God’s powerful hand in the Philippines
The Tidings Magazine recently featured a number of articles on the Philippines in the April 2022 issue.
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Recent Updates
A sad day today as we laid to rest bro Isoa Makutu, foundation member of the Suva ecclesia Fiji . He sleeps in the sure hope of the resurrection.
PAKISTAN UPDATE
You are all probably aware of the massive floods in Pakistan. Nearly 1,400 people have died and more than a million people have been rendered homeless in flooding that has submerged nearly one-third of Pakistan and destroyed crops, livestock, homes, roads, bridges and rail networks.
Fortunately, the impact on the large number of brothers and sisters in Pakistan has been much more limited. This is mainly due to where they live.
There are many Christadelphians who live in the northern Punjab area and the impact of the floods has substantially passed. In the Punjab area, water flooded streets and entered houses that it never entered before, but the brothers and sisters coped with a few centimetres of water in their houses - like their neighbours.
However, there has been and is a food shortage amongst the many day workers. The months of extremely heavy rains have left farms boggy and brick kilns unusable, so many dayworkers are affected. Others relying on selling their produce at markets are in trouble.
The ACBM had provided welfare food relief in late July to help 45 families. The food delivery system set up for Covid got going again and food packs were made up and delivered to those 45 families.
That food ran out and again at the beginning of September, another plea was received. Further food has been bought and delivered to the 45 needy families. There has also been food delivered to another 16 families in villages.
Read about the continued growth of the ecclesias during the pandemic and activities that are planned in Vanuatu now that the borders have opened again in the September eNews
A team of brothers and sisters from East Timor and Indonesia have just completed their first visit to Kupang, the main city in West Timor to share their faith with family members. We pray for God’s blessing on this work.
About 130 young people from Luzon (the main northern island of the Philippines) attended a CYC study weekend at Bugallon Ecclesial Hall (5-7 August 2022). They came from 12 of the ecclesias in Luzon. Some travelled for more than 12 hours to get to the study weekend.
The theme for the study weekend was: "Waiting for His Return" based on a consideration of 1st Thessalonians. The studies and meditation talks were led by Filipino young brethren. During the weekend 12 candidates for baptism were interviewed and were subsequently baptised during an outing on Saturday afternoon at Lingayen beach. Later a brother and sister, who own a Korean restaurant nearby, hosted all of the young people for dinner.
This was the first opportunity for young people from Luzon to meet together face to face since December 2019 (because of the pandemic). It was an enjoyable and spiritually profitable time for all. The CYC study weekend costs (travel and catering etc.) were subsidised by ACBM.
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New Year in Solo
Our brothers and sisters in Solo, Indonesia, enjoyed their Christmas Day get together at the hall. Christmas is a very special time for our brothers and sisters there. In a country where the majority religion is Islam, Christmas is really the only time of year when Christians can be open about their faith. Our love and prayers are with them.
Fiji update October ’21
The role of the ACBM is to support the spiritual and physical welfare of our brethren, sisters and youth through COVID-19 and beyond. Until recently the ecclesia in Fiji have been doing an amazing job of maintaining its members welfare, however they have all but exhausted their ability to do so going forward. The ACBM, in consultation with local serving brethren, has sent monetary welfare to be distributed as the ecclesia sees the need to their members.
The island nation had the COVID situation well under control using strict international travel bans and isolated lockdowns until February/March. The delta strain then hit hard and Fiji went into severe national lockdown that had a sustained severe impact on brethren and sisters that have a subsistence cultural approach to life. Many brethren and sisters lost incomes , transport was not available, getting to medical facilities became difficult , the price of food increased, the availability of food decreased and the anxiety of lockdowns on a close knit, family orientated was acutely felt by many.
eNews September ’21 – India
India is a vast country with a population of nearly 1.4 billion. There are also many local and tribal languages. This, of course, makes for challenges in preaching the Gospel. However the number and location of Christadelphians in India has increased. There are now 2,250 brothers and sisters in nearly 100 ecclesias in India. Of these ecclesias, only three use English for their meetings so it is now very much a local language country, just like the many ecclesias in Africa.
Resilience Under COVID-19 Stress – Mission Night 15 Aug 2021 – Faith Building
An Excellent and moving mission night held recently. Attended remotely and in person by a range of presenting brethren
Indonesia Update Aug 2021
As you may be aware, Indonesia has recently been significantly hit with a new wave of COVID cases. Our brothers and sisters in Solo and Jakarta have been impacted, with a number contracting COVID and many more out of work due to lockdowns. We are glad that some are recovering well, but very concerned for…
Philippines: Isabela Ecclesia work
The Isabela Ecclesia in the Philippines have been busy working on their hall over recent weeks. Due to low numbers of Covid cases in that part of the country they are still able to meet in the hall and preach in the local area.
Philippines : Exhorts via zoom
Some ecclesias in the Philippines are still able to meet together depending on the COVID restrictions in their area but are not able to invite visiting speakers from other ecclesias. Last Sunday several ecclesias arranged for a visiting speaker to exhort via zoom.
EAST TIMOR FLOODING UPDATE
On April 5 and 6 East Timor was hit by the most severe flooding the country had experienced in over 50 years. Many homes flooded or destroyed by landslides and the ACBM provided support to some of our brothers and sisters whose homes had been flooded or damaged.
Sunday School restarts in Bayambang Philippines
The Bayambang Ecclesia in the Philippines has recently been able to restart several of their Sunday Schools due to changes in Covid-19 restrictions in their area. This picture is if students in the Bani Sunday School. Other parts of the Philippines are experiencing much higher numbers of cases and ecclesial activities can only happen online. Please remember our brothers and sisters in the Philippines and elsewhere in the world in your prayers.
Baptisms in Santa Barbara Philippines
Today was a special day for the Santa Barbara Ecclesia in the Philippines with the baptism of sisters Jannah and Maricel. There have not been many Covid cases in the area and so the whole ecclesia were able to join together for the baptisms
Philippines virtual study weekend
Some of the groups of brothers and sisters who were able to meet together and join the recent virtual study weekend in the Philippines.
Baptisms in Philippines
We’re very pleased to hear of the baptism of Sis. Jenebeth and Bro. Jepthah who were baptised in the Cagayan de Oro Ecclesia in the Philippines today
Food Deliveries in Timor
Brothers and sisters organising the delivery of food to a community in East Timor that has been cut off by flood waters
TIMOR LESTE FLOOD UPDATE
The flood waters are now subsiding but there are whole communities without food and water and the local authorities are unable to provide for everyone. Our brothers and sisters are all safe and we have provided support to those who need it.
FLOODING IN EAST TIMOR
Torrential rain during April has led to landslides and the worst flooding in 50 years, with the capital Dili being badly impacted.
