Monday 30 December 2013


Reaching Asia’s Unreached
By Pastor Stanley Gerard
Associate Trainer

Planting in Faith
THE pioneers of Asian Outreach, like any other Christian organization, individual or church, worked hard without seeing the fruits of their labour of love. Yet they planted seeds by faith, and in so doing, they began the work of salvation in the lives of many. It was this conviction that gave them satisfaction --- that they had done their work and did it well as another generation reaps the harvest.
For the past 10 years, I have been involved in church planting in many countries, including several restricted-access nations. I thank God for those brave workers and church planters in my team who are working in the field with me to obey the Great Commission--- to “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations.”(Matthew 28:19).
Blessed are the Persecuted
You cannot imagine the persecution they face in these restricted-access nations. Danger lurks in every corner. You never can tell if your neighbor

who smiles at you when he sees you today is going to turn on you tomorrow. Their wives and children are also not safe, having always to be careful of what they say and who they talk to.
Counting the cost and Following Him
Why do they still want to do it? Why risk everything?
It is because each one of these church planters had a personal encounter with the living God and their lives have never been the same since. (Psalm 103: 4 “…who redeems my life from the pit and crowns me with love and compassion.”) They have known His love and saving grace, and they trust Him no matter what happens. He is Abba, their Father.
Let me share with you a pioneering work in a fishing community in Bangladesh, a restricted-access nation.
Church Planting in Action
Today, there are 22 believers here. When we visited them in October last year, they were happy to see us and continue to be receptive to God’s Word. Most of them were poor and struggling to make ends meet and like anywhere else in this country, jobs were not easy to come by. They cannot depend on the government to make their lives better and survival is a struggle yet they are eager to hear the Word of God. Truly, blessed are the poor.
Pastor Samuel and Pastor Bullet, two local pastors have a vision for the entire community to be saved. Up to date they have planted 2 churches and 18 cell groups. We pray that once the seed is planted, God would open more hearts to receive Christ as their personal Saviour.
Today, Asian Outreach has trained thousands of workers or foot-soldiers. Many churches have been planted, especially in restricted-access nations. Today, church planters have reached the very borders of Afghanistan and Iran.
Donations needed
However, the work of the church planters have been hindered because of the lack of finance, among other problems. Due to this lack, we have had to slow down the implementation of our church planting plans.
My prayer is that churches and individuals can come together and do what it takes to accomplish the Great Commission of Jesus Christ to make disciples of all nations.
Allow me to end with this quote “You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving”. May this truly reverberate in the Body of Christ, and in the soul of every brother and sister to give out of the love in their hearts to enable the Great Commission of God to spread to the ends of the Earth.

Zec 10:12 “I will strengthen them in the Lord and in His name they will walk.”

Friday 22 November 2013

TOWARDS THE NEXT LEVEL - IN MISSIONS.         
Rev Lawrence Yap.
Senior Pastor.
Charis Christian Centre.
AOM board member.

Allow me to say this, from the heart of a pastor to the heart of another – that if our church is not involved in any missions at all – then we are missing the heartbeat of God!
I used to think that a church has to come to a certain size, then only will we be financially capable to be involved in “missions”.  This is a myth and all of us can be involved one way or another if we learn to ‘think outside the box.’
Let me just share some insight.
The last 5 to 10 years have been a time of rapid changes and this has brought about many opportunities for the gospel work.

·        Political and economic maps were redrawn thus enabling new opportunities for Kingdom works. Just consider Libya and Myanmar as examples of how windows of opportunities are opening.

·        Technological advances like smart phones; social networks etc., literally connecting people and the world in an instance. This is part of “Globalization” but this also means ‘opportunities’.

·        The ‘center of gravity’ of the gospel has shifted to the southern hemisphere.
-This means that much of the spiritual activities of the church is no longer focused on Europe or North America but instead has come to Asia and the Pacific realm where mega congregations; church planting and community transformation programs are taking place. We in Malaysia are part of this shift!

