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 February 5, 2026)
Pray:
- Pray for a retreat planned for red light district women which is to take place in April. FBCMel is sending a teaching team to facilitate the retreat. Pray for these team members to receive the word the Holy Spirit desires to give these women. Pray for all the logistics to go smoothly and that many women would attend. Pray for Gospel fruit and abundant life!
- Pray for a second team FBCMel is sending in May to run a VBS for red light district kids. Pray for all the many logistics – an event like this has not been done before. Pray for the team, the kids, the national partners. May God bless this and lead this every step of the way!
- Ask God for more church partners for the SCARA (Slum Communities and Red light Areas) team. These areas make up half of the population of the large city we work in. More help for the harvest is needed!