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Cover The Ik people of South Sudan and Uganda are unreached. An AIM TIMO team will live among them from mid 2016. More teams will go to the unreached in 2016 See Page 7 AIM Korea Just orea is Africa Inland Mission’s Early AIM Korea workers included newest Mobilising Region. Gloria Kim, serving on a TIMO team Briefly AIM Korea began as a among the in west ; Pacific2Nations events will be held committeeK in 1985, became a Council Joseph and Lois Kim at Kericho, Kenya, during 2016 in Australia and the USA. in 2010, and was part of the Asia-Pacific and Sonya Kim in Lesotho. Early Pacific2Nations is a movement initiated Mobilising Region. Korea became AIM’s workers came to Australia for English in New Zealand to mobilise Pacific seventh mobilising region in October training and lived with the David and Islanders into mission to reach the 2015. Alan Checkley families. unreached. In its first two years, more AIM Korea is led by Director, Rev. Inaugural General Secretary, Dr Son than 80 have been mobilised into short- John Kang with his wife Hey Ran and a Young Jun led AIM Korea from 1985- term and long-term mission and many Council of 13, chaired by Rev. Dr. Kim 1995 with help from Australian Director trained for mission. Pray as these events Keun Soo. There are now 20 Korean David Checkley who served 1981-1996. are planned. workers serving with AIM. (David died in May 2015). are coming to Jesus Former International Director, Dr. Korean missionary, Gloria Kim graduating from Sydney Missionary and Bible College in At the AIM International Council in Dick Anderson recalled that he and then 1989 with then AIM Australia Director David October, two Somali Christians shared Australian Director, David Checkley Checkley and wife Betty. their testimony and about their ministry were welcomed to Korea on 14 June to their people. They reported Somalis 1984. are coming to know Jesus Christ as their “Our most significant experience was Saviour. Pray for this couple as they teaching in the four-week Missionary reach out to fellow Somalis through the Training Institute of Chongshin internet, social media and face to face. Seminary. As a result several students An AIM Australia orientation was volunteered for missionary service.” held in Gosford in November for new members. Please pray for Jeremy and Felicity Aitken as they prepare to serve Ruth Mitchell among the Laarim people of South Sudan; Rob and Tianne Varicak are ormer long-time missionary in training at Crown Street Women’s preparing to work among the Didinga Africa, Ruth Mitchell, died on 9 Hospital. of South Sudan. Both aim to leave December 2015. In Kenya she served the Kalenjin Australia mid-2016. Pray for short- FRuth went to Africa in 1959 with people and became fluent in that termers, Mikaela and Daniel Leach, the Alan Checkley family returning language. Ruth’s ministry was largely to doing a medical elective and ministry after furlough. They sailed to women and girls but included providing at Kijabe in Kenya from mid-January to arriving on Australia Day 1960. Africa maternity services. However, the zenith mid-February. was the focus of her ministry and life for of her ministry was at Kapsabet where Africa-Based Orientation in Kenya the next almost 60 years. she took responsibility for the Kalenjin during January-February includes two Alan Checkley recalled Ruth spent literature ministry. This involved Australian couples. Craig and Helen years in preparation including business writing, translating, editing and typing Waldock are in with the Namibia studies, Bible studies at the Sydney material for the people. She worked TIMO team; and Norm and Noeline Bible Training Institute, and midwifery together with Pastor William Kosgei. Scott are on their way to .

