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加拿大國際華人宣教協會
Chinese International Missions (Canada)
NEWS UPDATE
FEBRUARY 11, 2015
D
ear CIM friends,
Last month, Rev. Isaac Quan wrote the News Update to report to you that, due to the Ebola
outbreak in West Africa, the number of STM teams going in 2014 was cut to half. No STM
teams were sent to Africa since August. Despite the fact that no Ebola case was found in
Ghana and Togo, our destination countries, we had preferred a more precautionary
measure which we believed was needed both for the physical well being of the STM
teams as well as the emotional concern of their friends and families.
Starting December last year, the Ebola situation in the affected countries has
improved drastically. I deemed it necessary that we should start traveling to
Africa again at the start of the year for the following reasons:
Firstly, CIM Canada has been conducting the ministries in
partnership with African churches for years. Our uninterrupted
presence in Africa, rather than the sole provision of funding, is
a vital element in making our ministries meaningful,
relevant and effective. Many times, we have heard from
African brothers and sisters that our visits have brought
them profound encouragement and joy. The efforts we
have made and the expenses involved in every visit were
sending them the message that they were invaluable and
important to us.
Secondly, CIM Canada is committed to abridge the churches in Africa and
Chinese churches in diaspora so they can share visions and resources, exhort
and edify each other. Faithful and frequent reporting of what is happening
in the fields, which comes through our physical presence and visits, generates
better participation and supports from the home
churches, and, at the same time,
greater accountability from the
recipient churches.
加拿大國際華人宣教協會
CHINESE INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS (CANADA)
P.O. Box 97190
Richmond Main Post Office
Richmond BC V6X 8H3
Phone: 604-306-0882
Fax: 604-275-2199
Email: contact@cimcanada.org
Website: www.cimcanada.org
加拿大國際華人宣教協會
Chinese International Missions (Canada)
NEWS UPDATE
FEBRUARY 11, 2015
Thirdly, because of the cancellation of our trips last August, many are asking, “Is it still safe to travel to West Africa?”
The trip we have just made in January would be a loud and affirmative reply to the question. We had two of our
board members joining all five ministry staff, making a team of seven people. Our trip covered Ghana and Togo in
slightly more than 2 weeks. As we are all safe and healthy after the trip, we can assure you that our STM trips will be
business as usual for 2015.
We are very grateful that throughout the entire trip, Rev. Daniel Gbande, the General
Overseer of the Evangelical Church of Ghana was accompanying us. We have
enjoyed good fellowship together and received helpful counsel from him regarding
our partnership ministries in both countries. The following are some highlights of
our recent January trip to those two countries:
Ghana
1. Our team visited all 3 village schools we are currently supporting. Anna and
Lynn conducted pedagogical workshops to all the teachers in each of the village
locations. Despite the very unfavorable conditions in which they were working,
most teachers were strongly motivated and committed in their teaching
positions.
2. We visited 2 new church planting locations which we have just adopted. We
were able to see the challenges, needs and opportunities the church planters
were facing as we met with brothers and sisters there. They were making strong
appeals to us to send STM teams to help spread the good news of Christ in the
regions.
Togo
1. Our team split into 2 groups before we drove to Togo. One group stayed behind in
Ghana to carry on teachers training while the other group joined Pastor Matthieu
Ayena, our Togo Ministry Director, to visit 3 ministry locations in his country.
2. Togo has been known to have the highest percentage (51%) of traditional faith
(animistic belief) worshippers in Africa. However, in this recent visit, we were
surprised to see the number and widespread of the mosques everywhere we went.
It is very obvious that Islam has outperformed all other religions in the country.
3. We had deep fellowship with the leaders of the local church we have been partnering in
the last few years. We visited some of their ministry locations and saw the challenges of
planting new churches amidst their current context. We were affirmed, nonetheless,
how CIM has been a great help and blessing to them through the labor and commitment
of Pastor Matthieu in their ministries.
I hope I have told you clearly that the doors of STM ministry in Ghana and
Togo are now wide open. We are looking forward to your response soon.
Sincerely,
Rev. Philip Leung (Executive Director)
Chinese International Missions (Canada)
加拿大國際華人宣教協會
Chinese International Missions (Canada)
NEWS UPDATE
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Financial Highlights for the month of January 2015
January 2015
General Fund
Short-Term Missions
Ghana Ministry
Togo Ministry
Liberia Ministry
$(31)
$12,364
$38,984
$5,404
$100
5,341
223
500
-
1,100
(5,161)
-
2,544
2,617
-
(-) Expenses
(7,023)
(11,662)
(9,732)
(5,468)
-
Surplus/(Deficit) for the month
of January 2015
(6,843)
(11,439)
(6,688)
(2,851)
1,100
$(6,874)
$925
$32,296
$2,553
$1,200
Balance as of December 31, 2014
+ Donations
+/(-) Ministry Support to/(from)
Balance as of January 31, 2015
- All financial figures are in Canadian dollar and rounded to the nearest dollar.
Donations can be made by cash, cheque, money order or credit card.
By cheque/money order:
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Canada
USA
Hong Kong
Australia
Address
P.O. Box 97190
Richmond Main Post Office
Richmond, BC
V6X 8H3
P.O. Box 700185
San Jose, CA
95170-0185
Room E
9/F Hoi To Court
275 Gloucester Road
Causeway Bay
51, Ross Street
Epping NSW2121
Payable to
Chinese International
Missions (Canada)
CIM Inc
Chinese International
Missions (Australia)
Memo
N/A
CIM Canada
Chinese International
Missions of Hong
Kong Limited
CIM Canada
N/A
By credit card: Please visit www.canadahelps.org/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=s86714
Follow the instruction to make your donation online. Since we are working through CanadaHelps,
a Canadian Registered Charity, to collect the donation, donors will receive official donation receipts for
tax purpose for the full amount from CanadaHelps while the fund will be forwarded to us with a 3.9%
deduction for their administration costs.
Canadian Registered Charity Registration Number of CIM (Canada): 896216207RR0001