GBBM Founders

Pastor Sirivinas Naik
Sujatah Naik

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Naik’s Childhood

Pastor Naik is from the Banjara people group and was raised as a Hindu.
He was blessed to continue his pre-college education and lived with a Christian family.
This family gave Naik a Bible, took him to church, and by God’s grace Naik was saved.
Mrs. Jayasheela known by Naik as “Mom” prayed for years for a Banjara boy to live with them, be saved and take the Good News to the Banjara people.

Pastor Naik’s Childhood

Raised in a small village with no roads or electricity in a one room home with a thatched roof and dirt floors.

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Pastor Naik’s Personal History

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  • Married Sujatha Naik
  • Sujatha, led to Christ by Pastor Naik
  • First believer in her village
  • Committed her life to serving the Lord
  • Sujatha loves to praise God through singing
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Children

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Blessed with three wonderful children:

Sharron
Aaron
Joy

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Tough Decisions

As the GBBM ministry grew, opposition and persecution increased.

Pastors were jailed, beaten and evicted from their homes and villages.

Pastor Naik and other Church Plannting Pastors (CPPs) received death threats.

Pastor Naik and Sujatha had committed their lives to the Lord and His service, but felt they needed to provide a safe environment for their children.

After much research, planning, prayer, and preparation, Naik and Sujatha made the difficult decision to send their children to school in the United States.

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By God's Grace, all attended:

  • French Camp Academy
  • French Camp, MS, for 18 months
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God’s Special Plan

God's Special Plan December 23, 2018
God called them Home to be with Him.

All knew and loved the Lord, had saving knowledge of Christ, and wanted to serve Him.

Children’s Service Goals
Joy (14) – politician, witness for Christ
Aaron (15) – pastor
Sharron (17) - doctor

Funeral Service

A funeral service was held in India to honor the lives of the Naik children.

Between 4 and 5 thousand people attended the funeral service.

The Christian service was broadcast over the India national television stations and watched by millions of people.

We know Sharron, Aaron and Joy impacted the lives of many people both in the United States and India as they shared the love of Jesus.

We also know that their funeral service had an eternal impact on the lives of many who for the first time heard the name of Jesus as they watched the funeral service.

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Pastor Naik’s Credentials

  • Bachelors in Theology
  • Bachelors in Divinity
  • Coordinator Baptist Institute of Evangelism, Baptist Church Hyderabad
  • Founder General Secretary-The Convention of Banjara Baptist Churches (supported by the American Baptist Convention)
  • Founder, Global Banjara Baptist Ministries, India
  • Founder Aletheia Banjara School
  • Chairman-Review Committee - Banjara Old Testament translation project.
  • Secretary of Hyderabad North Branch assists Bible Society of India with Banjara New Testament distribution.