Dear brothers and sisters, Greetings to you from Lazarus and Acha on behalf of MACM workers. By the grace of God, we are approaching to the end of the Fall semester of YCCS. The China border training center began its 2015 training program on June 1st and concluded on August 28th. The graduation of it will be held in the next August in 2016. The Tanai Bible training school began on September 4th. We are also planning to form YCCS Alumni Association as soon as possible, possibly in October. We want to know how many YCCS graduates are serving the Lord and what progresses they are making for the Kingdom of God so that we may be able to pray for them. The minister of foreign affairs from the Nujiang prefecture in China visited YCCS. YCCS students intertained them with Lisu traditional dance. Update on YCCS As reported to you before, YCCS makes the higher enrollment at this Fall. We enjoy the most exuberant semester with these vibrant and enthusiastic students. We are also planning to visit and interview the YCCS graduates who minister in Yangon in order to learn more about their ministries. We plan to record video and pictures, and will report it to you. We will do this in November after the rainy season is gone. We will also tried to contact as many graduates as possible in different localities both in domastic and abroad. The Fish digital sound studio, the protools HD recording system is now ready for recording. A special Training Program for YCCS Teachers Currently, we run YCCS with mostly part-time teachers. In the future, All of the instructors of YCCS must be full-timed teachers who will have graduated from Christian unisersities in USA either in Master or Doctoral degrees. In order to implement this plan, we are sending some of the top graduates of YCCS to the two Lincoln Christian University as well as Central Christian College of the Bible either in the Bachelor or the Master or Doctoral programs. Pehan Dakum has been chosen as the first YCCS graduate coming to Lincoln Christian University at this Fall. He will be studying in the Doctor of Ministry program for two years. He has been accepted by LCU in the program and has also been issued American visa. He is now on the airplane and arriving in LCU on September Lazarus meeting with the channel manager of the Skynet TV for broadcasting Lisu songs. Peham left Yangon on Sept. 7th and arriving in USA on 8th. He will be studying in doctor of ministry program.
8th. YCCS s collaboration with LCU in respect is ongoing program for training full-time teachers for YCCS. We also plan the same special training program with the Central Christian College of the Bible in Moberly, Missouri. This program is designed for some of the top YCCS students graduated in the Bachelor of Theology program. That will be two years program at CCCB for another Bachelor degree. We plan to use the graduates from CCCB Construction of the men and women s dorms of the Tanai Bible training center was begun. to be teachers at Tanai Bible training school and China border training Center and missionaries. We will soon discuss this with the school authority of the CCCB. Note, this program is only designed for the top students of YCCS. The 2015 YCCS talent show was held on August 14th. The program involved competition in singing, drama, interpreted songs, scripture recitation, and comedy. The four divided teams among YCCS students by the names of Jerusalem, Macedonia, Canaan, Galilee had competed. The championship of the 2015 was won by Macedonia. We have discovered a veriety of God-given gifts and talents among the YCCS students through the contest. The dorms are to be built of wooden frames with iron sheet roofing and bamboo walls. Recording Studio By the grace of God, the opening and dedication service of the recording studio was held on August 22nd. It has been three years since the recording service was suspended due to our focus on the YCCS campus construction. The current recording system we have set up is a pro tools HD recording system. We thank you, thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts to those who have financially contributed to the cause of this good quality recording studio. Currently we are recording praise and worship album in Lisu and Burmese language. We will send a sample to you when we are ready. China Border Training Center Isaiah reported us that the training program was successfully conducted from June through August with 140 students, the largest enrollment within these 12 years. 103 students of them are from China and the rest from Myanmar side. Isaiah also reported us that they are greatly blessed with the new facilities, i.e., new dorms, classrooms and office rooms. The training program was successfully This picture shows how the interior part of the dorm looks. 25 x 18 feet wide and it can hold 30 students. The men s dorm was completed so far. We still need fund for the ladies dorm construction.
