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 October 6, 2026)
- Pray for the Land of Colors Conference here during
our Engage Missions Conference – that God would
call other faithful churches to come alongside and
partner in the work in South Asia. - The state we work in is beginning to enforce some pretty strict anti conversion laws. They essentially make it illegal for someone to share the Gospel or meet in house church. Please pray that believers here would be filled with boldness/faith to not be afraid. Also many of the churches are trying to find ways to continue doing what they have always done (big meetings, one pastor
collecting a tithe, loud worship) by giving the government the information of all the people in their churches. We see this is a very clear trap the government is setting to be able to go after people individually, so please ask for wisdom and discernment for the churches. - PRAISE – The Lord has moved to provide the required residency paperwork for
another year.
Upcoming Trips
(Last Updated October 6, 2026)