Prayer:    By your grace, O Lord, all is by your grace. By grace you have called me to proclaim your word. By grace may my words feed and nourish those who hunger and thirst for you. By grace may my preaching affirm and encourage and strengthen everybody. Never let me get a big head just because I’ve got a big job to do for a big God. May I instead have the mind of Christ who humbled himself and became totally obedient to you. So may I, my Lord, by your grace, in Jesus precious name I pray. - Amen.

Brothers and sisters, It is my heart’s desire and prayer to God on behalf of the Indian people that they might be saved.

- Pastor Israel Rapuri

Pastor Israel Rapuri is from Hyderabad AP, India. He came to United States in 1992 through Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages and lived in Queens, New York for over 5 years. He married Mary Kavula Bala in 1996 and settled in Los Angeles. They are blessed with twin boys, Abraham and Issac. He has a Masters in English Literature from Osmania University, and is currently attending Concordia University, Irvine, CA for his Masters in Theology and Culture.

God has given him a vision to reach out to Indians in and around Artesia, and because of that he started the Asian Indian Church in January 1999. Ever since he has been ministering to Indians in Los Angeles area with a burden to reach out with the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.