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LifelineNEWS AND REPORTNO:9 2010-12

NOW WE HAVE A REASON TO LIVE“Why should I live?” I thought when my doctor

told me that I have only 6 months to live with HIV.

My granddaughter, pregnant daughter, and I came

to ACCEPT without much expectation. When we

came here, we were surprised that everyone ac-cepted us and nobody showed any discrimination.

I always thought, “How can they love and care like

this?” I had no idea that there was a Creator God

who loves me. My hopeless life is now filled with

hope as I came to know the Lord Jesus as my Savior

and Lord. I am happy because I have the assurance

that I am forgiven. The 6 months have extended to

almost 7 years. God also gave me a job at ACCEPT

serving people with similar problems. By God’s grace,

through the daily devotions at ACCEPT and the Agape

assembly fellowship, I am learning much more. Now I have two grandchildren born HIV negative who are

well cared for by another ministry. My daughter and

I are living together outside the ACCEPT campus and

grateful to the Lord for ACCEPT ministry. Shared by

Mother and daughter

My wife and I came from North Karnataka to Bangalore with our

one-year-old son, with no hope, no money and nobody to help. My

family members rejected me due to my HIV. I came to ACCEPT with

much reluctance, not knowing whether we would be accepted. I hadmany problems in my life, though I looked good on the outside. My

conscience was pricking me, as I led a sinful life. Even here, my wife

and I attempted suicide in the beginning. Thank God He had a differ-

ent plan for our life.

Initially, I was angry and had many questions about the Word of God

preached here daily. Slowly I understood through Scriptures that all

my good works and religious deeds are filthy rags before a Holy God.

I understood the love of God through the messages and a chart that

explained man’s heart. Soon my wife and I accepted the Lord Jesus

and slowly we could see the changes in our life though we had many

struggles. Death is no more a fear but a door to eternity with God.Today I am happy, because of HIV I came to ACCEPT and found my

Lord and Savior. We are encouraged by the fellowship at Agape As-

sembly and the opportunity to serve people as staff through ACCEPT

ministry. Shared by a family

Nagpur ACCEPT Handed Over ACCEPT started a small extension service in Nagpur

in 2009. We have been managing the ministry from

Bangalore with the help of an advisory committee and

a small staff team of five people. Over these years, it

has helped over 1000 patients and their families. We

were also able to share the love of Christ through our

deeds and words to all who came.

Since it was difficult to manage the ministry from

Bangalore, we were looking for an assembly to take

over the managing and running of the centre. Christian

Brethren Assembly, Civil Lines, Nagpur came forward

and we turned over the ministry to them on Nov. 1st

2011. Kindly pray for the local assembly who is tak-

ing this responsibility and extend all the support to

carry on the ministry. We want to extend our thanks

to our staff who worked there,the advisory committee

members who helped us, and Br. Josh who worked as

a coordinator there.

I WANT TO LIVE

One of our Volunteers with our children

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Once again this year on Dec 1st, World AIDS Day, we were able to bring HIV/AIDS

awareness to the surrounding community. With the help of nursing students in the

area, staff and residents of ACCEPT, and other guests we participated in a rally which

stretched about 2kms walk and ended on the ACCEPT premises. With everyone at

ACCEPT and two MLAs present we were able to give a report about ACCEPT and talk about the services available at ACCEPT. Many of the locals were able to hear Vijay’s

testimony and were touched. We also used this time to bring about awareness on

the road situation. With many NGOs on our road, we wanted to stress the need

to fix the current condition of the road. The MLAs gave speeches and the colleges

involved presented choreographies and skits to bring about awareness as well. With

more than 800 people involved on that day – it was a huge success. we would like

to thank our Lord for His faithfulness in our lives and this ministry.

Sunday School Annual

The children from ACCEPT home were able to take part in Agape Christian Assem-

blies’ Sunday School Annual. The children had a wonderful time performing skits,

songs and verses. They are well versed in many scripture passages and know many songs. To see these children do well knowing some of their difficult backgrounds

is a joy and cause for praising the Lord for His love for these precious children.

We have produced a documentary on the children at Accept. Kindly see that on

our website. We do hope some believing families will come forward to give these

children an opportunity to live with them as foster children. Contact us if you need

any information on that.

