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September Southeast Asia Bible College Newsletter #43

Terry Newsletters November 28, 2015May 2, 2016Literature, Ministry, Outreach, Prayer Requests, Praying Partners, Preaching, Student Activities, Student Life

Dear valued praying partners,

I pray and hope you are fine. By God’s grace, the Bible College is going well and the students and faculty members are fine. Thank you so much for your continued prayers and partnership in the teaching and equipping ministry of SEA Bible College.

SEABC Students’ Gospel Outreach Ministry:

The SEABC students usually have Gospel Outreach Ministry every weekend. They used to go to rail stations and the seaport where they could reach hundreds of people by sharing the Gospel and distributing Gospel tracts. The Student body is divided into four groups – Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Each group used to go to a children’s home in Shwepyethar to teach songs, share their testimonies, and preach the Word of God at Sunday worship service. Learn more about the gospel outreach ministry here.

SEABC Bible Games and Variety Shows:

The SEA Bible College Students had Bible Games, Variety Shows and Competitions (Group song, Quartet, Trio, Duet, Solo, Drama, Bible Quiz, Memory verses, and etc.) at the Chapel Hall on August 14th, 2015. All the students joyfully participated in the programs.

Students at South East Asia Bible College have action song competitions. — Mark Group (left) Luke Group (right)

South East Asia Bible College students have competitions in their bible studies. — John Group (left) Matthew Group (right)

Bible Distribution:

By God’s grace, we have the wonderful opportunity of doing Christian Literature Ministry. Our missionaries and bible students freely distribute some books and bibles to different places in Myanmar. And, we sell some of them to believers who can afford to pay for some parts of the actual cost. Learn more about bible distribution here.

Alumni of South East Asia Bible College distribute Bibles. — Alumni of SEABC distributing Bibles

Mission Trips to Mandalay, Pyapon, and Kyaiklatt:

Elder Ah Asiau, a couple and bro. Kap had a mission trip to Mandalay from August 19th through August 21st, 2015. We visited missionary bro. tin Htay in Mandalay and had a Gospel meeting in the evening. About 4 of the attendees accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord.

Flood Relief Works:

Heavy rains, landslides and floods severely damaged many houses in some towns and villages, as well as bridges and rice fields in around 12 States / Divisions (out of 14 States/Divisions) in Myanmar in the first week of August. Because of severe landslides, especially in Chin State (Hakha town; some villages such as Taahzang, Kahgen, Vongmual, Khamzang, Nakzang, etc.) many people had to move to refugee camps and still need to build new houses in new places/areas. By God’s grace, the Lord graciously allowed us to help some flood/landslide victims. We bought rice and distributed it to thousands of the flood victims in Kale, Nakzang, Taahzang, Khamzaang, Kahgen, Vongmual, Khampat, Hakha-lay, Tuikhing-zaang, etc. We are so thankful to the Lord for the Stewards Ministries (USA), CMML (USA), EOS (UK) and believers who worked with us for the flood victims. Learn more about our flood relief works here.

Prayer Requests:

1) Please continue to pray with us for the Flood Relief works we are doing;
2) Please pray for God’s protection, provisions, and the effectiveness of the teaching/equipping ministry of the Bible College (SEABC). Thank you so much for all your prayers and partnerships. To God be the glory!

Serving together for Christ,

Kap (Kap Cin Thang)

October Southeast Asia Bible College Newsletter #37 Praying Partners

Kap Cin Thang Newsletters October 30, 2014September 11, 2015Evangelism, Literature, Outreach, Praying Partners, Students

Dear Praying partners,

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 tracts

Some 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!

M.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!

Serving together for Christ,
Kap (Kap Cin Thang),

Praying Partners #36 Update from the SEABC

Kap Cin Thang Newsletters, Updates from the College September 17, 2014November 10, 2015Literature, Outreach, Preaching, Students

Dear valued Praying Partners,

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 Southeast Asia Bible College students. — 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.

