Located between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the country of Kuwait is receiving a new Alliance Church. It is an extension of the Christian and Missionary Alliance's work in Syria. The church's first pastor will be Reverend Basil Homsi, who was ordained by Reverend Edward Awadbeh. We thank and praise the Lord for all that He has done. Please pray for the Syrian church so it remains strong and faithful.
“Thanks to the Lord, we will be able to help 12 villages in Indonesia hit by the recent natural catastrophes”, says Dr. Daniel Ronda, President of the Alliance Church of Indonesia. “The contributions and prayers of the Alliance Family are enabling us to reach thousands of people with the love of Christ. Please continue to pray and contribute.”
National Church leaders from 15 countries of the AWF Asia-Pacific Region (APAC) reassured their spiritual roots and discussed how a Spirit-empowered missionary movement can move forward to fulfill the Great Commission in the present era.
They came from far away and today they are the part of the first Alliance church in Finland. In 2018, the Grace Montagnard Alliance Church got the official recognition from the Finnish government and conducted a celebration worship on October 27th, with 130 people attending the service.
Although the Mongolian Alliance Church is young, it already has 12 organized churches and eight house churches. They also have many ongoing ministries that focus on counseling, development and giving care to those around them no matter their age or social condition. However, they still need our prayers to keep growing stronger, wiser, and more mature so that God’s light can shine brightly in all of Mongolia.
As part of our communication strategy, we are launching a new outreach campaign.
The Symposium of Alliance Theology made its debut at the AWF CLA (Latin America) Region in Argentina last month.
For the first time in the history of the Alliance men in Africa, a meeting was held to discuss their role in the family, church, and society. It was certainly a time of growth and blessing.
With over 40 years of experience and dedication to God’s work, Michael Baraniak is the new president of the C&MA Church of the UK.
As the new President of the National C&MA Church in Venezuela, Reverend Natanael Gil Lamas hopes that God will use him to bring unity, harmony and support to the C&MA churches and ministries in his country.
The new president of the C&MA Church of Jordan and the Holy Land, Rev. Bashar Nimat, has a motto: “Living a devoted life for Christ requires growth in the Christian character through discipleship.” Elected in March 2018, he desires not only to see people getting saved but live a fulfilled life for Christ.
Rev. Munther Shahatit attended the 12th graduation of the Christian Alliance Institute of Theology (CAIT) in Beirut, Lebanon, in June 2018. The ceremony brought back memories.
During his recent visit to Erbil, Rev. Shahatit met with Rev. Joseph Francese, pastor of the C&MA Church of Baghdad, in Iraq. He received the good news that the church is growing and continues to share God’s Word.
The C&MA Church of Erbil is bringing many people to Christ and expanding its reach as those new believers are returning to cities formerly occupied by ISIS to start a new church.
The CLA (Latin America Region) team and some leaders from South-American Alliance churches will be traveling to Mali, Guinea, and Senegal in July 2018. They hope to bring encouragement and blessings to the churches, brothers and sisters they visit.
Praise the Lord for the Alliance Youth Convention that was held in India in May 2018 and for the 22 young people who committed their lives to Christ.
In the May AWF Prayer Requests, we prayed for the first National Alliance Fellowship of the India (NAFI) Coordinating Committee meeting. God answered our prayers and the leaders present had a fruitful and blessed time together.
The Alliance in Germany is focusing its effort to reach Arab speaking immigrants and refugees from Muslim background in Berlin and Koblenz to Christ.
The missionary couple from Vietnam, Narong and Tinh, has wonderful news to share. Their work in Nakhon Phanom is steadily progressing. They have been planting the seeds of God’s love in the hearts of many and, with God’s blessing, many more will hear about our Lord Jesus.
Reverend Victor Ndoukou Moukoko, president of the C&MA of Gabon, and Pastor Pedro Micha Obama of Equatorial Guinea are partnering to expand God’s Kingdom throughout the land in the West African region.
In January of 2019 the Alliance Church of Guinea, Evangelical Protestant Church of Guinea (EPEG), will be celebrating 100 years of age! In that time, our brothers and sisters have dutifully spread God’s love and His word to as many as they could reach. Let us raise our voices and thank our Lord All-Mighty for this wonderful achievement!
In a country so ethnically diverse and with so many different beliefs, a second church is being built to continue to spread God’s word amongst the Beninese. God willing, the project will bless the lives of many and bring the people of Benin together to celebrate His name.
The C&MA of Myanmar has a new president, Rev. Lal Duh Chuanga, who diligently served as a pastor for 19 years before his election. He plans to dedicate himself to planting churches in at least 20 villages among the Burmese, Karen, and Mizo/Chin people.