·        A “diaspora” (dispersion) of nationalities.
-Just in Malaysia alone, we are surrounded by people from Myanmar, Nepal, Iran, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Africa and other Middle Eastern nations. In a way, we do not ‘go to the nations.’ The ‘nations have come to us!’

What do these things mean to you? Which of the above factors capture your attention and that you see is a ‘possibility’ in your church setting?

Perhaps you can spend some time - praying and thinking through these factors of what you can do for God in terms of spreading the gospel. It need not be just going out ‘to preach’ per se.

We need to take missions to the next level. We need not be locked in to the old fashion way of sending missionaries abroad – though it should still be done. God can give us wisdom and creative ways, for example, of how a businessman sponsored thousands of gospel radios that were assembled in a factory and brought into the interiors. Another businessman allowed his restaurant to be utilized as a worship place at 12 midnight for his foreign workers. Yet, there are many who have become ‘cyber world evangelists’.

The challenges of the gospel work are as real but God is sovereign. New doors and new frontiers have been opened up for us. We must seize the moment. As our members get involved, they grow spiritually too.

Remember that in missions, not everyone may GO, but we can certainly GIVE and PRAY and to DO what we can for God - right at our doorsteps!

Yours Together for His Kingdom.






Tuesday 12 November 2013

Here I am Lord , send me!
By Pastor Lau Tak Siong
AO Associate Trainer

I CRIED out to the Lord for direction. Should I or shouldn’t I go to what appeared to be the ends of the earth to train believers?
Bihar. The poorest state in India. That’s where I was asked to go.
I was wrestling with God because the assignment seemed doom from the start --- I could not find anyone who was willing to accompany me as my co teacher and assistant. Worse yet, I was told that even pastors in India avoided Bihar. Was life that bad in Bihar?
But I, like Isaiah, agreed to go. And to my utter relief, an Indian pastor named Paul was willing to come with me to Bihar.
To get to Bihar, I had to take a seven-hour flight from Melbourne (where I currently live) to Singapore and then another four-hour flight from Singapore to Chennai. Another full day of travelling by plane and train to the north of India got me to my destination at 7am, Bihar time.
After this mammoth, marathon travel, I was bone-tired and was glad for a bed to sleep in --- never mind if there was no attached toilet or WiFi, and that sleep was a mosquito-riddled sleepless night in the best hotel in town.
In Bihar, I saw grinding poverty as I travelled the muddy, rough and dusty roads to the two villagers (Khagaria and Paray).
Was it worth it? Definitely!
At Khagaria, about 40 leaders, both men and women who were hungry for the Word and passionate to serve their Lord, attended the training. They came from different but similarly simple backgrounds, and had gathered together with one common desire --- their love for the Lord and to be trained for His use.
This is a place where less than one per cent of the people are believers.
At Paray, about 35 adults and children gathered to hear the good news. I preached to them about the one and only God that can cleanse them from their sins, Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Thus was the seed of the kingdom of God sown in the village.
Praise God that we can be used by Him to bring the good news of Jesus Christ to the poor. I am so thankful and privileged that the Lord brought here and used me. Despite the discomforts of long travel and poor facilities of putting up in poor villages, I considered it a joy to serve the Master in the poorest area of Bihar.
A big thank you to those who had been faithful in funding our Foot Soldiers and training ministries



Finally, I want to end with a testimony from Pastor Sushil, who was one of my participants.