Virtual Study Weekend – Philippines
The virtual study weekend in the Philippines was successfully held last October 30 to November 1, 2020. The event focused on the themes of first letters of Paul to Timothy. It was attended mostly by our young brethren and sisters nationwide and few brethren from overseas.
eNews March ’21 Nepal
In the past year ecclesias in Kathmandu, have been able to continue to have fellowship within the guidelines of the Covid lockdowns and restrictions. Usually this has been in small groups and otherwise via the internet, using apps like zoom
ADVERTISING IN PALAU
Palau is a small isolated island nation in the Pacific, with a population of only 18,000. There is currently a brother and sister living in Palau and we have had some response to online advertising in the area. We are now running this add in the Island Times. We pray for our father’s blessing on our efforts to share the gospel in Palau and throughout the world.
East Timor Update 2021
While no fieldworkers have been able to visit Timor Leste during 2020, we are very thankful that the country has experienced little effect from the corona virus.
Lift Now Your Voice and Sing – Christadelphian ‘1st Virtual Choir from “INDIA”
Organised by bro Simon of Hyderabad and sung by brothers and sisters and their families from India and around the world.The hymn is no. 280 – “Lift Now Your Voice and Sing”
Philippines – Isabela Baptisms
We’re pleased to hear from the Isabela Ecclesia in the Philippines about the baptism last week of Bro. Alex and Sister Susan.
Baptisms at Virtual Fraternal
We were pleased to hear of the baptism of six brothers and sisters during the recent “virtual fraternal” in the Philippines. Sister Mercedes Maneclang (younger sister of sis. Florencia Bumadilla), sis. Abegail Kim Brozas (daughter of bro. Ernesto and sis. Charito, product of SS), bro. Ernesto Dela Cruz (younger brother of sis. Florencia Bumadilla), sis. Aubrey Mallari (youngest daughter of bro Andy and product of SS), sis. Maritess Baloto (mother of sis Jessica), John Mino Daracan (son of bro: Don and sis. Corazon, from SS of Tarlac Ecclesia)
Bro. Kenneth and Sis. Rovi’s Baptism
Bro. Kenneth and Sis. Rovi had been in search of the truth for years and have found a way to it through Christadelphian preaching and learning web sites. Afterwards, through the ACBM, they were connected to the Laguna Ecclesia where they regularly attended meetings and continued their studies. A year after they first attended a Christadelphian meeting, they confessed their faith and got baptised in the Christadelphian Faith.
VIRTUAL STUDY WEEKEND IN THE PHILIPPINES
Over the last two days the Philippine ecclesias have been meeting for a virtual study weekend around the theme of Acts. Most of the brothers and sisters have been able to meet at their halls and connect with other ecclesias via Zoom, like this group here at Santa Barbara. The weekend included 6 baptisms at Bugallon ecclesia and a song praise night with each ecclesia singing an item.
First Sri Lankan Bible School
First Sri Lankan Bible School Study led by Bro Renay went very well, on the necessity to plan, and to plan to build God into our lives, it just won’t happen by luck.
Victoria Information Evening – Western and Southern India
Summary of Southern and Western India ACBM Activities
Victoria Information Evening – Secretaries Review
Overview of Area ACBM activities from the Victorian ACBM Secretary
Victoria Information Evening – North India Preaching Activity
A Short presentation on the North India preaching activity
Victoria Information Evening – North India
Victoria Information Evening – North India Review of recent activities
Victoria Information Evening – North East India
North East India Summary of recent events and activities
Philippines Typhoon Ulysses
TYPHOON ULYSSES, PHILIPPINES – The typhoon season in South East Asia this year had been relatively quiet until about 2 weeks ago. Since then four typhoons have hit the Philippines. The most recent was typhoon Ulysses which has caused widespread flooding throughout the northern island of Luzon, with some areas seeing the highest floods for…
Philippines Typhoon Rolly
Over the last two days the Philippines has been impacted by Typhoon Rolly, this is the second typhoon to hit the country in a week, with another possibly following in a few days time.Typhoon Rolly made landfall in the southern Bicol region, as a category 5 system, the strongest typhoon of the year and caused extensive damage.
Solomon Islands Update OCT 2020
There was a Bible school held in Solomon Islands on Malaita Island in July 2019. The Youth conference was held in January 2020. These are very much appreciated by the local brethren & sisters as it is an opportunity for them to be able to fellowship together.
Another Baptism in Kalilangan
We’re pleased to hear of another baptism in the Kalilangan Ecclesia in the southern Philippines last week. Welcome to Brother Ernesto!
ACBM NSW Publicity Evening
An ACBM NSW Publicity Evening was held online on Saturday 19 September 2020. The evening included updates on the effect of COVID-19 on mission areas, some special events for young people in the Philippines in December 2019, an update on Indonesia including the story of 3 Iranian refugees in Jakarta, and progress in Pakistan.
Australian Young Person’s Perspective on the Philippines SOP and Conference ’19
School of the prophets, and Conference 2019, as seen from an Australian young persons perspective.
Bagio Youth Conference, Philippines ’19
Video review of the Wonderful time at the Bagio conference 2019
Growth of the truth in the Punjab, Pakistan
Report on the incredible growth of the truth in the Punjab Region.
Indonesia Update ’20
Video report from a visit to Indonesia including June study week on the fruits of the spirit.
Perspectives of a young Filipino sister at Philippines DOZ and Conference ’19
The daughters of Zion and Youth Conference in Philippines 2019 from a filipino sisters perspective.
Filipino Young Person’s Perspective from Youth Conference ’19
A Filipino Young Persons Perspective from Youth Conference ’19.
Philippines Daughters of Zion ’19
The first Daughters of Zion in Philippines on Fruits of the spirit.
Philippines School of the Prophets ’19
A First hand review of the Philippines School of the Prophets camp in 2019
Bangladesh Sept ’20 Update
– Currently there are 63 brethren and sisters in Bangladesh.
– There are 3 meetings, Notun Bazar, Savar and Mymensingh. Notun Bazar is in Dhaka, Savar is a town about an hour north west of Dhaka and Mymensingh is a rural village about 4 hours north. (These times are all very variable depending on the road conditions.)
– In the past year there have been 10 baptisms.
6 Baptisms in Kalilangan Ecclesia
We pleased to hear of another six sister who were baptised into the Kalilangan Ecclesia in the southern Philippines last week. Welcome to sisters, Arlon, Jovy, Amy, Michelle, Esperanza and Jay.
Baptism in Dili Ecclesia
The baptism of sis Carlotta, our new sister in the Dili ecclesia, last weekend.
Floods in Karachi
Heavy rains have pounded Karachi including the al-Fatah colony where 250 B&S live
South Korea Update
South Korea has been under restrictions similar to Australia. Communication between countries is still being used to support each other. Read more and find out how you can help under these unusual circumstances.
