TESTIMONY

REKHA GADKE
My husband had been having an extra marital affair and finally decided to divorce me and marry this other woman. I was devastated when he told me about it and became quite desparate. A kind neighbor who came to know of my situation suggested that I go with her to The Master's Touch Healing Center. She told me that Jesus would bring me peace of mind. After attending the first Sunday and participating in the Prayer Service, I felt unaccountably peace filled. After 2 days, my husband told me that the other woman had changed her mind about marrying him and he too had changed his plans about leaving me. I praise and thank Jesus for this great miracle and will continue attending the Prayer Services. I also found Pastor Robin Almeida's preaching very enlightening and uplifting and liked the interesting and humorous way in which he explains deep truths of faith in Jesus. Praise the Lord!

LETTER FROM THE FOUNDER

PRAISE JESUS!

My dear blessed brothers and sisters in the Lord,

Greeting in the precious name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ of Nazareth. I believe that this year has brought a lot of new hope, new joy and new dreams in your life. In 2008 God opened the gate and in 2009, everything will be fine! We here at THE MASTER’S TOUCH HEALING CENTER, fervently pray that God almighty opens up the doors and windows of Heaven and pours out such abundant blessings upon your life, that you won’t have room enough to receive it. (Malachi 3:10)

We welcome you to be a part of our special prayer service, FESTIVAL OF PEACE, on the 4th of January 2009. Let’s start the New Year with the Divine peace of the Lord that surpasses all understanding.

Venue of the FESTIVAL OF PEACE:
INDIAN EDUCATION SOCIETY, IES Secondary School Campus, Marol, Opp. Milind Nagar, Near Larsen & Toubro, Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road, Powai, Mumbai 400 072.
TIME: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
From the 4th of January onwards, the Sunday service will be held at the above venue at the same time.

We are here at your service in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Yours truly,
Pastor Robin Almeida

TESTIMONY

MARUTI ARJUN GAIKWAD
Both my shoulders were badly frozen and I was not able to lift both my hands beyond my chest. I could not even put food into my mouth. A friend told me about The Master’s Touch Healing Center and took me there 2 Sundays ago. He said I might have to attend for at least 2 or 3 Sundays before getting completely healed. But Jesus healed me completely after the 1st Sunday and last Sunday I could testify to it before Pastor Robin and the rest of the people there. I stood before them and at Pastor Robin’s request, moved my hands up and down several times, raising both hands way above my head. Everyone, including me, praised and glorified Jesus for this wonderful miracle.

MARTHA & MARY

At the last Bible class, Pastor Robin took up the passage from Luke 10:38-42 which narrates how Jesus and his disciples entered a certain village and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Jesus into her house. She had a sister Mary who, as soon as Jesus came in and sat down, was drawn to sit at his feet and hung on every word that came from his lips. That’s what Jesus wanted also from Martha, to just be with him and receive what he came to give. But Martha’s mind was fully occupied with the business of serving. From the gospel account we see that she did not do this happily and freely, but was weighed down with the task to such an extent that she felt the need of someone to help her carry this burden and even accused her invited guest Jesus of not caring about her. She then proceeded to tell Jesus in what way he should help her to carry out the plans she had made for serving him. She asked him to tell Mary to leave her position at his feet and to join her in the preparations.
Jesus understood Martha’s problem immediately. He always understands us better than we understand ourselves. He saw that within herself she was worried and troubled about many things and told her so. He saw that she was also struggling to solve her problems in her own way. Many of us, instead of living our lives according to God’s plans for us, ask God to help us carry out the plans we have made. This is a sure pathway to stress! So Jesus told Martha that only one thing was required of her, to do what Mary was doing: sit with him and listen to his word. Sitting with Jesus and listening to his word in prayer has the power to transform us from people who are anxious, troubled, sick in mind and body, into people of peace, deep inner joy and good health, at the same time giving us the dynamism, energy and efficiency to do all that we are required to do.
Pastor Robin noted that in every organization there is need of people with Martha’s characteristics of caring and serving. But the Mary characteristic of prayerfulness is of prime importance. In every Martha type of person there should also be the Mary characteristic and vice versa. In the Church (body or group of believers), every person has a special God-given gift or talent for service. If we leave this gift dormant and unused, it will eventually die out. Using our special gifts increases and multiplies them. This is God’s plan for our individual growth and for the growth of the ministry JESUS has entrusted to his body the church: to deliver people from evil in HIS NAME, give them a new life of peace and joy and an assurance of eternal life in Heaven with him. Praise the Lord!

TESTIMONY

DAGMAR LOPES
I was suffering from a chronic problem of in-growing toe nails that caused me much discomfort and at times became very painful. I learnt how to separate the nail from the flesh, which would give me temporary relief until it would happen again with another toe. I placed a petition for prayer at the Monday intercessory fasting prayer service. After that the problem just disappeared and has not occurred ever since. PRAISE YOU JESUS!

