International Partner: South Asia
So many of South Asia’s 1.8 billion people have never heard the name of Jesus. God is at work and the church is growing, but there are so many people who have yet to hear the good news of the Gospel. First Baptist Church of Melbourne entered a partnership in 2018 with workers seeking to share the love of Christ in a specific area of a large city in South Asia. Our goal is to plant churches that will in turn plant churches. Sharing the message of the hope that Jesus gives us through friendship, prayer, and encouragement to believers are some of our efforts there.
Current Prayer Requests
(Last Updated August 13, 2026)
- Please pray for a woman from Bangladesh, “Bubbly” who is making a second attempt to leave the red-light area for good. She has a newborn. She was arrested last night as an illegal immigrant here. Please ask the Lord to take care of her while she’s in police custody, and also for whatever case needs to happen to start quickly so she can come out of jail and into the halfway house.
- Please pray for our partners, K. and B. and their 7 children (6 adopted.) They are renting a house but want to move inside the city in a more strategic place for the ministry they’re doing. Please ask the Lord to take care of their needs – especially for their children’s education in the city.
- Please pray for brother A and his wife E who live north of the city. Many of the church planters in the network he shepherds are starting to endure heavy persecution. They are also considering starting a business so they can become self-sufficient. Please pray for all these things for them.
- Sister R and her husband “A” are faithful church planters (with a different team) just outside of the city. “A” only has one kidney and is struggling with diabetes, fatty liver, a hernia, and a lot of stress related to losing members of his family this year. Please pray for his health. Sister R’s father also just found out he has a 95% blockage in one of his heart valves. He does Gospel work in a different state but will have to come to the city for surgery. Please ask for healing for him, and financial provision for the surgery.
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(Last Updated August 13, 2026)