Here is a glimpse into the student’s lives by sharing photos of a typical meal.
A typical meal is vegetables mixed with meat, such as chicken, pork, beef, or fish. Occasionally, cooked eggs (chicken or duck) are also added to the menu.
In the last year, the staff has worked hard to offer better food for students. We have accomplished this, and the students love it! Better food makes a big difference: when the students arrive back to the Bible school in June, they are thin and their faces are dark and dry. After a month of eating better food than they get at home, their skin quality has improved, and they are much more healthy, handsome, and beautiful!
The students had the first semester final exams from Sept. 15-19. By God’s grace, we finished the first semester of the Bible school on Sept. 19, 2014 and celebrated a thanksgiving service and fellowship dinner at the school on that day. We are now already stepping into the second week of the second semester. I am very glad to see the spiritual growth of the students. Thank you so much for your continued prayers and supports for the teaching ministry of the Bible school.
All faculty and students giving thanks together to the LORD for His guidance and providence (Sept. 19, 2014)
Group Presentation in the Class:
We teach over 60 subjects within four years. We not only emphasize on theological courses and Bible Knowledge but also emphasize on Discipleship Course (Christian Life) and Practical ministry course. We teach and encourage our students that theology and their character must go hand in hand and it must be also followed by practical ministry. The Motto is “The Word of God is for Head, Heart, and Hands.” We usually ask the students to come before the class for presentation.
SEABC Third and Final year students (Group Presentation)
Personal Evangelism Class:
By God’s grace, I (bro. Kap) have the opportunity of teaching the Word of God at Faith Baptist Theological Seminary in Yangon every Tuesday since 2003. I usually teach Personal Evangelism to final year students during the first semester. This subject includes different approaching methods in reaching the unbelievers with the Gospel especially in the Buddhist Land of Myanmar. We all know that there is only One Gospel in many ways. The great Gospel revival happened in Myanmar after 1970s and thousands of nominal Christians and many non-Christians realized that salvation is not by good works but by Grace alone (John 19:30., Eph. 2:8) and they accepted Jesus Christ as their personal and Lord. Now it has been over 40 years and so many new generations from churches/denominations in Myanmar are nominal Christians who believe that salvation by good works or by faith and good works (faith + good works = Salvation). And the sad thing is that many born again churches are now just evangelical (doctrinally), but not evangelistic (they do not do evangelism). So, we earnestly pray for the great revival in Myanmar, training/teaching our Bible students (SEABC & FBTS) and believers in the churches, and doing evangelism in different places in the country. We need your prayers and partnership.
Bro .Kap teaching Personal Evangelism to FBTS Students
Reaching the Non-Christians with the Gospel:
By God’s grace, we sent bro. Tin Htay to Mandalay, the second biggest city in Myanmar, as missionary in last March, 2014. He is reaching mostly non-Christians with the Gospel. We pray that the Lord will mightily use him to win lost souls for Christ, discipling new converts and planting a new church there in the future.
Bro. Tin Htay sharing/teaching about the Salvation message to 15 non-Christians in Mandalay
Students’ Gospel Outreach Ministry:
By God’s grace, SEABC students are doing the Gospel Outreach Ministry in Yangon and its areas during week-ends. They usually distribute Gospel tracts at Yangon seaport, on the ships, on the trains, train stations, market places, etc. and also shared about the Gospel as the Lord opens the ways.
SEABC Students distributing Gospel tractsSome passengers on the ship are reading the Gospel Tracts
Literature Ministry & Bible Distribution:
We always give thanks to our good Lord for the wonderful opportunity of doing Literature ministry and Bible Distribution. The Lord graciously provides the needed funds through His peoples. “The Disciple’s Manual” and “Living Above the Average” in Myanmar language had been republished. And “One Day at a Time” a devotional book in Myanmar is being published. By God’s grace, over 1000 New Testament Bibles and 265 (the whole Bible)s have been given to over 1200 people who indeed needed the Bible. Praise the Lord!
The Disciple’s ManualLiving Above the AverageStudents Distributing Gospel tractsStudents are doing personal evangelismM.Div. Students will give Bibles to some believers in Rakhaing State Homalin and different parts of Myanmar
The 2nd Women’s Revival Conference:
The Conference was held in downtown Yangon for two days (October 24-25, 2014). The main speakers of the conference are Ann Davenport and Carolyn Outland (Care Ministries) from USA. The conference was graciously attended by over 500 ladies from different churches in Yangon. By God’s grace, SEABC students (ladies) also were privileged to attended the conference. As the Gospel and Christian life had been preached, some unbelievers (about 7) came forward and accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord and also many of the attendees (believers) rededicated their lives into the hand of the Potter (Jer. 18:1-6) to become useful and powerful vessels of God in their daily living.
The Second Women’s Revival Conference, Yangon, Myanmar (Oct. 24-26, 2014)
Thank you so much for all your continued prayers and partnerships in the teaching and Gospel Outreach ministry of SEABC in the Buddhist land of Myanmar. To God be the glory!