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2 • Africa Inland Mission — www.aimint.org African Church Ready to Lead the Way in Outreach frica’s church is alive and well summit with representation and is keen to lead the way to from countries including reach the remaining unreached Nigeria, Zambia, Algeria, AfricanA people groups. Kenya, Ethiopia, the Middle This is according to Robbyn East, South Africa and the Lesleighter from the Africa Inland USA, UK and Australia. Mission Australian office, following her Please pray as AIM partners attendance at the Movement of Africa with the African Church in National Initiatives (MANI) prayer this enormous task of reaching Summit in Ethiopia late last year. the remaining 1008 unreached “The African church wants to own people groups of Africa. Pray the task of reaching other African more from the African church Robbyn Lesleighter from AIM Australia (right) with unreached people groups. will own the task. delegates to the MANI Prayer Summit in Ethiopia. “They want to partner with western AIM’s vision 2020 includes mission agencies in the task. “ mobilising 400 Africans to work cross- and training 4,000 Africans to lead More than 30 people attended the culturally among unreached people sustainable Christ-Centred churches. Introducing Eva Zhou va Zhou is AIM’s new part- Eva is experienced in graphic design usually on Tuesdays and time Administration officer in and visual arts, as well as administration Wednesdays, the Auckland Office in New and working with Christian groups. Eva P (09) 281 4595 or on EZealand. Eva was born in China but has will assist in operating the office, process E [email protected] lived in New Zealand for about fourteen applications for service in Africa and will years. She came to know Jesus in New help AIM connect with churches. Eva Zealand about seven years ago. can be reached in the Auckland office

is on the Pacific2Nations NEW AIM New organising committee. Opportunities exist for two new board members. Zealand Board The board operates as an astor Max Guptill has recently wife Gillian and daughter previously AIM committee in the joined the Africa Inland Mission served as short-termers with AIM on Asia Pacific. International, New Zealand two occasions. The most recent was Board.P The board’s inaugural meeting for 12 months in 2011. Max serves as a was in September 2015. Max and his community pastor in Mt Wellington and Construction Team in South Sudan IM Short-termer Jason Broad will work alongside local contractors More is set to join a South Sudan preparing housing for the Laarim Focus opportunities exist construction team in February. Team starting in mid-2016. for short-term A construction workers Jason is pictured with his wife Lyndell Australian couple Jeremy and Felicity and children Erica and Daniel. Aitken and family are preparing for this in South Sudan. Jason has a passion to serve and two-year Laarim Focus team.

AFRICA news — February to May 2016 • 3 Annual Review for Australia and Snap Shots from New Zealand Africa 2014-15 children responded in repentance and Praise God for faith. They are actively reaching out to at a some of their marginalised neighbours, His blessings inviting them to come and share some Glance food while they too share a Bible story. in 2015. Our Peragé even gave her neighbour some clothes, and these new acts of kindness AIM workers are bearing fruit. That neighbour has have seen God now begun attending on Sundays. 5full-term workers touch lives in sent out of Africa. Here are 3these workers went to snap-shots from unreached people groups. just a few. appointed workers Marlene van Tonder in 5preparing to go to Africa South Sudan in 2016. On a Sunday in June, five Lopit people stood in church at the invitation to receive Christ — Kairo, Augustine, Akara, Ikai and Stella. Some weeks prior to this Robert, from the team, and Aaron, a local church 18full-term leader, had opportunity to visit Stella workers serving Christ Tyrrell enacting a story while walking through Ohilang village. in Africa. Stella is a witch doctor in training, but Chris and Fiona Tyrrell the conversation they had gave them in Rwanda much hope for her salvation as they supported workers, Chronological Bible story-telling has could see the Lord moving in her life. 5and staff serving in AIM borne fruit in the lives of Rwandans from mobilising offices in Australia a marginalised people group. and New Zealand. Chris and Fiona have been By the end of working part-time ministering among a marginalised the service both 3among Africans in people group in Rwanda alongside Australia. Evangelical Church and Ministries Int. had expressed a workers experienced (ECMI) partners. They have been using 16short-term mission in Chronological Bible Storying to teach desire to follow Africa. the basics of the gospel story. Last year they began meetings in Nyabageni and a Christ and given initial training new church was formed. in sharing Jesus 300 Recently the fruit of God’s Spirit at shared their with Muslims in Australia work has been evident in changed lives. through seminars and Bridges On the morning of the Pentecost story, testimony of workshops. 20 people became new believers as they registered prayed to ask God’s forgiveness for sins, God’s work in AIM as charity in and to receive new life in Jesus Christ. New Zealand. Peragé and her husband, along with their their life. 4 • Africa Inland Mission — www.aimint.org

