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Shepherding The Nations is expanding!

August 30, 2015 By pbrown

We are overwhelmed by God’s grace and provision to grow the work of STN in India and Nepal and expand into other nations as well. He is answering all of our prayers for wisdom, key leaders, financial resources, and open doors to train more nationals to reach unreached areas of the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Growing in India

Ryder and Flory Kumar will be moving to India very soon to give leadership to the movement in India & Nepal. Ryder will establish a base of operations, work with national leaders of other ministries as well as the 75 men we have already trained, and oversee the training and sending of more church planters to new areas. We have some reserve funds to cover his salary for a little while but he still needs about $2,000 per month in additional support to be fully funded. Please pray for this need to be met quickly. We desire to utilize the reserve funds for some major projects in India in the coming days (i.e., purchase or build a Training Center and National Offices for STN India). We are also hoping to identify and support two or more Regional Directors in India & Nepal to help facilitate training and mentoring more church planters. Beyond that there is a desire to do the same thing in countries that border India.

Imagine the 75 trained men in India and Nepal expanding to 500 in the next five years. Then imagine the 500 expanding to 5,000+ a few years later… Consider with me a growing number of trained men who are zealous to see their own people reached with the Gospel and organized together into growing, healthy, reproducing churches.

Expanding into South America

EddieLgPastor Eddie Bueno has a burden to oversee a new work in South America starting this fall. He knows some key leaders in Bolivia that he hopes to work with to launch STN Latin America very soon. We are hoping to begin with about 36 carefully chosen men in the near future and then send them out at the end of a two-year training process to plant churches in new areas. STN would then support those men for up to three years until their churches can support them. While that is happening we will train more men to be sent out and keep the process going. Once the work is established in Bolivia we hope to expand to other Central and South American countries. Pray for wisdom for Pastor Eddie as the foundation is laid in the next few months.

Praise God that $110,000 has already been donated to launch this new area of ministry for STN. That will allow us to do the groundwork, identify the right key leaders, and start the training, but we will be in need of more monthly sponsors to support specific church planting pastors in the coming months. Central & South America desperately need solid Bible-teaching churches!

Will you join us?

Will you commit to pray and support STN monthly? Will you spread the news to other believers, churches, and foundations so they can join with us? We need likeminded partners who are committed to the Great Commission and will sacrifice to see it fulfilled in our generation.

Footnote: Special thanks to the leadership and people of The Bridge Bible Fellowship who allow us to have the STN International Offices on the property at no cost. Beyond that they have included STN in the missions budget! This allows STN to operate without normal overhead costs.

There are billions of people who don’t yet know Jesus. The Lord has blessed us with spiritual and financial resources. Let’s be a conduit for those blessings to flow to the rest of the world!

Filed Under: STN News

Prayer Requests – September 2015

August 28, 2015 By sleinen

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  • Praise for renters for the Kumar’s house in Panorama City.
  • Final details for Kumar’s move on September 21st.
  • Home to rent in Hyderabad in the right neighborhood and details of getting settled.
  • Praise for the amazing provision God has provided for on-going work in India and new work in South America.
  • $2000 of monthly support commitments remaining to be raised for Kumar’s.
  • Wisdom for Eddie Bueno as he travels to Bolivia this Fall and meets with key leaders.
  • Praise for the Women’s Summer Saturday Seminar and the support that was raised for Ryder and Flory.
  • Pray for the Enfield concert on October 17th.

Filed Under: Prayer List

Temporary move prior to permanent one!

August 25, 2015 By Ryder Kumar

Hebrews 11:9-10   “By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise;  for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.”

Several Moves

Full Packing Boxes
And Empty Bookshelves!

At the age of 17 I moved from the city of Hyderabad in South India to North India. It was not for pleasure but a step of faith for a purpose. Since then I have made several more moves. The move from Hyderabad to North India led me to many minor moves and two major ones. The third move was the biggest of all – the move from India to the Chicago in the US. The next move from Chicago to California is a move that took place 15 years ago. Perhaps this was the most significant move with the loss my wife of about 25 years. That move brought a church plant that became a church with growth and stability, formation of Shepherding the Nations in the US, and Shepherding the Needy in India, my marriage to Flory, my son’s marriage, two grandbabies and lots more.

