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Reaching the Unreached in Myanmar

July 2017

Yangon, Myanmar:  Dr. Joshua Nguyen, BMI Regional Director of SE Asia, traveled to Myanmar to facilitate and train at the South East Asia Mission College. Fifty students, who came from about 10 different tribal groups, attended. They are learning the BMI curriculum, 7 Steps of Christian Living, with teachers Cing Sian Thawn and Pastor Thang, who are Deans at two different Bible colleges and attended the SE Asia BMI conference with Jonathan Burnham and Joshua Nguyen. This group is focused on reaching the unreached people groups in Myanmar. The Seven Steps of Christian Living was recently translated into Burmese, the language of Myanmar (formerly Burma).   

Biblical Training and Mentoring Program in Eastern Nepal

Update from Sonam Kabo

BTMP continues, even in the most challenging time in the history of the Nepalese Church of Nepal ! 

Sonam, Rita and Group

Sonam, Rita and Group

It is a great joy and honor for Rita and me to be able to share about what God has been doing in and through us in Nepal with all of our fellow servants of the Lord Jesus Christ – the returning King.

Despite all political, religious challenges in Nepal and the natural calamities as well due a heavy monsoon season in this part of the world, nothing could stop us from providing BTMP training courses for local church pastors and leaders into different regions of Nepal.  With the new bill of anti conversion laws in the new constitution of Nepal and eight young Christian people imprisoned because of sharing their faith in Christ, Nepal government now has made an announcement that every single Christian organization, institutions and even orphan children’s homes are not allowed to renew anymore their registrations because of the false allegations of conversion into Christianity.  Nepalese Christians can do nothing except cry out onto the Lord in prayer.  

In the midst of all of these hardships and trials, BTMP training continues for the local church pastors and leaders into the different regions of Nepal.  God’s word indeed is alive!  Also, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you very much for your continuous prayer support for us.  

 

Sonam taught the BTMP curriculum to about 30 Christian leaders in Eastern Nepal, and Rita taught Technology and Your Family and Living with Your Emotions to the women’s leaders. 

Rita Kabo is on the Board Meeting of Federation of National Christian, Nepal.  Three major Christian national organizations (NCFN, NCS and FNCN) have decided to come together to voice to the government on behalf of Nepalese Christian Community of Nepal. Rita is Co-President of FNCN.

Rita on Board of FNCN

Rita on Board of FNCN

 

 

Training Opportunities in Navalparasi Region of Nepal

July 2016 – Sonam and Rita Kabo Travel to Navalparasi, Nepal

Sonam and Group in Navalparasi

Sonam and Group in Navalparasi

There are more than 75 house churches affiliated in Christian Society of Navalparasi region, and they had a 10th Annual Meeting held at Yoyense Baptist Church in Sunwal, Navalparasi on 22nd and 23rd of July.   Sonam Kabo was invited to preach the word of God for their spiritual nourishment and to introduce BTMP training courses to them.  More than 100 pastors and leaders participated in this annual meeting.

After Sonam presented the BMI Biblical Training and Mentoring Program, the president, Pastor Navraj Pandey, of Navalparasi Christian Society said that they desperately need such practical leadership training for their local church pastors and leaders in order to empower the body of Christ at large.  Pastor Pandey on behalf of the Christian Society, requested Sonam begin teaching BTMP later this year and continue next year. Leaders from over 75 Churches will be participating in this training!  

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Leaders from Five Countries in SE Asia Gathered for Encountering Christ

Leaders from Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar and Philippines gathered in Thailand for Encountering Christ  (March 2015) 

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As part of the “2025 Vision for SE Asia” to train Christian pastors, college professors, and seminary leaders,  Jonathan Burnham taught selected leaders from five of the ten countries in SE Asia.  They were taught Part I of Encountering Christ and introduced to the Biblical Training and Mentoring Program.  As the BMI model continues, they go back to their own countries to train others with the material. 

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Videos:

Song/ Cambodia is for Christ

Pastor David from Laos

 

 Meetings with Hanoi Bible College Leadership and Marriage Conference

During this trip, Jonathan Burnham also traveled to Vietnam to conduct a marriage conference and discuss BTMP with the leaders of Hanoi Bible College.   

Dr. Vitaliy Sorokun (a Ukrainian) Ministers in Russia!

MOSCOW,  January 2015

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On January 28-31, 2015, Dr. Vitaliy Sorokun traveled to Moscow, Russia, on the invitation of the Russian Baptist Union, to participate in a special youth congress. The congress gathered 1,000 participants, including pastors and Christian leaders from all over Russia. The purpose of the congress was to call the young generation of Christians to commit their lives to God’s call and to actively participate in the transformation of their society for the glory of Christ.

Dr. Sorokun conducted a special three hour meeting with the participants of the Sochi Encountering Christ conference. During this meeting he shared about Biblical Training and Mentoring Program. The leaders discussed the details of its potential implementation in Russia and agreed to continue to pray and to dialogue about it.

During the congress days, Dr. Sorokun also taught two large workshops for the youth leaders. The first workshop was about Small Group Ministry. The second one was about Personal Evangelism. Both topics were the actual lessons from “Seven Steps of Christian Living” – the new discipleship course from BMI.