NEWS

Pastor Robin Almeida will begin the year 2010 with an outreach at Songard, GUJARAT, on the 1st and 2nd of January. Thousands of people are expected to attend the Service. We pray that JESUS will once again work His mighty miracles of healing and deliverance through this Man of God who will preach THE WORD in His Mighty Name. Praise The Lord!

TESTIMONY

KAMLA RAMCHANDRA PISSAL

I was suffering from a stomach problem that caused me severe pain. I underwent 5 operations for this, after which a large lump appeared on my right side that would keep moving from one side to the other as I turned while lying down. As there was no pain, I did not go back for any more medical treatment, but lived with this problem for 16 years. Then I began attending the Prayer Services of The Master’s Touch Healing Center at Powai. After five Sundays, the lump completely disappeared. Praise The Lord!

TESTIMONY

SUSHILA MANE
I suffered from breast cancer for almost a year and had even undergone chemotherapy. But in spite of that, I was told that I would have to undergo an operation. I began attending the Sunday Services at the IES School Hall, Powai and on hearing other people’s testimonies and Pastor Robin’s preaching, I believed that Jesus would heal me without an operation. I was taught how to pray daily and was also told by one of the counselors that I had to forgive the people who had hurt me because Jesus had commanded us to forgive as He forgives us. So I began to do that daily. The lump on my breast started going down and eventually disappeared completely. On December 5th, I went to the doctor for a check-up and was told that there was no more trace of the cancer! I gave this testimony at the Sunday Service the next day and everyone praised Jesus for this mighty miracle. Pastor Robin asked me to show him the doctor’s report which I would get the following Monday. I will be showing it to him at the next Sunday Service on December 13th. Praise the Lord!

NEWS

Pastor Robin Almeida is back from his second trip to Israel. This time he ministered at 4 different churches: The International Church Herzliya, Lamb Of God Global Ministries, Redeemed Christian Church Of God and New Life Fellowship.

At every service he conducted, The mighty works Of God were manifested - an abundant outpouring of blessings, miracles of healing and deliverance! The people who witnessed the tangible presence of Jesus and the power of His Holy Spirit through the ministry of Pastor Robin, could proclaim that truly the days of the ACTS OF THE APOSTLES were back again!

Recognizing Pastor Robin as an authentic Man of God, the pastors of these churches have expressed their desire that he minister at their branches in other countries as well. We praise God for having raised up a Apostle like him, especially at these end times when Jesus is gathering His people and the Good News must reach every corner of the world. Halleluia!

TESTIMONY

MALAN PANDURANG TRIBHUVAN
I was at the Sunday Service of the Master’s Touch Healing Center at Milind Nagar, Powai, with my two young-adult daughters. We were attending the service for the first time. During the service, Pastor Robin announced that there was a lady there who had been burdened by problems with her children for many years and that this lady should come up on stage because the Lord wanted to bless her. I knew it referred to me, so I went up and both my daughters followed me. As I spoke to Pastor about my family problems, one of my daughters came forward and Pastor prayed for her to be filled with the Holy Spirit. No sooner was this done, than my daughter, unable to stand in one place, began moving like a drunk person, back and forth from one end of the stage to the other. Finally, Pastor Robin called for a chair and one of his assistants helped her onto it.

My other daughter Suvarna had come up to testify that a longstanding lump on her neck for which she had been operated on twice, but without success, had now gone down. This problem had existed since she was 3 years old and now she is 21. As she stood waiting at the far end of the stage, Pastor invited her to come forward. But she seemed to have been taken by sudden shyness and turned the other way, hiding her face. Pastor immediately recognized it as an evil spirit holding her in bondage and requested his assistant to bring her to him. He gently took hold of her arm and helped her to come toward Pastor. Even when she stood right before him, she hid her face in her hands and could not look at him. So he addressed the spirit directly, commanding it to look at him. The spirit seemed to get agitated and screamed out that it could not. Pastor then commanded it in the Name and by the Blood of Jesus to leave Suvarna. The spirit immediately threw her to the floor. Pastor sat on the ground and continued to command it and after some amount of struggle to retain its hold, it left her. When she was helped up, my daughter was a totally different person. Full of smiles, she was happy to look at Pastor and kept thanking him profusely for having delivered her. She also acknowledged with gratitude that I, her mother had been her greatest support and had borne the brunt of all her problems for the past 18 years.

None of us had the slightest inkling, until that Sunday when Pastor Robin delivered my daughter Suvarna, that her problem and all the family problems we faced for so many years, were due to evil spirits. We are all very grateful to him. But we are especially grateful to Jesus through whose power, love and mercy my daughter was delivered. We will continue to attend the services to learn more about this wonderful Savior Jesus Christ!

QUESTION AND ANSWER

Why do Church folk sometimes backslide and even leave the Church?

There may be several reasons for it, but one of the most outstanding is that they first came with the idea that Jesus would take away all their troubles instantly. They thought that He would immediately heal their sicknesses and remove all hardships and difficulties from their lives. Perhaps they were lured into coming to a church service with these promises that got reinforced when preachers pointed out various scripture passages confirming this belief, but without any mention of the cross that Jesus expects us to carry. So when such people wait in expectation for the promised 'bed of roses’ type of life and instead find that after being born again, the thorns seem to be increasing, they disappointedly fall away.