MOSES AND THE BURNING BUSH

Last Wednesday, Pastor Robin spoke about the Bible account of Moses in Exodus, chapter 3. Moses was grazing the sheep of his father-in-law and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There he saw a bush on fire, but noticed that the fire was not destroying it. Curiosity led him to take a closer look. As he drew near, the voice of God called out to him from the midst of the bush saying, “Moses! Moses! Do not draw near this place. Take the sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.”
Pastor Robin made two observations concerning our own lives, based on the fire not destroying the bush. When the Holy Spirit’s fire burns within us, nothing can destroy us because The Creator of Heaven & Earth is with us. The second observation was that when the Lord’s hand is on us, Satan’s fire could never burn or destroy us.
Why did God tell Moses to remove his sandals? Removing one’s footwear is a symbolic gesture of entering into God’s presence without the inner dirt and grime of the world. We cannot come before an all Holy God with the impurities and sinfulness that we accumulate during our walk through this life. Yet, experience shows us that it is impossible for us to remove the root of sin from our lives that keeps on shooting up no matter how hard we try to control it. Sin is like an unbreakable glass wall that stands between God and us. So we can see what we are missing, but cannot reach it. Isaiah 59:1&2 says,” “Behold the Lord’s hand is not shortened that it cannot save, nor His ear heavy that it cannot hear. But your iniquities have separated you from you God; and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear.”
How can we get rid of the sin with us? There is only one solution. When we accept Jesus as our only savior, the blood He shed for us 2008 years ago, washes away every sin that we repent for, demolishes the wall of separation and brings us onto the holy ground of God’s presence. Only in this position will God hear us and answer our prayers. Pastor Robin made another observation. When we are free from sin, God is present to us, not in any particular place, but wherever we are. So even if we change the place where we worship God, our position before Him never changes and so anywhere we are is holy ground.
God called and appointed Moses to deliver His people, the Israelites, from Egyptian slavery and oppression. He told Moses, an ordinary herdsman, to go to the Pharaoh of Egypt and ask him to allow the Israelites to leave the country, promising to be with him and to direct him through the entire operation. In verse 13 we read how Moses felt that the Israelite slaves in Egypt might ask the name of the God who had sent him. God answered Moses saying, “I AM WHO I AM” and revealed His name as I AM. Pastor Robin shared an insight into this name and said that after the words, “I AM” we can use a method of “fill in the blanks”: I AM _________, meaning that we can tell God what we want Him to be to us. For example, we can fill in the blank with savior, provider, peace, shepherd /guide, healer, victory, sanctifier, etc. In John 6:35, Jesus says, “I AM the bread of life. In John 8:12 He says, “I AM the light of the world.” In John 10:9 He says, “I AM the door.” In John 11:25 He says, “I AM the resurrection and the life.” In John 15:5, He says, “I AM the vine…” In John 14:6 He says, “I AM the way, the truth and the life.” In Revelations 1:8 He says, “I AM the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end.
In the Old Testament, God revealed His name as I AM. In the New Testament, we see how Jesus refers to Himself as I AM, filling in the blanks with various descriptions of who He is to us. From this we can easily conclude that Jesus and the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the Israelites are one and the same God, with whom the Bible begins in Genesis and concludes in the Book of Revelations.

PASTOR ROBIN'S SUNDAY PREACHING

At last Sunday’s service, Pastor Robin preached on the Gospel passage from Luke 5: 21-43. The passage begins with: “Now when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to him, and he was by the sea. And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw him, he fell at his feet.” Considering that the Jewish Authority were against Jesus because they felt that he was destroying some of their inherited beliefs, it is strange that a ruler of the synagogue should come and fall at Jesus’ feet. Verse 23 tells us why he did this. His little daughter was at the point of death and he wanted Jesus to go to his house and lay his hands on her to heal her. When people are in deep trouble and suffering, the search for a solution often reaches beyond the boundaries and barriers built by small minded and short sighted human thinking. That’s what happened in the case of Jairus. Faced by his daughter’s imminent death, all his prejudices and fear of what his colleagues might think were thrown to the wind. Jesus was touched by his faith and was about to leave with him immediately, when he suddenly became aware that someone had quietly touched him in faith and had received a healing. Jesus turned around and asked who it was who had touched him. It was a woman who had been bleeding for 12 years. According to the tradition of that time, a woman in this condition was considered to be unclean and not permitted to appear in public. But she, in her suffering and feeble state, had dared to break the tradition, pushed her way through the crowd and without being noticed, quietly touched the hem of Jesus’ garment, believing that she would be healed. And it happened for her! She literally stole her healing. Jesus felt the healing power go out through his body. When God anoints certain people to be his ministers for healing in today’s world, at the required time he fills them with the power of his Holy Spirit and they too can feel the power of Jesus go out through their bodies to touch people and heal them. Pastor Robin explained and elaborated on this phenomenon through his own experiences of healing at public gatherings.
At the time of Jesus, the small-minded, prejudiced Jewish Authority sort to kill Jesus even though millions of people were being healed, delivered from evil spirits and finding peace and joy. The very same thing is happening today, when small-minded prejudiced people are attacking and killing those through whom Jesus’ saving presence in today’s world is being experienced by millions.
While Jesus spent time listening to the woman who came forward in fear and trembling and confessed to him that she had touched his garment, Jairus received the news that his daughter had passed away. When Jesus heard this, he said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not be afraid, only believe.” Then Jesus went with him, permitting no one else to follow except his disciples, Peter, James and John. At the house, Jesus went into the room where the girl lay, putting out all the weeping and disbelieving people and allowing inside only the girl’s father and mother and his 3 disciples. Verse 41 says, “Then he took the child by the hand, and said to her, ‘Talitha, cumi,’ which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you arise.” To everyone’s amazement, the 12-year old child immediately arose and walked.
Jesus says these same words to each one of us, “Do not be afraid, only believe.” If our miracle seems to be delayed it does not mean that it has been denied. In the case of Jairus, Jesus waited till the little girl died, letting him witness the mighty miracle of his dead daughter being brought back to life. As Jesus put all the disbelieving people out of the room before he brought the dead girl back to life, we need to put out of ourselves our own disbelieving thoughts as well as the worldly, short-sighted views of people who knowingly or unknowingly hinder us from following that inner voice that calls us to true peace, joy and abundant life. It takes courage to follow that calling, the price may be high, but the rewards are unimaginable! Praise the Lord!
There are many people today who are bleeding from secret places, which means suffering from problems or facing difficulties that they are unable to disclose. Jesus knows it all and understands us as no one else can. He is alive today, right with you even though invisible, All you need to do is to reach out in faith and touch him and see his mighty miracles happen in your life!

TESTIMONY

AARTI MAURYA
When my second son Adarsh was 7 months old, I suffered from excessive bleeding for nine months. On being medically examined, I was diagnosed as having cancer of the uterus. A course of treatment was prescribed for me, which my husband and I found to be beyond our means and we were almost in despair. My husband Shivjor used to attend the prayer services conducted by Pastor Robin Almeida at The Master’s Touch Healing Center, regularly. Although he had invited me to it several times, I had always refused to go with him as I felt that I did not have any faith in Jesus. When I found myself in this difficult plight, I agreed to go with my husband to the next meeting. At that meeting, I could not understand anything and even experienced a sense of fear. But when I reached home I found that the bleeding had stopped completely. I went back to the doctor only 3 months later and he was surprised to see me looking so well, but insisted that I go again for a checkup, which I did. The report showed that there were no traces of the cancer at all! Thank you Jesus! I now attend the Prayer Services regularly with my husband and two sons.

