program at ASCM and will play a major role in the development of the Church of God in Mongolia.
Ari says in his testimony that in 1991, there were only three known Christians in Mongolia. Today, there are more than 100,000 believers! The harvest field in Mongolia is ripe and God has prepared Ari and Sarah to effectively reach their own people. They plan to immediately plant a new church and then start a train- ing center in Ulaanbaatar, where they can share all that they have learned with other Mongolian pastors.
Another graduate this year is “Clarke” Fang from China. Growing up in central
evangelistic team using media, conferenc- es, and workshops to reach people who have never heard the name of Jesus. Each of our graduates and current students has an amazing story of what God has done for them and what He has called them to do. Here are some of their plans in their own words: • Dale—Philippines: I plan to bring children’s ministry to our province among the tribal kids. • Vanboi—Myanmar: I plan to train the leaders in Myanmar who are going to train other Christian leaders and plant churches in the places where people have never heard of Jesus.
a missionary to where the gospel is not preached and serve in children’s ministry more effectively. • Daphny—Myanmar: I plan to be a counselor or social worker and reach out to the Buddhist people and street children in Myanmar with the Word of God. • Solomon—India: God made it clear that my call is to plant churches in India. My desire is to reach out to the young generation in India. • Napporn—Thailand: I desire to devel- op children’s ministry in Thailand and organize orphanages.
The world is changing, governments are changing, and economies are chang-
Oyuntsetseg Ariunbold from Mongolia
China, Clarke never heard the name of Jesus until he was 18 years old. After he accepted Christ, he felt a call to minis- try but needed the proper training. God brought him to ASCM where he has earned a bachelor of theology degree. During the summer breaks, Clarke was not able to go home to China, but he decided he could do ministry in China by starting a website in Chinese. He developed a daily Internet ministry where he records audio preaching mes- sages, writes daily devotions, counsels and disciples through instant messaging, teaches through blogs, and evangelizes through his website. He has now returned to China, where he plans to establish an
Batbold Baigalkhu from Mongolia
• Bright—India: I want to build a Bible school which will produce faithful ser- vants of God to transform the dark places of India. • Jason—USA: Reach as many Unreached People Groups as God will allow and develop YouTube preaching for those who don’t know Christ. • Kittikhun—Thailand: I have a call- ing from God to serve as a youth pastor in my local church in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. • Peng Li—China: I plan to pastor and train workers after I get back to China. I have a burden for youth, so I will also do youth ministry. • Melbon—Philippines: I want to go as
“Clarke” Fang from China
ing, but the mission of the Church will never change. We must continue to make disciples by going to where the lost live: winning them, baptizing them, and teaching them everything that Jesus has commanded. The Asian Seminary of Christian Ministries plays a vital role in training and sending the next generation of national workers to reap the Lord’s harvest in Asia, the Pacific, and the globe. You can learn more about ASCM from their website,
www.ascm.asia.
Scott Rains is president of the Asian Seminary of Christian Ministries in Manila.
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