Fwd: UESI Days of Prayer- Today, Tomorrow & Day After !!!!

[Joseph Selvadurai]

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From: UESI InTouch <uesii...@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 7:10 AM
Subject: UESI Days of Prayer- Today, Tomorrow & Day After !!!!
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Cc: Jayasheel Uesi <jayas...@uesi.in>, "trea...@uesi.in" <trea...@uesi.in>

Dear Brothers & Sisters..

Let us pray for UESI , in particular the UESI finances @ National, States and the EU-EGF Units across the country this week- end 

• EGF Members & Staff: Let us spend time with STUDENTS (or fellow graduates /staff) in Two by Two Prayer times anytime during these three days. 
• STUDENT Members:  Let us spend time with fellows students(or graduates/staff) to pray together in Two by Two. 
• If meeting together is difficult , let us have Tele-Prayers. 
• Let us also have group prayers in our regular EUs and EGFs that meet during the week-end.

Let us PRAY, glancing through the Zones of UESI (see the attached PDF with Zonal Prayer Points and President's call to pray for the generic goals for this academic year).

LET US SOAK OURSELVES IN PRAYER AS A MOVEMENT. And as the Lord leads, skip-a-meal for a time of Fasting & Prayer anytime during these days of Prayer.

With Loving Regards

Reji K Daniel                           

trea...@uesi.in

""I would lay my cause before Him, He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted" Job: 5: 8-9.

 

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Sent: Friday, 3 March 2017 9:16 AM
Subject: Treasurer's Letter - March 2017

Dear Friends

Greetings !!!!

It has been indeed a great joy to be in get in touch with you through these monthly updates and Treasurer's letter. May I take this opportunity to thank you all for your togetherness with us in UESI finances all through this current financial year, as we are racing now to  this financial year-end that has witnessed several upheavals like demonetization etc.   Please pray for the 75L that is required for the closing without any deficits. In addition to the average monthly need of 40L another 35L is required to clear the accumulated deficits (of over the last 11 months). This year, we could move from each quarter without much shortfalls. However, after the closing of Dec 2016 with its Special needs (Quarter end, Christmas Gifts, TRISCON (18L) etc), the fund flow was low again in Jan & Feb and that has specifically led to the deficit of over 35L. Please pray.

People may ask, why is there a deficit again? I would like present it as the growth pangs of UESI. While we had deficits almost every month, we have also witnessed God's amazing provisions to fuel the ministry growth pace at UESI.  Five years ago, we were at 13L/month (2011-12), Three years ago we were at 21L/ month(2013-14), last year @ 36L/month (2015-16) and this year running to an average of 40L/month(2016-17. By God's mercies, no ministry vision/ plan was ever stopped due to want of funds. And in the 2016-17 financial year with deep gratitude to God, may I testify that we could pay staff salaries EVERY MONTH before the last day of the month. It is the LORD'S DOING and MARVELOUS in our eyes.

I am sure our 14 decentralized states too will testify to the above, as they too will be at the thick of their year end activities. 

However, I am sure you will agree with me that we need to improve on our consistency, and that is possible only when more local EUs and EGFs operate with a monthly budget for their LOCAL, STATE and NATIONAL ministry needs. That's the need of the hour to see consistency in our fund flow both at the State level as well as at the National level. UESI, that was formed as the union of three local mission communities (Madras ICEU, Coimbatore EU and Vellore EU) has to ensure formation and growth of such thriving mission communities across the nation with vision for the whole land of India. That's what God has guided me to write as Treasurer's letter as forwarded herewith. 

We request all EUs and EGFs across the country to keep praying for UESI Finances at States and National and encourage all members to participate as the Lord enables you to.

UESI Accounts Details as below 

Account Name : UESI

Account # 01241000018374

IFSC Code : HDFC0000124 ; HDFC Bank, Kilpauk, Chennai 600010

With Loving Regards

Reji K Daniel                           

trea...@uesi.in

""I would lay my cause before Him, He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted" Job: 5: 8-9

Treasurer’s Letter 

EUs & EGFs –Local mission communities, with a vision for their States and the Nation.

