Thanks for all your messages and support. I do know the reason why he drifted out. I wanted to share this with all of you as you should know the background when you are praying for my brother.
It happened so about more than 2 years ago. Cecil used to have problems of not being able to sleep. He used to have a choking sensation in the nights where he used to find somebody sitting on his chest and strangling his throat. He wouldn't even be able to stretch his arm to wake up my mother who is sleeping just at an arms' distance. For days he couldn't sleep (Trust me it happened for days). He used to fear getting to bed. He heard weird sounds as a lady walking with anklets and also peeping through the window which none of us could see/hear. We thought he was being troubled by some satanic forces and suggested going to the Charismatic priests at Hyderabad (Muthangi). He went there and also tried to visit many other Catholic priests to seek their prayers. But all he got was "waiting". Probably God was testing him to see his patience. That's what we used to tell him at least. Later due to one of his so called Muslim friends he managed to reach one such person who was a Muslim (Baba) and had prayed for him and only after that he could sleep peacefully. This is the entire incident that happened. Now he spends 6-7 hours a day in prayer. We do not know what he prays, he started studying religion, and he speaks about Muslim religion in comparison to Christianity (relating it to the Old Testament). But he is not the same. We want to see him come back to Christianity and are very troubled with his current state. Now knowing this reason, Please help and guide us how to work with him on this to find the savior. Thanks for your support. -Subhadaa -----Original Message----- From: Anil Thomas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 11:48 AM To: Subhadaa Reddimasi; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [JOYnet] Prayer Intention Hi, See, nobody suddenly starts searching for god. Please find out what prompted your brother to take the decision to "turn to God", and why (inspite of being a catholic) he did not seek Jesus(The obvious choice). There must be some reason(or some Close friend may be influencing him) which he may not be telling you. Spend some time with him and/or ask his close friends. Try to help him with his problems. Simply telling him about Jesus will not help you(He may get irritated and try to keep away from you). We are praying for your brother. But along with prayer, we need to help him deal with his problems. Your friend in Christ Thomas -----Original Message----- From: Subhadaa Reddimasi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 11:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [JOYnet] Prayer Intention Please pray for my brother Cecil. Context: We are a catholic family at Hyderabad, India. My brother suddenly in search of God went totally deviated from him and is seeking Muslim religion. The entire family is very upset and worried for him. Prayer Lord Jesus! Please help Cecil to find your love for him and also guide him to understand you and discover you in his life. Help him to realize that you are the one and only true living God. ============================================================================ === This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ============================================================================ === =============================================================================== This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===============================================================================
