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God is at work through Mission ONE partners:
God is at work in Asia—transforming Buddhist communities. Chansamone Saiyasak, director of Mission ONE partner Mekong Evangelical Mission (MEM) in Thailand, reports that 48 Buddhists were led to faith in Jesus Christ during the last six months. He also says, “The community has given our ministries more trust, evidenced by the increased enrollment of children in Mercy Christian School. This year, starting in May, our school has a record enrollment of 1,100 students, kindergarten through 9th grade.” One of Chansamone’s dreams is to develop a Computer Training Center for MEM. “Through providing computer and vocational training to the students of Mercy Christian School and to the Isan village community, MEM will be able to reach out evangelistically. By training the Mekong Bible Seminary’s students, MEM will be equipping its people for doing ministry and providing a means of income after they graduate.” Amount needed for MEM Computer Training Center: $28,000 Back to top / Donate to Mission ONE
God is at work in the Middle East—drawing Muslims to Christ. Through the growing network of Mission ONE’s partner in the Middle East, many are becoming followers of the Lord Jesus Christ. The “mother church” comprises believers from a Muslim tradition. As their mostly Muslim-background believers share the love and message of Jesus, many are also becoming Christ-followers among Shiite, Sunni, Bedouin and other peoples. The team leader states in a recent report, “God is opening the door in [the area, undisclosed]. Eight guys who came [here], accepted Jesus as Savior. For two months they received training in ‘How to grow in the Lord and show this obviously in their lives.’ Seven are walking with the Lord and their leader is discipling them. Many great changes in their lives occurred and some of them are sharing the gospel with their families, which is very hard for them as they are from a non-Christian background.” One of their dreams is for a new ministry van to reach more and more Muslim peoples with the gospel. A ministry van will … transport believers for large scale Bible distribution … transport visiting medical mission teams … meet many practical needs of the church and ministry team … and be a vehicle to minister in the name of Christ to Muslim communities all over the region. Remaining amount needed for ministry van: $20,000 Back to top / Donate to Mission ONE
God is at work in Africa—giving hope to the hopeless. Negash Gemeda, team leader for three Mission ONE partner ministries in Ethiopia, reports 268 conversions to Christ, including 54 Muslims, during the last three months. He shares this story: “A Muslim man, probably around 55 years old, came to the clinic for help. As he was about to leave the compound where we gave the medical help, the Lord spoke to me to talk to this man. The place was packed with people and almost all were Muslim by faith. You could feel the atmosphere was not very easy to talk to an old Islamic man, especially about faith. We prayed. “After sharing with him the true faith life in Jesus, I could see his eyes getting bigger and his face start smiling. Then the man asked me what to do, and I told him to receive Jesus the Christ as his Lord and Savior. Within no time, in tears he prayed with me the sinner’s prayer and gave his life to the Lord. This amazing incident made me cry, and not only me, but also the other ministers who were with us praying.” One of Negash’s dreams is to have more Bibles in the Amharic language to aid in the believers’ growth. He also prays for God to “give us financial support in order to send missionaries to the countryside.” Amount needed for Bibles and missionary team support: $10,000 |
