THE MASTER'S TOUCH HEALING CENTER (INDIA)

TESTIMONY

2011-11-04T09:18:00.000-07:00

Suman Shinde
I am a Hindu, but I have been attending the Sunday services at The Master’s Touch Healing Center for several weeks. I came to know about Jesus and now believe that He is the one and only True God. As I was walking on the road a few days ago, a man on a motorcycle came close to me and snatched my gold chain. I immediately shouted out the Name of Jesus. The motorcycle went ahead and stopped. The man tried desperately to get it going, but it would not start. He got so scared, that he got off, came back and returned my gold chain! I now know how powerful the Name of Jesus is. Thank you Jesus for this miracle!

TESTIMONIES

2011-10-12T00:47:00.000-07:00

ALVARO BARETTO
On Sunday night, Pastor Robin had spoken a Word of Prophecy saying: “You will receive good news within 24 hours.” When I went to work on Monday morning, my boss asked me to come into his cabin. Then he told me how much the company appreciated the work I was doing and had therefore decided to give me a promotion! Praise the Lord!

MR.KAMBLE
My 6 year son Kunal used to suffer from fits almost every night. On several occasions, I had to rush him to the emergency department of a nearby hospital. After attending the services at The Master’s Touch Healing Center, I learnt a lot about Jesus, His love and the power in His Name. So the next time my son got an attack at night, I prayed for him in the Name of Jesus. It passed off quite soon and since then, my son has not been troubled by any more attacks. Praise the Lord.

YOUR FATHER LOVES YOU! (Sunday 18th Sept. 2011)

2011-09-27T20:26:00.000-07:00

When Pastor Robin Almeida preaches or teaches, he always speaks as an instrument of the Lord who speaks through him, as Jesus said of the Holy Spirit: “…He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak…(John chapter 16, verse 13)

The wonderful message that Pastor Robin received for us that day was, ”you are God’s child and He loves you!” It makes no difference if no one else loves you, looks at you, shakes your hand, etc., your Heavenly Father loves you! Ask the sun the reason why it shines and it will reply, “Your Father told me to shine for His children.” Ask the flowers in the garden why they bloom. They will answer, “Your Father told me to bloom for His children.” You can put the same question to the rain, to the vegetation and every good thing on this earth. God has commanded them to exist for one sole reason: For His children! Even if your spouse has left you, even if your child broke your heart, YOUR FATHER LOVES YOU!

God’s love never changes. It is pure and true. The King of Heaven and Earth is your daddy! He is the same yesterday, today and forever. Always thank Him for the air you breathe and the natural water you receive. People realize the value of pure air only when they have to receive oxygen into their lungs through a tube, for which they have to pay! We can’t trust the water polluted by some of God’s children and have to pay for pure water. So we should always thank God for the wonderful gifts of nature that He gives us and take care of them. God is your DADDY and loves you like no one else can. Halleluiah!

BIBLE CLASS 14TH SEPT. 2011

2011-09-17T11:46:00.000-07:00

Pastor Robin Almeida began the class by going through the signs that should characterize a well-run and fully equipped Church. Everyone agreed that ours was fully equipped and that it was so only because of Pastor Robin who was a genuine Man of God. Several members stood up to say what they had observed in him that characterized him to be so.

He then proceeded to give a teaching on spiritual blindness and spiritual vision. He said that very often our personal problems are actually due to spiritual blindness. God sees us struggling in the dark and sends His own chosen person to help and deliver His people. God anoints this person with spiritual insight, an ability to discern the grace of God deep within and call it forth.

We see an example of this in Acts chapter 3. A man, lame from birth, was carried and laid at the gate of the temple to beg. As Peter and John were entering, he asked for alms. But Peter looked into the man and saw in him, the grace to be completely healed. So fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, “Look at us.” The man did. Peter then commanded him to be healed in the Name of Jesus. He took him by the right hand and lifted him up. He immediately received strength, leapt up and entered the temple with them, walking, leaping and praising God. People who have experienced mighty miracles in their lives don’t need to be taught how to praise and worship God. They do it spontaneously.

We also have many examples of Jesus Himself doing this for people. One example is from John chapter 5, verses1-9, where Jesus saw the man lying by the pool of Bethesda, who had been an invalid for 38 years! Jesus saw the grace within him and said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” The man did so, being instantly and completely healed. In the Old Testament, 1Kings, chapter 17: 8-16, we have the example of the Man of God, Elijah, being sent to the widow at Zarephath, who had just a handful of flour and a little oil left to bake bread for herself and her son. Elijah said to her, “…but make me a small cake from it first and bring it to me; and afterward make some for yourself and your son…The bin of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry until the Lord sends rain on the earth.” She did according to the word of Elijah and she and he and her household ate for many days. Pastor Robin also spoke about the Man of God Elisha (2 Kings, 4:8), who was sent to the Shunamite woman. When she recognized him as a Man of God, she and her husband provided him with a special room in their home with a bed, table, chair and lamp. Because of this, God worked mighty miracles in her life through Elisha.

Pastor Robin, the Man of God who has been given to us, has been blessed with the gift to see the grace in us and call it forth. But when he gives us certain commands, we need to put our faith in his word and do what is required on our part. Then the grace that he has seen within us will come forth and we will receive our blessing. Praise the Lord!