Philippines Update Aug ’20
In these challenging times when ecclesias in many places are finding it difficult to meet together it is encouraging to see the gospel message is still going out. Last weekend the Kalilangan Ecclesia in the Philippines baptised four new sisters – Jean, Desiree, Jessa and Catherine.
Philippines – The daily reading over zoom
“The usual fellowship we have is not possible in the current climate. Many things around us have changed, but our need for God’s word remains the same.”
Malaysia Update 2020
We currently have 36 brothers and sisters throughout Malaysia. Most of these members have come as a direct result of the preaching effort of Brother Kahfook and Sister Tina Tham and their family, over a period of 20 years. With the COVID-19 restrictions we are currently continuing with our preaching effort, using a Bible seminar…
Tonga Update Early 2020
Tonga In January this year the Mudge family from New Zealand spent time with our brethren in the Kingdom of Tonga. This was their first time in the mission fields. On arrival they were greeted by brother Dickie, himself young in Christ, who has been performing most of the teaching and nurturing work on his…
Timor Update Jun’20
There have only been 24 cases of Covid19 and there have been no new cases for sometime.
Lockdown restrictions have eased somewhat but it is still difficult for the brothers and sisters to meet together.
One group is staying at a private property outside Dili and have been growing fruit and vegetables to support themselves while work is hard to find. This has provided many opportunities for fellowship and Bible study
Philippines Update Jun’20
The brothers and sisters in the Mayantok Ecclesia in the central Philippines mostly work as construction labourers in other parts of the country.
Sadly many of them are unable to work at the present time and one brother had to walk over 100km to get home.
They have been using their time at home to spend time reading and sharing with others in the village.
Pakistan – Punjab Region Jun’20
Government COVID19 lockdowns has meant no work or food for millions of day labourers, and small businesses.
While Moslems have rallied and are supporting their own, there is little help for Christians. Already food parcels have been made up and distributed to Christadelphians, their extended families and interested friends in seven centres.
No preaching weekends are possible … just family meetings. There is a focus on daily Bible readings and generally catching up is by phone or WhatsApp communication. Regular Bible classes from Australia continue.
Despite this: on 4th May in the city of Hasilpur seven people were baptised.
Thailand May’20
Our brothers and sisters in Thailand and Myanmar have certainly been impacted, enduring the same fears and uncertainty and the same drastic, government antiviral measures as many others on this febrile planet of ours.
In Chiang Mai, the Bible Education Centre was vacated in the middle of March as fieldworkers made a premature return to Australia.
Philippines May’20 Update: Covid19 in Philippines
COVID19 has raised challenges for our Brethren and Sisters.
- Tighter restrictions are in place than in Aus/NZ making it hard for Ecclesia to gain encouragement by meeting.
- Many either lack the technology or good internet connection which has allowed Aus/NZ Ecclesias to continue to communicate under restrictions
- Many members haven’t been able to work and therefore had no pay to support their families.
- Sunday School prizegivings would normally held around this time, and cannot be run.
- End of years Family Fraternals (Bible Schools), which is held in Dec. and alternated with the youth conference will be challenging.
Cyclone Harold – April 2020
On the 6th of April Cyclone Harold stuck the largest Island of Vanuatu, Santo. It hit the town of Luganville Monday morning as a Category 5 cyclone. Extensive damage has been caused to the homes of the Bro and Sis who live on the Island of Santo and Malekula. Gardens have been damaged, Electricity and Running water are also no longer available and debris has been blown all over the town. Obtaining clean water and food is the priority at this time. No lives of the Bro and Sis have been lost and we can thank our God for watching over them.
2019 Update for Cambodia
By God’s blessing we have continued to have an active and exciting presence in Cambodia for the last year. We are blessed to still have 4 main centers of activity, Siem Reap in the far North, Phnom Penh in the center along with Kampong Speu and Sihanoukville in the South. Each of these areas have…
2019 Update for the Philippines
The very first thing to acknowledge is the wonderful support from many ecclesias in NSW and the Sydney CYC for their very generous financial donations for the work in the Philippines. The highlights during this past year were two Family Fraternals (just like Bible Schools), one held in Mindanao (Northern Philippines) and the other in…
2019 Update from Singapore
The 2019 Singapore Annual Study Weekend was held over the Easter holiday (19-21 April). We were blessed to have Bro David Budiman from Indonesia (Jakarta) lead 5 studies to the theme “Does It Matter What We Believe”. In addition to Bro David & Sis Taneke, we also welcomed a number of visiting Bre & Sis…
2019 Update for Thailand
The Bible Education Centre (BEC) in Chiang Mai is a central feature of our activities in Thailand. The BEC is the home, teaching and resource centre and is the base for fieldworkers who operate the centre year-round. The BEC is conveniently located near the centre of Chiang Mai and has most of life’s accessories, including…
2019 Update from Japan
A highlight of this last year was the first study weekend in the Japanese language, held in Nagoya in November 2018. Studies were led by Brethren Peter Evans (Tokyo), Jonathan Prins (Fukuoka) and Andrew Culver (Simi Hills). The studies were well supported by international brothers and sisters and those locally from Sapporo in the east…
2019 Update for Mongolia
Since last year’s report Sis Oyuna has found employment in Israel leaving her natural brother, Bro Puuje, as the sole member currently in Mongolia. There were no ACBM fieldworker visits during the 2018-19 year. However Bro Andy and Sis Mona Turner from Harrogate Ecclesia UK and former members in Mongolia, were able to spend time…
2019 Update for Taiwan
The ACBM, per medium of Skype, continues to provide exhortations for Memorial Meetings each Sunday, a Bible Class on Thursday evenings and a First Principles class on Sunday evenings. The Bible class is run by a group of Chinese brethren in Australia and links up with many throughout China. It provides a wonderful opportunity for…
2019 Update for Papua New Guinea & Bougainville
PNG is called ‘the land of the unexpected’. Irregular transport, an ineffective communication system, local political pressures and issues of personal safety, have made visits to Bougainville impossible over the last 12 months. The brethren have asked that the ACBM keep out of Bougainville until after the forthcoming referendum for national independence in October 2019.…
2019 Annual Update for Fiji
During this last year the Fijian brothers, sisters and young people have been celebrating the jubilee of the opening of their hall in Suva with many special events ,memories, youth camps, Bible camps and special preaching efforts being brought to mind. On reflection the growth of the truth in Fiji, and the impact of the…
2018 Annual Update for Indonesia
