When we launch a new church in East Asia, we immediately have the group study Acts 2:42-47 as a simple picture of what the church is and how it should interact.  It’s beautiful and a great picture of unity within the Body of Christ.

In this passage, believers pray together, study the Word together, meet often (not just once a week), do what they can to help those in the church in need, serve together, take communion together and they worship God together.  As they did this, the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.  It’s not that the church added the people themselves but the Lord added the people as the church walked in His power in unity as the Body of Christ.

The writers of the “Back to Jerusalem” book are right.  Disunity within the Body of Christ will hinder the advancement of the Gospel.  We need to fight for unity within the Body of Christ, stand together in the power of the Holy Spirit and let God use us as His church to finish the task He has given us – to take the Gospel to “Every” person in “Every” nation and then the Lord will return to gather us, His bride!

While on a small level I understand what they are going through because I serve as a missionary in Asia, my experience is nothing compared to theirs.  Even though I live in a country where local believers take part in underground churches, those of us from Western countries freely gather together every week to worship God with no government intervention.  Of course, no locals are allowed in our worship gatherings.   So in one respect, we are still gathering much like we do when we are back in our home countries.

I would love to see every believer experience this kind of freedom to worship but this idea is what I’ve learned by growing up in the West.  Yet, Brother Yun has a different mindset.

As I read stories of those who have really suffered for their faith, like Brother Yun, and compare it to the growth of the church worldwide, there is something interesting that rises to the surface. 

Communism took over in China in 1949 and the church in China had less than one million believers.  According to the book “Back to Jerusalem”, most Western Christians who were kicked out of China thought the church was going to die.  When China re-opened in 1979 to the West, we in the West discovered that the church in China didn’t die but flourished. 

Today, some estimates put the church in China at around 120-130 million believers.  So in 60 years, the church has flourished like a wild fire with fewer resources, no freedom of worship and limited theological and bible training.  At the same time, the church in China has rekindled a vision that calls on them to mobilize 100,000 Chinese missionaries into the Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu countries between China and Jerusalem where the greatest concentration of lostness exists in the world today, ultimately to see the Great Commission finally completed and to see the Lord Jesus return.

At least for me, I have more to learn from them than I have to teach them!

Since I returned home, it has been 5 months since I was baptized!  Other friends on campus were also baptized at the same time with me and we became Sisters at the same time in the same place which was awesome!

I met Jason, Jack, Taylor and Tom at my university in 2011. They were so new to me and I have never met so many foreigners at one time.  I was curious about all of them. They were so kind which made me feel like they were my family members, my brothers.  At that time, they all wore a colorful bracelet which contains a moving story and they gave their bracelet to my mates except me.

Tom then asked me a question about whether I believe in God, Jesus Christ.  I said in my heart I have a god but every time I am sad and feel loneliness hopeless, I need the security of someone who could gave me urgently.  I prayed to this god in my heart though I did not know his name. Moreover, I always had bad dreams. Then Tom said, " ‘AK’, pray tonight to Jesus Christ. HE will bless you and watch you. You will not have a bad dream!".  I did pray in my heart that night. Things happened miraculously, I did not have a bad dream like before, instead, I slept well. Thanks God that Tom even call me the next day asking me whether I prayed and how was my dream.

After he knew that I did not have a bad dream, I could feel how excited he was and Jason almost jumped! The next night, I dreamed about I was copying Bible word by word. All of this just made me have such a feeling that I have never had before.  My American friends were so kind and care a lot of me. We, all of us, always hang out. It was a lot of fun. Because of them, I also met my best friend, ‘D’.  Besides, my roommates ‘Viv’ was the first one to have faith in God. She shared her feeling with me that the time she prayed with ‘Olv’ and Tom that she made the decision to believe Jesus and follow HIM.  Suddenly a kind of invisible thing came into her heart and she felt so peace and happy and could not help crying.

I was wondering what that kind of feeling that is and have no result about what is that! Things changed when all of them went to another city which is another place a little far from us. Jason told us that he wanted us to be baptized and invited us to visit their new apartment.

The day before I visited them, I was puzzled whether I should go. Eventually, God lead me and I was in their apartment with ‘Olv’, ‘Viv’, ‘D’, ‘Vic’, ‘Aby’ & “Bo’.  After lunch, we sit together and Jason told us about Baptism and we read Bible. ‘Viv’ was the first one and then ‘D’.

