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Pray for East Asia
March 3, 2020 | East Asia Ministries
We have been updated with some prayer concerns by our East Asia Area Director; please join with us in prayer over the following: The whole nation is in a panic because of Coronavirus. Most of the places are on lockdown. In China, all public gatherings have been restricted, public transportation has been limited, and fever … Read more
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The Need to Move Away from Tradition
October 12, 2018 | East Asia Ministries
We recently met Busang, a skinny man with four brothers, three of whom are monks. The fourth brother had recently left home, leaving his son and wife behind. Busang is looking after them and their four yaks while he is away. He is able to speak broken Mandarin, which he uses for simple communication, and … Read more
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Spreading the Good News through Teaching Photography
October 5, 2018 | East Asia Ministries
Seeing the large amount of young migrant workers struggling in his city, X* was inspired by God one day to start a photography class for them to start as a hobby. He is a passionate Christian and self-learned photographer, and he felt burdened to show and share God’s love through this class. After two … Read more
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A Community Center to Heal Relationships
August 21, 2018 | East Asia Ministries
One day as I was walking down from the residential building where we rent office space, I noticed a couple that was arguing loudly. The husband was leaving, and the wife was dragging him back, not letting him go. Their son, who looked to be about two years old, was standing in the doorway with … Read more
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Forgotten Children Feel Loved for the First Time
August 17, 2018 | East Asia Ministries
Yang Liu is only fourteen years old, but has already experienced a lot of conflict in his family. His parents are divorced, and he is constantly being bounced between family members – none of whom give him very much attention. Through his mother’s new marriage, he got a new half-brother that became his mother’s new … Read more
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New Potential for Ministry Growth
August 15, 2018 | East Asia Ministries
The current office that our ministry works out of is on the first floor of a residential building with three connecting rooms. These three rooms function as our HIV ministry office, orphanage, and church meeting center, respectively. At the end of last year, we were given notice that we needed to move out by the … Read more
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Pray for our Field Worker
August 3, 2018 | East Asia Ministries
Most Tibetan people don’t value education very much, and are usually satisfied with their way of living as it has always been. Parents don’t want to spend money on education that they don’t view as important. This mindset has led to many students dropping out after finishing elementary school, and people remain trapped in the … Read more
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Spreading the Gospel through Community Service
May 30, 2018 | East Asia Ministries
“It was very obvious that knocking on doors and distributing tracks is not working anymore. Less and less people want to listen to the Good News.” The leader of the Cloud Fellowship and his co-workers all feel heartache, as they are noticing that the growth of the church has come to a bottleneck. A few … Read more
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Love for Children Who Never Knew Love
April 26, 2018 | East Asia Ministries
Jordan* is a boy in our Sponsor a Child (SAC) program. Participating in a program sponsored by our ministry, our local worker George* went to Jordan’s* school. The program is called You Are Special. Every kid has the chance to listen to words of encouragement from our local workers. There was a portion of the … Read more
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Volunteers Care for Elderly Village Resident
March 25, 2018 | East Asia Ministries
The man in this picture is living in a very rural area. He has never been married, and has no children. The house that he is living in is very small and badly in need of several repairs. A few days ago, the kitchen roof collapsed, and he hasn’t been able to eat well since … Read more