50 Years Building His Kingdom - Far Eastern Bible College

In 1997, Mrs Elliot’s mother was
saved and baptized during her visit to Singapore.
Three were baptized at Ban Long.
Another blessing was the new Chinese congregation
worshipping alongside the Thai
at Life B-P Church of Chiang Mai through
Mr Johnson Wong, a Shanghainese expatriate
from Hong Kong.
December 1998 saw the building of
Ban Long Gospel Hut through the Life
Missionary Fellowship and a brother from
Maranatha B-P Church. December 1999
saw the purchase of a 1,280-sq.m. corner
property with three buildings, with the help
of Life B-P Church and with the local
building fund.
Missions in
Cambodia
Rev. Jonathan Lee in
Phnom Penh
ON MY FIRST mission trip to
Cambodia, I was faced with the
atrocities of civil war. The sight
of fighting, bloodshed and dead bodies on
the road made me fear to live in such a
dangerous place. I thought that I would
never step in Cambodia again.
But on returning to Singapore, Rev.
Timothy Tow, my pastor and teacher revealed
to me his dream of sending missionaries
to Cambodia and Laos. He said, “As
you know, I’m almost 80 years old. Actually,
I want to go to Cambodia and Laos as
a missionary but I’m too old. So you go in
my place, and I’ll pray for you.” I could
not give him an immediate reply because
what I had seen on my first visit there was
still fresh in my mind. When I shared this
conversation with my wife, she commented,
“How can you refuse his plan to
send you as a missionary Don’t worry, you
go. I’ll take care of the two boys. You go
first. If it’s really too difficult, you come
back. Don’t reject pastor’s proposal because
he is your teacher and pastor.” With
this assurance from my wife, I was ready
for Cambodia.
It is the challenge of Life B-P Church
of Chiang Mai to build a two-storey tabernacle
for the Lord on the newly-acquired
property. Now it is still very much like a
house church. Another challenge is to enter
Pangmayaw Buddhist Village, about
half an hour’s drive from Ban Long. Laos,
our neighbouring mission field is also our
target.
In the meantime, Life B-P Church of
Chiang Mai is working towards self-support
through the setting up of a language
centre this year.
C A M B O D I A
Pailin
Phnom Penh
Kompong Som
Jess Tamee
Children’s and Youths’ Ministry in
the Slum Village
Things looked bleak upon my arrival.
Poverty and sickness were everywhere.
Fear and hopelessness were written in the
faces of the Cambodians. I heard shooting
almost every night. I was extremely fearful
and I desperately cried out to God many
times to preserve my life. I was the only
Christian in the slum village and my inability
to speak Khmer worsened the situation.
When I tried to gather the children
to the mission house to study the Bible,
the villagers were suspicious because of
cases of children being kidnapped and sold
overseas.
But God enabled me to show them
compassion. I ate very little to save money
for the poor. I bought food and stationery
for the children and paid the school fees
for some of them. I brought the sick to see
the doctor for tuberculosis, eye cataract and
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