Transcript “Embracing the Ends of the Earth”

“Embracing the Ends of the Earth”
Southeast Asia
Introduction : Map of Southeast Asia
Countries
% Christian
Population(m)
1. * Malaysia
2. Singapore
3. Brunei
4. * Indonesia
9.4
16.0
11.4
15.9
27.0
5
0.4
233
5. * Thailand
6. * Myanmar
1.1
9.0
68.1
50.5
7. * Cambodia
3.1
15.0
8. Vietnam
9. Laos
10. * Phillipines
9.4
3.4
92.3
89.0
6.4
94
11. Timor Leste
87.4
1.2
( Source : Operation World 2010)
* REAP Countries of MAP
Malaysia – Sarawak Kuching
Malaysia – Sarawak Kuching
Malaysia – Sarawak Long House
Malaysia – Sarawak Long house
Malaysia – Ooi Chin Aik presenting gift
books to one of the REAP Sarawak
evangelists
“The Proclaimer”-audio readings of the New
Testament in Bahasa Malaysia and the Iban
language
Malaysia –Chinese New Village
door to door evangelism
Malaysia - Chinese New Village
Gereja Agape
Indonesia – Kalimantan, Pontianak
Indonesia – Kalimantan, Pontianak
Indonesia – Kalimantan, Pontianak
Thailand – The Evangelists
Thailand – Evangelist Kailas and his wife
and son
Myanmar – The Evangelists
Myanmar – Sharing gospel from village to
village
Myanmar -Aint Aint was sharing the gospel
using The Drowning Man tract at the jetty
while waiting for the boat
Myanmar - everyone wants their own New
Testament, but we don't have enough for
500.
Cambodia – with evangelists
Cambodia - Training
Philippines – The evangelists
Philippines
Missions Challenges of South-East Asia
1) Malaysia
- Islamisation
- Speed Race for Tribal Peoples’ Conversion
- Migrant Peoples – Myanmarese
Vietnamese
Bangladeshis
Indonesians
► Opportunities – 1. Tentmakers
Business
Teachers (over 800 universities & colleges)
2. Sabah & Sarawak
Bible Colleges
3. REAP
4. Well established networks of Christian Brethren
assemblies.
2) Thailand
► Stronghold of Buddhism
* 85 % Buddhist
* 1.1 % Christians
► Opportunities – 1. Business
2. Agencies ~ OMF, WEC, YWAM, MAP
3. Social Concern & Evangelism
* Sex Workers – 2.8 m
10% of tourist money spent on sex industry
* Children in crisis
ͦ Child labourers, 1 m
ͦ Sex trade, 40,000
ͦ Homeless, tens of thousands
* Villages – 80,000 villages
Need community- development
eg. education ~ English teachers
4. Some Christian Brethren assemblies in South
Thailand.
3) Philippines
92% Christian ~ Catholic 77 %
►Opportunities –
1. Large numbers of Catholics more influenced by animism
and witchcraft than by Christianity.
* Need the gospel.
2. High Population Growth by 2020 ~ 1.09 billion
widespread poverty and unemployment. Over 30 % live
below the poverty line.
series of natural disasters
ͦ latest typhoon Haiyan
» Massive opportunities for evangelism & social
concern projects. Eg. orphanages, tuition centers,
adopting children for schools, micro-financing for
animal husbandry, disaster-relief etc.
3. REAP Projects
4. Large presence of Christian Brethren assemblies to
network for missions involvement.
Conclusion:
Pray - Lk. 10.2
Give - 2 Cor. 9.6
Go
- Mt. 28. 18-20
Be an ‘Antioch church’ - Ac. 13
Ooi Chin Aik