2024 Archives - Macedonian Teaching Ministry https://mtm-global.org/category/2024/ Reaching the Unreached Thu, 03 Apr 2025 19:34:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Into the Land of Kampuchea https://mtm-global.org/into-the-land-of-kampuchea/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=into-the-land-of-kampuchea Sat, 08 Feb 2025 08:10:44 +0000 https://mtm-global.org/?p=5187 It was such a blessing to see the Christians here in Cambodia have such a deep faith and enthusiasm to serve the Lord! Their worship in song and prayer was very touching!We appreciated the wonderful help of our interpreters and taxi driver. They did a wonderful job of bringing the Word alive in their native language and getting us around safely.  So thankful for all of them!

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Cambodia Pastoral Leadership Conferences
– Sisophan, Cambodia 11/19 – 11/20
– Poipet City, Cambodia 11/21 -11/22
– Kampong Thom, Cambodia 11/25-11/26
– Svey Rieng, Cambodia 11/28-11/29

   We were blessed to travel to Cambodia with Rich and Nicole in November of 2024 to help with (4) 2-day conferences. We flew into Seim Reap and spent a couple of days there. One of the of highlights of being in Seim Reap was going to the Anabaptist Mission (Arising Light Organization) and see how they are helping the Christians in Cambodia. We also were blessed to worship with them on Sunday.
    Our first Conference was in Sisophon. Several of the men from ALAM were able to attend that Conference, which made it fun to see familiar faces there. We pulled four topics out of Ephesians for our talks: “Sinners to Saints”, “One body, but Diversity in the Body”, “Relationships”, and “The Armor of God”.    
   We then traveled to Poipet, Kampong Thom, and Svey Reing for more Conferences. In Svey Reing we had a lot of older pastors. One was 80 years old and had served the Lord for over 30 years. This Conference was in a more remote area and seemed like they had a hunger for the Word.

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     It was such a blessing to see the Christians here in Cambodia have such a deep faith and enthusiasm to serve the Lord! Their worship in song and prayer was very touching!We appreciated the wonderful help of our interpreters and taxi driver. They did a wonderful job of bringing the Word alive in their native language and getting us around safely.  So thankful for all of them!
   Overall, we had a great experience and felt like we brought home many memories and with more encouragement than we gave to them.  To God be the Glory! A big “Thank You” to Rich and Nicole for all they did to make this trip possible! A very special time of fellowship with dear brothers and sisters in Christ!David and Monica Rapp

     The above article was written by David Rapp from the Shiloh OGBB-NC congregation. In addition to David’s teaching, I taught a a series “About Faith”. Thank you David and Monica for Going and Serving…Thank you Shiloh for your Praying…Thank you MTM supporters for your Giving! – Rich Moore


 A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PRAYERFULLY & FINANCIALLY SUPPORT MTM!

The Harvest is Plentiful … GO!!!

 

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]]> Manifold Evidences of the Presence of God In INDIA, MTM Ministry https://mtm-global.org/manifold-evidences-of-the-presence-of-god-in-india-mtm-ministry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=manifold-evidences-of-the-presence-of-god-in-india-mtm-ministry Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:02:26 +0000 https://mtm-global.org/?p=5100 After the three different conferences & three different locations on the same subject in Vietnam and after two-weeks of conferences, Raymond & Naomi Burkholder traveled on to Delhi, India and then we forwarded on to Sikkim State of India where we caught up with Jay & Amy Smoker who were prepared to serve as MTM guest teacher for our two conferences in this state of India. Our first event was a scheduled youth conference in Gylashing in Sikkim State of India April 23-26, 2024.

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]]> After the three different conferences & three different locations on the same subject in Vietnam and after two-weeks of conferences, Raymond & Naomi Burkholder traveled on to Delhi, India and then we forwarded on to Sikkim State of India where we caught up with Jay & Amy Smoker who were prepared to serve as MTM guest teacher for our two conferences in this state of India. Our first event was a scheduled youth conference in Gylashing in Sikkim State of India April 23-26, 2024.

SIKKIM State MTM Ministry Team L-R, Jay & Amy Smoker, Raymond & Naomi Burkholder, Marcus Subbah our Sikkim State Coordinator

This region of India is situated east of Nepal and on the western border of Bhutan. A very remote region of India with multitudes of Gospel unreached tribes of Nepalese speaking people. Once again, the presence of God was evidenced.  
Ps. 68 clearly reveals when God Comes all needs are met and in vs. 6 we find in God’s Presence He sets the solitary (desolate or lonely) in families. And so it was on our MTM spring Tour in Vietnam and in India. 