THE MIRACLE AT CANA

Last Wednesday, Pastor Robin preached on the miracle described in the gospel of John, chapter 2, verses 1-11, where Jesus changed water into wine at the wedding feast of Cana. In verses 5-10 we read:
His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.” Now there were set there six water pots of stone… Jesus said to them, “Fill the water pots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. And He said to them, “Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.” And they took it. When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from… the master of the feast called the bridegroom. And he said to him, “Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then that which is inferior, but you have kept the good wine until now.”
Pastor Robin made it clear, first of all, that Jesus did not produce an intoxicating alcoholic drink as we think of wine today, but changed the water into pure grape juice of a superior quality. He then stressed on the importance of Jesus’ mother’s advice to the servants, “whatever He says to you, do it.” In our lives too, if we want to see miracles happen, we must do whatever Jesus tells us to do as He speaks to us today in various ways: Through the words of the Bible and through the counsel of His Holy Spirit. Psalm 32:8 says, “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go, I will guide you with my eye upon you (guide you and watch over you).”
Jesus need not have asked the servants to fill the water pots. He could have simply filled the empty jars with wine, just by a word. When Jesus works miracles in our lives, He always does it in partnership with us. There is always something that we have to do that is our part and then Jesus does His part. It is true that nothing is impossible for God. But in our case we need to say that nothing is impossible with God, because He wants a partnership with us. God seeks a love relationship with us. Our relationship with Him has to be a commitment and cannot be based on mere feeling. The time we give to Him in personal prayer has to be a daily commitment. Pastor Robin compared this to a marriage relationship that has to be based on commitment. If it is based only on feeling, it is bound to break up, as feelings may fade away with changing times and circumstances. So coming back to our partnership with Jesus, it is clear that there is some part that God wants us to do. If we ask God for a good job, we need to look out for it or send our bio-data to various places. If we pray for good health, we also need to eat the right foods, exercise our bodies and get the right amount of rest. When we do our part, we can count on God to do His part and work the miracle that we are seeking. At times we may find that the miracle we seek is not happening. Perhaps God may be waiting for us to take that courageous step towards Him that we may be hesitating to take, finding it very costly in many ways.
Pastor Robin observed that most of us present there were Jesus’ recent miracles of converted hearts, come into the kingdom of God at these end times. He compared it to the best wine that was served last at the wedding of Cana. Praise the Lord!

TESTIMONY

MEETA GUPTA
From the age of 14, an evil spirit would haunt me every night. My parents took me to many people and places for help, but to no avail. It continued even after my marriage. The evil spirit would push my husband aside and attack me. My husband took me to several places and to many pujaris and spent a lot of money, but nothing changed. One day, my neighbor took me to The Master’s Touch Healing Center where Pastor Robin Almeida prayed over me and counseled me. I attended the Prayer Meetings regularly and after about 9 meetings was completely delivered. Since then, the Lord has blessed our family, my husband and two children, in many ways and even answered our prayers for a new house. Thank you Jesus!

GENESIS 4:1-15, CAIN & ABEL

At the last Prayer Service, Pastor Robin preached on Genesis 4:1-15. Below is a summary of his preaching:
Adam and Eve had two sons, Cain and Abel. When Cain was born, Eve said, “I have gotten a man from the Lord.” Note that she did not use the term “baby” or “child”, but immediately referred to what he was to grow into. When parents visualize the great and wonderful future God has planned for their newborn and keep proclaiming it, the baby will automatically grow into that great person. If a child keeps hearing derogatory and discouraging words, God’s wonderful plans for that child’s life will be greatly hindered. The words you say to your children have the power to make or break them. So even when correcting or disciplining your children, always visualize and point to the great future that lies ahead.
Although verses 1 & 2 speak about the birth of Cain and Abel, verse 3 immediately speaks about the offering that both of them brought to the Lord. Abel, who was a keeper of sheep, offered God the firstlings of his flock, while Cain, who was a tiller of the ground, offered God the fruit of the ground. We know from verse 4 & 5 that God respected Abel’s offering but not Cain’s. Cain got very angry. God, who deserves the best, knows the heart of each person and knows whether we are giving Him our best or not. When we are generous in our offerings to God He always increases our resources. In Malachi 3:10, God says, “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and prove Me now in this,” says the Lord of Hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.”
In verses 8-10, we see how Cain, who was angry and jealous of his brother, brought Abel into his own field and killed him, spilling his brother’s blood onto the earth that soaked it up. Seeing that, God put a curse on the field saying to Cain, “ When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength to you.”
After mankind sinned against God, Satan’s kingdom began to spread, as we can see even today, enslaving each and every person, including you and me, to the power of sin. This means that in Satan’s kingdom to which all of us are subjected, we are robbed of our inner peace and joy and are burdened with an inclination toward envy, jealousy, hatred, revenge and other forms of evil intent that are manifested in evil actions.
Jesus stepped into Satan’s kingdom, allowed Himself to be killed and allowed His blood to be spilled there, thus establishing His own Kingdom in which Satan’s efforts are rendered fruitless and unproductive. So everyone who accepts Jesus as their king, enters His Kingdom, obtains mercy and pardon for their sins and can live a life free from the slavery of sin. In freeing us from Satan’s control, Jesus restores us to a personal relationship with God our Father. Our spirits find joy in Him, our souls find peace, our bodies find health and we can enjoy a wonderful and sincere fellowship with one another. As every country has its own laws, the kingdom of God has laws that are written out in the book entitled “The Bible” which means “Good News.” To enjoy the privileges of Jesus’ kingdom, it is important to study its laws and obey them.
After his preaching, Pastor Robin prayed for the congregation and announced that Jesus was present there, touching and healing many people of various illnesses. He specifically mentioned certain problems that Jesus was taking away. He then explained the importance of testifying to having received a healing or blessing as that gives glory to God and confirms the blessing. After that there was a line of people who came forward to testify to being touched by Jesus.