Kairos comes to Kijabe! It has been an exciting development in the past year, to bring the Kairos Missions course to Kijabe for the first time (www.kairoscourse.org). Our first course was run in Oct/Nov 2014, with 23 students. (19 Kenyan, 2 from US, 2 from South Korea). The 2nd course (March 2015) had 12 participants (11 Kenyan, 1 from US). It has been amazing to see the impact God makes on people’s lives through the course. Students have had a transformation in their understanding of what it means to be a Christian, what God’s mission is in the world, and God’s purpose for every one of us as believers to be involved in reaching the whole world with the Gospel. We study Biblical passages throughout the Bible to learn about God’s heart for the whole world. For example: Gen 12:1-3 God, speaking to Abraham, says: “… and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” Mark 11:17 Jesus, in the temple, says: “…My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations” Rev 5:9 The four living creatures sing: “…with Your blood You purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.” Meanwhile, Marlene’s neighbour K. on an outreach team George was a believing church leader, in Central Region At“It’s the endbeen of the course, some have felt called to missions, some called to prayer, some to mobilizing and some to but his wife Ikai was not a believer. On The team was surprised when a few this Sunday both Stella and Ikai came to giving towards reaching the unreached. individuals began interacting with them amazing to church. in ways that are counter cultural to their Another young lady, Imigi, also Wesee recently the impact had Kairos Kenya’s leader, Sam Ngugi, speak in our local Kenyan church. He religious upbringing. gave her life to the Lord late in the gave many statistics on the state of Christianity and missions in Kenya: year. Pray for Marlene ,who returned to “Every Wednesday we meet with a God makes on New Zealand in December for home few members of a church who work on Kenya’s Population: 44 million assignment and God willing, will return our side of town for prayer and a short people’s lives to South Sudan in April 2016. teaching under a tree. Out of his own Percentage evangelical Christian: 49% (about 20 million, or 70,000 congregations) initiative, one local national has boldly through the Tim and Linda, in Dar es Unreached People Groups: 31 Salaam, Tanzania joined us for several of our meetings.” course”. As he is the only person from the Tim and Linda are part of Training local ethnic group, it would seem to Current Kenyan cross-cultural missionaries: 200 in Ministry Outreach or TIMO Team be completely out of his context but teaching English and Religion at a The speaker talked of the Kenyan church as having the potential to reach all 31 Unreached Teachers College in Dar es Salaam. something in his heart has given him the Their team strategy is, “The things curiosity and boldness to join us. People Groups (UPGs) within Kenya. But the church in Kenya, he said, is largely a sleeping which you have heard from me… entrust giant. He challenged our Kenyan brothers and sisters to wake up, realize that now is the these to faithful men who will be able Praise God opportune time, and that God has plans to reach Kenya, East Africa and the world, through to teach others also.” They are discipling trainee-teachers to go as ‘tent-maker’ for some other Dr Peter Bird speaking to a Kairos group them! Kenya must become a missionary-sending nation, and must plan and strategize teachers in Tanzania. The new teachers how to reach all of the UPGs within Kenya and in the surrounding nations. will live among an unreached people locals who have group of Tanzania. Tim and Linda write, believed and This past weekend (Sat 27th June 2015) we have run our first Kairos training day, training “Two of the two who have 7 new Kairos facilitators (all Kenyan), who will be able to help in the planning and running of future courses. students who taken the step to Sue Bird with a Kairos graduate. just graduated be dunked. Students have had a transformation in their understanding of what it means An additional encouragement, wanted to be to be a Christian, what God’s mission the local cinema owner (from another is in the world, and God’s purpose baptised, so religion) in town has requested to show for every one of us as believers to be the film about J to the men in town. involved in reaching the whole world we went to (Women don’t go to the cinema there.) with the Gospel. Thank you for your prayers that the H Please pray for the course in the beach for S would continue to move in people’s February and for future courses. Pray hearts to draw them to himself. God will send out new workers into His church and Harvest from these courses. had a baptism Peter and Sue Bird at AIC Kijabe Hospital Position in Perth service for The introduction of the Kairos Africa Inland Mission invites Missions Course at Kijabe hospital in applications for a part-time, paid them.” Kenya has been an exciting development position as an Ambassador in Perth. this past year. Our first course was This person will represent AIM to Both of them became believers during churches and Bible colleges, to help their time in the discipleship group at in October-November 2014, with 23 mobilise people into mission. College. Tim had given them each some students. This comprised 19 Kenyans, Applications close: 31 March instruction about what baptism means, two from the USA, and two from South 2016. Enquiries to Len Lesleighter, and had the privilege of baptising them in Korea. The fourth course is planned for Director, AIM Australia, E: director. the ocean with the help of Pastor George, 22-26 February 2016 with more than 30 [email protected] or T: (02) 4322 4777. a local church pastor. participants expected.

