About this Book
MY CRY AND JOYFUL
NEW LIFE
By S. THAYAPPAN
(A SOUL STIRRING MIGHTY TESTIMONY)
[By Donation]
DEDICATION
I dedicate this book
to all those Indo-American Christians
in Portland (Oregon, USA)
who laboured to bring me to Christ
and to strengthen
my faith.
Pastor D. Solomon Raja Glorious Zion Christian Assembly 3, Mayur Avenue Chitlapakkam, Chennai 600 064. India
INTRODUCTION
Brother Thayappan and his family were very staunch Hindu People who have recently been blessed by the Lord. They were very strong devotees of Goddess Adhi Parasakthi and were practicing Hindu rites very sincerely and devotedly. Brother Thayappan lives with his family in Tambaram of Madras in South India. Here is his heart touching testimony as to how he had come to know of the Lord Jesus Christ, saved and blessed. Not only he, his complete family ie. his wife, daughter and his younger son were also touched by the Lord by miracles and now the complete family attend the church in the full faith & they stand as a living mighty witness to glorify the name of the Heavenly Father, His son-Lord Jesus christ and the Holy Spirit. Praise the Lord.
Chennai 64. In the Love of Jesus Christ 1.05.2006 Pastor D. Solomon Raja
FOREWORD
It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me who was an unpardonable sinner and a most ardent idol worshipper for 58 years. The Lord touched me and my entire family through the sickness of my son Karthik, who was working as a Software Engineer in USA. Once Jesus disciples asked Jesus about a man blind from the birth, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents that he was born blind, Jesus Christ answered, “Neither this man nor his parents. This happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life – (John 9:3)”. Similarly the Lord has chosen our family especially for His glory and to display His work. Psalmist says in Psalm 4:3 that the Lord has set apart the godly for Himself. Thus the Lord has set apart us for His glory and bestowed upon us innumerable and unimaginable miracles and wonders.
How great are His signs, How mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom: His dominion endures from Generation to generation.
The former account of wonders and miracles that the Lord has done in my family is in a Testimony book I made in Tamil titled “My Cry and Joyful new life” for the Tamil congregation of His Churches in Tamil Nadu (South India). The Lord is touching thousands and thousands of people through this book including non-Christians. Many Churches have bought this book in bulk of 500 and 1000 for distribution among their congregation and gentiles. There is an ever increasing demand for this testimony book in Tamil even after five editions and 40,000 copies are already in circulation, not only in Tamil Nadu but all over the world. Many have requested for bringing out this testimony in all the Indian languages and in English. Now it is my delight to declare the same praises to His people scattered all over the Globe, in English. May all who read these words heed to the Word of God. If King Nebuchadnezzar could tell his subjects about the wonders the Most High God did for him, I could tell HIS subjects more about His wonders as He has done more in my life than He did for King Nebuchadnezzar. Like King David, the psalmist, I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; the humble shall hear of it and be glad. Oh, Magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt His Name together. The plan, purpose and the promise of the King of Kings for me is to declare His praises to the millions to prepare them for the Millennium Reign of the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, my Saviour Lord JESUS CHRIST. Hallelujah!
I would like to sincerely thank Mrs. Minu Suresh George for helping me with translation of some of the scripts from Tamil; Bro. N. Sanjivi for selecting suitable verses for the testimony; Bro. Raj Kumar and Uncle Victor Swamidas for editing this script and Bro. Heron Muthuraman of Christian Media Centre for page setting this book amidst all their tight schedules.
May the Mighty Lord shower His Grace upon me to accomplish this purpose for His Glory.
Chennai In the Service of the Lord 1.05.2006 S. Thayappan
First Edition 2006
My contact address:
S.Thayappan No.12, GD Naidu Street, Balaji Avenue-I, Chitlapakkam Main Road, Selaiyur Post, Chennai – 600 073 South India. Telephone # (0091-044) 2223 4526
E-Mail – [email protected]