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In this issue: AIM Hong Kong Celebrates Moon People Follow the Son VISION2020 Progress Page 3 Pages 4-5 Page 6 Just Brieflynews from Africa and the Asia-Pacific Nandi Bible: Celebration of 80 years Africa Inland Mission Ltd. New Charity Laws: The Australian since the publishing of the Nandi Bible Membership: Members are invited to Charities and Not-for-profits was held in Kenya in July. This date join the newly established company. Commission’s (ACNC) new External also marked 100 years since the arrival Ordinary membership includes entities Conduct Standards came into effect on of Australian missionaries Stuart and such as churches and individuals. 23 July. AIM will provide security to Elise Bryson. The Bryson family helped Inquiries to: E [email protected] donors by complying with these. translate the Bible into Nandi with A the help of Africans including Samuel Africa Inland Mission Ltd. AGM: Grimnyige. The AGM of Africa Inland Mission Ltd. is on Saturday 26 October at 4 pm at the AIM offices, 16/482 Pacific Highway, Wyoming. Members and supporters are invited.

New Zealand workers to Africa: Bruce and Christine Turner return to Uganda and the Karamojong in October. Celebrating God’s Faithfulness Tribute: Joy Kelly, wife of AIM AIM celebrates 125 years: In AIM Dinner: The Annual Dinner of Council member Billy, died in June. 2020, Africa Inland Mission will Africa Inland Mission Ltd. will be held Former missionary, Bill AndersonB died commemorate 125 years of service since in Gosford on Saturday 26 October at in August. Bill and wife Margaret served the work began in Kenya. AIM thanks Wyoming Church of Christ. Speakers in Kenya and South Sudan from 1959. God for His faithfulness during this include a worker from the Indian Ocean Bill chaired the AIM Australia Council time. islands. Register online at www.aimint.org/ from 1986-1999. Our condolences go to ap/AGMdinner or phone 02 4322 4777. the Kelly and Anderson families.

Focus on Chad Celebrating God’s Faithfulness Cover: Chad is a place of the However, today Chad remains home unreached peoples. unexpected. In 1985, Peter Cameron to more than 70 unreached people • A teacher for the Wellspring Academy Scott started Africa Inland Mission in groups. These people live in harsh and (Short-term position). East Africa. His vision was to take the difficult environments. • A teacher for home school and gospel to those who had not heard, from We need workers for outreach teams to Wellspring Academy support. coastal Mombasa to Lake Chad. unreached people groups. Please pray and • Members for an outreach team to New Zealand couple, Ben and learn more from this video: aimstories. engage a new unreached people group, Winsome Webster, completed Peter com/blog/2019/05/further-inlandchad/ starting 2022. Nine teachers are Scott’s vision of a work stretching from Some specific needs or opportunities required for the team. Kenya to Lake Chad. They became the in Chad requiring workers include: Find out more about service first AIM missionaries to work in the • Teachers in N’djamena for a Christian opportunities in Chad by inquiring on Republic of Chad in 1987. Educator’s Team to connect with www.aimint.org/ap/go