At that time, I asked Jason a lot of questions about Jesus. Meanwhile, my mates, ‘Viv’ was so joyful so I asked why. She told me she did not know, just a joy that coming from her heart very strong!  It was happy, peace, and joy in her face which I could feel how excited she was.

Suddenly , a quite heavily impulse drove me to sit on the table and I did. Jason ,Tom, Jack and Taylor were surprised,so Jason repeat: " ‘AK’, do you really want to baptized? If you did not want to, it does not matter." I said : "I have faith in Jesus " though there was still a little timid in my heart.  Then, all of American brothers and my sister ‘Olv’ began pray for me.

At that time, I could feel that the safety which I always lack of appeared. I always felt loneliness but this time I have security. Just the second all of them pray for me. The security which my father on earth could not gave to me but now my Father in Heaven showed. I could rely on HIM and I was not afraid that my Heaven Father would abandon me again. HE would always love me and protect me unconditionally. The time I came out of the water, it was so new and fresh to me. There is no burden of sin on me. I felt happy and peace and something put in my heart that no one could gave to me except Jesus. (Now I know that is Holy Spirit). Water drenched my clothes though, Tom hugged me and said he was so proud of me and he was so happy to have a new sister. A warmly embrace like my family. A new ‘AK’ was born! I had a New Life that Jesus gave to me.

The next day after I was baptized it was raining, but our campus suggested us to move to another dorm. Though I have ‘Bo’ to help me only, I felt happy and without complain. I did not know why! No matter how tired and how early I have to get up in the morning, I just happy and joy. It was so different like before. I have a new life!

Time flies. Tom, Jack and Taylor, they had to back to America. I was so sad just feel like I leave my relatives. The time Tom was leaving, my heart is empty. I cried a lot. My soul was abstracted by him. After a while, Schyler came and I met a new lovely brother. We were always together. The day before I was leaving my campus, I visited ‘Timothy’ and he told me that Tom had ever called him to pray for me and asked ‘Timothy’ to have all of our brothers and sisters to pray for me, I was deeply moved by the love Tom showed to me. I was so happy to know God for HE loves me so much that no one could gave me. Bring me so much valuable memories and precious love bothers shared with me. I am so lucky to meet them in my life. 

Before the moment I got on bus to separate with Jason and Schyler and my sisters, I hugged Jason and could not help crying:"I met you  firstly and you are so smart in learning my language. Though my English is not good, when I want to say something without ‘Olv’, I just say a few words and act.  Then you will know what I want to say! I just pray all of you could come back for we are a family! Such a family with Jesus Love! All of us East Asian sisters will wait for you. I will tell my mom and friends when I back home and I am not afraid of telling my mom I am a Christian anymore. (my mom is a buddhist).  I will tell them how happy in this month after I baptized!" 

On my birthday this semester, my mom called me and even said :"Do not forget to pray to Jesus to let you always happy. It means she did not object to Jesus. It was such exciting news to me.

Father, I will constantly follow Jesus and pray that I could grow more and show the Love that you give to me as my life!

‘AK’ – Summer 2011

As she studied the Word of God in her small group, God began to mold Mimi’s heart to become a woman of God, a woman after His own heart.  At that time, she had a strong hatred toward another Asian people group.  Her hatred was so strong that simply hearing their name made her angry.  After 6 months of studying the Bible, the Lord spoke to Mimi about that Asian people group.  He told her that He created them, died for them and loved them as much as He loved her and therefore was calling her to love them as well.  She confessed her anger and fell in love with those people.  This didn’t happen because our small groups are more special than others or because we are incredible people.  It happened as she studied God’s Word with other believers and allowed the Holy Spirit to reveal Truth to her heart.

She is no longer in our city but has moved elsewhere to further her study.  Before she moved, she told us a few things.  First, she needed to find a small group to meet with because she learned how valuable it is to be part of a local fellowship of believers.  (Thankfully she has found one)  Second, God is molding her heart to include other people groups.  This growth has planted a seed in her heart in that she wants to marry God’s best and serve side by side with her husband as a full-time missionary to see All People’s know and follow Christ.

