August '22 Update

2nd Trip to South Asia

This update is given from a very special place - a palace where St. Thomas first shared the gospel in this land. Thomas ultimately gave his life for the sake of the Christ, as many here still do today.

I had a wonderful time these last few weeks. The 30 pastors who are in the training group are doing well, I’m very encouraged by their growth in understanding, studying and preaching the word.

I also conducted a couple conferences for several hundred pastors and their wives on the topic of marriage. Many of them are struggling in their marriages and don’t grasp the purpose of marriage, so it was of great impact for them to hear the Word on this topic. I also taught a conference in Karachi on expository preaching.

Since I’ve been here, I’ve preached at a number of churches, the greatest privilege of which was dedicating a brand new church! Part of that ceremony was having baptisms for new believers in a remote area of the village at night - it was quite a moving experience.

Prayer Requests

  • Pray for the pastors here and the challenges that they face in this land. That they would stand firm and God would provide for them.

  • Please continue to the pray for the pastors to understand what they are learning in the training and to be able to complete their assignments.

  • Pray also for their physical and financial needs to be met in the midst of heavy inflation.

  • Pray for God to provide the funds for a church that is trying to purchase a building where one of the owners would prefer to have it become a mosque. Pray they would get the funding they need to be able to buy this property and God would soften the hearts of the owners.

How to Financially Support South Asia

  • Check: make it out to TMAI and on the memo line put ‘student support – South Asia’. Mail to:
    The Masters Academy International (TMAI)
    13428 Roscoe Blvd.
    Sun Valley, CA 91352

  • Donate Online at https://www.tmai.org/donate/. In the ‘recipient’ box select ‘specified school’ and then select ‘The Philippines’. Finally, in the box which indicates ‘any comments or giving instructions’, make sure to put ‘Pakistan training’.

If You Wish to Support Us

If the Lord leads you to support this ministry, you can do in several different ways:

  1. Credit Card: go to our GMI link. Note that GMI covers all online expenses so that 100% of your donation goes to our support.

  2. Direct Deposit: print out the form from this link and follow its instructions. The missionary/project name is “Tim Carns”.

  3. Check: make it payable to “GMI” and write “Tim Carns” on the memo line. Then mail it to Grace Ministries International, 13248 Roscoe Blvd., Sun Valley, CA 91352.

Tim Carns