1. Myanmar – Pastor Kham and his wife
have taken the appropriate legal action to adopt and care for a Seventeen-year-old
Buddhist convert who has been rejected by her family because she converted.
Thank the Lord for His grace in calling this young lady out of the darkness of idol
worship and into the marvelous light of the Good News of God’s love and
forgiveness through our Savior Jesus Christ! Pray that his young covert will continue
to grow in her faith as she studies her Bible with the Kham family and the members
of the CLC-Myanmar.
2. Myanmar – Three pastors of the
CLC-Myanmar have passed away in recent months and another pastor had to resign
due to health problems. Five young men have been identified and will receive training
to replace these four men. Pray for their training and for congregations they
will serve.
3. Myanmar – A young man named Sam who
is the son of Pastor Charles Edwards of the National Lutheran Church of Myanmar
will begin Online Theological Training to prepare him to assist his father. He
has recently earned a bachelor’s degree in information technologies and has
good job. He is committed and dedicated to serving His Lord and working with
his father in the Gospel ministry in the Yangon, Myanmar area.
4. Myanmar – Thanksgiving to God for new
the religious freedoms that have come from the new government in the past
couple of years. Both the CLC-Myanmar and the National Lutheran Church of
Myanmar report that they no longer receive any interference from the government,
military, or police that was once common-place.
5. Myanmar – Thanksgiving for the
completion and dedication of the new buildings that the CLC-Myanmar was able to
build with help from the CLC-Mission Development Fund.
6. Myanmar – two men of the CLC-Myanmar
are actively working to evangelize Buddhists in villages around Kalaymyo. Ten Burmese
Bibles were purchased for their use as they conduct Bible studies with
contacts.
7. Nepal – Thank the Lord and ask for
His on-going blessings on the four men who graduated on March 7th from
the two-year Himalayan Bible Institute.
8. Nepal – pray for God’s blessings on
the new students and those who continue their studies at the Himalayan Bible Institute
of the HCLC-Nepal.
9. Nepal – There are ten men in distant
districts of Nepal that are requesting Bible training. A visit is being planned.
Pray that the Lord will bless this meeting and that these men will be dedicated
to the truth of God’s saving word.
10. Nepal – Visits are planned to the
far-west regions of Nepal to meet with pastors who are interested in learning
more about Lutheran doctrine and training to be faithful preachers of God’s
saving word. Christians are very far and few between in these regions. Nepal is
less than 2% Christian. Most of those Christians live in the Kathmandu area so
it is great to see to the Gospel reach far beyond the Kathmandu valley!
11. Nepal – Pray for the Gospel outreach
in Nepal as new anti-conversion laws come into effect in July. These new laws
are open to the interpretation of those who are charged to enforce them. The
law states that those who publicly preach or teach the Bible to those of
another faith with the intention of conversion are subject to punishment of
five years in prison and hefty fines. Some have interpreted these laws to even
prevent parents from bringing their children to baptism and Sunday School until
the children reach the age when they can decide on their own if they want to
hear God’s word. Pray that the Lord will embolden His children during these troubling
times. For more information go to: http://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2017/october/nepal-criminalizes-conversion-christianity-evangelism-hindu.html
12. India – Mary Benjamin, the wife of
Pastor V.S. Benjamin has suffered from diabetes for several years. She has been
released from the hospital and is home resting after trouble with her kidneys.
She will undergo more tests.
13.
India – A Hindu nationalist party currently holds the majority
in the Indian government. Part of their platform is to promote Hinduism as the
national religion of India. New rules and regulations that govern the transfer
of money to India from foreign countries has created a great deal of
difficulties for our CLC Treasurer and our brothers and sisters of the CLCI.
14. India – Even amid the government
crack-down on Christianity mentioned above, the doors of opportunity to train
faithful pastors to proclaim the truth of God’s saving word and start new
congregations is overwhelming. There is seemingly no end to the opportunities
before us. Pray that the Lord would provide the necessary resources, man-power,
courage and zeal to continue in this harvest field that is so ripe for harvest.
15. Pray for the individuals in Senegal,
DR Congo, Haiti, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, and Myanmar who continue CLC Online
Theological Studies correspondence courses.
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