Sushil was a Hindu and member of an extreme fundamentalist anti-Christian group. Prior to becoming a Christian, he needed more than RM20, 000 for his sister's wedding. The dowry system to have a woman married off is still practiced in India. He heard about Jesus and in desperation turned to this “Jesus” whom people told him was a loving God. So Sushil prayed, “Jesus Christ, if you are the true and living God, listen to my prayer and help me in this financial problem”. Miraculously a few days before his sister’s wedding, Jesus answered his prayer.
A man to whom he tried to sell a piece of land suddenly decided to buy his property, although he previously repeatedly refused to do so. The selling price was slightly more than what he needed. So he had some money left over. This answered prayer led him to turn to Jesus Christ and later give his life to serve Him as a pastor.
1 Cor 15:58: “Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”

Prayer Points
1. We pray for the Lord of the harvest to raise up more workers for the Bihar mission fields.
2.  We pray for the local pastors, evangelist and leaders to be always obedient to the call of God to serve
     willingly where He sends them.
3. We ask the Lord to pour out his spirit upon Bihar and touch and change the lives of the people there.
    That it will no longer be known as the poorest state but as a place of sign and wonders where Jesus 
    Christ reigns supreme.

Thursday 7 November 2013

Touching the Untouchables of India
By Pastor Paul Silvanus
Dalit Ministry in Chennai
(A partner ministry of AOM)

Who are the Dalits?
IMAGINE not being allowed to go to school or college until you get a decent education. Imagine being sick but not being allowed to get treatment from a hospital or clinic. Imagine not being allowed to live where you want or work in a job you like. Imagine (especially if you are a woman or child) being trafficked into prostitution, bonded labour and begging in the streets. Imagine having no rights so that anyone can abuse you, attack you, humiliate you --- and nobody would care.
And most astonishingly of all, imagine Indian churches shunning you as well, treating you like pariah. Unless, of course, if the church is a Dalit one.
For the Dalits of India, this dehumanization is a reality and not make believe. They are the considered the scum of Indian society, a result of the caste system and being at the bottom of the social ladder, the Dalits (also known as the Untouchables) faces such discrimination and degradation every day. The term “Dalit” means “those who have been broken down by those above them” Dalits are the major victims of trafficking in India. Culturally subjugated and politically marginalized, millions of Dalits are exploited and treated inhumanely.
There are 167 million Dalits in India, constituting over 16 percent of the total population.
Every hour, two Dalits are assaulted. Every day, three Dalit women are raped, and two killed. Dalits are street sweepers, cobblers, agricultural workers, grave diggers and those who dispose of human waste.
Some three-quarters of the Dalit workforce are in the agricultural sector. And are bonded labourers.  These jobs rarely provide enough income and many Dalits are impoverished, uneducated and illiterate.

Ministry to the Dalits
Our ministry was started in 1997 to train Dalits to become pastors and church planters. To date, we have trained 107 pastors who went on to plant 100 churches in 10 States in India.
Day Care Centre’s for Dalit Children
The Lord moved us to minister to the Dalits via day care centers. We felt education is a key tool to help these oppressed people, just as the early missionaries did as well. So we have started two day care centers by faith, one in a village and another in a city slum. There are 75 children at the village day care center and 45 at the center in the city slum.
Children between the ages of 4 and 16 come to the centers after school. Specialized coaching is given by trained teachers (Each center has four trained teachers and a cook).They are encouraged to continue their studies as many are forced to leave school to become child labourers.
We feed the children one meal a day. We hope that with sufficient funds, we will be able to give them two meals daily and two sets of uniforms. Every day a scripture from proverbs is taught, with the children having to memorize the Word of God.

There are monthly parents’ meetings to monitor the children’s progress and to encourage the parents to send the children to the center regularly.
Local church pastors and their wives work as social workers. The pastors visit slums and villages to seek out Dalit children.
Reaching the Dalit Community
Our goal is not to preach Christ directly through the day care centers. We do not invite any Dalits to come to our church via the centers. Christian workers have been accused of converting the Dalits by providing them money and goods. We do not want to give room for such suspicions. We only teach scriptures from proverbs to the children as life lessons. Parents sometimes observe what we do. And praise God that even without invitation, parents have started coming to church and accepting Christ by seeing the character changes in their children’s lives. The local churches are full of testimonies from parents.
Upcoming projects
Our two day care centers have been running successfully .So we are planning to start another one in a place called Theni, which borders Kerala state, where we managed to find some 100 girls who were not attending school.
Since we have established 100 churches in 10 states, it is our desire to see a day care center for each of these churches.
Needs
• RM80 per month to feed one Dalit child.
• Three motorbikes (one each for our three centers) for pastors/social workers to reach the Dalits. (RM3000/bike).
• Three 15-seat Tata vans to shuttle the children from the villages and slums to the centers (RM33,000 per van).
Luke 4: 18-19 (“The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind; to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.”)

