Greetings in the precious name of Jesus Christ to all MTM supporters. It indeed was a blessed opportunity and privilege to go with Raymond and Naomi to Myitkina, Myanmar for a week of Bible leadership conference. The theme of this seminar was Godly marriages and families. There were approximately 8 local pastors from different church groups…
I was privileged to once again go to the country of Nepal on a teaching mission with MTM. This time to the town of Jumla in the northwestern part of the country. Until several years ago this area was only reached by aircraft. Recently the government made a “road” that is very treacherous, they are…
. Come April 3-9,2016, Harold Carpenter from Sturgis, Michigan & Raymond Burkholder will be conducting a leadership conference in Jumla, Nepal. This is in the far northwest regions of Nepal. This will be the first time that MTM will be making disciples in this remote region of Nepal. . Where Is Jumla, NEPAL? Back…
Arriving in the Jharkhand state of India, we were very graciously received by our conference host couple, Masih Das and Sarita Minz. They operate a youth hostel at their home, housing 35 youth from non-Christian homes, who are attending a local private school. The students were off for a three-week break, and the hostel provided…
In the “City of a thousand temples”, (Bhubaneswar, India), 25 Indian pastors and young men met for the first MTM three-week Odisha Bible School (OBS). The Bible teaching and studies focused on practical Kingdom of God teaching. This Bible school challenged the Protestant theology of these men by defining grace as God’s enabling power for…
Forty-Five warm hugs and smiles greeted us when we entered a pastor’s home in response to his call for teaching in Vietnam. Most families had arrived from nearby villages tucked among rice fields, and several more families traveled from four distant mountain tribal areas. Many participants were pastors, most were married, and they listened eagerly…
MTM has worked with a group of Odisha brethren hosting an annual pastoral conference for the past 7 years in many different regions of Odisha state of India. In the process of time this group of brethren began to request for a deeper and more extended Bible teaching event to train and equip pastors and…
My wife Janice and I left our home on January 1 and traveled to Raymond’s home in Chiang Mia, Thailand. We spent the weekend getting over jet lag and catching up with Raymond and Naomi’s lives. (We were friends with Raymond’s for many years when they lived in the states). We left Chiang Mia for India…
MTM begins the new year with two conferences back to back in Siliguri in North central India. This city is strategically located in north central India sandwiched directly between Nepal & Bhutan. The first conference is a youth conference January 6-10, 2016 and there will be youth attending this conference from India, Nepal &…
