2015 Priceless Gift Catalog

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MAKE THE BIBLE REAL AND UNDERSTANDABLE

The Priceless Gift Catalog

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GIVE TO WHERE THE NEED IS THE GREATEST $ Your Priceless Gift Hard to choose? Keep it simple—give here!

When you give to ASAP Ministries you are giving more than just a student uniform, a missionary stipend, or a Bible. Your donation can: effectively support the multiplication of compassionate and devoted disciples of Jesus among Southeast Asians and the persecuted.

That’s our vision!

This catalog introduces you to the types of workers out on the front lines and gives you samples of Christ’s compassionate methods of reaching people; methods that equal love. In the form of a well, a cow, or tuition assistance so Sokha or another child can go to school for the first time ever AND know Jesus—these gifts are Priceless!

You can be part of the solution for more than 3 billion* who live in people groups where very few know and love the priceless gift of Jesus.

Your donation goes to those who need it most. *See Joshuaproject.net/global_statistics

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ASAP, PO Box 84, Berrien Springs, MI 49103 • 1-866-365-3541 • office@asapministries.org • www.asapministries.org

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ASAP Ministries, Inc. is fueled by mission-minded individuals like you, whom God impresses. Be assured that 100% of your donation goes directly to the project(s) you specify; however, in the blessed event that the project you chose is fully funded, ASAP reserves the right to use your gift for a similar project or where most needed. ASAP is a §501(c)(3) non-profit organization so your donations are tax-deductible.

ASI MEMBER ASAP has been a member of ASI (Adventist-layman’s Services and Industries) since 1996 and is grateful to be an ASI grant recipient. *Some names have been changed and photos blurred for the safety of God’s workers.

EXECUTIVE EDITOR/DIRECTOR Julia O'Carey EDITOR/ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Scott Griswold COPY EDITORS Wayne Labins DESIGN/LAYOUT Sarah Lee | ambientlightstudios.com PHOTOGRAPHY AJ O'Carey, Tim and Jaymie de la Torre, Melody Mason (cover) GC2015

Give in Honor of a Friend or Loved One! During the holidays and special occasions, give priceless gifts that warm hearts and change lives for eternity! You can make it extra special by giving in honor of a friend or loved one.

HERE IS HOW IT CAN WORK You decide to donate a Bible in honor of your mom because you know this is her favorite possession but she already has a nice one. Your mom receives an ASAP Honor Card from you (or straight from ASAP), describing your priceless gift! Thanks to your gift, Ming, a seeker in Burma will get her very own Bible for the first time and will begin her love-journey with Jesus.

Now, each morning, Ming can also wake up early and read those precious words. She grows further in love with Jesus until she gets to a point she wants nothing more than to be baptized and become His disciple. Ming shares what she’s learned with her husband and kids and now they have family worship each morning, reading from that Priceless gift! Her entire family wants baptism so they can be Jesus’ disciples too!

FREE ASAP HONOR GIFT CARDS! When you give your donation, call us or include the name and address of the special one you want us to send a card to. Or order cards to personalize and send out yourself.

ASAP’S EASY WAYS to GIVE

1. MAIL in your donation. We accept checks, money orders, or credit cards.

ASAP, PO Box 84, Berrien Springs, MI 49103

2. CALL our office. 1-866-365-3541 or 269-471-3026 3. GIVE ONLINE www.asapministries.org 4. GIVE MONTHLY Set up an automatic withdrawal from your bank account or credit card. Go to the giving page online or call us to enroll.

ON THE COVER:

Chea Im, mother of five, expresses joy at her re-birth, now free from hate and bitterness.

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Most Needed Projects Literacy Teacher Sophia—from Slave of Man to Servant Of God Check out Scott Griswold's podcast to hear the full story

A Curious Seeker Comes Closer to Listen to God's Word and Witness Rebirth

Church Planter Kalyany Thanks God for Elissa, Her Miracle Daughter, an Answer to Prayer After Four Miscarriages

In Southeast Asia alone, 374 people groups remain unreached, totaling 140,948,000 people who are waiting for a missionary to share the amazing Gospel message with them for the first time. Hence, ASAP’s greatest need— support for national missionaries!