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Christ-Centred Churches Among all African Peoples AIM Hong Kong Celebrates 35 Years frica Inland Mission’s Hong Rev Chu recalled that in 1984 not Kong office and committee will many churches in Hong Kong were celebrate 35 years of service in concentrating on cross-cultural mission. October.A “Africa was quite remote. It was hard A special anniversary dinner will to mobilise missionaries as not many mark the occasion on 14 October. churches were focused on Africa. A highlight will be the release of a documentary video on AIM Hong Kong workers and their ministry. This was “AIM was the Rev. Eddie Chu produced by current chairman and video producer Danny Sit. first mission Rev Chu said he was encouraged by Long-time Chairman Rev Eddie how Hong Kong churches became more Chu recalls the visit to initiate the in Hong Kong mature especially toward mission in mobilising work in Hong Kong, by then Africa. International Director, Dick Andersen promoting “Churches realised the core of and Australian Director, David mission was crossing boundaries to take Checkley, in 1984. cross-cultural the gospel to more than just Chinese. The directors contacted Rev Chu “In the late 1980s and 1990s, who was then pastor of Hebon Alliance mission.” churches in Hong Kong began sending Church in Hong Kong. Rev Chu and Rev Chu said many asked, if they missionaries to other ethnic groups two others, Edmund Mok and Sharon became missionaries in Africa, how overseas, and not just to Chinese.” Chan formed the initial committee. A would they educate their children? Any Rev Chu said the economy of little while later, Dr Jack Hung joined available education was very different to churches was healthy and they had them. finances to do something more. what was in Hong Kong. The first couples from Hong Kong AIM started from scratch. God “The concern was how do to join AIM as workers were the Tang provided as the committee walked step missionaries care for the next generation. and Chu families. The later came via the by step in faith and found people and USA office, after studying at the Fuller Later, missionary schools in Africa were churches to be supporters. Seminary. Soon another, Miss Chueng accepted and considered good, leading Today AIM in Hong Kong has nine joined and served in South Sudan as a to university opportunities in the UK or full-term workers serving in Africa nurse. USA.” among unreached people groups. New Board Member in New Zealand uckland solicitor Mrs Fei Fei Ministries based in New Zealand. From Teh has joined the board of 1984 to October 1991, Fei Fei was trustees for Africa Inland Mission Teacher of English in the Department of AInternational New Zealand. Foreign Languages and Literature at the Fei Fei was elected to the board University of Anhui, China. She holds in April 2019. She has been a director degrees and qualifications in Law, and and principal of Millennium Lawyers, Arts. Auckland, since December 2018. Fei Fei brings experience and a strong Previously Fei Fei was an Associate interest in mission to the board which of Gaze Burt solicitors from November operates as a committee of Africa Inland Fei Fei Teh 2015-2018. Her career has included Mission in the Asia-Pacific Region. Fei leading outreach and being head Fei joins other board members Max Peter Aldridge and Asia-Pacific Director, editor and translator for Derek Prince Guptill, Dr Andrew Hill, Chairman Len Lesleighter.

AFRICA news — October 2019 to January 2020 • 3 Church leaders have been appointed People of the Moon and they recently completed their training through the school in Kitete. They have also commenced reaching out Now Follow the Son beyond their village and have seen new by Craig and Helen Waldock in Tanzania converts to the faith which has been a truly exciting development to see how eople of the moon become disciples understanding of the gospel and that its God has changed the hearts and lives of of the Lord! This summarises message will filter through to existing these people. some of the exciting things God congregations of believers. However, The work in Itulu commenced ahead Pis doing among the Nyamwezi people in we also pray it will encourage the local of the work in Izenga and has seen a Tanzania. bodies of believers to begin to use the group of about 20-25 regularly meeting The Nyamwezi people are a Bantu tools and training they receive to reach for a Discovery Bible Study most of group of East Africa and are the second out to those around them, including the whom are from a Muslim background. largest ethnic group in Tanzania. Nyamwezi. The couple who spear-headed Their ancestral homelands are parts There has also been work undertaken this ministry have retired from the of the Tabora, Singida, Shinyanga and at Mibono Mpya, Itulu and Izenga. field because of health reasons but the Katavi regions in western Tanzania. Bishop Kezakubi recently appointed The name Nyamwezi is Swahili in Mibono Mpya an evangelist to work with the group origin and means “people of the moon” in Itulu as well as to build on the or “people of the west”. The traditional was the first beginnings of ministry in Inala. We pray language of the people, Kinyamwezi, that this evangelist and his family settle is still utilised though many also speak area where well into the area and that soon we will Swahili. see a new church birthed among the Bishop Kezakubi of the Tabora work reaching faithful Bible study attendees. diocese of the AICT (Africa Inland Izenga is the site of the most recent Church Tanzania) has had a vision the Nyamwezi outreach to Nyamwezi. Different for some years to reach the Nyamwezi approaches to ministry have been tested. people in the villages that form a belt commenced. So far, the most responsive people in the around the town of Tabora. However, There is now area have been those from a traditional because of his great leadership abilities, animistic religious background. Many he was appointed to serve as Archbishop a thriving of the Nyamwezi in the Izenga area are of AICT until 2018. This appointment from a Muslim religious background. meant that much of his time and community of While some have professed to believe in attention was, of necessity, focussed Christ, we have yet to see them commit outside of the Tabora district. believers there to further learning about the faith or a Since the completion of his term as desire to attend the church that has been Archbishop he has been able to focus his that worship started. attention on implementing the work of Please pray that as we disciple and reaching the Nyamwezi around Tabora. regularly. sow into our community of believers He has appointed two pastors/evangelists to work alongside missionaries who were endorsed and sponsored by the AICT, and who had already commenced working with the Nyamwezi. One arm of the work so far has focussed on the training of district pastors and church leaders. This is done through a school run from the AICT Kitete Church in Tabora. Those involved in the teaching have included a couple of AIM personnel as well as members of other mission organisations. We pray this leader training will result in the increased knowledge and

