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6417-921-Azamino Chapel – Church Planting Fund

Azamino Chapel (a church plant of Denen Grace Church) began gathering for regular worship in July 2020. Christians from Denen Grace Church along with other area Christians have partnered with .Justin & Lindsay Mitchell (commissioned to Japan March 2017) and have since incorporated other area WorldVenture missionaries. In teamwork with local Christians, Azamino Chapel aims to be a church that Loves the Gospel and Lives the Gospel. We love the gospel through Gospel Proclamation to new and mature believers, reminding them of their identity in Christ and empower them unto mission. We love the Gospel through Gospel Invitation to not-yet-Christians…
March 30, 2024

6417-920-Japan Blossom

To create a place where those with disability can connect and be accepted, appreciated, acknowledged, and their potential for the Kingdom realized.
May 15, 2023

6440-905-Good Sam Pakistan Flood Relief

Monsoonal rains for two months in the Sindh Province of Pakistan has caused tremendous flooding resulting in damage to property and crops and multiple medical issues like malaria and typhoid. These funds will be primarily used in the city of Shikarpur to help with relief efforts and rehabilitation of homes and Shikarpur Christian Hospital and restoration of properties.
August 31, 2022

6417-912-T3C (Tokyo Community Care Center)

The WHO foretold that by 2020, depression would be the biggest debilitating health problem in the world--they had no idea--but COVID made it even worse. Depression and its related problem of suicide are at crisis proportions, and Japan has 1/5 of the worlds psychiatric hospital beds. T3C is not just working to provide help for people to avoid depression and recover from depression but also eventually give back through blessing the community or further the Kingdom.
May 23, 2022

6486-908-Impacting Asia

To see the Gospel go forth throughout the Asia/Pacific region and for our workers to be relevant and bring transformation in the places they are working.
September 2, 2020

6477-924-Bali UPG HUB Work

Providing national missionaries with access to the Balinese UPG group and other UPGS in Indonesia possibly. And to provide extra training and coaching to those wanting to work in DMM
September 2, 2020

6472-902-Asia Investing in Leadership Dev.

This project provides funds for the leadership development of Asian nationals. This involves helping targeted Afghans who are being mentored by WorldVenture M’s to evacuate. By enabling these leaders to experience, and then demonstrate the love of Christ, the field hopes and expects this project to multiply followers of Jesus Christ.
September 2, 2020

6456-905-Nosu Leadership Training

Six Month Leadership Training for Joy Niuniu Jike at YWAM Kona University of the Nations, Crossroads Discipleship Training School. Joy is a very key Nosu worker in the daily "Fireside Chats" brd-cast, home ch leader, SS teacher and evangelism. She is at the center of every area of ministry. This YWAM training will further equip her in her work.
September 2, 2020

6419-904-Shikarpur Christian Hospital

MAKE AN IMPACT! This ongoing project provides funds to help subsidize operating expenses, chiefly charity for needy patients and national salaries, of Shikarpur Christian Hospital. STRATEGY This project also provides money for the purchase of an ultrasound machine, laboratory and other equipment needed to maximize the effectiveness of the hospital. It also funds capital improvements/major repairs such as solarization of the hospital and the building for staff housing. CAPACITY Gifts of any size are welcome. For example, one watt of solar power costs approximately $3.66, meaning a gift of $100 can provide 27 watts of power. Please, give generously and…
September 2, 2020

6419-936-Pakistan-Sindi Bible Audio

In a country that is largely non-literate, oral forms of communication are necessary, and in many cases, preferred. For many years now those involved in outreach to the majority community have been able to utilize recordings of the New Testament but the recording of the Old Testament was not available. This project will provide recordings of the Old Testament for Sindhi-speakers throughout the world to use as they meditate on the Word, and as they tell the Bible stories to both non-believers and to their own house churches. The recordings will be available on CDs and memory sticks, but more…
September 2, 2020

