Prayer Alert: Rev. Paul Ciniraj Resigns from Salem Voice Ministries for Health Reasons
"The Lord Jesus has saved me from sin and death, and Lord has chosen me for His ministry. I believe I have faithfully and truthfully done it according to the Word of God by the guidance of the Holy Spirit."
(Kottayam, India)—Rev. Paul Ciniraj, founder and the director of the Salem Voice Ministries, has resigned from the Directorship of the ministry due to poor health.
A letter circulated to the media from Rev. Shaji Ipe, Secretary of the SVM, says Rev. Ciniraj has been under treatment for leukemia since last January.
Ipe says in the letter that while the Lord has healed Ciniraj from leukemia, he has been affected by cirrhosis of the liver and has been undergoing treatment for that condition.
Ipe writes: "Doctors say cancer medication and treatments are very hard on the body and they may cure the cancer, but can create other medical issues like liver cirrhosis and other major sickness."
Ipe said Paul Ciniraj Mohamed resigned from the Salem Voice Ministries at the General Body meeting which was held during the month of April, but the General Body compelled him to withdraw the resignation and unanimously re-elected him as its Director. Because of this, Ciniraj continued in the position.
According to Ipe, Ciniraj became uncomfortable continuing in the position of directorship because of his worsening health situation. Ciniraj called for a special Governing Board meeting and declared his resignation once again. He then handed over all the records to Rev. Ipe.
Pastor Paul Ciniraj said in the meeting, "The Lord Jesus has saved me from sin and death, and Lord has chosen me for His ministry. I believe I have faithfully and truthfully done it according to the Word of God by the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Whenever our Lord thinks my service is enough in this world, He has to call me back at any time to be with Him. I am always ready for it."
Ciniraj added: "I never earned or gained anything worldly for my wife and children from the ministry. I hand over the ministry and all of its assets, programs and activities to the Governing Board, in which my wife or children are not the members."
The letter from Rev. Ipe states that Paul Ciniraj accepted the Lord Jesus as his personal Savior and converted into Christianity in his early twenties while studying in the university. "He has served the Lord for the last 33 years and won thousands upon thousands of souls unto the fold of Jesus Christ. He is a prominent Gospel preacher in India. Many times he was beaten, attacked, burned and poisoned. Still he is being threatened."
Ipe says that Mercy, Ciniraj's wife, was a member of the Roman Catholic Church who accepted the Lord Jesus as personal Savior and became involved in the ministry with her husband. They have two sons and a daughter. Their elder son Besly is a beginning student in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering. Their oldest daughter Hepzy is a Bible College student as well as studying in a first year Degree Course. Their younger son Lesly is studying in eighth grade in High School.
Rev. Ipe asks supporters of SVM to kindly pray for Ciniraj family. "Also pray for his good health and total healing. They have no income to maintain their family and to educate their children. Due to the financial crisis, his family suffered a lot for his recent treatments too."
Rev. Ipe concluded: "Once again, we thank Paul Ciniraj and family and offer our prayers on behalf of the prayer partners and well wishers of the Salem Voice Ministries. We request his prayers and guidance again and again."
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