Berean Church Of Christ
Monthly Spotlight for "Adopt A Preacher"
Ubeda Limma
I have known Ubeda for about eighteen months and have had countless interactions with him and some of His 28 co-preachers as he refers to them. He is a very humble servant of Christ who, quite frankly, puts any preacher I have ever met to shame. Last year, alone, he baptized over 900 people, most-ly Hindu. When I tried to give him a compliment for the great work he was accomplishing he said una - pologeticaly, "I am small dust." Since then I have given him a nickname, "Dusty." For obvious reas- ons I have chosen him to be the first draft pick to spotlight on my new website under the category of "Adopt A Preacher." His one desire for himself and his 28 co-preach- ers is for each of them to receive a bicycle, seeing that none of them can afford one and the distances they each travel are far. This would allow each of them even further range to contact villages beyond what they are presently able to do in one day by foot. Along with each bike, provide a helmet, and a tool kit. hand pump and a spare tire or innertube. This would help prevent them from getting strand- ed in a desolate area. Oh! and a locking device as theft is rampant in this region. My wife and I purch- ased a bike for Ubeda and within six months it had been stolen. Another need that, if filled, would allow him the ability to do so much more than he can now with only a hand-held smartphone, would be the purch- ase of a computer with a printer, paper, and ink, along with all the peripherals. We often have Bible classes and he has to borrow a laptop to make that happen. My wife and I help him financially but I can tell you that what we are able to do is way short of the actual need that he faces with a growing min- istry, three boys going to school, a wife, and aging parents. I can personally say with confidence, that this brother's work is "good soil" and is worthy of assistance, whether a one-time gift or regular monthly support. Here in his own words (with all spelling and grammar mistakes) is His short bio of his life.
My Testimony MY NAME IS- ubeda Limma. I have one brother, no sister, we are both brother are to our parent. We are so poor family, we have no house. My father was Hindu religion family. When myself and my brother we completed our secular study, we planned to know what is the real truth in the world and who is the real God of the world. Regarding our school period almost we were hearing about Jesus and His miracle by the people. One day my parent they told us "dear son, you both are known that we are poor family and we can not able to give you high education because we do not have money, so you will to search job for your future." We got good job that was teacher post. Regarding our teachers works-one day myself with my brother-we both talks each other about life. Through the life we are doing works and talking each other and going and coming. WHO GAVE THIS LIFE????? AFTER WE WILL DIE WHERE WE WILL GO?? These questions came to our mind, in that night we both heard one voice. "I AM YOUR GOD." "I CRUCIFIED ON THE CROSS FOR YOUR SIN DO NOT WORRY I AM ELECTED YOU BOTH FOR MY WORKS." HE SHOWED US THE CROSS AND BLOOD. Suddenly I awaked from my bed and explained to my father and mother. They could not answer us because we were HINDU RELIGION AND worshiping to the idols, TREE, STONE, SUN, Moon AS GODS. In morning we went to the school to teach them student, in that school one Christian teacher was there. I told him about my dreams. He told me-brother which voice you heard- GOD TOLD YOU-HE IS REAL GOD. HE LOVES YOU, HE CRUCIFIED FOR YOUR SIN. SO IF YOU WILL BELIEVE IN HIM AND BE CHRISTIAN THEN HE CAN TAKE YOU IN THE HEAVEN. WHEN I HEARD, I TOLD TO MY YOUNGER BROTHER, HE TOLD IF HE IS THE REAL GOD, WE WILL FOLLOW HIM. In finally we informed to our parent, father "we want to be a christian, because there is life and peace for the peo-ple, except Jesus Christ there is no life and peace and salvation." When my parent they heard they were agree with us. After one month one preacher he mate us in the way, he told us,"if you wanting to know more truth and about real God-then I will send you bible training. You can train there at list three year. You can get lot of knowledge and about the Lord and heaven and