Babu, the key board player at the Ashram had also come with Father as he drove the Car. The faith of Mr. Samir was that much strong that day that he even went to call Mr. Babu from the Car to request him to join them in the prayer, only with the firm belief and as Mathew 18: 20 says “for where two or three come together in my name, I am there with them”Soon on his entry to the Room, Fr. George started the healing prayer saying “Hey Prabhu Yesu”(O Lod Jesus) and it was then witnessed that the hospital Room was all full with heavy light and that Room was like air-tight as if it was filled with Holy Spirit all over. As Father concluded the healing prayer, he smilingly told Mr. Samir that his Papa had been blessed by Lord Jesus and Papa will remain safe at the hands of the Almighty and that he will get chance to serve his Papa.Hardly, after 20 minutes of the healing prayer when Mr. Samir reached the ICU after saying goodbye to Fr. George, he saw his wife sitting on the iron stool outside the ICU with shawl tied around her head and face though it was not that chilling winter. On making the enquiry, his wife informed that while the healing prayer was being done, she felt deep shivering and she also felt as if she had taken bath in chilled water. Both of them then shared their personal experience and by then, they had realized that due to the pouring of the Holy Spirit, all the evil effects got washed out and the bad omen was all over and instead it was a grand new beginning in their lives.Mrs. Neelam Carls Dey, wife of Mr. Samir Minz looked overwhelmed while she shared the good news and informed that Papa had come out from the stage of Coma and opened his eyes in the ICU and he started crying. That was a great miracle. And as it had happened with Lazarus over 2000 years ago when Lord Jesus brought him back to life, it happened with Mr. Mathias. Likewise, he did with Papa through the deliverance and healing prayers done by Fr. George Karemvely, a Saintly Priest whom now this family call him as “GURU”(Master) as through him only, now they have known GOD. The family accepts Rev. Fr. George Karemvely to be their Spiritual Director.Seeing that, the Doctor present there in the OT asked his wife to leave Papa alone and the staff nurse handed over Tissue Paper to his wife telling her to wipe Papa’s tears and leave the OT as there was a possibility that such patients tend to slip into coma again due to anxiety or other reasons. Amazingly, this was all a great wonder and result of prayers of the whole family that was witnessed by Mr. Samir C Minz, Dr. Neelam C Dey, Mr. Abhishek Carls (son) and Miss Nelisa Carls (daughter) through their own eyes. The other members of the family later joined those moments of joy and happiness and thanked Lord Jesus in their own ways.It is still witnessed that there are cases where such patients remain lying in state of Coma for long years, may be 5 to 10 years as many of us have seen them.

THANKING THE LORD OF MIRACLES
This miracle of Lord Jesus made a grand new beginning in their lives and they went to the Divine Retreat Ashram, Faridabad, Haryana, India to say “Thank You” to the Lord of miracles leaving back their Papa in the Hospital and to return back to the hospital, the same evening. But it was all Lord’s plan that incidentally they happened to meet Mr. Babu. As the three day residential retreat was going on, Mr. Samir requested Mr. Babu not to inform Fr. George because of his preoccupation with the Retreat Programmes but Mr. Babu rushed to the Father’s Room to tell him that the family was there in the Ashram complex. Fr. George was seen coming down from the first floor quite joyfully and he took the family to one of the Rooms in the Ashram. It was then suggested by Fr. George that the family should stay back in that Room and attend remaining two days retreat and share their testimony. It was in itself something unusual that while his Papa was still admitted in the hospital, the family stayed back and attended the two days retreat.
It was on the night of 28th of November 2009, which was a Saturday and second last day of the residential retreat that lot many testimonies were shared during the Testimony Session. There was a gathering of about 200 participants and the program schedule for the next night vigil was announced. It was asked by Fr. George that as to how many of the participants would bring 5 persons with them to the next night vigil and hardly, 2 participants raised their hands. It was then asked that as to how many of the participants would bring 4 persons with them and hardly, 3 participants raised their hands. It was then asked that as to how many of the participants would bring 3 persons with them and hardly, 4 participants could raise their hands. It was then asked that as to how many participants would bring 2 persons with them and hardly, 6 participants could raise their hands. It was finally asked, as to how many would bring at least 1 person with them and hardly, 16 persons could raise their hands. Thus, it was a cumulative total of just 62 persons assured by about 200 participants.
It was at that very moment that the appeal made by Father also touched Mr. Samir as he was one of the two participants who had raised their hands assuring to take 5 persons to the forthcoming night vigil. Instantly, it came to his mind that if he feels, he is somewhat socially strong in the society, now that was the right time to explore his capability and to use it whole heartedly for the service of the Lord who had given new life to his Papa. He realized that he could begin to do something uncommon and special for the Lord as the Lord has done uncommon and special in his life