CLICK HERE TO READ GUEST TEACH JAY SMOKERS ARTICLE

At our first conference at Gylashing towards the end of the conference a local community Hindu man responded, requesting what must I do to be saved. What blessed evidence that Jesus Christ was lifted up and he was drawing the lost sinners unto Himself.  
After the Gylashing Conference we drove the many hours of twisty windy unimproved roads in the Himalayan region from Gylashing to Gangtok where we conducted our annual Pastoral Priorities conference April 29-May 2, 2024. Pastors came from near and far of this region of India. One group travel for 10+ hours on a small city bus to come all the way from eastern Nepal. The pastors of this region of India/Nepal tell MTM that there is no other option for deeper inspirational Bible teaching other than what MTM provides. These are poorer village pastors with great hunger to hear the Word of God taught & preached.  

CLICK HERE TO READ OUR MTM NATVE SIKKIM STATE COORDINATORS ARTICLE

Therefore, at the end of this annual conference which has been conducted for the past 4-5 years, the pastors requested that MTM would facilitate a one-month Bible school in the near future. I promised them we will pray about it and wait on the Lord to provide the funds and the teachers to make this request happen???

CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW THE MTM SIKKIM MINISTRY PICTURE STORY ALONG WITH CAPTIONS

Raymond & Naomi Burkholder have by now been on the Gospel Discipleship ministry tour for 5 weeks. Therefore, we had scheduled a time of rest at the Beracha Life Center  (Himachal Bible School & Seminary) at Palampur HP, India. But the Lord had other plans…

In the past 14+ years Raymond & Naomi have traveled & ministered over most all the different regions & states of India, but we have never been in the south where the Lord Jesus disciple Thomas first landed bringing the gospel to India in the first century. Thomas died there in south India as a martyr for Jesus Christ. The South India churches have sent out multitudes of missionaries. The founder & director of the Berachah Institute of Higher Education and Research (formerly HBCS) hosted us on tour to south India traveling by car and flight for one week.

Upon our return to the BIHER campus, we facilitated a two-week marriage enrichment seminar, May 13-24, 2024 at the BIHER Campus. With Steve & Savilla Fisher and their son Daniel (9) serving as the MTM Guest teacher family. Once again, we clearly observed the presence of God as we seen & heard public confessions of the Lord healing and restoring troubled & broken marriages. Blessed Be God!!!   

CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW THE SOUTH INDIA MINISTRY TOUR & THE MTM MARRIAGE SEMINAR @ BIHER PICTURE STORY

CLICK HERE TO READ GUEST TEACHER STEVE & SAVILLA FISHER’S ARTICLE

For Christ & The Nations,
Raymond & Naomi Burkholder
Macedonian Teaching Ministry
Founder & Elder Ministry Teacher 

A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PRAYERFULLY & FINANCIALLY SUPPORT MTM!

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]]> Manifold Evidences of the Presence of God In Vietnam https://mtm-global.org/manifold-evidences-of-the-presence-of-god-in-vietnam/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=manifold-evidences-of-the-presence-of-god-in-vietnam Fri, 07 Jun 2024 12:10:13 +0000 https://mtm-global.org/?p=5082 Ps. 68 clearly reveals when God Comes all needs are met and in vs. 6 we find in God’s Presence He sets the solitary (desolate or lonely) in families. And so it was on our MTM spring Tour in Vietnam and in India.

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]]> Ps. 68 clearly reveals when God Comes all needs are met and in vs. 6 we find in God’s Presence He sets the solitary (desolate or lonely) in families. And so it was on our MTM spring Tour in Vietnam and in India. 

 The Vietnam MTM Team Arlen Krabill, Ryan Nolt & Raymond Burkholder Preparing & Praying Together for the three different Vietnam MTM Conferences at hand

Approximately two and a half years back, in July of 2021, our Vietnam MTM coordinator (let’s name him David) emailed us requesting we come and teach on the subject of the Godly marriage and the home & family. Finally, April 6th through April 21, 2024, MTM, Raymond & Naomi Burkholder we were able to lead a teaching team to Vietnam to honor his request. The teaching team included Ryan Nolt (a youth from our home church) along with Arlen & Sharon Krabill from Brownsville, Oregon, who all joined us as associate teachers. In our time there in Vietnam, MTM hosted three conferences in three different locations & with three different church groups of Vietnam with each conference being focused on Godly Marriages and family along with Godly parenting. We witnessed the presence of God evidenced in many different ways as souls were saved. As well as marriages enriched in Christ Jesus Christ our Lord.  Blessed be God!!! 