AFRICA news — February to May 2016 • 5 Opportunities to serve with Africa Inland Mission in 2016 Short-Term Digo Focus Quest, Kenya Africa Inland Mission’s short-term Learn about the Digo people in this exciting team. Join a 2-year Focus program provides you service opportunities team for a month from 9 July to 9 in teams and as individuals for up to 12 August 2016. Join Laura, our Australian months. Short-term ministry is focussed on member on this team. supporting long-term initiatives to reach the unreached peoples of Africa. Construction and Discipleship Teams, South Sudan North Africa Expo Tour Teams of three to six people are Visit the old cities, desert, mountains needed for three to six months to help and coastal cities of a country in this with construction of accommodation for region. Learn about the people and outreach teams. Start: Ongoing dates. dominant religion. Pray God will bless Internships and reach out to the people in this Join an experienced missionary for region. Starts 11 May – 7 June 2016. three to 12 months in a central African Inquire now! country. Variable start dates and Medi-Quest Team locations. This is great opportunity for hands-on short-term experience and This is a unique opportunity for training. medical and allied-health professionals and advanced students to see and explore GO Short-Term Training opportunities in medical ministry Experience two months of discipleship and outreach in Africa. in East Africa. This team is from 11 Receive training for a month and June to 13 July 2016 and starts in then live with an experienced worker Magumbua, Tanzania. The team will be Health Care Opportunities at AIC among an unreached people. Mid 2017. Kijabe Hospital led by Dr John Eager and will also visit Inquire now. The following specialists are needed medical ministries in Kenya at Litein, for short-term ministry: Kijabe and Kwale and possibly Kabrak Obstetrics/ Gynecology February and Nairobi. Apply now! 2017. Antakarana TIMO Quest, Pediatric, critical care, internal medicine, family medicine, obs/gyn, surgical help: Madagascar April 2017. Spend one month with a TIMO or Pediatric, critical care, internal Training in Ministry Outreach Team medicine, surgical, family medicine, obs/ among this unreached people, the gyn help: Aug ust 2017. Antakarana. 20 May – 1 July 2016. Pediatric, critical care, internal Experience cross-cultural mission among medicine, surgical, family medicine, obs/ the unreached. gyn help. December 2017. There is an ongoing need for Shepherds’ TIMO Quest, Lesotho orthopedics, pediatric neuro-surgical Experience a month in the snow- and pediatric surgical assistance. capped mountains, ministering to the And There is More! shepherd boys. Live in local, round stone Explore other short-term ministry houses in a rugged environment. Men opportunities with Africa Inland Mission only on this team. April/May 2016 on www.AfricaInlandMission.org/au or (Final dates TBA.) www.AfricaInlandMission.org/nz.