In Indonesia, with the fourth largest population in the world, we find Christadelphian Ecclesias in the capital, Jakarta and in Solo (Surakarta) cental Java. It is predominantly a Muslim country making preaching opportunities limited. The Solo Ecclesia is the larger body, meeting in their own hall. They are very active with a full program of…
2018 Update for the Solomon Islands
The highlight of the last year was the number of baptisms which took place, increasing the number of brethren and sisters in the Solomon Islands by about 40%. The majority of those baptised are the children of brethren and sisters who have come through Sunday School, and had the benefit of attending Bible Schools and…
2018 Annual Update for Papua New Guinea & Bougainville
Our activities have been focused in the Bougainville, Lae, Alotau and Goodenough Island areas. Each area presents its own set of peculiar circumstances. Unfortunately, these areas are separated geographically by sea and mountain ranges, and are only readily accessible by air. We have been very delighted by the response of a group of friends on…
2018 Annual Update for Fiji
Our Heavenly Father continues to bless this corner of his vineyard, the ecclesia in Fiji is well established, mature in many ways and welcomes regular visits from both old friends and new fieldworkers. The Fijian young people hosted the South Pacific youth conference (SPYC) in December /January 2017/18 in which 15 senior young people from…
2018 Annual Update for East Timor
Dili is the capital of East Timor, accessible by a seventy five minute flight north west from Darwin. It is a poor country but for our sixteen brothers and one sister they have found the “pearl of great price” “without money and without price”. East Timor is 98% Catholic and so our members have made…
Annual Report 2018
Download Annual Report for 2018 Download Summary of Income & Expenditure, ACBM Balance Sheet and the General Purpose Financial Statements, Auditors Report $1,014,147 was received in donations (9.9% more than the previous year), with expenditures of $1,169,783. The Asia-Pacific Christadelphian Bible Mission is pleased to commend to you the 2017-2018 Annual Report containing:
ACBM Bulletin – Hall Building Fundraising Appeal for Chabahil Ecclesia, Nepal
Chabahil, Nepal – An ecclesia seeking help from the worldwide brotherhood The Truth in Nepal continues to grow at an exceptionally strong rate and the Chabahil Ecclesia, current numbering 90 with 22 Sunday School children has well out grown its current L shaped hall where brethren are sittng at the edge of the platform and…
Read the April 2018 Bible Missionary magazine online
‘Going somewhere? Follow Jesus.’ – Solomon Islands Romania Day Saints in Egypt Adventures in Ecuador
Read the January 2018 Bible Missionary Magazine Online
The light comes to North India Liberia: no turning back! Lebanon: the story continues Fellowship in Yelets region – Russia
2017 Annual Update for Indonesia
In a predominantly Muslim country, word-of-mouth and personal witness are the primary means to promote God’s Word in Indonesia. Exciting personal initiatives include the presentation of seminars to small groups and a program helping homeless people. This quiet perseverance under challenging circumstances is a great example to us! In the capital city, a tiny but…
2017 Annual Update for Cambodia
God has continued to bless the preaching work in Cambodia over the past year with three new baptisms, bringing the total to 99 Cambodian brothers and sisters. These brothers and sisters are spread through 4 ecclesias across Cambodia. There are 54 brothers and sisters in the Phnom Penh ecclesia (the capital), 17 in the Siem…
Read the October 2017 Bible Missionary Magazine Online
Four days in Mongolia Excitement and change in Bangladesh Joyful baptisms of the next generation in the Solomons Security and fellowship at Mae Sai – Thailand Visiting the ecclesias of Egra and Contai – India
2017 Annual Update for Sri Lanka
The Truth continues to grow in Sri Lanka. The Gospel is preached regularly and in the last 12 months there have been six baptisms. The Negombo ecclesia is a multicultural meeting as they receive the benefit of fellowship from the Christadelphian refugees, mainly from Pakistan, who meet regularly with them. Some refugees have been resettled in…
2017 Annual Update for Pakistan
Pakistan continues to make world news as a country that harbours terrorists and violates human rights. But inside its dark exterior, the light of the gospel continues to shine brightly as our Brothers and Sisters actively preach the gospel. Those who have visited Pakistan in the past 12 months speak of the wonderful fellowship extended to…
2017 Annual Update for Nepal
High in the foothills of the Himalayan Ranges, landlocked between its giant neighbours India and China, our brothers and sisters continue as lights shining the Gospel message in Nepal. This year there have been seven baptisms as the ecclesias continue to preach to their families and those around them. The ecclesias in Kathmandu hold an annual…
2017 Annual Update for North East India
The North East India area mainly covers the states of West Bengal and the eight remote north-eastern Indian states to the east of Bangladesh. There are five ecclesias in West Bengal state: Kolkata, Joynagar, Contai, Egra and Sarenga with memberships of up to 20, plus interested friends, young people and children and there is a…
2017 Annual Update for Karnataka & Tamil Nadu
There are many ecclesias across Karnataka and Tamil Nadu with up to four generations of founders asleep awaiting Jesus and the next generation actively working in the Lord. The ecclesias vary in size. The main ecclesias are in Bangalore, Maddhur and Mandya (a combined ecclesia) with smaller gatherings in Bhadravati and Vellore and a growing…
2017 Annual Update for Andhra Pradesh and Telengana
The work in this area started in 1978 and we have been blessed today to have around 1350 brothers and sisters in 53 ecclesias. Most ecclesias have an active Sunday School and do their own preaching in the local language, and many run Fraternals and Study weekends. Combined activities are held at the C3 centre…
2017 Annual Update for Bangladesh
The highlight of the year has been the growth of the Mymensingh ecclesia, roughly 4 hours north of the capital Dhaka. The Mymensingh ecclesial growth has been both in numbers (doubling the size of their ecclesia), and in maturity. They have shown remarkable independent growth, both in bringing many to Christ and in setting up…
Read the April 2017 Bible Missionary magazine
Threefold blessings in Tanzania Joyful news from Costa Rica Twenty baptisms in one day – India Making Bibles available in Bosnia
Read the January 2017 Bible Missionary magazine
Our first Zimbabwe Conference Spending time in Chile Not many mighty – Vanuatu Two sisters in Ukraine
A preacher’s notebook (No. 6) – Media opportunities
The Bible tells us that the word of the Lord “sounded forth” from the believers in Thessalonica, so much so that their message and faith was widely known in Macedonia and Achaia (1 Thessalonians 1:8). There is no finer way of getting the message across than personal contact and living example. But we can amplify…
Read the October 2016 Bible Missionary magazine online
“Launch out into the deep” – Congo Our first brother in Lebanon Pastoral time in Panama Cambodia: the hardest part is leaving
ACBM 2016: The Year in Review
Dear Brothers and Sisters, fellow helpers in the work of the gospel. The Asia-Pacific Christadelphian Bible Mission is pleased to commend this annual report for 2015 – 2016 to you. It seeks to provide an overview of its labours to the glory of our God in His vineyard. The commission to the Lord’s servants in…
