From Ryder:
Praise items:
- The Lord’s blessing on the seminars as there is an increased interest, interaction, and diligence among the participants.
- Though there was a commotion due to misinformation at Hyderabad about cancellation of connecting flights from Delhi to Lucknow the Lord helped us in arranging alternatives and reach Lucknow seminar on time.
- David Nelson who got sick and was forced to rest for a day is now healed and back into teaching.
- The Lord undertook for my preaching last Sunday despite of tiredness and hectic schedule.
- There had been protection and safety all through until now.
Prayer requests:
- There is dengue fever around. Couple of participants couldn’t make it in the North due to sickness.
- Participants at Hyderabad went with refreshed minds from the study on preaching and pastoral ministry. Pray that they will be reminded constantly about the qualifications of a pastor, preaching methods, sample messages that they learnt and serious responsibility of being a pastor/elder.
- Pray for the Nelsons as they travel back on the 30th morning.
- In all I am preaching 40 times in various locations in India. Please pray for a powerful ministry of the word.
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.