South Asian Forum - December 2011 Newsletter

Sout hAs i a nF or umoft heE v a nge l i c a l Al l i a nc e Ne ws l e t t e r

I s s ue5:De c e mbe r2011

TheSout hAs i a nF or um( SAF ) i sagr oupi ngwi t hi nt heE v a nge l i c a l i ns uppor t i ngt hi swonde r f ul mi ni s t r ybybe c omi ngame mbe rof

Al l i a nc e , s e t upt opr ov i deapl a c ef or S out hAs i a nChr i s t i a nsi nt heUKt o SAF .

Onc ey oube c omeame mbe r , y ouwi l l r e c e i v ei de a , t he e nc our a ge , s uppor t a nde qui pe a c hot he r f or mi s s i on, a ndt or e pr e s e nt t he i r Al l i a nc e ’ sbi mont hl yma ga z i ne ,a swe l l a sr e gul a r ne ws l e t t e r sf r om c onc e r nst ogov e r nme nt , me di aa ndt hewi de r Chur c h.

Wi t ht hes uppor t of S AFde t a i l i ngour pr ogr e s s .

I f y oua r ea l r e a dyame mbe r of t heE v a nbot hi ndi v i dua l me mbe r sa ndc hur c hme mbe r st ot a l l i ngmor et ha n1 0 , 0 0 0 ge l i c a l Al l i a nc ey ouc a na ddS AFt oy our Al l i a nc eme mbe r s hi pa t no pe opl e , S AFi ss t e a di l ygr owi ng.

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Ayeari nt hel i f eofSAF Ayearhasswi f t l ypassedsi ncet heSout hAsi an For um ( SAF)wassetupasani nt egr al par toft he Evangel i cal Al l i ancet ohel pgi veavoi cet ot he Sout hAsi anChr i st i ancommuni t yandhel pequi p t heChur chf ormi ssi ont oAsi ansofot herf ai t hs.

c onnec t i onswi t hSout hAs i anChr i s t i ans .

Thi sdi r ec t or ypr ov i des v i t al i nf or mat i onabout i ndi v i dual s , c hur c hesandor gani s at i ons t hat ar ei nv ol v edi nmi ni s t r ywi t hAs i ans .

Agai n, wear eex c i t ed about howt hi st ool wi l l beus edi nt hef ut ur ef orev angel i s m and i nmi s s i ont oAs i ans .

Manoj Rai t hat ha, SAF’ snat i onal Coor di nat or , admi t st hat whenhe t ookont het as kt ohel pt ak et hi si ni t i at i v ef or war d, i t f el t l i k ea t r emendousc hal l enge.Howev er , oney earonasManoj r ef l ec t son t hepr ogr es sSAFhasmade, hec anqui t ec l ear l ys eet hat Godhas openedi mpor t ant door sandgener at edagr eat ers ens eof uni t y , whi c hhasmadei t pos s i bl et oc ol l abor at ewi t hc hur c hesandor gani s at i onsf ort hegr eat erc aus eof s eei ngmor epeopl ec omet ot he k nowl edgeandl ov eof J es usChr i s t .

Thi sc anonl ybeadi r ec t endor s ement of J es us ’ r eques t t ohi sFat heri nJ ohn17: “ That t hey al l maybeone.Asy ou, Fat her , ar ei nmeandI am i ny ou, mayt hey al s obei nus , s ot hat t hewor l dmaybel i ev et hat y ouhav es ent me” ( J ohn17: 21) .ToGodbeal l t hegl or y .

I nt er msof t hel as t y ear , t her ehav ebeens omenot abl ehi ghl i ght s , s uc hast hel aunc hof t henewSAFwebs i t e, t hec i r c ul at i onof our quar t er l ynews l et t erandmanys peak i ngoppor t uni t i est ohel pr ai s e awar enes sof t hei s s uesf ac i ngChr i s t i ansi nSout hAs i aandt he needf ort heAs i anChur c ht owor kmor ec l os el ywi t ht hewi der Chur c hf ormi s s i ont oAs i ansof ot herf ai t hsi nt heUK. I npar t i c ul ar , SAFhasenj oy edc ol l abor at i ngons pec i f i cpr oj ec t s .