Mimi’s story is becoming more common in East Asia.  God is at work and we are called to be part of His work in His harvest field.  East Asian campuses are ready to be harvested but the workers are few.  Are you being drawn to this vision?  If yes, we need you.  We are a body of believers working together in God’s Kingdom.  

Our patch in God’s Kingdom is in East Asia.  We need additional people to serve in three areas.  First, we need people on the front lines to work the fields to evangelize, disciple and mobilize.  Second, we need people to pray just like the people stood guard on the wall to fight their enemy in the book of Nehemiah.  Third, we need people to invest financially in this ministry that God is using for His Glory. 

Is God tugging at your heart in one of these areas?  If yes, call us!  We need you because if one part of the body doesn’t function as it should, the rest of us suffer for it.  If no, then ask God to rise up His people whom He is calling to join this vision. 

If God is all powerful, will these people hear the Gospel?  The answer is yes.  In Matthew 24:14, Jesus tells us that before the end of times, every nation (people group) will have access to the Gospel.  It’s a promise so it will happen.

Yes, God could just make it all happen this very second but in His perfect and divine wisdom, He has chosen His people to be the agents from which His message is proclaimed to the every nation. 

Before getting founding this ministry, I heard about UPG’s but did not even begin to understand what a UPG was until I visited East Asia 11 years ago on my first trip outside the USA.  It was truly an eye opening experience.

From the moment I was conceived, I have always had access to the Gospel, solid preachers, good churches (nearly on every street corner) and a bible.  In fact, I have three bibles sitting on my desk as I write this and that doesn’t include the ones my wife has in our home.  Yet there are 2.81 billion people who have no access to the Gospel, most of them have no bible in their language and 635 of these people groups are completely unengaged which means there not one believer, missionary or church trying to reach them with the Gospel.

These facts are a tragedy but they are reality.  Yet, the other reality is that the Gospel will eventually penetrate these People Groups and we can praise God for this truth!  He will be worshiped in every corner of the earth.

I don’t know where you live or what you do for a career but I want to challenge you to do several things.

First, pray daily that God will mobilize his church to engage these final 635 Unengaged People Groups with the Gospel.

Second, pray daily that God will mobilize more people in His church to engage all 6,900 Unreached People Groups.

Third, pray daily that God will mobilize a multitude of East Asian believers to these Unreached and Unengaged People Groups.

Forth, pray that God will show you how you can be involved in reaching the Unreached and the Unengaged.

Finally, pray that God will give us His wisdom in our work as we engage East Asian students with the Gospel, disciple them and then mobilize them to engage the Unreached & Unengaged.

For His Glory,

Steve - President
CrossCampus International

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As Timothy and others led the service, someone looked up and began to make a commotion, interrupting the worship, or at least I thought it was an interruption at first.  With the way people were carrying on, I thought maybe the police were on their way down the hill since we were right below a high traffic area in the mountains where people like to visit on the weekends. 

I looked up with a bit of hesitancy and discovered no police but one of the most beautiful natural wonders I’ve even seen.  We were looking at a Halo.  This Halo was a perfectly symmetrical circular rainbow around the sun.  As soon as I returned home, I researched it as I’ve never seen one nor did I know what to call at that time.  I read that normally it’s a white line circling the sun, not a rainbow.  A rainbow Halo is rare.  

This Halo began at the beginning of our service and lasted through the end, nearly 2 hours.  It was as if God was looking down with great pleasure at His people worshipping Him and new believers being baptized for His glory, telling everyone that they belong to Him and no other.  To God be the Glory!

*East Asian CCI Staff Person

In short, God told Joshua to lead Israel to walk around that wall each day for seven days.  On the seventh, they were to walk, blow their trumpets and make a loud noise.  In the end, God caused the wall to fall then Israel was able to take that land what was promised to them by God.

In our case, we’re not looking to take over a campus, physical land or property.  We’re looking to see students reconciled to God.  Our promised land is a land in the spiritual context, the souls of those Christ died for, to see them reconciled to their Creator through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.  This is our milk and honey.

To do this, there are walls that need to come down on each campus.  As you enter this 7th day with prayer and fasting, call upon God to tear down these walls so the gospel can rapidly advance and hearts changed, for the glory of God.  

Thank you again for joining with us this week in this Jericho Prayer Effort (aka: Call to Prayer).

To God’s Glory!

Steve - President