In August, I took three senior students for a Gospel trip to Shwepyethar. There, we preached the Gospel, taught the children new songs, led praise and worship, and shared our testimonies. It was a blessed time!
By God’s grace, all the students and faculty members are fine and the Bible school is going well. College’s Day of Prayer: We had the College’s Day of Prayer (Fasting prayer) on August 16th. Many of the students shared about God’s goodness in their lives and we all gave thanks to our good Lord for His guidance and providence for all the needs of the Bible school. We prayed for all partners and friends of SEABC that the Lord will continue to abundantly bless them and mightily use them for His Kingdom and glory. We also prayed for the Gospel revival in Myanmar and around the world. Medical check-up for some students: Dr. Se Sen, a born again believer from Canaan Gospel Church had times together with some of the Bible students at the Chapel on July 27, 2014 and had medical check-up (e.g. blood pressure, flu, some miner deceases, etc) of 10 students. It’s been a great help for the students who came from rural areas and who never had a medical check-up.
Dr. Se Sen and some SEABC students
Gospel Outreach Ministry of SEA Bible College:
The SEABC’s students are divided into four groups – Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. There are 15 or 16 students in each group. Each group is doing Gospel outreach ministry every weekend, especially on Sunday by distributing Gospel tracts and sharing about the Gospel mostly at the Yangon seaport. The students usually distribute Gospel tracts to at least 1500 people within 2 hours. They also have the privilege of sharing the Gospel on the boat / small ship. And one of the faculty members (sometimes the President of SEABC) and the senior students usually have Gospel trips to Shwepye-thar twice in one month. The students teach songs and lead praise and worship in the worship service of Shwepye-thar Children Home. The children really enjoyed singing and listening to the message preached by the preacher.
Kap, 4 senior students and others at Shwepye-thar Children HomeA Student giving a Gospel tract on the ship
SEABC Students’ Bible Games & Variety Shows:
Bible Games and Variety Shows were held at SEABC Chapel hall on August 15th, 2014 from 9:00am – 5:00pm. Each group (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) competed in all games and shows (memorizing Bible verses, Song competition, drama, games, etc.). All students enjoyed the games and shows. The Luke group won the first prize.
Visiting Lecturer:
Dr. Dale Schreiber from Lombert, IL, USA comes to Myanmar once a year since 2007. He taught the book of Galatians to third and final year students this year. During his stay in Yangon, he preached at Canaan Gospel Church two Sundays, teaching adult Sunday School at Hebron Assembly, and teaching Salvation and Christian Life at Dala, beyond Yangon river. All the Bible students and many believers were greatly blessed through the teaching and preaching of Dr. Dale. May the LORD continue to mightily use and abundantly bless him and his wife Mary for His glory Kingdom!
SEABC Students, Dale and some faculty members
Gospel Meeting:
By God’s grace, we had a Gospel meeting at Dala on August 24th(Sunday). The meeting was attended by around 45 people. In the morning session, Dr. Dale Schreiber taught about the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Satan. He powerfully preached at the Sunday worship service. In the afternoon session I (Kap) taught about salvation. By the work of the Holy Spirit, 10 people accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord before the end of the afternoon session. Please pray with us for the spiritual growth of those new converts and the other Christians. Please pray also for bro. Naw Naw and his family. He is pastoring a home church at Dala.
SEABC’s Literature Ministry:
By God’s grace, we translate some effective and useful Christians books from English to Myanmar language. And we give Bibles (NT & the whole Bible) to believers, missionaries, and unbelievers who need the Bible and who hunger for the Word of God. We are so grateful to our good Lord for providing the needs for this literature ministry.
Myanmar Bibles, The Disciples Manual, etc
Thank you so much for all your prayers and partnership in the Lord’s Ministry especially in the Buddhist land of Myanmar.
To God be the glory!
Kap (Kap Cin Thang)
Gifts may be sent to:
President CMML (Christian Missions In Many Lands)
SEABC, Yangon, Myanmar P.O. Box – 13; Spring Lake, NJ 07762 – 0013
For more info: Phone: (732) 449 – 8880; E-mail: <jtcannata@cmml.us>
Our Summer Youth Camp was held in Potao, Kachin State from April 8-17, 2014, One of the leaders of the Rawang Evangelical Baptist Churches is an alumni of SEABC. His name is Thamaidam Synsar. He and the other leaders invited me to preach and teach the Gospel to the camp held in Potapo, Kachin State from April 8 to 17, 2014. The Camp was attended by 317 young people from different parts of Kachin State. I (bro. Kap) went there by flight and had a wonderful privilege of preaching and teaching the Gospel for three days (April 9 – 11). By God’s grace, over 200 of them accepted Jesus Christ Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord.
All the campers, leaders, and Kap at the Summer CampBrother Kap preaching the gospel at summer campThe attendees of the summer youth camp in Potao