SUNDAY SERVICE, BLESSING FESTIVAL

2011-08-07T23:39:00.000-07:00

Sunday’s Blessing Festival at Sharan, Chandivli, saw a hall of overflowing crowds, with a whole lot of new comers. Many of them came from far off places in Mumbai, having watched the T.V. programs of “Pyare Masiha.” The cell groups in various parts of Mumbai are growing very fast and one can see how Jesus is calling and touching unbelievers, people of other faiths, and revealing Himself to them. The service yesterday was extraordinarily powerful. A heavy anointing of the Holy Spirit came upon Pastor Robin Almeida who said he could feel it in his entire body and all around him. After the prayer for healing and deliverance, a whole lot of new comers, all of them unbelievers, came on the stage to testify that physical and also emotional problems of months and even years, had been completely healed that day and all of them proclaimed that it was Jesus who had healed them. Our Almighty Lord and God showed His powerful presence by throwing all of them to the floor as Pastor Robin simply raised his hand in blessing before each one of them. They themselves were stunned and amazed, as several of them shared with our Church members after the meeting. As some of them fell, they screamed and manifested the presence of evil spirits. Pastor Robin delivered them by commanding them out in the Name of Jesus.

Pastor Robin preached on Genesis chapter 2, verses 18-25. It was truly a “breaking of the bread of the Word” that had a powerful message for both women and men, single as well as married. Pastor Robin spoke in detail about the family situation, the particular role, characteristics and needs of each one, especially the men, who he pointed out are Satan’s primary target. Satan knows that if he can kill off the men, it would not be difficult to attack the women. Little boys always need to see a role model in their fathers, as little girls need to see that in their mothers. When little boys don’t have a father in whom they can see their own future, they grow up unstable and fall into harmful habits and vices. Pastor said that women in a household should take special care in listening to the silent cries in a man’s heart, because men don’t usually express their pain and burdens aloud. This is because as little boys they are taught that only girls are allowed to cry, while the manly thing is to keep silent. So their unexpressed pain and burdens build up within themselves and appear as major and fatal health problems or sudden heart attacks. But God our Father, through His Son Jesus, does not abandon anyone who cries out to Him. There is hope for everyone, whatever be the situation. Pastor emphasized that Jesus hears whoever calls out to Him and said that this in fact was the theme for today.

Pastor Robin also spoke at length on the true meaning of love as giving and sacrificial, rather than demanding. He held up, as our supreme model, God our Father, who sacrificed His own Son because of His love for each one of us. He used real-life stories to illustrate each of the points he made, adding to this serious topic his gift of natural humor. The entire congregation was held in rapt attention for over an hour and a half! Praise The Lord!

SUNDAY 24th JULY

2011-07-25T00:24:00.000-07:00

Yesterday’s Sunday Service, 24th July 2011, the theme being ABUNDANT BLESSINGS, saw a record number of people who attended. Every chair in the hall was occupied, stools had to be brought in and several regular church members had to stand. Most of the new comers had seen Pastor Robin on one or more of the daily programs “Pyare Masiha”, telecast on Campus Channel twice a day at 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. They came from distant places in Mumbai to experience for themselves what they had seen on T.V. None of them were disappointed. The Lord Jesus honored their faith and there were miraculous healings and deliverances. When Pastor Robin called for testimonies, there was such a long queue of those who had come for the first time, that the meeting yesterday took an extra long time to conclude. There was no time for testimonies of others who had been attending earlier and had also received marvelous healings and blessings. Everyone who came yesterday, mostly belonging to non-Christian faiths, including some Muslims, all acknowledged that JESUS was the ONE TRUE GOD and that they had been blessed in His Mighty Name. Halleluia! Pastor Robin explained to them the meaning of the word “Halleluia” and they were soon repeating it.

Pastor Robin preached on Ezekiel 37: 1-14, on the topic of the dry bones that God called the prophet Ezekiel to prophecy to and how these dead dry bones became an army of living people. The passage starts by saying that the Lords hand came upon Ezekiel. Pastor noted that the Lord's hand was on each one of us present there and asked us to repeat that. Just as God sent his prophet Ezekiel to the dry bones, many of us present there were dead in our spirits and God had brought His prophet Pastor Robin to speak life into us. He then spoke on the importance of bones in the body as the main structural support. Going back to the creation of Adam and Eve, Pastor Robin described how, unlike the rest of creation, God had STOOPED down to lovingly take up mud from the earth and to form it into a man. In the case of Eve, God took a rib (bone) from Adam and shaped it into a woman. So woman is the structural support of the family and when a man foolishly destroys that support with his own hands, he causes the downfall of the entire family, including himself! Therefore, a husband’s first duty is to encourage and protect this main support. Why did God take Adam from the earth? Because seeds are always planted in the earth and so the entire human race actually GREW out of Adam. One can say that Adam came first and “gave birth to Eve!”

The Lord came upon Pastor Robin and caused him to prophecy to the whole assembly. He made many prophecies about healings and blessings that Jesus was pouring out on us at that very moment. Healing did not only refer to the body. Healing is necessary for the whole of us: body, mind and spirit. The testimonies at the end were a proof that Jesus had truly spoken through Pastor Robin and had poured out His Love on us. Praise The Lord!