Youth Involvement in the ACBM
The ACBM is keen to encourage young brothers and sisters to become more involved in its work. Mission work is extremely rewarding and all workers return home saying they have received far more than they have been able to give. Many young people who had intended to do mission work only once have found that…
Sri Lanka Refugee Update
Comparing previous year’s “hide & seek” problem with Sri Lankan Immigration Police which resulted in the deportation of many Pakistanis, 2015-16 has been a very peaceful year in terms of immigration problems for refugees in Sri Lanka. This worldly peace has provided an opportunity for our refugee brethren to preach the good news of our…
Reports from Kerala (1981 – 2010)
1981 We rejoice to report the baptism on Sept. 4 of Mr. P. D. Rajumon. May the Father bless him in his walk. Bro. Rajumon learned the Truth through the C.B.M. Bible Postal Course and is the first in the southern State of Kerala to respond to the call of the Gospel. He is isolated…
Bible Schools in India
Seven Bible Schools are held each year, one being in Kerala – through to Mussoorie in the far north, 1800 metres up in the foothills of the Himalayas. The main Schools with several hundred attending each are near Hyderabad and Bangalore with a third in coastal Andhra Pradesh where there are some 20 ecclesias. Bangalore Bible School…
Jayanthi Rehabilitation Centre
The Jayanthi Rehabilitation Centre home is independent of the ACBM. Link to Website About Jayanthi Rehabilitation Center is a very small village for the housing, care and rehabilitation of lepers. A site of more than 5 acres of land was purchased in Sept 1996, and building began shortly after that. The location is about 43…
Tamil Literature List
BIBLE : Old Version UBS BIBLE : Common Language NT BIBLE : Old and New Testaments (Pdf) BIBLE : Tamil Bible OV (text, Tamil font required) AUDIO : NT (16 cassettes) ASI 0101625NT1000 also Psalms (7 cassettes) ASI 0101625PS1000 Introducing the Bible (mp3) The Truth willset you free (mp3) Life, Death and Resurrection (mp3) The…
A Preacher’s Notebook (No 7) – Bible talks
The Bible is rightly at the heart of the Christadelphian Bible Mission. We are not reaching out to people with a message we have dreamed up ourselves. We are bringing the word of God to them – “the sacred writings, which are able to make (us) wise for salvation” (2 Timothy 3:15). The word translated…
Read the July 2016 Bible Missionary magazine online
Norway in a nutshell Refreshed in Malawi Learning to think like Jesus – India Part of the Family: the Kindertransport
Dramatisation of Proverbs 1-9 by Bangalore Youth
This was a dramatisation of Proverbs 1-9 by the young people of the Bangalore Christadelphian ecclesia for Bangalore Bible Week 2015.
Bethezer Phnom Penh Dormitory Project
The Phnom Penh Dormitory is a project run independently of the ACBM How the Bethezer Dorms Started
Testimonials from Brethren and Sisters in Cambodia
Theung and Sophorn Theung and Sophorn talking about how the BECs have affected them personally: BEC Testimonials How Bethezer Dorms got started
Stimulating Experiences in North-Eastern India
Flying into the city of Agartala in Northern India with Brother Milton Richardson, who has made this trip many times before, we were met by Brother Subrata Ganguly. Brother Subrata travels throughout the northern states of India to assist with the running of Bible schools and to translate in both Bangla and Hindi. In recent…
ACBM 2015: The Year in Review
The work of the Asia-Pacific Bible Mission continues apace. Our overseas brothers and sisters, our field workers and the many brothers and sisters involved in the support work of the ACBM have been exceptionally busy over the last twelve months. But without the support of the angels of our God nothing would have been achieved.…
A Preacher’s Notebook – Collecting Data
The Samaritan woman who met Jesus by the well was greatly impressed that he “told me all that ever I did” (John 4:29). Very often it is clear that Jesus could see into the heart of man and so often he pitched his message to take account of what he knew of his listeners. None…
Cyclone Winston wreaks havoc in Fiji
What began as a tropical depression on 7 February turned into the second strongest severe tropical cyclone recorded in the world (the strongest ever recorded was super typhoon Haiyan that hit the Philippines in 2013). Gaining strength, severe tropical cyclone Winston became a Category 5 with winds of over 217 mph (350 kph) and made…
God is working in Cambodia
It’s 2016: the start of another promising year, and for me it started in the county I fell in love with – Cambodia. The year here started with love and laughter. Just being here has helped me grow in areas I never knew needed development! New Year was a big lesson for me. The Cambodians…
Bartimaeus finds a place of its own
The Bartimaeus Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired (BRCVI), or Barty as it is affectionately known, is a Christadelphianfunded project which provides training and accommodation facilities for blind and partially-sighted young men and women. Students here gain the opportunity to spend a year developing the necessary skills to function confidently and independently in society. They…
Bangalore Christmas preaching effort
We welcome you this morning to our presentation entitled ‘Celebrating Jesus’. It’s a bright Friday morning and many people are celebrating the birth of Christ. Although this day is not actually the birthday of Christ, our focus today is on revealing the mission of Christ as commanded by God for the salvation of mankind. Sit…
Bangladesh: contrast and fellowship
Dhaka is a melting pot of humanity, an intriguing mix of past and present. It is a ‘super-metropolis’ and recognised as the most densely populated urban area in the world. Initiation into Bangladesh sees one emerging from the airport to a relatively modern taxi. You are then hurtled along hastily constructed roads, closely surrounded by…
Third class passenger
Having travelled to Sri Lanka several times between 1987 and 1998, I thought it was time to go again. There have been quite a few changes since my last visit. The civil war which had crippled the country for 30 years had ceased and reconstruction was well underway. And there is now an ecclesia in…
Sharing the word in Thailand
I remember the conversation well – so well, that it has been burned into my memory as one of those moments I will never forget. We had only been at the Bible Education Centre (BEC) in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, for two months of our proposed one year sojourn to assist in the work and…
Bible school in the Land of the Unexpected
A Bible school is held an- nually at the Arawa High School on the island of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. It is generally held in the first week of January and this year went from Saturday 2nd until Sunday 10th. For Brothers Neville Rice and Michael Scerri, Sister Bronte McLean and her son James, it…
Bhadravathi: a building in progress
We arrived Bhadravathi after travelling the in 250 km (155 miles) north-west from Bangalore by train. Bhadravathi is a small town by Indian standards and the ecclesial family here consists of about 30 adults and 15 children. We are always met by the entire Johnson family when we arrive and this time was no exception.…
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Loss, lethargy and life lessons Neighbourhood Sunday Schools Third class passenger – Sri Lanka Our first brother in Lebanon