. PRAYER POINTS
1.  We pray for the nation of India to see all men, regardless of race, colour or breed, as
     equal citizens with equal rights and to be treated with dignity and respect.
2..  We pray against the atrocities that have been waged against the Dalits in the form of
     physical abuse , human trafficking and dehumanization.
3.. May the love of God made tangible through Ps Paul and the Dalit Slum Ministry team
    bring about a change in the lives of the Dalits.



Thursday 31 October 2013

Trekking with God in the jungles of Sarawak

By Pastor Benny Ng
AOM Coordinator for Sarawak

“I WILL wear adult diapers if I have to on my mission trip!”
This is what I told my wife when she was worried about my health and thought maybe I should take a break from ministry to get better first. I had been suffering from diarrhoea for three days and nights after ministering two villages in Sarawak. I still had one more village to visit.
Ministry in Long Sukang
I sensed the Lord’s leading and trusted that He would heal me as I wanted to honour my commitment to the church in Long Sukang. Sure enough, the Lord healed me as I got into the twin otter plane the next morning to travel from Miri to Lawas.
Here, nine churches from nearby villages came together for the revival meetings. We were treated like VIPs with welcoming dances and songs, and feted with sumptuous traditional delicacies. And the icing on the cake was the invitation by the leaders to return soon for more meetings and training.
Ministry in Long Jawe
Earlier, my team from the Hong Kong Sha Alliance church and I journeyed deep into the jungles of Sarawak, traversing’s the State’s tough, bumpy trails and long winding rivers to reach the Orang Asli there, namely the Ibans and Melanau living in the villages of Long Jawe and Long Busang.
It took seven hours to get to Long Jawe. Along the way, we saw numerous villages - covering an area double the size of Singapore - that were submerged in flood waters. The villagers were known as Orang Ulu (interior people) and comprised the Kenyah, Kayan and Penan tribes). The flood was caused by the building of the Bakun dam, which resulted in much of the cultural artefacts of the various tribes being destroyed.
The church of Long Jawe, which was once vibrant and now cold, floats 30 feet above sea level --- a rare sight indeed. The area is now home to only a handful of Kenyahs who live in floating houses. Back in its Heyday when the foreign missionaries were here this was a thriving church and we pray for revival fever to return to this church.
Ministry in Long Busang
We took a two-hour boat ride to Long Busang where some 30 % of the Kenyah people are non-Christians. To our surprise, the village head and other non-Christian leaders welcomed us with open arms .We were invited to their homes for visitations and still more amazing, every home requested us to pray before meals.
Before we started our ministry in the church, the pastor used the church’s PA system to invite the whole village to come for the meeting.
During altar call after my sharing, an old lady came up to me to thank me for relieving her from the burden of bitterness towards God for many years because her son committed suicide. She left with newfound joy in her heart when God healed her of her grief when she finally chose to let go of her anger.
God’s Protection
As I travel the length and breadth of Sarawak’s interior, the journeys are always challenging as I never know what to expect when I go into the jungle to minister to the local tribes. Because I am to be obedient to His calling, I know God will protect and keep my family safe, and that He will be in the jungle with me, guarding me too.
Fruit of our Labour
To see these people come to the Lord is my reward. For truly there is no better reward than seeing the people you have touched are also going to Heaven with you.
Gal 6:9-10 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers


Wednesday 2 October 2013


The foot soldiers in Vietnam are a group of dedicated men and women who are willing to risk everything to see their people saved.
They are persecuted not only by the authorities but also by their communities, friends and even families. Yet they preserver for the sake of the gospel. How many of us would be willing to risk everything for the Gospel? 