6421-916-Joy House Ministry Center

SUMMARY Almost 6 years ago, the Joy House began as an outreach ministry of The Grace Place in the village of DaKangLang, a rural community that had no church or Gospel outreach. We have seen God work in significant ways, as kids have come to know Jesus. We have outgrown the original Joy House, both in terms of space and ministry versatility, and have moved to the second floor of the Dodd’s recently completed house in the community. This space requires further construction and outfitting in order to be used effectively to meet the needs of this ministry. VISION The…
February 11, 2020

6416-907-Bethesda Hospital Dorcus Fund

Bethesda serves many patients who are the poorest of the poor including children and people with physical handicaps as well as many social outcasts (such as AIDS patients). Donations are given in the name of Jesus and used to subsidize the medical care provided for these patients – being mindful to distribute this aid in such a way that it encourages self-reliance and shared responsibility for health care.
December 23, 2019

6416-908-Bethesda Ministries Staff Education

This fund supports higher education costs for carefully selected, qualified mature Indonesian believers who are called to serve long term through their profession as healthcare workers serving the rural poor of Indonesia in the name of Jesus.
December 9, 2019

6416-915-Bethesda Ministries General Fund

A general fund for emergency needs, and for those donors who are interested to give towards what is currently most urgent in the general Bethesda ministry effort. On The Web * Christianity Today: Long a Tribal Lifeline, Borneo Mission Hospital Now Needs Its Own
December 9, 2019

6250-940-MYANMAR the Children of Promise Home

Who are these children? They are children with extreme needs, and without this home, they would not have an opportunity to get education beyond grade school or middle school. Some of these children are true orphans. They have no mother or father. Some of these children only have one parent. Some are children that come from homes of missionary pastors that are working in challenging situations with very little money to support their children. All are needy. We help in three ways: 1. We help with a safe home, good food, and provide loving caretakers. The caretakers are graduates of…
December 9, 2019

6477-912-Street Children Ministry

Teaching English through a language center and working with street children will allow me to build relationships where I can share the hope and love of Jesus with those whom the Father calls. Through these relationships, we seek to begin Discovery Bible Studies, which in turn have the potential to begin a Disciple-Making Movement among the unreached and unengaged people groups in the area. There are at least ten tribes that we are targeting to see a gospel movement. The major challenge is overcoming the false teachings of the dominant religion, which is mixed with animistic beliefs.
December 9, 2019

6471-905-1for50 Myanmar

THE PROBLEM: There are 2.3 billion children in our world today. Two thirds of them are still waiting to hear about Jesus and become all that God created them to be. Myanmar is a Buddhist Nation with 23 million children. We know that seventy percent of Christians pray to receive Christ before the age of 15 and that children are some of the best at reaching their friends with the gospel. What if every child in every community in Myanmar had someone to reach, disciple and empower them to become an influential Kingdom champion? 1for50 is a global grassroots movement…
December 9, 2019

6417-904-Musashi Kosugi Church Start Fund (Kevin & Kaori Laverman)

Kevin and Kaori Laverman; Kawasaki, Japan Musashi Kosugi, a community just south of us in Greater Tokyo, has seen a recent population explosion, but its 120,000 people still lack an evangelical church witness. We want to make a change for eternity in the lives of many Japanese in Musashi Kosugi. As we look at moving into the community, we also want to be strategic about our future housing. We envision 1st floor “store-front” space for outreach ministries and a new church to gather, and living space above for missionary workers (ourselves) and/or staff. This project focuses on a strategic location…
December 9, 2019

6440-955-Good Sam Indonesia

A horrific earthquake and tsunami occurred in Donggala, Palu, Central Sulawesi on September 28, 2018. The current death toll is nearly 1,500. The special project will help to provide physical, emotional and spiritual aid to the survivors, working towards expansion of God's kingdom by using Disciple-Making Movement practices. This is one of the unreached and unengaged provinces of Indonesia. We already have crosscultural workers on the ground and have others slated to go into this area. We believe we can be effective in the short-term relief and long-term needs such as job-training, re-allocation of people, and career-training. We will also…
December 9, 2019

