We are praising God! Join us? | September 9, 2016

Dear friends,

Thank you for continuing to pray for Dr. Richard and RREACH. We wanted to take a moment to report how God has been working. Please join us in praising Him for His perfect provision!

Praise! Dr. Richard has successfully recorded his final 2016 Media Outreach messages; thank you for praying. Please now pray for the team as they produce the videos and coordinate the media outreach messaging across multiple platforms.

Praise! National GPA coordinator Rajiv Richard has scheduled the first 2017 national GPA. Pray for GPA Romania, to be held in January, the Lord willing. Several more are in the pipeline; pray for 25 total.

Praise! The Dallas GPA referee email was successfully sent last week and we've already received a number of nominations. The application will officially be available to potential delegates next week. Please continue to pray that the Lord would bring the right 25 fine, young pastors to the 2017 Dallas GPA.

Praise! Last night friends from all over gathered with us to celebrate God’s work in and through the GProCongress for Pastoral Trainers. It was a meaningful time of worship, thanksgiving, commitment to what is ahead, and prayer for the world. Please continue to pray for the four-year follow up effort.

Received: April 29, 2021

Praying over RREACH's three strategies | August 26, 2016

Dear praying friends,

Thank you for your continued prayer for Dr. Richard and RREACH. As we head into the fall, there is a flurry of activity at RREACH in each of our three strategies: Media Outreach, Personal Proclamation and Ministry training.

Please join us in praying for the following requests:

Media Outreach:

Dr. Richard will film multiple Life Rocks messages later this month. Pray for God to use this media-driven method to spread the good news of the Lord Jesus Christ to individuals around the world.

Personal Proclamation: 

Continue to pray for Dr. Richard’s recovery from the huge GProCongress effort. Pray for upcoming opportunities for his personal proclamation of the Lord Jesus Christ, including during an upcoming trip to India.

Ministry Training:

Dallas GPA: Pray for wisdom and discernment as we assemble the team that will be planning and carrying out the 2017 Dallas GPA, set for June 2017 on the campus of Dallas Theological Seminary. Pray, also for the selection of 25 fine, young pastors from around the globe, and specifically for candidates from countries never before represented at the Dallas GPA.

National GPAs: Pray for the planning and preparations for national GPAs in 2017. It is our goal to have 25 NGPAs per year through 2020, which is a huge undertaking.

GProCongress: Pray for the follow-up team and their efforts in having all attendees and even non-attendees fulfill the goals of the Congress in deliberate and ongoing training of pastors.

RREACH operations:

Pray for the upcoming Audit Committee meeting and Board meetings, as well as hiring decisions.

Received: April 29, 2021

Please pray: Continued recovery, National GPAs and more | August 12, 2016

Dear praying friends,

Dr. Ramesh Richard is beginning to pick up his pace after taking time to recover from his schedule leading up to and during the GProCongress for Pastoral Trainers.

Earlier this week he flew to southeast Asia to serve as a mentor at Lausanne’s Young Leaders Gathering 2016. While in the region, he is touching base with long-time friends, thanking them for their encouragement during the GProCongress season and giving them a glimpse of the momentum generated by the Congress.

His agenda next week expands to several speaking engagements and key meetings regarding GProCongress follow-up. His son Ryan is accompanying him on this trip.

Please pray for Dr. Richard’s continued recovery, especially with the physical demands of this trip. He says his brain is slightly ahead of his body in the recovery process.

Pray, too, for those organizing national GPAs in 2017. National GPAs are a strategic part of the GProCommission vision for 100,000 connected, united and strengthened pastoral leaders by 2020. RREACH’s goal for the next four years is to hold 25 national GPAs per year (up from 10 per year prior to the GProCongress). This will require much more coordination, as well as funding. The cost of a national GPA is $25,000.

Finally, yesterday 11 bombings took place in five different provinces in Thailand. Please ask God for His sustaining care for those affected and for the pastors ministering to them.

Remember all our brothers and sisters around the world in ongoing situations of devastation and need. Thank you for praying!

Received: April 29, 2021