For ex ampl e, i npar t ner s hi pwi t hJ ewel si nHi sCr own, SAFhas ommi t t edt or unni ngev ent sac r os st hec ount r yt ohel pequi pt he Chur c hf ormi s s i ont oSout hAs i ans .Cent r al t ot hev i s i onof t hes e ev ent si st obr i ngt hos ec ur r ent l ywor k i ngi nout r eac ht oAs i anst o par t nerwi t ht hos et hat want t odos o, but r equi r es uppor t andequi ppi ng.

Fur t herev ent sar ebei ngpl annedi nt hr eef ur t herc i t i esnex t y ear , i ndi f f er ent par t sof t hec ount r y .

Sept ember2011, s awt hel aunc hof J es usThr oughAs i anEy es– 15f r equent l yas k edques t i ons( av ai l abl eat 50p+P&Pac opyf r om SAF, onl i nepr ev i ewat www. eauk. or g/ saf ) .

Thr oughc ol l abor at i on wi t hc hur c hesandor gani s at i ons , t hebook l et hasbeendev el opedt o pr ov i deaus ef ul r es our c ef orc hur c hesandi ndi v i dual st obuyand gi v eout t ononChr i s t i anSout hAs i ansast heybui l dont hei r r el at i ons hi psands peakabout t hei rf ai t h.

Thoughs t i l l r el at i v el year l y i ni t sc i r c ul at i on, t her ehav ebeenmanypos i t i v es t or i esof howt he book l et i sbei ngus edbyi ndi v i dual sast heywi t nes st ot hei rAs i an c ont ac t sandbyc hur c hesus i ngi t t ohel pr unadi s c us s i onc our s ef or s eek er sandadi s c i pl es hi pc our s ef orex i s t i ngbel i ev er s .

SAFi sc ur r ent l yi nt hepr oc es sof wr i t i ngadi s c us s i onc our s e, t obeus edi n c onj unc t i onwi t ht hebook l et , andex pl or i ngt hepos s i bi l i t i esof t r ans l at i ngJ es usThr oughAs i anEy esi nt oot herl anguages .

Ov ert hel as t y ear , SAFhasal s opar t ner edwi t hSout hAs i an Conc er ni npr oduc i ngaUKDi r ec t or yof As i anMi ni s t r i es .

Thec ent r al ai m of t hedi r ec t or yi st ohel pc hur c hesac r os st heUKbui l d

Aswel ookf or war dt oaNewYear , ourhopeandpr ay eri sf or gr eat erpeac ei ns out hAs i awher emanyr el i gi ousmi nor i t y gr oupsenc ount erper s ec ut i on; andf orgr eat eruni t ywi t hi nt he Chur c hs ot hat wec anwor kt oget hert odr awot her st oChr i s t .

Wewoul dl i k et ot ak et hi soppor t uni t yt ot hanky ouenor mous l y f ory ours uppor t andc ont i nuedi nt er es t i nt hewor kof t heSout h As i anFor um.

MayGodbl es sy ouandwewi s hy ouabl es s ed Chr i s t masandahappynewy ear .

Shoul dy ouhav eanyi deasof howwe c anwor kt oget her , ori f y ouhav e adopt eds omet hi ngt hat s eems t obewor k i ngwel l wi t hi ny our c ommuni t y , wewoul dl i k et ohearf r om y ouandwel c omey ours ugges t i ons .

Pl eas es ubmi t y ours ugges t i ons byemai l t owww. eauk . or g/ s af Andr eaBes t , Sout hAs i anFor um

SAFpr of i l esi t swor k, par t ner sandr esour cesi nt hequar t er l yNewsl et t erandonourwebsi t ewww. eauk. or g/ saf

MI SSI ONSPECI AL Mi ssi on–whosej obi si tanyway?

I hav el ongbeens t r uc kbyt h e t r u t h o f a r e t s l o g a n f r ot m t he H a nd i n g i n p e t i t i o nc se an t 1 0 D o w n i ng S r ee t Chur c hMi s s i onSoc i et y : " Mi s s i oni s n' t s omeoneel s e' sj ob.

I t ' s mi ne. " Andy et s omanyof usf eel t hat weneedt obehi ghl yqual i f i edf or mi s s i on.J es usdi dnot s ay : “ Got oc ol l egeands t udybef or ey ou t el l ot her sabout me. ”But hec ommanded: “ Goandmak edi s c i pl es of al l nat i ons . ”Hef ol l owedt hi swi t ht hepr omi s e: “ Ands ur el yI am wi t hy oual way s , t ot heendof t heage. ” So, what s t opsusf r om ‘ goi ng’ , ar medwi t ht hat wonder f ul pr omi s e?Dowel ov eot her peopl eenought os har ewi t ht hem t hemos t wonder f ul gi f t of t he Lor dJ es usandhi ss av i nggr ac e?

