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Outreach to Ntutumerim – November 15-18, 2022

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus! On Tuesday the 15th of November, 2022  the CMM Evangelism Team traveled to Ntutumerim in the Eastern Region of Ghana and stayed there until Friday the 18th. Ntutumerim is one of the villages near Akim Oda in the Eastern Region. The indigenes there have two main occupations which are farming and small-scale mining.  There is much immorality and alcoholism in the area. We got there in the afternoon around 12:30 pm and started our evangelism work. As we normally do, we went from house to house, to the streets, and shops to share tracts. We explained the messages ...

The Priest Who Found Christ

A note from Val:  To my Catholic friends,  I was born and raised in the Catholic Church, and many times in my youth I prayed to Mary, St. Christopher, St. Anthony, St. Philomena, and others, but I was never taught to go directly to Jesus in prayer.  Looking back, I remember nuns who came to church to teach catechism.  There was one nun in particular who was so sweet and pure in her mannerisms that I, at the age of about 10, found myself falling in love with her.  She would talk about heaven as if she was a frequent visitor ...

Important Gifts For The Orphans – November 2022

Here in the U.S., we take so much for granted.  For instance, when was the last time you went without a toothbrush and/or toothpaste?  How about soap?  For many in India, these items are not taken for granted.  In fact, you could say they are considered to be items of luxury, available only to the "rich".  Thanks to many of you, this ministry is able to continue to feed the orphans and pay the staff but sometimes God provides a little extra, and we are able to give more to the orphanage.  That happened recently.  We received a little above ...

Outreach to Cedikope – October 6-8, 2022

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.  On Tuesday 4th October 2022, the CMM Outreach Team of Ghana traveled to Cedikope in the Eastern Region of Ghana, near the Kwahu Afram Plains. Due to climate change, we have begun experiencing unusual rainfalls.  We got to Cedikope at 12 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon.  It started to rain then and continued until Thursday.  The rain made it very difficult for us to move about to witness to people.  Nevertheless, we began evangelizing from the 6th to the 8th of October 2022. We moved from house to house, street to street, ...

Smiles at Grace Children’s Home Plus Evangelism in India – 2022

In September 2022, Rev. Sikila Cornelius visited Pastor David and his wife at their home in a remote village in India.  Pastor David has the foundation for a small church close to his home but lacks the funds to finish building it. In this short video, Rev. Cornelius introduces the pastor and shows the foundation of the church.  He also gives a glimpse of the inside of the very small home of Pastor David.  Here is a link to the YouTube video:  Pastor David In addition, below are photos of the orphans at Grace Children's Home at dinner time.  By ...

Mosquito Nets for Grace Children’s Home – September, 2022

It has been a while since we posted news from India so here is the latest:  August 2022 - The Lord blessed Grace Children's Home in India with mosquito nets through this ministry.  This time of year, mosquitoes are very thick, so mosquito nets will make sleeping at night more comfortable.  Using the nets will also help prevent the kids from contracting malaria, a disease spread by mosquitoes.  Rev. Cornelius messaged us to say the kids were thrilled to get the nets, which is obvious from the smiles on their faces in the photos.  Each net can cover two children ...

Outreach to Tekpanya – September 14, 2022

Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.  God gave us another opportunity to witness to the Muslim community at Tekpanya, in the Volta Region of Ghana.   We traveled for 1 hour and 55 minutes from the office in Accra to Tekpanya and their roads are very bad.  We got there in the morning hours around 9:30 a.m. and after a little rest, we prayed and move around the village sharing tracts, preaching the gospel, and explaining the messages on the tracts to the people.   We placed emphasis on Tekpanya Zongo where most of the people were ...

Feeding the Homeless In India – September, 2022

Rev. Sikila Cornelius, founder, and director of the Grace Children's Home, also goes to the streets to find and feed the poor and homeless.  Most of them are Dalits (untouchables) and their only source of income is from begging on the streets.   On this evening, Rev. Cornelius found several to bless with packets of food.   Thanks to all who give into this ministry. We wire your offerings directly to Rev. Cornelius' bank account as soon as possible. Rev. Cornelius provides hot meals in the evenings to over 90 children from poor families in addition to the orphans at Grace Children's ...

Outreach to Akwidaa – Aug 17 – 20, 2022

Good morning brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus. We, the CMM Evangelism team of Ghana, have made it a priority to bring the living Jesus to the dying world every week as God enables us.  On Wednesday 17th August, we traveled over 4 hours to a village in the coastal part of the Western Region called Akwidaa.  Akwidaa is a fishing community and their favorite and major food is “AKORƆƆ”  Akorɔɔ is made of fresh fish with a lot of pepper and they enjoy it with an alcoholic beverage.  This makes a good number of the people at Akwidaa alcoholics.  ...

Outreach to Jukwaa – August 3-6, 2022

Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ. On Wednesday, the 3rd of August we set off to Jukwaa in the Central Region of Ghana and returned on Saturday, the 6th of August 2022. The distance from Accra to Jukwaa is 172 kilometers (107 miles) and we drove for 3 hours and 50 minutes. We prayed from 1 pm in the afternoon until 5 pm committing the town and the people into the Hands of God.  We asked God to give us words and wisdom to do His will.  Then we went around the village preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ, ...