4 • Africa Inland Mission that they will begin to see that the work of reaching the Nyamwezi in the community is not just the work of the wazungu (white people or missionaries) but increasingly the responsibility of themselves. There has been some encouraging development in the work of reaching the Nyamwezi. Please continue to pray for workers for the harvest. Pray peoples eyes will be open. Pray Christ will be made known among the Nyamwezi and that they too will be among those around the Lord’s throne in eternity.

Teaching from the Word at Izenga

Outreach team from Mwanza visiting the Nyamwezi people.

Teaching from the Word at Izenga

AFRICA news — October 2019 to January 2020 • 5 frica Inland Mission invites VISION2020 Progress you to praise God for what PROGRESS 6-year goal, 2015-2020 Data as at April 2019 He has done. God has been workingA through our workers and Engage 20 UPGs 22 New UPGs Engaged With AIM or partner workers. Praise God. Please keep praying! close partners in the past four years. Some targets are exceeded. Some Reach 20 UPGs 2 UPGs reached are only partly achieved. Please keep Christ-centred reproducing Christ-centred reproducing churches. churches. praying for God to draw people among Africa’s unreached people Build 40 Diaspora Teams 16 Teams; groups to Himself. These are ethnic With churches outside Africa to reach 19 Locations African UPGs living outside Africa. groups without a viable church and Praise God. Please keep praying! less than 2% believers. Please pray Mobilise 400 259 Mobilised as AIM asks God to help define Africans into cross-cultural mission. Praise God. Please keep praying! Vision 2025 and 2030. Equip 4000 7909 Equipped African church leaders. Target Exceeded. Praise God. Sharing Other key results among the gospel Africa’s unreached people • 1567 baptisms among UPGs, 2015-2018. and making • 5335 new disciples among UPGs, in 3 years, disciples 2016-2018. • 141 new among churches African among UPGs, Africa’s Unreached Unreached 2015-2018. • Now AIM and People close partners Groups have ministry to 91 UPGs (UPGs) from a focus list of 106. Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth and the life. No

one comes to the Father Source: Joshua Project Google Maps, www.joshuaproject.net Legend Minimally reached except through me.” Unreached peoples Partially reached Formerly reached Significantly reached John 14,6 (ESV)