Every word of the Good News is true and we can expect to experience every one of the wonderful promises we find in the Bible. But we often fail to understand that all these great promises have very precise conditions attached to them. For example, Jesus says in Mt. 16:24, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.” Denying ourselves means putting God and His interests before our own personal plans. It means renouncing the control of our lives and everything that boosts our ego, to be subject to the Lordship of Jesus and to live in complete obedience to His will and plan for our lives. This may be a very difficult and painful process as it means moving away from the kind of thinking we were born and brought up in and the system under which the entire world operates. In the world system “I” am the center of all my plans and activities. Therefore, being a disciple of Jesus makes us enemies of the world and may even attract persecution as our Lord and Master Himself was persecuted and brutally killed on a cross.

We are expected to carry our own crosses, the painful situations we may find ourselves in, because of following Jesus. But we should do so with praise and rejoicing, knowing that our present difficult pathway is leading us to eternal life and eternal glory. Jesus says in Mt. 16:26, “For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels and then He will reward each according to his works.” In other words, we will be abundantly rewarded for our faithfulness in remaining with Jesus, carrying out His will and praising and worshipping Him in all circumstances.

If we choose to be friends of the world and what we perceive to be the easier life, we may gain material wealth and worldly acclaim. But as we can easily observe from looking around us, it is just short-lived and the absence of true peace and joy is very evident because the world cannot satisfy our souls. Jesus says in Mt. 16:26, “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?” So the choice between following Jesus while carrying our cross and being friends of the “world”, is ultimately a choice between life and death. If we don’t carry our cross and follow Jesus, the cross will carry us! Satan can easily steal the material wealth that is not used for the Kingdom of God, through the torture of mental stress, sicknesses and other calamities. But the peace, joy and health that Jesus gives to His followers are treasures stored up in Heaven that can never be destroyed.

In John 16:33, Jesus says, “In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” Praise the Lord!

NEWS

Pastor Robin Almeida will be leaving for Israel early morning 24th October, to minister once again at the INTERNATIONAL CHURCH HERZLIYA, invited by Rev. Elizabeth Bodonal who pastors this Church. We are sure that this time the members of this Church will be even more blessed, not only with mighty miracles, but also with a far deeper knowledge of Jesus Christ and the way to experience Him and His Kingdom here on earth in all its fulness! This is the prayer of each and every member of The Master's Touch Healing Center, India, who are all very excited about their Pastor going to Israel once again. Glory to God!

Pastor Robin's Teaching

At The Wednesday Bible teaching, Pastor Robin spoke on the passage from Matthew 14: 24- 33. Jesus’ disciples were in the boat in the middle of the sea being tossed by winds and high waves. In the darkness of night, Jesus came towards them walking on the water. Seeing Him, they were understandably afraid because of the abnormal (in their experience of life) manner in which He came. They had never seen anyone walk on water and so it seemed weird and ghostly! As He drew nearer, the fear in them increased. There is always a fear within each person when faced with the unknown. Pastor Robin observed that apart from a few, many of us prefer to remain in the security of what we are familiar with and shrink from anything different. We are born and brought up in a particular system of living and thinking, while in Jesus’ “system” walking on water was normal! When the disciples finally recognized Jesus whom they were so familiar with, they were excited! Impetuous Peter immediately wanted to go to Jesus walking on the water and asked Jesus to call him. Jesus responded with a ready “come.” When we ask Jesus to call us to Himself, He will always respond positively. So Peter stepped out of the security of the boat and even though on unfamiliar ground, began to walk confidently and delightedly because he was moving towards someone he loved and trusted. But the Gospel passage tells us that when Peter was halfway towards Jesus, he “saw” the wind and the waves! His focus suddenly moved from Jesus to an imaginary threat! We get the idea that it was imaginary because no one “sees” wind. We either hear it or feel it. It caused him to become so fearful that all his former confidence was literally thrown to the winds and he began to sink.

This often happens to us when we confidently embark on a lonely path led by a powerful vision of something good. At first, other people may be shocked, disturbed, perplexed or even admire our courage. But very soon their reservations and fears reach our ears and become so loud that they grab our complete attention and we lose sight of the vision. That’s when we begin to doubt and the hope with which we started out begins to sink. Pastor Robin compared the winds that frightened Peter to the voices of the people around us. Well meaning though they may be for our safety, their own fears of the unknown are projected onto us and we begin, like them, to see imaginary threats. As Peter kept sinking, he must have been voicing all the doubts and fears that had assailed him, hoping that Jesus would give him some reasonable answers. But Jesus waited until the water came just below Peter’s nose, covering his mouth, so that he had to forcibly stop blabbering. It was only then that Jesus took over, extended his hand and lifted him up saying, “Oh you of little faith, why did you doubt.”

When we begin walking towards Jesus and the new life that He offers us, even though at times we may be overcome with doubts and fears and start sinking, He will not abandon us. He just waits for our fearful minds to stop indulging in its shortsighted self-talk. When we acknowledge the limitedness of our mind and once again turn our gaze on the Creator of all creation, He lifts us up at the right moment and now, wiser than before, we can continue walking on the water of faith. Walking towards Jesus means moving from the world’s system to Jesus’ system. It means completely trusting in His word and not on our limited understanding. Only those who have stepped out of their security to walk towards Jesus and are halfway on the water will understand how it feels to keep on walking despite the insecurity and seeming darkness all around. If you feel yourself sinking and the water has come up to your ankles don’t wait to sink lower. Make the necessary change in the direction of your life. If you have sunk even lower, stop the talking and depend on Jesus to lift you up. Don’t wait for the water to come up to your nose! A swimmer is first always taught how to float on water to let you know that water doesn’t pull you down but throws you up. Difficulties are not meant to pull you down but to push you up!

