Issue 63, 2021

Confirming the Gospel

With Covid-19 pandemic restrictions and economic downturns leading to emotional stress and physical deprivation in terms of basic daily foods, windows of opportunities are wide open to commend the gospel of Christ, His love and compassion through relief and gospel outreach.

We can anticipate a trajectory of increase in stress and distress of gargantuan proportions as predicted by our Lord enroute to His second coming (Mt. 24:21-22). As such the present Covid-19 crisis should serve as a mini-training camp for the big ones ahead in terms of Christian responses to a destitute and suffering world.

In the context of sowing and reaping, Christians are exhorted to sow by doing good to those in need, “for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” (Gal 6:9). For a time such as this and more so in the days ahead let us buckle up and determine in increased sowing towards the physically and spiritually needy and in so doing, confirm the gospel of the incarnated Christ (Jn 1:14).

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Relief and Gospel for Myanmar and India

Covid-19 pandemic plus political instability has grossly impacted Myanmar with many in the poorer sectors of the population being left hungry and destitute. North India was badly affected by the spread of the Covid-19 delta variant with many families losing the bread winner and loved ones.

In response to the Macedonian call from our REAP Myanmar and REAP India evangelists, MAP launched an appeal for help which resulted in over RM136,000 and RM14,000 collected for Myanmar and India respectively. Over 1800 families in Myanmar received basic food supplies for one month together with the gospel, with over 1,000 salvations recorded from over 1800 evangelised thus far. Over 180 families in India received both food supplies and the gospel, and the results are still work in progress.

Praise be to God! Thank you to each one who has contributed to the relief efforts for Myanmar and India and the impactful harvest.

Below are some pictorial reports and a testimony from a REAP Myanmar evangelist:

“The food was donated to 20 refugee families from Rakhine State and 22 refugee families from Karen State. I shared the message of salvation of Jesus Christ with them and they confessed “the Lord Jesus Christ is my Saviour” in their hearts. They are so thankful for the rice bags, egg trays and chick pea bags. May God bless you more.”

Evangelist Saw Lin Htike Aung

Myanmar Relief and Gospel Work in Yangon Region and Rakhine State

North India Relief and Gospel Work

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Special Appeal for REAP Myanmar Evangelists

We praise God for His grace and goodness that enables MAP to advance His gospel despite the restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021.

With your prayers and support we have achieved the following via 452 REAP evangelists in 13 countries of Asia:

Over 5.6 million received the gospel,

Over 188,000 conversions to Christ,

Over 1,800 new rural churches planted, and

52,000 Bibles given to the new converts.

Myanmar is now our 3^rd REAP Priority Field after China and Malaysia. The political crisis and Covid-19 pandemic have taken a serious toll on the economics of the country with hundreds of thousands of destitute families.

We want to double our efforts in gospel advance by adding to the present 31 REAP Myanmar evangelists in a very responsive field. Our goal in 2022 is to add another 30 evangelists to reap a rich harvest in Myanmar.

Keen to capture the window of opportunity to win more souls in Myanmar? The support of one REAP Myanmar evangelist is RM200 per month or RM2400 per year. Send your support to: MAP Partners Berhad, 16-1, Jalan Ara SD7/3B, Bandar Sri Damansara, 52200 Kuala Lumpur or bank into our Public Bank Account: 3108884208 under MAP Partners Berhad. Designate “REAP Myanmar”. Please scan to us your bank in slip by email: mappartnersmal@gmail.com. Thank you. God bless.

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Bible Gifts for New Believers

We give thanks to God that despite the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions and economic downturn, the ministry of Bible distribution to new believers in the rural areas of Asia continues. A total of 8485 Bibles were given to new believers in 2021: 6000 in Sabah, 2380 in China and 105 in the Chinese New Villages of Peninsula Malaysia.

Praise be to God and thank you for investing in the sowing of God’s previous, unchanging Word. (Is. 55:11)

                                      

	Conversions	Bibles Given
China	over 79,831	37,680
Sarawak	over 44,685	4,300
Sabah	over 12,531	7,200
Myanmar	over 26,714	1,000
India/Bhutan	over   2,863	320
Chinese New Village	over   1,780	565
Orang Asli	over 1,085	550
The Philippines	over 3,748	300
	Total	51,915

Keen to fellowship in the sowing of Bibles for new believers in rural China, East Malaysia and other countries of Asia?

Send your gift to: MAP Partners Berhad, 16-1, Jalan Ara SD7/3B, Bandar Sri Damansara, 52200 Kuala Lumpur or bank into our Public Bank Account: 3108884208 under MAP Partners Berhad. Designate “Bible gifts”. Please scan to us your bank in slip by email: mappartnersmal@gmail.com. Thank you. God bless.

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Forthcoming Highlights 2022

March	REAP Orang Asli (OA) Missions
July	Lectures on “Evangelism and Discipleship”, Malaysia Baptist Theological Seminary (MBTS) by Dr. Ooi Chin Aik
August	REAP Chinese New Village (CNV) Missions
November	Ordination Service for Dr. Ooi Chin Aik, Evangelical Community Church Inc. (ECCI), Melbourne, Australia
December	Christmas Evangelistic Preaching in Churches

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Itinerary Highlights, October – December 2021

October
10	Sunday Preaching, SS Gospel Centre, Petaling Jaya, 10.00 am (OCA)
10	Sunday Preaching, Melawati Gospel Centre, Chinese, Kuala Lumpur, 9.00 am (AT)
17	Sunday Preaching, Petra Gospel Centre, Kuala Lumpur, English, 9.00 am (SY)
24	Sunday Preaching, Daya Gospel Centre, Chinese, Johor Baru, 9.00 am (AT)

November
14	Sunday Preaching, Bidor Gospel Centre, Perak, 9.00 am (SY)
21	Sunday Preaching, Petra Gospel Centre, Kuala Lumpur, English, 9.00 am (SY)
28	Sunday Preaching, Agape Chapel, Petaling Jaya, 10.00 am and 5.00 pm (OCA)

December
6	Sunday Preaching, SS Gospel Centre, Petaling Jaya, 10.00 am (OCA)
12	Christmas Evangelistic Preaching, People’s Park Baptist Church, Petaling Jaya, 10.00 am (OCA)
12	Sunday Preaching, Diakonia Church, Chinese, Rawang, Selangor, 11.00 am (AT)
19	Christmas Evangelistic Preaching, Pantai Baptist Church, Petaling Jaya, 9.00 am (OCA)
26	Christmas Evangelistic Preaching, Bilingual, St. Andrew’s Pengkalan Ipoh, 9.00 am (OCA & LO)

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Response Form :-

Malaysia and others countries

http://maplink-web.org/maplinkpdf/REAP-MAP-partnership-form-10-MAL-Revision%202.pdf%22

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For Australia and Cook Islands