Road to ACCEPT

The government has promised to fix

the road leading to ACCEPT. We praise

the Lord that the work has been started

and hopefully will be finished in the

coming months.

Land Issue

The local MLAs have promised to helpin the land issue. TheGovernment is

claiming that part of the land we bought

from a private party belongs to them.

Continue to pray for this matter to be

solved in favor of Accept so we may con-

tinue the work which is helping many.

Board Members Needed:

We welcome any ministry minded be-

lievers from different assemblies to join

as board members. Please pray about

this as well.

New Staff

We would like to welcome some new

staff on board. Vivin, Bindhu, Joel, Rajesh

Chathan, and Kala Mary. Thank you for

your service and dedication to ACCEPT.

RAJU K MATHEW

“For what is your life? It is even a va-

por that appeareth for a little time, and

then vanishes away” James 4:14.

Preacher says “A time to be born, and

a time to die”. We are also told that

“God has also set eternity in their

heart” Eccl.3:11.

Serving people with HIV/AIDS and

seeing many die at a young age (about 500 deaths in Accept since it started

in 2002 at the hospice), one may think

that such a short life is only for people

with similar medical problems.

But God tells us in His Word that no

matter the length of life here on earth,

it is like a vapour. Even if one lives to

be one hundred, it is a vapour in light

of eternity. We should always be aware

of the fact that today could be the last

day of our life in this world. Tomorrow,

our dear ones may be arranging our

funeral service. Will this possibility

change our priority? May the Lord help

us to see the frailty of our life here and

the reality of an eternity we have to

live after death. As believers in the

Lord, life here is a training time for

reigning with the Lord. May we not

miss the opportunity of eternal ben-

efits by entangling ourselves in the

world and loving perishing, temporal

things. God has given man an eternal

perspective, so that he can look be- yond the routine of life.

Let us invest into eternal things:

people’s salvation, sharing the gospel,

praying for God’s servants, giving to

genuine workers, encouraging those

on the field, visiting and seeing for

yourself what God is doing, the list

goes on.

How much do we spend on a wedding

or a similar function? If we can really

grasp this truth, will it not affect our

decisions and life style? There are two

places in Genesis that speak of this

same truth. One is Bethel, the house

of God, the best place to invest. The

other is Ai, which will become rubble

one day. If you do not believe it read

Rev. 18 and see what God says in His

Word of what will happen to the riches

of this world. “Alas, alas, that great

city, that was clothed in fine linen, and

purple and scarlet and decked with

gold,and precious stones, and pearls!

For in one hour so great riches is cometo nought.” Rev. 18:16-17 Where is our

investment, Bethel or Ai?

HIV or no HIV, cancer or no cancer,

sick or healthy, rich or poor, educated

or illiterate, we may have to leave this

world sooner than we think. We have

included the testimony of few here

whose lives have been impacted by the

ministry. We are thankful to those who

pray and support this vital ministry.

Consider this as your investment in

Bethel, the fruit of your labor of love.

We should always be aware of the fact that today could be the last day of our life in this world

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ACCEPT SOCIETY

245, KRC Road

Next to Visthar

Dodda Gubbi P.O

Bangalore-560077, India

Phone:91-80-65990452,

28465802, 22714110

Mobile:91-9448619619 Raju K

MathewEmail: [email protected]@gmail.comwww.acceptindia.org

OUR ADDRESS

We are thankful to GMI and the team which

channels the believer support to ACCEPT

faithfully. We are thankful for the assemblies,

a couple of sisters’ ministries and individual

believers in different parts of the world,

whose faithful support keeps us going. Often we are at end of our resources when we see

the Lord coming forward with His people’s

help. Accept has no funding agencies behind

it, mostly it is run through faithful gifts of

Gods people. We can truly say that this is a

faith ministry. Your prayers and partnership

is needed and appreciated.

We love to see it continue as an outreach

of our assembly and supported by believ-

ers from different assemblies in India and

abroad. Kindly help us to meet our running

cost. This ministry is impacting many livesand many have put their trust in the Lord.

All the contributions made to ACCEPT in

India are eligible for 80 G income tax exemp-

tion. Now you can do online transfer to our

bank account.

