Thank you so much to all of you who attended our latest fundraising event! Almost a hundred women gathered at The Bridge Bible Fellowship to enjoy a delicious gourmet salad bar lunch, with homemade breads and muffins and cheesecake for dessert!
We all enjoyed browsing the 20 raffle baskets of donated items.
Tammy Werth spoke about how the Lord has worked in her life to bring her to participate on our STN board and also in short term mission trips to India. (Read about her upcoming trip here.) We enjoyed a video update from Xiomara Bueno about the ministry of STN in Bolivia and also a video greeting from the Kumar’s in India.
Over $3000 was raised for the ministry of Shepherding the Nations through the generous attendees of this luncheon. In addition, several people committed to sponsoring Ryder Kumar in India which helped to bring up his support level by almost $200 per month. In addition $440 was given towards purchasing 44 books for the pastors in India and Bolivia.
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.