far. However, the construction of the ladies dorm has been supended due to a lack of funds. We still need $3800 for completion of the women's dorm. Please pray for this need. The Flood disaster As reported to you before, torrential rains, which began in June, have caused severe flooding in 11 of the country s 14 states and divisions. In Chin state only, reportedly The 140 students enrolled at CBTC in June-August. 102 students of them came from China. concluded on August 28th. There will be graduation only in the next August in 2016. The new facilities are capable to accommodate up to 150 students. These facilities are also used for other training purposes such as church elders training in November, Chinese language study program in March through May. We are training another 200 leaders from China in the next 10 years for spreading the gospel among the communists in China. Tanai Bible Training School As reported to you before, Tanai is located in the northwest of Kachin state. MACM has been planting churches in the area since 2004. To this date, MACM has established 20 churches in Tanai and also established Tanai Bible training school (TBTS) based on the 20 churches in the area. Currently, we are focusing on the construction of the two dorms, i.e., the women dorm and men s dorm of the TBTS. To this date, the men s dorm has been completed so CBTC s training program also includes guitar lessons teaching the students how to play guitar. The CBTC students practicing physical exercise. nearly 2,000 houses had been destroyed by landslides, and 6,640 people were now living in 13 relief camps. Some of the houses have cracked walls, and some are tilted and some are fallen down. According to the Myanmar news paper, about 140,000 displaced Muslim Rohingya in Rakhine state now live in state-sponsored camps. Nearly 1,400 schools across the country been closed because of floods. More than 217,000 people across the country affected by floods and mudslides. About 426,000 acres of farmland have been damaged, and 56,000 acres have been destroyed. The victims need provision of food, emergency health services, water and sanitation assistance, shelter, mosquito nets, blankets and other relief items. Our first relief work was undertaken at one of the flood affected villages in Irrawaddy division. We were there at the village on Sept. 4th and 5th. We distributed 2880 liters (1 liter bottles) of drinking water, 120 cans of sardines, 120 liters of cooking oil and 240 boxes of dried noodles. Each family received 24 bottles of drinking water, 1 bottles of cooking oil, two boxes of dried noodles and 1 can of sardines. 12 persons of YCCS students volunteered in the relief work. At 8 Pm, YCCS students sang the gospel song to them and Lazarus preached the gospel to the villagers and they were deeply touched by our love. We will describe it more later. Thanks, we love you. IN HIM, Lazarus and Acha Fish
The training program of CBTC (June-August, 2015) Isaiah Fish, the principal of CBTC speaking at the morning chapel service. Preparing foods for the students. Members of Luk Pik Christian Church volunteered at the cafeteria. Pastor, Tha Di Wu teaching class at CBTC. Seth Fish teaching a class. He is also the chairman of the CBTC school board. CBTC also teaches how to play keyboard. 13 students took a keyboard lessons during the training program. Isaiah, Seth Fish baptized some young people who had accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
14 young people accepted Jesus as their own Savior during the training program and baptized in His name. Singing and praising while the 14 youths being baptized in the name of Jesus. The 14 souls won to Christ at CBTC. The students volunteering at the cafeteria. CBTC student singing a group song at the chapel service. This picture shows how the ladies occupied inside the dorm. It is a conjested situation but they are happy. The governor of the National Democratic Army speaking the closing ceremony of CBTC. Di Di interpreting.
Pray for Myanmar s first election to be held in November 11th Isaiah presenting gifts to the teachers and awards to some outstanding students at the closing service. Presentation of a small gift is a good expression of appreciation to the volunteered teachers. The outstanding students were awarded with a small gift at CBTC. Di Di teaching a clsss at CBTC. More rains fallen in September in Pagu and Irrawaddy divisions and made some villages inundated. A family whose house has been destroyed by the flood in August. They are now in the camp.
One of the worse flood affected regions is Chin hill in the west. Landslide destroyed roads and bridges. The region has been isolated till today. Muddy water swallowed up the houses and rice fields. Fallen trees due to landslides fill the the ground and destroyed houses. Villages along the Chin Dwin river have been swept away by the raging river. The muddy water flowing from the mountains in the Chin hill Huge cracked grounds left by the landslides. Reportedly, 80% of the houses in the Har Khar town in Chin state have been destroyed by landslides.
It is very difficult to help flood victims in Chin hill due to destruction of roads by the landslides. Many of the standing houses tilted to different directions and will likely collapse any time. This building could collapse any time. The worse landslide in Chin hill within a hundred years. All these pictures are from Chin hill. Some of the relief supplies were transported through cables over the river. Some of the villages are no longer good for resettlement. No more reliable ground. Landslide also made many houses smashed into the bottom of the hill.
Opening Ceremony of the Recording Studio YCCS ushers in different national costumes at the opening ceremony of the studio. Welcoming guests to the ceremony. Lisu and Karen costumes. Lisu and Chin costumes. We asked two Christian leaders to open the recording studio by cutting the ribbon and fly the balloon in the air. Lisu,Rawang and Chin costumes.
Our report on the winning of the 2015 championship of Kachin youth cup by YCCS soccer team and the relief work will follow this report soon. Lazarus welcoming Saw Win Lywin, the most popular Christian singers in Myanmar. YCCS students in Lisu and Rawang costumes Saw Win Lywin sang and preached at the dedication service. His singing inspired all present on the occasion. Esther, a Christian singer praising to God at the ceremony. We served the guests with lunch. Having lunch with the Christian leaders at the Fish family house at the opening ceremony of the studio.