Reverend Sanguansak Worawat, who is a senior pastor at the Gospel Church located in the Kalasin province, has been chosen as the new president of the C&MA in Thailand. He has worked the past eight years as a member of the board committee of the C&MA Thailand. Rev. Worawat is feeling honored, challenged, and excited for the tasks God has given and for the new steps in the missionary field!
The C&MA of Ivory Coast is one of the most vibrant Alliance churches in Africa and is crossing its boundaries to minister to other nations. Please, pray for the leadership of the National Alliance Church as they start new churches inside and outside the country and plan new community development projects.
Rev. Munther Shahatit is the newly appointed Regional Coordinator for the EMERALD (Europe and Middle East) Region. Rev. Munther is an ordained pastor and a leader of the C&MA of Jordan and travels the whole region to provide professional trauma counselling and trainings. He is replacing Rev. Arie Verduijn who asked to step down due to his growing ministerial responsibilities in the local church.
We are thankful to the Lord for the success of our final meeting with the leadership board committee of the Evangelical Church of North Vietnam in Hanoi on March 27, 2018 regarding the sending of a Vietnamese couple to plant a church among the Vietnamese-Thai in Nakhon Panom province of Thailand.
The Alliance church in France is building a new vision for the future and has just started a grassroots movement among its churches to develop that vision. Please pray that God will provide clarity and bring the Alliance churches there closer together for His glory.
The ministry of THE ALLIANCE MANCHESTER (TAM) is growing with new workers joining from the Alliance World Fellowship family. This growth requires finding a new venue. Philip Margesson and Juan-Carlos Parodi will journey to Lima, Peru in April to report on the ministry in Manchester and promote TAM projects to current and potential partners. Please pray that God will protect them as they travel and continue to bless the ministry at TAM.
Amid a secular, agnostic society, the Christian and Missionary Alliance of Uruguay faced many challenges and obstacles before it truly came to life. This article tells our brothers’ and sisters’ story, from its first moments to its present, successful reality. We have only God to thank for the amazing things that were made possible through His church in Uruguay.
The Middle East is the cradle of Christianity but nowadays is dominated by the strong presence of other Abrahamic religions. Europe is the birthplace of the Western Church but nowadays is a secular post-Christian society. Proclaiming Christ in this region has been a great challenge but the Alliance churches there are sensitive to the opportunities that arise. Please pray for the requests sent by our representative from the EMERALD (Europe and Middle East) region.
Please pray for the critical situation that Venezuela continues to experience: hyperinflation, lack of security, food shortage (and even when one finds food it's very expensive), and political uncertainty. The picture is very complicated and critical.
Rev. Andy Chi is the new President of the Taiwan Alliance Church Union. He grew up in a Christian setting, but it wasn’t until later that he and his wife, Mary, decided to dedicate themselves entirely to God’s work. He wants to share a little bit of his story, his journey with our Lord and how he became President.
Rev. Edward Kwong and Rosa Chan are reaching out to the Chinese community around the Cambridge campus in Great Britain. Their work goes from teaching English, to classes about everyday matters, like marriage and parenting. Their ministry is blooming and far from over.
The Blockhouse Bay Community Church of the Alliance New Zealand has organized a Vision Trip to India from September 29th to October 13th, 2018 under the leadership of Rev. Andrew Marshall, National Director and Senior Pastor of the Alliance in New Zealand. The team will travel to Hyderabad-Mumbai-Delhi. Pray for God's outpouring of blessings for a fruitful ministry, financial abundance, unity, protection, and good health for the duration of the trip.
On March 27th, Rev. Roland Lumawag will meet with the leadership board of the Evangelical Church of North Vietnam for the final briefing of the missionary couple to Thailand, finalizing the budget, and signing of the memorandum of agreement. Please pray for God's covering and success of the meeting.
The Alliance in France had its Annual General Meeting on March 10th and it was a time of blessing and encouragement for all those involved. The Alliance in France has grown from four churches to 39 churches in 40 years, and three new Chinese churches are seeking to join in 2018. Please pray for wisdom and renewal of the national leadership in France as they seek to guide the church through continued growth.
A group of approximately 200 women travels around 300 km, about 185 miles, to pray in another city. Why? To prepare it to receive the missionary couple commissioned by the Evangelical Churches of Vietnam North and the forthcoming ministry.
The Evangelical Churches of Vietnam North (ECVN) will send its first missionary couple to plant churches among the Vietnamese-Thai people. The couple will be sent in April 2018 to the Nakhon Phanom province and will reach around 60,000 people in the 5 provinces along the area of the Mekong River.
The C&MA Jabal Amman church in Jordan has been working with these people since the 1990s and offers assistance to around 1000 families.