OUR COMMITMENT
Since then, the thought of doing something for the lord was just working day and night in the minds all those days. The next Night Vigil Retreat at Divine Retreat Ashram, Faridabad, India was fixed for 10th of December, 2009 that was a first Saturday. The day of Night Vigil had come but no arrangement whatsoever was made by Mr. Samir to take 5 people. It was all like Lords Will that his Brother in law with his wife and daughter visited his house that day to meet Papa after his discharge from the hospital. The testimony was shared with them. Two more non-christian family friends also visited the house in the afternoon to meet Papa and the testimony was shared with them also. All five of them were so much so deeply touched by the testimony that they decided to accompany his family for the Night Vigil and they also went to attend the Night Vigil Retreat straight from Mr Samir’s house. This was all something automatic and work of the Holy Spirit. Thus, his commitment to take 5 persons turned into a reality with intervention of the Holy Spirit. That was a source of strong inspiration for Mr. Samir and that made him also believe that the true Lord had fully accepted his offering to add people to the Lord through his family savings. Mr. Samir had by then made firm commitment to the Lord that the family will serve as mere Servants of Jesus and take people to him who are weary, forsaken, weak and heavy laden to bear witness to the miracles of lord.On the 2nd Saturday of January 2010, first two buses carrying 124 people from all faiths were taken to the day’s convention which was followed by 4 buses in the month of February 2010, 6 buses in the month of March, 9 buses in the month of April 2010 and the number of buses kept on multiplying so on so forth. It worked miraculously adding more and more people to the Lord every month. With Lord’s Grace, it was something unnatural that his family was blessed to take 26 buses on a single day for 2nd Saturday Convention in the month of July 2010 from all parts of Delhi and neighbouring states of U.P. and Haryana as well. That very day, there were about 1450 people belonging to the Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Jain Community. The family enjoyed taking these many large people on a single day as they were also served breakfast in all the buses like previous occassions. Out of those 26 buses, 6 buses were arranged from remote villages of Baghpat, U.P. (India) which is about 110 kms far off from the Ashram and the travelling time taken was over 5 hours. This was all like something impossible with handful of Volunteers / Ushers from all faiths who were called as “Prabhu Bhaktas” (Worshippers of Lord). It was a grand day for the family to bear witness to lot many testimonies that day which the family will never forget.Two years later, in November 2011, his Papa was admitted due to problem of Dementia and Parkinson disease at Vimhans Hospital, New Delhi and his condition had worsened again. It was again coma like situation and the doctors had advised to take him home. That was such a crucial moment and the faith of the family had got almost shaken and the family was unable to accept that. The family felt that though they were then working whole heartedly for the Lord but why did their services remain un-acceptable as only 2 years of life span was given to their Papa by then. The prayers were immediately answered as it came to their mind to take a bold decision to get Papa admitted to some other hospital.Mr. Mathias was shifted to Max Hospital, Saket, New Delhi(India) but he slipped into coma again. He stopped taking food and medicines and the doctor decided to go for surgery to drain out the Cerebral Spinal fluid excess deposit from the brain. The body became pale and his neck had got stiffen. The consent form was given to the family. However, this time too, the family decided to leave it to the might of the Lord. The consent form was not signed and the doctor was informed that the family would need two days time to make up their mind. Meanwhile, the family contacted Fr. George and requested him to visit the hospital and do the healing prayer. The healing prayer was done in the noon time. This was all Lord’s plan and the miracle of Lord Jesus was witnessed again as Mr. Mathias was then able to open his eyes, the same evening and his body responded to the intake of food and medicines. He was later discharged from the hospital and the family again thanked the Lord wholeheartedly.

OUR MISSION
To identify and develop contact with every broken heart to provide free travelling facility who intends going to a Prayer Convention/Charismatic Retreat Centre but do not have resources. To reach the helpless, hopeless ones, the poor and the needy who want to hear the Word of God. In the following ways and actions, this Ministry strives to work in every part, in the remote areas of India and all over the world where such assistance/services are required:1.Free travel facility to take people to different Prayer Conventions/Prayers Centers/ Retreat Centers2.Taking those people who have lost hope in life as this helps more to spread message of love, peace, brotherhood and togetherness 3.Irrespective of caste, creed and religion; patients from all communities are taken to hear Word of God whom the Doctors have declared as the hopeless cases. Lost cases where there are no chances of recovery and such willing people who look to seek mercy of the Lord are taken 4.To provide financial assistance to the existing prayer groups/centers which are not able to function smoothly due to shortage of funds5.To identify and work in the remote areas, hilly areas, tribal areas where travelling time is 2-3 days time.6.To work for wider publicity of Prayer Conventions/Prayer Centers/Retreat Programs 7.Setting up of temporary Shed/Pandals for retreat/convention in remote areas8.Organizing small Prayer Groups 9.Organizing 5-6 big conventions every year in remote areas/other areas10.Cleaning of Prayer Centres and Retreat Centres on request11.Publication of monthly magazine titled “My Testimony-My Pledge” that will mention commitment made by a believer as a token of his thanksgiving to the Lord12.Music Ministry13.Setting up of Bible Learning House 14.Distribution of Pamphlets/Leaflets15.Psychological Counseling16.Spiritual Counseling17.Payment of Participation Fees for Residential Retreats who are unable to bear the expenses18.Distribution of BIBLE free of cost to Participants19.Distribution of Hymn books free of cost to Participants20.Distribution of small religious articles to Participants21.Organizing feedback sessions of Reaching Jesus Prayer Centres

WORK DONE
This Ministry has so far provided free travel/transportation to over believers from all faiths 24000 and all walks of life since January 2010. Besides, about 9200 more people have been facilitated to participate in different prayer services in other states. People from all walks of life and all religions, be it Bureaucrats, Professionals, Businessmen, Politicians, Farmers have been taken by this Ministry to different Prayer Conventions/Prayer Centres/Retreat Centres to listen to the Word of God and bear witness to the miracles of Lord Jesus. They all now form part of our Ministry as they have tasted Word of God. This Ministry has a group of Volunteers/Ushers comprising of believers both from Christian Community and brothers and sisters from other religions.
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