Peter was a skilled fisherman but academically unqualified. Jesus does not call the “qualified” but qualifies the called! Out of all the disciples in the boat, only Peter asked to be called to walk on water and it was only to him that Jesus said, “come.” When Peter stepped out of the boat onto the water, the Christ in Jesus spoke to the water, commanding it to remain firm under Peter’s feet. Not all are called to walk on water. Peter had a special calling and you too may have this special calling. The woman, who came up behind Jesus, touched His garment and was healed, came to Jesus on firm ground. The secret or key to walking on water is found in Matthew 14: 23 that says: “And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on a mountain by Himself to pray. And when evening had come, He was alone there.”

TESTIMONY

AARTHY MAURYA
My husband Shivjor and I have two sons. So when I got pregnant for the 3rd time, I desperately wanted a girl and kept telling that to everyone around, especially to the members of The Master’s Touch Healing Center to which we belong. Pastor Robin had told us that every child, whether boy or girl is a precious gift of God and that we should praise Him for whatever He gives us. But I was still bent on a girl. The date given us had passed and the doctor said that it might have to be a cesarean birth. Our Pastor and other church members prayed for a normal and safe delivery and, praise The Lord, that’s what it was! The only regret I had was that it was a boy! After a short while, Shivjor and I noticed that one of his eyes would suddenly twitch, one of his hands suddenly jerk and get stiff and he seemed to have a breathing problem. We told our Pastor about it and he reminded us that the child had to be dedicated to God in a special church ceremony. We have learnt that Baptism is given only to adults who can consciously desire and receive it and that the baby Jesus too was taken to the temple at Jerusalem to be presented to the Lord. It was only as an adult that he went himself to the Jordon river to be baptized by John the Baptist. So we presented our child whom we named Ashish (meaning blessing) on Wednesday in the presence of the church. As Pastor Robin received him and prayed a special blessing on him, he commanded the spirit of rejection to leave Ashish. After that we noticed that all the earlier abnormal symptoms had completely vanished! We now have a completely normal healthy baby boy! We praise and thank you Jesus!

REPORT ON SUNDAY SERVICE

At last Sunday’s Service, as soon as Pastor Robin came on stage and prayed for all evil spirits to leave the hall, two women immediately got up from their seats and came into the aisle. One fell to the floor and began rolling and crying out. The other began attacking the cameraman as he was shooting the scene. Pastor Robin came down and pulled her away and then she too fell on the floor. He went back on stage and continued the service during which both got delivered. In his teaching, based on Luke 7:36-50, he spoke about Jesus being invited to dinner at Simon the Pharisee’s house where other scribes and pharisees were also invited. These were the so-called “holy men” of the Jews who kept observing Jesus’ every word and move. Jesus, the only real holy person there, knew what was to happen next and waited for the hypocrisy of this scene to be interrupted by the kind of genuine behavior that God seeks. After a little while, in walked a distraught, weeping woman (probably a prostitute), who threw herself down at Jesus’ feet, kissing them and wiping his tear-soaked feet with her hair. She had also brought a bottle of expensive perfumed oil that she broke over his feet. Jesus’ spirit knew the unexpressed indignant thoughts of his observers and he addressed them directly with a parable to demonstrate that acknowledgment of personal sin attracts God’s forgiveness and inspires love. Jesus ended his explanation by saying, “Therefore I say to you, her sins which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.” And he said to the woman, “Your sins are forgiven …your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
Pastor Robin then asked those who genuinely sought repentance and forgiveness to come forward and go on their knees, doing so himself. He led the congregation in such a touching prayer, that many could be heard weeping loudly. After the prayer, many acknowledged that they had felt a deep cleansing.

He then received messages from the Lord (Word of Knowledge) that people were being healed of various problems and kept announcing them. Many went up to testify to having been healed of various problems. Longstanding pains in knee joints disappeared. Headaches, earaches and severe soreness in the mouth also disappeared. Chest pains, breathing problems, nervousness and palpation were also healed. There were also testimonies from people who had been attending the services for some time and been healed. Mrs. Sheikh, an old lady used to be carried by members of her family and brought to the Service as she was unable to walk. That day, a beaming old lady walked up and testified on the stage, her happy and grateful family members accompanying her. Mr. Sambre who had been attending regularly for 8 months has now been delivered from a smoking habit. One-year old baby Rachel, daughter of Seema and Dharmendra Gupta had white patches on her face. Her mother Seema came on stage with Rachel to testify that all the patches were now cleared. Everyone praised and glorified Jesus and acclaimed that He is alive, forgives our sins and heals us even now when we put our faith in Him!

