Rev.John
Moses Doosi family
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BRIEF BIOGRAPHY:
Rev. John Moses Dussi was
formerly known as Appa Rao Dussi was born in the year 1972
in India . He was born in a very poor family of the untouchables,
who were neglected and rejected by the society. His parents
were so poor that they could not even provide for his basic
amenities in life. Good food and clothing were always scarce.
Education and decent life were distant dreams. He faced
starvation, ill health, insult and tasted the depths and
heights of poverty.
Unsheltered
he moved from place to place, person to person and
from home to home seeking for normal living. Being an untouchable,
he was rejected every where and denied help by every one.
Though poor, his family was Orthodox in religion and strongly
rooted in the Hindu beliefs.
As
a boy, while seeking admission in government run hostel,
he was denied a seat because he was too young for the hostel
and so they changed his date of birth to 1970 and put him
to 4 th grade when he was barely eligible
for 1 st grade. Though this was not correct he had no one
to support and his parents were afraid of the denial of
the admission as this will be the only provision for his
food, clothing and shelter.
Personal
Testimony Rev. John Moses Dussi.
As
I was one of the badly hurt victim of poverty, since childhood
onwards I had developed love and compassion for the poor
and needy children who were like me. A few Indian social
reformers and revolutionary leaders like Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
inspired me whom I followed passionately. I began to write
and sing songs that propagated their principles and the
revolution. During my high school studies, I was given New
Testament which I read diligently.
The life and love of Jesus Christ attracted me because of
his compassionate spirit. His love for the down trodden
challenged me. As I read the Bible more and more it was
evident that Jesus was the greatest social reformer and
a great revolutionary person who loved the people but hated
their sin. Soon I began to hunger to know more about Jesus.
I understood that all the reformers that I followed were
mere humans but I learnt that Jesus is indeed God and the
Savior of the human mankind. Though I knew so much about
Jesus, I didn't believe him as my personal savior.
CONVERSION
AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
It was in the year 1988 when I was suffering from Typhoid
fever, my sister took me to the church. The fever was so
severe and every one thought I would die. But in the church
when a believer prayed by applying oil on me, I felt a great
relief and the fever simply vanished. This was knew and
amazing to me. It was then I realized the power and love
of Jesus and soon I accepted him as my Lord and Savior.
An
incident in 1991 moved me radically. Christians in Chundur,
a village in Guntur district of my state were killed, cut
into pieces, their body parts put in gunny bags and were
thrown into a river. This hurled me back into social Reformation
where I joined in a revolutionary group and voiced through
writing and singing communist songs.
MY
CAREER
I
did my Bachelor of arts in sociology and a diploma in fitter
in Industrial Training Institute.
I
was a journalist and worked in a city called Visakhapatnam
. Later I joined as an agricultural officer at Bhubaneswar
, Orissa. I also had Alpha Engineering workshop at Vizianagaram.
God blessed me in every wok I did.
I
have also studied International Institute of correctional
Management Course in the year 2005 and Restorative Justice
in Queen's University , Canada .
MARRIAGE
AND GOD'S CALL
I was married to Ms. G. Sushma in the year 1999 on 17 th
February. She was a very strong believer. While I was steadily
growing on social activities, my wife was so much concerned
about my spiritual status. She pulled me into regular and
fasting prayers. It was during these days on the early hours
of dec'30, 1999, i shared God's voice in a vision. The voice
I heard was FOLLOW ME, I WILL MAKE YOU FISHERS OF MEN.
The
next day I shared this with my wife. After both of us prayed
and sought the lord for some more clarity and direction,
we made a decision. In February 2000, I resigned my job
and joined the lord's work fulltime.
DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE
I
would like to share with you my favourette verses in matt
25:32-40. This passage talks about second coming and God's
Judgement. It says that God will bless those who care for
the hungry, needy, prisoners and strangers. When we care
for the least and lost in our community, we are serving
god directly. This is the goal and vision of my ministry.
This I call the 5 fold ministry and this can be explained
with the 5 fingers of our hand.
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Thumb finger preaching the gospel and discipling
and challenging others to do the lord's work.
Point finger prison ministry, we concentrate on
people who are pointed out and neglected by others,
especially the prisoners.
Middle finger- Church Planting, this is our utmost
priority in our ministry.
Ring finger- hospital ministry, we reach the weak
and sick people in our community.
Little finger- we care for the poor people and
those who are in need. |
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So,
my dear brother and sister, if you are not yet saved, this
is the right moment to accept Jesus as your Lord and personal
savior. If you are a believer, I challenge you to share
the gospel to others. If you are already preaching the gospel,
I encourage you to do it with practical love and social
work. Some one said, preach the gospel always, but
use words only when necessary. This is the ministry
God loves and accepts and these are the ones who will receive
eternal life. The Bible says, faith without works is dead
faith. So let your salvation may not be limited to
you and your family, but extend it to the poor, prisoners,
sick people and those who are lost.
May
god bless you.
In
His Ministry,
Rev.
Dr. Moses Dussi. |