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Tanzania Youth Conference Guadalajara and the Sower – Mexico A different rhythm in the Solomons Only one ticket – Bosnia-Herzegovina
On top of the world
In mid-October, a party of eight South Australians arrived in Nepal for the third Nepal Bible Week from 21 to 25 October. Idols, idols and more idols… The city of Kathmandu is a sprawling kaleidoscope of colour, activity and noise, with people everywhere as they go about their daily business: rickshaws, taxis, motor-bikes and bicycle…
SUN Nutrition Programme
The SUN Nutrition Programme is not an ACBM project, but works in close cooperation. Website of the SUN Nutrition Programme About When Tim Galbraith first visited India in 1976 he discussed child nutrition problems with a retired medical superintendent of Vellore Medical College Hospital. The doctor, who had befriended him, commented on the vast waste of…
C3 Conference Centre
Accommodation available for ACBM fieldworkers and visitors The C3 Conference Center was constructed about five years ago to provide a venue for the Hyderabad memorial meeting, bible camps and a school for the children of Christadelphians and those living at the Shunem Home. Opportunities exist for volunteers to stay in the C3 Center and teach…
Fund Raising for the 2015
Magnanimous Response to ACBM Fund Raising During the year the ACBM has gone out to the brotherhood seeking funds in support of several disasters and emergencies to which the brotherhood has responded most generously. Cyclone Pam which hit Vanuatu and Reef Islands (Solomon Islands) on 13th March with winds gusts exceeding 300kmh, caused wide spread…
2015 Report for This is Your Bible Website
www.this is your bible.com The TIYB website continues to be the principal preaching website used by ecclesias and individual brothers and sisters around the world. The site is supported and run by the Bible Missions in the United Kingdom, North America and Australia/New Zealand and provides an accessible and easy to use preaching tool. Key…
Our Refugee Brethren
In our report last year we were in the midst of a flow of refugees into Sri Lanka from Pakistan and Iran and we were expecting this might be ongoing. However the Sri Lankan Government has closed access and has been sending asylum seekers back. As you will have noted from our reports in the…
Release of the ACBM Annual Report for 2015
Dear Brothers and Sisters The ACBM is pleased to commend to you this review of the areas of its labours on behalf of our brotherhood in God’s vineyard for the year ending 30 June 2015. Foremost in our mind is a spirit of deep thankfulness as we look back over the past twelve months and…
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Nutrition in Zambia Jamaica: tiny missionaries United across borders in Christ: Romanian Bible School Letting faith take you to the next level
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Pastors and prayer – Uganda Jamaica Easter Youth Camp Revelation at Mae Sai Bible Week – Thailand Israel: “a land that the Lord your God cares for”
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Family fraternals in the Philippines Cyclone Pam hits Vanuatu Dublin doors – Ireland Uganda: land of sun, suffering and spirit
Steady growth in Kerala
Kerala is that unique tropical state in the far south of India. Missionary work seems to have begun here as much as 1,900 years ago, as this was the ‘spice coast’ and there was a main Greek trade route here from 200 BC to AD 600, and forms of Christianity began here less than 100…
Bible week song
At the 2014 Bangladesh Bible week, the young people got together late one night and composed their own song on Philippians. For some “home video” recording, click this link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/19zgpnhtyevnklj/MVI_9786.AVI
Launch of the Christadelphian Refugee Guild
On 10 March, 2014 at the Farsi Bible School in Sri Lanka Bro Tim Galbraith and Ken and Dorothy Chalmers inaugurated the official website of The Christadelphian Refugee Guild (www.crguild.org) The CRG has been an idea of many Refugee brethren to maximize their efforts and talents during their time of exile to connect the refugees with the…
History of the Karnataka Christadelphian Youth
How it All Began The ecclesias in the southern state of Karnataka had in them young people who were in their journey of knowing the only true God. As Jehovah always provides our needs and all that it takes to get closer to him, we had his grace take the form of 2 loving souls…
Cambodia Bible Education Centre
Cambodia BEC is a local Cambodian preaching coordination organisation set up to coordinate and facilitate Christadelphian preaching activities. When we started the initial preaching effort in 2003, we could not get registration locally, neither could we garner enough funding. Due to funding issues an independent BEC was set up that sought funding from various supportive…
Moinabad Children’s Home
The Moinabad Orphanage is independent of the ACBM. About The home has two “families” (it is not operated as an orphanage). Mathews and Lilly are parents for 17 children now aged from 20 – 26 years old (not really children any more) who live at the home! Prakash and Sahaya are parents to 9 children…
Karnataka Christadelphian Youth
Karnataka Christadelphian Youth is a young people’s weekend hosted by the Bangalore ecclesia every couple of months. It commenced in 2002 at the Mandya ecclesial hall and has, for the last ten years has provided young people from the ecclesias in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu with a regular gathering for friendship, spiritual upbuilding and personal encouragement. At present…
The Christadelphian Shunem Home for Children and the Elderly
The Shunem home is independent of the ACBM. The committee for the Shunem Home is based in the United Kingdom. Shunem Home website About The Christadelphian Shunem home is situated to the south west of Hyderabad, India and was established in 1999 by Tim and Sarah Galbraith as a home for the children of street…
ACBM 2013 Refugee Appeal
We have launched a further appeal to assist our brethren and sisters who have suffered severe persecution in their own country because they have stood firm for the Truth. Some of these brethren and sisters have been able to flee their homeland and are now in another country seeking recognition as refugees by the UNHCR.…
Bartimaeus School for the Blind
Bartimaeus is a project run independently of the ACBM by members of the Bangalore ecclesia and a UK-based fundraising committee Visit the website here Bartimaeus Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired was registered as a Charitable Trust in 2005. It was set up to provide educational facilities for blind and partially sighted young men and…
Reports from Sri Lanka (1985 – 2013)
1985 September Bro Harry Jones from Yokine reporting “Our work of preaching the Gospel in Sri Lanka is making excellent progress: almost 200 contacts have been made and over 20 of these are now receiving the Bible Study course. Arrangements are now almost complete for our Bro. and Sis. Alex Gordon to spend 2 months…
Reports of the truth in Hong Kong
1867 November One, J. Lilley, writing from this place for himself and brethren, on the 27th July last, says “In this far-off heathen land, I and a brother of mine by chance saw your Twelve Lectures , and they were the means of our being led to search the scriptures. I am glad to say…
Reports from South Korea
The following reports where printed in The Christadelphian: 1981 April We extract from a letter from Bro. Laurence Cresswell, and from a report he submitted to the Australasian C.B.M. in April, the following summary of recent developments, “Our correspondence circle now embraces 388 Esperantists in 51 countries. The larger numbers are in Poland and Hungary…
