March 28, 2006
Born in 1963, Ambroise grew up during the heart of China’s ten-year Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). At age six, he began talking with a Catholic priest. Ambroise had little knowledge of Christianity, and it was this man who shared the Gospel with him for the first time.
Samuel Mathew first contacted John Stott Ministries in May of 2003 from the Gospel for Asia Biblical Seminary in Kerala, India. Already enrolled at Fuller Theological Seminary, Samuel sought funds to pursue his doctoral studies in the school of Intercultural Studies. He expressed to JSM: “The vision and deep yearning that I have is to write on spiritual formation and practical spirituality, which I believe should be the foundation for any biblical training and education.”
In February, David Zac Niringiye, Bishop for Uganda and JSM-Langham Scholar, emailed us asking for our prayers for the upcoming Ugandan elections and his preaching the following Sunday. This prayer request was sent out to our Langham Partners on February 21, and here is the response we received on February 27.
February 28, 2006
John Stott led a delegation of 6 representatives from Langham Partnership International on a official visit to China and Hong Kong from 5 to 14 January 2006. The delegation consisted of Chris Wright, David Cansdale, Mark Hunt, Philemon Choi, Abigail Lim and Victor Sun.
January 26, 2006
NEGST (Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology) has enrolled its first PhD class. This is a major accomplishment for this institution and a great example of what investing in the faculty development of theological institutions like NEGST can do to create local leadership to train local pastors.
Amidst civil war, poverty and religious division, JSM-Langham Scholars, Moussa Bongoyok and Johnson Okoroafor, are working in partnership to bring hope to Central Africa.
August 29, 2005
JSM/Langham Scholar, Ivan Satyavrta is an excellent example of Langham Scholars bearing fruit. He completed his Ph.D. in 2001 and is currently serving as a principal of the Southern Asia Bible College (SABC) in Bangalore, India.
July 12, 2005
Working with John Stott Ministries, Zac has implemented preaching seminars that are now well established in Uganda and attracting preachers from nearby countries such as the Sudan, Rwanda and Tanzania.
March 14, 2005
Gladys Mwiti is an international leader committed to excellence in holistic behavioral health for Africa. Co-founder of Oasis Africa with her husband Dr. Gershon Mwiti, they direct this leadership and counselling ministry together.
“The name of my school was changed this year from Gospel Theological Seminary to Asia Life University. My university was accredited by the Korean government this year to offer a PhD. degree. There are 10 PhD students at the moment. The university runs an international program under a strong belief that “Asia mission has to be done with the hands of Asians.”