TESTIMONY

ALKA MASKE
I am a resident of Jogeshwari, Mumbai and was suffering from high fever, headache and shivering. On Sunday morning, one of my neighbors suggested that I call the ministry prayer line of The Master’s Touch Healing Center, which services I had been attending. Someone on the line prayed for me and told me to come to the service that evening to give my testimony of healing and glorify Jesus. In a short while, all the flu symptoms disappeared and by evening I felt fine. So I went to the service in the evening and went up on the stage to testify that I had been completely healed by Jesus. Pastor Robin Almeida too glorified God when he heard my testimony and then prayed for a special anointing on me. I fell to the ground under the mighty power of God. When I got up I felt a great sense of joy and of being protected by Jesus. Pastor Robin prophesied that Jesus would use me powerfully for His ministry and asked everyone who wanted to be used to pray for it. Many loud voices were heard praying this prayer. Pastor Robin looked extremely happy and said that Jesus had heard this prayer and that those who had made it should be ready for whatever consequences they would have to face. Praise the Lord!

JESUS IS ALMIGHTY GOD!

A REPORT ON NAJMA MISTRY
When Pastor Robin called for testimonies, a muslim woman in black burqa came on the stage, her broad smile and joined hands expressing the deep gratefulness in her heart. She said that her family had been experiencing very difficult times and with frequent quarrels there was no peace at all in their home. Her son-in-law wanted to get a job in a Gulf-country, but had lost his passport. A friend brought her to the Sunday service of The Master’s Touch Healing Center at Powai. Finding much peace there, she had been attending it regularly for the past two and a half months, always praying for her family. Although she knew about Jesus from reading the KORAN, that while he was on earth he had been healing the sick, casting out evil spirits, raising the dead and working other miracles, when she saw the number of miracles taking place at Powai, she came to believe that he has come back to the earth and is alive and present with us. She said that she is now also convinced that Jesus is not just a prophet, but that he is truly the Almighty God! With a continuous beaming smile, she raised her hands in praise and thanks to Jesus, saying that he had heard her prayers and now peace had returned to her family. Her son-in-law’s passport problem had also been solved and he has already got his desired job in the Gulf. Najma also profusely expressed her gratefulness to Pastor Robin Almeida, through whom she came to know and understand so much about JESUS. Praise the LORD!

TESTIMONY

SUNITA TAMBE
I had been suffering from pain in the abdomen and lower back and a sonography showed that it was due to a stone in my kidney. The doctor also said that my uterus may have to be removed. One night the pain became unbearable. My daughter Priya, who is a born again member of The Master’s Touch healing Center, called the same doctor whom I had visited earlier and he advised that I be hospitalized immediately. She sent an SMS to Pastor Robin Almeida who called back and prayed for me, commanding the stone, in the Name of Jesus, to disappear. Soon after that I felt extremely nauseated and vomited after which I felt great relief. I was then taken to the hospital in the early hours of the morning. When the doctor came in later, he ordered a sonograph to be taken. It showed no presence of any stone. Knowing that this could not be right, he ordered it to be done again. The result, even the second time, was the same. The technicians confirmed that there was no technical fault and that the report was accurate. It also showed that my uterus was in a normal, healthy, condition. My doctor was greatly puzzled, while my family and I praised Jesus, The Divine Physician who had honored Pastor Robin’s prayer and healed me completely! I believe that Jesus is alive and that there is no other God and no other name, but JESUS.

TESTIMONY

JESUBEN NAYAR
I was suffering from pain all over my body, stiffness in my hands and legs and excruciating pain in my knee joints. I had taken a lot of medical treatment that gave me temporary relief, but no lasting cure. Doctors told me that I had to get used to living with this problem. I suffered like this for about 3 years, when one of my friends told me about The Master’s Touch Healing Center. I decided to go with her to Powai one Sunday. I felt good at the service and experienced a lot of peace. I also witnessed many people being delivered from evil spirits and heard amazing testimonies of those who had been healed or obtained other blessings, all in the name of Jesus. Although I was not a believer, I got convinced that Jesus is truly alive and the only living Almighty God. I began to believe that He would heal me too. Jesus did not disappoint me. On the third Sunday, I was delighted to experience that all the pain had vanished and I could raise my hands and move my legs without any difficulty. I joyfully went up on the stage to glorify God by giving my testimony. Pastor Robin prayed a special blessing on me and the power of God that came upon me knocked me to the floor. I was helped up and praised Jesus for this wonderful healing.

DELIVERANCE

MRS KAMBLE

She came to the Sunday service with her grown-up retarded son, saying that she had come with great faith, hoping to obtain a miracle of healing for him. She came on 3 Sundays, always going with him close to the stage whenever Pastor Robin would ask people to come forward before beginning the special prayer. On the 3rd Sunday, when after the prayer, Pastor Robin asked people who had been specially touched by Jesus to come forward and testify, Mrs Kamble went up onto the stage. She had felt a great sense of peace come over her. She then tearfully narrated her sad story of the misery she had experienced for almost the whole of her married life. Her husband, not being able to bear the situation had committed suicide by hanging himself. Sometime later, her 18-year old daughter did the same. She herself had often felt like giving up on life. She then closed her eyes and raised her hands in faith as Pastor prayed for a special blessing on her. With that she fell to the floor as it happens to many people when they experience the mighty power of God on them.

