East Timor is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, anexclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor. East Timor has a lower-middle-income economy. About 37.4% of the country’s population lives below the international poverty line which means living on less than U.S. $1.25 per day and about half or 50% of the population is illiterate.
ACBM activities
Activities in East Timor started in 2004 by advertising in the local English Newspaper. During the last few years we have had the opportunity to talk to students learning English at the local university. Most of the ecclesia in Dili has developed from this programme. Since the first baptism in 2010 we now have 14 brothers and one sister. As most of our brothers have come from various districts around the country for their studies we look forward to the Good News of the Kingdom of God being extended throughout the region. Fieldworkers are always welcome. It’s only a little over a one hour flight from Darwin.
Recent Posts
Timor Leste – Liquica Kids Club
30 October 2024
Sis Tina is our only sister in the town of Liquica in Timor Leste. She conducts preaching activities from her home every day and is well known throughout the area for what she believes. This is the Kids Club Program she runs. She also runs activities for younger children, teaches […]
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Timor Leste (East Timor) update
29 July 2024
Here are some more pictures from our fieldworker team who recently visited Timor Leste. The team have been involved in family activities with the families in the ecclesia, and have been involved in discussions with the brothers and sisters regarding their plans to find a permanent meeting place.
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East Timor
22 July 2024
We currently have a team of Filipino and Australian fieldworkers visiting East Timor. Encouraging visits between countries who share similar cultures and languages is very important. The team includes two families with children and one of the main focuses of the visit has been to support the families in the […]
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East Timor visit
17 May 2024
Our fieldworker team currently in East Timor has been very busy visiting the brothers and sisters, joining them on their preaching work and discussing the ecclesias plans for the future, God willing.
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February eNews – Timor Leste
3 February 2024
Timor Leste (East Timor to Australians) was always going to be a challenging area in which to preach the true Gospel. Controlled by Portugal as a colony for 500 years, governed by Indonesia for 25 years, and granted self-governing rights after a referendum in 1999, Timor Leste was a troubled […]
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Baptisms in Timor Leste
16 December 2023
We very pleased to hear of another three baptisms in Timor Leste recently. Bro. Isaac, Sis Ermalinda and Sis Isabell. All three have learnt the gospel message from their families who area already part of the ecclesia.
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