I s ugges t t hat oneof t het hi ngswhi c hhol dsusbac k , i si ndeedour f eart hat wedonot k nowenoughabout t hos ewhom wewant t o r eac h, of t enbec aus et heymaybef r om adi f f er ent f ai t horc ul t ur e.

Manyi nBr i t ai nhav ebeens ur pr i s edt odi s c ov ert hat t hei rSout h As i anf r i endc omesf r om aChr i s t i anbac k gr ound.

Ot her shav e f oundt hat r eal f r i ends hi pshav el edt ot hat l ov el ymoment when t hei rf r i endhasas k edabout t hei rChr i s t i anf ai t h.

Ot her ss t i l l hav e r el at edt ot hei rnei ghbourf orav er yl ongt i mebef or ebei ngabl et o s har et hei rl ov eof t heLor dJ es us .

TheFai t ht oFai t hRes our c eCent r eof Gl obal Connec t i onshason i t swebs i t el i s t sof 187r es our c est oenc our ageandequi p Chr i s t i anst or eac hout t opeopl eof di f f er ent f ai t hsandc ul t ur esi n t heUK, wi t hgr eat erc onf i denc e.

Thel i s t hasbeenc ompi l edf r om manys our c esandwes eet hi si sanongoi ngpr oj ec t , r eadyt o r ec ei v ey ourr ec ommendat i ons , t oo.

Numer ousr es our c eshav ebeenpr oduc edi nt hel as t f ewmont hs t ohel pusal l : book st ogi v eagoodbac k gr ound, c our s est ohel pus t oget al ongs i depeopl eandbook l et sandt r ac t st ogi v et oour f r i ends .

So, whos ej obi smi s s i on?Let ’ smak ei t our s .

Wec an‘ go’ our s el v es , k nowi ngt hat wehav eJ es us ’ pr omi s et obewi t husand aweal t hof r es our c esandex ampl est of ol l ow.

AnnBower , Mi ssi oni nt heUK andFai t ht oFai t hCoor di nat or Gl obal Connect i ons www. gl obal connect i ons. co. uk

Bui l di ngt heKi ngdom t hr ough Busi ness Si rRi c har dBr ans on’ snewbookmak esv er yi nt er es t i ngr eadi ng.

I nSc r ewBus i nes sasUs ual heout l i neshi sv i s i onf ornot hi ngl es s t hangl obal t r ans f or mat i on.

Heas k s : “ Canwebr i ngmor emeani ng t oourl i v esandhel pc hanget hewor l dat t hes amet i me?”Hi s pr opos eds ol ut i oni sanewwayof doi ngbus i nes s .

Br ans oni sa pr ophet i cv oi c ef r om out s i det heChur c h.

But t her ear et hos ei ns i de t heChur c hwhoheart hes amemes s ageandar ef oc us s i ngon bus i nes sasami s s i ons t r at egy .

Bus i nes shasbeenus eds i nc eNewTes t ament t i mest ohel pbui l d t heKi ngdom, but nowmor et hanev erweneedt ous ei t .

Thewor l d wel i v ei ni ss hapedbybus i nes s es .

I f i t i sbus i nes st hat s hapest he wor l d, t henwhyc an’ t t heChur c hwor ki nandt hr oughbus i nes st o s hapet hewor l df orgoodandf orGod?Shapi ngi t f orgoodbr i ngs weal t hc r eat i oni nc ommuni t i es , wi t hgr eat erj us t i c eandr el i ef f r om pov er t y , wi t ht hedi gni t yof us ef ul l abour .

Shapi ngi t f orGodbr i ngs “ l i f ei ni t sf ul l nes s ” , al i f er ec onnec t edwi t ht heOnewhomadeus andl ov esus , br i ngi nghopeandmeani ngandpur pos e.

Al l of t hat i sgoodnewsandi st hemot i v at i onf orbus i nes sasmi s s i on.

TheAs i anc hur c hi nt hi sc ount r yi sal r eadyi nv ol v edi nt hi sv i s i on.