TESTIMONY BY NGUYEN DD – FOOT SOLDIER IN SOUTH VIETNAM

My name is Nguyen D.D. and I am 52 years old. I was born in Central Vietnam and spent all of my childhood there. I married a local girl form the same hometown as myself and we have 4 children. Life was a  long hard struggle for us and we grew up in poverty, just existing from one day to another, with no hope at all for a better tomorrow. In 2001, during a hurricane our family lost our entire home and possessions.  For me, this was all I expected my life to be. I never dared to hope or believe for anything different.
After being made homeless, my wife and I decided to move to South Vietnam, 1500km away to start a new life. There things were even more difficult. I could not find a permanent job, only small menial part time jobs that did not pay much. All I could afford to rent for us to stay was a really small room (43 square feet) and there I lived with my wife and 4 little children. My children had to go to school but sometimes I could not afford to send them. Food was scarce and many a night they went to bed hungry. Sometimes I could hear them whimpering in hunger. I began to feel so depressed and hopeless and I turned to alcohol to relieve this ‘pain’. In my drunken state I was oblivious to the pain and hopelessness of myself and my family.
One day in 2007 I began to see the tangible love of God through a friend and after he shared with me about Jesus and His love I began to feel some small glimmer of hope. I decided to accept Jesus and made him my Lord and Saviour. From that day my life was completely transformed. My family on seeing my transformation also accepted Jesus as their Lord and Saviour. I managed to get a job but things did not immediately get better. I still lived in that small cramped room, never inviting anyone to see where I lived. We faced much persecution from our family, friends and colleagues. My friends and colleagues despised me saying “You said your God is so good and powerful then why are you still living in such a bad state?” But we persevered and we give thanks to the Lord for helping us keep our faith.   
After 11 years, God granted us the provisions to get a new house and he also blessed my children to excel in their studies and get good jobs. I am now a grandfather too and I thank the Lord for all His blessings. My home has been dedicated to be used as a house of worship and I am honoured to become a servant of the Lord.
I would like to thank Asian Outreach for praying for us and supporting us all these years. You have given me the strength to be faithful in serving God and encouraged me greatly. 



Ecc 11:1 “Cast your bread upon the waters for after many days you will find it again”

Tuesday 3 September 2013



Bhutan is a tiny, remote and impoverished kingdom nestling in the Himalayas between its powerful neighbors, India and China. Often called the last Shangri-la, it has its own unique cultural identity and heritage and a people with deeply held beliefs based on Buddhism. Buddhism values and beliefs guide and still dominate in every aspect of the Bhutanese people’s everyday life. It is also very closely linked to the monarchy and woven into the national fabric of Bhutan culture and way of life. The Gross National Happiness (GNH) which is deemed more important than the Gross National Product (GNP) is employed as a measurement of its people’s level of happiness and assumes that all citizens are Buddhists - “one country, one people and one religion”.  Buddhism accounts for about 80% of the population. About 15% are
followers of Hinduism while the rest follow other religions. Christians account for about 0.5%.

Even though Bhutan proclaims to be a democratic country with religious freedom, evangelism and preaching are considered illegal and Christians remain largely underground and are persecuted in various ways. Bars, pubs and discos have now become legal in Bhutan – a cause of concern for the older generation – but construction of churches is still prohibited and most fellowships are held in the homes of pastors or converts. Those who become Christian face the loss of state benefits such as free education and access to electricity and water. In some instances, harassment and beatings occur. In 2010, a pastor in South Bhutan was sentenced to 3 years in prison for screening the “Jesus” film. In July Pastor Pema Sherpa was beaten, threatened with a sword and told he would be thrown in jail if he did not stop worshipping in his house, but he refused to stop.