Online Bank Transfer Details

From India

Account Name: ACCEPT

A/C No : 0486053000005169

Bank : South Indian Bank

Branch : Kothanur Branch

IFSC Code: SIBL0000486

From Abroad Account Name: ACCEPT

Account no.:10448472506

Bank: State Bank of India

IFSC Code: SBIN0014933

Swift Code: SBININBB223

Branch: Hennur Road Branch no. 14933

Hennur Cross, Bangalore 560 043, India

Please inform us of your transfer by Phone/

Email with your postal address for us tosend you a receipt.

R R I

S

“The smiles of children made me forget

that they are HIV positive and orphans. The

proof that Jesus’ love is greater than our

circumstance, which can motivate other

people to do their best. I am determined to

come back one day and see all the wonder-

ful people at ACCEPT with whom I have

shared countless joyful moments with.”

Johanna Kruger – GERMANY

“I want to thank you for all the amazing

kindness, warmth and generosity the people

at ACCEPT have shown me. The chance to

meet and teach such incredible children, the

wonderful meals and accommodation, the

fact that the miracle of beautiful ACCEPT

exists is such a testament to what faith

and trust in GOD can result in. I simply

cannot thank you enough for giving us

the opportunity to join this project. I have

been humbled in countless ways and had

some experiences that I will never forget.”

Bridgid - Anne – CANADA

“To all the beautiful children at ACCEPT,

I have spent the last month and a half liv-

ing with you, eating with you and laughing

with you and I have loved it! There are many

things I had to get used to when I came

here, but soon life became normal and I

lived everyday there just like you. I came to

India, to ACCEPT so I could show you God’s

love and bless you. But you have been the

ones to do that to me. I came to teach you

but you all have become my teacher. I was

surprised by the joy and happiness I found

here. Thank God for your life, your friends

and this wonderful home called ACCEPT.

I hope you never lose that joy and hope.”

Sabrina – INDIANA - USA

“Our time at ACCEPT was so wonderful

and something we will never forget. We

went last summer, and were so blessed to go back a second time; it really felt like we

never left. We spent most of our time with

the kids, and were able to grow real close

to them. We woke up with them, ate with

them, walked them to their school bus, and

helped them with their homework, played

with them and everything in between. We

would also help in the clinic any way we

could. Most of the days were spent cleaning

wards, putting away medical supplies, orga-

nizing rooms or serving lunch to the patients.

The staff are very dedicated and make great

sacrifices as they serve at ACCEPT. One of

the greatest lessons we learned was the joy

of serving. We also learned that we could

give the kids and people all sorts of mate-

rial things, but the most important thing we

could share with them is the love of God.”

Priscilla and Sam – NEW JERSEY, USA

O R V L EE A E...

Helping Hand: Volunteers can play a vital role in this ministry

ACCEPT Board Members

Mr. John Prasad, Ibloor Good Sheperd Assembly

Mr. Rathanakara, Bethany Assembly, Bangalore

Mr.David Jacob, Mathikere Christian Assembly Mr. Oswald Smith, Agape Christian Assembly

Mrs. Joyce Mathew, Agape Christian Assembly

Mrs. Gretta Andrews,Agape Christian Assembly

Mr. Shibu K Mathew, Agape Christian Assembly

Mr. Raju K Mathew,Agape Christian Assembly

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ACCEPT is run by the regular vol-

untary contributions of individuals,

and assemblies.Government aid from

National Aids Control Organisation

through KHPT is to look after only

10 patients, but often this is delayed.

Government aid is used to meet the

partial need of food, medicine and sal-

ary. While the individual and assembly

contributions are used for balance of

the above and other expenses and

development projects.

All the funds are regularly audited

by a reputable Chartered Accounting Firm M/s

Simon Rodrigues & Associates and more detailed

financial reports are available for any supporter

upon request.

ACCEPT has FCRA permission to receiveforeign funds.

Kindly make all the donations only in favour of“ACCEPT” and provide your address, email andIndian donors provide PAN number also.