Prior to moving to the US, I would jokingly tell people that the US is a land of promise because of its riches. But now as my wife and I move from the US back to India I would say that I feel as if I am an alien and foreigner moving to India. Am I tired of moving? I can hardly wait for my final move – to reach that “city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.”

Toughest Move

After serving the Lord for over forty years, most of them being in India reaching out to tens of thousands in villages, then being with my son and family for several years in the US, turning to go back to India appears to be the toughest move. While there are those who feel it is not a right decision, a senior pastor in the US recently said, “We would salute you as no one after staying so long in the US would do what you are doing.”

Why did we decide positively on this toughest move?

The reason is not complicated. God who was in control of my life forty years ago is still in control to lead and guide. After much waiting on God, it has become very clear to accept the unanimous decision of International board of STN. Godly men and women that are on the board have prayed and saw the needs of countries such as Pakistan, India and other SE Asian countries.

It is not just the 75 pastors who were graduated recently that need spiritual leadership but there is a cry from all over to have similar equipping training programs in order to combat the challenges that these countries are confronting. So here we are to take up a move to India and not having a property of our own we look for a rented place to live, build up the ministry across the country, visit SE Asian countries and oversee the ministry established by STN International.

Prior to that final move to the “city that has foundation” there are many plans to be accomplished and a goal to see healthy churches planted with the Lord’s enabling. This move gives me an opportunity to be a Pastor to the pastors while my wife Flory labors with alongside me using her gifts and talents.

– By Ryder Kumar International Director, STN International

Filed Under: Kumar News, Uncategorized

Women’s Summer Saturday Seminar / August 8, 2015

August 20, 2015 By Diane Brown

Fundraisers are a wonderful way to create awareness and generate extra funds for ministries. This particular fundraiser geared for women and thought of by our own Susan Leinen was no exception.  I was asked to gather some helpers and run with the idea. The Lord brought together an amazing team. What great ideas to offer breakfast, lunch, 4 inspiring seminars, and some needed time for chatting.  We ladies love that kind of thing! Susan started the day by giving an overview of the ministry of STN. As well, Flory Kumar shared what God is doing in she and Ryder’s lives as they will now be going back to India in September to live full time. Ryder will serve as the International Director of STN.



Over $4,000 raised in one day!

Basically all the food, deco, centerpieces, and misc. materials were donated by the committee and others. All 4 presenters donated their time so that practically all the monies collected from the cost of the day as well as raffle tickets could go towards the ministry of Shepherding the Nations! With 60 women registered to come to the event plus additional donations, STN collected $4,432.00! We are praising God for His continuous provision towards seeing His word go forth, His gospel spread, and precious pastors in India supported and equipped to teach God’s word to their own people.

Many, many thanks to my incredible planning team: Millie Afshin, Barbara Barnhill, Sheryl Hamlin, Missy Hunt, Pattie Ladell, Sonja Meier, and Tammy Werth.

And we are so thankful and grateful to our 4 seminar presenters: Michele Amoroso, Briana Steadman, Valerie Hasse, and Peggy Johnston.

It was certainly a wonderful day – one I think we will do again!

Filed Under: Fundraising

Kumar Move to India – Update

August 1, 2015 By Ryder Kumar

The Cross before us, there is no other agenda ahead of us.

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On behalf of His people, God has been making to fall everything at its right place in appropriate timing. We have now custodians to take care of our house as we plan to move out of this beautiful home by August 15. We request continued prayer for preparations to move.

The target date is September 21st and seek His wisdom in booking one way air flights in the right airlines. We have a couple of people in Hyderabad looking for a rented house. We covet prayers that God would lead to the right house in a right locality etc. Getting a house leads us to many aspects of urgent needs, such as it provides a address to produce at DMV (in India it is RTO –road transport office), FCRA as it needs a permanent address, prayer partners who will receive letters would want to know the address of local office. Packing and shipping are in progress. Please pray that nothing will be lost and we will not take any unwanted items. God to lead us in making ministry itinerary in India.

Filed Under: Kumar News

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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. Donate online.

There has been nothing so crucial to the on-going ministry of Shepherding the Nations as the continued prayer support of our sponsors and supporting churches. Those who commit to sponsoring our International Director, one of our Regional Directors, or a pastor, evangelist or church planter, will receive a photo and prayer requests so that you can be praying by name for those on the field. If you are not currently on our email mailing list, please consider subscribing so that you can receive prayer updates via email.

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