from Ryder:
Jeff is doing a great job in teaching. Right now he is teaching. The photos show his illustrations. God is using him. He is getting connected to people and food with good adjustments and flexibilities.
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Archives for November 2012
Dehli Sunday
Leaving Hyderabad has not been easy. I had mixed feelings. This is where I was born and spent my first seventeen years and moved with the directions of the Lord. I have thousands of friends but the other places I could visit apart from our study venue and hotel are my dentist and blood pressure doc. I had a great longing to visit a eating place and my the area where I was brought up. But the focus to accomplish what we are here for has been the priority. Please pray that my ‘pending’ desire would be fulfilled one day.
At Delhi I preached for the first time in Delhi Bible Fellowship. It is located in a very poor and backward area of Delhi. The pastor here is form a Hindu background. There were over 100 in the first service and about 250 in the second service. I met a pastor here from Orissa where in the persecution he saw villages burnt, people burnt and a great devastation. He has 172 churches but only 62 pastors and all of them are untrained.
Completion of Hyderabad Conference
From Shanthi
This year’s seminar was unique in the fact that it dealt with Church administration, education, and operational aspects of the local churches. The teaching was very useful to the pastors, as the implementation of these concepts will help in the edification and growth of the churches.
The final day was hectic with three concluding sessions by Bro. Jeff, Bro. Randy and Bro. Ryder in that order. The seminar was concluded with the handing over the next course book No. 8.
All the participants returned to their destinations safely but with a delay of 6-12 hours, as a severe cyclonic storm affected road and rail traffic. We praise God for all His mercies and faithfulness in answering our prayers for the smooth conduct of the seminar.
Ryder Kumar is serving as our International Director. As one of the founding members of Shepherding the Nations, it was Ryder's vision to see pastors trained and equipped for ministry that became the foundation of Shepherding the Nations.
Shepherding the Nations has identified qualified and called men who are already working in unreached areas of India and Nepal. We are providing the training to better equip them and the financial resources to support them in their ministries.
Our directors have been equipped to teach our ten-volume training curriculum. These key men are training indigenous pastors and church planters while also providing accountability, resources materials, and support. 
During our training program, we provide our ten volume set of curriculum from the Biblical Training Centre for Pastors (BTCP) in their local language. We also provide essentials resources such as Bible Concordance and Study Bible. We have been able to provide these books to all of our pastors through the generous donations of our donors. These books can be purchased for about $10 each or an entire set for $100.