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Dec., 2014-Jan., 2015 Continental Directors Conferences

by P. Abraham Kim

1. Oceania: Held an SBC in 2014 (Missionaries conference and SBC in alternate years). Raised 2ng-gens, native leaders as messengers and shepherds (25 college students and graduates attended)

PT: Raise native leaders’ house churches

2. Africa: 38 missionaries and 24 native leaders attended. Mss. Andrew & Hope Kim, Faith Lee are in Egypt. Dr. Samuel Yoo (Uganda) was sent to Swaziland. Rosa Yoon (Korea) and Mark/John/Yoon (Kenya, 2nd-gens) served 18 2nd-gens. David & Abigail Lu (Uganda) were ordained as UBF missionaries

Prayer Topics:

1. Raise Egypt UBF as missionary base for the Arab countries 
2. S. Sudan—Shep. Padiet Deng to get his company’s HQ office job to serve Juba ministry more effectively. Construction of a Bible House.
3. Dr. Samuel Yoo--self-support and pioneering of Swaziland campuses. Uganda Kyambogo chapter—Stewardship of Shep. Julius, Daniel, Katrigume 

3. Europe: Native leaders (Walter Nett, Reiner Schauwienold, Ian Kaier, Paul Ridge) formed a beautiful vessel. Walter Nett’s 2nd term (2016-2019) supported. Dr. Henry Park succeeded Dr. Paul Hong as HQ representative.

Prayer Topics:

1. Unity/Coworking--Dr. Marc Choi (France), Daniel Ko (Serbia)
2. Young Leaders’ conference “Encounter 2015” (college students and graduates; 80+) in July 2015. Pray for developing MBF/HBF conferences.
3. Dr. Joseph Jin (Norway—complete recovery), Elizabeth Yoon (Serbia—Recovery after cancer treatment), Susanna Cha (U.K—cancer returned) 

4. CIS: Economic depression in Russian and CIS but ministry is growing in most chapters, encouraged by 2014 CIS conference. Peter Sam Lyu (Mainz, Germany) & Jane Han (NJ, USA) served 10 children.  M. John Lee (Ukraine) served Kazakhstan leaders with the words of God (plan to serve Moscow leaders in 2015). P. Ron served closing message on Lk 24:36-49. Next CIS conference in 2019. Next 2016 directors’ conference in Kiev, Ukraine. David Lee (Yekaterinburg) was recommended as next term (2016-2019) CIS coordinator ( If he doesn’t accept, M. David Byun will serve a second term).

Prayer Topics:

1. Restoration of God’s church along the ancient Silk Road in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan)
2. Continuing staff training of Russia and Central Asian native leaders
3. 2nd-gen conference in Moscow in July 2015

 5. Asia: 26 missionaries and 13 native leaders attended. IH & VL (Malaysia) first attended. P. Mark V., Drs. James & Sarah Kim (USA) attended. China women missionaries had a conference in 2014 in Korea. Korea will host China missionaries (both men and women; 42 in 20 chapters) conference every other year (next  conference in 2016). Expenses for China missionaries conferences will be supported by HQ/Korea. M. Peter Lee (Indonesia) succeeded M. Daniel Jeong (Japan) as Asia coordinator.

Prayer Topics:

1. China and North Korea—China government works toward evacuating all foreign missionaries by 2017
2. Staff training for Philippines UBF
3. Self-support--M. Peter & Deborah Lee (Thailand), Do-Yoel Lee (Cambodia)
4. J. Song (China), Marie Kim, Anna Lee, Hengky (Indonesia) to overcome cancer.

6. M.E: P. & R. L.(Turkey) attended. P. M. V. attended.

Prayer Topics:

1. Raise disciples among students with Christian background
2. N. Y. (Libya)—protection and ministry in the midst of civil war; J. Kim (Q)—to successfully complete ongoing construction project by June 2015; B.-S.& R. P. (KSA)—self-support.
3. P. K. (Pakistan)—ministry direction

7. Latin America ISBCs 2015:

Southern L.A. Region (Jan. 15-18 in Argentina)—121 from 7 countries attended. Missionaries and native leaders showed unity and communication. Many native leaders and Bible students saved money for months to attend the conference.

•     Mexico Region (April 3-5 in Mexico City)
•     Central America Region (April 3-5 in Guatemala)
•     Northern L.A. Region (August 20-23 in Venezuela)—pray for stability of Venezuela