Tamil Nadu, India Ponneieh studies the Bible at a meeting with fellow members of the Kudikadu Seventh-day Adventist Church. Ponneieh was raised a Hindu until he began attending the E.D. Thomas Memorial Higher Secondary School, an Adventist institution. He was drawn to Jesus, but his parents rejected his new belief, causing him to abandon Christianity. Then, personal struggles in his adult life drew him back to Christ. “When I came to Jesus, he changed my life, step-bystep… I left my old life by the grace of God.” Today, Ponneieh’s entire family is Adventist and his four children attend E.D. Thomas—the same place he first learned about God. In October 2017, Maranatha will send volunteers to the school to build additional space where more children can hear the Gospel.
Photo by David Brillhart