FORGIVENESS

At last Sunday’s service, Pastor Robin preached on the topic of forgiveness. He related the story of Maria Goretti who was stabbed 14 times by her neighbor Alexandro because she resisted his attempts to rape her. As she was dying, she heroically forgave him his sin. Pastor Robin also narrated the more recent case in India, when Gladys Staines who, in the Name of Jesus, forgave the murderers of her missionary husband Pastor Graham and her two small sons who were burnt to death.
Jesus taught us to forgive those who hurt us, as we expect God our Father to forgive us our own sins. There are many illnesses that attack us and persist, in spite of medication. Unforgiveness in our hearts creates poisonous fluids in our bodies that cause it to malfunction. Even before praying for healing, it is necessary to prepare the body by removing the blocks of unforgiveness. There are many known cases of people whose illnesses, aches and pains got healed the moment they forgave someone who had deeply hurt them.
Unforgiveness is also a sin against God. If we should die in such a state, we can never enter the presence of God and will have to spend an eternity of suffering in Hell.
At the end of the preaching, Pastor Robin asked if people would like to come forward and publicly forgive someone who had hurt them. Almost everyone in the congregation came forward. Some people gave instant testimonies of experiencing heavy burdens being lifted and pains disappearing. Pastor Robin said that he expects many more such testimonies at the next service. Praise the Lord!

A Report by Dagmar Lopes

ONLY YOU LORD!

I was the biggest sinner on earth
And cursed the day of my birth!
Yet you came and set me free,
By destroying sin on Calvary!
I nail my flesh to the cross on which you died,
And live in the Spirit as in you I abide.
I have no more desire for this sinful world,
And greed for nothing except your Word!
As you wash me now with your holy blood,
Streams of love fill my heart like a flood!

By Pastor Robin Almeida

TESTIMONY

SUNITA JADHAV
My husband and I had been married for seven years, but our great desire to have a child had not been fulfilled. A friend invited me to Pastor Robin Almeida’s Prayer Service saying that there, many prayer requests are answered and many miracles have taken place. There I came to know about Jesus for the first time. I began to believe in Him and put my trust in Him. Hardly three weeks later, I became pregnant and gave this joyful testimony at the prayer service. I continued to attend the weekly services, from time to time being prayed over for a normal pregnancy and safe delivery. We now have a healthy, six month old baby! Thank you Jesus!

TESTIMONY

ALBERT SEQUEIRA
I was in a hospital in Mangalore, suffering from a kidney disorder. The urine content in my kidney had reached 350 ml and I had to have immediate dialysis. I phoned Pastor Robin that night and he prayed for me. The next morning, the ultra sound test showed that the urine content had reduced to 8 ml and hence no dialysis was required! I was discharged the next day. Praise the Lord! But due to diabetes, my legs were badly affected and I could not walk without support. I phoned Pastor Robin again and he prayed for me. That night, as I lay in bed, I felt someone touch my legs, but could see no one. The next morning I found that my legs were strong and I could walk without support! Everyone who saw me was amazed.
I came to Mumbai to give my testimony at Pastor Robin’s prayer service. While traveling from Mangalore to Mumbai, I had no pain at all and no problem whatsoever. I praise and thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

GOD'S WONDERFUL PLANS FOR YOU

The creation story of the Bible tells us that God created everything by His Word, i.e. by just commanding them into existence: the earth, sea, sky, animals, birds, plants. But when God created human beings, he formed them. He created human beings, male and female, in His own image. Genesis 1:27 says, “So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” Verse 7 says, “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being.” How special you are to God! He created you in His own image so that He could love you and you could love Him in a personal relationship.
Before God formed man, He created the Garden of Eden and put him there. This means that God provided everything for mankind. God has provided everything for you too, everything for you to live a happy life. You don’t have to search for what you need because it is already there for you. When a farmer goes to the field, he stoops to put the seed into the ground. At the right time the seed bears fruit and the plant becomes visible. In coming down to the earth in the form of the man Jesus, God has stooped to plant seeds in your life. At present, you may see only dust and mud in your life. Don’t despair, because below is the seed that will, at the appointed time, spring up yielding blessings that no demon can steal away! In spite of your lack of faith, what God has planned for you will happen!

We have a wonderful example in Genesis, where God, through His messengers, told Abraham, who was nearing 100 years, that his wife Sarah, almost 90 years, would bear him a son! Sarah laughed at the idea. But in spite of her lack of faith, God did what He said. We read in Genesis 21:1&2 – “And the Lord God visited Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as He had spoken. Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.” We also have the example in 1Samuel 16, where God made a most unexpected, unbelievable choice of a young shepherd boy to be king of Israel. That was King David! In the New Testament of the Bible, we see how Peter, an uneducated, impulsive, fisherman was chosen by Jesus to be the leader of the apostles.
So remember that nothing is impossible with God. Whatever your present situation may be, trust in Him and wait for the appointed time to see the fulfillment of the wonderful plans He has for you! All you need do, is to move forward and do what God tells you to do, in spite of your lack of faith and fear of the unknown. What God has planned for you will happen!

By Pastor Robin Almeida

A PARABLE

A man was driving his Ford car on a busy road when it suddenly broke down. Unable to get it going, he summoned a mechanic who worked on it for quite a while unsuccessfully. Other mechanics from the garage came to help, but no one could locate the problem. A man, who had been watching with keen interest, finally came forward and offered his services, which were gladly accepted by the tired mechanics. To their astonishment, he located the problem immediately and fixed it instantly! On enquiring about his credentials, they were shocked out of their wits to discover that he was Henry Ford himself, the designer/engineer and creator of Ford cars!
A LESSON TO LEARN
When our bodies break down, who, more than the Creator Himself, knows us inside out, can locate the problem instantly and fix it in the wink of an eye? But before we go to Him or to his mechanics, we first try fixing the problem ourselves, then try other mechanics until all possible alternatives fail. Some of us lose all hope and abandon our vehicle to the scrap yard! A few of us seek out our Creator’s authentic mechanics through whom he works, and have experienced a complete overhaul and a brand new life! Praise the Lord!

