50 Years Building His Kingdom - Far Eastern Bible College

service was Rev. Andrew Kham, who is
now ministering faithfully to the Burmese
people.
The service has a clear set of objectives.
The first one is to witness to the
Myanmar people who work in Singapore.
Secondly, for those who are Christians, the
service will teach them to be God-fearing
and worshipful Christians in the light of
sound Biblical doctrines. Thirdly, the worship
will be a praying service.
Finally, we aim to support
the missions back in
our home country.
Our Worship Service
is on Sunday at 12:00 p.m.
But for practical purposes,
we usually begin at 12:30
p.m. because members usually
come at that lime. Also,
we students attend the Worship
Service in Life Church
at 10:30 a.m. The sermons
are preached by FEBC students.
After the Worship
Service, we normally share
the Gospel with friends
whom we have invited to
come. Members and students always testify
that God really answers their prayers
during our Worship Service. It is also a
practice to visit our members especially
when they are in trouble, hospitalised, or
for other reasons.
“Membership
growth is a
challenge for us.
This is because
some members and
students return
home when their
contract ends, when
they have finished
their studies or for
some other reason.”
When the service was first started, the
members were from a variety of Myanmar
tribes such as Burmese, Kachin, Chin, etc.
However, right now as many people have
returned home we, the remainder are Chin
people. We use the Burmese language because
not only it is our common language
but also we Chin people speak different
dialects. (The term Myanmar encompasses
all the nationalities in Myanmar, which is
a ‘union’ country. The term is used for the
country, the people and the language.)
The Service is a place where
Myanmar students get their homiletic training.
Our principal always says we practically
jump into the homiletic swimming
pool. As a result, all those who have studied
in FEBC become good preachers.
Our worship place is called Ever
Green Chapel, situated behind the FEBC.
The name is given by our Principal. We
are very happy to have such a good place.
However, we have had some problems too.
When it rained heavily, the roof leaked but
it has now been repaired.
However, when rain is accompanied
by strong
winds, we sometimes still
get wet. Some members do
complain about the place
being noisy during our
Service. Some feel uncomfortable
worshipping under
these conditions.
It is our problem too
that some members and students
go back home when
their contract ends or when
they have finished their
studies or for some other
matters. That is why we
cannot grow in number. It
is our prayer that FEBC will take in new
Myanmar students so that we can work
together more effectively and encourage
one another.
Even though we are small in number,
we try to serve the Lord the best we can.
As for missions, we support financially
Rev. Andrew’s and Amos’s Gospel rallies
at Khampat Village. We also help some students
who go back home. We celebrate
Christmas inviting friends to our Service.
We wish Life Church a blessed jubilee.
We rejoice that we can be a part of the
ministry with Life Church. It is our sincere
prayer that God will preserve our
Worship Service from generation to generation
just as the principal and the founding
students of this Service wish that it may
carry out the Great Commission. To God
be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Louis Zung Hlei Thang,
FEBC student
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