ManyAs i anc hur c hl eader sal s or unbus i nes s es , s mal l andl ar ge.

Oneex ampl ei sPr oper t yLounge, whi c hi sanes t at eagenc y oper at i ngi nWol v er hampt on, wi t hpl anst oex pandt oTel f or dand Manc hes t ers oon.

Wi t hpr emi s esi nt hes hoppi ngar ea, t he c ompanyv al uesar ec r edi bi l i t y , hones t yandi nt egr i t y .

I t i sa peopl ef oc us s edbus i nes st hat ai mst obeabl es s i ngt ot he c ommuni t yar oundi t .

Ri c kKaul , whor unsPr oper t yLounge, i s as s oc i at emi ni s t erat t heAl l Nat i onsChr i s t i anCent r e, al s obas edi n t hec ent r eof Wol v er hampt on.

Heex pl ai ns : “ Wewant t obemor e t hanj us t as hopont hehi ghs t r eet .

Toai dt hi swewi l l s uppor t c ommuni t ypr oj ec t st obenef i t t hec ommuni t yandannual l yhav ea c el ebr at i ondi nnerwher ewewi l l gi v e10perc ent of t hey ear l y pr of i t st oc har i t y . ”Ov ert hec omi ngmont hs , Pr oper t yLoungei s l ook i ngt os et upapr ay ermi ni s t r yf ort enant sandl andl or dsal ong wi t haweek l yChr i s t i anc our s ef ort hos ei nt er es t edi nf i ndi ngout mor eabout t heChr i s t i anf ai t h.

Asl ongagoas1945, aChur c hof Engl andr epor t Towar dst he Conv er s i onof Engl andc onc l uded: “ Wear ec onv i nc edt hat Engl andwi l l nev erbec onv er t edunt i l t hel ai t yus et heoppor t uni t i es f orev angel i s m dai l yaf f or dedbyt hei rv ar i ousoc c upat i ons , c r af t s andpr of es s i ons ” .

RevDrBr i dget Adams , www. wor kpl acei nspi r ed. com SAFi skeent ocol l ectst or i esofAsi ansi nvol vedi nbusi ness, sot hatwecanhel peachot hert obemor eef f ect i vei n bui l di ngt heKi ngdom t hr oughbusi ness.

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Sout hAs i a nF or umoft heE v a nge l i c a l Al l i a nc e Bi gSoci et y:GoodNewsf ort he communi t y " Thepeopl ewhoar ecr az yenought ot hi nkt heycan changet hewor l d, ar et heoneswhodo" ( Appl eadver t i si ngsl ogan)

I n2008, mywor l dwass uddenl yt ur nedups i dedownbyac r i s i sf or myt woy ear ol ds on.

Suf f er i ngf r om s ev er ebr eat hi ngdi f f i c ul t i es , he f oundhi ms el f i nr es us c i t at i on, i nt ubat edandbei ngt r ans f er r edi nt o ani nt ens i v ec ar euni t at St Thomas ' i nac r i t i c al c ondi t i on.

The pr os pec t of l os i nghi m wasr eal .

AnAmer i c anc oupl eI hadr ec ent l y met s et upapr ay erv i gi l .

Theyar eChr i s t i ans .

I wasaHi ndu.

Fi v e day sl at er , mys ons at bol t upr i ght i nbed, c ompl et el ywel l .

Wi t hi na c oupl eof week sI f oundmy s el f i nc hur c ht ot hankmyf r i endsonl yt o f i ndmy s el f gi v i ngmyl i f et oJ es uss hor t l yaf t er war ds .

I hadnoi nt ent i onof bec omi ngaChr i s t i an.

I was n' t s ear c hi ng.

I onl y endedupi nc hur c ht ot hankt hec oupl ewhohadpr ay edf ormys on.

I nf ac t , pr i ort ot hat myper c ept i onsof Chr i s t i ani t ywer ev er y negat i v ei ndeed.

I hadgr ownt ov i ewChr i s t i ansasawei r dbunc h andt hemedi adi dn' t por t r ayt hem wel l ei t her !

Yet whenmyf r i ends pr ay edf ormys on, t hos enegat i v eper c ept i onsc amec r as hi ng down.

Her ewer epeopl ewhok newt hat mywi f eandI wer ei n des per at eneed; t heyhads hownusl ov e.I t f el t nat ur al t ogot ot hei r c hur c ht ot hankt hem.