In John 10:10 Jesus says, “I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.”

By Pastor Robin Almeida

AN EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF HEALING

Laxmibhai
Laxmibhai worked as a helper in an airline flight kitchen, until she suffered a stroke and lost her job. She recovered sufficiently to be able to walk with the help of a stick, but one of her arms hung down lifelessly. Her speech and hearing were also affected. She now survived by begging and became a familiar figure on 90 ft. road, Sakinaka.
One Sunday, Laxmibhai made her way to the door of The Master’s Touch Healing Center. Rajendra Kumar, who was outside, gave her some money, but she indicated to him that she wished to enter. Towards the end of the service, Pastor Robin announced that those who wished, could come forward to be prayed over individually and someone helped Laxmibhai to join the queue. When Pastor laid his hand on her and prayed, she fell to the floor. She was helped up and led to a seat in the corner of the room. After a while, we noticed Laxmibhai raise her paralyzed hand straight up, over her head! Pastor called her to the front and asked her to do it again, which she did immediately. Then we realized that even her deafness had been healed. She also attempted to say “Alleluia” as she heard others say.
The following week, Laxmibhai came again, but even while entering, she spoke fluently and in a loud voice, telling everyone how Jesus had healed her!

By Dagmar Lopes

THE STRUGGLE WITH SIN

In today’s sophisticated world, sin has become like morning breakfast, afternoon lunch and evening dinner. This new age has lost its sense of sin. The reason behind this is the internal conflict within every human being. Paul speaks about this very conflict in Romans 7:19 – “For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do — this I keep on doing.” Some people express their desire to quit bad habits like smoking, drinking, immoral behavior, lying, stealing, etc., but also express their inability to quit from such sinful deeds. What could be this demonic, evil force holding us as slaves to this helpless and devastating situation?
The Apostle Paul talks about it in the very next verse, Romans 7:20 – “Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.” The same Apostle Paul, who speaks about sin dwelling in him, also speaks about the human body being the Temple of the Holy Spirit and also a home for Jesus to abide in. As far as we know, darkness and light cannot exist together as we read in John 1:5 “The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.” Similarly, Jesus and sin cannot live together. It is all a matter of your personal choice, whom you invite and give access to in your life. How do we say that there is a choice? What is the other option?
Let’s go back to Genesis 4:7 where God Almighty says to Cain, “…sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it.” On the other hand, in Revelations 3:20 Jesus says: “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.”
Now we can also see the eventual consequences of inviting Jesus and the consequences of inviting Sin:
a. If you invite Jesus Christ, as He says in Revelations 3:20, He will come in and eat with you and you with Him.
b. If you invite the devil into your life, you will suffer the consequences mentioned in John 10:10, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; …”
It’s a matter of your own personal choice because God has given every human being his or her own free will. Deuteronomy 30:19 – “This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live.”
John 11:25 – “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live even though he dies.”
John 14:6 – “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

By Pastor Robin Almeida

MY LORD, MY GOD!

My heart is restless! It’s in search of you.
The distance seems great, the way so new.
But I’ll find the way to reach your heart,
Towards you, O Lord, my journey I start.

Show me the way to reach your palace,
I want to live without sin and malice.
A vision of you I long to see,
Hear my prayer and answer me!

My lips aren’t worthy to call upon your Name,
But I know that with you, I’ll never be the same.
You are so holy! And yet, not far,
I call upon you and there you are!

I’ll walk with you Lord, till the day I die,
Till the moment I bid this world good-bye.
Your presence means everything to me,
With you I’ll walk joyfully into eternity!

By Pastor Robin Almeida

QUOTE FOR THE DAY

The First Epistle of JOHN 1:5-9
This is the message that we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

TESTIMONY

WILSON NADAR
Pastor Robin Almeida has been a personal friend of many years and I have witnessed the power of his prayer even before he established “The Master’s Touch Healing Center.” So when the doctor, on checking me up, informed me that there were very slim chances of my becoming a father, I requested my friend to pray over me. As he prayed, he gave me a date on which my wife would get pregnant. It happened on that very day, as confirmed by the gynecologist a few days later.
After some months we went for a routine checkup. To our dismay, the doctor informed us that our child was no more and immediate removal was required. He gave us an appointment when this could be done. I met Pastor Robin and gave him the terrible news. Seeing my total discouragement, he did his best to revive my hope and faith in the Lord. As my wife was at home, we called her on the phone and Pastor prayed, saying: “Father, I inject life into her womb in the Name of Jesus.” Hearing this short and simple prayer, I found it difficult to believe that it would be effective. But Pastor Robin assured me that God had already answered it.
When we returned to the doctor at the appointed time, no one was more shocked than he to find that the baby in my wife’s womb was very much alive! Saying that it was beyond all medical explanation, he declared it to be a miracle! Today, we are the proud parents of a healthy three-year-old daughter! I thank Jesus Christ for this amazing and awesome miracle in my life.

John 11: 25 – “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life.’”

I COME TO THEE O LORD

So far, O Father, I wandered from Thee,
Yet you did not give up on me.
With all my evil and sinful ways,
I missed the presence of Thy loving grace.

To win this world, I ruined my soul.
I crossed the limit to achieve my goal.
By this time my state turned worse,
Nothing did I inherit other than a curse.

My heart yearned and sought for love.
I could not find it, so I looked above.
Nothing and no one could satisfy me.
At last, before you, I bowed my knee.

With all your mercy you embraced me,
And then I realized you were longing for me!
Such pleasure and sweetness filled my soul,
You are truly my ultimate goal.

Keep me, Lord, in Thy presence forever,
I have found Thee better late than never!
The rest of my life I’ll work for you,
For the harvest is plenty and the laborers are few.

