Category Archives: Church Planters
From Poverty to Church Planting | John Babu’s Story
He knows poverty. John Babu came to Master’s Home ten years ago, and he met Christ here as young boy. He studied hard, both scriptures and academics, scoring first in his class year after year. An intelligent young man, he … Continue reading
Numbers: A Look Back at 2010
Even in the midst of tough financial times, Vision Nationals expanded our work in Asia! The numbers are in for each area of our work: church planting, training nationals, and caring for orphans and widows. Planting Churches Vision Nationals saw … Continue reading
Christ Centered Preaching
Last week Vision Nationals held a week long Pastor’s Conference on campus in Vizag, India. Mike Gunn and Scott Golike, both from Seattle, taught our church planters and bible college students for an entire week on “Christ Centered Preaching.” Theological … Continue reading
Pastor Kalyan | Out of the Priesthood
Kalyan was expected to follow his father and grandfather before him into the Hindu priesthood with its rituals and animal sacrifices. He stuttered through his childhood, mocked relentlessly by other children for his difficulty speaking. He prayed to several Hindu … Continue reading
Church Planting | From Insanity to Christ
Gospel changes every one as Paul said in Romans Chapter 1, that it is the power of God. Two of the group we baptized were Muslims. In this picture you meet 25 year-old Sanima. When she suffered a nervous breakdown and … Continue reading
Church Planters | Vijaya Raju Yedidi
The Church Planters series will tell you about our pastors, their families, and their churches. Vijaya Raju is one of the first ten church planters to go through training with Vision 2030. This is his story, in his own words. … Continue reading
Church Planters: Appa Rao Kalluri
The Church Planters series will tell you about our pastors, their families, and their churches. Appa Rao Kalluri has faced difficulties and experienced miracles in his life. At the age of 20, he began suffering from digestive problems, and although … Continue reading
Church Planters: Kishore
The Church Planters series will tell you about our pastors, their families, and their churches. We would like to introduce you to Kishore, one of our church planters. He, his wife Srujana, and their daughters Amrutha (16), Swarnalatha (14), and … Continue reading
How You Can Help
Did you know that you have a tremendous ability to help church planters like Thomas, Ravi, and John? Maybe you’ve read this blog for a while, or found out about VN2030 through our Facebook page, and you like what we’re … Continue reading
Thomas
The Vision Nationals Bible College held a graduation ceremony last month for 9 of its students. Five of the graduates will be going out as church planters, and 2 of these will be sponsored by the Vision 2030 program! While … Continue reading