8 Please Note : ASAP Ministries has a missionary ready and waiting for you to sponsor. Make an eternal difference—start supporting one today GIFT #102

SEND OUT A CHURCH PLANTER

$95/month in Vietnam, $100/month in Laos, $120/month in Myanmar, $160/month in Cambodia and Thailand

Church Planter Heng Socheat (pictured above) from Cambodia needs a prayer partner like you to intercede on his behalf and provide a stipend of $160 per month. After you commit to sponsoring, you will receive a sponsorship prayer card so you can get to know your worker better and pray specifically for their needs.

GIFT #106

THROW A LIFE-LINE TO A MISSIONARY $50 goes far for one worker, $25,000 total needed

ASAP missionaries and their families do not have health insurance and barely make it on the small stipends they get. In times of emergency, ASAP loves to help. We praise God how we could help Church Planter Meas Sophy pay part of the hospital bill for her daughter who contracted a serious case of hemorrhagic dengue fever.

GIFT #202

SPEED UP PROGRESS IN THE MISSION FIELD $1,000 for a motorcycle (17 needed today) $600 for a missionary boat (3 needed today)

Church Planters can bring Bibles and powerful sermons to unreached tribal peoples if they have a tank of gas and a pair of wheels. Will you help?

Church Planters in three different villages in Myanmar need boats to get to “hard-to-reach” areas. How exciting to think of the souls who will know Jesus as a result!

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GIFT #210

TRAIN AN ASAP MISSIONARY $200 to send one missionary to an ASAP training $115,000 needed per year

Most ASAP missionaries are simple “fisherman” like the first disciples. The Holy Spirit uses the lessons taught at trainings, along with the fellowship and prayers to boost workers’ morale and strengthen their ministries. We are teaching a powerful discipleship method that lends itself to the multiplication of workers.

GIFT #508

HELP REFUGEES WORSHIP IN THEIR HEART-LANGUAGE $1,000/month helps support a leader for a refugee group in America

Praise God that over 40 church groups have been planted in America among refugees from Myanmar. All conferences do not have the budgets to support them, but you can help be the bridge needed to ensure these groups have a shepherd for their group, so they do not get lost in America's secular culture.

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8 “Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” Matthew 9:38

GIFT #511

FUND GOD’S WORK IN DANGEROUS OPPRESSIVE PLACES

$10 for a mosquito net, $30 for a bag of rice, $47,850 for this year’s project

Trained secret missionaries risk their lives to bring humanitarian aid and Gospel truth into two of the most difficult countries of the world. Because of the risk involved, we cannot openly share details and pictures, but we need your prayers and support for it.

GIFT #512

LOVE THE WORK OF ASAP? HELP SPREAD THE WORD! $225 for one 3ABN episode, $80 for one podcast production

Your donation to public relations will us share the beautiful stories of what God is doing in Southeast Asia and help raise awareness of the needs and opportunities for more to get involved.

GIFT #602

ALWAYS SAY A PRAYER! $ Time Commitment

We plead for your persistent, faithfilled prayers for the missionaries and all the projects. Join the ASAP prayer team online and receive monthly prayer points and urgent prayer requests or become an ASAP prayer ambassador and start a weekly Missions United Prayer Group.

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Popular Gifts for the Poor Church Planter Thor Bophal Helped Sok Vuth and His Family Repair Their Home After a Tropical Storm Church Planter Aung Thein* Shares Jesus With a Former Drug Addict and Trafficker in Burma

Four Karen Refugees Smile Bravely as They Face the Challenges of Living in America

Over 2,000 verses in the Bible wake us up to issues of poverty and justice, revealing God’s heart for the poor. You can show our loving, heavenly Father you care too, by supporting one or part of a project in this section.

GIFT #309

GIVE THE GIFT OF LITERACY $40/month to sponsor a literacy teacher $31,020 full support of the Literacy 4 Life Program

Imagine the possibilities that open up when a young lady in a remote village learns to read for the first time. Literacy 4 Life centers throughout Cambodia teach children and adults how to read using the Bible and other proven methods.

aA “Those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.”

Psalm 34:10

GIFT #314

MAKE A DREAM COME TRUE $134/month or $1,600/year per student

Poor young people from the villages of Cambodia and Laos dream of attending college so they can serve God and society. However, most will never have this chance. You can make it possible by sponsoring one student to become a professional and at the same time be discipled by a mature Adventist believer in his or her home while studying.