By Pastor Robin Almeida

TESTIMONY

RAJENDRA KUMAR JAIN
I was an alcoholic for 15 years. I used to be a social drinker until I began associating with a group of friends at my office. We would meet everyday after work, drink together and enjoy each other’s company. Gradually, I began drinking while on duty as well and got hooked onto it. Money ran out and we had to depend on my wife’s meager salary to support our family with two children. In desperation, she resorted to prayer and having been introduced to Pastor Robin Almeida’s prayer service, became a regular attendee. She invited me to go with her, but I flatly refused.
On one of the “dry days” (all liquor shops were closed on certain days by govt. regulation), I had nothing to do in the evening and felt an unexplainable urge to go to the prayer meeting. I did not know at the time that Pastor Robin had predicted this to my wife. Not knowing the exact location, I went down all the nearby roads in search of the place until I suddenly heard the sound of singing and clapping accompanied by some percussion instruments. I entered and sat just outside the doorway. At the end of the meeting Pastor Robin spoke to me about Jesus and I started going there everyday. After the first week I was totally delivered from alcohol. It is now three years that I am completely free. My life has changed, our economic situation has improved and there is peace and happiness in our family. Thank you Jesus!

TESTIMONY

VINCENT D’SOUZA
I am 22 years old. Two years ago, I had applied for an engineering course at NITTE, got a merit seat and started my classes with full earnestness. But I used to get fever every now and then and discovered some lymph nodes on my neck. The diagnosis showed that it was Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia for which I was treated at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. A month later, Chemotherapy was started. After the first dose, my blood count dropped very low, accompanied by high fever and giddiness. There was little hope for my survival. I was put on heavy antibiotics and required frequent hospitalization. At times I had to be rushed there even at midnight.
My sister and her husband came to know about Pastor Robin Almeida and requested him to pray over me. Since it was night, Pastor asked my brother-in-law to lay his hand on me, while he prayed over the phone. The next day I went for a check-up. Praise the Lord! The doctors found that miraculously the blood count had become normal and they stopped all the antibiotics. From then on, my health started to improve and not even once did I have to be admitted to the hospital. I went for regular check-ups. The hospital reports showed that the cancer had completely disappeared. Jesus worked a miracle in my life through the prayers of Pastor Robin and the faith of my dear ones. Thank you Jesus, good and mighty God!
My prayer is that the good God may perform many more miracles through the hands of Pastor Robin Almeida, so that he may ease the pain of many and draw distressed souls closer to God. May God bless him abundantly! Praise the Lord! Alleluia!

TESTIMONY

RAKESH JAIN
At the age of 18 I began attending rave parties, invited by a friend. There I was introduced to hashish (drug) and enjoyed it. Then I went on to other heavier drugs and became an addict. I used to harass my parents for money and trouble them in other ways, causing them to get fed up of me and at times desperate.
They took me to Pastor Robin Almeida’s prayer service that did attract me, but I used to be very irregular and still continued with the drugs. One day Pastor called me for counselling, explained the Gospel to me and prayed with me. From the very next day I stopped the drugs, not even feeling the urge for it. However, I still continued to smoke cigarettes. I began to attend the prayer services regularly, learnt what it meant to completely surrender my life to Jesus and thus was delivered from smoking as well. Today, at the age of 22, I am fully committed to The Master’s Touch Healing Center and play the keyboard at all the services. Praise the Lord!

THREE DIMENSIONAL SALVATION

Over the years, people came to consider salvation as limited only to the soul and forgiveness of sins. If you read the Bible, you will understand the fullness of Salvation, that God wanted mankind to be saved wholly.
As water is made up of 2 parts of hydrogen and 1 part of oxygen (H2O), similarly the human person is made up of spirit, soul and body.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 says: “May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole body spirit and soul be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
In Isaiah 53:4-5, God speaks about that 3 dimensional salvation. “Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.” When God speaks about “transgressions and iniquities”, he is referring to sin in our souls. When he speaks about peace, he is referring to the mental/emotional condition of our spirits. When he says “by his wounds we are healed” he is referring to our bodies. So a man on a wheelchair cannot say that he is completely saved. His soul might be saved, but the body is still a slave of sickness.
If one Jesus came down to save your soul, two other Jesus’ would be required to save the spirit and body, which is not true! One Jesus was sent to save us totally. He has done the complete job of saving mankind spiritually, mentally/emotionally and physically. The moment you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, your soul, spirit and body has to be saved. Every miracle that Jesus performed was instant, i.e., if you come to Jesus with a repentant heart, he will not say, “live in you sins for a few days and then I will forgive you.” He forgives instantly and your soul is set free! Then why not the same with your body and spirit? In the Bible, wherever we read that sin is forgiven, we find that healing follows.
Mark 2:1-12, speaks about the paralytic man at Capernaum who was carried to the house where Jesus was, by 4 of his friends. Because of the crowds, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus and lowered the mat the man was lying on. When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “My son, your sins are forgiven.” Then he said to the paralyzed man (in verse11) “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” Verse 12 says: “He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
In the above passage, Jesus clearly demonstrates the 3 dimensional Salvation. When Jesus called him “My son”, he healed the spirit. When he said, “your sins are forgiven”, he healed the soul. Then when he said, “get up, take your mat and go home,” he healed the body.
Other Scripture passages that refer to the 3 dimensional Salvation are the following:
Psalm 103:3-5 – “who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”
2 Chronicles 7:14 – “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
Isaiah 33:24 – “No one living in Zion will say, “I am ill”; and the sins of those who dwell there will be forgiven.”

By Pastor Robin Almeida

QUOTE FOR THE DAY

Acts 3: 1-8, 11-13, 16
One day, Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. Now a man crippled from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put everyday to beg from those going into the temple courts. When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, “Look at us!” So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them.
Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong. He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God.
While the beggar held on to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon’s Colonnade. When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Men of Israel, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our power or godliness we had made this man walk? The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus.
By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has given this complete healing to him, as you can all see.