Mrs Kamble however, began shrieking and rolling restlessly as if in great pain. Pastor Robin immediately recognized that this was a manifestation of an evil spirit within her that became violently disturbed by the presence of Jesus. He therefore proceeded to cast out the demon that manifested itself as an evil spirit of suicide, the same demon that had taken the lives of her husband and daughter. When it left, Mrs. Kamble lay on the floor, still and peaceful. When she was helped up, she looked dazed, but relieved and joyful. She had no idea of what had happened to her but praised Jesus and profusely thanked Pastor Robin for the relief she felt. Praise the Lord!

SUNDAY SERVICE

At last Sundsay's service Pastor spoke on the passage from ACTS chapter 28, verses 1-10. The passage speaks about Paul, who after being shipwrecked along with 276 othrs, landed on the island of Malta. The natives welcomed them with unusual kindness and because of the rain and cold, kindled a fire to keep them warm. Paul helped out by gathering a bundle of sticks and laying it on the fire. However, the heat caused a viper to come out from the bundle and fasten itself on Pauls hand. The superstitious natives immediately concluded that Paul must be a murderer. But Paul shook the creature off his hand into the blazing fire. The natives still expected Paul's body to swell or immediately drop dead. When neither happened, they changed their minds and said he was a god!
After this, a leading citizen Publius, welcomed Paul and his companion to his house where they stayed for 3 days during which Jesus did mighty miracles through Paul. Publius' father was the first to be healed of a severe illness, after which the sick from the rest of the island came and were delivered and healed. When Paul departed, he and his companion were honored in many ways and the islanders provided them with all their requirements.
Pastor Robin made many inspired comparisons with Paul's experience and the shortsighted way most human minds, even today function. People easily jump to conclusions, being easily swayed by rumors and also indulging in rumor mongering. Thus, false allegations and baseless judgements are spread about innocent people. He noted that just as the viper did not come from outide but from within the sticks that Paul himself had gathered, the enemies who attack us often arise from the midst of people who appear to be our close, trusted friends. Just as the heat of the fire caused the viper to reveal itself, certain "hot situations" reveal people for what they really are: true faithful friends or enemies who seek to harm us. As the viper could not harm Paul, a chosen Man of God, but itself was thrown into the fire and burnt to death, if we are faithful in obeying Him, the Name above all names, JESUS, no one will be able to harm or hinder us from God's plan for our lives. Those who try will not only be unsuccessful, but will themselves be destroyed. After this episode in which the viper was destroyed, Paul rose to a highly honored position among the people and Jesus worked mighty miracles for them through him.
Pastor Robin then proceeded to demonstrate practically that what Jesus did for Paul at Malta, he does for his servants even today. Pastor Robin's preaching was followed by an unusual number of people being delivered from evil spirits and mighty miracles of emotional and physical healing. Those who are his close associates rejoiced all the more at what they witnessed on Sunday, because they were aware of vicious attacks that had come against him. No one can try harming a genuine man of God and expect to survive unharmed. Praise the Lord!

REPORT

Mr. Namdeo Shirsat, who was delivered from a vicious serpent demon and has now, with his family, become a regular attendee at the services at Powai, has been spreading the Good News around his area. As a result, many more people from there and also from other places, have been coming to the services. The news that Jesus is truly alive and is healing, delivering and bringing peace to people at these services, is spreading fast. At last Sunday’s service, there were a record number of new attendees, several of whom, even at the very first visit, were healed and delivered from demonic spirits. No sooner does Pastor Robin Almeida begin raising his voice in praise and worship, than demonic shouts and screams are heard among the crowd. Evil spirits, who have been troubling some of the people for long periods like 5 & 6 years, causing great disturbance and even illnesses in their families, immediately get restless and can’t remain still. They throw their victims to the ground and cause them to scream, shout, roll and wreathe in great discomfort.
Pastor Robin, with the mighty power of the Holy Spirit, spends time with each one individually, commanding the demon to leave in the Name of JESUS and by His precious BLOOD. The demons cannot stand the mention of “the Blood of Jesus.” They immediately become still when Pastor Robin puts his fingers on the person’s forehead commanding the demon. It sometimes takes time to leave, talking back arrogantly and refusing to go. But it is eventually compelled to leave and one can see the vast difference in the faces of these now liberated people. They are always filled with grateful thanks to Jesus and his faithful instrument Pastor Robin, an authentic Man of God.
It looks as if JESUS allows the demons to take time to leave and talk back so that observers like us will be convinced of the fact that evil spirits do exist and enter the bodies of human beings, causing distress of various kinds that are often unrecognizable for what they really are. It also helps us to understand the vicious character of these demons and that they are of various kinds. We have observed spirits of suicide, sicknesses, addictions and many others.
These scenes also convince us of what salvation really means, as we read in the book of Isaiah, chapter 61. Jesus quoted it, as we read in the Gospel of Luke chapter 4, verses 18 to 21, proclaiming how the passage in Isaiah was a prophecy about himself. When we observe Pastor Robin, with great power and authority, commanding sicknesses and demonic spirits to leave, it also convinces us of the truth and reality of verses 15 to 18, in chapter 16 of the Gospel of Mark. We praise and thank God for choosing and anointing men like Pastor Robin and for establishing, through him, The Master’s Touch Healing Center that is meant to move swiftly throughout the world, before the Lord comes again as Judge!

