Vacation Bible School (VBS) in Sumatra this year were registered by 2.072 children and were involved more than 100 workers of Sunday School. Praise the Lord, there were  171 children who make decision to believe in Christ. There were 173 children who want to recommit their  life before God.

Team has help for establishment  new Kindergarten (TK) and Play Group in the local churhes.  The churches that have been assisted : Karunia Imanuel Kindergarten of Panjang, Tunas Harapan Kindergarten of Mulya asri. Currently the number of students in some kindergartens under the ministry of Team are 203 children, with details as follows: Karunia Imanuel Kindergarten (Panjang): 4 children; Tunas Harapan Kindergarten (Mulya asri): 17 children; Kemiling Kindergarten: 8 children; Karunia Imanuel Kindergarten (Karang): 78 children; Karunia Imanuel Elementary School: 88 children and Tanjung Balai playroups (Medan): 8 children.

Please pray for various needs that currently required in the field of education:  Training of teachers of schools that have been established.  Pray for assisting  and funding program for establishment of new  kindergartens in Sumatra. Pray for the need of Engslih teacher of the Baptist school in Palembang. Pray for the churches in Sumatra to have burden to open kindergarten / playgroups ministry in the church.

Evangelism and Church Planting

Team decide to not prioritize to set up new projects of church planting, but rather focus on the maintenance of existing projects. There 31 church planting projects that were maintained.This decision has to be taken as the main supporters, Imanuel Hospital decided to reduce the support.  It has to done as the hospital is building his new buildings and need more resources. It did not mean that there isn’t new project; through a program called: “2nd Generation Church Planting Movement (2GCPM),” we encourage the churches that we planted that has had more that 20 church members to do multiplication. There was one multiplication did in 2010, which is in Kota Gajah, Lampung.

We also encourage the churches on Java to be involved in this CP project as adopters. There are 15 pioneering that need to be adopted. The adoption’s aims are to provide protection organization, provide doctrinal and governance guidance, provide moral support and encouragement, and provide financial support.  To support the church planters in the field, we also visited them by doing mission trips. The resume of Evangelism and Church planting ministry are:  The numbers of church planters : 30 people, church planting projects: 31 points, people who evangelized: 1.694 people, people who believe to Christ: 150 people, Baptism: 86 people.

Please pray for the need to purchase land / building for : Mulyo asri, Tanjung Balai (Medan), Tanjung Morawa (Medan), Kisaran (Medan). Pray for the adoption of CP program and pray also for the CP where in the high resistance area such as in Jambi and West Sumatra Region.

Team Sumatra

Dr. Andreas Andoko

Indonesia