Beloved Brothers & Sisters,

Greetings…..

In 1954, it was THREE functioning local student mission communities (Madras ICEU, Vellore EU and Coimbatore EU) that came together to form UESI- the UNION of EVANGELICAL STUDENTS OF INDIA. India was just 7 years old at that time. Not much was known about the vastness, diversity and details of our country at that time. Yet our founding members, moved by God, had the vision to name the movement “Union of Evangelical Students of INDIA”

 

Their vision was beyond their visible geographies. They were not big in numbers, nor they had abundant resources, yet their vision for the whole land of India was unflinching. And as they committed and gave themselves as stewards of that God-led vision, the movement exploded to various parts of the country as we see it today.

Over the last 63 years, several of our EUs and EGFs were characterized by

• Praying for India (often with a prayer map of India -in the prayer rooms of our students, graduates and staff)
•  Going as, and sending missionary students to needy states /regions
• Several graduates choosing vocations and placements in the needy states / regions. 
• EUs and EGFs adopting needy states /regions in pioneering zones
• Budgeting and Giving for the ministry at Local, State and National levels.

Why a budget for the Local ministry?

The last few decades were of momentous growth in the education-map of India. Several newer educational centres have come up across the country. So we need to work harder for the ministry at Local, forming thriving mission communities that can reach out to the campuses in our local areas. The city /taluka /district maps with education centres marked up should become our prayer cards. Hence let us budget for the Local Activities.

 

Why a budget for State?

Local EUs/EGFs being mission communities planted by God, it is our responsibility to support the State ministry infrastructure that provide us Staff for our areas, State Level Training Programmes and join our state in reaching out to the rest of the State to mission communities (EUs and EGFs) for the unreached areas within the State. Newer education centres in our States should become our areas of concern, prayer and involvement.

 

Why a budget for National?

Four of our Zones- North West (JK, PB, HP, HR & DL), North (UP, UK & RJ) North Central (MP, CG, BH & JH) and the East (WB &OR), as well as parts of West and North East zones are in pioneering situation, calling for our involvement. It’s not just a few cities that are known for education opportunities now. Several suburban areas, satellite towns and even taluka head-quarters that are now developing as good educational centres. And those centres are awaiting for our students, staff and graduates as God’s channel of blessing over there. Most of our UESI National Staff is deployed in these pioneering Zones. In addition, the National is responsible to support the ministry at the States through its Departments, States Secretaries, Zonal Secretaries and National level training projects to keep the movement growing for God’s glory.

Several EUs and EGFs across the country are now practicing this 3 Dimensional involvement. A model budget table from our very old UNIPET EU/EGF is shown herewith. Further, if any EU /EGF unit require assistance in terms of format for budget, accounting etc, please let us know.

We are in March, the last month of the financial year. And we seek your earnest prayers for the following

• Closing the financial year without any deficits: Our budget for the year 2016-17 was 5.3 Cr at the National. It was His amazing grace that provided for 40-45L/month during the year. We would require about 75 Lacs this month (including regular needs in March)
• Decentralised States & State EGFs; Pray that our13 decentralised states and the State EGFs of pioneering states, will also be enabled by God to close their year without any deficits.
• Audits and Compliances requirements of the financial year. Seek support from all states and units to submit the accounts statements with supporting vouchers for onward integration with the national accounts. Please pray for the process.
• Participation of all ICEUs and EGFs across the country in the finances at their States and National. That all units will review their local budget this month, catch up in giving…

Seeking your earnest prayers for the year end activities,

In Christ, In His Mission,

Reji K Daniel

trea...@uesi.in

 

Pray for UESI Finances	Mar 2017
Regular Monthly Needs	36.0L
Staff Travel & Reimbursements-	2.0L
Training Department Projects	6.0L
Staff Future Benefits Q4 NPS& PPF)	12.0L
Staff Future Benefits (Gratuity Year Premium)	12.0L
PTCM UESI Scholarship- Installment 2	5.0L
Pioneering States Support	2.0L
Total Funds Required	75.0L

 

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J.SELVADURAI
FIELD DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SECRETARY
UESI
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