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January 2008

Good Shepherd Community Church

OM India, Logos Bhavan

Medchal Road, Jeedimetla Village

Secunderabad 500055

AP India

DearFriends,

New Year greetings to you! Yes, 2008 is here and we thank God for His unceasing grace and mercies given us in the past year.

2007 began with three meaningful events in the ministry:

# the Purpose Driven Church seminar by the Saddleback Community Church team.

# the Global Leadership Summit, a one day meeting with Pastor Bill Hybels of Willow Creek Community Church.

# a one-week seminar: Called to Awaken the Laity at SaRang Community Church, Seoul, Korea.

On the first Sunday of March, we celebrated the third anniversary of the Good Shepherd Community Church English Service at Logos Bhavan. We would like to see a strengthening of the six house fellowships called Life Groups. The church is encouraged by the baptisms of a few people from other faith during the past few months.

During May, Ruby was in Dehra Dun, Uttarkhand attending Adult Literacy training. Timothy is now doing his second year of college doing a B.A in Mass Communication. Ann has just begun college studying Psychology in Delhi. I have been traveling across the country and will soon leave for the north east of India.

Remember us in your prayers:

1. Personal Growth- I am pursuing a Ph.D in Christianity under the University of Mysore. My main concern is the impact of Christianity among the north east tribals of India.

2. Nathan- Back in the day (1982), Ruby had to leave M/V Logos because of the sudden death of her sister-in-law and took care of her nephew, baby Nathan. Today, he is a talented artist + musician and is doing his M.Div. in Bible school.
3. Pastors Training- the growth of local churches across India has seen a growth in challenges too. Each pastor attends a five-day seminar twice a year to equip them for ministry. This requires large organizational work and funds to run the program. Presently, 14 seminars are carried out in seven different areas. Pray that the church grows both quantitatively and qualitatively.

4. Church Building- No matter the size, a church building serves as an identity. We need churches to be built in villages and one at the centre also. A plot on the Logos Bhavan campus has been set aside for the church building. We need the right timing and provision for the building.

5. Pastors’ support- Currently only a few pastors are being supported. Pastors in the rural areas who do not receive full support need our prayers.

6. Need of a Pastor- GSCC Logos Bhavan is growing and needs a committed and anointed person to join the ministry and serve as a full-time pastor to the congregation.

I will end with the words of Apostle Paul in Corinthians 4:1-

“Therefore, since through God’s mercies we have this ministry, we do not lose heart.”

(NIV)

In His Grace,