In August, our partner in mission, an NMH (Neighbours Mission Himalayas) pastor was persecuted and made to stand in the open for one day from 9am to 4pm by the sub-division officer (SDO). When he pleaded for an hour leniency to accompany his wife for medical treatment, his request was refused outright. His tears mingled with sweat he endured the ultimate humiliation, meted out because of his stubborn refusal to stop holding fellowship in his home despite frequent warnings, harassment, stoning and threats to sever access to basic amenities and education for his children. The SDO had enforced a law forbidding Christians to gather in homes to have fellowship except to have fellowship in their own home with their own family. Christians are further forbidden to mass gathering on occasions of wedding and Christmas. He was so targeted because the other pastors have conceded to the pressure out of fear and he is the only one who resolutely resisted. In spite of suffering pain and humiliation he was able to say “it is a joy to suffer for Jesus.” A prolific church planter and a pastor for more than 15 years, he has planted a number of churches in different parts of the country and continues to plant churches, travelling for long hours through rough terrain and difficult paths, crossing rivers or uphill ascend to meet with believers so he can encourage, have fellowship and holy communion with them. He is focused on bringing the Gospel to the unreached and has no thought for his own safety.

Christians not only face pressure from the authorities but also from the community. There are spies everywhere trailing Christians and their activities, waiting to report them and the people fear to violate the laws and are reticent to talk. Our mission partner and foot soldiers (co-workers) often have had to change the time of fellowship or camouflage water baptism as having a picnic by the riverside. But adversity has not caused the believers to retreat instead their faith is emboldened by courage exemplified in their pastors and the miracles that testify of a loving and caring God. Through personal testimonies the numbers of people getting saved are growing and many have been baptized, accepting Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
Bhutan remains one of the world’s least evangelized countries. . There is a huge need for good sound Christian teaching and general education among the Christians in Bhutan.  Despite the lack, restrictions and challenges, God is moving and believers are increasingly spreading across the country. Sadly, most of the 700,000 people living in Bhutan still worship spirits or gods made of wood and stone. They live and die with no assurance of salvation, for they’ve never heard the message of God’s love or Jesus’ sacrifice for them. for They are spiritually hungry and crave truth on which to build their lives. Slowly God’s message is opening the doors to the hearts of the Bhutanese people.
Trust that God will move your hearts to pray for the King and the people of Bhutan that will open the door for the 700,000 populace to have an opportunity to hear the Gospel. Pray also for our foot soldiers that God will encourage them, protect them from harm and harassment and their needs will be met.


Wednesday 28 August 2013




A BEACON OF HOPE

Siliguri is blessed with natural beauty. The majestic Kanchen-junga Mountains, visible from Siliguri on a clear day are enough to take your breath away. Siliguri, on the banks of Mahananda River and spread into the foothills of the Himalayas, is the gateway into 8 north-eastern states of India. The strategic importance of the town is obvious. Siliguri connects four international borders  (Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, and Nepal)

In 2007 Asian Outreach began the building of a Prayer Tower. It would become the ‘light on the hill’ drawing the lost and broken hearted, the weary, sick and downtrodden, and a place where believers could come together to teach and share the Word of God, a place of worship and praise to the Lord. The Prayer Tower took 5 years to complete and after many obstacles and setbacks, it was finally opened in February 2012.

The Prayer tower has become a landmark in Siliguri for touching and changing lives. Miracles, signs and wonders have been taking place and the powerful anointing and the presence of God is felt when believers come together to worship and pray there. Glory Place Prayer Tower is equipping many pastors and church leaders to expand God’s Kingdom not only in India but into neighbouring countries as well.

He is raising up Prayer Warriors at Glory Place from the hills and plains of Darjeeling, Siliguri, Sikkim, Bhutan and the eastern provinces of Nepal. This call for intercession and prayer has touched the hearts of the children; and God is using these children to intercede for their families and the nation of India. Like the adults, they fast and pray, often overnight. Many of these young children are dedicating their lives to the Lord and God is moving in a powerful way among the children using them to be the ‘salt’ and ‘Light’ to their families and friends.

