Dear friends,
I hope you are doing well and prospering in the Lord Jesus, even as your soul prospers. On February 16th, 2014 I will fly out of the DFW airport in Dallas, Texas to return to New Delhi, India. This will be my fourth trip to this part of the world. I will go as part of a team of pastors/evangelists and minister in a pastor's conference hosted on the campus of the All India Prayer Fellowship and Immanuel Theological Seminary in New Delhi. More than 1,000 pastors, evangelists and church leaders from every state in India will attend. Participants are also expected from Burma, Nepal, Bangladesh and perhaps even from some neighboring "closed" countries. This will be an awesome opportunity for the gospel!
India is the one of the largest populated countries in the world, second only to China. It is not only the poorest country, economically, but it is also the most unevangelized nation on the planet. The International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention reports that there is presently less than a 2% evangelical Christian witness present in India. "The harvest, truly, is plentiful..." (Matt. 9: 37). The need is great! The commission of our Lord and the call of His gospel is that we must go! We must go with the good news that Jesus saves! We must go into this spiritually dark land with the glorious and brilliant light of the Lord Jesus Christ!
This ministry opportunity is unique, in that pastors and church leaders will come from every state in the nation. So, in a very literal sense, the whole of India will be represented. Along with the team I will be able to invest into the lives and ministries of these pastors and church leaders. They will return to their cities and villages having been refreshed, renewed and revived in fulfilling the gospel task. Literally, this conference serves as a tremendous opportunity to reach the whole nation of India for Christ! Please pray with us for God to move greatly in the lives of the Indian people.
You can help in several ways... First, you can help financially. India is the poorest nation in the world. The poverty in which a majority of the people live is unimaginable by American standards. These pastors and church leaders live in the very same condition as their people. This makes it impossible for the vast majority, in fact, nearly all of them to attend a conference like this. And so, the team, of which I am a part, underwrites the expenses. We see that those coming can travel to and from the conference, receiving lodging and food , as well as resource material for ministry purposes in their respective locations. Needless to say, the cost of hosting a conference expecting 1,000 to 1,500 attendees is significant (approximately $30,000 in total; my part is approx. $7,000). I would ask that you prayerfully consider financially supporting this ministry.There a number of things, logistically, that must be put in order and so, time is a factor of consideration. To ensure accountability I'm asking that all donations be given through the local church where I pastor. If you can help and would like to support this ministry please send your love offering to:
First Baptist Church Make Check payable to: First Baptist Church
PO Box 99 Designate offering as: India 2014
Garrison, Texas 75946
Secondly, and more importantly, you can help and support through prayer. Pray for traveling mercy for me and for the team traveling from the U.S., as well as for the pastors and church leaders who will attend the conference. Pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Many of these pastors are men who, along with their families and the churches they pastor, have endured intense persecution for the faith. They need God to move powerfully in their lives. Pray that God will use this conference as a catalyst to impact the nation of India with the gospel in a supernatural way! And finally, pray, more than anything, that the Lord Jesus Christ will be glorified!
Thank you for taking time to read about India and the opportunity to minister there! Thank you for your support and than you for praying!
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at: pastor@fbcgarrison.com.
Blessings,
Jeremy Pruitt, pastor
FBC Garrison
fbcgarrison.com
I hope you are doing well and prospering in the Lord Jesus, even as your soul prospers. On February 16th, 2014 I will fly out of the DFW airport in Dallas, Texas to return to New Delhi, India. This will be my fourth trip to this part of the world. I will go as part of a team of pastors/evangelists and minister in a pastor's conference hosted on the campus of the All India Prayer Fellowship and Immanuel Theological Seminary in New Delhi. More than 1,000 pastors, evangelists and church leaders from every state in India will attend. Participants are also expected from Burma, Nepal, Bangladesh and perhaps even from some neighboring "closed" countries. This will be an awesome opportunity for the gospel!
India is the one of the largest populated countries in the world, second only to China. It is not only the poorest country, economically, but it is also the most unevangelized nation on the planet. The International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention reports that there is presently less than a 2% evangelical Christian witness present in India. "The harvest, truly, is plentiful..." (Matt. 9: 37). The need is great! The commission of our Lord and the call of His gospel is that we must go! We must go with the good news that Jesus saves! We must go into this spiritually dark land with the glorious and brilliant light of the Lord Jesus Christ!
This ministry opportunity is unique, in that pastors and church leaders will come from every state in the nation. So, in a very literal sense, the whole of India will be represented. Along with the team I will be able to invest into the lives and ministries of these pastors and church leaders. They will return to their cities and villages having been refreshed, renewed and revived in fulfilling the gospel task. Literally, this conference serves as a tremendous opportunity to reach the whole nation of India for Christ! Please pray with us for God to move greatly in the lives of the Indian people.
You can help in several ways... First, you can help financially. India is the poorest nation in the world. The poverty in which a majority of the people live is unimaginable by American standards. These pastors and church leaders live in the very same condition as their people. This makes it impossible for the vast majority, in fact, nearly all of them to attend a conference like this. And so, the team, of which I am a part, underwrites the expenses. We see that those coming can travel to and from the conference, receiving lodging and food , as well as resource material for ministry purposes in their respective locations. Needless to say, the cost of hosting a conference expecting 1,000 to 1,500 attendees is significant (approximately $30,000 in total; my part is approx. $7,000). I would ask that you prayerfully consider financially supporting this ministry.There a number of things, logistically, that must be put in order and so, time is a factor of consideration. To ensure accountability I'm asking that all donations be given through the local church where I pastor. If you can help and would like to support this ministry please send your love offering to:
First Baptist Church Make Check payable to: First Baptist Church
PO Box 99 Designate offering as: India 2014
Garrison, Texas 75946
Secondly, and more importantly, you can help and support through prayer. Pray for traveling mercy for me and for the team traveling from the U.S., as well as for the pastors and church leaders who will attend the conference. Pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Many of these pastors are men who, along with their families and the churches they pastor, have endured intense persecution for the faith. They need God to move powerfully in their lives. Pray that God will use this conference as a catalyst to impact the nation of India with the gospel in a supernatural way! And finally, pray, more than anything, that the Lord Jesus Christ will be glorified!
Thank you for taking time to read about India and the opportunity to minister there! Thank you for your support and than you for praying!
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at: pastor@fbcgarrison.com.
Blessings,
Jeremy Pruitt, pastor
FBC Garrison
fbcgarrison.com
