Giving Thanks & Praying Forward

12 Jun Giving Thanks & Praying Forward

^“Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving; meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains,that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.”  

Colossians 4:2-4

Dear Friends,There is much happening as we enter the summer months, both in India and in the US. Here are a few updates and prayer requests. Thank you for your faithful partnership both in heart, in prayer support and in sharing your resources. These results are not without your faithful involvement and the dedication of those who are on the front lines pouring out their lives daily, many in the midst of persecution.

Over 500 Summer Day Camps are having great results. As soon as reports and testimonies make it from the villages to the home base, we will shout out praises for God’s goodness. Thank you to all who have participated in supporting thousands of children and their parents who now have heard the gospel in a very loving atmosphere. We are still receiving funds, so if you would like to contribute toward Kids’ Summer Day Camps, please click here. Pray for the trained staff who will follow up in the homes with those who have participated.

• We are just weeks away from the annual pastors’ conference. Hundreds of pastors will be gathering for further training, encouragement and much needed fellowship among like-minded leaders.  Please pray that as many pastors and leaders as possible will be able to make the trip, some traveling days to get there and back. Also be praying for the resources from partners like you that will pay for their travel and the conference. More details to come.

• The eight regional training centers have been very busy this past month training over 600 pastors and leaders both non-formally with our village pastors and informally with pastors from other evangelical ministry networks and denominations. Pray for these leaders as they pursue unreached villages on mission to lead people to Christ and plant churches.

• We praise the Lord for God’s protection over Bobby & Linnet Gupta in their travels. They recently had a car accident in the US that totaled their car. Linnet is recovering with fractured ribs.  Bobby was not harmed. Pray for Linnet as she continues to heal and for Bobby as he continues to travel. 

• HBI Global Partners in the U.S. is busy mobilizing the body of Christ in America to help fulfill God’s mission around the world. The movement is expanding throughout India and into other nations requiring expansion and growth here in the U.S. Pray for the building of new partnerships and for our expanded travels. 

• The new education center is on the rise. The basement and first floor are being completed. Pray for the ability to stay on schedule safely with a goal to be finished by the end of this year.

We appreciate your continued focus and partnership with us.  If you would like to help us prepare for the upcoming pastors’ conference, you may give by clicking here, or by typing in https://hbigp.org/donate-church-planting/ and clicking “Pastors Conference.” You may also write a check to “HBI Global Partners” and send to P.O. Box 3037, Broken Arrow, OK 74013. Please write “Pastors’ Conference” in the memo.

The plans are shaping up for many hundreds of pastors and leaders. The cost will be somewhere between $60,000 and $100,000 depending on the number of sign-ups. 

Thank you for praying about this and partnering with these mighty village pastors. These are the results of joining us to pray that other prayer that Jesus taught us to pray…“Pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”  Matthew 9:38 & Luke 10:2 

Fulfilling His mission together!

HBI Global Partners