2 Corinthians 5:8 “absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord”.
I have never seen him without a smile on his face. As I passed thru the roads of the area where he ministered to thousands, what echoes my heart is Pastor K. stepping into dirtiest of dirty waters. There was no option. That was the only water available to baptize whom he brought to the Lord. Many of wouldn’t dare to put even a finger into this kind of water.
It was a great opportunity to minister the Word of God at the funeral of A.K., a man of God who served faithfully until the end of his life. Many villages would witness about his visits to minister them. As a result, many have been born again and were baptized. During this time I did something I never normal do. I gave an altar call and many raised hands to accept the Lord Jesus as Savior and Lord.
None of us knew that it would be the last time that our International Board from the US is meeting with Sr Pastor A.K. who we have known since 2009.
Psalm 116:15 Precious in the sight of LORD Is the death of His godly ones.
Romans 8:38-39 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Randy with Pastor A.K. in October 2019 at our Expository Preaching Conference
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.