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Standing in front of a crowd September 2016

Do you enjoy public speaking? Notes to leader: Use this question as a way to get people engaged in the update. Ask people to talk to the person next to them, and then feed back to you. Then say… ‘Now we’re going to read the story of a woman in Nepal who hated public speaking!’

Hemanti hated speaking in public Hemanti hated speaking in public. She had lots of thoughts to share, but her lack of training made her nervous. What if her ideas were wrong? She hadn’t been to Bible school, how would she know?

One day her pastor told her about Sangsangai One day her pastor told her about Sangsangai. He said it meant they were going to read the Bible in groups and do Bible studies together.

Hemanti loved going to the group. She loved talking about the Bible. Each week as they discussed the different topics she grew more confident about speaking in front of people.

Now Hemanti is a key member of her church Now Hemanti is a key member of her church. She leads the women’s fellowship and often preaches. Her whole village is amazed at the transformation!

PRAYER Thank God for Hemanti’s new confidence and ability to speak in front of people Pray for her as she continues to study the Bible, that she would grow in knowledge and wisdom

We would love your church to pray for #name# regularly. The next slide is a set postcards with #his/her# story on them: Print them out Cut them up Give to people to take home

STANDING IN FRONT OF A CROWD STANDING IN FRONT OF A CROWD Hemanti hated speaking in public. She had lots of thoughts to share, but her lack of training made her nervous. What if her ideas were wrong? She hadn’t been to Bible school, how would she know? One day her pastor told her about Sangsangai. He said they were going to read the Bible in groups and do studies together. Hemanti loved the group. She loved talking about the Bible, and each week she grew more confident about speaking in front of people. Now Hemanti is a key member of her church. She leads the women’s fellowship and often preaches. Her whole village is amazed at the transformation! Hemanti hated speaking in public. She had lots of thoughts to share, but her lack of training made her nervous. What if her ideas were wrong? She hadn’t been to Bible school, how would she know? One day her pastor told her about Sangsangai. He said they were going to read the Bible in groups and do studies together. Hemanti loved the group. She loved talking about the Bible, and each week she grew more confident about speaking in front of people. Now Hemanti is a key member of her church. She leads the women’s fellowship and often preaches. Her whole village is amazed at the transformation! STANDING IN FRONT OF A CROWD STANDING IN FRONT OF A CROWD Hemanti hated speaking in public. She had lots of thoughts to share, but her lack of training made her nervous. What if her ideas were wrong? She hadn’t been to Bible school, how would she know? One day her pastor told her about Sangsangai. He said they were going to read the Bible in groups and do studies together. Hemanti loved the group. She loved talking about the Bible, and each week she grew more confident about speaking in front of people. Now Hemanti is a key member of her church. She leads the women’s fellowship and often preaches. Her whole village is amazed at the transformation! Hemanti hated speaking in public. She had lots of thoughts to share, but her lack of training made her nervous. What if her ideas were wrong? She hadn’t been to Bible school, how would she know? One day her pastor told her about Sangsangai. He said they were going to read the Bible in groups and do studies together. Hemanti loved the group. She loved talking about the Bible, and each week she grew more confident about speaking in front of people. Now Hemanti is a key member of her church. She leads the women’s fellowship and often preaches. Her whole village is amazed at the transformation!