RECEIPTS GOVERNMENT FOREIGN INDIAN TOTAL PAYMENTS GOVERNMENT FOREIGN INDIAN TOTAL

To Opening Bal By Staff Salary, Benefits 10,50,000.00 7,80,549.00 1,07,222.00 19,37,771.00

To Cash in Hand 672.79 28,811.98 12,498.02 41,982.79 By Maintenance 1,79,708.00 2,47,202.00 3,49,159.90 7,76,069.90

To Cash at Bank 1,35,891.41 9,25,754.11 14,44,855.50 25,06,501.02 By Medicines / Patient care 2,35,701.00 1,58,097.00 1,48,604.30 5,42,402.30

By Food Expenses 1,79,802.00 1,58,903.50 4,00,859.90 7,39,565.40To Income Received 17,12,934.00 31,66,405.00 15,91,965.50 64,71,304.50 By Vehicle maintenance / Fuel 84,010.50 7,510.00 47,316.93 1,38,837.43

By Agriculture, Dairy, Poultry 3,906.00 3,06,671.50 3,10,577.50

To Bank Interest 4,800.00 23,862.50 28,662.50 By Administrative Expenses 78,229.00 3,73,940.50 1,58,927.20 6,11,096.70

By Children Home 24,093.00 1,16,152.70 1,40,245.70

To Loans & Advances 35,478.00 87,148.00 1,22,626.00 By Nagpur 596,980.00 42,250.00 6,39,230.00

To Fixed Deposit 13,00,000.00 13,00,000.00 By Fixed Assests 26,38,297.50 4,60,150.00 30,98,447.50

To TDS Received 2,758.00 2,758.00 By Loans & Advances 5,000.00 65,106.00 70,106.00

To Retention Deposit 37,184.50 37,184.50 By Loan from ICICI 34,272.07 34,272.07

By Closing Balance

Cash in Hand 29.29 1,233.98 623.02 1,886.29

Cash at Bank 46,818.41 5,00,679.11 9,23,014.00 14,70,511.52

TOTAL 18,54,298.20 54,96,391.59 31,60,329.52 1,05,11,019.31 18,54,298.20 54,96,391.59 31,60,329.52 1,05,11,019.31

RECEIPTS GOVERNMENT FOREIGN INDIAN TOTAL PAYMENTS GOVERNMENT FOREIGN INDIAN TOTAL

To Opening Bal By Staff Salary, Benefits 10,50,000.00 2,17,831.00 7,68,889.00 20,36,720.00

To Cash in Hand 29.29 1,233.98 623.02 1,886.29 By Maintenance 1,74,595.00 1,71,853.00 3,76,182.90 7,22,630.90

To Cash at Bank 46,818.41 5,00,679.11 9,23,014.00 14,70,511.52 By Medicines / Patient care 2,38,840.00 82,167.00 1,00,235.40 4,21,242.40

By Food Expenses 1,80,004.00 1,39,804.00 5,07,945.59 8,27,753.59

To Income Received 1,453,083.00 24,48,946.00 18,92,191.00 57,94,220.00 By Vehicle maintenance / Fuel 84,000.00 14,425.00 12,471.00 1,10,896.00

By Agriculture, Dairy, Poultry 26,750.00 1,40,892.00 1,67,642.00

To Bank Interest 3,903.00 11,116.00 15,019.00 By Administrative Expenses 78,967.00 1,70,790.00 2,16,021.50 4,65,778.50

By Children Home 72,291.50 2,18,703.00 2,90,994.50

To Loans & Advances 3,03,499.00 5,000.00 9,59,508.00 12,68,007.00 By Nagpur 2,68,764.00 1,23,300.00 3,92,064.00

To Fixed Deposit - By Fixed Assests 8,55,568.00 4,46,100.00 13,01,668.00

To TDS Received 2,400.00 2,400.00 By Loans & Advances 8,99,957.00 3,29,949.00 12,29,906.00

To Retention Deposit 22,426.00 22,426.00 By Deposit 12,000.00 12,000.00

By Closing Balance

Cash in Hand 0.29 167.48 1,667.63 1,835.40

Cash at Bank 926.41 45,917.11 5,46,495.00 5,93,338.52

TOTAL 18,07,332.70 29,78,285.09 37,88,852.02 85,74,469.81 18,07,332.70 29,78,285.09 37,88,852.02 85,74,469.81

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CMML and MSC has put the short term

volunteers need at Accept in their news

and it is helping us with many enquiries

and few who are coming. We want to

thank CMML & MSC. We can always use

volunteers for short or long term. Be-lievers families aboard should consider

challenging their young ones to come

and give some time to this cause. We

assure you that it will impact their life

too for the Lord.

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