6440-975-Good Sam Nepal Earthquake

On Saturday, April 25, a devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 hit the capital city of Nepal, killing more than 8,000 people. Then, on May 12, a second large earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck near Mount Everest, killing more than 40. Although seismologists have been predicting a large earthquake in this region of Asia, rescue and emergency efforts were chaotic. Information and Broadcasting Minister Minendra Rijal told Indian television, "Our country is in a moment of crisis and we will require tremendous support and aid." PROBLEM Churches and faith communities are among those affected by the earthquake.…
December 9, 2019

6250-913-Hope International School of Myanmar

We are a Christian school that strives to help grow the future through the children in our school. We help with their physical well-being, with food and always with love, kindness, and patience. We provide the best education for children who would not be able to go to school if we were not in the community. Teach all children with hope and integrity. Help each child become learners and problem solvers. The school will serve as a food pantry for families in need. These children that we will be helping will not be required to join in religious worship to…
December 9, 2019

6421-904-Bilingual Community Church Building

The Bilingual Community Church (BCC) was started in 2004 by a WorldVenture missionary family. In 2013, the church moved into a new stage of its growth with the installation of its first elders and the beginning of membership. Regular adult attendance of 350 or more means this church needs a permanent facility. PROBLEM Many that come to this church are seekers, not yet believers, so they cannot be expected to contribute financially to the church. As a result, this church is in need of additional outside help to obtain a permanent facility. VISION This project will encourage donors to fund…
December 9, 2019

6498-903-ABLE Project

Children In Families (CIF) is a local Christian non-governmental organization in Cambodia which provides family-based care for orphaned and vulnerable children. When possible, CIF provides support to equip and strengthen vulnerable families to prevent family separation, but, in cases where a child has no family or cannot be safely cared for by his/her own family, CIF places children into carefully screened and trained Cambodian foster families. As is the case in many developing nations, Cambodia has for years been overly dependent on orphanages to respond to the needs of vulnerable children. CIF is helping to provide a safer, healthier option…
December 9, 2019

6460-903-Bangladesh Theological Training Scholarships

We need adequately trained leaders who can meet the needs of the growing body of Christ. PROBLEM We currently only have a few evangelists and our national leader who have theological training. Currently there are more coming to Christ than our evangelists and national pastors can adequately disciple and shepherd. Only one man is "qualified" to baptize, due to a lack of theological training. STRATEGY This in-country opportunity is inexpensive. One training course for the Muslim-background candidate is a two-year program, which incorporates a practicum allowing students to go back to their village after two weeks in class. This is…
December 9, 2019

6417-916-Gospel Manga Project (Treasure Hunt)

Help Kids Find the Greatest Treasure of All Of all the world's Christians, only 4% came to Christ after the age of 30. But 83% came to Christ before the age of 14! With a third of our world still completely unreached, one of the most important questions we can ask is: How can we reach more kids? But let’s take that question to another level: How can we mobilize kids to reach kids? How can we not just reach kids with the Gospel... how can we help kids reach other kids with the Gospel? After all, who better to…
December 9, 2019

6420-904-Baptist Evan & Church Plant

The Conservative Baptist Association of the Philippines (CBAP) has set an aggressive goal of growing to 2025 churches by the year 2025. CBAP has targeted key cities across the country in which to field church planting teams, and is also challenging every church to train a pastor from their congregation and plant a daughter church every three years. PROBLEM Without foreign assistance, the national church cannot fund this kind of church planting due to the local economy. Most local churches are unable to make any significant contribution to CBAP or fund their own church planters. VISION Establishing healthy reproducing churches…
December 9, 2019