hell." When we heard the great news from him, we became happy, we came to our house and informed our father about the training When they heard-they told us what is the meaning of bible training?????? We told them, bible training mean-through the class we can know REAL GOD, TRUTH, LIFE, HEAVEN AND HELL. THEY TOLD US if you will go and stay there-then who will with us????? Because you both go and stay there -then who will with us????? Because you both are our son-no sister beside of you both-we have no children's. How we can stay here to leave you both my dear sons????? We resigned (leaved) to our teacher post, and wanted top to go bible training-at that time we had no money to take travel to do bible training. At that time we had one radio. We sold that and went to the Andhra Pradesh to do bible training. By the grace of living God we completed BTH AND BD AND MTH BIBLE TRAINING THERE, WITHIN 4 YEAR. WE COMPLETED AND TAKEN GRADUATION ON 2,000 JANUARY 21ST. After completed bible training, when we returned from the training-first started our preaching among my family-we converted to our parent and given them baptism, through my father and mother we converted to our all blood relatives family-they taken baptism, now all are became Christian. We started Sunday worship and bible study and fasting prayer. For our works HINDU PEOPLE THEY AROSE AND STARTED PERS- ECUTION TO US. At that time we remembered Mathew 5:10-12. "blessed are those who are pers- ecuted, rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in the heaven, 1 peter 4:16. "Yet if any- one suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter." 2 Tim. 3:12, yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution, Rev.2:10. We faced lot of persecution from my villages. GREAT PERSECUTION Through the persecution our gospel works was spread and many people converted. At finally my village's people and neighbors villages they talked each other (through brother ubeda limma and his brother our Hindu people are reducing they are be- coming Christian to leave Hindu religion. So we have to put some restriction, if any one will talk with them-they will give us 500 rupee.) they boy- cotted us from the villages till now. There are not any chance to buy rice and oil etc. till 4 year we stayed there in very hard. by the grace of God, I given bible training to 28 very good people. now they all are my co-preacher, they working with me. Regarding our strong believe they thought "WE HAVE PUT BIG RESTRICTION IN FRONT THEM BUT-THEY ARE NOT DOING STOP TO THEIRS PREACHING-ONE DAY SUDDENLY THEY CAME AND ATTACKED US-THEY BITTEN US AND BURNT TO OUR HOMES AND OUR HOMES AND THEY BURNT 3 MEMBERS OF OUR CHURCH, because of the great persecution we came to the another district of our state Orissa. 2.---WE HAVE NO HOUSE, NO CHURCH HOUSE, NO WORSHIPPING PLACE. WE ARE DOING WORSHIP IN GREEN PLAIN FILED, AND BY AMONG THE RENTED HOUSE. MANY MANY TIME PERSECUTION WE ARE FACING. ALMOST 20 THEY HAD PUT ME IN THE JAIL. MANY TIME THEY BITTEN ME AND MY BROTHER WITH MY FAMILY. WE ARE LIVING BY FAITH ONLY [meaning they receive no financ- ial support] NOBODY HERE TO HELP US. THROUGH OUR MINISTRY ONLY OUR STATE ORISSA BECOMING CHRISTIAN. NEW AREA--- that name is PARALAKHEM- UNDI.- WE STARTED MINISTRY HERE. SLOW- LY PEOPLE THEY BELIEVED TO JESUS AS PERSONAL SAVIOR AND CONVERTED IN TO CHRIST AND TAKING BAPTISM. HERE ALSO PERSECUTION RISEN. BY THE GREAT PERS- ECUTION I COULD NOT GET GIRL TO BE MY WIFE. IN VERY DIFFICULT I GOT A GOOD GIRL. SHE ALSO FROM HINDU PERJUR FAM- ILY. THROUGH MY WIFE I CONVERTED TO HER FAMILY AND BLOOD RELATIVES. BY THE GRACE OF GOD , WE HAVE ESTABLISH- ED 35 CONGREGATION IN OUR STATE. PRESENT--- I HAVE 3 BUY, NO GIRL. THEY ARE SMALL. THEY ARE GOING TO SCHOOL. I HAVE NO MONEY TO GIVE THEM GOOD EDUCATION. MY BROTHER HE HAS 1 BUY. NOW MY FATHER AND MOTHER THEY LIV- ING BY FAITH. [again meaning they have no in- come] MY FATHER HE WAS SUFFER BRAIN STOCK [stroke]. BUT PRAISE GOD HE GET- TING SLOWLY HEAL. I AM LEADING 3 CHURCH IN 3 DIFFERENT PLACE. MY 28 CO-PREACHER THEY ALL ARE LEADING ONE CHURCH. WE MOST NEED YOUR LOVE, BLESSING AND COOPERATE. PLEASE KEEP US and KEEP our MINISTRY. KEEP TO MY CO-PREACHERS IN YOUR MIND. PASTOR-UBEDA LIMMA INDIA. WhatsApp number +91 9178086129 Email address; ubedalimma@gmail.com