I am Pastor Yangala Nageswararao from Pasivedala, a village in the Kovvur Mandal region of the West Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh State, India. My wife, Aruna Ratna and I reach into the rural areas of Kovvur Mandal on the southeastern side of India to bring the gospel to the very poor and needy.
Rural Evangelism Ministry
Pasivedala, India
Before I came to know Jesus as my savior I was a great sinner worshipping and praying to idol goddesses. I did many criminal activities against all other religions like Christianity, Sikhs, Muslims, Hindus, and others. Because of my crimes against these religions I was convicted in court as a religious criminal and sentenced to two years in jail.
While in jail the warden, whose name was Zachariah, told me about Jesus Christ. He gave me a Bible to read in my free time. As I continued daily reading I learned about my own sins and I started understanding what I was doing to Jesus Christ because of my actions. I spent much time in prayer, crying and repenting of all the sins I was learning about. I cried out to Jesus and h