6486-905-Asia Pacific Sign Language Development Association

The Deaf of Asia and the Pacific desperately need a Bible in their own language. Since the early 1990s, Japan and Australia have been working on translating the Bible into their Sign Languages (SLs). In 2011, Asia Pacific Sign Language Development Association (APSDA) was born with charter members representing work in 12 countries. APSDA is owned and led by Deaf people themselves. This group has immense potential but little operating funds. Asia-Pacific needs an organization that will connect projects, share expertise, develop translation consultants, inspire new startups, and even send people to start spreading the word where no Deaf churches…
December 9, 2019

6473-910-Asain Christian

This project provides funds for the development of a resource book documenting the history of Christianity in India. The purpose of the work is to provide a record of Christian history in this area of the world. Needs include salaries, equipment, travel, lodging, food, resources and other operational expenses. VISION The values of such a publication are many, including the documentation of the multiple contributions of Christianity in the history, culture, and development of the region. STRATEGY The resource book will have articles, photos, and data on the multi-faceted Christian community in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri…
December 9, 2019

6473-908-Ashta Kiran

This project provides financial support to Indian missionaries who are serving with Rays of Hope, a national mission organization in India. VISION The focus of this ministry is to train Christian workers, establish churches in villages that have no church, and uplift the oppressed. STRATEGY Funds will be used for workshops and seminars to train pastors and other ministry workers who entered ministry with little or no training. Donations will also provide seed money to establish self-supporting fund-raising projects to support those involved in the training. Money will also be used for mission projects such as the Child Upliftment Program…
December 9, 2019

6473-907-Mylapore Institution

This project provides funds for the work of a Christian training school in India. Indigenous church groups have a story to tell. Donations will provide for scholarships to promising young scholars who will be trained to preserve and promote indigenous Christianity. PROBLEM Building a credible biblical theological foundation is needed to assist this process which is one of the institute's goals. STRATEGY We have recruited one research fellow and a project coordinator. Additional personnel must be recruited. University links are being created overseas as well as in India. Scholarships are needed for training young scholars with potential. We also invite…
December 9, 2019

6477-916-Seminary Student Aid

Students studying at the Evangelical Theological Seminary of Indonesia are required to establish a church before graduating. It has been an amazing testimony for the school when 100 graduating students have won to the Lord and baptized at least 1,500 individuals. VISION ETSI has become WorldVenture's primary partner in equipping the national church planters and leaders as well as a pool for new recruits. STRATEGY Funds from this project will provide scholarships for students attending this seminary in Indonesia. CAPACITY An undergraduate program plus some living costs is $30 per month for four years. A master's program with final project…
December 9, 2019

6477-914-Church Planting in Cities/Villages

In the past five years, 35 churches have been established, doubling the number of churches in the area. This project provides funds to church planters in Indonesia by providing resources needed to develop a new church. PROBLEM These church planters generally work in pioneering areas where there are few or no churches from which they can receive support for ministry. VISION This project is about establishing Christ's church among Muslims across the archipelago of Indonesia. The hope and dream is that God will continue to multiply His believers and His church in the next five-year period. STRATEGY Funds will help…
December 9, 2019

6477-907-Church Planting Among UPG

This project provides funds for supporting national workers in Indonesia who are ministering to the 131 mega least-evangelized people groups. The goal is to establish healthy reproducing churches in each people group's mother tongue. Along with funding this project, the team hopes churches will adopt an unreached people group to pray and send short-term teams. PROBLEM Least-evangelized peoples are defined as less than one percent Christian and less than fifty percent evangelized. There is virtually no church to reach these people groups in their own mother tongues. These people groups are extremely resistant. VISION The final goal is to establish…
December 9, 2019

6477-904-International Partners

This project will help support international partners as they work with WorldVenture and assist Indonesia's national association of churches. PROBLEM More people from developing countries are seeking to establish the church in Indonesia, but they struggle to raise the necessary funds from their home churches in economically challenged countries. VISION God is using varied types of partnerships to accomplish His work and to establish His kingdom. Recently we are seeing an increased number of partners ready to work together in Indonesia. More and more international partners are coming forward.
December 9, 2019

