RSSMixhttp://www.rssmix.com/This feed was created by mixing existing feeds from various sources.en-gb http://eastasianpeoples.imb.org/field-blog/encounter-at-the-waterfall-cafe/Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:57:03 -0500Story submitted by an East Asian Peoples Affinity Group field worker.I was in for the surprise of my life that day. It all started when some friends and I went to eat at a famous restaurant known for its waterfall view from the outside dining area. After we asked Gods blessing on our food and [...]80a73740f5626babd0c0527bef99cfa3 http://eastasianpeoples.imb.org/field-blog/the-laba-festival-in-china/Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:21:15 -0500On January 22, 2010, the traditional Laba Festival will be celebrated in China. It falls on the eighth day of the twelfth month according to the Chinese Lunar calendar. This lesser-known Chinese festival is not celebrated by all Chinese. It is not a public or national holiday. It finds its roots in the Buddhist [...]3ccb2d3586955e2d03e7bf6567703b68 http://eastasianpeoples.imb.org/prayer-blog/guest-post-by-julie-upsetting-the-gods/Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:00:20 -0500Guest Post by JulieNineteen-year old York is a high school dropout from a poor, rural family. But knowing Jesus has given his life purpose and joy. Of the handful of believers we work with in our city, York is the most faithful to obey. He regularly shares his faith and serves as the leader [...]fce11722a5aee2d328aec9749001d85e http://eastasianpeoples.imb.org/prayer-blog/daur-people-of-china-january-focus-for-prayer-and-fasting/Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:27:25 -0500An old Daur Christian woman spoke of her people to a younger believer, They suffer more because they believe in the wrong god. Pray for the Daur so they would believe in the real God. What a testimony it was to the young Daur women to meet an old Daur woman who believed in [...]bf67b080680dd5318d5af7a437fdd20e http://eastasianpeoples.imb.org/field-blog/heartfelt-gratitude-%e2%80%93-a-lottie-moon-christmas-offering-thanks/Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:12:26 -0500Dear family back home,The year 2009 has come and gone, bringing many new challenges and victories along the way, both home and abroad. Thank you for your continued support through prayer and financially giving. God has done mighty and powerful things in the lives of millions and He has allowed His church to come along [...]702eb6b9382d3f0ba3c3b120b22cdfb4 http://eastasianpeoples.imb.org/field-blog/training-leaders-%e2%80%93-a-lottie-moon-christmas-offering-thanks/Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:34:08 -0500I used all my training budget and even additional funds to train more than fifty disciples in a short period of time. Yet God continued to provide funding through faithful men and women like you. After the training, my local trainees shared the Good News fervently, leading more than 120 others to Christ. [...]7385c066df08d91f39c97d9839daa9c1 http://eastasianpeoples.imb.org/field-blog/japan-celebrates-oshogatsu/Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:18:40 -0500Oshogatsu, the New Year, is the biggest holiday of the year in Japan. In former times, Japan joined their Asian neighbors in celebrating their New Year according to the lunar calendar, but since 1873 Japan has celebrated the New Year on January 1st as we in America do. The Japanese celebration of the New Year [...]7a2572bae618d9282b1abb1b5eb14fc2 http://eastasianpeoples.imb.org/field-blog/reaching-healthcare-professionals-%e2%80%93-a-lottie-moon-christmas-thanks/Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:49:23 -0500To those who have and will give to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering,My wife and I are family physicians who heard the call from God to come to work among the people of a mega-city in Asia, the vast majority of whom have never heard the Good News. We live here with our preschool children. [...]61648676cf2aa0257a0992c4be97c8c2 http://eastasianpeoples.imb.org/field-blog/many-%e2%80%9cfirsts%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-a-lottie-moon-christmas-thanks/Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:28:32 -0500Our family has been on the field for more than five years now. Throughout this whole time there was never an avenue of ministry we could not pursue because the funding was not there. Whenever the Lord would open a door, using the resources provided by Southern Baptists, He would enable us to walk [...]6bcac226f1834f902a1525e68527bd86 http://eastasianpeoples.imb.org/field-blog/bringing-hope-%e2%80%93-a-lottie-moon-christmas-offering-thanks/Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:19:06 -0500Dear Lottie Moon Christmas Offering Supporters,Last year in August, Wanda dropped her head and stared at the ground seemingly disappointed from life. We approached her and told her the good news of Jesus Christ. She said, My fianc and I moved here and opened a business a few months ago, but business is now so [...]d1c999ae397e5d261b30276e25c4ac77 http://eastasianpeoples.imb.org/field-blog/evangelism-tools-%e2%80%93-a-lottie-moon-christmas-offering-thanks/Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:09:30 -0500Dear Faithful Ones,Our family is blessed beyond comparison, thanks first to God, and also to you. We lack for nothing, and it is a joy to press on serving the Lord without undue anxiety about finances. Thank you so much for faithfully participating in the Great Commission!Your gifts also provide tools for the work on [...]000a73ec39c20977d3e863586a19d81e