TESTIMONY

JAPHET DIAS
Dear Pastor,
Praise God and wishing you a very Blessed day. Please find below my testimony:
Praise God, this is a testimony of amazing, awesome works which God has done in my life. All Glory to God and and by this testimony, I hope that many will be encouraged to worship and praise the living God and be drawn into his kingdom of love and may by this testimony, the Church be edified and our Lord and Savoiur Jesus Christ be glorified forever and ever Amen.
I developed swelling in my right leg while serving on board the ship and was sent to the doctor at foreign port. On examining me the doctor declared me unfit to work and advised me to go home as soon as possible as the diagnosis showed enlaged tumors on my right thigh, stomach and around the chest. Once I arrived in Mumbai the company Doctor referred me to doctors at Nanavati Hospital and doctors advised me to undergo Open Biopsy to remove one of the tumors and send it for testing. After doing this the test result showed that I had Non Hodgkins Lyphoma, cancer of Lymphatic system or Lymph nodes. Futher test showed that the disease was active and had to be treated with Chemotheraphy and combination of another drug. Meantime my wife's cousin Nestor and his family in Mumbai whom God has ordained to be with us in all times of our trial, was constantly ministering to us the Word of the Lord and praying for us. Before leaving Mumbai Nestor had given us Pastor Robin's VCD which we watched at home and saw the great works God had used him for and hoped that such a Miracle would happen in our life. After three weeks we came to Mumbai for the next cycle and before starting the cycle Nestor was with us and he said "Lets call all Pastors to pray for you". When we got Pastor Robin on the phone, he prayed and made time for us and called us to meet him before we left for Goa. We were an hour late but he was waiting for us. He prayed, laying his hand on me and I felt chill in my forearms and calves. After 3 cycles, we had to undergo a Pet CT Scan the findings to Scan showed that the disease was no more active and was existing only in one gland on my right thigh. Pastor Robin said, " God does not leave any work He has started incomplete." We claimed it and our hope and faith became stronger. After Six Cycles of Chemotheraphy we underwent Scan again and findings showed the disease was no more in my body. I was healed of cancer! All Glory and praise to Jesus! We came to the hotel and went on our knees and thanked God and praised him for his wonderful and mighty work. As we all know, such treatments cost a lot of money. This is how God provided for me. I was on the ship only for 2 months till I came back home unfit for duty and had not even finished my 3 months Probation period. I was on my first contract with them. But my company bore the cost of the total treatment including medicines, air travel expense for me and my wife and hotel accomodation in Mumbai. I thank God for the Miraculous healing! I pray to God to bless Pastor Robin, fill and equip him more and more and use him mightily to carry out Gods mighty Wonderous works and overflow of the Gifts of The Holy Spirit. God Bless PASTOR ROBIN ALMEIDA.
Thanking You,
Japhet, Rose, Jason and Janice

QUOTE FOR THE DAY

PHILIPPIANS 4:4-7
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

TESTIMONY

SUHASINI CHAVAN
My daughter Sejal who is two and a half years old, was born physically abnormal. At 8 months, she was unable to move her limbs and her body remained absolutely stiff, periodically going into sudden tremors. My husband Subhash and I took her to a specialist. We had to get a CT scan done and separate tests for sight hearing and speech. She had brain damage, defect in the arteries of the heart and damage to the optical nerve. We could not afford the expensive treatment that was recommended and so decided to just put our faith in God. We began praying and performing pujas at different places. We did this for a long time, but Sejal remained the same.
One day, one of our neighbors offered to take us to Pastor Robin Almeida’s prayer service. There we came to know about Jesus and became regular attendees. Very soon, we found a marked improvement in Sejal. I’ve been attending the services for almost a year, always carrying Sejal with me. She is gradually recovering and is now able to move all her limbs freely, can crawl, sit, hold things in her hands and put food into her mouth. She can also stand with support, understands everything and is a very happy child. Her sight too is improving. Thank you Jesus!

HE CLEANSED ME

I was lying in the bin of sin,
There came a man, tall and thin.
He gave me his sacred hand
And helped me to stand.
Jesus was his name, he said,
The one who had risen from the dead.

He took me in his arms
And showed me his palms,
The wounds caused by the tails
Of the big blunt nails.

He said to me, “My beloved son,
Now rejoice and tell everyone
That your sins are forgiven
By your Father in Heaven,
By the blood that I shed for you
And for your fellowmen too.

I am the God for you and for all.
With me, my child, you will never fall.

Robin Almeida

NEWS

Pastor Robin Almeida produced a CD/cassette of 8 songs in Hindi entitled “Pyare Masiha”, words and music composed by him. It was such a big hit that later a remixed version was produced specially for youth, with English prayer commentary before each song – voice of Pastor Robin. His cousin Denzil D’Sa did the remix in New York. The singers were: Anthony Raj, Sangeeta Awle, D.P.Thapa, Jaisy Soni, Hareesh Paul, Pastor Robin Almeida and Julius Caesar.
Pastor Robin has written and composed songs for another Hindi CD/VCD which will be entitled “Yeshu Ka Deewana”. Anyone interested in sharing in the blessings of this new production, may contact the following mobile no.: 9224360050.

TESTIMONY

CATHERINE JAIN
My husband Raju was an alcoholic of around 15 years and my son Rakesh was a drug addict. I also have a daughter Deepali who was a student at that time and I was the only working member of our family earning a very small salary. Seeing my terrible plight, my brother-in-law introduced me to Pastor Robin Almeida’s prayer service.
On the very first day I felt the powerful presence of the Lord Jesus and felt a sense of peace and confidence. Later, my daughter and I met Pastor Robin who prayed with us and assured us that my husband would soon come to the prayer service and be delivered from alcoholism. After just over a week, Raju happened to be passing Pastor’s office and hearing the sound of the exuberant singing and clapping, was drawn to enter. He was delivered from alcohol at the first prayer service that he attended and became a regular worshipper at the church. Subsequently, Raju, Deepali and I got water baptized and we began to earnestly pray for my son Rakesh. One day, Pastor Robin prophetically announced that Rakesh would be delivered from drugs and would serve the Lord in the ministry. That is exactly what happened. The Word of the Lord from Acts 16:31 came true in our lives.
Acts 16:31 – “So they said, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.’ "

TESTIMONY

DEEPAK PAGARE
Due to an operation and my left leg being in a plaster cast soon after my birth in 1977, my left leg was always three and a half inches shorter than my right. I wore a shoe with a special heel to make up for the imbalance.
One day, a friend took me to Pastor Robin's Service. I was very impressed with what I saw and made an appointment to meet Pastor Robin at his office. While he prayed over me there, I fell to the floor. I was unaware that I had remained there for one and a half hours! During this time, I heard someone tell me to stretch my leg which I kept doing. Later I learnt that no one in the room had spoken! I also felt waves of light pass over my face and could not open my eyes even though I tried. When I was eventually able to stand up after an hour and a half, I found that both my legs were level! Praise God! I can now wear normal shoes. My family and I are now faithful followers of Jesus and are ever grateful to Him!