6477-903-Mercy Bridge Indonesia

Through Mercy Bridge, lives are being changed both now and for eternity. Working with local Christian leaders in Indonesia, Mercy Bridge provides scholarships for education and hope for families in desperate need. PROBLEM Millions of children have dropped out of school because they cannot afford it. These children are either sent to Muslim pesantrens where they are taught to be fanatics, or they do not attend school. VISION This allows Christians within these difficult regions to bridge the gap between cultures, break the cycle of poverty, and shine the light of Christ into the lives of people who may never…
December 9, 2019

6460-901-Church/Primary School Building/Materials

Building some simple church and school structures on donated land in three key areas will provide future bases for foreign missionaries to further proclaim the gospel as God leads. Medical and relief aid could also be ministered to the needy. The Muslim, Hindu, and tribal peoples are responsive to this type of lifestyle, community-minded evangelism. We seek to provide an example of true Christian compassion in various forms through Christian teachers, one of whom is to be the village/suburb CEB pastor. PROBLEM The Bangladeshi people are among the least evangelized, poorest, most densely populated, and yet most hospitable people on…
December 9, 2019

6465-903-Translation of Training Materials for Chinese Ministry

The goal of this project is to make available for Chinese ministry materials which will directly and effectively contribute to the evangelism, discipleship, and leadership development of the native Chinese speaker. VISION The resource material is well-balanced and focuses on the growth of one's character as well as his/her knowledge and skills as a maturing disciple. STRATEGY At this initial stage of the project, the focus in on the translation of materials produced and published by Worldwide Discipleship Association. The material is broken into many different units and each unit is being translated as a unit. A person or church…
December 9, 2019

6415-904-Khudawn- Boyhst

The object of Khudawandpur Boys Hostel is to provide living facilities in a Christian atmosphere, with adequate food every day, Christian education such as Sunday School, daily private and group devotions, producing literate and educated boys. KBH is for boys studying in 5th through 12th grades. Every year at least one or two boys accept Christ as Savior. In the 10 years since KBH was restarted, at least 15 boys have matured enough in their Christian walk to be baptized and are local leaders. PROBLEM There are more applications for admission than funds allow to be accepted. VISION This project…
December 9, 2019

6416-913-Village Health Ministry Outreach

In 1980, a lethal measles outbreak among hundreds of children in surrounding villages led WorldVenture missionaries and Bethesda staff to establish a village health outreach effort. This outreach continues to this day, effectively serving remote and remote village communities with assistance in vaccinations, clean water, sewer, community development and family planning. All in the name of Jesus!
December 9, 2019

6416-910-Medgo (Supporting Missionaries)

MedGo (Medical Go) was established in 2007 for the purpose of recruiting and sending committed Indonesian Christian professionals into remote parts of Indonesia in partnership with local churches to provide compassionate, high quality, affordable healthcare in the name of Jesus.
December 9, 2019

6416-909-Bethesda Academy of Nursing

Funds raised will be used to help maintain and upgrade nursing school buildings and infrastructure. Funds will also be used to provide scholarships for qualifying students in need.
December 9, 2019

6416-903-Bethesda Hospital Buildings and Infrastructure

Bethesda Hospital was established in 1974 to share the good news of salvation in Jesus with the people in West Kalimantan. Buildings and site infrastructure require constant maintenance, replacement, remodeling and new construction. Funds will be collected in this account and disbursed as new projects are identified and published.
December 9, 2019

