After six hours by van, students moved by boat	Preaching to Nonchristians	Cutting and Sawing Wood for Mission Church Building in Nargis Mission Field
We Provided Four Wells	First Sunday Morning Service	Students Who Went for Chartering Service

July 18, 2008

THE 8TH TRIP FOR NARGIS MISSION

First Village

On July 14, we (10 Pastors, two Bible women and our driver) went to first Village. We have sent one of our village missionaries one week ahead to make arrangement. He talked with the village leader and all the villagers, and he purchased bags of rice, mosquito nets, and other needed materials and he kept all at the village leader’s house.

We left Yangon city by a truck and after hours driving, we reached the eve of the River where we left our truck and we took a boat.

When we arrived at the Village leader’s house, all the villagers are gathering, waiting for us. We entered into the house, and we started telling the people that God who is the only living God saved your lives from the Nargis Cyclone. You could have died like other people, they said, “Right.” And I told them that Now you do not have rice to eat, you do not have anymore house to stay; remember this world is temporary, do you know there is a permanent place which is called Heaven or Hell. Do you know that there is life after death. They said we are not sure. And started preaching the good news for 35 minutes; after that Pastor preached for 42 more minutes.

We said, “Now you are receiving a bag of rice freely which will last only a month. Will you receive Jesus Christ as your personal Saviour and Lord and you will have eternal life?” And they all responded, “Yes.”

At that village no Christian at all. I told them that we will come back for three day Evangelistic crusade and they all happily said come soon. We thank God for a NEW MISSION FIELD AGAIN.

Nargis Mission Trip Team members and some village leaders	Taking a boat toward the first village	After preaching we asked them to follow prayer words and they did
Preaching in first village	The Village leader called their names to receive a bag of rice one by one	Second village

Second Village:

We conducted a three day crusade on July 8-10 at Baptist Church and eight nonchristians got saved. One family is from that village. At that Village there are 501 families. The Nargis Cyclone damaged their houses and they have no good water. They drink the below water which is very bad. There is a great hope that the church can be planted. We plan to dig three wells at that village and build a mission house where we can put a missionary so that a church can be started.

Hope that $1000.00 will be able to dig one well. And between $5000.00 and $6000.00 will be able to build a mission house for church building.

Many thousands of people lost their lives because of the Nargis Cyclone, now the Lord opens mission fields for the gospel. We are grateful for that.
 

June 11, 2008 Update

“Your relief funds for the Nargis Cyclone affected have been a great blessing for the people. My heart has been with the affected people. We bought rice bags, medicines and other needs and we went to three villages which were badly hit by the Nargis. What they need is food to eat. We see that people have died due to no food to eat after the Nargis. Thanks a million for your concern and financial help.”

Holding bags of rice we bought	Each House Gets That Much Rice	Helping Build a House	Giving Rice and Gospel Tracts

May 23, 2008 Update:

A Trip to Our Mission churches on May 22: We hired a small truck on May 22 and went to our mission fields where four of our churches are affected and provided them some rice bags, drinking waters, Tarpaulin for house roof, medicines, thatch for house roof, and some breads. Four churches were given some assistance. We were able to encourage believers from John 14:1-3 and Matt. 28:20 and preached the gospel to unbelievers at a small temporary cottage before distributing aids. We wish we could help all.  Effects of the Nargis cyclone will last long.  Thank you for very much for your concern and assistance.

Giving Bread to Hungry Children	Giving Some Medicine	Providing Thatch for the House Roof
Bags of Rice are Given	Blankets were Given to Families who Houses were completely destroyed	Helped to Rebuild this House

May 9, 2008

"By God's Grace the children at the children's home are safe..."

We are safe and fine by God's grace. But we are also suffering from no water, no electricity and others. The cyclone was the worst one in Myanmar history. Some parts of Our Bible College building roof are damaged. And the College kitchen, boys bath room, girls bath room and our guest hall and store rooms are destroyed. Many thousands of people are homeless now. Many poor people's houses nearby our Bible College are gone and  more than 400 people run to our College building and stay there. The problem is no food for them.

More than 150 of our church members at different places are now homeless. Three village church buildings  are gone. I do not know yet how many of our people are lost. I am going to our mission fields to see about our people. I have not yet heard from six of our missionaries who are under the cyclone.

In Yangon city, trees are broken, so many buildings are  damaged. So many people are suffering from no food, no home. So many lives are lost.  By God's grace our children at the children home are safe and fine. But the building fencing is gone away. Right now everything is unbelievably expensive.

I will be able to give you more information later on. No telephone connection, no internet connection. Today there are few internet Cafe opened and we came in line.


Thanks for your concern and prayer.