http://eastasianpeoples.imb.org/field-blog/finally-understanding-%e2%80%93-a-lottie-moon-christmas-offering-thanks/Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:36:53 -0500“You are the second foreigner I have ever met. The first foreigner came to my village eight years ago and ate in my home. He had many stories from that book, the Bible. It was so interesting, but I was young and did not understand.” Don* was excited to introduce himself to me for the [...]65256823cd8dccaa295639358ef050e8 http://eastasianpeoples.imb.org/prayer-blog/december-day-of-prayer-and-fasting/Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:12:12 -0500Anyang City, ChinaAnyang City in the northern tip of Henan Province lies close to the borders of three other provinces: Shanxi, Hebei and Shandong. More than 99 percent of her 1.24 million people are Han Chinese. Canadian missionaries Jonathan and Rosalind Goforth made their home in Anyang as he preached to great crowds of [...]c3a3da502c3b9c1013aa170d16fd25fb http://eastasianpeoples.imb.org/prayer-blog/prayers-at-christmas/Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:35:33 -0500Christian workers covet your prayers this Christmas season. Here are some requests from frontline workers.CHINA. Christmas is possibly the best time of year to share the Good News in China. Curiosity over what many consider to be a Western holiday opens doors of opportunity that are not normally present. Pray that as the Gospel [...]fc9ea6d099a88c0b39ee1d6ffb526359 http://eastasianpeoples.imb.org/prayer-blog/november-day-of-prayer/Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:39:21 -0400Tuesday, November 10 is the date of this months Day of Prayer and Fasting (DPF), but we invite you to pray for our focus city or upg all month long.a41d514306fab203fb2ce0053496c79b http://eastasianpeoples.imb.org/prayer-blog/october-day-of-prayer/Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:27:55 -0400The Shui (pronounced shway) is an unreached people group (UPG) of Guizhou province, China. They live in villages of about 200 people or 45 families on average. The Shui people are a friendly people and love to entertain visitors.eb674c507c57ffd04100ce6efc30b539 http://eastasianpeoples.imb.org/student-blog/bluegrass-in-taiwan/Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:33:17 -0400They are not your typical volunteer team. All of them are taking a semester off of studies at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary to share Christ in Taiwan, and they are doing so by playing Blue Grass music to gain access to the hearts of lost people.b71e2d6d91fb808369f89a48d81c57ba http://eastasianpeoples.imb.org/prayer-blog/september-day-of-prayer/Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:11:26 -0400Sapporo (Sah-ppoh-roh) is a city of 2 million people located on Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan. Hokkaido is an island originally occupied by the indigenous Ainu and is considered a pioneer area, its Japanese history being relatively short compared to the rest of Japan. Sapporo City officially recognizes 1868 as its year of birth though it existed as a village before then.d0b1c58b698adfb9e579ddedcc62906b http://eastasianpeoples.imb.org/prayer-blog/from-death-to-life-in-japan/Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:06:52 -0400The other day, I received a phone call from a man I met a-year-and-a- half ago at our coffee ministry. I was surprised, but so happy to hear his voice. He wanted to see me, so we met and talked. I didn't say anything about God but just listened to him talk because I remembered that he wasn't interested in hearing the Gospel every time I shared it with him.8062346a97da00e500ba4c506b83c841 http://eastasianpeoples.imb.org/student-blog/cic09-requests/Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:17:37 -0400Christmas in China is fast approaching! The deadline to apply for these jobs is October 15, so don't delay in putting your name on a project and starting your application.1a5a5c823678cfbf7f02b8fb56a9d861 http://eastasianpeoples.imb.org/prayer-blog/neijiang-city-china-august-focus-for-prayer-and-fasting/Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:08:21 -0400Neijiang, a city in China's southwestern Sichuan province, has 1.5 million people and less than one percent of them are Christians. Located about 160 kilometers southeast of the provincial capital of Chengdu, Neijiang lies at the midpoint of the expressway linking the two megacities of Chengdu and Chongqing.69998192fa7c8440344d2c13f29cc171 http://eastasianpeoples.imb.org/prayer-blog/qiandong-southern-miao-people%c2%a0china-july-focus-for-prayer-and-fasting/Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:54:16 -0400You will not see a headdress as elaborate as those of the Qiandong Southern Miao crowning the head of kings or queens anywhere in the world. But you will find ordinary Miao people wearing silver headwear that compares in beauty and intricacy with crowns of royalty.9bd895fa1ea81d799966f98dfc747c04 http://eastasianpeoples.imb.org/student-blog/hands-on-seeing-a-harvest/Sat, 23 May 2009 03:38:42 -0400As student volunteers, Kristofer* and Mindy* are smack dab in the middle of God's redemptive work in East Asia. The duo took a semester off college to participate in the Hands On program.45ebb48d64e623fd6a4f5710b11243b5 http://eastasianpeoples.imb.org/student-blog/hands-on-student-testimonies/Mon, 11 May 2009 22:35:18 -0400"I cannot even describe how exciting it is to see one of your good friends become your family in Christ. I came to East Asia expecting to change lives, what I wasnt expecting was how drastically my life would change from doing Hands On."06a92101d11e6aa9be5c23679f9663fa