6417-917-Short Term Missions Van J Brown

Transportation is an important detail in assisting short-term teams who have committed themselves to participating in God's work on the field. This project provides funds to replace the van used to transport short-term teams serving in Japan. PROBLEM The previous van was beginning to drain Janet Brown's car, so it was necessary to replace the van by purchasing a newer van with less mileage. STRATEGY The van is used to transport teams, STM individuals, luggage and other supplies. CAPACITY Buy a seat in the new van for $1,000 or the steering wheel for $500. Other ways to donate to this…
December 9, 2019

6420-910-Music 180 Degrees

The 180 Degrees music team consists of youth ages 13-21 who make a two-year covenant to participate in this ministry. The group travels around the country presenting the gospel to youth through music and drama. PROBLEM Short-term missions for adults is new in the Philippines, but a two-year missions youth team is even more rare. VISION The ultimate goal is for Filipino youth to become the next wave of cross-cultural workers throughout Asia. STRATEGY This project provides funds for training, travel expenses, and the purchase of musical and other equipment used by the group. CAPACITY A cross-cultural ministry trip costs…
December 9, 2019

6420-908-CBAP Missions

The Conservative Baptist Association of the Philippines (CBAP) has been promoting missions in its churches and some members are already serving overseas in several Asian countries. This project provides funds for CBAP to train and deploy church members as cross-cultural disciple-makers. VISION This project seeks to assist the Conservative Baptist Association of the Philippines in building missions. Filipino Christians are providentially equipped for missionary service due to unique cross-cultural gifts and easy placement in other Asian nations. STRATEGY Many Filipino people are involved with cross-cultural work and ministry. Some go as missionaries supported by churches in the Philippines, but many…
December 9, 2019

6421-912-Bilingual Church

The purpose of this project is to establish a church focused on young people 18 to 35 years old. PROBLEM This age group is mostly absent from the traditional church scene. As a result this generation of Taiwanese lose touch with their faith and miss learning leadership skills gained in participating in church activities. VISION The Bilingual Community Church uses contemporary-styled worship to attract young people to church, disciple them in spiritual growth, and teach them to lead their own church. STRATEGY Funds will be used to supplement the cost of renting the church's facilities. CAPACITY Rent is about $900…
December 9, 2019

6421-903-Theological College Operation

The CB Seminary at Hsilo charges minimal fees to students so finances are not a barrier or burden in preparing for ministry. This also makes the school more attractive to potential students. PROBLEM The church in Taiwan is still growing and cannot financially sustain the theological college there. Professors receive a salary and benefits package lower than most of our pastors, even after they have taught at the school for ten or more years. VISION This project provides funds for the college to pay operating expenses. STRATEGY Since student fees are low, a large portion of operating expenses must be…
December 9, 2019

6421-902-Theological College Building Project

This project provides funds to a theological college in Taiwan for improving their facilities. This includes constructing a multi-purpose building and new student housing. PROBLEM The Conservative Baptist Bible College in Hsilo is in the process of improving its facilities for the future. The school has insufficient office, housing, and classroom space. Half of the present facilities are from before WWII and are in serious need of renovation or rebuilding. VISION The board's long-term vision is to eventually move the school to a new location and build a center for ministry to the Chinese of the world. STRATEGY The administration…
December 9, 2019

6420-921-Community Transformation

The transformation of lives in a community should result in changes that go beyond spiritual salvation. Breaking the chains of poverty and dysfunctional social systems is the purpose of this project, by providing seed money for loans to deserving families or groups for starting small livelihood programs. VISION As we minister to the felt needs of the people through community transformation, it will pave the way for the gospel and churches to be planted. STRATEGY The loans will be approved based on the three-fold objectives of job creation, poverty alleviation, and community transformation. This is a revolving loan program so…
December 9, 2019

6420-916-CBAP Operations

This project assists the growing Philippine association of Conservative Baptist churches by helping them sustain a national office and its ministries in support of local churches. The association serves the churches in pastoral search, conferences and seminars, data-basing, and emergency aid. PROBLEM CB churches in the country are unable to adequately support the national office. VISION The national church association is vitally needed to provide unity, fellowship, and coherence to our Conservative Baptist movement in the Philippines. STRATEGY This project supports the management and personnel of the office as well as helps provide emergency aid to pastors in need.
December 9, 2019

