-Eddie Bueno
All classes resumed this month, the students’ spirits have not declined, and we hope to have a year full of blessings.
Below I share with you the books that they are currently studying and how many students there are in each institute.
- Honduras. Book 5. 22 students
- Mexico. Book 7. 16 students
- El Alto, Bolivia. Book 1. 40 students
- Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Book 1. 25 students
- Panama 1. Book 3. 33 students
- Panama 2. Book 2. 26 students
- Panama 3. Book 2. 18 students
- El Salvador. Book 2. 17 students
This gives us a total of 197 students.
As I shared previously, I will be traveling to Bolivia with David Nelson to attend 2 graduations in Santa Cruz and La Paz. We are very happy to reach this point and plan the planting of new churches for the glory of God.
Also in Bolivia I will be giving training to Pastor Roberto Carageorge, He is the pastor of the Evangelical Christian Church in the city of Beni, Bolivia. This is a city in the north of Bolivia closer to Brazil, Pastor Roberto Carageorge shares with me that there is no seminary or Bible institute there and that the need for theological education is very great. The church that he pastors has about 200 members and the desire is to be able to open a new institute this summer.
In the city of San Salvador in El Salvador we have a new prospect, Pastor Israel Carranza, he is the pastor of the Baptist church in a place called Sonsonate, 2 hours from the capital. There, God is also guiding us to open another institute, since Pastor Israel Carranza has a great desire to teach and prepare new leaders for church planting. In this place, we would also like to start classes in the summer of this year. We will plan the training for the next few months.
As always, I ask each one of you for your prayers, so that God blesses and uses each teacher and student, and so that from these students come pastors who plant churches and who can also teach the word of God with love, dignity, and a sound biblical doctrine.
I also ask for your prayers so that on the trip to Bolivia, God takes care of us and gives us the health that we need, since Bolivia is a country at a high altitude above sea level.
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.