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Our vision is to see 30 Million people come to know Christ in North India by the year 2018.  Will you join us as we join God on His mission?

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Would you join us this Sunday for a day of PRAYER & PRAISE for ASSI - our ministry partners in India? 

 

"The man (or woman) who mobilizes the Christian church to pray will make the greatest contribution to world evangelization in history." -Andrew Murray 

 

Do you think that could be true?  Can we really make a BIG difference -  by simply praying?  I think scripture would say a resounding YES!  The second part of James 5:16 says "The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective."

 

Lets join together to do something powerful & effective this Sunday.  Lets lift our praises to God as we thank Him for what He is doing in North India and around the world through the ministry of API & ASSI.

Lets present our requests to HIM as the one who can and will act on His people's behalf!  

 

Feel free to share these PRAISES & PRAYERS with your families, friends and churches.

 

We praise God for:

  • Successful seminars & conferences in which thousands of believers were trained, encouraged and equipped to be leaders.
  • Excellent partnerships - we can't do this alone!
  • An incredible team of faithful leaders
  • New access to unreached areas through Community Learning Centers
  • A new movement among urban youth living in Delhi and Kolkata
  • Children that have been rescued from the train stations and terrible living conditions.
  • Recent adoption license for one children's home
  • New children's center started in Patna, Bihar.

We are trusting God to hear our prayers for:

  • Strength and Endurance for leadership team
  • Multiplication of leaders as the ministry grows
  • New partners that will pray, support and walk with us.
  • Wisdom as we constantly seek new areas and direction for where the ministry needs to expand.
  • Urban youth to grab the vision of disciple-making.
  • Final completion of the Bhojpuri OT and the Magahi NT and audio versions.
  • ALL 2014 conferences and seminars
  • ALL children's ministries - rescue homes and new opportunities
  • Victor John & entire ASSI staff
  • Vision to see 30 Million people come to Christ by 2018

Thank you for joining us in prayer!

Visit www.apii.org for more information.  To make a donation you can visit www.apii.org/donate.

 

To the Ends,

 

Coby Colley

Viewpoint
By Randy Cole

Viewpoint 

By Randy Cole

 

Making Disciples by Shepherding

The Comfort Zone

  

 

John 10 Verse 4a "When he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them," (NASB)

 

In the past four months, we have covered the Sheep Fold, the Sheep Pen, the Door, and the Voice.  The next aspect of "shepherding" that we'll unpack is the concept of our Comfort Zone.

 

Let's think about the sheep pen.  First the good:

  • It provides protection for the sheep.
  • It is a safeguard against predators and thieves.
  • It is a place where you know the shepherd is very close by in cases of emergencies and/or attacks.
  • It is a place where you know all of the other sheep!

Then the bad:

  • It is barren and trampled down. 
  • Nothing will grow there, and any water will be polluted by urine and feces.
  • Therefore, the sheep cannot be fed and watered within the sheep pen. 
  • Without food and water, the sheep will wither and die.

The Good Shepherd always knows what is best for His sheep.  Every day, our Good Shepherd tries to lead us out of our nice, comfortable, safe enclosures to places that He has appointed for us, to perform the works that he has prepared in advance for us to do. (Ephesians 2:10).  The only way we get spiritual food and water - the building blocks for growth - is to be "put forth", in pastures of His choosing.  He continues to lead us out of our comfort zones. He wants to expose us to places, cultures, religions, countries, and people that are unfamiliar and quite possibly "uncomfortable".  Why? 

  1. To increase our faith
  2. To make us totally rely on Him to put us in the right place at the right time so that we can make an impact on individuals that He leads us to. 
  3. To send us to lost sheep - sheep without a shepherd.  (Matthew 9:36, Matthew 10:6)
  4. To prepare us for works of service to build up the body of Christ, and so that we grow and become mature. (Ephesians 4:12-13)
  5. To reflect His glory as we are being transformed into His image. (2 Corinthians 3:18)

But let's be honest.  We resist the leading of our Shepherd.  We are stubborn, selfish, and pre-occupied with our own self-interests.  We indulge in self-pity and boredom.  We want to stay within our comfort zone, even if it is dry, drab, barren, and polluted.  We are deaf, blind, and unfeeling to the needs of the world around us.  We forget the first and last parts of the Great Commission:  "All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me".....and surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." (Matthew 28:18b, 20b).  So why are we afraid?  Why do we resist?  Do we really believe that Jesus is with us every step of the way? Do we trust Him?

 

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Asian Partners International, Inc.
PO Box 64419 
Lubbock, Tx 79464 
ph: 806.783.8826
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