{"id":605,"date":"2011-01-22T22:28:41","date_gmt":"2011-01-22T14:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faw.hemanbags.com\/?p=605"},"modified":"2013-01-12T19:39:43","modified_gmt":"2013-01-12T11:39:43","slug":"jan-2011-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faw.hemanbags.com\/?p=605","title":{"rendered":"Jan 2011 update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jan, 2011<\/p>\n<div>\n<div itemprop=\"blogPost\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\">\n<div itemprop=\"description articleBody\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<b>Faith@work<\/b><\/address>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div><b>through<\/b><\/div>\n<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div><b>Asia Seminary for Ministry<\/b><\/div>\n<\/address>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Reaching Nationals for Nationals<\/b><\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Hi friend,<b>Training Nationals for Nationals<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>in integrity and skills (Psalm 78:72)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>(Php 4:17-19)\u00a0\u00a0Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account ... from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well-pleasing to God.\u00a0 But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Praise the Lord for all your prayers and support in so many ways in 2010.\u00a0 Your prayers and support have been an odour of sweet smell and sacrifice acceptable, well-pleasing to God.\u00a0 As a result, God had enabled us to train leaders in Indonesia (4 sessions), Nepal (2 Sessions), Myanmar (into four places) and Cambodia.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>This year, we are adding one more session in Myanmar, two sessions in Cambodia, a follow-up visit to Tanzania, a new push into East Nepal and a foray into Bandung, Indonesia.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Please read the attachment of the Schedule, 2011 and do continue to pray for us.\u00a0 Also the attached photos are those of (1) Medan, Indonesia, (2) Myanmar\u2019s training of pastors and leaders and (3) Kathmandu, Nepal.\u00a0 We allow the Holy Spirit, the Lord of Harvest, to take away or add to the schedule.\u00a0 (Please click on the photo once or twice so that you can view the whole photo.)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Asia Seminary for Ministry (ASM) is the educational arm under Faith@Work Fellowship.\u00a0 Our vision is the reach Nationals to and for their own Nationals.\u00a0 We believe that the National pastors and leaders are the key to reach their own.\u00a0 After each training session, they would bring back what they have learnt and would share the lessons with their own people.\u00a0 We pray to the Lord of the harvest for a trusted point-man in God\u2019s chosen field.\u00a0 Then, in and through him, we co-operate to net-work with others for the training.\u00a0 God has always supplied the trusted men.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Praise the Lord for our teachers who are mature pastors and leaders.\u00a0 The ministry is done by faith.\u00a0 We have to raise our own prayer and expense support.\u00a0 Some pastors are supported by their churches as mission projects, while others have prayed and trusted God.\u00a0 Also, we have to raise support for the transport, material, board and lodging of the participants.\u00a0 Praise the good Lord for supplying all our needs the past years.\u00a0 Our principle of looking to Him:\u00a0 First, tell God and then tell God\u2019s people.\u00a0 You all have been so wonderful in sensing His Will in praying and supporting us.\u00a0 Thank you so very much.\u00a0 May we be encouraged:\u00a0(Heb 6:10)\u00a0\u00a0For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward His name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>With God enlarging our tents of ministry and influence, we need evermore your prayer and support.\u00a0 When we work, we work, but when we pray, God works.\u00a0 Please pray for us at least once a week.\u00a0 Prayer is more important than money or machinery in securing God\u2019s provision and pleasure (Matt. 9:37,38).\u00a0 Prayer can do what God can do.\u00a0 As we reach up to God, He will draw near and dear to us and reach down in and through us to others.\u00a0 May souls be saved and His people built up and He gets all the glory, honor and praise!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>We are needing also teaching partners, resource partners and financial partners.\u00a0 Please let us know where and when you would help.\u00a0 We are very flexible and adaptable\u00a0 and we will do our best to help you know how to help.\u00a0 With each of us doing our part, we would be united and whole in doing more and better for the Lord.\u00a0 Our prayer also is to help build your life so that you can invest your life for God and for eternity.\u00a0 Thanks so very much for your fellowship in the Gospel.\u00a0 Please share our vision together with others.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>TRAINING<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>February<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>Medan, Indonesia<\/b><strong>Feb 7 \u2014 11<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>This will be our 7th session with some 60+ pastors and leaders from Medan, Acheh and Nias.\u00a0 Please pray for the impact these will have as they share with their people.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Rev. Haposan has a bigger vision for starting a training school, while others have their own in-house training.\u00a0 Rev. Haposan had already started building a physical building on the church property and he is half-way done, by the effort of his church.\u00a0 He will require S$10,000 of which the good Lord has supplied S$6,000.\u00a0 We will need S$400o to complete the classrooms.\u00a0 Let us pray and partner with him on this.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>Myanmar<\/b><strong>Feb 16 \u2013 21<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Yangon Theological Seminary (about 60 students).\u00a0\u00a0 We will be privileged to be with YTS in its Graduation of 20 students.\u00a0\u00a0 God is raising up good leaders as the country rises up in its challenge for the new order.\u00a0 Everything rises or falls on leadership.\u00a0 So we thank the good Lord for using us in the training of leaders.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>30 Anniversary of Fellowship of 30 Churches and 25 Anniversary of Mandalay Bible Seminary.\u00a0\u00a0 We have been involved with Rev. James and his good people from all over Myanmar for the last 25 years and we rejoice with them as they celebrate together.\u00a0 It is good to give thanks unto the good Lord.\u00a0 He has been faithful and His mercies anew every morning (Lam. 3:22,23).\u00a0 Some 200+ pastors and leaders will assemble in Emmanuel Villa.\u00a0 There will also be a graduation for MBS.\u00a0 Four of us will be privileged to be with them in God\u2019s goodness.\u00a0 Praise God from Whom all blessings flow!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>March\u00a0<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b><br \/>\nNepal<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Mar 1 \u2013 21<\/strong><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<b>Mar 2\u20134<\/b><br \/>\nTraining of Grassroot Leaders of 60+<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 With the hunger for more training, we continue to train on the inductive study of the Bible and on mind-mapping the Word to understand and to prepare to teach.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<b>Mar 6\u201310<\/b><br \/>\nMMin training in Kathmandu<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>We are entering into our 9th session.\u00a0 We have been having 40+ constantly for training.\u00a0 These are leaders in their 30s and 40s that are in their places of ministry.\u00a0 One is the general-secretary of some 127 churches all over Nepal.\u00a0 We pray and plan to have our first Graduation in August for the first batch.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<b>Mar 13\u201317<\/b><br \/>\nMMin in East Nepal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The capital, Kathmandu, is a bit far from East Nepal, with its poor transport system.\u00a0 The program call from East Nepal is in its 3rd year and we are now answering that call.\u00a0 We will begin the Master of Ministry program there and we are trusting the good Lord for His people and provision for new funds.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<b>Mar 18\u201320<\/b><br \/>\nTraining for pastors and leaders in East Nepal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 While the MMin program is in English, there are still others who need the training.\u00a0 So we will be conducting some training with interpretation. \u00a0Please pray that there will be good response.\u00a0 When we were there the last time, we had some 100 leaders.\u00a0 Such was the hunger of God\u2019s people.\u00a0 God will have His way in and through us!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Our prayer for you and all yours is found in God\u2019s promises:\u00a0\u00a0(Psa 84:11)\u00a0\u00a0For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Thanks again for walking in partnership with us in the Gospel.\u00a0 May the good Lord bless you and all yours in a greater and better way in 2011.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>Your Servant in Christ Jesus,<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Rev. 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