Reports from Bangalore Ecclesia
The following are the reports of the Bangalore ecclesia in The Christadelphian magazine from 1982 to 2010. 1981 1982 May June Bangalore. —Another has responded to the call of the Gospel. On Mar. 17, in answer of a good conscience toward God, Lilly Martha , second daughter of our Bro. Henry Harry, was baptized into…
Brief History of the truth in the Philippines (1955 – 1994)
The A.C.B.M. Involvement The “A.C.B.M.” is the acronym for the AUSTRALASIAN CHRISTADELPHIAN BIBLE MISSION. This includes the Australian and New Zealand ecclesias. By the time the Australasian ecclesias began to reach out into new areas, the earlier brethren had (for over 80 years by the 1950’s) moved into various parts of the East and West…
“For the glory of the LORD filled the house of God”
Why did Israel build such an elaborate temple? There is no doubt that heaven, not the temple, was the dwelling place of God himself. It is a point that Solomon makes repeatedly: “Hear from heaven your dwelling place.” Solomon himself states that “heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain (the LORD), how much less this house that I have built” ( 2 Chronicles 6:18)…
New contacts? and something different (for us)
SHARING THE HOPE & SHARING FOOD A mother and son come and do Bible sessions with us. Afterwards they always join us for lunch, and we share what we have cooked and what they bring with them. A POSSIBLE CONTACT COMING NEAR TO YOU? One of the students has a daughter staying in Australia, and…
Money Problems
The first recorded disagreement within the Christian church is about money: “A man named Ananias … sold a piece of property, and … kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it” (Acts 5:1). The second recorded disagreement within the Christian church is also about money: “A complaint by…
Visit to Vanuatu
History of the Truth in Vanuatu The ecclesia commenced in the city of Vila on the island of Efate in 1999 with the baptism of Brother Kaltos Manses. Our gospel proclamation has continued to have results with ecclesias now established in five of the islands. We were in Vanuatu for five weeks during June and…
Guide to Preaching and Welfare
WHEN the Lord Jesus first sent out the apostles he gave them a dual mission: they were to preach, and they were to heal the sick. This they did, and after Jesus’ ascension they continued in the same vein. We too find ourselves with two similar callings preaching and welfare. In Galatians 6, for instance, the words in verse 6, “Let…
ACBM September Bulletin, 2012
Bangladesh A new mission home in Dhaka Picture 1 – This is the wedding breakfast in the new Sava apartment with no furnishings. Picture 2 – Bangladeshi bride and groom are by tradition not to smile. Bro Peter & sis Sweetie do very well! Picture 3 – Sister Sylvia teaching a number of children she…
ACBM May Bulletin, 2012
Philippines The December 2011 Youth Conference, was a wonderful opportunity for hundreds of the vibrant, energetic and enthusiastic young people to get together. Always quick with a smile, they made sure everyone felt welcome. Their enthusiasm, and spiritual yearning was a huge lesson in itself; and a real motivator for finding pleasure and contentment in…
200 issues of the Bible Missionary
It’s come as a bit of a surprise, but here we are with the 200th issue of The Bible Missionary. Such a milestone does not occur very often. As you may be able to work out for yourself, it is 25 years since issue 100 and, if the Lord remains away, it will be another 25 years before issue 300. The first issue…
ACBM April Bulletin, 2012
Mongolia Mongolia is a landlocked country bounded by Russia in the north and China in the south. It covers an area twice the size of NSW but with a population of just 2.7 million is the world’s most sparsely populated nation. There is an ecclesia of four in the capital Ulaanbaatar which meets regularly in a small flat rented by…
Mini Bible Exhibition tour the Solomon Islands
A mini (and very portable) Bible Exhibition made up of laminated coloured panels was recently used in five locations in Solomon Islands from the capital Honiara, to the rural provinces, even to an island where there are only walking tracks. The theme of the exhibition is God’s Plan for the Earth and follows through from Creation…
“Go Ye into all the World”
Bangladesh Ten years have passed since we lived in Bangladesh. Since that time we have made shorter visits, but this time it was very noticeable how much had developed in the ecclesia since our first trip. We rejoiced in seeing those whom we taught in Sunday School when they were children, now baptised and teaching the…
ACBM March Bulletin, 2012
South Korea In 1983 a Korean trader came to Australia with his “interpreter” Hyun Roe. While in Sydney, Hyun saw an advert for a prophetic lecture on the Return of Christ. After the lecture Hyun was moved to ask, “How did you learn those words?” Hyun had been reading his Bible for years & had problems reconciling what the Bible…
ACBM March Bulletin, 2012
Cambodia The end of 2011 saw the 2011 Cambodian Bible School go ahead as planned in Phnom Penh. The Lucky Star Hotel played host to over 100 Brothers, Sisters and friends for a week of studies, praise and fellowship. Brother Alan Dennes, Garnet Alchin and John Pople spoke in rotation through Khmer and Vietnamese translators…
Work in Tonga given a boost
Mission work in Tonga has commenced its eleventh year and with this new year we are excited and very thankful to our heavenly Father that Bro. Alan and Sis. Maureen Struckman have a VSA placement in Tonga for two years having commenced in January 2012. This extended stay will enable them, on behalf of the…
Baptisms in Sri Lanka
Nov to Dec 2011 Recent Baptisms Since our last report (12 October 2011) there have been five baptisms in Sri Lanka. On 23 October Bro Nalaka De Silva, who we mentioned in our last report was baptised. Nalaka was followed on 30 November by Bro James B., then on 6 November by Bro Rohan Hettiarachi,…
Sri Lankan Report
June to Oct 2011 The Taylor family, Bro Russell, Sis Margueritia, and their four children, Mac, Asha, India and Sahara, and Sis Margueritia’s father, Bro Fran Ryan, have been in Sri Lanka since December 2009. The Negombo Ecclesia is the only ecclesia in Sri Lanka. It has 26 Sri Lankan members and there are another…
ACBM September Bulletin, 2011
Indonesia From small beginnings in 1969 the ACBM commenced its work of Gospel Proclamation within a country of over 230 million inhabitants – 90% Islamic. The focus of the work is in Central Java, in the ancient city known nowadays as Solo, but previously known as Surakarta. Here an Ecclesia of some 70 Brothers and…
Singapore, July 2011 Update
Singapore Ecclesia were pleased to welcome two new members early 2011, when Bro. Phil and Sis. Kate Taylor and their two young daughters, Cassia and Lily, moved from Boronia Ecclesia in Victoria. The Ecclesia continues to meet in members homes as central rented premises are difficult to obtain and quite expensive. The ecclesia enjoys “Pot…
Nepal, July Update
Nepal is often referred to as the melting pot of Asia, wedged between India and China with its influences from Hinduism and Buddhism, Nepal is a vibrant and colourful place. Its capital Kathmandu rests in a valley and the city is a blend of old and new. The old with ancient buildings and narrow laneways…
ACBM: Half the population of the world
