26/8/24 Pastors David Cooke and Mark Mullins are strongly to be commended for their thorough and detailed investigation into the head of the Lanka Evangelical Fellowship.
It is clear, careful and devastating. We pray it leads to radical reform.

A brief note to a friend, summarising concerns.

Language you expect from a Christian worker? Just two early examples:
Many other senior Christians have also testified in writing of threats of violence from Jeyakanth and his criminal colleagues (convicted).

2/08 An early report from Jothy Hoole, a senior Sri Lankan pastor.
The concerns are prescient and echo the same repeated concerns raised since.

2/08 Concerns raised by Pastor Balanathan about the MT's investigation, using a party to a serious dispute, involving alleged violence and later theft of a child, as the sole translator.

7/7/11 An introductory page, published after a lack of response and apparent inaction, though the affair was brought to my attention by brethren who had been raising these concerns with the supporting churches for at least 4 years before.

24/11/11 A troubling report in response to specific concerns raised about child abuse.

2/2/12 A response to the report, which was unanswered.

14/5/12 A troubling eagerness to take brethren to court. V S George who officially represented LEFC was later convicted of serial child rape.
The church building concerned had been built by the defendants. Jeyakanth's team disputed the land rights.

29/10/2016 A letter to the Metropolitan Tabernacle about Jeyakanth's behaviour and his reports from a humanitarian charity (not confessionally Christian, and not evangelical), which funded Jeyakanth for some years, apparently without the knowledge of other donors.

17/10/2019 The court case that succeeded, 8 years later in convicting two paedophiles.

Winter 2019 The official response of Care Sri Lanka and on 9/1/20, the council later supported the appeal publicly. (now withdrawn, but not yet disowned or disavowed)

7/1/20 A response raising challenges to serious discrepancies in this account.

31/2/21 The six (originally seven) pastors who defected from Lanka Evangelical Fellowship and their concerns.

May 2021 Council Of Reference upbraids APC for excommunication.
For reference, 1689 confession, ch.26, para 15.

The wrong kind of armour

Where is the Messianic Spirit of Isa.11.3-4?

20/10/21 A combined letter to LEFC from German Mennonite brethren, also previous supporters of Jeyakanth, expressing strong concern.
(permission to publish not granted, despite request, published given strong public Sri Lankan interest).

25/3/22 Brother Bill Goodman, as a former senior fraud investigator expresses concerns about irregularities in the financial arrangements of LEFC.

2/8/22 The appeal court findings. An appeal pressed by LEF and funded by them probably.
Their argument against delay, employed by Islamist lawyers, was quite despicable, given the allegation of bribery of police and other officials, voiced by the High Court Judge against their own representatives. An apology & proper restitution for these crimes is long overdue.

2/8/22 Lanka Evangelical Fellowship's immediate publication, with brother Bill Goodman's response interspersed.

23/8/22 Our questions, which still remain unanswered. Where is the holy spirit of Phinehas? Num.25.1-13, Ps.106.30-1.

21/11/22 Aloysius Periyakamam's expression of repentance for involvement in LEF's affairs.

17/3/23 Another appeal to CSL and LEF after more gangsterish behaviour in Sri Lanka is reported.
25/1/22 The court case that had already settled this peaceably a year earlier was also initiated by Jeyakanth's criminal representative.

27/3/23 More ministerial corroboration of Jeyakanth's behaviour - a public application. 77% of the congregation of his 'commissioning church' now worship here.

9/5/23 CSL now confirm they support the appeal to the Supreme Court, in the case of a child rape by a casual labourer engaged by LEF, who resided near the children's homes (a codefendant with the now deceased legal representative of LEF). They contest unequivocal findings by the two lower courts (the Appeal Court strengthened the sentence).
We again appeal to LEF/CSL to make sure their child safeguarding policies (whatever they actually are) are well known to their workers in Sri Lanka, in Tamil, (we have been assured today they are 5/6/23) and that they are enforced.

How should interchurch financing work? What's the Biblical mandate?

5/6/23 Evidence Jeyakanth clearly did support appeals against the Thambalagamam splinter church building, despite reported denials. Previous signatures compared.
Translation in English.
Translation in Tamil.

Evidence already submitted to supervising organisations of bribery by Jeyakanth and his direct associates.

17/6/23 A glimpse from Prof Hoole of just how bad things are in Sri Lanka now. Please pray for proper reformation.

6/7/23 A final plea for properly & independently investigating Jeyakanth Selvarajah to Care Sri Lanka and LEF
- not yet another internal whitewash with flawed witness, methods and processes.

30/7/23 Jeyakanth still uses Antonio Fernando, the thuggish criminal, also involved at Muthur, now to fight with Pastor Jegan (Jegannathan), an old associate & former ally, over yet more land disputes.
Arulanadtham is the proxy who accompanied Fernando to the police station.

20/8/23 Mennonite brethren visiting Veeramanagar describe being arraigned before the local police by LEFC under false charges, brought by Antonio Fernando, as LEFC Secretary.

Appeals have been made privately.

9/23 The [anaemic] case for the defence after Muthur (and perhaps the false accusations against German visitors at Veeramanagar too) - Lanka Link, p.30. The invitation to comment is welcome.

22/9/23 Subsequent claims and local fact checking about the outrage at Veeramanagar.

25/9/23 We're pleased to learn the Metropolitan Tabernacle has finally withdrawn its support, but a careful and objective investigation is still needed.
There are many important lessons to be learned.
Jeyakanth has received millions of pounds over 20 years of misguided support, if LEFC folds, much of it has been sequestered in properties and other assets, which have been registered privately in family or friends' names. To whom will they fall?
What prevents massive fraud?

1/10/23 Antonio Fernando, LEFC's Secretary, an ex-con who brandishes his past like a badge of distinction, continues threats of violence.
1 Cor.5.11 'I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner (ἅρπαξ harpax); with such an one no not to eat.'
We're pleased to hear in 2024, that Fernando has left LEF, but serious charges remain unaddressed.

4/1/24 I have received emotive correspondence from various associates of Jeyakanth, none of which, after weighing, appears consequential, nor requires material changes here.

25/6/24 From the registrar at the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, the appeal of the paedophiles Mariyadas Kanagaratnam and the now deceased V S George, against their conviction, has been summarily rejected, SPL LA 0245/2022 on the 23/9/2023. Both worked at the compound of the children's home of LEF at Trincomalee, VSG was legal representative for Jeyakanth, and retained for years after charges were laid.
The victim and her family in the case were unaware of this, till friends here informed them.
There has still been no apology, only obfuscation, legal obstruction and excuses from LEF and its supporters.

10/8/24 A summons to the police station for Jeyakanth (no 12, marked in red) amongst others at 6 MP.

A video file of the destruction by Jeyakanth's associates that preceded this. (c.35 MB)




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