NEW DVD RELEASE

PASTOR ROBIN ALMEIDA IN ISRAEL.
The services that Pastor Robin Almeida conducted in Israel were filmed and brought out as a DVD for the benefit of the entire English-speaking world. It was released last Sunday at the Service held at the IES School hall, Powai, India.
When you watch this DVD, entitled “ROBIN ALMEIDA IN ISRAEL” with the intention of actually participating in the services, you can experience the power of God come down on you exactly as you see it happening to the people at the service in Israel. You see amazing deliverance and healing taking place as JESUS moves among His people. Amazing things could happen to you too as you prayerfully watch and participate.
Pastor Robin has given some powerful, eye-opening, spirit-filled teachings. In our spiritual lives, the Lord generally takes us one step at a time, gradually moving us to higher levels. When we respond to one step, He takes us to the next. Pastor Robin’s inspired teachings are so deep and so far reaching, that it will surely require several viewings, reflection and prayer for you to get to where the Lord wants to take you. As Pastor Robin always says, the Lord has great plans for you and wants to take you very high in His Kingdom. The whole world is searching for peace and freedom, not really knowing where to find it. This DVD will help you to find true peace, freedom and health and to fulfill your mission of bringing it to today’s world. It is therefore available for purchase at a very nominal rate; although it’s real value is priceless! Praise the Lord!

REPORT OF A DELIVERANCE

NAMDEO SHIRSAT
He came to one of the Sunday services at Powai with his young wife and 2 small children and sat somewhere toward the middle of the hall. As Pastor Robin ascended the stage and began praying aloud in the name of JESUS, we saw Mr. Shirsat stand up and shout in a loud gruff voice, “I will not go!” Pastor immediately recognized that it was not Mr. Shirsat who spoke, but the spirit that had possessed him and addressed it directly saying, “So you recognized my voice!?” With that, Mr. Shirsat left his place, walked toward the stage and prostrated himself before Pastor Robin. Pastor continued the prayer and after a while Mr. Shirsat got up from the floor and walked back to his seat.
The following Sunday he came again with his family and this time they sat toward the end of the hall. Many people were healed that day and came up on stage to testify. While this was going on, we saw Mr. Shirsat rock his chair back and forth dangerously until he fell to the floor backwards and then began to wriggle forwards on the floor like a snake. It was a serpent spirit that caused him to do that, pushing aside chairs that came in his way, creating quite a commotion in the congregation. Pastor asked the people to remain calm and to focus their attention on the mighty works of Jesus that people were testifying to. After the testimonies were over, as Pastor Robin explained to us later, the Lord spoke to him and told him to go down and deal with that evil spirit that was troubling Mr. Shirsat. Obeying this command of Jesus, Pastor came up to the man and with the power of The Holy Spirit, took hold of his head and pinned him down. He then proceeded to command the evil spirit to leave the man. The stubborn spirit said that it had possessed him for a very long time, had grown very fond of this very nice man and had no intention of leaving him! It boastfully spoke of its power and strength and went on with this arrogant talk until Pastor spoke “The Blood of Jesus” on it. The evil spirit was immediately silenced. After this, when Pastor commanded it, in the Name and in the Blood of Jesus to leave the man, in a mild voice it said, “I will go.” Pastor commanded it to say this on the mike for the public to hear. It meekly obeyed and then we saw the man suddenly jerk as the spirit left him. Namdeo Shirsat was set completely free! Pastor took him up on the stage and questioned him about his experience. He knew nothing of all that had happened to him but was visibly a different man. His wife said that he was possessed with this spirit for a long time and that they had taken him to many places for relief, but to no avail. The entire family rejoiced and praised Jesus for this mighty deliverance. They were very grateful to Pastor who hugged the man and said that the only true thing the spirit had said was that Namdeo was “a very nice man.” Praise the Lord!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

The members of The Master’s Touch Healing Center wish Pastor Robin Almeida A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, 28th June 2009! May the LORD continue to bless him abundantly, use him even more powerfully and fulfill all his desires. With deepest gratitude and appreciation, one of the members has written an acrostic for the occasion on “Our Pastor” as follows below:

One and only for this age and day,
Unique are you in every way.
Robin you’re under the Holy Spirit’s sway!

Precursor of Jesus, who’ll be coming soon,
Appointed to sing The Master’s tune!
Signs and wonders you do in Jesus’ mighty Name
Through your ministry, that’s spreading to international fame.
Our Savior, Healer and Deliverer you powerfully proclaim,
Reminding the world that JESUS is ever the same!

TESTIMONY

AMARAPALI PATHARE
I am 15 years old and live with my parents in Aurangabad. I turned blind at the age of 5. I was playing in a field when lightening struck a tree and it fell on my head. So my parents sent me to a school for the blind in Nashik where I have been studying for the last 10 years. A relative, Mr. Deepak Pagare, who lives in Mumbai and is a member of The Master’s Touch Healing Center, suggested that I be brought to Mumbai to attend the Center’s services. So I came to Mumbai during the May holidays and was taken to the services at Powai every Sunday. I also attended the Bible classes at Pastor Robin Almeida’s office on Wednesdays. On one Sunday, I was called up on the stage where Pastor, in the Name of Jesus, commanded that my sight be restored. I immediately began to see people standing close by. Praise the Lord! My vision began to return. My relatives present there told me that the opaque white that had covered both my eyeballs had begun to diminish. As my school reopened in June, I returned to Nashik to give my testimony to my school and am confident of being able to see a hundred percent clearly. As Pastor Robin said, Jesus has already done this for me. Praise His holy Name!

