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My testimony
I am born in a Orthodox Jacobite family on 30th November 1956 as the second son of Thottumkara Varghese Eapen (Baby), a serviceman in the Indian Defence Force and Salome Varkey in Thottumkara house, Mulakuzha, Chengannur. My mother’s house was in Cheriyanad and it was a God fearing Marthoma family. At the age of 10 I lost my mother that time I had a elder brother having 12 years old and two younger sisters having age of 8 and 6. In 1978 on May 25th I arrived in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and started my first work in Daffier and Jalal Company. My Uncle, K.V.Samuel, was the manager of the company. From 1982, I started my own company in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. After starting my own business, I experienced the financial difficulties so I had to borrow money from my friends and relatives. Eventually they all started to hate me; because I was not able to pay them in time. Within few months, I realize that nobody to help me or to love me. All of my friends deserted me. One day when I was alone in my room I started to Cry to the LORD! “O LORD, I don’t have any money and nobody to help me. LORD, either open door for me or kill me!! I don’t want to live in this world, all of my friends have left me and I was a burden for my relatives. Why should I wanted to live in this world like this?” MY GOD, THE LOVING GOD, WHO WIPES THE TEARS OF THE POOR AND BROKEN HEART, heard my prayer and the very next morning I experienced the providence of the ALMIGHTY GOD and still now I am experiencing the providence of the ALMIGHTY GOD. Then I stopped my bad habits like smoking, drinking alcohol and started fellowship with the Unfrocking GOD and attending prayer meetings which was conducted in my cousin Raju’s (T.O.Ommen) house. I accepted JESUS CHRIST as my personal saviour and God gave me the opportunity to get BAPTIZED in water. In 1985 God filled with the HOLY SPIRIT and from that day I realized and enjoying the taste of worshiping theLORD. God gave me a job with good salary and I started to give back all debts. In 1986 I went to India and I got married to Darlyamma Koshy (Soni mol) Puthen Peedikayil from Koyickal family Parimanom, Muttom. Daughter of Mr. Koshy and Pennamma Koshy in September 22nd. She was from a marthomite family and she alone had accepted Jesus Christ as her personal savoir and took water baptism at the age of 17, when she was studying for PDC. She faced a lot of persecution from her own family. Her father was working in Bahrain at that time. Her grandfather Mr. Thomas Koshy was managing her family. He was against the Pentecostal fellowship and he beat her and threw her bible from her hand. But she stood for the faith. When the time of marriage , She insisted on marrying a born again boy. Her father had brought good gold ornaments from Bahrain for her marriage. But she rejected all ornaments and all marriage proposals from the traditional background. When the proposal from my family for me came, she accepted the proposal even though I hadn’t own house or a piece of land. All she wanted a God fearing man rather than a man having lot of wealth. My wife joined with me in Fujairah after six month and we are staying together till now. We got our first child, Ludiya Saloma James on June 17th 1987 , our first son, Joel James on March 2nd 1989 , our second son, Joshua James on July 7th 1990 and Our third son Joseph James in 1991 July 25th . We prayed for a piece of land for constructing a small house. My LORD allowed me to purchase 46 cent of land in the heart of Cheriyanad and we built a four bedroom two story house in 1991 and God help me to purcherce about 10 acre land in kerala, 50 acre in Tamilnadu and 2400sqft land in Banglore. God strengthen my hand to help to build houses for the poor and widows and supporting needy students for education and supporting to build many churches. What a mighty GOD we serve.........................................................................In 1996-We went to India and had 21 days fasting prayer in our house. There was meetings in morning, evening & night. It was a blessed meeting, many were healed, many were free from demon-possessions, so many accepted Jesus Christ as their personal savoir and some took decision to take water baptism. In the last day of the meetings, five people baptized in water. During the fasting prayer Pastor K.C.John, Pastor K.M.John and Pastor, K.T. Mathew given me ordination. Presently I am the pastor of Fujairah Church of God and one of the Director Board Member of IPC Kottayam Theological Seminary > (www.ipcseminary.org) and power vision TV channel.> www.powervisiontv.org and one of the trust member of gilgal aswasabhavan (www.gilgalcharity.org)God given me the opportunity to visit different part of the world such as South Korea, U.S.A, Canada, Bangkok, Singapore, Kula Lumpur, Sri Lanka, Jordan, Lebanon, Australia, Hungary, Austria, Kuwait, Baharin, Oman, Salalah etc; God is supplying all of our needs. I am experiencing the providence and the care of the ALMIGHTY GOD. So far we did not went to the hospital for any treatment God is our healer. My four children did not taste any medicine. GOD IS GOOOOOOOOOD. TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD
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Pastor James K Eapen
SHALOM VILLA CHENGANNUR