News Letter January-February 2016

Asia

The third Region that has developed Regional Leadership Team is Asia. By the end of December, a team of broad representation by country, profession and ministry background with strong commitment to the cause had come together and met by the skype. The Regional Leadership Team is as follows: John Hur, Transform World Asia, based in Seoul, South Korea. Chairman of the Asia Region Leadership Team Hisho Uga, OneHope Japan, based in Tokyo, Japan Arlene Sy, Center for Community Transformation (CCT), based in Manila, Philippines Vijay Mohod, Vision India, Nagpur, India Janice Nguyen, Awana Viet Nam, based in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam Choun Danneth, ECF Cambodia, based in Phnom Penh Cambodia Donny Wijaya, REBANA, based in Jakarta, Indonesia Oyundelger Batsaikha, Christian Private School, based in Ulan Bataar, Mongolia Youngseok Seo, CEF Korea, based in Seoul, South Korea Anan Udtama, Compassion International, Thai Office, based in Chiang Mai, Thailand Jesus Discpleship Branch Plan

Former participants of Asia Pacific Youth Congress reported the beneficial use of the Jesus Discipleship Branch Plan, a series of lessons to root in the Word and disciple. Ismaela Diouf from Senegal, using Jesus Discipleship Branch Plan, visiting to 13 districts three times each week to disciple dozens of youth and children. Thousand miles from Senegal, Paul Kyaw from Myanmar regularly meet with a group of youth using the same tools for discipleship. In the same country, Ps Zosang Liana celebrated discipleship graduation of her youth who are now reaching to others of other faith.

Ismaela Diouf and his discipleship groups

In Myanmar, Paul Kyaw one of the church leaders in the country also enthusiastically disciples young people in his congregation. The group study the Jesus Discipleship Branch Plan in depth and commit their lives to the call of disciple making movement.

Paul Kyaw from Myanmar and his disciple group, in as session using Jesus Disciple Branch Plan

Other 4/14 Window Recent Related Events

India On December 2-4, 2015, more than 200 church, mission and organization leaders gathered in a forum named 4/4 Window Connect held in Bangalore, India. The participants were challenged and committed to work together for the sake of millions of children in India. The action plans out of this Forum are:

1. Organize one day advocacy evens and conferences across the country in 2016 2. Initiate 4/14 Window Forum to facilitate mission partnership 3. Developing 4/14 Window Resource Center to host materials, curriculum and tools to work for children

from all organizations represented and beyond 4. Capacity building, training of trainers every quarter 5. Mobilize 4/14 Window prayer movement

The participant of 4/14 Window Connect – India

In Dimapur, Nagaland, on February 16-18, 2016, Nagaland Baptist Church Convention with over 15,000 congregations that belong to it held its three day Triennial Conference. About 25,000 participants attended. On that historic occasion, Rev. Zelhou Keyho, the General Secretary of NBCC launched the 4/14 Window movement with Jebaraj DG presenting the “Kingdom Landscape – Opportunities and Challenges. This session was attended by over 750 people representing churches all over Nagaland. Nepal Reported by Madan Jung Shah, 1 Church 1 School Holistic Movement in Nepal launched School Christmas Outreach Program on Dec 15 2015 through Jan 15, 2016. The movement had done such outreach since 2009. This year, the outreach is targeting 300 schools all over Nepal, 3,500 teachers and 130,000 students.

Africa

Tanzania A Nurturer Youth Conference was held in Tanzania with 241 participants attended. The participant enjoyed the sessions accepted the challenge and commit to walk in holistic discipleship journey in Christ.

Africa Regional Leadership Team chairman, Rev. M. Shiferaw

praying for those who dedicate their lives to walk in the discipleship journey with the Lord Jesus

Calendar of Events in 2016

In the remaining months of 2016, a number of events are being planned. Kindly support these events below in prayer and in other engagements: The nearest event is 4/14 Window and Nurturer Conference in Tunisia. The organizer is Br Kamal Fatmi, a pastor, writer, musician and singer. If you are interested to listen to his worship song in Arabic, please follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKjaLderSP8&list=RDiKjaLderSP8#t=10 and https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#search/from%3Akamal6024%40tcmi.edu/152fdc15a53f4bb5?projector=1

List of 4/14 Window Related Events

No

Event Name Country/Location Estimated Date Expected

Participant

1 Tunisia & North Africa Nurturer Conf. Tunisia March 20-24, 2016 100

2 Pakistan 4/14 Window National Summit III Lahore, Pakistan March 22-24, 2016 300

3 Nepal 4/14 Window National Conference II Kathmandu, Nepal End of March 200

4 Cambodia Youth Congress Phnom Penh, Cambodia April 4-6, 2016 600

5 Tokyo Forum on 4/14 Window Tokyo, Japan April 9, 2016 100

6 Korean 4/14 Window Forum Seoul, Korea April 11, 2016 300-400

7 Central Asia 4/14 Window/Nurturer Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan April 13-15, 2016 250

8 Children Prayer Day Manila, Philippines April 14, 2016 500

9 Philippines Nurturer Congress

North & South Philippines

April - Nov, 2016 700

10 Mongolia Nurturer Ulan Bataar, Mongolia April 21-23, 2016 500

11 4/14 Window Gambia Gambia May 26-28, 216 400

12 French Speaking Africa Region Lome, Togo May 30-June 2 300

13 Japan Congress on Evangelism – Children & Youth Ministry

Tokyo, Japan Sep 27-30,2016 300

14 Global Leadership Retreat Bali, Indonesia Oct 15-16, 2016 40

15 Nurturer Youth Congress II Bali, Indonesia Oct 17-20, 2016 1,300

16 International Christian Youth Festival – multiple events India Oct 26-30 40,000

17 National 4/14 Window Conference TBD, in Japan Nov 30, 2016 300

18 Middle East 4/14 window/Nurturer Egypt December, 2016 500

19 Uganda TBD TBD 300

Major global event of the year is the Nurturer Youth Congress that will be held in Bali on October 17-20, 2016. This is the follow up of the Asia Pacific Youth Congress in April 2015, also in Bali. This event invites youth, youth leaders and season leaders with passion for youth ministry, to inspire and ignite global movement of youth holistic disciple making. Tri Budiardjo Executive Secretary 4/14 Window Global Movement