United To Pray For India

You are invited to join us to pray for our country India on the 14th of September, 2023 from 7-8pm online. Do email us at mail@efionline.org if you need prayer points.

Threats to the season of Peace and Goodwill

AIM Editorial December 2021 India, we hope, will not miss out on the Spirit of Christmas. It is the season of goodwill on earth, among men, women, and children. It is to celebrate the birth and ministry of one who taught us not to make a difference between Jew and Gentile, between women and men. …

Making Sense of God’s Presence at times like these?

Rev. Dr. Vinay Samuel ( presentation to India Church leaders April 14, 2020 By Zoom)  Introduction: It is a time of great fear and suffering but one that nature inflict. This is not suffering generated by humans – in war, in massacres, holocausts. It is impersonal and from nature.  Our question is not about why does God allow …

Making the most of the worst of times

Dr. Saphir Athyal *  The whole world is a battleground! We are all under a siege! With the present swift exponential increase of Covid-19 throughout all the countries, where we are headed to this time, no one knows. Thick dark clouds covering the whole world and every nation. Suppressed anxiety and fear on most faces. Global lockdown and …

Post Lockdown Advisory for Churches, Chapels and Fellowships

Places of worship have been shut for the past two and a half months, in observance of the COVID-19 induced lockdown. However, the Government of India had issued a Notification on 30th May 2020 on easing of restrictions for religious places along with other public places. Hence religious institutions now can open on 8th June …

Responding to COVID19 in resource limited settings like India – questions and suggested approach

By Dr. Santhosh Mathew Thomas Much has been written and shared about COVID19 and ongoing responses. But mostly from places where the epidemic is quite advanced and more so, from resource rich contexts, struggling to contain and mitigate even with all their resources. The resources they have is not enough for the numbers they are …