One of the ways the Reach the Nations teams minister to people is by praying for them. Many of those who attend services are living in poverty and far from adequate medical care. So, when a family member is injured or sick, they turn to their pastors and teachers to ask for prayer. Through this, they are examples to all of us as we learn to depend on God to provide what we need. The picture above is of a church service (our rooftop church) that meets in Daska. Mehboob reports

Last month the RTN team in Sindh came together for teaching, prayer, and encouragement. The meetings were led by Shakeel and the attendees were Sheraz, Majeed, Rustam, and Shahzaib. After the conference, Shakeel reported as follows: "The conference provided a valuable opportunity for learning, prayer, fellowship, and mutual encouragement. "Leaders were challenged to deepen their relationship with Christ, remain faithful to biblical truth, and serve their communities with grea

Come on in! Let's start with the worship service. Take a seat in a chair or on the floor with the brothers and sisters already gathered at the church to sing, and pray, and to be taught and challenged to live lives committed to Jesus and His ways. It might be a little crowded, but in Pakistan, there's always room for one more. The pastor of the church is Mehboob who says, "We thank God for the wonderful work He is doing in the Dhamokay Church. Many people are coming together

Think about how many times a day you read something: Texts, social media posts, emails, books, news articles, billboards, nutritional labels, directional signs on the street. We are reading constantly without giving it a thought. Imagine what your life would be like if you did not know how to read. Pastor Babar addresses the graduating class. RTN members participate via the internet. A few years ago Reach the Nations became aware of the statistics for literacy in Pakistan. Th

Khairpur Reach the Nations has had a church established in Khairpur for a number of years now. The leased building there serves as a central point for teaching and preaching. Going out from this center, Shakeel and Rustam reach into the villages around Khairpur, and the Gospel is reaching more and more people. Shakeel and Rustam speak of challenges in these areas including forced conversion to the majority religion and arranged marriages with very young girls. Shakeel has ask

Shahzaib and his wife, Anita, have started a Sunday School in the church they have established in Sanghar. As you can see, the children are participating enthusiastically. Anita is shown above as she teaches the older children in their Sunday School class. They also have a prayer ministry in the area surrounding Shanghar, usually meeting in homes as you see here. The pictures below show both Shahzaib and Anita praying for specific requests for those who are in attendance. Ple

In our last post, we told you about Covenant Leadership Training Institute and Reach the Nations' partnership with CLTI in training Pakistani men for ministry in their country. Gary Finkbeiner, president of RTN, is a regular teacher at CLTI, and you read about that in his post last week. The picture above shows the most recent graduating class from CLTI's Karachi campus. Seated on the left is Shakeel, a RTN pastor, evangelist, and leader. He is in this photo not as a student,

We received a great report from Mehboob and his team this week. They are reaching into new areas sharing the Good News of the gospel to those who have never heard or understood what it means to know and follow Jesus. And they are continuing the work in the churches where they preach the Word, worship God, and encourage people to grow in their faith. Here is the report in Mehboob's own words: "Praise the Lord! We visited the Proppi Nagra area for evangelism. We went door to d

There are many (especially women) in Pakistan who are not given the opportunity to learn to read and write. Reach the Nations has tried to address this need by establishing three literacy locations in Islamabad and one in the Sialkot area. We want to give you a brief pictorial report on each area. Sister Zarish had the first class in Islamabad in 2022 and has been teaching since then. She also has helped to establish two other sites in Islamabad. These first pictures are from

As Gary Finkbeiner and Peter Negron finished up their ministry this past week in Pakistan, they have provided some quick updates: This picture and the one below show the latest class of students studying at CLTI in Karachi where Gary has been teaching for the past two weeks. These are all Pakistani men called to ministry and seeking additional training in the Bible and in various pastoral skills and leadership. Gary reports that these are committed students who are working ha

Gary Finkbeiner and Peter Negron, both on the U.S. leadership team for Reach the Nations, are ministering in Pakistan in these days, and they ask for your prayers. Gary is teaching a class at Covenant Leadership Training Institute (CLTI) in Karachi, and he reports that the students, who are young men called to Christian ministry, are working hard at their studies and learning much. Shakeel, an RTN leader from Hyderabad, is also teaching at CLTI. Peter has been ministering in