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In 1979, J. Wilson wrote a book entitled “Today’s Tentmakers.” That book popularized the word “Tentmaking” in Christian mission vocabulary. The term comes from the strategy used by the apostle Paul who supported himself by making tents in order to preach the gospel in the “regions beyond.” Modern tentmakers work in secular jobs in order to share the gospel cross – culturally among unreached or least reached peoples. Tentmakers have a missionary calling and training. They are in full – time spiritual ministry even though they may have full – time employment. Last October 03, 2011 Mission Motivators – School of Missions, Philippines head by Rev. Vitaliano V. Nuñez, Jr. in partnership with Love Asia Missions Partner Foundation Int’l head by Dr. Fritz Cobrado, the school have started the Global Mission Course for OFW (Overseas Filipino Workers). It is a one month training design for those who Christians within the qualification who wants to work abroad at the same time be a missionary. Praise be to God to the success of the first batch of this training. Pray for the graduates of this training that God will use them mightily in the country where they are going to be sent.

School of Missions for OFW program

Dir. June

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.” Ecc. 3:1. Few years ago, a burning desire in our hearts to see a monk coming to the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ was innocently incubated in our hearts. So we desperately prayed and ask the Lord for the answer.

Couple of months ago, a young Buddhist monk and Pali language teacher named Karana (29 years old) boldly came in our house-church asking if he could study Bible with us. Without hesitation, we accepted his request.

After a month of studying the Bible with us, he decided to get out of monkshood, returned to his hometown and bid good bye to his family and friends. He came back to Poipet and stayed with us. We continually taught the Word of God

to him until one day, he finally accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior. Oh “joy is in heaven over one sinner that repents…” Luke 15:7. Praise the Lord! It’s quite interesting that he has so many questions in mind considering his life like a caterpillar that just got out of the cocoon and now becomes a butterfly! It’s important to assure a Buddhist that having a relationship with Christ is not changing our nationality and culture.

While staying with us for a week, his mom passed away that prompted him to go back home again. But after the burial he returns back and continued our discipleship training. However, his oldest brother called him to work in Thailand.  It was a hard decision for him to follow his brother out of respect. He is now far from us but the Lord made a way not to loss our communication with him. He plans to be back next year and serve the Lord Jesus Christ full time.  We appreciate your prayers for him.

 To God be all the glory!

Gatmen & Rose

Cambodia Missionaries

The visit of our beloved President, Dr. Paul Kim was stunning.  We arrived in Cape Coast (Central Region) for Mission Conference with Pastors and Church Leaders after the powerful move of the Spirit with IAFB  church in Kumasi hosted by Rev. Eric Gyasi Nimako.  This Mission Conference was a blast! The Regional Superintendent of Assemblies of God was so fired up with his leaders that they have decided to make policies that will directly affect their Mission Strategies in their Region. Other Denominational Leaders were also excited and inviting us to have two major conferences in that particular region; one with the Church Leaders; and the other with University students.
We slept overnight and Dr. Kim preached the next day. After that Sunday service, we “saddle our ass” and hit on the road, back to Accra, because Dr. Kim would be teaching MM-SOM students the following day. We had our most difficult problem with the car! The car totally broke down and that we got stuck in the middle of nowhere for hours until finally, the Vice President of MM-Africa, Rev. George Abraham used his car to tolled us all the way from Cape Coast road to Accra! After Dr. Kim’s one week lectures, the students (MM-SOM Africa) had an awesome, power-packed graduation.
Our original plan was to send two of the students to Libya since MM-Africa is targeting North Africa and Eastern Europe as our main Mission Fields. But as most of you know, Libya is not “safe” right now so we have decided to send our first missionaries to another Muslim Country call “Burkina Faso” who has similar characteristics of our originally planned mission field. So I will be going to an “undisclosed” country with one of the staffs to prepare the place for our first MM Africa missionaries. Since the country is a French speaking country, those two students will be having an intensive French class by next month.
The next batch will start this coming June. Your prayers are highly appreciated.

Dr. Justice Appiah-Kubi
President, MM-Africa

Batch 18 is really a great challenge for the school of missions’ administration. It was during this batch that we experience how to expand our patience, ability, talents and skills. Before this batch started it was God’s message to us that we are going to have a lot of surprises and challenges. Lo and behold they came at the first week of the training. It was also during this batch that we did a lot of prayer and fasting. I even heard one student commented “the staffs are doing prayer and fasting many times but nothing happens there are still tensions” it was true we experience tensions until the end of the training. But I also received a message that the next batch (Batch 18) will benefit our prayers. God is really true to His words. He let us rest this batch; we didn’t experience tensions or any problems, though there are some but even our student affair staff can manage it.

This batch is really relaxing for us, everything is running smoothly that they didn’t even experience measuring their food for there is enough food or I would say they didn’t complain about food. The students and the school administration are really united.

With these reason, blessings overflows this year.

To summarize it:

• Teaching ESL to the Koreans was open. And MM Korea is going to send ESL students 3 times a year.
• More than 40 Korean Pastors lead by Engr. Ha came to have Pastors’ Conference here in Samal. They donated very cute LCD projector and Organ (brand new Yamaha brand)
• They bought also an additional lot 800sqm worth Php400, 000.00 and early this year we are going to build 3 stories building in this lot.
• Indonesia mission was opened we visited last Sept 2010
• Opportunity to send tent making missionary to Japan was also opened.
• This batch also bought brand new sound system and musical instrument.
• I was also able to connect and partnered with Indonesian Pastors who are living here in the Philippines.

The Lord has impress to me that ESL will not be pursued by January. With that I was thinking Indonesia trip of the staff might not possible. Therefore, recruitment of Indonesian students will also be affected. I was praying that God will still make a possible way to have and Indonesian Students. God set me an appointment with the Indonesian Pastors living in General Santos city and Glan, Sarangani Province. God is really amazing I found out during this trip that there are many Indonesians living in this places and have their own congregation some church are mixed. Another amazing thing that I found out many of them is still Indonesian Citizens but holding Alien Residence Visa which they are paying for only more than 100pesos a year. This means they can go easily to both countries, I challenge them to send students and they agreed to send and be partner with us.

Rev. Afiat Bastian is an Indonesian pastor working in RD group of company he is responsible to assign pastor to all fishing vessel and to other offices. RD group of company has also branches in Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia and in Papua New Genea. He is also holding Indonesian congregation. His base is in GenSan City.

Ptr Mamuka and his wife is purely Indonesian. They are church planter in part of Glan, Sarangani province. Even when they are still living in Bitung, North Sulawesi they are already planting churches. They wanted to go back to Indonesia but financially wise they cannot make it they came back here in the Philippines 10 years ago. I challenge him to enrol in the school he said he is willing but need to pray. He also promises to recruit Indonesian young people to study.

Director June
SOM, Philippines