A Loving Parents Are Remembered On This Day Called Father’s Day
Hearing the news Mr. Ulahannan, my mother’s grandfather ran to the place, he being the village leader, no one was brave enough to protest against him. By the time it was dark, fearing that the angry mob might attack them again he gave shelter to them at his home.
That night the servants of God shared their testimony and spoke to the family about Christ and the salvation they could gain by believing in Christ. That was a turning point in their family and my mother’s mother accepted Christ as her personal savior.
Her faith was so strong and she started witnessing the truth to other members of her family.
Her husband Thomman expressed his displeasure and was dead against her new faith.
But among the five children, Saramma and her younger sister Mariamma accepted Christ as their personal savior. Later they decided to take baptism according to the Word of God.
The news spread throughout the village and it was shocking news to the relatives and the nominal orthodox Christian society.
The Orthodox Syrian Jacobite Church ex-communicated them and they were considered outcasts and were not allowed participating even in the funeral services of their relatives.
They faced severe persecution from inside the family as well as from outside.
Photograph with her sister, sister-in-law, children & Grand Children
Some of the prominent evangelists at that time in the brethren movement M/s. K V Simon, Lonappen Upadesi, Peter Upadesi, K. G. Kurian, E P Varghese, C T Mathai, A P Paily, Vattakattu Varkey Upadesi and a few other’s through their inspirational messages and classes strengthened them to be firm in their faith.
Though they faced many problems from their family members, whenever these brethren conduct gospel meetings and Bible classes in nearby places, they made it a point to attend those gatherings.
A few more Christians joined the faith and started a small gathering at Pothanicade near Parambencherry.
The Lord was faithful to His daughter and gave her a partner who was a believer. Mr. P T Varghese from Kota, Chengannur, who was a God-fearing, humble, loving, and well-disciplined person.
Evangelist K P Stephen of Thiruvankulam and his wife (she can be seen in the above picture in white dress holding a bag) took initiative in this matter and they were united in holy matrimony.
At that time my father was working as a pattern maker in the carpentry section of the erstwhile Pampa River Sugar Factory – Now Travancore Sugars and Chemicals Ltd-.
My mother was an ideal wife to my father and a loving mother to all of us and an excellent homemaker like the woman in Proverb 31.
She was a mature woman, devoted wife, mother, honorable, humble, unselfish, and kind. She was a caring and loving mother not only to us but also to the neighbors, especially to the fellow believers.
My mother was so keen to share whatever we had with others especially with those in the Lord’s service.
In spite of our tight financial budget, she always set apart her mite for this purpose and she made this as a practice until her death.
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Those days running a family of nine members was a great task. With my father’s meager salary it was difficult to make both ends meet. On my mother’s initiative, father bought a cow and started selling milk and manure to the neighboring people and earned a small income from that.
At that time we were staying in the company’s staff quarters. There was a high demand for our milk as it was not diluted.
My mother was so strict that she never diluted the milk with water for sale.
Apart from this, my father used to work in the evening hours after his eight hours of duty at the factory.
He made different types of wooden furniture with good quality wood. This too was in high demand because of carpentry skills and reasonable prices.
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Good to read about your loving parents on this day called Father’s Day.
You did a great remembrance about your Dad and Mom on this day called Fathers Day. Indeed a great share. I appreciate you for having such loving parents. Thanks a lot for sharing.
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Hi Philip,
It’s indeed a great joy to know more about you and your loving parents
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Wow it’s just a great article and to know about you and your loving parents especially your father on this Father’s Day celebration.
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Dear achachen..It’s great to see such a heartwarming write up about your parents.
Parents are one of the greatest gifts from the Lord.
Praying that this post will help the coming generations to be grateful to the Lord and obey His commandments in relation to this greatest gift from above .