REPORT ON WEDNESDAY'S BIBLE CLASS

2011-07-07T09:01:00.000-07:00

Mark chapter 1, verses10-13
The Gospel of Luke records the event of Jesus at the age of 12, being lost and found by Mary and Joseph in the temple at Jerusalem, sitting among the Teachers who were astounded at his wisdom. After that, nothing is recorded about Jesus until the age of 30, when the Gospels record how John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the river Jordan. When Jesus came up from the water, he saw the heavens parting and the Holy Spirit descending upon him in a beautiful, majestic way, as gently as a dove. Then Jesus heard His Father’s voice come from heaven saying, “You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” This event was a wonderful revelation to us of the interaction between the three Divine Persons. Pastor said that after our own baptism, we too should hear the Father say these same words to us. After baptism we are protected by Him and He will say to Satan, to every sickness, to every curse, to every evil that tries to attack us “Keep away, this is MY child!”

Jesus’ earthly ministry began on this very ecstatic note. Then verse 12 tells us that immediately, that same, gentle Holy Spirit, led Jesus into the wilderness for forty days where He fasted, was among the wild beasts and was tempted by Satan. Jesus’ wonderful baptism experience was immediately followed by a period of testing! Pastor then took us back to our own situation where we may have experienced an initial euphoria soon after our water baptism. But not long after that, we have all gone through times of severe testing. Many of us may still be in that period. We may find ourselves among the “wild beasts” of today’s world in the form of people around us who are ready to pounce on us and tear us apart. We may experience this in the society in which we live, in our work place or even in our own families. The “wild beasts” may also come in the form of evil thoughts and tendencies that we have to fight against.

Jesus Himself overcame the testing period triumphantly by the Power of The Holy Spirit (Christ) in Him and the “Word of Scripture” that He was familiar with. We too are provided with these same weapons. So we see how necessary it is to equip ourselves with The Word of God. If it is already within us, it will come to our assistance at the right time and enable us to overcome every attack of Satan. Jesus did not turn stones into bread and never did that at any time of His ministry. Pastor said that he too would never try to do that, taking stones figuratively as referring to people or other obstacles in our lives. We may be holding onto them trying to change them instead of moving them out of our lives. Jesus always moved stones out of the way, as He did at Lazarus’ tomb. Many of us may be still in the wilderness, going through our period of testing. All of us may be at different stages of growth in our lives and before every major step ahead, there will always be a period of testing as in any system of education. At a really high level at which Pastor is, the testing will be far more severe than for some of us who may still be at a primary level in the spiritual life.

Before Pastor could appear on stage for the Bible teaching, the Lord had given him a “Word of Prophecy” that said, “Your time of testing is over!” When Jesus’ time of testing in the wilderness was over, verse 13 ends with “and the angels ministered to Him.” When our time of testing is over, God will send blessings and deliverance upon us through His angels. At that moment, Pastor said he could see the hall full of angels! While everyone closed their eyes and raised their hands toward heaven, Pastor prayed and began to sing a new song: On the Wings of Angels, deliverance is coming to you!” Many began to weep and cry loudly, many got slain in the Spirit, many were delivered from evil spirits and some began to laugh uncontrollably with joy. Praise the Lord!

REPORT ON SUNDAY 26TH SERVICE

2011-06-27T06:33:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday was a special service emphasizing the NEW LIFE in JESUS. The hall was packed to maximum capacity, with many people attending for the first time. The service began with praise and worship. People were encouraged to believe that none of them were there by accident, but that Jesus had called each one by name and made it possible for them to attend. They were also encouraged to have faith that Jesus wanted to bless them in various ways and to heal all their sicknesses. When Pastor Robin came on stage, he welcomed everyone with similar words of encouragement in his own powerfully anointed style. He began with praying and asking the Lord for special blessings on each one present there, for deliverance and release from all sickness.

He then proceeded to preach on the Gospel of John chapter 11, verses 1-44, regarding the death and raising to life of his dear friend Lazarus, brother of Martha and Mary. Although this family was very close to Jesus, they were not spared the problems that try our faith! Everyone has to face such problems in life. Pastor noted how Satan always tries to kill the men first, knowing that if he succeeds in eliminating the head or future head of a family, he can easily destroy the other members. Pastor invited everyone to observe this phenomenon in society. Who are the people most prone to alcohol, drugs, tobacco and other harmful habits? Apart from a minority of women, it’s mostly the men. Who are the people in a family first attacked by fatal illnesses? It’s mostly the men. However, there is ONE NAME that can cancel all Satan’s evil plans and that name is JESUS!

Pastor also brought out the point of how Jesus went to Lazarus’ tomb four days after he had been buried and asked the people there to remove the stone closing the entrance. Martha warned Jesus about the stench that would be emitted by such an action. Jesus did not care. He is willing to come to us wherever we may be, however repulsive be a situation that we may be in. Only He can take us out of it, as He called Lazarus out of the grave after being buried four days! When Lazarus came out, he still had the bands of cloth with which dead bodies are wrapped. Jesus commanded the men there to unbind him. When Jesus calls us out of our bad situation/s, He will also release us from bondages that have held us captive and set us completely free!

Pastor then prayed for everyone to be freed from various bondages and illnesses that he named. He made many prophecies, especially about broken relationships being healed. He ended the service by praying for relationships in families to be healed and cemented, especially families who were present that evening. He asked them to come together, to hold hands and finally to embrace each other. At the end of the prayer, there was a long queue of people who went up and gave amazing testimonies of how God had touched their lives that evening and healed them. These testimonies will be telecast in various parts of India on Campus Channel (daily program at 7 a.m. and 9 p.m.), on New Hope television and N.M. T.V. Praise the Lord!

