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2012 Fall Conferences

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We are looking forward with eager anticipation to the upcoming training conferences.

Lord willing, here is the schedule:

  • Oct. 22-26: David Nelson and Ryder Kumar will teach Book #1 in Vijayawada/Southern India to 30 new participants
  • Oct. 29-Nov. 2: Randy Leinen, Ryder Kumar and Jeff Forbes will teach Book #7, Church Ministry, Administration and Education, in Hyderabad (regular ongoing training for these pastors)
  • Oct. 30-Nov. 1: David Nelson and Ryder Kumar will lead a Teacher Training Workshop for Christian leaders from all over India.
  • Nov. 5-9: Randy Leinen, Ryder Kumar and Jeff Forbes will teach Book #7, Church Ministry, Administration and Education, in Lucknow (regular ongoing training for these pastors)

The team will also preach in church on all Sundays in India.

Please pray for the team as they prepare to teach and for all travel arrangements. Praise: Jeff Forbes’ Visa came through quickly! Please also pray for the Indian pastors as they prepare and attend the upcoming conferences.

World’s For Sale! Update, May 2012

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Thank you to all of our generous participants for your abundant donations. More “treasures” than ever were collected in two trailers throughout our Spring collection days. Our sale profits were over $5000 this year! Praise God for all of you who donated, helped, shopped and prayed.

These bargain-priced goods were turned into priceless treasures as money was raised for the spread of the gospel in India.

How many World’s for Sale Volunteers does it take to help one shopper? (As many as can fit in the shade!)

Our shoppers were blessed with mountains of gently used clothes at bargain prices. I think we had enough to clothe all of Reseda!

Our STN President has found a comfy chair for a phone call and a little rest. (Sorry, Paul, I think that chair is sold!)

The Gideons were on hand this year passing out New Testaments in both Spanish and English. Please pray for the seeds that were sown.

For the first time, our World’s For Sale Fundraiser was held at TBBF on our school field. It was a great location!

2012 STN Spring Conferences

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by Ryder Kumar

It is my honor to present this brief report to show my gratitude to the Lord Who allowed these Conferences to take place and to express appreciation for the support of your prayers. Without these, our short term mission trips to India for the 9th consecutive year would have been futile. My heart is filled with thankfulness to God for His great faithfulness and appreciation toward each of you for your faithfulness. The equipping of pastors in India and Nepal continues! Thank you so much for your faithful prayers and financial support that made these Spring 2012 STN Conferences possible!

Ministry in the Local Church

For the past couple of years I have been visiting a church of about 200 people called El Shaddai in Hyderabad city in which I had the privilege of preaching the Word in an evening service. David Nelson and I both preached in that assembly the following Sunday. The pastor’s name is Paul Gideon, a humble man of God. Soon after leaving the city, the whole state was in chaos due to the arrest of a political leader. There were strikes, transportation vehicles burned and turmoil in the city. By God’s sovereign design, we evaded all these as we left for Delhi. Is this not an answer to prayer and a demonstration of the fact that God, who held back all these disturbances until the conference was over, is in control?

Hyderabad Seminar (South)

There were 41 participants who learned much about the doctrine of eschatology or future things! One pastor said, “My father who is a senior pastor could only teach about the second coming of Christ by referring to His appearance in the clouds and didn’t proceed further from there but now we are able to understand the chronological order and events of second coming – we are so blessed.” There was a keen interest in most of them as they not only listened to the topics of the final section of Bible doctrine survey but also asked questions.

It is my honor to present this brief report to show my gratitude to the Lord Who allowed these Conferences to take place and to express appreciation for the support of your prayers. Without these, our short term mission trips to India for the 9th consecutive year would have been futile. My heart is filled with thankfulness to God for His great faithfulness and appreciation toward each of you for your faithfulness. The equipping of pastors in India and Nepal continues! Thank you so much for your faithful prayers and financial support that made these Spring 2012 STN Conferences possible!

 

Lucknow Seminar (North)

There was a unique challenge at this conference due to temperatures as high as 113! Due to the heat, we adjusted the schedule to move the afternoon sessions to late evening; this change was helpful to everyone. The teaching was eye opening for many and insightful to all! One participant said, “I was struggling with the topics of the Lord’s Table and Baptism but I am now going back home without doubts.” Another participant testified saying, “I am from a tribal community which is known for lack of understanding and knowledge but I am so blessed to be here in the seminar to understand so many truths.” Two of the participants are now reaching out to another state in India to teach the BTCP courses and also desire to partner in ministry in Nepal. A couple of the pastors were pleading with us to visit their areas to start BTCP courses.