As Christians, we are all called to lead lives wholly dedicated to the Lord, in full and willing submission to His plans and desires. Yet, the outworking of this will look different for every believer. For some, it will involve serving in ‘full-time ministry’, but for the majority, it will involve serving at their local church and living intentionally missional lives every day wherever they go. For John and Mary, being surrendered to God meant traveling all the way to Southeast Asia to bring His Good News to the ‘B’ tribe.
John and Mary* have been serving with LMI as cross-cultural missionaries in Southeast Asia since September 2015. As it is coming up on their 10-year anniversary in the particular country in which they are working, we thought we’d sit down with them both to reflect upon and share some of their experiences and insights.
Whilst Halloween may be widely celebrated on the 31st of October, for many believers this day holds special significance for a different reason: it is Reformation Day.
It’s a great joy and privilege for me to facilitate the network of LMI’s global partnerships. Whilst we are, of course, separated by thousands of miles and multiple time zones, thanks to modern technology I am able to keep in contact with LMI’s partners across the world. Staying connected with our partners helps us to support them in the best possible way. In recent times, we have been able to assist with the printing of translated resources for discipleship in both Kenya and Rwanda, with the latter also receiving funds for the distribution of Bibles. We have also been able to support some great work elsewhere in Africa, including the building of a toilet block for a refugee children’s school in Uganda.
It isn’t every day that we feel drawn to talk about toilets online! Today, however, is an exception, as we celebrate the creation of new toilet facilities, supported by LMI, at a school in Uganda. This connection came about through LMI’s ministry partner in Rwanda, Sawado Nshimyimana, whose colleague, Pastor Enoch, has planted a church at a refugee camp in Uganda. The church have recently established a school for refugee children, providing them with a degree of education, and an opportunity to simply be children, in the midst of extremely difficult circumstances.
In August, I had the opportunity to go to Kenya as part of an LMI overseas ministry trip with the Youth & Schools Team and my husband Josh. We visited LMI’s partner for Kenya and East Africa, Pastor Eric Ngala Mutumbi, and spent three weeks in Bumala, where Pastor Eric is based, seeing the work being done there and leading several different events.
We recently received the following report and photographs from LMI’s ministry partner in Myanmar, Dr T. Seldom will you come across an update which inspires such thankfulness to God for His amazing grace, while simultaneously reminding us of the evil and peril present in this world.
As you read the report below, we would ask you to join with Dr T and the people of Myanmar in prayer.
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