WEDNESDAY BIBLE TEACHING

2011-06-25T06:42:00.000-07:00

Pastor Robin spoke on mark chapter 11, verse 1 onwards. Jesus sent two of His disciples to bring a colt to him to ride on. This was a fulfillment of the prophecy made in Zechariah 9:9, “Behold your King is coming to you…riding on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey.” Pastor Robin noted that Jesus was not merely fulfilling a prophecy that he knew about. If He had been doing just that, He would have sent them to bring any donkey they found. But Jesus, in His Divine Spirit had seen a particular colt that He was targeting and gave His disciples precise instructions about where they would find it and described it to them to ensure there would be no mistake. Jesus directed them to untie it and reply to anyone who questioned them, that He needed it.

With his Divinely gifted deep insight, Pastor Robin made a comparison of how Jesus, from whom nothing can be hidden, had seen you, unable to get out of your bad situation, perhaps rejected by everyone, bound by chains of helplessness and feelings of uselessness. So Jesus sends His own person to you, to release you from those chains and to bring you to Him because He needs you. Even if no one else finds you to be of any worth, Jesus has decided to use you for Himself and His service! There’s always a precise time for everything, even for your release. So you need to wait with hope and trust, knowing that God has already sent the right person to free you at the right time. When Jesus sat on His chosen colt who no one had used before, the people laid their garments on the road He was traveling and waved leafy branches as they went in procession with Him, proclaiming Him King. This was usually done as a sign of victory when a king returned after winning a battle. Here they were doing it in advance. So whenever we pray for something, we should thank and praise God for the victory that is already ours because He has already won the battle for us!

In a previous teaching, Pastor Robin had noted that Jesus does not call the qualified, but qualifies the called. How does He qualify us for service? Before He distributed the bread at the last supper with His disciples, He broke it. Jesus can only use “broken people” through whom He can release His love and power to free others. Every successful and well-known preacher, prophets of God sent in the Mighty Name of Jesus, have all gone through severe breaking and remolding to be powerful instruments for His service. Anyone who desires to be used as a powerful instrument in God’s hands must go through this breaking.

Pastor Robin then prayed for everyone to be released from various bondages and while commissioning us to go out and give the Good News to others, prayed that the Holy Spirit might work through us with His gifts of healing and deliverance. He asked everyone to write down at least five names of people whom we could reach out to before Sunday. As we placed our hands on the names, Pastor Robin prayed for them and said that if we do this every week, we’ll be reaching out and freeing people from Satan’s power very quickly. Praise the Lord!

BIBLE TEACHING - Numbers 13:23-33

2011-06-03T21:58:00.000-07:00

God told Moses to send out men to spy out the land He had promised to give them. There had to be one representative from each tribe. So they went out, the 12 of them and came back with samples of the luscious fruit they found there. They reported that it was truly a land flowing with milk and honey. But they also reported about the difficult foes they would have to fight against to be able to take over the land. There were well fortified and protected cities with strong men, even men of the stature of giants, descendants of Anak. In front of these men, the Israelites felt like grasshoppers and the men of those cities also considered them to be so. They passed on their fear to the awaiting congregation. Only two of them, Caleb and Joshua were willing to trust God and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.”

Pastor Robin noted that like the fearful Israelites, there are many born again Christians who have left Egypt, meaning the old life, but are still in the desert. They have not yet got into the Promised Land, the Kingdom of God, where they can enjoy the complete care and protection of the Lord and avail of all it offers namely love, joy, peace, good health and God’s blessings of abundance. The desert is meant to be only a necessary passage to The Kingdom of God. But to get into the Kingdom, we need to trust God to overcome every obstacle of our minds, mainly the lies that Satan has put in and keeps reinforcing by whispering negative thoughts to us if we listen to him. Many Christians believe Satan’s lie and depend on their own strength rather than God’s mighty power to overcome them and experience failure. So they feel themselves to be as small as grasshoppers and those whom they have to deal with also see them in the same light. They do not always feel capable of taking a bold stand for truth and feel the need of merging with the society in which they live. That’s what grasshoppers do. Green, brown and mud colored grasshoppers are always found in the environment of their particular color.

Satan protects and prospers his own people while they are in the world because he knows they will eventually be with him in Hell. God protects and prospers His own people who are in His Kingdom. But for those who remain in the desert, there is no one! So we should boldly go forward in the mighty power of God and enter the Kingdom that is our eternal destiny. Pastor Robin said that in one finger of a believer is more power than the whole of Hell! Praise the Lord! Then he prayed for the whole class to be convinced of whom they really are as born again children of God. After that, many came forward to share how the teaching had really applied to them and while thanking the Lord and Pastor Robin through whom He had spoken, took a decision to move forward boldly. Praise the Lord!

TESTIMONY

2011-05-16T06:31:00.000-07:00

SANJAY SASANE

On the morning of 12th May 2011, at 2.30 a.m. I suddenly suffered a stroke. My left side got paralyzed and my mouth went askew, affecting my speech. My wife was understandably alarmed. But the first thought that came to her was JESUS and she immediately called up one of our church leaders for prayer. I felt a little better after that and the same evening was able to drag myself to the Wednesday Bible class. Everyone was shocked to see me. Pastor Robin Almeida prayed over me while the others silently joined in agreement, extending their hands towards me.

During the worship that followed, my mouth came straight and my speech became normal. I was able to raise my limp arm, my leg got strong and I began dancing in joy and praise to Jesus who had worked this great miracle in me. Praise be His Holy Name forever and ever!

