Psalm 109:1 – “My God, whom I praise, do not remain silent”
100 PRAISES*
Global Proclamation Congress for Pastoral Trainers
June 15 – 22, 2015 Bangkok, Thailand, D.V.
- Global Proclamation Commission (2010-2020) idea
- Mid-decade GProCongress vision
- Focus on Gospel proclamation
- The Congress is an integrated, not isolated event
- God moves nature to change location
- Global strategists recommend Bangkok, Thailand, as best location
- Recommended host country key leader is longtime friend of Ramesh Richard
- Thai culture of hospitality and efficiency
- Amid political unrest, a military coup stabilizes the country
- Tourism goes up and prices come down
- Availability of outstanding venue, the Impact Center
- Best rate ever negotiated for Impact Center
- An outstanding GProCongress core team of international leaders emerges
- RREACH internal staff exemplifies excellence in details
- Dallas Seminary’s incredible partnership with RREACH extends to the GProCongress
- The temporarily restructured role Dallas Seminary arranged with Dr. Richard
- A spiritual atmosphere pervades all team meetings
- Dallas and national GPA graduates advocate for the GProCongress in more than 80 countries
- Unique talents are brought to the table
- Richard and RREACH team who serve with love and often fill in the gaps
- “Back-office” team that brings wonderful abilities and heart to serve
- National and regional coordinators God has chosen
- Special place becoming available at the last minute for key Congress Core team meeting
- Collateral publications clearly detail the vision
- Summary charts quickly explain the project to donors
- The goals are so large that ONLY GOD can accomplish these through us
- The opportunity to be a part of His plan to impact the nations
- CRU—global operations generously becomes available
- Associations with major organizations provide introductions, confidence and credibility
- WEA and Lausanne coming together as Congress Advocates
- Availability of experienced leadership
- How God connected Dr. Richard with strategic core team leaders
- Key leaders requesting to be involved
- Charity Navigator Top 10 financial ratings for RREACH
- Excellent reviews of the RREACH audit
- Currency fluctuation in RREACH’s favor when payments due
- Many opportunities for Dr. Richard to share Congress vision
- Special invitation to publicize Congress at Moody Pastors Conference
- Connection with key prayer team
- Major worldwide organization adjusting large mid-2016 conference dates around Congress
- One denomination willing to cover their delegates’ transportation costs
- Intercessors around the world investing their time to pound on Heaven’s doors for God to be glorified during this Congress
- Special visa assistance from Thailand team
- Health and travel mercies for Dr. Richard
- Answer to Dr. Richard’s prayer to be used in ways he is not accustomed to being used
- Visionary, prayerful, generous donors
- Donors willing to time donations according to need
- Donors willing to issue “Inspirational Challenges”
- Donors willing to introduce the GProCongress to their contacts and networks
- Friends of the ministry who offer their homes and facilities for GProCongress vision-casting events
- Perseverance through website and registration issues
- Personal spiritual and physical health to run this race
- Joy of total protection God has bestowed upon us
- Speakers and presenters
- Parallel session content providers
- Each delegate God has appointed to attend the Congress
- The desire of so many pastoral trainers to participate in the GProCongress
- World-class leaders planning to attend and bring colleagues
- Abundant grace God showers upon us
- Blessed health God gives us daily
- GProCongress is playing a key role to unite His Church for the fulfillment of the Great Commission – John 17
- GProCongress is becoming a catalyst to create a culture of prayer and praise among pastoral trainers and the pastors they serve
- Many new friends and ministry colleagues we’ve come to know because of the GProCongress
- God’s plans are so much bigger than ours – Eph 3:20-21
- Favor and a serving attitude among so many ministry organizations
- Spiritual heritage provided by Dr. John Richard, Dr. Ramesh Richard’s father
- Connecting of the global prayer and global mission movements
- God is in charge – Matt 16:18
- Incredible leadership of Dr. Richard; a visionary with humility, who never ceases to inspire me to do my utmost
- The faith of the core team that encourages me to keep seeking Him for fruit from our labors
- The lessons of perseverance I am learning
- Conversations I have been blessed to have with missions pastors
- Opportunity to work for a ministry that has such a positive impact for the Kingdom
- The humility God is shaping in me as I rely on His grace and favor in my interactions with missions pastors
- His Word and His faithfulness and His ability to supply all our needs according to His divine riches
- The technology that is a huge aid in communicating the largeness of the vision for the Congress through the great RREACH media team
- The work the Lord is doing in the realm of pastoral training all over the world; churches are being strengthened and the body of Christ is growing
- In some small way, I get to be part of something bigger that is transforming church health
- The encouraging correspondence we receive from those registering to come
- The unity we see among many churches and organizations concerning the need to train pastors globally
- Being part of the Body of Christ
- The hard work that lies ahead illuminates our complete insufficiency to do any of it and points to Christ’s total sufficiency to do all He has planned in us and through us
- Recruiting for the Congress has brought amazing stories of pastoral trainers coming from very difficult places because of God’s providence, sufficiency and grace
- Exciting visualization of what and who, in terms of speakers, await delegates as the program develops
- The fun of learning new things during Congress planning, (if you are willing to be stretched!)
- Vital sustenance of body, mind, and soul for Ramesh Richard
- Encouragement by umbrella evangelical bodies
- Partnerships with key leading organizations and institutions
- GProCongress follow-up plan differentiates this mega-event
- God’s sovereignty and sufficiency shown through spiritual warfare and intense battles
- Opportunities to serve, give, love and lead globally
- Bonnie Richard sacrificially supports, even empowers, Ramesh in the demands of his role
- The families of team members who understand the increased load of this season
- Evangelistic engagements keep the mind and heart alert to unbelievers
- Sudden gifts of quick breaks to replenish family relationships
- Incredible, unsolicited affirmation of friends and strangers
- Nick-of-time provision of financial resources
- Additional knowledge and experience Dr. Richard will bring when he returns to full-time teaching at Dallas Seminary
- RREACH holding to core values in spite of the scale and scope of the project
- RREACH’s board of directors in governing the complexity of the project
*Each GProCongress and RREACH team member added to this list of praises. Though some may be personal and appear repetitive or even unclear to readers, they are meaningful to the contributors, and we are praising the Lord for everything—large and small—that He has done.