NEWS

Pastor Robin Almeida has begun his international ministry from Israel as the Lord had manifested to him almost 2 years ago. Although at the time, there wasn’t the slightest sign of any such possibility, he believed the Lord’s word to him and it came to fulfillment in May 2009. He was in Israel for almost a month, ministering to large crowds with the Lord’s powerful anointing that manifested itself in mighty miracles of spiritual, mental and physical healing and deliverance from evil spirits. The crowds were ecstatic in praising and worshipping the Lord with grateful hearts. Several Jews accepted Jesus as the Messiah for the very first time and were baptized in the River Jordan by Pastor Robin.

All these exciting works of the Lord have been captured on camera and will shortly be available on 2 VCDs. People in Israel are so hungry and thirsty for more of Jesus, that they have organized a return trip for Pastor Robin in October for an entire month and he will most probably be invited to The Philippines in December.

On Pastor Robin’s return to India, he was invited for five days to Mangalore, where people witnessed equally powerful manifestations of Jesus’ presence and love. They too have invited Pastor Robin to return again for another outreach at the end of July. On the cards is also an outreach at Dubai sometime next year. Praise The Lord!

REPORT

Report by a Team Member
The Master’s Touch Healing Center has been holding its Sunday Services at the IES school hall, Powai since the 4th of January. The crowd has been increasing and so have the miracles we witness. In the Holy Name of Jesus, long-standing pains and ailments have disappeared, some major and some minor. We have seen tumors disappear, a child’s blind eye receive its sight, stomach problems being healed, backaches and headaches disappear, irregularities in menstrual periods return to normal and also people being freed from demonic spirits.
Jesus Himself, through a special revelation, gave the ministry’s name, “The Master’s Touch Healing Center” to Pastor Robin Almeida. Ever since the ministry’s inception, Jesus has honored it with the most amazing signs and wonders. Before people can come up to testify to their healing or miracle, Jesus, at times, gives the revelation to Pastor Robin who announces it and true enough, the people come up immediately to testify. Even people who have come for the first time have received amazing miracles and healing in Jesus’ Name. Pastor Robin’s anointing as a true Man of God also operates through his team members whom he teaches and instructs at regular Bible classes. So wherever his church gathers, even though Pastor Robin himself may not be present, Jesus honors the Name and heals and delivers people. Praise The Lord!

TESTIMONY

KISSAN GAIKWAD
I had suffered a stroke 7 years ago, but recovered sufficiently to be able to move around with some help. However, my left knee remained inflexible and I had to drag my left leg along as I walked. My tongue was badly affected resulting in the loss of speech. A friend from Jogeshwari, where I live with my family, took my wife and me to The Master’s Touch Healing Center Sunday service at the IES School Hall, Powai. I was seated in the congregation when Pastor Robin Almeida began praying for healing on the stage. I suddenly felt my affected leg being touched. When I stood up I realized that I could flex my knee normally and when I tried walking, I found that I could walk normally! My wife and I were so excited, that when Pastor Robin called for testimonies of people who had received a healing that day, we immediately went forward and I went on the stage. As I could not talk, my wife explained what had happened. Everyone clapped and praised Jesus for the miracle. Then Pastor Robin, in the name of JESUS, commanded the dumb spirit to come out of me. To my utter amazement, the first word I was able to say was “JESUS!” After that I found that my power of speech had returned. I was overwhelmed by the mercy and goodness of Jesus whom I now believe is truly alive! I am now a regular attendee at the Sunday services and am happy to learn more about Jesus, God our Father and The Holy Spirit, through Pastor Robin’s preaching. It is also exciting to witness the miracles Jesus works for so many other people every Sunday. I thank and praise you Jesus my Lord and Savior!

PASTOR ROBIN'S SUNDAY PREACHING

Pastor Robin spoke on Genesis, chapter 37. He reflected on how Joseph’s favoritism with his father Jacob (Israel) and his dreams as a very young boy caused much jealousy among his brothers who even sought to kill him. Text from the Scripture, verses 5-11: Now Joseph dreamed a dream and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more. So he said to them, “Please hear this dream which I have dreamed: “There we were, binding sheaves in the field. Then behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and indeed your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf.” And his brothers said to him, “Shall you indeed reign over us? Or shall you indeed have dominion over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words. Then he dreamed still another dream and told it to his brothers and said, “Look I have dreamed another dream. And this time, the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down to me.” So he told it to his father and his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall your mother and I and your brothers indeed come to bow down to the earth before you?” And his brothers envied him, but his father kept the matter in mind.

So his brothers conspired to kill him, but Reuben sought to deliver him from their hands and to save him. So he suggested that they throw him into a nearby dry well, which they did. Having spared his life, at the suggestion of another brother Judah, they then sold him off to Ishmaelite merchants on their way to Egypt, for 20 shekels of silver and thought that they would never see him again. But God’s prophecies through visions, dreams or men of God, can never be destroyed by any evil power. His Word to his chosen ones will always be accomplished in due time, as we see from the story of Joseph. After going through many ups and downs in Egypt, great hope and also severe trials like being falsely accused and being thrown into prison, God finally allowed Joseph to manifest His gift to him of great wisdom and intelligence. This led him to be appointed Governor of Egypt during a time of famine, when because of Joseph’s foresight and intelligence, only Egypt had grain in it’s store houses. So Joseph’s father and brothers came to Egypt to buy grain. They were taken before the Governor and bowed before him in great reverence and honor, not knowing that he was Joseph. Thus God’s Word to him through his boyhood dreams was accomplished.