SERVICE OF SUNDAY 8th MAY

2011-05-11T00:20:00.000-07:00

Pastor Robin preached on the passage from John 20: 19-22, in which John tells us that Jesus showd Himself to His disciples on the evening of His Resurrection as they were gathered together behind closed doors for fear of the Jews. Jesus stood in their midst and said, "Peace be to you." The disciples must have been stunned! But they were sure it was Jesus only when He showed them the wound marks on His hands and side. The passage says,"Then the disciples were glad..."

Pastor Robin said that it is easy for us to wish others peace. Anyone can do that. People will recognize the Lord in us only when we show them our former wounds. Behind what people now see as glory, there is a story! People may try to immitate Pastor Robin in his style of preaching and teaching. But no one can immitate the wounds that are behind the power and glory of Jesus that he now displays. Jesus forms and trains his people in secret, away from the view of others. That's why a real person of God cannot be immitated. Pastor Robin spoke of the long and terrible suffering that Pastor Benny Hinn had been put through by his own family. Behind every glory, there is a story!

If we are now experiencing hardships and suffering, it can only mean that the Lord is preparing us for greater service in His Kingdom! Before babies are born into the world, they are formed in the darkness of the womb. Seeds are sown into the darkness of the earth and must remain in darkness until it is time to shoot up into daylight as glorious new plants. Pastor Robin encouraged everyone to stand firm in the face of suffering and to wait in hope for the day of glory. Praise the Lord!

MOTHER'S DAY

2011-05-07T04:51:00.000-07:00

the Master's Touch Healing Center wishes all you mothers the world over A VERY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! We also wish to appreciate the great sacrifices you make in bringing children into the world, nurturing and caring for them. Yours is a hidden, unseen and unsung service. However, with our Great and Mighty GOD, nothing goes unnoticed. He heeds your silent, selfless service towards His little ones who will one day do great things in the world and for His Kingdom! Praise The Lord!

SICKNESS

2011-05-03T06:45:00.000-07:00

Elaborating on Mark 5:25 ff, on Sunday May 1st, Pastor Robin said that God created everything good and positive. He definitely did not create sickness. Sickness came into the world from Hell! So when we accept the salvation of Jesus and get back into the Kingdom of God, we cannot be sick unless we choose to believe the lies that Satan keeps telling us. We should fix our minds on the TRUTH that JESUS has freed and delivered us from all sickness, every curse and every bondage. PRAISE THE LORD!

SUNDAY 1st MAY SERVICE

2011-05-02T00:31:00.000-07:00

On Sunday, May 1st, Pastor Robin preached on Mark 5:25 ff, about a woman who had suffered from a flow blood for 12 years and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she bypassed the laws of her tradition and despite her extreme weakness, pushed her way through the crowd and came behind Jesus. She had planned to not even let Him know what she was doing and accordingly, touched the hem of His garment. The bleeding stopped immediately and she felt in her body that she was healed. But Jesus felt the power go out of Him and immediately inquired who had touched Him. After she had told Him the whole truth, He praised her faith saying, “Daughter your faith has made you well. Go in peace and be healed of your affliction.”

Pastor noted that we could be bleeding not only on a physical level, but also in our minds, not knowing where the wound really is. We could have been wounded even in early childhood. Addressing the congregation, Pastor said, “Just like the woman heard about Jesus after 12 long years of suffering, you may have come here because someone told you about Jesus perhaps after you have suffered for a long time. But you have come to the right place, not by accident, but because Jesus has called you here.”

After elaborating on the passage and drawing many practical points from it, Pastor invited everyone to reach out their hands and to touch Jesus by faith while he prayed for healing of various sicknesses. As he received a ‘word of knowledge’ from the Lord, he announced specific healings that had taken place. Many experienced their problems disappear, even among the 24 new comers. Many wanted to testify at the end, but due to a time constraint, Pastor invited testimonies only from the new or fairly recent comers.

TESTIMONIES
Sangeetha Jadhav had been on medication for weakness for the last 8 years, but to no avail. She began attending our services 5 Sundays ago. Her symptoms of weakness had completely disappeared. Praise the Lord! Another woman who also suffered from long-standing physical weakness came up to testify that she now feels well and strong. This was the 4th Sunday she had attended.

Laxmi Desai is bedridden with paralysis. Her daughter had come to the service twice with a problem of tiredness and severe pain in her right knee. The pain had disappeared during the service and the tiredness gone. Her sister also came up weeping uncontrollably at how much they had suffered because of their mother’s illness. Pastor prayed with the 2 sisters for Laxmi’s healing, joined by the whole congregation who stretched out their hands towards them. We are now awaiting a great testimony!

Sandhya Jadhav from Chembur had come to the service for the 1st time. She had been suffering from bleeding for the past two years, accompanied by much pain. At this service, the bleeding had stopped and the pain had disappeared.
Another person, suffering from back pain for 13 years had been taking a lot of medication, but found no relief. As Pastor prayed that evening, the pain left him.
Victoria and another woman too had been suffering from a lot of tension. They both experienced the gift of peace.

Alvaro Baretto who came for the first time was healed of a long-standing back pain. He had also been experiencing relationship problems, but now felt a great sense of peace.

A small child whose eye was bleeding when his mother brought him to the service, was touched by Jesus in a mighty way. The bleeding stopped and it could be seen that the eye was completely healed. Praise the Lord!

