Changed by Gods LOVE
My name is Apostle Isaiah Selvakumar and I have been working as a System Administrator in the computer field for more than 10 years. In my family I am second born. I have one elder brother and two younger sisters, all are married and each has one boy and one girl. My brother and sisters are a normal color but I am a little dark. When I was in my mother’s stomach, the doctor prescribed some pills and because of the side effects, I was born dark. Because of my dark color all my life others teased me. Saying things like, “I was brought outside from my family” and that’s why my color was different. Whenever I was asked to do work, I would never say no. I always did work for others, as it was asked of me.
At a young age I had an inferiority complex because I thought I was not the son of my own family. I found myself to be cast out by others. While studying in school most of my friends would not come close to me, because of my dark color. I desired to have friends and get close to people, however, so many of them used me to work for them because of my innocence. I was persecuted because of my dark skin. While in front of me, people would pretend to like me and tease me behind my back.
My friends explained the baptism to me as being like a passport to go to foreign land, then we can get a VISA to go Heaven. I accepted Jesus and was baptized on December 16, 1990 at the age of 19. However, my life did not change. I thought, maybe I was doing some big sin and that is why I was still being cast out. I began going with the members of the church to evangelize, but I was not doing it from my heart. In May 1999, I visited a Missionary place in a Valley. I discovered what Ministry was and I found God’s love. I began doing God’s work with a Missionary organization as a part time worker on the weekends. I started many prayer cells in near by villages. My life was changed by God.
Before my marriage, I asked God about my wife’s qualifications and character. Whatever I asked God gave me. My wife and I are different in characters by nature. However, we have each grown, changed and are making a life together. My parents may have found my wife for me, I do not know. I believe that it was God’s will for my wife and I to become one. My wife and I often think the same. Many times before she ask, I answer her question. We have often times started singing songs and are singing with one accord. We have found that we have oneness because of Gods Grace.
As a young child, even though my parents, brother and sisters show me true love, I doubted that this was my family because they teased me all the time. I have now come to realize, by the grace of God my families true love for me.
On January 16, 2007 a Documentary CD was shown in a youth camp that contained details about the various tribes and their salvation. This Documentary also includes the Missionaries Experience which was directed by me. In the camp that day while watching the CD nearly 200 young girls committed their lives to Christ for Missionary work. All glory belongs to God. I work with Blessing Youth Missions an organization that seeks “Revival for the Youth and Reaching the Non-Christians.” Visit us online at: http://www.blessingyouthmission.org/
Written by: Apostle Isaiah Selvakumar
Allelujah Pentecostal Church
Pastor D. Thomsan
Tamil Nadu, India
email: sisaiah@gmail.com
