A BIG MISSION for the whole of Asia » Lessons

Does money and power rule in missions?

Admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:11:01 +0000

Missions’ efforts in Asia are impotent! There are many reasons for this total lack of power. In my opinion, one of the major reasons is that most missions’ efforts are directed by men who hold the money and the authority, rather than by the Holy Spirit through men that He has called to do the

Treasures in heaven

Mike — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:20:05 +0000

One day an old miser called his doctor, lawyer and his minister to his death bed and he said to them “They say you cannot take your wealth with you when you die, but I am going to try. I have three envelopes with $30,000 cash in each one. I want each of you to

The Wonder of the Gospel (Part 1)

Jim Chew — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:00:10 +0000

This week we begin a series of articles written by Jim Chew. Jim has been actively involved in missions in the Asia-Pacific region for several decades. His articles will be posted each Thursday

A meditation on the Gospel from Romans 1:1-4

The “Gospel” means good news. The Greek word is euangelion from which we get

He is still counting on us

Mike — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:49:53 +0000

A fictitious story is told that Jesus returned to heaven after His ascension and was met there by the Angel Gabriel. Gabriel asked Jesus saying, “Master does the whole world know that You died for them?” Jesus answered, “No, only a few in Palestine know about it.” Then Gabriel asked, “So what is your

God provides for His missionaries (2)

Deb — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:19:13 +0000

I hope Pastor Mike will forgive me for writing about this. It’s a story I find hard to forget even though it happened a few years ago, but he has told it several times to illustrate just one of many examples of God’s amazing provision for His missionaries.

A few years ago, Pastor Mike and his

God provides for His missionaries

Deb — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:39:16 +0000

One of my responsibilities is to disburse the missions budgets to our missionaries overseas every month. I have learnt that it’s not my business to watch the bottomline constantly, or worry about whether there would be funds for the next month to send out.

A few years ago, I had the unusual situation of finding nearly

Cross-cultural communications made simple (2)

Admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:00:06 +0000

In the mission-field I’ve found another problem with some of my workers who have been formally trained in cross-culture. They tend to be so keen to prove that what they’ve learned in class is correct, that they don’t realize that the person in front of them doesn’t quite fit into the “stereo-type” that they were

Cross-cultural communications made simple! (1)

Admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:37:49 +0000

Recently I had to interview some candidates for openings in a large mission field in Asia. Some of these candidates had undergone cross-cultural training in Bible schools and in other formal programs, and others had not. After this experience, I feel led to share my opinions on “cross-cultural” communications.

I found that some of the candidates

The constraint of age (4)

Mike — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:10:41 +0000

Another excuse not to answer God’s call to missions goes like this; “But I am too old to be a missionary.”

But if God has called you to the mission field then you are not too old to be a missionary. And you are not too old to be used by God. Remember some of God’s

Hindrances to missions (3)

Mike — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:10:28 +0000

The excuse goes like this, “I cannot go to the mission field because I have children! What will happen to my children? What about their education, their health and safety? What about their social life and emotional life?”

It is true that missionary children may not have all the advantages of other young persons. They probably