People who come here leave filled with the love and hope of Jesus Christ, filled with fresh anointing and a miracle. People are being healed from their diseases, set free from bondages and delivered from evil spirits. Pastors, leaders and believers who visit the Prayer Tower give testimony of a tremendous infilling of the Holy Spirit that changes their lives completely.

Women folk, who have always remained in the background in India, are stepping out in Siliguri, becoming prayer warriors and intercessors for the nations. Families are being saved, husbands coming to the Lord when they witness the changes in their families.

Ps Jiwan, the resident Pastor of Glory Place Prayer Tower has reported recently that non-believers have come to witness for themselves the wonders taking place and many have given their lives to Christ.

Tuesday 13 August 2013

Asian Outreach Malaysia  is working together with National Missions Commissions Nepal in a Slum area at Thapathali slum site in Kathmandu at the side of the river Bagmati. There were more than 300 houses with the population of more than 1500 people. These people here are the underprivileged, neglected and the poorest of the poor. Most of the people living in that area are struck by poverty and hardship with no proper means of income, no proper housing, and lack of adequate food, drinking water, lack of health and sanitation awareness and so on. There was also a sad lack of education among the children and the quality of education that the children were receiving by the government. Efforts were made to help the children mainly focusing on education starting with the set up of an education center in the month of March 2009. NMCN started a free tuition and gave snacks to the children.

Within one and half years, they were able to establish a church and fellowship group in the slum.  They faced lots of Problem but God helped them to solve the entire problem and they went ahead in the teaching and sharing the  gospel in the slum.  Around 40-50 children used to come to the tuition center and they were given help in their school work. It was so rewarding to see them improving in their studies, not only improving in their studies but also in their habits, in their living standard, in tidiness and also they came to know about Jesus. They started coming to Sunday school and their parents also join the Saturday fellowship, many of them believed and accepted Christ as their savior, the community also saw the tangible love of God through these dedicated workers and appreciated  what they were doing and the changes they saw in their children. In 2012 disaster struck the slum when the Government demolished the slum and tore down the center where the children used to meet,but our co-workers did not  lose heart and continued to give tuition for the children in an open place.  After few weeks they built a shade. 70 children used to come for tuition. Plans were made to build  a tin hut for the tuition but the Government would not allow them to do that, so they expanded the shade from inside where about 100 children can study comfortably. and a thick foam with carpet on the top  covered the dirt floor so that the children would not feel cold. Now 90-100 children come to the tuition center.

The children are very happy and within 5 years, many changes were seen in the slum. The children have learnt how to respect their elders, how to stay clean, pray, memorize the bible verses, responsible, and lending a helping hand among themselves and their community. Now the population of the slum is only 600 hundred because it is not safe there and many have left the slum to seek shelter elsewhere.

Children, parents and young children lived in world of drugs, drinking and fighting.  Now, our workers have been able to establish a Sunday school and church where children and their parents are attending the church service. Now they have left taking drugs and drinking and fighting. The children and teens who come to attend the slum education program have left doing drugs such as sniffing glue and drinking wine. Now they have accepted the Lord Jesus in their lives and have been transformed. Now they have become an example for their friends and family.  Several of the parents have accepted the Lord and are constantly attending the fellowship. 

Five years ago, when the  slum project was started, the slum people themselves were very against and suspicious of any Christians coming to help them. They were unaware of health and hygiene issues but now because of what they have learnt from our co-workers  teaching them about health and heaven, their lives have been changed.  Children do not play in the mud and dust. They do not go to the  garbage pile to collect food and plastic to sell. The lives of these children and parents have been transformed through the  gospel and humanitarian support of generous donors whose desire is to sow into the kingdom of God and win Asia for Christ.