Cossy R India

Dear Niven,I bought your book in August at the end of a Friday evening Bible Study conducted by Pastor Willie Soans at Rawlin's home. For one reason or another, I was unable to get started on reading it till Saturday the 17th. In the initial weeks after I bought the book, Melita asked me several times what I thought of the book, but I hadn't got beyond the first three or four pages of the first chapter! I was embarrassed but there was not much I could do about it. And then Melita stopped asking me.Eventually I got around to reading the book after lunch on Saturday. I couldn't put it down. From the point of your conversion, I found myself weeping again and again with joy at the tenderness of God's love and grace toward you. By the time I had finished reading the book, I felt totally refreshed and rejuvenated in my walk with God. I told Melita of my reaction to your book, and she suggested I share that with you.My life has been very different from yours (and naturally so, since each person comes from a different background, and God reaches out to each person in a different way). But today, having known the Lord's love since I was born again in April 1973, I have never lost the wonder of how God reached out to me, and as I read how He reached out to you I was filled again with that deep love for Him that comes from reading a testimony that glorifies Him.May the Lord Jesus bless you and your family, specially Marina, whom I've come to know a little through the pages of your book, and your children (who are already truly blessed to have parents like you and Marina).I've heartily recommended the book to my wife Heather, and my son Joel (27). Joel read it after tea on Sunday evening. My daughter Deborah (23) traveled to Oxford end September to start her Ph.D. studies on October 1. Though we had the book in our home from August, we were too preoccupied with things like shopping for her luggage, clothes, etc., getting her a laptop computer, and the travel formalities, and so, like us, she too had no time available in her schedule to read the book, though she told Melita that she'd try to read it at the earliest. We'll try to find a way to get a copy of your book to her.Yours in Jesus' love,Cossy

ST - New Jersey

Thankyou for sharing your testimony boldly.As Marina often says it is difficult to re-live the past.I remember the time when the book was in progress,the physical trials it involved.I remember sitting by Marina holding her hand and praying for her in your house when you were so worried didn't know where else to show her.Was it the heart,was it the head?Every door to get appropriate treatment was closed.Every prayer seemed unanswered.All scripture pointed toward one answer"Wait".When we prayed and begged the Lord for some sign this what he showed God would get the glory ,it will come inthe form of emails,phone calls etc.God is faithful.I believe it was not just a trial a spiritual battle.For Marina it also involved the 'digging up the past' experience.But I believe the door has opened for her to help other women.Nevin your book has 2 sides to it.One side of a man who had reached the uttermost pit but God picked him up washes his slate clean and God recycles him to be a more honorable vessel.On the other side there is a women who also is God's honorable vessel but God uses her life to do God's recycle job through prayer.And in the end God has 2 vessels which are more useful to him.To a struggling,new belever the book gives lot of hope.To me it was Marina's part that touched me.It does not look fair.But she was like a Mary who looked at the end.She heard God and trusted him to do the job although it involved a lot of heartaches.I think this is a message other women ought to hear.I have asked Marina to share her testimony of faith and obedience with other women.Thankyou Niven for both of your lives.You both have been a blessing to us.Thankyou for all your support and prayers.

Dr A Singh - Mumbai

I hope this mail finds you all in best of things.Idont have words to describe how I felt on reading yrbook. I am a relatively new entrant to Franco andSweethin's church and am a Doctor by profession. I wastouched by the Lord in June last year and since then Ihave seen many changes hapenning in my life. But yr book has strenghthened my faith a 100 foldsmore. I thank you from the depths of my heart forsharing yr story with us and pray for God's blessingsto be upon you and yr family.Thank you once again..Love,Abhijit.

SL - Mumbai India

....Well done for being obedient to write the book ( which has been written well) and also sharing so openly your struggles and failures. What I felt blessed me the most as I read it was the ecitement that there is in hearing the voice of God and obeying it and seeing His power then work miracles in our lives. I feel there is a freshness and ecitement of following Jesus that comes through and also His amaing love and faithfulness. My prayer is that many of those who are struggling will find hope and many Christians who read it will find a new ecitement in following Jesus. I think since it is written very simply people find it very easy to read and everyone keeps saying 'they couldn't put it down' ....

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MP Mumbai India

Congrats, finished reading yr book , it was fantastic. I like yr style of writing and the book grips u and u cannot put it down.I was truly Blessed by it. This is definitely the work of the Holy Spirit and we r all proud of You. The kids are reading it too and i've told them all to write to u after they finish it. ...We gifted a book each to the families in our bldg and i'm really happy with the response.3 of the ladies called to say it was an amazing book and that they cld not put it down. Dr Martin's wife want to buy 2 copies to present it to some alcoholics she knows, one of which happens to be Davids brother, the guy who died awhile back but u used to visit and pray for , he was a relative of Dr brian Pinto.

Dr - AP India

Dear Brother Franco,

Greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!!!

I received your letter along with a complimentary copy of the book entitled “Grace Unlimited” by Niven Pinto and thank you for the same.

