ARM's Branch Minister in South Korea is Sang Ho Kim
Warm Christian
greetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! I do my best
to the ministry for prisoners owing to your pray and love. I really appreciate
it.
Nowadays, we visit 9
prisons and 2 reformatories 14 times a month. We preach to them, support the
Bibles and books about the religion, counsel and help training discipleship.
We have the interests that awarding the scholarships, supporting the living
expensive to inmate's family and sending some gifts on the holiday. It is very
important to care the released. We help them to get a job and to live
earnestly and religious life.
We evangelized to
25,000 people and baptized to 330 people on 2005. Especially, we hold the
"Winter Bible Camp" with 200 students at the Daejeon teenagers' reformatory on
Jan 17th to 19th. They all were receptive Jesus Christ and took the Communion
service.
We have much
interest to help some brothers' families. The brothers who are almost the
condemned figure as an evangelist in the prison. We take care about 84
families. They are almost divorced family and poor. We visit them and counsel
by a phone. And we try to evangelize to them. Youngju Kim, a condemned
criminal for killing one person, does his best to evangelize his best. His
wife ran away from home, so his 12-year-old son lives with his grandfather.
We've visited and supported living expenses to Youngju's family.
And we presented
Bibles/Hymns and Christian magazines to 1300 people due to your support. This
ministry is very precious. It is a strong point of mission to the prison that
new prisoners come there successively. But a majority isn't concerned about
them and disregard in Korea. So there is little helper. It becomes remote from
the mission to the prison for the difficult state economy. There are lots of
asks to us.
We set up
sisterhood relationship with 7 foreign inmates: Russian, Mongol, Bengali,
Chinese, Indonesian . There are about 300 foreigners at Daejeon Prison. We
hope they will evangelize after returning to their countries. Batt's father
and his family have visited him from Mongol some days ago. They were impressed
to our ministry and Christianity. They want to visit us again.
We support some released inmates for their lodging and keeping
faith to Jesus. I've had relationship with Myungsuk Lee and taught Bible to
him for 14 years. Myungsuk Lee who had been a gang and served his full time
(20 years) for homicide attends as a sophomore of theological Seminary.
He wanted to engage in Christian mission work.
I hope you are always joyful
and peace in Our Lord. May God bless you and ARM Mission.
Sincerely Yours, Sang Ho Kim,
Stump Brothers Mission
Rod, What encouraging reports of Bible courses and Thai
girls' home! -- RC
Dear Rod: We are blessed to be able to pass on to
you what God has given to us. We are currently giving over 20% of our
general fund to works outside our own personal boundaries.
Keep preaching
and we'll keep supporting.
In Christ, Dale
Glory to Christ, my beloved
bro! This is my report for July 2006.
On
05.07.2006 I immersed bro Alexander in the rehabilitation center for the
former convicts. He spent 5 years in a prison; now he lives in Korenovsk-town
(50 km NE from Krasnodar). He wants to be a preacher and to plant the
Christian congregation in that town.
I took part
in two sessions of the Krasnodar Territory Court (as an expert for Religious
Freedoms) to defend the Christians, persecuted on Religious basis. Bro
Rakhimov has twicely rung me up from Tashkent (Uzbekistan), asking me to come
with the Spiritual help. The trip to Tashkent is now rather expensive. Thus,
I'm trying to receive the donations from brethren to organize that
Evangelization expedition.
Our Student
Wing took part in a two-week Evangelization expedition to the Black Sea
Coast. Our Moscow representative
Nathaly Koff was the organizer of the catering during the big party (10,000
participants) of US Embassy in Moscow to celebrate the US Independence day. N.
Koff has received the personal thanks from the American Ambassador in Moscow
for that job.
With the
efforts of a number of public organizations, four police officers and one
of their unofficial informers in Krasnodar Territory were arrested and
convicted for using tortures with electricity during interrogations. I
was tortured with such torments in 1999; in 2001 a group of Krasnodar police
officers were convicted for such torments using, and now - the new scandalous
case. Russia continues to be the state of torments.
In Jesus
our hope! Sincerely, DOM ARM chaplain, Nicholas E.
Alyoshin
On June 12,
Ulyses Bedia was released from Malita District thru Bail Bond, at which time
he was enrolled at MCFCS, taking Bachelor of Theology. The Team conducted cell
by cell Bible study for new converts at BJMP-Digos City.
The team
was in Samal Island garden City Jail conducting Bible study and open
forum. One accepted Christ. After the Gospel Fellowship the City Warden offer
us a very delicious lunch.
On June 17, the Team conducted a
committal service for Arionel Palomo at Lida cemetery,
Malalag.
James Alocelja is now Working at Technomart Sales,
Cagayan de Oro City. He was replaced by John Alocelja in the computer and
E-mails communication.
The Team Chairman conduct one on one
livelihood seminar to Mr. & Mrs. Rex Descalcuta and Mr. & Mrs. Michael
Louie Robles - They were Church new prospects.
The ARM 3rd
Anniversary Celebration on June 27 was very successful. It gave a great
impact to the brethren, challenged the Jail Guards, captured the hearts and
interest of the media. The overcrowded attendance enjoyed very much the foods
prepared for them. The recepients were very happy and excited upon receiving
their Certificates of Recognition. Inmates were very happy and thrilled of the
Bible Contest and Parlor Games. Everything were matched with their
satisfactory prizes. The dynamic preaching of our invited Guest Speaker
touches the Hearts of every men and women attended.
To God be the
glory because he supply all our needs. Thank you very much for
Supporting this Ministry.
- Medicines received from "Pascual
Laboratories Inc."
1. 150 tablets for Diabetes
2. 123 Bottles Syrup for
Pulmonary Tubercolosis
3. 150 Packs of Vitamins for Anti-TB
-
Large Print Bibles, Tracts and Sermon Outlines received from LBW Inc.
1. 12
boxes of Large print Bibles
2. 1 box Large Print Tracts
3. 3 Packs
sernon Outlines
- Large Print Bibles, Tracts and sermon Outlines
distributed:
1. New Prospects : 3 boxes Large print Bibles
2. Ministers
: 20 pcs. Large Print tracts
2 packs Outline sermons
3. Churches : 6 box Large print Bibles
1 pack outline sermon
4. Inmates: 5 boxes Large print
Bibles
"To God Be the Glory"
Ernesto O. Alocelja, Director--ARM Philippines Philippians
4: 13, 19
We have recorded a very high level of attendance by
the inmates in all three prisons that we are working with,to God be all the
glory.Thank you for your prayers and support. More inmates are re-dedicating
their lives to the Lord and more also are being born again.
We
have added to the bible studies, including topical studies that have to
deal with temptation and how to overcome temptation as well as building a
strong life in Christ.
Please continue to pray for us as a
ministry as well as our country. God bless you.
Vanessa
Sesi