Dear Praying Partners,
I wish you all have a Blessed and Happy New Year!
Thank you so much for your continued prayers and partnerships in the Lord’s Ministry that we are doing in Myanmar.
New Life Trainings
Bro. Zaw Baung (alumni of SEA Bible College) and his family are doing Evangelism and Church Planting in Shwepyathar, Yangon area. He held a New Life Training (Gospel Meeting) at Shwepyethar on October 10th, 2016. The training was attended by 13 persons; out of those, three persons accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord.
And another New Life Training was held by bro. Zaw Baung in the same place on November 4-6, 2016. By God’s grace, 18 people attended the training and 6 of them accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord. Out of those 6 new converts, 4 of them took the Believer’s Water Baptism on November 6th, 2016.
Christmas & Gospel Meeting
Bro. Zaw Baung and believers from our church in Shwepyethar celebrated Christmas on December 25th, 2016.We invited unbelievers. We had a Gospel Meeting and about 63 adults and 34 children joyfully attended. Zaw Boung preached the Christmas message (Gospel) and a non-Christian namely Mr. Mya Ko accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior and Lord and took water baptism on that day.
Prayer Requests:
1) Please pray that the Lord will provide the needed funds for rental cost of a house for worship place.
2) For the Discipleship Training to be held in April – May, 2017.
3) For the continuous effectiveness of the Gospel Outreach ministry.
Gospel Meeting
Bro. Tial Thawng (alumni of SEABC) and his family are reaching non-Christians with the Gospel and doing church planting at South Dagon, Yangon area. He conducted the Gospel Meeting on October 18-22, 2016. The Gospel meeting was attended by 30 people. Out of those, 15 of them accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord. Out of those 15 new converts, 9 of them took believer’s water baptism on Oct. 22, 2016. The Church planter Bro. Tial Thawng baptized them. Out of those 9 believers who took water baptism, one of them is Hindi background; 3 of them are from type (B); and the others are from nominal Christian background. Please pray for the spiritual growth of those new converts and the other 6 new converts that they will decide to follow Jesus Christ and take water baptism in the future.
Children Christmas
The Children Christmas Celebration was conducted on Dec. 17th, 2016. Over 50 children joyfully attended and we shared them about the story of Christmas. All the children joyfully and enthusiastically sang Christmas Carols. Then all the children joyfully had Christmas Lunch Fellowship.
Personal Evangelism
By God’s grace, I (Ling Hung Mana) could continue the Gospel Outreach and Church planting ministry at Shenboung village. A woman namely Mrs. Pai Kee (about 65 yrs old) accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Savior and Lord on October 18, 2016. Please pray with me for the spiritual growth of this new convert.
A New Member
The Lord blessed the Gospel outreach ministry that I am doing at Shenboung village that Mr. Naing Thang Kee came to faith in Christ and joined our House Church on November 21, 2016.
Project for Church Building
Our mission house (hut) is too small. So, we have been in much prayers that the Lord will provide the financial needs for the cost of a new building (house) for worship place. We need your prayers and help.
