For each of our 12 days of Christmas, we are profiling one of our leaders overseas. Please join us in praying for this leader today.
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DewanBangladesh
In 18th century England, British children sang “The 12 Days of Christmas” as a memory-and-forfeit game. Players had to remember all of the previous verses and add a new verse; otherwise they would pay a forfeit to the others, such as a piece of candy.
Dewan was born into a Hindu family but has been following Christ since 2000. He and his wife have a daughter. Dewan helps oversee three house churches, and he uses P2M training to encourage them. There are 39 baptized believers. He works among Hindus, Muslims, Rajbangshis, Santals, Musahars, and tribal people. He shares, “The good thing about them is that they all want to go to heaven. But not everyone wants to believe in Jesus.”
Dewan serves with Lok and helps oversee P2M training in the Rangpur Division. In 2025 they preached the gospel to 3,000 people, and 345 of them believed in Jesus. Dewan shares, “I have selected interested believers, formed groups, trained them, and reached out with them.”
Pray that Dewan and his family will continue to preach the gospel of Christ. Pray that they can reach people of different ethnic groups.