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The flood in areas of Thailand has reached my doorstep. My area was flooded for more than to weeks. Now the water in the front of my house reach until my knee. I have to ride a small boat to go out of the main road. (For more info…write….bangbon. bangkhae, flood.). Now I can’t go to work. Please pray for me and the wellness of my family. Our church is also flooded…

Pray for Us….

in Christ,

Efraim, Missionary in Thailand

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