撰文／印度圣工小组｜圣灵月刊319期-2004.04｜主题／神未应许天色常蓝
安巴都是座落在马德拉斯边界的一个区域。基督福音于1969年传到安巴都。自此，福音继续地广传，今天我们已拥有一所能容纳150人的会堂。印度神学训练中心与安巴都教会比邻而立。
福音的第一粒种子是由M.G.Samuel开始。他接受了真耶稣教会所传给他的福音。
M.G.Samuel出生在箴卡普（Chengalput）的一个小村庄。他成长在一个信奉印度教的家庭并且在Pataskala接受教育。每天早上他都在巴拉Palar河沐浴，并把印度教的圣粉涂抹在全身，同时也在偶像面前诵读Slohas。
他娶了一位基督徒为妻并体验了神的爱。借着和南印度教派的雅各牧师（James Pammal）通信，他归入基督，成为南印度教派（CSI）的一位信徒。他在主里把孩子带大。他时常阅读圣经并祷告与神交通。
圣经说：“我另外有羊，不是这圈里的；我必须领他们来。”有一次雅各（James Pammal）牧师到马来西亚。在这期间，M.G.Samuel看见一异象。他梦见了两位外国的传教师与雅各牧师一起。
当雅各牧师在马来西亚的时候，他被美妙的歌声所吸引。当他朝着这歌声的方向走去，他就来到双溪大年教会正在举行的一个家庭聚会。之后，他继续的查考真理，并在真耶稣教会怡保教会接受真理和受洗归入主名下，并把福音带回印度。
感谢主耶稣基督，M.G.Samuel所见的异象果然实现了。在雅各牧师的邀请下，两位来自马来西亚及新加坡的传道，即陈约翰执事和黄保罗执事在1969年来到马德拉斯，并在那里举行三天的布道会。他们遴选了六位领导人，并为他们举办了15天的圣经课程。过后即为他们施洗。这其中包括了M.G.Samuel弟兄和他的家人。在圣灵的带领之下，他们开始在M.G.Samuel的家里成立祈祷所。
在1970年11月5日，Samuel弟兄和巴玛的Abraham弟兄被邀请参加在新加坡举行的神学训练班为期两个月。此训练班由杨约翰长老主持。过后，他们两位在1971年正月4日按立为执事。
当杨约翰长老和陈约翰执事在1971年到访印度时，在联总的资助下，印度成立了第一间永久的会堂，即座落在No.9, Meenambal Sivaraj Street,S.V. Nagar, Oragadam的安巴都教会。此会堂在1972年3月举行献堂礼献给主用。
1973年，联总再一次邀请印度的一些工人参加在新加坡举行的为期两个月的神学训练班。此类的工人训练对印度教会未来的圣工发展助益良多。当时，安巴都教会的信徒人数是大约350人。这批信徒后来经过了试炼、熬炼、试验。一些信徒离开了羊圈，剩余的信徒都是对真理和主耶稣忠贞的门徒。福音也在这时传至其他地方。
借着安巴都和巴玛教会的努力，福音被传至隔邻的克拉拉州（Kerala）.
1977年，安巴都、巴玛以及克拉拉成为印度圣工的中心点。为了加强印度圣工的联系工作，印度联系处正式成立。联系处的办事处设在安巴都教会。
1980年11月5日，Samuel执事蒙主召回安息。圣工在主的慈手带领之下继续成长。陆续在Chengalput, Thiruvothiyur, Tirunilai以及Bangalore成立教会。聚会场所也在Royapuram,Kilpauk以及Pazhavanthangal成立。
安巴都教会的现任负责人是Vedamanickam执事。在安巴都教会督导下的教会逐渐的成长并设立各自的行政委员会。
印度神学训练中心与安巴都教会是比邻而立的。这是为了信徒的成长而设的。他们可以有机会时常参加各类的讲习会以充实自己。下一代的信仰根基也在此被创建。当讲习会以及训练在安巴都教会举行，信徒也有机会参与服事的工作。
目前，安巴都教会的信徒人数是大约100人，并有慕道者时常来参加聚会。
Ambattur is a district at the fringe of Chennai （Madras） city. The gospel was brought here in the year 1969.