REPORT OF 24TH APRIL SERVICE

2011-04-25T05:49:00.000-07:00

The theme of this service was FREEDOM. After Pastor Robin's preaching on Luke23:44 to Luke 24:12, he prayed for healing on all levels, physical, emotional and deliverance. Later on, there were many testimonies of blessings and miracles that people had received, even among the 23 new comers attending the service for the first time. There were testimonies of physical healing, of people who were blessed with peace after having suffered emotional turmoil for a long time and many people were delivered from evil spirits.

The most remarkable healing reported was by a couple who came up on stage carrying their three month old baby. The baby had been born with an irreparable hole in her heart and given only 30 days to survive. Soon after getting this terrible news, Pastor Robin had been contacted and he prayed for the child's complete healing. Now, three months later, even the doctors were amazed at how she had survived this long! Pastor carried her in his arms, showed her to the congregation and prayed for protection for the rest of her life. Everyone cheered and praised the Lord!

REPORT OF SUNDAY17th SERVICE

2011-04-20T05:57:00.000-07:00

There were many new people who came this Sunday and the hall was so full that many people had to stand. God worked mightily through Pastor Robin. Many were delivered from evil spirits and at the end there were a large number of people who came up to testify to having been healed, even some who had come for the first time. One of the most remarkable testimonies was that of Mr. Sham Kahar who had completely lost sight in his left eye. On the previous Sunday he had come up to testify that when Pastor Robin Almeida had prayed over the entire congregation for healing of various parts of the body, he had fully regained his sight. This Sunday, at Pastor Robin’s request, he had brought his medical reports of the diagnosis and ex-ray pictures of his eye. The report showed that he had a torn retina that bled and caused his eye to become completely bloodshot, after which he had lost all vision in it. When Pastor Robin held up the ex-ray, everyone saw the pictures of his bleeding eye. We were all amazed! Pastor then asked him to block the other eye with his hand and then tested the authenticity of his healing by asking him to count the number of fingers he was holding up and name the colors of various objects he pointed to. It was clear that his healing was complete. Praise the Lord! Everyone applauded thunderously and praised Jesus for this mighty miracle.
Another notable miracle was that of a 14 year old boy who had been suffering from a skin allergy for the past ten years. On the previous Sunday Pastor Robin had announced that someone with an itchy skin problem had been healed. This Sunday this boy came up to testify that his ten-year old allergy had disappeared. Praise the Lord!
The entire Service has been caught on camera and will be telecast at Navi Mumbai on Friday under the program name “Pyare Masiha”. It will also be telecast on “New Hope” T.V. on Friday at 9.30 p.m. Those who watched “Big J” T.V. on Tuesday will already have seen it.

EXCERPTS FROM PASTOR ROBIN'S TEACHING

2010-11-15T23:24:00.000-08:00

GOD’S VOICE
It is not merely by our faith that we are able to follow the life journey God has planned for us, but it is by listening to His Voice.
There are many examples in the Bible of God’s Voice telling people of His mighty and at times unusual plans for their lives. Biblical events often demonstrate that God loves to break His own natural laws to show that He is supreme. No one can walk on water, but Jesus did. No one can just rise up into the sky, but Jesus did. Even regarding his people, when He wants something done in their lives, He just goes ahead and does it, surpassing all human thought restrictions! Some Biblical examples are as follows:

God spoke to Zacharias through the Angel Gabriel, telling him that his wife Elizabeth would bear a son and that they were to name him John. Both being beyond the ages of productivity, he did not readily believe God. For this, God caused him to be mute until the time of John’s birth.

God spoke to Mary through the Angel Gabriel, telling her that she was to be the virgin mother of His Son. In her simplicity, she questioned the angel, but did not disbelieve God’s power and authority. It happened to her according to God’s Word.
God also spoke to Joseph (to whom she was engaged to be married), through an angel, revealing to him the mystery of her conception.

God spoke to the three wise men who followed the star to Bethlehem, instructing them not to return to Herod.

God spoke to Cornelius (Acts 10) telling him to send for Peter. God also spoke to Peter telling him to go with the men whom Cornelius had sent to get him.

God spoke to Elijah (1Kings) telling him to go to Zarephath and meet a widow who would provide him with food. God also spoke to the widow about Elijah. On reaching the place where God sent him, he saw a woman gathering sticks. He knew in his spirit that it was the widow and spoke to her.

When we are attentive to God’s Voice and always obey it even though it may be contrary to our own logical plans or way of thinking, we find ourselves at the right place at the right time. When God has a plan for our lives that involves another person, He speaks to that person as well. Praise the Lord!

OUR MINISTRY

2010-10-22T04:10:00.000-07:00

The ministry of THE MASTER’S TOUCH HEALING CENTER is best described in Isaiah chapter 53, verse 5, that says “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.” When we speak about healing, we refer to a three-dimensional healing of spirit, mind and body. Mark chapter 2, verses 1-12, describes the healing of the paralyzed man who was lowered through the roof by his four friends and landed right before Jesus. Verse 5 says, “When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, ‘Son, your sins are forgiven you.” By calling him ‘Son’, Jesus healed his mind, restoring His relationship with the man. By forgiving his sins, Jesus healed his spirit. When He said in verse 11, “I say to you, arise, take up your bed and go your way to your house,” Jesus healed his body. All 3 aspects of our person are dependent on each other and therefore, complete healing has to touch all three levels. Praise The Lord!

