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After 1949, Ling Liang World-wide Mission At the end of this past 12th General Assembly of In 1908, Rev. Timothy Dzao was born in and expanded to outside of China, setting up branch LLWWEMA, the responsibility of running the day answered God’s full time service calling in 1925 Ling Liang Churches in Hong Kong, , South to day operation of LLWWEMA for the next three during the time of Shanghai Great Revival. Around East Asia, Japan, North America, UK, and other years (October 2007 to September 2010) was 1949, he became the most widely traveled evangelist places. In 1955, Rev. Dzao founded the Christian transferred from Indonesia District to the North and is also the first pastor starting the world-wide Cimoeiel University in Jakarta, Indonesia. In America District mission from the base of an individual local church. February 1956 he also established a Missionary

College there. Rev. Dzao himself traveled all over In 1936 to 1938, Rev. Dzao deeply felt that “now is the world to lead evangelistic meetings, to bring the time for Chinese Churches to GIVE … we spiritual revival to Chinese churches as well as sincerely hope that Chinese Churches can organize a churches in foreign countries; especially in May to mission organization dedicated to give our ability and June 1965 he lead over 200 evangelical meetings in financial resources to God for world missions”. In a five major cities in Korea, and spread Gospel to night of June 1942, Rev. Dzao and 5 other co-workers, over half million Korean people, as an example of after kneeling down and praying in an empty yard of one of his many cross-culture missionary efforts. Rev. Dr. Wilson Lee, and the ceremony where he Huang JiaSha garden, they decided to name this received the Deed of Transfer of Presidency from missionary organization as “Ling Liang Church”. In th Over the past decades, Ling Liang World-wide Rev. Dr. I. Mastra, President of 12 LLWWEMA August 1942, the Ling Liang Church started Sunday Evangelistic Mission has been using church service using the auditorium of Xiejin High planting as the major way of missionary work. As School. This Shanghai Ling Liang Church later As the 13th term LLWWEMA President, I wanted an example since 2003, Torrance Bread of Life became the parent church of the Ling Liang to express my warmest welcome to you. Your Church has been involved in the Mexico Outreach World-wide Evangelistic Mission. After September support and prayers to our ministry and to all Missions (Ling Liang para Mexico) to participate 1942 when the first Ling Liang Church was set up in member churches of our Ling Liang family are in setting up churches to spread Gospel to local Shanghai, other branches of Ling Liang Church were very important. I thank God for all our Mexicans. At the present time, there are many also established in Nanjing, Hangzhou, and Suzhou. Committee members as they are dedicating Ling Liang Churches or Bread of Life Churches diligently to serve. We pray that through the planted in many nations; and these churches again Since October 1942, Shanghai Ling Liang Church had coordination of the Association, our member are planting new churches in their own country or started spreading gospel to the twenty thousand Jewish churches will complement and strengthen each expanding by planting new churches in other refugees who escaped from the Nazi and Hitler’s other so that we will have a greater concerted effort countries. prosecution and came to Shanghai Hongqiao to fulfill the Great Commission that our Lord Jesus region. Two female co-workers Esther Wang and is charging us. May God be the glory! A part of the Ling Liang World-Wide Evangelistic Minyuen Lee led these Jews in bible study conducted Mission (LLWWEM), in 1971 Elder Richard Ting in English until the end of World War II in 1945, when (Rev. Wilson Lee, D. Min.) and other God loving brothers and sisters in various Ling Liang World-wide Evangelistic Mission was Ling Liang Churches founded the Ling Liang established in Shanghai. The goal of this Mission is World-Wide Evangelistic Mission Association “Wishing God will also use us Chinese ministerial (LLWWEMA) which now consists of 3 Districts workers to spread Gospel in foreign counties, starting (Hong Kong, Indonesia and North America) and from Shanghai (Jerusalem), expand to the whole China other Ling Liang churches in Australia, India, (the Land of Judea) and countries in Far East Philippines, etc. All together, there are currently (Samaria), till the end of the world” 42 Ling Liang churches or Bread of Life churches.

Other Presidents of LLWWEMA are: Rev. Daniel In fall of 1947, Ling Liang church ordained Rev. Cahyadi; Rev. Godwin Ngai; Rev. Wai See Choi; Chuanzhen Lan and Rev. Moses Chou as two pastors Rev. I Made Mastra; and currently Rev. Wilson Lee. to be missionaries and dispatched them to overseas For more details, please go to mission fields. Rev. and Mrs. Lan to branch of Ling Partial Committee in L.A. Bread of Life Church in Liang Church in Calcutta, India and Rev. Chou to Torrance, California, USA Jakarta, Indonesia. They would preach gospel to local www.LLWWEMA.org Ling Liang Churches in the World … Our Objectives …

Since Dr. Dzao founded LLWWEM in 1942, now According to the Constitution of the Ling Liang there are about 240 Ling Liang Churches (LLC) or World-Wide Evangelistic Mission Association, the Bread of Life (BOL) Churches in the World. objectives of LLWWEMA are: Indeed our name Ling Liang “World-Wide” Evangelistic Mission is very fitting! (1) to help member churches build up a good relationship, There are two groups of LLC or BOL Churches: (2) to help member churches grow, and one is included in the LLWWEM Association, or (3) to encourage member churches to have a world LLWWEMA. The other group is made of LLCs or vision and active involvement in evangelism. BOL churches planted directly and indirectly by Bread of Life Christian Church (BOLCC) in . We therefore strive to establish a good communication God has richly blessed this group. As of January network among all of our member churches, to 2008 there are 197 churches world wide. increase a better sense of belonging of every individual member in our Ling Liang Family, to There are 42 LLCs or BOL member churches in promote more prayers for each other, to share LLWWEMA. These churches are based in US, resources and to work together synergistically for Canada (North America Districts or NAD), Hong Mission projects to advance God’s kingdom. Kong (Hong Kong District or HKD) and Indonesia (Indonesia District), India, Australia and Please visit our web site: www.LLWWEMA.org for Philippines. more information. Your prayers and supports to the LLWWEMA ministry are very much important and The LLCs in Hong Kong are very active in treasured. 基督教靈糧 education, over the years they have established kindergarten, elementary, junior high and senior Contact Us: high schools. In Indonesia, the LLCs also 世界佈道會 established a seminary for theological training of God’s servants. Please go to www.LLWWEMA.org and click LINK 聯會

LLWWEM President, Rev. Dr. Wilson Lee: [email protected] Go ye into all the LLWWEMA BOLCC Taipei world, and preach the Vice President – Indonesia District & Mission, Deacon gospel to every NAD (6) Dr. David Chan: [email protected] Planted 197 creature. (Mark 16:15) churches Vice President – Hong Kong District and Others & HKD (17) Finance, Elder Paul Lam: [email protected] 你們往普天下去 Vice President – Communication, Deacon Dr. James 傳福音給萬民聽 Indonesia Dist (14+ 1 Seminary) Liao: [email protected] (馬可 16:15)

Others (India 2, Philippines 2, Australia 1)