Ministry Updates
1. In January, SfK visited a couple of missional businesses located in countries on the World Watch List where it is still dangerous or illegal to follow Jesus. Both businesses wanted to be part of the SfK Missional Business Community. Praise the Lord that the Kingdom expands regardless of human persecution. Please pray that these newfound relationships will grow deeper and bear much fruit in and through these businesses.
2. SfK MBA BCT Phnom Penh took place from January 13 - 27. A total of 17 people participated in the training--6 received Certificates of Completion and 4 received Certificates of Participation. We are blessed with the high caliber of participants and their passion to carry out missional businesses. From this training, we included site visits to a few missional businesses for learning. Please pray that this small group of people will be foundational to raising many more missional businesses in Cambodia and beyond.
3. Also, SfK led two seminars in Phnom Penh during and after the MBA BCT. One was for Koreans held a church and the other was for Cambodians and English-speaking foreigners for a whole day. We met several potential missional entrepreneurs with strong conviction and passion. Please pray that these seminars will lead more people to responding to God's calling in business for His Kingdom.
4. SfK paid a visit with a ministry that is currently running a school for the children located on a garbage dump site in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. In collaboration with the One Egg Project, SfK Cambodia is providing one egg for each child. Please pray that these children will grow well nourished not only with knowledge and skills but also with God's divine wisdom.
5. SfK Ministries established a new company in the U.S. (the name is purposefully withheld from disclosure to secure anonymity). This company will function as the platform to conduct Kingdom Trade and also to house intellectual scholars who could work together to advance the Kingdom of God globally. We look forward to witnessing how the Lord will use this platform for His Kingdom and His own glory. Please pray that all follow up actions will take place timely and harmoniously.
6. A missional business in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, called Earth Heir has effected a change in CEO. The founder, Sasi, will continue to lead the Advisory Work, while Xiao Cheng will lead all other operational matters. Both are Malaysians and proclaim their faith openly. We are excited about this strategic and selfless change, and we pray that the Lord will walk with them in their transition together. We share their 2018 impact report and also their photos. Please pray that this missional business will continue to grow strong and mature to channel God's good influence into the predominantly Muslim nation.
7. Nanuri Co. Ltd., a missional business in Rwanda, is ready for the final permit from the Ministry of Health to begin operating its medical center and guest house in February. It has been a long and rough journey due to disputes with the previous contractor and poor quality of construction. However, with God's grace, they are now getting ready for the final stretch before they begin fully operating. Their commitment to running the medical center as a missional business, rather than the traditional mercy ministry, requires a lot of trial and error. Please pray that they will continue to depend on God's divine wisdom and guidance in their journey.
8. We are excited to announce that starting February, the SfK Newsletter will be published in two languages: English and Korean. The editor of News Briefing Cambodia, Insol Jung, will take charge of publishing the Korean version. We are delighted to finally start issuing a Korean version, which many have requested. Please pray that this Korean version will draw more people to the BAM ecosystem with greater interest and impact.
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