NEWS

2010-10-21T01:27:00.000-07:00

Pastor Robin has just finished conducting a 5-day retreat for the Church in Israel. There was a great outpouring of the Holy Spirit on every participant, all of them being visibly touched by JESUS. There were mighty miracles of healing and deliverance and loud expressions of joy and love. He left India on the 7th of October and will be in Israel for about a month, building up and consolidating the Israel branch of “The Master’s Touch Healing Center.” Praise the Lord!

NEWS

2010-08-21T08:43:00.000-07:00

From August 31st to September 4th, Pastor Robin will be conducting a retreat for 50 church members whom he will train to be leaders. This 5-day retreat will be held at Madh Island, away from the hustle and bustle of Mumbai city. The emphasis will be on the Anointing of The Holy Spirit, growth in spiritual life and leadership. Praise The Lord!

NEWS

2010-08-03T10:11:00.000-07:00

Pastor Robin has just returned from his third visit to Israel. This trip lasted over a month as the Lord did wonderful things through him and used him mightily. He was invited to minister at seven different Churches and was also invited to lecture at the Zoe Bible College, founded in Holland.

The most exciting news for The Master’s Touch Healing Center, India, is that a branch of this Church has been established in Israel! The address is: 11 Sokolov Street, Herzliya Center, Israel. At present, services are being held every Saturday and Tuesday. Pastor Robin will be returning there very soon in order to build up this newly founded Church. Praise The Lord!

LOVE AND HAPPINESS

2010-06-08T07:38:00.000-07:00

In our last article, we said that God is perfectly happy because He is LIGHT and in Him there is no darkness. There is complete TRUTH in God. Complete light and truth enables God to love in perfection. That’s why we say that God is LOVE.

We human beings are all born in darkness and inherit the LIE (sin) in its variety of forms. The pure, unconditional, selfless love that gives us perfect happiness and which God intended us to have when He created us in His own image and likeness, was stolen away by Satan. That’s why human love is always conditional, self-seeking, need based and often brings pain and tears. Because we human beings lost contact with God due to sin, we create our own gods and fall into idol worship. We may even seek to quench the longing of our hearts for God in a person whom we idolize. People often marry on this basis and sooner than later, experience disappointment, dissatisfaction and frustration.

God our Father, in a supreme act of pure, sacrificial love, gave His only begotten Son as a sacrifice for us. Jesus, in a pure act of sacrificial obedience to His Father, loved us and gave Himself up for us, to bring us back to God’s original plan and purpose for our lives. What was the power behind God’s ability to make this supreme sacrifice? It was the emotional fulfillment that He constantly experiences in Himself because the Love between the Father and the Son exists in complete light and truth. It is so powerful, that it generates a third person in God, the Holy Spirit, Christ. It is this constant emotional high of pure love in God that generates God’s powerful, energy-packed activity of creation and supreme control over everything that exists. This love (a constant emotional high with His Father) was the power in Jesus that enabled Him to perform the miracles He did and finally to endure the kind of suffering and death He went through for us. With this same power, God raised Him up in triumph and glory!

It is only when, through the Blood of Jesus, we get back into fellowship with God our Father and His Son Jesus Christ, that we can truly love as God loves and enjoy true fellowship with one another. (Read 1Jn.1: 3-4). The pure, unconditional, sacrificial love that we inherit as “sons of God” enables us to give and receive true love from each other that adds up to the fullness of joy that John speaks about (1Jn.1: 5). When he commands us to love one another (1Jn. 2:8), he is actually telling us that we have the ability to do this “because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.” The lie (sin or darkness) from our minds is passing away because of Jesus the true light!
When we come across commands in the Bible given by The Father, His Son Jesus Christ or chosen and appointed men of God like John, we are not expected to obey that command on our own strength of will. That in fact is impossible. A Divine command is always an invitation to enter into the fellowship of God, the only position in which obedience to Him is possible. Apart from Him, we live in the dark. Darkness, as we explained in our earlier article, means the absence of truth or lies running in our minds that give birth to hatred. This situation is described in 1Jn. 2: 9-14. Hatred is actually a result of unforgiveness or fear that could be so deep rooted that it may be difficult to recognize, but causes much suffering and also ill health of mind and body. John says that there is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. He who fears has not been made perfect in love (1Jn. 4:18)
Jesus, who alone is perfect love, can cast away the darkness and fear in us and bring us back to the ability to love as God loves us. 1Jn. 4:19 says, ”We love Him, because He first loved us.” This means that it is impossible to love God without first being cleansed by the Blood of Jesus. 1Jn. 1:4 says: “And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.” Lasting happiness and joy comes from genuine fellowship first with God through the Blood of Jesus and then with our brothers and sisters in Him, in light and truth. Praise the Lord!

BE HAPPY ALL THE TIME (Philippians 4:4)

2010-05-28T06:02:00.000-07:00

God is happy all the time because He is LIGHT and in Him there is no darkness (1John.1: 5). Mankind was created in God’s image and likeness (Genesis.1: 27). So mankind was created to be happy all the time. Complete light in one’s life means complete truth in one’s mind – a state of complete happiness. Satan, the father of lies, introduced a great big lie into Eve’s mind and she passed it on to Adam. The light of truth in Mankind was immediately extinguished. Consequently, there was darkness and unhappiness, pain and suffering, sorrow and tears.