If you have responded to Jesus’ invitation to you, you are already in the place of your deliverance from the hand of evil powers that seek to destroy your life eternally. Even though you may still be going through many difficulties, be sure that God’s marvelous plans for your life will be accomplished at the appointed time. When a woman’s labor pains become intense, it means that a new life is about to be born. So if your problems seem to be almost unbearable, it indicates that something new is about to happen and God’s wonderful plans for your life are about to be accomplished! Hold on to this hope and rejoice! As Pastor Robin has prophesied, in 2009 everything will be fine. Praise the Lord!

REPORT OF SUNDAY SERVICE

Last Sunday’s Service was attended by a record number of new people who came from distances like New Bombay, Jogeshwari and Sion. The hall was full and everyone there felt the powerful, loving and healing presence of Jesus.

The Service began with the usual praise and worship. When Pastor Robin came on stage, he sang a new song that the Holy Spirit had inspired in him that same morning during his personal prayer. It was about Jesus who is alive, who cleanses us from all sin, who gives us a new life of peace and joy, heals us and frees us from all sickness and disease. The tune was so catchy that the people learnt it very quickly and everyone enthusiastically joined in the chorus.

As Pastor Robin’s song proclaimed, Jesus healed many people that day, even some of those who had come for the first time. Deliverance of evil spirits were also manifested. At the end, there was a long queue o people who came forward to testify to long standing pains, headaches and stomach problems that were healed. Before the new testimonies could come up, Pastor Robin requested those who had been healed the previous Sunday to come forward. He wanted to know if after a week they were still free of the problem. All of them confirmed that the problem had not returned. He prayed a special blessing over all the new people who had come forward to give their testimonies. Most of them fell to the ground under the mighty power of the Divine Presence. Many more testimonies are expected next week from people who need to verify their healing through medical tests or who would receive their miracle during the week.

There were 2 dance performances by the youth in praise and thanks to Jesus. A lively Punjabi bangra dance was performed twice by popular request and many of the people came forward to join in. Outstanding, was a Sikh lady who became the center of attraction because of the professional and joyful way in which she danced! The service ended on a very joyful note and everyone reluctantly left with an enthusiastic decision to return the following Sunday.

HE SAVED ME

I sat on the beach one day and waited,
All my hopes of happiness were drowned.
I wondered why I ought to go on living,
Success and I could find no common ground.
Then as I contemplated my next action,
The sea roared back to me with its mighty sound:

“Wait my friend, it’s not yet time to die.
You’ll be glad, my friend, if you let this day go by.
There’s someone who created me,
He’ll calm your storms and set you free.
He’s the Man who walked on my waters at Galilee
Two thousand and nine years ago,
He lives today and His love will set you free.

“At times the clouds are dark above my waters,
Waves rise up and roll furiously.
But summer comes and once again it’s peaceful,
The Lord of all creation controls me.
He waits for you with open arms of acceptance,
He’ll fight your battles and calm your stormy sea.”

Suddenly my Savior stood before me!
In brilliant light and radiant as could be.
He said, “Come to me and cast away your burdens,
I bore them long ago on Calvary.”
So I ran into His open arms of acceptance,
And now I walk in peace and liberty!

By Dagmar Lopes

THE KINGDOM OF GOD

When the Bible speaks about “The Kingdom Of God”, it refers to life in this world itself where a person, through being born again, gets a new life. What does being in the Kingdom Of God mean? First of all, it means that this great, mighty, omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient God, creator and controller of everything that exists, has a personal love relationship with you! He who can see everything from an infinite perspective leads you and guides you in your walk here on earth. He, who is pure Spirit, communicates with your spirit that is made in His own image (Genesis 1:27). In your spirit, you can experience His love and love Him in return. In your spirit you can worship Him and experience the highest form of satisfaction and fulfillment, because it was for this purpose that you were created. Belonging to The Kingdom of God and worshiping Him in your spirit assures you of everlasting life in Heaven.
In John 3:1-21, Jesus explains to Nicodemus, a Pharisee and ruler of the Jews, the necessity of being born again in order to enter the Kingdom of God. In verse 16 Jesus tells him about the ultimate reward of belonging to the Kingdom: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son (meaning Himself), that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”
In John 8: 31&32, we read, “Jesus said to those Jews who believed, ‘If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” In John 14:6, Jesus tells Thomas that He himself is the Truth. So if you live according to the words that Jesus has spoken without compromise (abide in His word), you will come to know Jesus in a most personal way and He who is the Truth, will set you free. Free from what?
1. From sickness (Isaiah 53:5)
2. From the curse of being condemned (Romans 8:1)
3. From bondages cast by Satan and his demons that enslave people in various ways, causing much suffering and distress.
So if Jesus speaks to your heart today, calling you out of the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of God, do not hesitate to respond to Him. He will fill your heart with peace, joy and love.