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CHAPTER VMISSIONARY OUTREACHOne of the reasons for the formation of the KukiChristian Church was to create aunited base for carryingout mission work among the neighboring non-Christians.TheKukis were the first tribal Christians to send amissionaryto the non-Christian Kukis of Burma in 1932.Mr. Tongkam Singsit was the first missionary fromthe Kuki Christians of Manipur to the non-Christian Kukis ofBurma. Mr. Singsit worked among the Kukis of upper Burmafor four years. He was replaced by Mr. Letjavum and hiswife Jampineng.Mr. Letjavum died there in 1940; and fromthen until the late 1950s, the Kuki Christians did not organizethemselves for a definite missionary outreach. Thisdrought in missionary activity was largely due to the declensionof the spiritual life of the Kuki Christians.Theeffects of the Second World War,that engulfed the area from1941-1945, were also a contributing factor.The Kuki Christian Church did not realize thatmissionary outreach is asource of spiritual blessing bothfor the sending and for the receiving churches. As long asmissionary work progresses there is life and growth in thechurches.161