24/08/2026
𝐆𝐌𝐈 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬.
The GMI Annual Retreat 2026 began yesterday, 23rd August, and will continue until 25th August at the Bishop Selvamony Retreat Centre of the CSI. The theme of this year's retreat is “These Dry Bones Will Live Again,” based on Ezekiel 37:3: “Son of man, can these bones live?”
The retreat was inaugurated with a warm welcome to the 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐝. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐃. 𝐉. 𝐀𝐣𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐫 by Dr. Roy Sam Daniel, President, GMI, and Dr. D. Wilson, General Secretary, GMI. They led the inauguration service, together with the participants and representatives of the various departments of GMI. It was a joyful and meaningful occasion of worship, fellowship, prayer, and thanksgiving.
The GMI community was filled with great joy and excitement in welcoming Ajith Achan back home. He had been away from active participation in the ministries of GMI since 2013, as he was entrusted with various responsibilities in the Church of North India, including his service as the General Secretary of the CNI Synod.
Now, Ajith Achan will be able to devote more of his time to the ministry of preaching, teaching, and nurturing God's people through His Word. His return to active participation in GMI is being received with great enthusiasm and gratitude by the entire GMI family.
The theme of the retreat, “These Dry Bones Will Live Again,” speaks powerfully of God's ability to bring life, hope, renewal, and restoration even into situations that may appear hopeless and lifeless. The vision of Ezekiel 37 reminds us that what seems dry and dead in human eyes can be brought back to life by the power of God. It is therefore a deeply meaningful theme for GMI as it gathers for a time of spiritual renewal and looks forward to a new season of ministry.
The retreat marks not only an important spiritual gathering but also the beginning of a new chapter in the ministry of GMI, with renewed opportunities to proclaim the Gospel, teach God's Word, strengthen believers, and serve God's people. The GMI community looks forward with faith and expectation to what God will do in the days ahead.