GIFT #404

HELP THE POOR IN DISASTERS AS JESUS WOULD $40 will feed a family of three for a month $250 will build one family a bamboo & thatch shelter

Sok Vuth’s young family suffered losing everything in a tropical storm.

Because ASAP donors gave, Church Planter Thor Bophal immediately responded to this real need and assisted in re-building their humble home.

You can make Jesus smile by giving to other poor families in need.

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“I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and floods on the dry ground...” Isaiah 44:3

GIFT #401

PROVIDE CLEAN WATER & INTRODUCE THE WATER OF LIFE $250-$550 for a hand-dug well, $850-$1,000 for a toilet

Gene cried tears of joy when he saw the well he helped fund (pictured).

You too can experience the joy of giving something so basic as water, but so precious because this gift is always given in conjunction with introducing the water of Life, Jesus!

Note : Twenty-five more cows are needed this year. Pray!

GIFT #415

CARE WITH A COW $500 for one cow $50 for a share

Mr. Puth Ann’s family received a cow from ASAP Ministries. The gift of a cow changed their lives forever. For $500 you can make a difference to another family just like Puth Ann’s.

GIFT #416

REACH OUT YOUR HAND TO A REFUGEE $35 for a 25 lb. bag of rice or a space heater

Refugees struggle to learn the language quick enough to find a job to support their families after arriving in America. During that vulnerable time, you can reach out your hand to help. This endears them to our loving Savior.

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AN ACTIVE, PRAYING, DISCIPLE-MAKING CROSS-CULTURAL MISSIONARY TO THE WORLD RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO YOU!

CAN YOU PICTURE IT? WE CAN! Visit reachtheworldnextdoor.com or order a RWND kit for you and your friends so you can learn how to reach out to refugees, immigrants and international students around you!

Small but Mighty Gifts!

Church Planter Blia* Shares DVDs Like They're the Best Thing Since Sliced Bread

Julie Griswold's Hug Makes a Feed and Read Student Feel God's Acceptance

These Students are Eagerly Seeking Jesus While Pouring Over My Bible First Lessons

We want those on fixed incomes and even young children to experience the blessing of giving to missions. All the projects listed in this section cost under what you would pay to fill up your car’s tank. God will take your small gifts and miraculously multiply them.

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Psalm 119:105

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PROVIDE THE BEST GIFT EVER, GOD’S WORD $5/Vietnam, $10/Cambodia, $25/Lao, $25/Karen, $20/Thai Bibles

Because of God working through you, ASAP provided 1,100 Bibles last year.

Would you like to bring the powerful, life-transforming Word of God to those who will read and appreciate it?

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FEED THE SPIRITUALLY HUNGRY WITH DVDS $1 for 4 DVDs

Be a renegade and provide ASAP missionaries with spiritual contraband: truth-filled sermons on DVD in the Vietnamese language! Join the housechurch believers in praying for 1 million DVDs to distribute this next year.

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PUT GEMS OF TRUTH IN SEEKERS’ HANDS $1 for 3 Secrets of Good Health books, $1.50 for 1 End Time Prophecy book $2 for 3 Steps to Christ books

Printing does not cost much in Vietnam but the quality is good and the people are eager to receive these gems. Why not see how many books your group can provide?

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INVEST IN MEDIA MINISTRY TOOLS $10 for a radio, $65 for a megavoice

Put a Megavoice, a solar-powered digital audio player with the Bible and sermons in the hands of a seeker or provide a radio so whole families can listen to messages of hope from their huts they call home.

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GET WELL GIFT BASKETS $4 per gift basket

ASAP missionaries plan to reach out to at least 200 patients each month in big hospitals of large cities. The gift baskets include food (which the hospitals do not provide), DVDs, and literature. We believe the prayers, songs, and love that will accompany the gift baskets will bring healing and hope to the hopeless.

Josselyn was part of last year's mission trip, she found adventure, discovered another culture, sa mpled exotic fruit and experienced what a joy it is to connect and serve!

nN “Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.”

Proverbs 22:6

GIFT #301

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SPONSOR AN AT-RISK CHILD $20/month tuition assistance for one student $10 for one school uniform

For less than 70 cents a day, your sponsorship can keep a child off the streets and in a safe, Seventh-day Adventist school! Nhi Thi Le (pictured) is eleven and reaching the age where her mom may be tempted to sell her. She needs your prayers and sponsorship so she can have a future. Other children like Nhi Thi Le need sponsors too!