On 1 December 1958 a man and his wife were baptised in the Philippines. This event set in train further events which ultimately led to a motion being passed at the Biennial Fraternal Gathering and Conference in Brisbane on May 1962 to formally recognise the establishment of the Australasian Christadelphian Bible Mission. This was reported…
Ecclesial Gatherings in the Philippines
Every two years a family fraternal gathering takes place in the Philippines such as we have the biennial conferences in Australia. The first of these was early in the 1980s and was held in Dagupan City for the local brothers and sisters from the Pangasinan Province. This shortly grew to being a Philippine-wide gathering. Over…
They turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God
The Truth of the Gospel is converting some sincere hearts near Sarenga in rural West Bengal,(India) 200 Km west of Kolkata. Bro. Tuphan Biswas and his wife Sis. Pueli have been teaching about a dozen people over the last 2 years. Most of them attended the Kolkata Bible School in October 2011 where they greatly enjoyed the…
Baptisms at Peaceland Ecclesia
Bro Alfred & Sis Nester Bro Joseph & Sis Priscilla On the island of Malaita in Solomon Islands there has been a small Ecclesia in the Village of Fote for a number of years. Three years ago Charles Dadali from a new area was baptised. Bro Charles has been tireless in preaching near his village…
The experiences of Maggie Schlageter at the Shunem Home
The experiences of Maggie Schlageter Getting Settled After traveling for what felt like a 36-hour-long-night, we landed in Hyderabad and arrived at the Shunem home. It took a few weeks to find our footing, identify needs, realize what we had to offer, and see how things were run at the Shunem Home and the ecclesia.…
Solomon Islands Update, October 2010
The Solomon Islands hvs a population of nearly 600.000, living on about 350 different islands. About 97% of the population are Christian and they generally respect, and will talk about the Bible. Travel between islands is difficult so most fieldworker visits are restricted to the capital Honiara with its population of about 70,000, and the…
Mongolia Update, October 2010
Mongolia emerged from Russian domination 20 years ago. It is a very impoverished nation. Half its population of 2.3 million live in the capital Ulaanbaatar. Life is very challenging with long working hours and low incomes. Winters last for six months of the year and are perishingly severe with night temperatures as low as -40 C warming…
Telugu Literature List
70m speakers in Andhra Pradesh, SE India.Telugu script is similar to Tamil. Bibles BIBLE : Telugu Standard Version (UBS Bangalore Hyderabad) some very old fashioned language BIBLE : Telugu New Version (IBS Madras) not much used AUDIO : Telugu Standard Version. New Testament 0083635NT1000 (UBS Bangalor) AUDIO : Telugu Genesis Ecclesiastes (Hyderabad Christadelphians) digitapes< Course…
Indonesia, May 2010 Update
A Day in the Mission – Solo Style An 8.30am start, 7.30pm finish, a Memorial Meeting, 9 speakers, fraternal lunch and dinner, and a 2 hour break in the middle. All this went into the first ever Study Day conducted, on 21 February 2010, at the Solo ecclesia in Central Java, Indonesia. It was an…
Baptisms in Dhaka
The abiding power of the Gospel call has again been evident in Bangladesh. P. and B., after much reading of scripture, discussion and meditation, were baptized in Dhaka on Sep. 22. In the very difficult economic and social circumstances of this country, their decision to enter into the household of faith has special meaning in terms of commitment and resolve. They…
The History of Bible Schools in India
When Bible Schools or Weeks first began in India 25 years ago it was easy to house everyone under the same roof. The first two, in 1983 and 84 were actually held in the newly built first stage of the Moinabad Home and were under the auspices of the Hyderabad ecclesia. But they began to outgrow this facility and when…
Living in Sri Lanka
Living here is a daily challenge in many ways, because the country has been torn apart by civil war for over 20 years; the tsunami of 2004 added to the desperate plight of the people. Inflation is very high; in 2007 the cost of living increased by nearly 17%; interest rates on home loans are…
Papa New Guinea & Bougainville Update
Papua New Guinea is north of Australia close to the equator. Bougainville, one of the poorest countries of the world, is its most easterly island. After nearly eight years of war with Papua New Guinea, Bougainville now has its own autonomous government. The first brother and sister in Bougainville, Bro. Boniface & Sis. Mary Dituama, were baptized in 1987…
Pakistan Earthquake
The massive earthquake which rocked northern India and Pakistan on Oct. 8 killed many thousands of people. Our brethren in north India in the province of Uttar Pradesh strongly felt the shaking, but there was no damage done to their property, nor any significant damage in their area. We are not aware that any brethren and sisters suffered injury or…
A P2P Case Study – Cook Islands
January 2003 The Cook Islands are fifteen individual islands in Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean. The total land mass of all islands is only approximately 250 square kilometres, yet the territory of the Cook Islands covers an area approximately the size of India. The people are Maori and the majority are members of the Cook Islands Christian Church (CICC), although most major…
Preaching to Immigrant Communities
Recently it has been our privilege to visit Australia and New Zealand in the service of the CBM and to share with our brethren and sisters the news of wonderful growth which is taking place in East Africa and Malawi in particular. It was also instructive to see other ways of witnessing which are developing in Australia and New Zealand. Especially…
How the Truth came to India
The Gospel Publicity League In 1939 a zealous young brother in Sydney, Australia, together with a New Zealand convert, initiated a venture which was to assist preaching in many parts of the world, including India. Charles French and his convert Alan Gunn started the Gospel Publicity League and began publishing Present Day Events and their…
Review of “Into all the World”
WHEN Brother Stanley Owen retired from CBM activities in 1994 we lost one of the last links with those involved in its early years. Brother Stanley had been a member of the CBM council for nearly 30 years, much of that time as secretary, and had an encyclopaedic knowledge of missionary work over 40 years…
India – The Seed Begins to Ripen
IT WAS 6 YEARS AGO last month (April 1979) that Br Tim Galbraith, newly married to Sis Sarah, moved to India to make it his adopted country, and live· in his wife’s home city of Hyderabad. They were the only Christadelphians in a country teeming with 700,000,000 people! The beginnings were slow. Interest in the Bible…
Brethren Pray for Us
PAUL had a wonderful sense of caring for the ecclesias. He visited them, he wrote to them, he sent messages to them by the hands of faithful disciples and, constantly, he prayed for them. He prayed for those whose faces he knew well and whose love he treasured. He prayed for those whom he had…
A Pastoral Letter to the Saints throughout the World
To the saints throughout the world: Greetings in Christ Jesus. TIME was when travel and communications were so slow and expensive that the Truth expanded in a series of regional households, each having little personal knowledge of the members in other areas, and relying for news of these in magazines which circulated throughout the world.…