God sent His only begotten Son into the world, Christ, given the Name JESUS at His birth. He came as LIGHT itself. Whoever believes in Him and receives Him as Savior, receives the opportunity to return to God’s original plan for us to be happy all the time. To bring us back to this original state, Jesus had to offer His own body as a sacrifice for us, allowing Himself to be beaten, His flesh to be torn open, kicked, spit upon, crowned with thorns and finally nailed to a heavy wooden cross that He Himself was made to carry on His shoulders. He poured out His blood for us to the very last drop, unto death. Having completed His sacrifice, He was buried, but on the third day He rose triumphant from the tomb, back to His glorious life in and with God His Father.

All of us are born in darkness and with a whole lot of lies running through our brain. Since the brain controls every function of the body, the darkness and lies in it causes us to suffer from sicknesses, diseases, accidents and uncontrollable anti-social behavior that is called SIN. Despite great advancements in science and technology, psychiatry and psychology, we see the situation of sin, unhappiness, chaos and suffering in the world growing worse and completely out of control. The basic problem and solution is in mankind’s mind. However, it cannot be solved on a mere human level. Politicians, police, psychologists and moralists struggle and strive towards a solution, but soon reach a dead end.

Only the blood, shed by Jesus, that we now access spiritually and by faith, can completely wash away the sin and lies from our brain and only the Divine Counselor (Holy Spirit) whom Jesus puts within all those who believe in Him, can restore the light and truth in us (John. 16:13). Jesus’ body was brutally wounded, that our bodies might be healed (Psalm.103: 2&3; Isaiah.33: 24; Isaiah.53: 4&5). Jesus described Himself as the Way, the Truth and the Life (John.14: 6). There is no other way to get back to God our Father except through JESUS. Only JESUS can restore us to truth. Only JESUS can give us that full, healthy, happy life that we were created to live.

Let us always remember that negative emotions are due to faulty notions. So whenever we experience negative emotions, let us recognize the lie running in our minds, ask Jesus to wash it away with His precious Blood and ask The Holy Spirit in us to replace the lie with His TRUTH. We should lay this burden down at Jesus’ feet (Mt. 11:28). Then we can light-heartedly continue our journey through this life, walking in the light and truth of Jesus, being happy in Him all the time! PRAISE THE LORD.

NEWS

2010-01-07T23:55:00.000-08:00

Pastor Robin Almeida is back from a very fruitful outreach at Gujarat. The people of Gujarat eagerly received the Good News through Pastor’s anointed preaching, were healed of many sicknesses and many were delivered. On the morning of the 1st of January 2010, he ministered to a group of 3500 people at Songard. That same evening, he ministered to a group of 3000 people at Gamlagaon. On the 2nd morning, 1800 people received the Word and were blessed with healing and deliverance at the site of the Narmada Dam.

As the state of Gujarat has a history of violent reactions toward the preaching of the Good News and many preachers have been killed, we praise and thank the living Lord Jesus and our Father God, that no anti social elements were able to disrupt any of the services. We pray that the seed sown will penetrate deep into the hearts of those who attended and that they in turn will be powerfully used by the Lord to spread the message throughout Gujarat.

NEWS

2009-12-28T23:48:00.000-08:00

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

2009-12-21T22:11:00.000-08:00

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

2009-12-12T23:12:00.000-08:00

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

2009-12-03T04:36:00.000-08:00

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

2009-12-03T04:28:00.000-08:00

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

2009-11-28T20:40:00.000-08:00

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

2009-10-21T09:26:00.000-07:00

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

2009-10-12T01:06:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-17T22:34:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-16T00:26:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-23T22:50:00.001-07:00

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!

2009-08-11T01:32:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-11T00:30:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-06T00:26:00.000-07:00

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

2009-07-31T00:29:00.000-07:00

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

2009-07-28T22:17:00.000-07:00

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

2009-07-21T01:29:00.000-07:00

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

2009-07-07T00:59:00.000-07:00

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

2009-07-02T23:48:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-06-27T21:09:00.000-07:00

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

2009-06-24T21:42:00.000-07:00

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

2009-06-20T10:49:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-21T23:07:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-19T10:07:00.000-07:00

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

2009-01-22T21:59:00.000-08:00

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

2009-01-21T00:50:00.000-08:00

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

2009-01-06T04:37:00.000-08:00

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

2009-01-03T21:31:00.000-08:00

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.

TESTIMONY

2008-12-30T04:32:00.000-08:00

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

2008-12-22T20:49:00.000-08:00

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

2008-12-22T20:20:00.000-08:00

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

2008-12-20T04:14:00.000-08:00

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

2008-12-16T21:20:00.000-08:00

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

2008-12-10T03:09:00.001-08:00

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

2008-11-18T20:05:00.000-08:00

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

2008-11-12T05:59:00.000-08:00

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

2008-11-09T21:25:00.000-08:00

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

2008-11-07T23:03:00.000-08:00

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

2008-11-02T23:09:00.000-08:00

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

2008-10-27T20:58:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-10-23T07:58:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-21T00:03:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-13T01:36:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-10T08:02:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-06T23:56:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-04T23:03:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-03T06:12:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-10-02T10:00:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-29T20:59:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-27T04:02:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-25T00:40:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-22T22:12:00.001-07:00

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

2008-09-20T21:44:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-17T22:21:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-15T02:12:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-13T09:23:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-12T01:15:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-10T20:21:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-09T21:09:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-07T22:02:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-06T05:31:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-04T08:31:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-01T11:37:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-31T00:22:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-30T21:49:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-28T21:44:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-28T10:18:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-28T10:04:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-26T00:06:00.000-07:00

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.