Being rooted

Greetings from Venilla, Anbalagan and Sridhar

We hope you are doing well. Thank you so much for your continuous support, prayers and love. We are so blessed. Thank you for being a part of our story and helping us follow our dreams.

Our buttermilk cinnamon rolls

We are learning so much about becoming better leaders and running the cafe. We are able to constantly mentor our staffs and encourage them to grow deeper in Jesus. We see a lot of growth in our team. One of our constant prayer requests has been for unity among the three of us and the team. We believe that God’s been so faithful in uniting us and helping us work as a team.

This month has been a little more challenging for us. God is been teaching us as a team to be more rooted in him even when a storm comes we will be still standing strong. Sometimes when things don’t happen the way you want them to, you get so frustrated and blame others for your problems. This month we faced a situation where we were so frustrated with each other and blame each other for a mistake, we didn’t expect it to happen but it did. We got so defensive and questioned God. During this problem, we were able to see God’s goodness and his faithfulness over the cafe. We spent a lot of time praying over the cafe and asking God to heal our hearts from being so bitter. We are still learning to become better owners of this cafe. God’s been so gracious with us and moulding us to become a better version of us.

 

We are still looking for a bigger space for our cafe. We have some options available to us but not sure exactly what God wants us to choose. We ask you to pray that God will show us clearly the place that he wants us to start the cafe in. We also want to completely trust God in this decision. God has been using Isaiah 45:2-3 as we pray for the building. Isaiah 45:2-3 talks about how God will go before us and he will make a way. He will clear the way and destroy anything that opposes us. He will make the path straight. We believe that God is making a new way for us.

Pre-wedding shoot

 Sridhar will be getting married in a few weeks. We are so happy for him and can’t wait to see his big day. This season God has been so faithful in leading him and his fiancé as they prepare for their wedding day. Pray for them as they seek God to lead their marriage. Pray for more peace and rest. Pray that God will financially bless them. And the most important thing is to pray that they will enjoy this season of preparing for their wedding and not be stressed.

Quality time

 This month God’s been teaching Anbalagan to stay more rooted in Christ. He wants to be in a place where he is so connected with God that even if anything happens, his faith wouldn’t be shaken or questioned. God’s been teaching him to completely believe in him and depend on him. Sometimes when we work so hard to get something and don’t get it we feel like we don’t deserve to get it. We feel pity for ourselves but God’s been faithful to Anbalagan and helped him to draw closer to him and trust him in the process.

Thailand trip

This month has been an amazing month for me; I took a week off from work. I went to Thailand and got to have a really nice quality time with my mom. The food in Thailand is amazing. Their street food is the best thing about Thailand. The sticky rice with mango on it and coconut milk poured over are so heavenly. I got to pamper myself with an hour awesome foot massage. It felt so great. I also got a chance to met my mentor and spend time loving her baby. It’s awesome what they are doing in Thailand. They adapted to their culture and learned their language so they can easily share the gospel to the local people.

The thing that really stuck out to me was the way the Thai people loved and respected their king, it made me love my king Jesus even more. How awesome is our king than theirs? he deserves all our love and devotion. I had a great time in Thailand. 

Thank you so much for taking the time to read our blog. It is a blessing to share our lives with you. Please send us your prayer request. Comment below. We would love to pray for you and your family. Thanks again.

Prayer points:

1.   Pray that we hear God’s voice clearly for the building decision.

2.   Pray for us to become better leaders.

3.   Pray as we continue to mentor our team.

4.   Pray for Sridhar as he prepares for his wedding. Pray for his fiance too.

5.   Pray for the three of us to trust God completely and for us to believe that God called us for the daily bean when it gets rough.

6.   Pray for just grace and his protection over the cafe.

7.   Pray for God’s presence over the cafe.