Teaching, inspiring, and encouraging followers of Christ
to serve God more effectively as Spirit-led leaders
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September 2021
Myanmar and Our Expanded Global Mission
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FHLGM expands its mission as Myanmar suffering intensifies and the civil war begins |
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I am very excited to share with you the expanded mission statement of Faith, Hope, and Love Global Ministries, which our Board of Directors recently approved in July, along with a brief explanation of each key phrase. The new wording better captures how we see God leading and working through our ministries since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic last year and the military coup in Myanmar in February.
Our updated mission is now:
To teach, inspire, and encourage
followers of Christ
to serve God
more effectively
as Spirit-led leaders.
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As has been true since the founding of FHLGM in 2008, we are still called to teach, inspire, and encourage, as our primary ministry priorities. This is what we do best, and reflects well how God has continued to use FHLGM during COVID and since the coup, albeit via different vehicles than previously.
As we have felt led to publish more and more books, articles, and videos online, we've seen that the beneficiaries of our teaching and ministries can be identified broadly as followers of Christ, though our primary target group remains Christian leaders and ministers.
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By adding the words to serve God and more effectively, we are making clear that FHLGM exists as a resource for those who are similarly committed to knowing, loving, and serving God with their whole lives, and who want to learn how to serve more fruitfully and effectively.
Finally, since the Holy Spirit plays such a vital role in Christian spirituality and ministry effectiveness, our new mission statement explicitly highlights our intention to create Spirit-led leaders , who serve not from their human abilities and strength alone, but who rely on the grace and working of God in and through them.
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MIT leaders praying for their country and school on MIT campus |
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COVID-19 forced us to learn how to do teaching and conduct seminars online. The military coup and the shutting down of the country required that we learn how to do crisis counseling and ministry via the internet. Significant dangers and hardships for millions throughout Myanmar have moved us to begin providing humanitarian support to the needy as a new dimension of our discipleship ministries.
Now, as we move into the fall season, we are eager to see how God will continue to broaden and expand our ministries in Myanmar and elsewhere. Already, we have begun a series of seminars for pastors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to coincide with the publication of the second edition of What We Can Expect from God Now: Seven Spiritual Truths for Trusting God in French. In Vietnam, I will be teaching a 12 week course on the book of Philippians for 45 Master's students, starting September 28.
We are so encouraged to experience God's continued leading and blessing of our ministries. Please consider making a gift to enable us to keep FHLGM going and growing. We can do so much more with your financial support and prayers. Thank you.
Gratefully, in Christ's service,
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President and Teaching Minister
Faith, Hope, and Love Global Ministries
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National Unity Government (NUG)
Declares War on Myanmar Junta!
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NUG’s acting president, Duwa Lashila, declares war on the regime.
(Click on photo to hear his speech with English subtitles.)
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It's now official. After months of rumors and promises, the widely supported National Unity Government (NUG), the self-appointed leaders of the resistance movement against the military junta, has finally called upon all Myanmar citizens to rally together to overthrow their oppressors. The People's Defense Force (PDF) has been recruiting and training fighters, as have a number of ethnic-based militias, in anticipation of this declaration of war.
Fighting has reluctantly been embraced by Christian leaders as well as some Buddhist leaders as the only way to free themselves from the scourge of military dominance and destruction. Since the declaration, fighting has already increased, with dozens injured and killed, especially in Chinland. From this point on, we should expect more and more combat, beginning in the rural areas and moving eventually to the main cities. Humanly speaking, the odds are against the NUG and PDF, but the masses of citizens are with them, and the hope is that the international community will increasingly support them in their struggle for freedom.
Here a few more links to recent news articles to provide more information and insight into the disaster in Myanmar.
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Myanmar Crisis Response Fund
Contributions to Faith, Hope, and Love's Myanmar Crisis Response (MCR) fund provides emergency money to help those in need due to the present crisis. Staff on the ground will disburse 100% of these specially designated donations in the form of cash and food to internally displaced people, to needy MIT students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae, and to others without income or adequate resources in Yangon and elsewhere in the country. As the crisis continues to worsen in Myanmar, please consider making a special gift for humanitarian aid. When you do, please write, “Myanmar Crisis Response” (or just “MCR”), on the memo line of your gift to FHLGM.
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-CURRENT VIDEO SERIES-
Chapter Readings
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In this series of 8 videos, Tim reads most recent book, "What We Can Expect from God Now: Seven Spiritual Truths for Trusting God in Troubled Times." Tim originally wrote the book to offer a biblically-based perspective on how to live by faith in the COVID-19 crisis, but the spiritual truths are relevant in any time of uncertainty, hardship, and suffering. In this eight-part video series, he reads the entire book, chapter by chapter, as well as offering some additional words of encouragement each week. Links to the first four videos are below. |
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Here is a sampling of Tim's most recent articles
Biblical Reflections: God's Word for the Oppressed
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Find out more about Faith, Hope, and Love Global Ministries |
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