Go and make disciples of all nations!

- Matt 28:19 NIV -

                                                                                                                                                                                       ∴ Date : 2019-09-01

. Johnny Chun / Executive Secretary of TI  Someone said, “ Life is not a box of chocolates. It’s more like a jar of hot pepper.” It means it is not easy for us to serve as Christian workers (or tentmakers) in this materialistic world where most people assert their rights, but not to assume their responsibilities.    We all have goals as Christains (tentmakers). But goals are useless if they are unrealistic, or unchallenging. In order for goal-setting to be a successful part of our life, our goals must be realistic and challenging.    It is good to set a great goal for our ministry but if it is not realistic, it is nothing. Our goal for ministry not only must be realistic but it must also be a real challenge.    What are the challenges that we Christians workers (tentmakers) face everyday?    The following questions are the issues we Christian workers have to deal with on the spot everyday.    1. How are we (Christian workers/tentmakers) going to build the point of contact with the people in the work places where we stay and work?    2. How are we going to share the gospel in the market places?    3. How are we going to make or build disciples of Christ in the work places where we serve?    I know every Christian worker(tentmaker) struggles with these issues trying to build the point of contact, to build relationships, to develop ministerial skills and contents they can use for effective ministry.    Hopefully, TI can support it with contents.    In His service....

The 4th TI South Asia Conference    The 4th TI South Asia Conference will be held in Delhi, India From Sept, 30 to October 2, 2019.

        by Steinar Opheim from Tentmaking Today

       United Nations assigns August 22nd as a day for “commemorating the victims” of religious persecution. According to several reports no religious

       group is facing more persecution than the Christians.

       Any act of violence against people belonging to religious minorities cannot be accepted, said Jacek Czaputowicz when he introduced the draft for

       the new initiative to fight religious persecution at UN’s General Assembly in May. Czaputowicz serves as the minister of foreign affairs in Poland.

       The international day will aim to honor the victims and survivors of persecution who often remain forgotten. We hope that it will help combat hate

       crimes and acts of violence related to religion or belief, and will further strengthen inter-religious dialogue, he added.

       Genocide

       UN indicates that one third of the world’s population suffers from some form of religious persecution.

       The resolution does not relate to any specific religion or belief, but to all victims of violence. It seeks to raise awareness of the importance of

       respect for religious diversity, says Czaputowicz.

       A report made for the British authorities half a year ago, points out how persecution against Christians in some places has reached “genocide

       levels”.  Persecution of Christians in the Middle East is one example.

       Christians face being “wiped out” from parts of the Middle East, says the report. It specifically mentions Palestine where less than 1.5 percent

       of the population are Christians. In Iraq the Christian population has dropped from 1.5 million in 2003 to less than 120,000 today.

       Evidence shows not only the geographic spread of anti-Christian persecution, but also the increasing severity, writes bishop Philip Mounstephen

       in the report that was presented through BBC in May.

       Asleep

       Britain’s former Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, says he thinks governments have been “asleep” over the persecution of Christians.

       The role of missionaries has been controversial and has led some people to stay away from this topic. What we have forgotten in that atmosphere

       of political correctness is actually that the Christians that are being persecuted are some of the poorest people on the planet, says Hunt to BBC.

       You can read more about the UN’s religious persecution day here: https://www.un.org/press/en/2019/ga12147.doc.htm

       BBC’s article on the religious persecution report made for the British government can be found here: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-48146305