CLICK HERE TO READ ARLEN & SHARON KRABILLS ARTICLE
CLICK HERE TO READ RYAN NOLTS ARTICLE

The Full Conference Group at DaNang, Vietnam. To see Photos of the other two conference groups click on the Photo Link below

CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW THE MTM VIETNAM PICTURE STORY ALONG WITH CAPTIONS 

I will be doing a separate MTM Website Post & email update at a later date in regards to our India aspect of our MTM spring ministry tour.

For Christ & The Nations,
Raymond & Naomi Burkholder
Macedonian Teaching Ministry
Founder & Elder Ministry Teacher

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]]> “An Unconditional Commitment to an Imperfect Person” https://mtm-global.org/an-unconditional-commitment-to-an-imperfect-person/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-unconditional-commitment-to-an-imperfect-person Thu, 08 Feb 2024 06:14:31 +0000 https://mtm-global.org/?p=5024 Chuck Colson said, “Every enduring marriage involves an unconditional commitment to an imperfect person.”  Nearly fifty percent of couples in America reject the unconditional component and end up in divorce courts.  This results, according to one data source, in a divorce every 13 seconds in America.  This swells to 6,646 divorces per day and 2,419,190 per year.  On the other hand, Nepal has only 1.2 divorces per 1000 marriages according to the latest figures I could find.  So why should we hold conferences in Nepal on the permanence of marriage?  Are we “preaching to the choir”?

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]]>     Chuck Colson said, “Every enduring marriage involves an unconditional commitment to an imperfect person.”  Nearly fifty percent of couples in America reject the unconditional component and end up in divorce courts.  This results, according to one data source, in a divorce every 13 seconds in America.  This swells to 6,646 divorces per day and 2,419,190 per year.  On the other hand, Nepal has only 1.2 divorces per 1000 marriages according to the latest figures I could find.  So why should we hold conferences in Nepal on the permanence of marriage?  Are we “preaching to the choir”?


In Nepal churches are often segerated, but during this conference the organizers asked Pastors to sit together with thier wife

    Nepali pastors asked MTM to hold two conferences on the permanence of marriage because Western preachers are teaching their people that divorce and remarriage are authorized and blessed by God.  Our first conference was held in Nepalgunj, Nepal and the second a three-hour drive north in Surkhet, Nepal.  There were approximately one hundred fifty pastors and their wives that attended the two conferences where we reviewed God’s original design for marriage and then explained that divorce and remarriage is a problem, not a solution.  It reverses God’s design and then destroys the picture/symbol that God intends to use to show the beauty of Christ’s relationship with His bride, the church.  We ended our session with seven important ways a husband can love his wife and seven ways a wife can respect her husband.  


Satpal teaching on “Raising up Godly Children”

    Brother Stephen Burkholder shared on the theme of the importance of the church.  His messages also underscored the God-designed parallel that a Christian marriage is to symbolize.  Barbara and I enjoyed the rich fellowship with the leaders we were able to share with.  One former Hindu priest, who now is the head pastor of the church in Surkhet where the conference was held, was such a joyful illustration of the dynamic change that comes in the heart of a Christ-follower.  His sons are leaders in the ministry of the Gospel and demonstrate the beauty of holiness where our Father’s design is followed.  It is our sincere expectation that the pastors who attended the conferences will follow the example of the Bereans in diligently studying the Word of God to follow its teaching and resist the false teaching and examples they are receiving from the West.


Many of the mornings were cold and very foggy


Kiran BC and Barb Yoder in the morning ready to leave for the confernce. A cold 41’s F 20 minutes scooter ride


Pastors registering conference attendees 


Group photo teachers and conference organizers

Editor’s Note: The above article was written by Val Yoder. Val and Barbara have been married 12 years. They live in Kitchi Pines Minnesota. Val serves on the leadership team at Kitchi Pines Mennonite Church in Minnesota. It was an Honor to have Val and Barbara Join in Nepal for these Conferences.

Please pray for God’s Continuing Guidance for the chuches in Nepal

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