I am reading this book and once I have gone through it completely I will get back to you. My hearty congratulations to the author for having written this book. “Grace Unlimited” is an instrument by which the author Niven Pinto wants to help the people especially the youth and thus to bring them back to God. I wish the author success in all his future endeavours.

Michale D Gulbarga India

Dearest Niven & Marina,Greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!Congrats! We thank God for you and the way in which He has led you to glorify His Name through your book "Grace Unlimited". It really fills us with much joy and we praise Him for all that He has done for you and through you and also for all that HE IS GOING TO DO FOR YOU AND THROUGH YOU IN FUTURE.We are ever so grateful to you for listening to the leading of the Lord back then in Mumbai, so that we could come to the Lord.We are so blessed that words not sufficent to express how He has blessed us all these years. It is now 8 years and He has sustained us from day to day. We are so blessed to see His FAITHFULNESS daily not in our lives but also in the lives of people around us. To see Him perform miracles daily is indeed such a wonderful thing that words can't express.We would not be experienceing this wonderful walk with the Lord if it were not for you and the way in which you obeyed God. Thank you so much once again.We do think of you often and continue to pray for you.God bless you.Love & PrayersMichael & Michelle

Genevieve - Mumbai

Hi Niven,

The book is very well written. It gripped me from the start to finish. An ecellent tribute to a loving mother who never gave up on her son putting all her trust and faith in a compassionate and loving God - and God never failed her. The book has strengthened my prayer life and taught me never to give up. All glory to God!

Love,

A. Genevieve

Kinjal D -Mumbai India

Hi Niven, I am from Living Word Church. I read the book written by you "GRACE UNLIMITED". I really enjoyed readin it. It is really encouraging. Its so good to know wat an amazin GOD we serve. I was really glued to the book. I ususally don't read, but since the time I have become a Beleiver I have started readin a few books and I really enjoy readin testimonies, How Jesus saves his people. I hope to c u and Marina wen u come to Mumbai. Thanks & Regards,Kinjal

Errorl Marks -Mumbai India

hey niven
i am errol from francos church in mumbai. i think you know me cause you used to attend the vakola church rite?
well i was small then but i guess you would pretty much recognise me
franco gave me a copy of your book, and i had about four days to finsih it and give it back to him. but i didnt need those four days. i finished it in one.
now i guess dat says a lot about your book. your book is small but some small books are drag. yours was a pure beauty. as uncle david said in the foreword your book was UNPUTDOWNABLE
and the wonderful thing about reading your book was, i cried and well dats a rare thing.
nevin your book is wonderful. its meant not for one particular age group, but for all age groups. i ould connect with it oh i am 19 by the way. and am sure older guys and teenagers wil also identify with it. to the old its a guide of how one just holds on fast to god and how he does his work in us. to the young it is a warning manual and a clear cut show of gods grace in our lives.
i am going to give a copy of this book to my ollege principal and i will also request her to keep a copy of the book in the college libraray.
anyways mate have gtg now
your book has been a blessing to me and will be for the many others who will read i can assure you dat
tc and god bless-- Yours In Christ Errol

IT -Mumbai

Dear Niven,

Greetings to you and all at home in The Name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ ! Thanks very much indeed for the reply. Things are beginning to change my side and Iam now once again beginning to experience God's presence in my life. God willing, when someday we have an oppurtunity to meet up Iam sure I too will have a good testimony from my side. Needless to say, in retrospect my life is full of testimonies and miracles. God is teaching me to count my blessings and when I begin to count them I feel all my present trials and adversities are very trivial.

God bless you man ! and please give my regards to your family.

IT

Frackie -Pastor - Vashi- India

Hi Niven,

Greetings in the precious name of our Lord Jesus.

I read your book. It was great. I liked the way you heard God and went ahead to write it. God bless you richly. We gave few books in our Church in Vashi. One guy who is from a drug background finished it in one night.

When you are coming to Mumbai? We like you to come one Sunday and share in our church in Vashi. So please let me know. We have few people from drug, alcohol and other difficult backgrounds. Keep us in your prayers.

Give our loving regards to Marina and children.
May God continue to use you for His Kingdom.

Much Love
In Christ
Frankee, Stephanie and Caleb

From Deanne - India

Hi, Niven,
This is Deanne { Daughter of Claude & Daphne D’mello}from TLC church would like to encourage you about your book that you have written & obeyed GOD.
Thank you so much .
As I work in the call center, I used to ask the Lord how can I be a blessing to them since I didn’t drink or smoke or have drugs& so I would always be out of the picture especially at their parties. And I thought that God didn’t have anything much to do with these people .but God gave me a surprise; just to let you know that your book is like a medicine to my collegues.
They are amazed at what you have gone through &how you been bold enough to bring it out in a book .It encourages them not to give up with all the problems that they face in life but know that there is a God who LOVES them & is interested with how they handle their lives
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR OBEYING THE LORD..
Just to let you know that almost each one of them would like to have a copy for themselves so that they could read it over & over again. And I pray that God would give them visions & dreams about “JESUS CHRIST –THE FRIEND OF SINNERS”
May the Lord bless you & your family abundantly.
Love
DEANNE.