Asian Ministries
by Jeanne Schwartz
THE FIRST YEAR Dorthy Hsu and I went to China, it was Christmas time. Everything was new to me; there was very little “touch” of Christmas. After going to bed on Christmas Eve, we decided to sing some carols. We sang a few songs, and then we began to sing, O Holy Night. “When we came to the phrase, “Long lay the world in sin and error pining,” God the Holy Spirit came and broke my heart with the vision of this ancient country that had been waiting for Jesus for so long. Although they had been touched by a period of Christianity, they were still hungering for the peace of God. Passion for this country was born; through radio, preaching, teaching, literature, and tapes, we have tried, in our small way, to wake them up to Jesus and holiness.
PURPOSE FOR EXISTENCE: It is the purpose of the Asian Region to walk in any open door to take Jesus to the lost, edify any believers, and train disciples to reach their own people.
MISSION STATEMENT: Our purpose is to reach the lost through teaching, preaching, and any other culturally relevant manner that will lead believers into a life of holiness.
VISION STATEMENT: To see Asian people experience the person and character of Christ through personal revival and a biblical understanding of holy living.
Goals for the next 5-10 years
One Year:
- Establish a center in China and build a foundation for training workers in China
- Help the Holy Bible churches with by-laws that will bring greater unity between them
- Establish a lab school to set a plan for teaching English that could be used throughout the Asian world
- Develop a curriculum on character building from a Christian perspective that would be acceptable in China, and establish a program to train pastors in Taiwan
- Promote holy living in the US Asian churches we touch
Five Years:
- Evaluate the work from the perspective of the changing Asian world.
- Establish two smaller centers in China
- Train 20 workers in China
- Train two pastors for Taiwan
- Establish a School Without Walls in China, Taiwan, and New Zealand
- Reach another area in the Asian world
Strategic Kinds of Ministry
- Christian Center Concept
- Evangelism
- Children’s Summer Camp
- Education
- Teaching English
- Discipleship training
- Counseling training
- Curriculum developing
- School Without Walls
- 4. Media Production
- Radio and internet
- Tapes
- Literature development
- Partnership with Taiwan Holy Bible Church for greater productivity
GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF MINISTRY: China, Taiwan, New Zealand, and USA.
