Book of the month: Like Father, like father
Author: Sandy Samuel Jerome
Did you grab your copy yet?
If you are in Bengaluru, get it from the New Life Fellowship office or you can contact Ms Rathnam, Ph no: 9108605263
You can also mail us for a copy at contact@elakoinonia.com. Or just click on the link, at the end of this page—it takes you the publisher’s website where you can directly order the book.
The book will be available at your local Christian bookstore and online platforms like Amazon, Kindle and Flipkart soon. Updates will be put up on our webpage as well as on Facebook.
We have been working on this book project for a couple of months and by God’s grace everything panned out in a way that was beyond what we could think or imagine. Like Father, like father is not only a tribute to my earthly father, Pastor V. M. Samuel but also a record of the legacy that he left behind. Growing up, I have seen my father show me a little bit of God every single day of his life. He not only introduced me to my Heavenly Father but also taught me to walk in His ways. The book starts off with a quick peek into his early life—how he was before he accepted Jesus as his personal Lord and Saviour. An aspiring politician, little did he know that he would live a life serving God and His people.
The following chapters go on to detail how he transitioned from a life of merely living out religion to forming a relationship with God. From his early days as a missionary to being a pioneer and visionary of Christian missions in South India, especially the state of Karnataka, his life has been a spiritual adventure. Throughout the book, one thing stands out—his “father-like” and “Father-like” nature.
All his life, he worked relentlessly in building God’s kingdom—a faithful servant, a humble missionary, and a Christ-like father, not just to his blood and flesh, but to the many he called his own. And this went on until the very end—the time in the hospital room.
It has been nothing short of an adventure, writing and getting it published. But God has been faithful to us through it all. I urge you to read it and be blessed.
Follow the relevant links to buy your copy:
India Links
1) WFP Store: https://store.whitefalconpublishing.com/products/like-father-like-father-life-and-legacy-of-v-m-samuel
2) Amazon India: https://www.amazon.in/dp/1636405835
3) Flipkart: https://www.flipkart.com/like-father-father-life-legacy-v-m-samuel/p/itmb949330d0bcc5?pid=9781636405834
International Links:
• https://www.amazon.com/dp/1636405835
• https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1636405835
• https://www.amazon.de/dp/1636405835
• https://www.amazon.fr/dp/1636405835
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• https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1636405835
• https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/1636405835
• https://www.amazon.nl/dp/1636405835
Prefer to read an eBook? No problem, the links are below:
• https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B4WFNNJQ
• https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B4WFNNJQ
• https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0B4WFNNJQ
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• https://www.amazon.nl/dp/B0B4WFNNJQ
Song of the month: Abba
Most humans crave for a sense of belonging. They want to beseen, heard and understood. “Abba”—a song by Jonathan David Helser and Melissa Helser—has been on repeat in our house in the last few weeks. We love the home-like warmth of this song and the declaration of our identity that “Abba, we belong to you!”—His children, His own. We love every bit of this song.
You’re more real than
The ground I’m standing on
You’re more real than
The wind in my lungs
Your thoughts define me
You’re inside me
You’re my reality
Abba, I belong to you
Abba, I belong to you
The first couple of lines creates in us an awareness of God’s presence; that He is real and not a made-up story. It all builds up to the chorus that breaks into a declaration!
You’re closer than the
Skin on my bones
You’re closer than the
Song on my tongue
These lines speak about the intimacy of the relationship that God has with us—the closeness and probably a reminder that no matter how far we run away from God, He always pulls us back to the place where we belong.