Only God
RREACH’s first operational value is “Only God.” One way we recognize and live our dependence on Him is by beginning, covering and ending every aspect of ministry in prayer, with thanksgiving.
Dr. Richard says, “Prayer precedes ministry,” and as the Lord continues to open doors for his ministry, we realize afresh the need for prayer.
Please take a moment to pray and praise over the updates on this page, featuring a daily prayer calendar at the beginning of each month. Also let us know how we can pray for you!
Prayer Calendar
Prayer Updates
In his words: an update from Ramesh Richard | September 16, 2016
Dear praying friends,
Thank you for continuing to lift up Dr. Richard and RREACH in prayer. Please see a personal note from Dr. Richard below:
During this time of resuscitation from soul-entombment, I have stayed in the Scriptures. My journal records deep, spiritual movements towards fulfilling what God has placed before me. For example, the Book of Acts calls me to stay with the core ministry of RREACH (from which all else flows), much like the apostle Paul did. His/my personal proclamation gifting undergirds his/my global proclamation calling.
Or his Colossians injunction to Archippus: “See to it that you fulfill the ministry that you have received from the Lord” (4:17). I too shall “see to it.” A friend wrote to me saying, “I feel compelled to tell you to read Deuteronomy.” This was Israel’s second start, with clear injunctions to “possess” what God has given to them. If they/I retreated now, it would be unbelief, disobedience, rebellion! Pray for me not to go that route!
But I did go on a four-country Southeast Asia tour, because my son Ryan invited me to speak at one of his client’s meetings in Malaysia…and the client paid for it! (I took Ryan on his first overseas trip when he was 12.) Our latest trip included Singapore and Jakarta for the Lausanne Younger Leaders Gathering, which I also attended 30 years ago. We ended up in Amman, Jordan, where I spoke at the 25th anniversary and graduation services of the Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary. I have had decades of wonderful friendship with their founder and leader.
I returned home to attend the Dallas Seminary faculty retreat, where the Academic Dean provided time for a six-faculty-member report on the GProCongress. The dominant sentiment? One of “disturbance”—we are the privileged elite, while most who need us don’t have access to us! I concluded the month by recording the final three short talks for our series “The Corruptionist” on LifeRocks.org, our pre-evangelistic foray on Facebook’s media platform. The talk on “Sexual Corruption” last month received a huge response. The talks all obviously point to our Savior.
Thank you for praying! I think I am “back!”
Warmly,
Received: April 29, 2021
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
Please pray: 2017 Dallas GPA | August 31, 2016
Dear praying friends,
Please be in prayer for RREACH staff and the 2017 Dallas GPA as we begin the process of taking nominations for this three-week academy taking place in June on the campus of Dallas Seminary.
Tomorrow morning the emails requesting nominations from our Dallas GPA graduates and other referees from the pastoral training sector will be sent.
Please pray for the following:
That there will be no errors or problems with sending this important email.
That the referees and GPA graduates will submit to us the right pastors who meet the criteria to attend the Dallas GPA.
That there will be no issues with the potential delegates filling out the Dallas GPA application.
That there will be no issues or very minor issues with approved delegates obtaining visas this year.
For RREACH staff to respond and communicate with the referees and delegates with accuracy and swiftness.
Thank you!
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
Managing a gradual return: praying for discernment and direction | August 19, 2016
Dear praying friends,
Thank you for praying for Dr. Richard’s post-GProCongress recovery. Managing a gradual return is demanding! Please pray for sensitivity to the Holy Spirit, clarity in decisions, and physical stamina as he seeks God’s pacing through numerous opportunities and contacts generated on his southeast Asia trip. Also pray for God’s favor as Dr. Richard works through roadblocks to replace some important documents stolen from him in April.
Praise God for Dr. Richard and the global team developing and facilitating follow-up for the massive pastoral training movement catalyzed at the Congress. Ask Him to reveal the most critical needs, for plans to result in effective action and robust response, and for supporting technologies to function smoothly. Ask Him to further connect, unite and strengthen pastoral trainers from formal and non-formal pastoral training sectors.
Dr. Richard looks forward to spending time with Dallas Seminary colleagues at their annual retreat next week, the Lord willing, and to the Sept. 8 GProCongress Praise and Prayer celebration dinner. Please pray for these times to be fruitful. We are also asking God to provide special funding for the dinner.