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Living among the lost (2)

Jim Chew — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 07:21:47 +0000

Three months later neighbours Pam and Abu asked for help. Tim helped the wife in a clear deliverance from demonic oppression. This took place a few times. Pam and Abu became very open to the Lord and began to study Luke’s Gospel weekly. They discussed Luke 10:18-20, where it describes their new relationship with God

Living among the lost (1)

Jim Chew — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:00:11 +0000

The first four years in their adopted neighbourhood was like living in a goldfish bowl. Every move of Tim and his family would be scrutinized. They decided they would not place a cross on the wall, or eat food that would offend their neighbours.

Their neighbours slowly overcame their suspicion of an alien stranger in their

Story of a young Hainanese convert (2)

Jim Chew — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:59:11 +0000

Nge liang took courage and began graciously to witness to his parents. Trying to do so was like crossing a cultural and language barrier. God gave him an idea. Instead of preaching directly, he gave his father a booklet with clear illustrations on the Gospel called A Tale Of Two Cities in Chinese, and asked

Story of a young Hainanese convert

Jim Chew — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:19:52 +0000

One of my first experiences in dicipling was to be involved with a secondary school student who had received Christ on his own after exposure to the Gospel.

Nge Liang belonged to a Hainanese family which worshipped idols. Upon visiting his home, it was clear to me, by his parents’ reaction, that they were hostile to

International Church in downtown Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

Admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:58:27 +0000

Recently I visited our church in downtown Kuala Lumpur. After an absence of about 6 months, it was good to see so many old friends again. But it was even better to see so many new faces that have since been added to the congregation. Since this church serves migrant groups in KL, there is

A tentmaker in a sensitive country

Jim Chew — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:42:18 +0000

Positioning to live within a community – Tim is a tentmaker. For prudent reasons, we cannot divulge his real name or citizenship. He did not go to another country but had to make a cross cultural leap within his own country.

Tim has had a growing burden for the majority people group in his country. In

The more we have, the more we worry

Mike — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:58:20 +0000

This was true of the richest man in the ancient world. Regarding worry and riches Solomon said; “The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; But the abundance of the rich will not permit him to sleep” (Ecclesiastes 5:12). In other words the more we have, the more we

Emotional fatigue: case history of mission leaders (2)

Jim Chew — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:16:06 +0000

When J Oswald Sanders was General Director of the Overseas Missionary Fellowship, he and his wife Edith experienced fatigue. In 1964, both of them faced a period of increased difficulty. For ten years, Oswald Sanders had been driving himself hard, and Edith had tried to keep pace. Both experienced physical mental and emotional strain.

Oswald Sanders

Emotional fatigue: case history of mission leaders (1)

Jim Chew — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:20:52 +0000

When Dawson Trotman finally recognised he was tired, he was impatient with the fact. He noticed he could not face some of his daily work or go through his mail.

The aversion seemed temporary yet deep down was a gnawing realisation he would have to relinguish persona control of some things and delegate them.

What taxed him

The more we have, the more we spend

Mike — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:57:01 +0000

The scripture warns of that very truth with these word, “When goods increase, they increase who eat them; so what profit have the owners except to see them with their eyes?” (Ecclesiastes 5:11). A recent study showed that households with incomes under $10,000 a year gave 5.5% of their income to charities, whereas those earning