6 • Africa Inland Mission — www.aimint.org North Africa Join this university study team and Learn how earn an MBA. Sta r t s mid-2017. More TIMO teams are being YOU can be developed regularly. See our website for new opportunities. part of what FOCUS Teams God is doing in Focus on planting churches among an unreached people group in Africa. Africa. More Central African Republic information is Come and live among the Mbororo and Zande people. A veterinarian is available on required. Starts – July 2016. these and other Uganda — Moroto Make disciples among the opportunities. Karamojong people of north-east Contact AIM in Australia on phone Uganda. There are openings for medical (02) 4322 4777 or New Zealand on workers, teachers, agriculturalists phone (09) 281 4595 or see our websites. and those with other skills. Starts — Perhaps you cannot go, but would like to Februa r y 2017. PRAY! Please pray for Africa’s unreached peoples, and for the right people to join Uganda — Kotido teams reaching out to these. Learn more Help mobilise north Karamoja Training in Ministry on www.PrayAfrica.org. Outreach or TIMO churches to reach the nearby unreached A two-year foundation for a life-time people groups using rural medical of ministry. services. Ea rly 2017. TIMO is a tried and proven North Africa training and church-planting team Join this two-year Focus team and program. Emphasis is on learning the teach English. Starts September 2016. local language and culture, studying and applying a robust curriculum and South Sudan reaching out to the local community in Help disciple church leaders in the appropriate ways. Torit area. This five-year team starts in 2017. North Africa English Teachers’ Team Kenya – Nairobi Learn culture and language, and Reach out to unreached peoples. This teach English. Starts: August 2016. team is ongoing, and offers variable start North Africa Arabic Language dates. Team An all-male team of Arabic language and cultural students. Starts: October 2016.

Zigua Team Join this team among the Zigua people of coastal Tanzania. Starts: September 2017.

Toronto TIMO Team, Canada This TIMO team will be working among the diaspora in Toronto, Canada. Sta r t s: Mid-2017.

AFRICA news — February to May 2016 • 7 Africa Inland Mission invites YOU to celebrate what God has done! 1001916-2016 100 years of mobilising people to ministry in Africa through AIM. Collaroy Centre, Homestead Avenue, Collaroy Sydney 26-28 August 2016 Guest Speakers AIM International Director, Luke Herrin and African evangelist and mobiliser, Peter Macharia Save 30% by registering before 31 March 2016. Register online via AficaInlandMission.org/au Conference Brysons go Celebratingto 2016 – YourCelebrating Invitation,Africa in 1919 Stuart (SM) and Elise Bryson were the in 1933 at the Century yearsPress. The second missionary family commissioned by actual printer was an atheist who took 100 years Africa Inland Mission in Australia to serve extraordinary care in printing God’s in Africa. Rev Alan Checkley looks back in word! It was a beautifully printed and of AIM in the first of a series of articles on the Bryson bound book. The printer heard the story family. of the translation but also of the message Australia frica became the Bryson’s focus contained in the Testament. Stuart was so that in 1919 they, with their not one to miss an opportunity. enyan Gospel worker and three children (a fourth had died On return to Kapsabet, Stuart long-time partner with AIM, Aas a small child) set sail for Mombasa. revised the New Testament translation Peter Macharia will be one Stuart had been ordained by and completed the Old Testament. The ofK our guest speakers at the Centenary Rev Benson Barnett at Leichhardt two books were printed together by the Conference on 26-28 August in Congregational Church previously. They British and Foreign Bible Society to 2016. Peter is currently serving at the served for a time at Kijabe amongst the become the first complete Bible in one Eldoret Missionary Training College. and then at Nyakach cover in East Africa. It was a day of great He has a passion for mobilising with the Luo. rejoicing and thanksgiving when the first African mission workers. consignment was received in 1939. Many An assignment followed to Kapsabet Peter will be reprints were to follow over the years. with the Nandi people. joined by our This became the area of their greatest International influence. Apart from the preaching, The Bible could Director, Luke Herrin as co- teaching and establishing of a new be in every speaker. Luke, ministry, Stuart was to fulfil what he previously believed God had for him. He became Christian’s hand shared at a an authority in the Nandi language and conference in set himself to translate the Scriptures for and was the book Australia in the people. He was ably assisted over the being read in 2014. Peter is years by Samuel Gimnyge and others also presenting from time to time. Just as the Brysons many places. It seminars at left home and loved ones, so also did the Reachout Samuel for many weeks at a time. is the strength Missions Conference in Katoomba on When furlough time came the New 12-14 August. Testament manuscript travelled with the of the Nandi family to Sydney where it was printed church. 8 • Africa Inland Mission — www.aimint.org Response Form Thank You

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