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Elsy Jacob is the wife of Mr.Laji Jacob, Deputy Manager,SBT, Arthisserry, Alleppey Dist. She is a UDC at the AEO office, Thalavady. They are members of the Kunthirical CSI Church, Thalavady. While Elsy belongs to the Plamthottathil and Panavelil families of Mallappally,Laji is from the Cholakathu family of Thalavady.
A firm believer in Jesus Christ, the past few years had been very trying for her. In 1998 a major road accident had almost crippled her. She and her husband with their two children were proceeding to the church on the first Sunday of December. They were hit by a speeding car which came on the wrong track and Elsy was thrown several feet high into the air. The resulting fall presented her with a spinal injury. The car was driven by a son of the former sexton of the same church who was not exactly in his normal senses. He was inebriated. Well, the injury had put her under traction for one month and bed rest for almost six months. It was quite surprising that in those trying moments she was praising the Lord with all her might. One of those days Bishop Chrisostom was delivering the convention speeches at the CSI Church Kunthirical. A devout Christian who never missed any of the functions at the church Elsy wanted to listen to the messages of the Bishop. As she was confined to the bed she wrote to the Bishop that she wanted to listen to him but could not do it due to her disability. The Bishop took time off to visit her and said, "If I had not visited her God would never allow me to enter heaven."
Just as she was getting back to normal life a lump in the breast required her to undergo mastectomy. She is under the treatment of CMC, Vellore. The depressing verdict that she had to battle Carcinoma didnot deter her from her faith. We found a whole congregation and even people of different faiths praying for her. The prayers have been answered and a miracle has taken place. The Doctors at the CMC have advised her to go back to her normal life and to get back to them for periodical check up. The way she prayed to God we could feel that she was communicating to a God who listened to her, a God who stood straight in front of her.
People invite her to speak at different christian gatherings. She has given messages at the Mavelikkara, Mallappally CSI churches and a few other churches. Wherever she goes she draws the picture of a living and caring God who is good for her and who is good for the whole world.
She has superb command over Malayalam. She refers to the bible verses, the songs from the Hymns, Lyrics and other songs of worship without referring to any notes. She reels out stories which she relates to true Christian living. God speaks and acts through her.
Elsy is 42. She has an M.Sc in Chemistry with a B.Ed. She studied upto SSLC at the CMS High School, Mallappally. She was at the CMS College upto her M.Sc and the B.Ed was at the Peet Memorial at Mavelikkara. She was a member of the Choir at Mallappally. Her father Mr.P.J.Koshy of Plamthottathil was the HM of the CSI High School, Mallappally at the time of his retirement. Her mother from the Panavelil family is the sister of Rev.P.O.Varghese and Rev.P.O.Ninan, two well known priests of the CSI Central Kerala Diocese.
Elsy has a son and a daughter who are in the school. Both of them along with their father escaped with minor injuries when they had met with the accident that had almost crippled Elsy in 1998.
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01.03.2010
Time has rolled on.
It is more than ten years since this was composed. Elsy and Laji visit CMC Vellore every year religiously for periodical check up. After extensive evaluation on each occasion the Doctors have concluded that she is alright. God has looked after Elsy well all these days, months and years. She continues with her service of the Lord with vigour despite her difficulties and discomfort.
Laji is at present manager of the Naranganam Branch of SBT. Sandeep, after completion of M.Com from Madras Christian College with a first class works as an Upadesi/Probationer of CSI that is the route to BD and priesthood in CSI. Anjaly is in her 1st B.Com.
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A firm believer in Jesus Christ, the past few years had been very trying for her. In 1998 a major road accident had almost crippled her. She and her husband with their two children were proceeding to the church on the first Sunday of December. They were hit by a speeding car which came on the wrong track and Elsy was thrown several feet high into the air. The resulting fall presented her with a spinal injury. The car was driven by a son of the former sexton of the same church who was not exactly in his normal senses. He was inebriated. Well, the injury had put her under traction for one month and bed rest for almost six months. It was quite surprising that in those trying moments she was praising the Lord with all her might. One of those days Bishop Chrisostom was delivering the convention speeches at the CSI Church Kunthirical. A devout Christian who never missed any of the functions at the church Elsy wanted to listen to the messages of the Bishop. As she was confined to the bed she wrote to the Bishop that she wanted to listen to him but could not do it due to her disability. The Bishop took time off to visit her and said, "If I had not visited her God would never allow me to enter heaven."
Just as she was getting back to normal life a lump in the breast required her to undergo mastectomy. She is under the treatment of CMC, Vellore. The depressing verdict that she had to battle Carcinoma didnot deter her from her faith. We found a whole congregation and even people of different faiths praying for her. The prayers have been answered and a miracle has taken place. The Doctors at the CMC have advised her to go back to her normal life and to get back to them for periodical check up. The way she prayed to God we could feel that she was communicating to a God who listened to her, a God who stood straight in front of her.
People invite her to speak at different christian gatherings. She has given messages at the Mavelikkara, Mallappally CSI churches and a few other churches. Wherever she goes she draws the picture of a living and caring God who is good for her and who is good for the whole world.
She has superb command over Malayalam. She refers to the bible verses, the songs from the Hymns, Lyrics and other songs of worship without referring to any notes. She reels out stories which she relates to true Christian living. God speaks and acts through her.
Elsy is 42. She has an M.Sc in Chemistry with a B.Ed. She studied upto SSLC at the CMS High School, Mallappally. She was at the CMS College upto her M.Sc and the B.Ed was at the Peet Memorial at Mavelikkara. She was a member of the Choir at Mallappally. Her father Mr.P.J.Koshy of Plamthottathil was the HM of the CSI High School, Mallappally at the time of his retirement. Her mother from the Panavelil family is the sister of Rev.P.O.Varghese and Rev.P.O.Ninan, two well known priests of the CSI Central Kerala Diocese.
Elsy has a son and a daughter who are in the school. Both of them along with their father escaped with minor injuries when they had met with the accident that had almost crippled Elsy in 1998.
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01.03.2010
Time has rolled on.
It is more than ten years since this was composed. Elsy and Laji visit CMC Vellore every year religiously for periodical check up. After extensive evaluation on each occasion the Doctors have concluded that she is alright. God has looked after Elsy well all these days, months and years. She continues with her service of the Lord with vigour despite her difficulties and discomfort.
Laji is at present manager of the Naranganam Branch of SBT. Sandeep, after completion of M.Com from Madras Christian College with a first class works as an Upadesi/Probationer of CSI that is the route to BD and priesthood in CSI. Anjaly is in her 1st B.Com.
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