TESTIMONY

GANPAT SHANKAR AMBEKAR
I had been doing continuous night shifts and fell sick. I was at home for a long time, became very weak and almost completely bed-ridden. My eyesight too began to fail until I could hardly see. I was admitted to a hospital. On examination, the doctor recommended immediate blood transfusion. I could not afford this and so took a decision that the best thing I could do was to end my life by suicide.
Then one of my friends spoke to me and gave me hope. I was carried to Pastor Robin Almeida’s service. On the first day my eyes were healed and I found that I could see clearly. I attended the service for a second time and got to know about Jesus. The next day I went to the doctor to be examined. He told me that there was no need for blood transfusion as he found my blood level to be absolutely normal. Jesus healed me totally and I have now accepted Him as my only Lord and Savior.
I now have a full time job, am absolutely healthy and not in need of any medication. Thank you Jesus! I believe you are the Son of The Living God!

THE GOOD NEWS OF SALVATION IN JESUS

THE GOOD NEWS OF SALVATION IN JESUS

GOD - is the creator of everything that exists. He is supreme, awesome, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, magnificent, glorious, dazzling, beauty beyond words.
MAN - God created human beings to rule the earth and to worship Him. In the beginning, God had a wonderful personal relationship with Adam and Eve, whom He created in His own image and likeness. He walked with them and talked with them. This beautiful relationship with God was destroyed when they disobeyed God.
SIN - disobedience to the will and plan of God for our lives is SIN. Idolatry is also SIN. When we place anything or anyone else above God, it is idolatry. The consequences of sin are spelt out in the following scripture verses:

Isaiah 59:1&2 - “Behold the Lord’s hand is not shortened that it cannot save, nor His ear heavy that it cannot hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you, so that He will not hear.”

Isaiah 1:15 – “When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not hear…”

Romans 6:23 - “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

JESUS THE MESSIAH – God did not leave mankind to die eternally in this condition of separation from God.

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.

John 1:1&14 – “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

SALVATION IN CHRIST ALONE – By being separated from God, mankind lost the authority that God had given them and passed it on to Satan. Jesus came, took the authority back from Satan and gave it back to mankind. The following scripture verses tell us how this happened:

Acts 4:12 – “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

God to Man - Genesis 1:26&27 – “Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.’ So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.”

Man to Satan – Genesis 3 (read the entire chapter)
Verses 2 –6: And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden, but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’ “ And the serpent said to the woman, “you will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave it to her husband with her and he ate.”

Satan to Jesus – By His suffering, shedding of His blood and dying for us on a cross, Jesus took back the authority from Satan and gave it back to Man, according to God’s original plan for us.

JESUS TO MAN –
Luke 10:19 – “Behold I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”
Mark 1:15 – “The time is fulfilled and the Kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the Gospel.”
Isaiah 53: 4&5 - “Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows, yet we considered Him stricken, smitten by God and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions. He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him and by His stripes we are healed.”
Psalm 103:2-5 – “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits. Who forgives all your iniquities. Who heals all your diseases. Who redeems your life from destruction. Who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies.”

NEWS

The Master's Touch Healing Center held a program "Festival of Miracles" that was attended by people of various religious backgrounds. The presence of God was powerfully experienced and Jesus healed many people that evening. There were so many who queued up to give their testimony, that everyone could not be given the opportunity as time was running out.

Pastor Robin gave a very powerful preaching on the topic "7,6,5,4,3,2,1" demonstrating how Jesus kept using fewer and fewer words when He healed people.

"Festival of Miracles" was captured on camera and is now available on VCD at the following address: No. 5 Monarch Manor, opp D'Souza Nagar, 90Ft. Road, Sakina, Mumbai 400 072.
Contact No. 9224360050.

TESTIMONY

Dagmar Lopes
I had been suffering from type 2 diabetes for 16 years. There were times when my blood sugar level had reached 306.
I began attending "The Master's Touch Healing Center", listening to Pastor Robin's preaching and Bible teaching and participating in the praise, worship and healing services. One day, during the healing prayer, Pastor Robin announced that the Lord was healing someone in the congregation of diabetes. That was me. Praise God! I am now completely healed, requiring no medication and no special diet. Thank you JESUS.

DAYS, TIMINGS & PLACE OF SERVICES

Sundays at 4 p.m. : Praise, worship, preaching and healing
Place: The Master's Touch Healing Center,
No. 5 Monarch Manor,
Opp D'Souza Nagar,
90 Feet Road, Sakinaka,
Mumbai 400 072
Wednesdays at 7 p.m.: Bible Class
Place: Same as above
Contact No.: 9224360050

TESTIMONY OF PASTOR ROBIN ALMEIDA

I was a notorious and hardcore person, lost in a world of violence and destruction and one fine day I encountered Jesus Christ of Nazareth the living God. That is when I surrendered my whole life unto him. I was born again at the age of 19, and at the age of 20 the Lord made me a preacher. Since the past 4 years the Lord has used me to preach unto thousands of people through retreats, seminars and healing services, in english, hindi, marathi and konkani. My family members have been a great support to me in my transformation and spiritual growth. Thanks to my mother (Helen), sister (Sarita) and brother (Sujith) and above all I thank Jesus my only Lord and Saviour. Amen and Amen.