6419-914-Taj Guest House

Shikarpur Christian Hospital personnel have been pleased to host several short-term nurses. More short-termers are anticipated in the future. PROBLEM Two apartments are available to house these short-termers, but neither is completely outfitted with needed furniture and appliances. Money is needed to purchase these needed items. CAPACITY Two refrigerators: $375 each Stove: $477 Used air conditioner: $250 Bed: $63
December 9, 2019

6419-905-Pakistan Literature

Through this project, funding is provided for the production and reprinting of two kinds of critical resources: those used for evangelism and those used for discipling the emerging church. PROBLEM A number of our previous publications are out of stock and in need of being printed again. VISION Literature plays a critical role in outreach activities among a tribal people in Pakistan. STRATEGY Our materials are produced in the people's mother tongue and are specifically focused on the needs and mind of the majority community here.
December 9, 2019

6419-902-Pakistan Bible Correspondence Institute

The Pakistan Bible Correspondence Institute seeks to help people understand the teachings of the Bible through 10 correspondence courses. Funds from this project will be used to provide Bible study materials to people who may otherwise never have an opportunity to study God's Word. VISION Through wide advertising, the PBCI wants to give as many people as possible the opportunity of reading the Word of God in the Sindhi language and coming to a saving faith. STRATEGY One PBCI newspaper ad can generate up to 500 responses. Each of these people is sent a Sindhi New Testament and the first…
December 9, 2019

6420-953-IGSL Operations

IGSL (International Graduate School of Leadership) is a graduate school operated by Campus Crusade for Christ International ("CRU"). This project will assist in its operating costs, scholarships, and development projects. PROBLEM Funding for IGSL is challenging because of the poverty of Asian students and churches. VISION This project is specifically designed for equipping leaders for the church. The seminary is the backbone of theological education at the graduate level for CBAP students. STRATEGY Contributions for this project can be designated for scholarships, library, training events, and operations. The school is staffed by many missionaries, including two from WorldVenture. IGSL is…
December 9, 2019

6420-951-ATS Operations

Asian Theological Seminary (ATS), located in Manila, has served the evangelical community for 35 years. With a faculty of mostly Filipinos, the seminary seeks to glorify God by providing quality education that prepares workers for His church in Asia and around the world. PROBLEM Since many students are already in ministry, they only need assistance with their school expenses. Some of the international students also need assistance with living expenses. ATS also needs operational budget assistance to maintain facilities and programs. The Filipino/Asian church is not yet able to underwrite the entire cost of operation. VISION ATS is a major…
December 9, 2019

6420-931-Disaster Relief & Rehabilitation

The purposes of this project are to give immediate relief and to help with rehabilitation for those affected by natural disasters and political conflict. WV workers in the Philippines frequently have opportunities to share the love of God, establish new relationships, and open new doors of ministry by offering help in times of disaster and emergency. PROBLEM The location of the Republic of the Philippines on the western edge of the Pacific Ocean makes it prone to typhoons, floods, earthquakes, and volcano eruptions every year. Political unrest make it prone to civil turmoil. VISION Relief and rehabilitation will aid in…
December 9, 2019

6420-928-CBS Asia Operations

CBS/A sponsors regional training centers for lay and pastoral training at the regional level and a pastoral ministries track specifically for pastoral training. It also networks with other schools and provides some scholarship help for qualified students in those institutions. Donations can be designated for regional training centers or office operations and staff. PROBLEM CBS/A provides the best opportunity for undergraduate pastoral training in the southern Luzon region. Other schools are more expensive and not sufficiently specialized. It is the best hope for the maturing of our CBAP church movement in the Philippines. VISION This project seeks to equip leaders…
December 9, 2019