From then on the gospel continue to progress and today we have a church premise that can accommodate 150 members. The India Theological Training Center is located adjacent to the church here.
It all started in the first seed here, M.G. Samuel accepted the gospel preached by the True Jesus Church.
M.G. Samuel was born to a Hindu couple in a small village in Chengalput. He was brought up according to Hindu customs and received his education in a Hindu Pataskala.
Every morning he bathed in the Palar River, applied the Hindu Holy Powder all over his body and chanted the Slohas before the idols.
He married to a Christian. He experienced the love of God. Through acquaintance with Pastor James Pammal of the CSI, he was converted to Christianity and was attached to the Church Of South India （CSI）.
He brought up all his child in the Lord. He devoted much of his time in reading the Bible and prayer.
The Bible says "And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring." Once James Pammal went to Malaysia.
It was during this period that M.G. Samuel had a vision. He saw two missionaries from abroad coming with James Pammal.
While James Pammal was in Malaysia, he was attracted to beautiful hymns sung. Approaching the direction of the hymns, he came to a home service conducted by the True Jesus Church in Sungai Petani, Malaysia.
His search for the truth brought him to the True Jesus Church in Ipoh, Malaysia. He accepted the truth and was baptized. He then brought the gospel back to India.
All the Praises be given to our Lord Jesus Christ; the vision came true. At the invitation of James, missionaries from Singapore and Malaysia namely Dn. John Chin and Dn. Paul Wong came to Madras in the year 1969 and they preached the truth by conducting three days of Evangelical Meeting.
They selected six leaders and taught them the truth for fifteen days before baptizing them. Among them who heard the truth and was baptized was Bro. M. G. Samuel and his family. With the guidance of the Holy Spirit a prayer house was started at the residence of Bro. Samuel.
On 5th November 1970, Bro. Samuel together with Bro. Abraham of Pammal was invited to attend a Theological Training Course for two months in Singapore which was conducted by Dn. John Yang. They were later ordained as Deacons on 4th January 1971.
During the visit of Dn. John Yang and Dn. John Chin to India in 1971, a permanent church premise was constructed with financial assistance from IA.
The church premise located at No. 9, Meenambal Sivaraj Street, S.V. Nagar, Oragadam, Ambattur, Madras was dedicated to the Lord in the month of March 1972.
In the year 1973 IA again invited some workers from India to attend a two months Theological Training Course in Singapore.
Such workers training were very useful for the progress of the churches in India. Membership in Ambattur grew to about 350. A period of refining, testing, trials and temptations saw some members leaving the fold.
Those that remain were found to be sincere to the truth. The gospel began to spread to neighbouring areas.
Through the combined efforts of the church here in Ambattur and Pammal the gospel was then preached to the neighbouring state of Kerala.
From 1977, Ambattur, Pammal and Kerala became Centres for divine work in India. In order to enhance coordination of the divine work in India, the Coordination Board in India was formed with its office in Ambattur church.
On 5th November 1980, Dn. Samuel was called to rest in the Lord. The work of church continued with the guiding hand of the Lord.
Churches were established at Chengalput, Thiruvothiyur, Tirunilai and Bangalore. Places of worship were also established in Royapuram, Kilpauk and Pazhavanthangal.
The present deacon-in-charge of Ambattur church is Dn. Vedamanickam. Churches who were under the supervision of Ambattur Centre started to mature and have its own administrative committee.
The ITTC was build adjacent to the Ambattur premise. This serves well for the development of our members. Members took the opportunity to attend as many seminars and trainings as possible.
The foundation of the future generation is strongly established. This allows the members in Ambattur the opportunity to serve when seminars and trainings were held here.
Today, membership in Ambattur stands at about 100 with constant flow of truth seekers.