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Cyclone recovery in Mozambique ore than US$200,000 has “Others housed dozens of refugees THE RAW POWER OF CYCLONE THEIDAI RAW POWER OF CYCLONE IDAI been distributed in relief for weeks, feeding and clothing them. efforts in Mozambique “Some communities were wiped out. Famine Relief and Crises throughM Africa Inland Mission following Donations helped communities slowly Response. cyclones Idai and Kenneth earlier this rebuild. Some donations were used in “This will allow AIM year. Generous donations have come schools which were able to commence to continue to help feed from countries and regions including rebuilding. people whose crops have Brazil, Hong Kong and Australia in the “Following cyclone Kenneth, funds been wiped out. This Asia-Pacific, USA, Europe and Canada. distributed through AIM and its workers needs to continue until May 2020 when Mozambique was devasted by the two allowed 12 churches, 19 houses and two it is hoped a harvest comes from new cyclones within a month. Cyclone Idai schools to be rebuilt. Food was provided crops, provided rains are received,” wreaked havoc in central Mozambique for about 2,500 people. Blankets Loren said there was also a need for in March followed by cyclone Kenneth and plastic coverings for homes were $US45,000 through another project, in April which hit northern Mozambique provided to 200 people.” IO 160 — Mozambique Cyclone and south Tanzania. Other adjoining Recovery. This was required two meet countries also suffered the aftermath two different objections. Another including serious flooding. “AIM and those US$25,000 was needed for rebuilding Africa Inland Mission’s South homes of AIM members. A further Region Executive Officer Loren Fast said we helped, say US$20,000 is required to help destitute the response was generous. However, people that our workers continue to needs continue. thank you to all assist. This will include helping those Cyclone Idai caused serious loss of in temporary housing build something life, homes and infrastructure. our donors.” more permanent. “Some of our people worked through Loren said we are requesting and Donations can be made the night rescuing hundreds of people praying for US$100,000 in additional to your nearest AIM office or out of rushing floodwaters. donations through Project IO 130 Africa online www.aimint.org/ap/give Work for Food Program Gives Famine Relief in North Kenya IM’s “Work for Food” program in feed their families in this time of serious northern Kenya has been bringing food shortage. relief from serious drought and In early July all available funds had Afamine since early 2019. been distributed to the program but The situation remains serious as the the outlook for the remainder of 2019 wet-season failed this year. remained serious. AIM’s Regional Executive Officer in This will require a slow, long-term East Kenya, Colin McDougall said rains recovery. We expect to be providing in May provided some relief in some parts relief at least until the end of 2019. of Kenya, but in the northern grazing About $US 9,000 was distributed country the need is becoming acute. across the three centres during the first The program is centred in three five months of 2019, Colin said. main locations in the arid north, Korr, Donors can support the Work for Dukana and Hurri Hills. Food program by donating to Kenya The program provided labour Famine Relief project. Donate online for repairs and replacement of public at www.aimint.org/ap/give; or use the amenities including airstrips and roads. Africa News response form. Thank you Those participating were paid in food to for your support.

AFRICA news — October 2019 to January 2020 • 7 Singaporean Medical Students train in Kenya our medical students from “It was in these moments that we The medical students reported Singapore completed medical built rapport with patients, holding their back to a small meeting of family and training electives at the Africa hand in prayer, and chatting with their friends with AIM’s Dr Jack Hung and FInland Church Kapsowar Hospital in family members by their bedside.” Len Lesleighter. This was held at Grace central-west Kenya during April. The Following three-weeks training at Church in Singapore on 9 July. students are Ryan, Katelyn, Xin Hui and Kapsowar the students visited Korr in People interested in medical electives Marcus (pictured) and had completed north Kenya to experience an outreach or other short-term or full-term service their third year of medical training in ministry among unreached people opportunities can inquire on www. Singapore. groups. aimint.org/ap/go Kapsowar is a small village in the Marcus said his week at Korr among Marakwet district of the North Rift the Rendille people was a highlight for Valley, home to Kalenjin people. The him. hospital was established by AIM in 1933. “Dry, hot, harsh poor. These words are often used to describe Korr. There It is now a 126-bed facility providing was fear in me but at the same time, I maternity, paediatric, medical and was excited for the adventure ahead. surgical care. “There had been no rain for six AIM Asia-Pacific involvement months. Our team joined the prayer among this people group began with for rain. the ministry of Stuart and Elise Bryson “On Monday, Katelyn and Ryan among the Nandi subgroup 100 years were sent to the Tirrim Secondary ago (see story on page 2). The Kalenjin School. Xin Hui and I went to Tirrim including the Nandi are now regarded as Primary. Students of Tirrim Secondary School a people reached with the gospel. “The students in the primary Katelyn said the day at Kapsowar school took no time to warm up to started with a physical workout with Xin Hui and me. other staff at 6:30 am. Prayer with “We took every chance to edify the reading of Psalms followed by pre- students with Bible stories. There was rounds which included praying with no shortage of fun, as we played soccer patients at 9:00 am. almost every school break. We even “It was a surreal feeling to be so taught them a new sport, Ultimate expressive and open about our faith, Frisbee. and to have patients be receptive and “We were encouraged by the open to prayer. They never rejected our quality of education offered and the prayers but happily received them with strong emphasis on Christ before all thanksgiving. else,” Marcus said. Teachers of Tirrim Secondary School

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