Dear Pulpit Rock Family,
Every December, our church family chooses to be radically generous through our Christmas Offering—and every year, Tirzah International is blown away by the ripple effect of that generosity across the world.
Because of your faithful partnership, I get to share some powerful stories of transformation happening in India, South Africa, and beyond. These are real women. Real communities. Real hope made possible by your investment. Thank you for being part of it.
Raising Up Emerging Leaders in Hyderabad
In Hyderabad, India, your giving has helped Dr. Lavanya and her team complete the building of a much needed medical facility. This was the first Tirzah project Pulpit Rock ever gave towards several years ago, and they have named a room in the facility the “Pulpit Rock Room” in honor of your partnership! Now Dr. Lavanya’s daughter, Naomi, is coming alongside Lavanya to lead something new and deeply needed—Tirzah’s Emerging Leader Cohorts, which blend leadership coaching and discipleship for the next generation of Christian women leaders. Thanks to your generosity, we were able to fund the translation of this curriculum into Telugu, their local language. This means more young women can fully engage in the program, right where they are, in their own language.
Expanding Hope in New Delhi
In New Delhi, our local partners at Khushbu Studios are experiencing such growth that they’ve outgrown their sewing space. Because of your support, we were able to say yes to covering the rent for an expanded space for their entire first year. This new location is opening doors for more women to be trained in tailoring, gain dignified work, and contribute to their families’ futures. Khushbu consistently practices “place-making” where Godly spaces are established to serve the local women in their context – this one being a Godly place of employment where they are trained, discipled, encouraged and supported. Just amazing!
Empowering Survivors in Mumbai
In Mumbai, your support has helped the Kshamata Community Center extend their microenterprise cohorts—reaching more women who have experienced extreme vulnerability, including trafficking and exploitation. Not only that, but we were able to help them hire a junior designer who will be mentored in creating the beautiful handicrafts they create and sell. This is both a creative and sustainable way to grow their impact, and it gives one more young woman a pathway to leadership and self-sustainability.
Launching Transformation in Cape Town
Your giving also expanded to Cape Town, South Africa this year, where we helped Beautiful Gate launch their very first microenterprise cohorts. These cohorts are life-changing. Over the course of 18 months, women learn business and financial skills, receive mentorship from local leaders, and grow in spiritual leadership. Many go on to start businesses that provide for their families—and some even become mentors themselves. This is how cycles of poverty are broken: not just by charity, but by equipping local women with tools and confidence for lasting change.
Strengthening the Global Sisterhood
And there’s more. Because of your continued partnership, each of the incredible women leading these programs will be able to join us for our next Global Gathering in early 2026. This event happens only every few years because our 20 Global Leaders are spread across the globe. It’s a rare and powerful time of in-person training, connection, and spiritual encouragement that fuels their ministry for years to come. Your support is already helping make that happen.
From All of Us at Tirzah—Thank You
Pulpit Rock, your partnership with Tirzah through the Christmas Offering is not just a year-end gift. It is a seed that is bearing fruit in ways you may never fully see this side of heaven. But I hope these glimpses encourage you the way they encourage me. The women we serve feel your prayers and your generosity. I get to see their eyes light up, their confidence grow, and their communities transform—and I want you to know: you are a part of every one of those stories.
We have a team of 12 Pulpit Rock women committed to traveling to Cape Town in October to see some of these impacts with their own eyes!
I look forward to the stories we will bring back with us.
With deep gratitude,
Suzy and Team Tirzah