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NOURISH CHILDREN WITH MY BIBLE FIRST LESSONS! $1 provides a My Bible First lesson booklet

“I can read this!” exclaimed Chanty’s grandma with a twinkle in her eyes, when Chanty brought home from school her very own My Bible First lesson in Khmer. These beautiful lessons present Bible stories in a clear, chronological format. They’re loved by children and adults alike.

Are you looking for a life-changing experience? A cultural adventure and a unique opportunity to share your love for Jesus? Consider joining an ASAP short-term mission trip!

We need dentists, doctors, interviewers, prayer warriors, teachers, and kid-friendly helpers.

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Special Projects!

Dr. Mary Ann McNeilus bonding with three of her medical missionary friends

God's own, hearing the story of Lazarus' resurrection for the first time

Youth Ambassadors in Cambodia— eager to serve

You and yours could come together to fund one of the special projects featured here. Or you can give a portion of the total and trust that others in the ASAP family of donors will also feel impressed to give to make these projects possible this year.

GIFT #103

THE MYANMAR RIGHT ARM PROJECT $150 for a body-fat analyzer (12 needed) $200 for a charcoal grinding machine $2,640 The Life Hope Center $4,560 for travel and health teaching books $17,280 stipends for 12 medical missionaries

We saw great results last year when medical missionaries in Myanmar stepped out in faith to accomplish more for Christ. Their prayers, natural remedies, Bible studies, and loving, kind acts won many to Christ. You can join with them to either sponsor a worker for $120 per month or provide for one or all of the needs listed above.

GIFT #104

EMPOWER YOUTH EVANGELISTS $13,760 in Cambodia, $10,000 in Vietnam

When an army of youth are rightly trained, they become a power force for kingdom growth. Help train youth from all over Cambodia and Vietnam so they can lead out in evangelism efforts.

Add your prayers to ours that the Sen Sok church will continue to stand as a light on a dark hill

GIFT #304

BUILD GOD’S KINGDOM BY BUILDING A CHURCH $5,000 for one literacy center/church $15,000-$100,000 for one permanent structure

Believers throughout Southeast Asia pray for a secure place to worship and study. Contact our office for a specific building project, like the one in Sihanoukville, Cambodia for $40,000.

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GIFT #421

RESCUE AN OLDER FEED AND READ STUDENT $60/month or $720/year $20,000 to build the Takong vocational training center

Remember sweet Sokalai from the ASAP video? She was baptized, brilliant, and bubbling with energy to serve the Lord. Yet, because of her family’s poverty, she found herself working as a dishwasher in Thailand after completing sixth grade. Join Stephen Erich, ASAP Special Projects Facilitator, in developing vocational training centers linked to existing ASAP projects in Cambodia as a means of rescuing young people.

GIFT #501

THE VIETNAM 14 DISTRICT PROJECT $52,200 (for year two)

Eight teams set out to strategically evangelize the last 14 un-entered districts of Vietnam. God amazingly provided funds for the first year of this two-year project. You could have the privilege of helping to bring the gospel to the remaining corners of Vietnam.

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Prayer Note : Join Pr. Isah Y oung and the Vietna mese house-church workers in praying for 10,000,000 believers. God continues to use the Peace and Happiness radio and TV ministry in powerful ways. We see with God all things are possible!

GIFT #502

FASTER-THAN-BY-FOOT PROJECT $25,000 for Vietnam $25,000 for Cambodia $10,000 for Myanmar

The Three Angel’s Message can reach millions via internet, radio and TV in countries like Vietnam and Cambodia where people have very few chances to hear the truth in their own languages. Providing updated equipment and support for this project is ASAP’s top priority because we know the impact will be great!

GIFT #507

PREPARE REFUGEE CHILDREN FOR THE KINGDOM $70/month stipend for one teacher (32 total) $8,335 for a tin roof for the school buildings

Over 1,140 children receive a solid Christian education in the primitive Ma Rae Moo Refugee Camp because Holy Spirit-filled ASAP donors had a vision to make a difference. This year we want to do more! Help us continue supporting the school and also be able to re-roof the school. Are these children worth it? Jesus thinks so, how about you?

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This catalog gives you a sampling of ASAP projects. Go online to learn more about additional projects that may match your passion.

www.asapministries.org

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