See Southeast Asia Bible College students at a children's home. — Kap, 4 senior students and others at Shwepye-thar Children Home

See a SEABC student giving out tracts on a ship. — A 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>

Praying Partners #30 | January 2014

Terry Newsletters January 8, 2014June 16, 2016Christmas, Evangelism, Graduation, Literature, Seminar

Newsletter of Southeast Asia Bible College, Yangon, Myanmar

Bicentennial Thanksgiving Celebration

The first American foreign missionaries Dr. Adoniram and Ann Judson arrived in Yangon, Myanmar on July 13, 1813. Thousands of Christians from different parts of Myanmar and some from USA joyfully held the Bicentennial Thanksgiving Celebration in Yangon from Dec. 5-8, 2013. Dr Adoniram Judson has had a great impact on Christians in Myanmar, and we do not have adequate words to express our sincere thankfulness to him and his family. They left their comfortable home, possessions and loved ones to come to an unknown, ignorant and uncivilized people, and identified with those people so that they might win them for Christ. To God be the glory!

Sixth Biennial Graduation of SEABC:

By the grace of God, the sixth Biennial Graduation was joyfully held on Dec. 13, 2013 at 1:00pm – 3:30pm at Judson Church Building, Yangon University Campus. The graduation was graciously and joyfully attended by around 370 people and it went very well. Twenty-six students were graduated. By God’s grace, 136 students had graduated within twelve years (from 2002 to 2013) and almost all of them are serving the Lord as evangelists, pastors, missionaries, Bible teachers, Sunday School teachers, directors of children ministry, Christian books translators, etc. To God be the glory!

SEABC Graduates singing "Lord, help me tell your story." — SEABC Graduates singing “Lord, help me tell your story.”

Christmas Gifts & Gospel Outreach in slum (Tharketah) area:

By God’s grace, bro. Ken, bro. Khual, bro. Sein Tun (missionary in Tharketah area) and SEABC students distributed Christmas gifts (bags of rice, clothing, toothpastes, toothbrush, toys, etc.) to over 200 families (non-Christians) in a slum area of Yangon on Dec. 8, 2013. Gospel tracts (Christmas message) also were distributed along with the Christmas gifts.

Distributing Christmas gifts and gospel tracts

Slum area where Christmas gifts and gospel tracts were distributed

Literature Ministry:

We are so glad that the book “Knowing and Doing” (Author: John McQuoid) had been translated into Myanmar language and published in December, 2013. SEABC students and church leaders thankfully received the book. Praise the Lord!

M.Div. students from Faith Baptist Theological Seminary in Yangon

Leaders’ Bible Seminar:

Leaders’ Bible Seminar was held at Canaan Gospel Chapel on Dec. 14, 2013, from 9:00am – 3:00pm. The seminar was attended by over 70 people from different churches from different places in Myanmar. Mr. Bill Coyle and Dr. Dale Schreiber from USA graciously and effectively led the Seminar.

Evangelistic Meeting (Crusade):

The Evangelistic meeting (Crusade) was effectively held at the City Hall of Dala town on December 28th, 2013. The first session was held from 2:00pm to 4:00pm and Mr. Chit Po from Yangon preached the Gospel. After the first session, all attendants had dinner together in the City Hall. The second session of the meeting started at 6:00pm and finished at 8:00pm. Mr. Kap Cin Thang preached the Salvation Message (The Main Purpose of Jesus Christ’s Coming to the World). The meeting was enthusiastically attended by over 300 people and over a hundred of them came to faith in Christ (the Lord knows the exact number who indeed accepted Him).

Some Christian singers from Yangon singing a special number

Please pray with us for the spiritual growth of those who accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord. Please pray also for the effectiveness of some believers who will do follow-up works for those new converts.

Thanksgiving:

For enabling us to joyfully hold the Sixth Biennial Commencement on Dec. 13, 2013.
The Lord’s guidance and providence throughout 2013 Academic Year.
For all Partners who pray and financially support for the teaching ministry of SEA Bible College.
For partners who came to Myanmar and taught the Word of God at SEABC.

Prayer Request:

For the Lord’s continuing guidance and providence for SEABC and it’s ministry plans for 2014 (Evangelistic meetings, Youth Camps, Leaders Seminar, Gospel trips, literature ministry, Children ministry, etc.)
For the effectiveness of the Gospel Outreach Ministry of SEABC faculty members and students
For a new Campus and new school building project
To buy more Christian Books for SEABC’s Library