6420-925-Visayas Church Planting Development

Funds are needed to promote church planting initiatives in the Visayas region of the Philippines. VISION Central and eastern Visayas in the central part of the Philippines, which includes seven major islands and over 10 million people, is the focus of aggressive church planting efforts. STRATEGY This fund seeks to provide assistance in a variety of ways to these two regions, including personnel, evangelistic events, training in Christian education, livelihood programs for church planters, compassion-type ministries, and region-wide events.
December 9, 2019

6417-908-Japanese Sign Language (JSL) Bible Translation

For some 300,000 Japanese Deaf people, Japanese is a foreign language. Unlike people who grow up hearing and acquiring Japanese naturally, Deaf people must study arduously to learn and fully comprehend the Japanese language. Their first language, their heart language that is naturally absorbed, is Japanese Sign Language (JSL). JSL is a visual language using not only hands but also facial features, space and directions. The differences between Japanese and JSL are greater than the differences between two spoken languages like English and Chinese. For the Deaf community in Japan to be reached with God's Word, the JSL Bible is…
December 9, 2019

6419-921-Pakistan Community Development Program

In the north, the Community Development Program at Shikarpur Christian Hospital exists to empower those who live in the interior Sindh of Pakistan to better themselves physically, emotionally, and spiritually. The program focuses on all local families who are in need or desire to know more about how to identify needs and better themselves. As we walk alongside people from different communities in the Sindh, we desire to help give each of them hope for the future. In the south, the Sindh Community Development project will install water hand pumps, train leaders who will train others in community health education…
December 9, 2019

6417-906-C-on Kinshuko

Funds from this project will be used to develop new ministry programs and support leadership training, discipleship and mission training programs. Help the church in Japan reach and train the next generation for ministry leadership. VISION C-On Kinshuko Camp plays an integral part in the CBA Japan Harvest 2010 plan to nurture healthy churches. STRATEGY Funds will also be used to remodel and rebuild the camp, and C-On Kinshuko has an opportunity to purchase adjacent property to expand the camp facilities. C-On Kinshuko has a vital role in equipping laity for service. To reach this generation, creative methods are needed.…
December 9, 2019

6417-903-Iwate Radio

Half the membership of one church in Japan is made up of people who came to Christ as a result of first hearing the gospel via the radio. This fund provides money to keep the broadcast on the air. PROBLEM The church in Japan is growing but still struggles financially. A daily Christian radio broadcast is vital to the spread of the gospel in Japan, but churches cannot provide adequate finances to keep it going. VISION This is a frontline evangelism project used to bring the gospel into thousands of homes via radio and provide follow-up material. STRATEGY Outside help…
December 9, 2019

6417-901-Hallelujah Gospel Family Choir Network

Black Gospel music has been popular in Japan for many years now. Non-Christians participate in choirs to sing this music that touches a part of their soul and brings them great joy. This project seeks to develop choir communities sponsored by cooperating churches to develop relationships between the Christians and non-Christians. VISION Christians have seen this response to Black Gospel music as a wonderful opportunity to reach the hearts of these non-Christians with the gospel message contained in the songs. STRATEGY Funds will be used to purchase resource material, equipment and event-related expenses. We plan to hold regional and combined…
December 9, 2019

6419-927-Pakistan-Oadki Language Translation

In an area of Pakistan where the Bible has not been translated into the local language, workers seek to train translators. VISION One of these translators dreams of having the Bible in his language, Oadki, and is thankful for the training that will enable him to realize his dream. STRATEGY This project supports translators in this area and the training needed to make the Bible available to their people. An Oadki man has finished training and begun translation of the Bible into his language. He is seeking to build bridges among the people of his community, break down suspicions of…
December 9, 2019

6419-925-Pakistan Christian Ministry

Funds from this project will be used to follow-up on contacts made through a Christian hospital's ministry. VISION The emphasis is to multiply followers of Jesus Christ among the Sindhi people group.
December 9, 2019