Outreach to Ve Koloenu – June 21, 2022

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,  On Tuesday 21St June we traveled to Ve Koloenu in the Volta Region of Ghana. From Ve Koloenu to Accra it is a 3 hour and 45 minutes drive.   We arrived around 11 am and started sharing tracts and preaching the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.   A total of 567 tracts were given out and in the process, 156 persons accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior!  21 people rededicated their lives to Jesus as well. In the village of  Ve Koloenu in the Volta Region, over 60% of the ...

Outreach to Akyem Hemang – June 7, 2022

Greetings in the name of our Lord JESUS CHRIST! By the grace of God, the CMM team of Ghana, W. Africa traveled to Akyem Hemang in the Eastern Region.  Akyem Hemang is about 108 kilometers away from Accra and 2 hrs and 10 minutes drive from Accra.   The team left Accra on Tuesday, June 7th to Akyem Hemang to witness the name of Jesus Christ to the dying world.   We preached, shared Gospel tracts, and explained the message in the tracts so they would understand the content. In summary, we shared close to 500 tracts with the people we met.  ...

On This Memorial Day

On this Memorial Day, the nation is crying out and looking for answers to the recent tragic shootings and so many innocent lives lost. The article below is from the book, A Closer Look at Prophecy by Richard and Tina Kleiss. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  The prophet Hosea detailed the causes of Israel's downfall.  The list below is worth reviewing because it mirrors society today.  (Scriptures are from the New King James Version) • "...There is no truth or mercy or knowledge of God in the land. By swearing and lying, killing and ...

A New Tour of Grace Children’s Home – India 2022

Pastor Sikila Cornelius recently sent us a short video of Grace Children's Home after they had done some painting to the compound, inside and out.  Please take about 5 minutes or less to watch the video and if you have comments you can email us with the email address: valblack.cmm@gmail.com The orphanage usually has over 40 children.   Not all of them are included in the video but it gives you an idea of how they begin their day before going to school.  On this particular day, they were blessed with plenty to eat.  That is not true every day.    ...

Outreach to Soabe – May 4-6, 2022

Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ. As we all know, the signs of His coming are being fulfilled and Jesus said the harvest is ready but lacks laborers.  What are we doing to share the Gospel with the perishing souls?  Now is the time, so please find time to evangelize the lost.   If you have trouble witnessing to others, buy some Gospel tracts and occasionally give them to people who the Holy Spirit leads you.    From Wednesday, May 4 to Friday, May 6, 2022, we visited Soabe in the Eastern Region of Ghana to evangelize the lost.  We ...

Free Printable Tracts in English and Spanish

Now you can print out your choice of a variety of tracts in English and Spanish by taking advantage of TheGospelTract.com ministry's web page offering free tracts.  This is not related in any way to Covenant Messenger Ministries but we know a blessing when we see it and like to share it with you.   The tracts are set up in PDF a file to be printed on both sides on a standard 8 1/2 X 11-inch copy paper.  Each sheet will produce 3 tracts to be cut from the paper and folded.   There are many Spanish-speaking people coming into the ...

Outreach and Baptisms in Akyem Akrofufu – April 25, 2022

Greetings in the Name of Jesus Christ! We traveled to Akyem Akrofufu (77 miles) on the 25th of April to baptize those who previously gave their lives to Jesus and made a decision to be baptized.  We got there in the early morning around 9:00 a.m.  16 people were baptized on Monday 25th APRIL 2022. We continued with evangelism activities at Akwaseho on Tuesday 26th  April 2022.   We shared 449 Gospel tracts and preached the word of God.  We also explained the messages on the tracts and many gave their lives to Christ. In summary:  152 souls were won to ...

Outreach to Akyem Akrofufu – April 12-13, 2022

Greetings in the name of our Lord JESUS CHRIST. We traveled again on the 12th of April to Akyem Akrofufu for another powerful evangelism activity and returned on the 14th of April for Easter.  Akrofufu is in the Eastern Region of Ghana and it took us 2 ½ hours of driving to get there.  We arrived in the morning hours at about 10 a.m. on Tuesday 12th April., 2022. We preached the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and shared about 497 Gospel tracts which were provided to us by Covenant Messenger Ministries office in the U.S.  As we began ...

The Bethesda Leper Colony in 2022

In April 2022, a special offering was given to the ministry to be used to purchase food for the needy in India.  We notified Rev. Cornelius of the offering and he advised us the money should be used to buy rice for the 60 residents at the Bethesda Leper Colony.   I asked Rev. Cornelius to take photos of the people as they received the bags of rice that was bought with the special offering.  He obliged by taking several photos and forwarding them to us.  With the exception of an occasional charitable gift, these 60 lepers have not had any ...

What Manner of Man is This?

Luke 8:22-25 "Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. 23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake, and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. 24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and ...