I f onl yI hadmet Chr i s t i ansl i k et hi sear l i eri n myl i f e.

Yet bet weenmyt i mei npr i mar ys c hool andmyc hi l d' s heal i ng, al mos t 20y ear shadpas s edandI hadnev erbeen appr oac hedbyaChr i s t i anwant i ngt os har et hei rf ai t horpr ayf or me.

I s har emyt es t i monybec aus eI bel i ev et her ear el es s onst hat we, t heChur c h, c andr awf r om t hi s , andes pec i al l yaswel ookf or war dt o t heBi gSoc i et yandt heoppor t uni t i est hi spr es ent sf ort hegos pel .

Thes or t of l oc al c ommuni t yenv i s agedi nt heBi gSoc i et yi sonet hat Chr i s t i ansc anr el i s h.

Thi si souroppor t uni t yt os t epout of t he c hur c hbui l di ng, r ol l upours l eev esandbegoodnewst oour nei ghbour s .

Bei nggoodnewsl eadst os har i nggoodnewswi t h i nt egr i t y ; ourac t i onsmat c hourwor ds .

Undert hi snewbannert he Chur c h-andt hat meansal l of us-c anbes al t andl i ght i nour l oc al i t y .

Wec anhel ppeopl e, andi nt hepr oc es sof t hat c onv er s e wi t ht hem, bui l dr eal f r i ends hi ps , s har eGod' swor d, andpr ayf or peopl e.

Sadl y , t oomanyChr i s t i ansl i v eout t he' s ec ul ar/ s ac r eddi v i de' .

Regr et f ul l y , I of t enf i ndmy s el f doi ngt heChr i s t i ant hi ngonaSunday onl yt or eal i s ewhenI gobac kt henex t weekt hat I hav ef ai l edy et agai nt ol i v easaChr i s t i anf ort heot hers i xday s .

I bel i ev et hat t he Bi gSoc i et yc onc ept i st hej ol t weneedt os t epout andpr ayf orour l oc al bus i nes s es , l i s t ent ot heper s onat t hebuss t op, s har eourf ai t h wi t hourwor kc ol l eagues , wel c omenei ghbour si nt oourhomesand i nv i t et hel oc al s hopk eeper st oourc hur c hes .

I am c onv i nc edt hat as webec omet r us t edhel per si nourc ommuni t i es , wewi l l s eenegat i v e per c ept i onsof Chr i s t i ani t yov er t ur nedandagr eat eropennes st ot he gos pel .

Somet i mest heChur c hr el i espr edomi nant l yonmi s s i onr ai ds .

They c er t ai nl ydi di nI ndones i aanddes pi t eal l t hei ref f or t si t wasI s l am t hat c apt ur edmos t of t hepopul at i on.

Wher east heEur opeansac t ed l i k emi s s i onar i es , andonl yl ef t t hemi s s i onc ompoundt odo ev angel i s t i c" r ai ds " , t heMus l i mswer ebus i nes speopl ewhol i v ed amongt henat i onal sandi nt hec our s eof t hei rent er pr i s es har edt he ’ t r ut h’ of I s l am. ( Fr om t heLaus anneOr gani s at i onBus i nes sas Mi s s i onMani f es t o) " Thepeopl ewhoar ec r az yenought ot hi nkt heyc anc hanget he wor l dar et heoneswhodo.

"Wear ec al l edt obewor l dc hanger s , s t ar t i ngi nourl oc al c ommuni t i eswher eGodhaspl ac edus .

I nt hec r az yups i dedownk i ngdom t hat J es usdes c r i bes , i f wewant t ol eadt hem, weneedt os er v et hem f i r s t .

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Mi ssi onResour ces Fr i ends hi pFi r s t c our s epac k Thi snewr es our c e, wr i t t enby Ti m Gr eenandSt ev eBel l , i s des i gnedt oenc our ageor di nar y Chr i s t i ansi nt hes har i ngof t hei r f ai t hwi t hor di nar yMus l i ms .

Thi ss i x s es s i onc our s ec anbe r uni nc hur c hhomegr oups , uni v er s i t yChr i s t i anUni onsor l ar gers emi nars et t i ngs .

The gr oupl eaderdoesnot needt o k nowany t hi ngabout I s l am, f ort he t eac hi ngi nput c omesf r om St ev eBel l ’ sFr i ends hi pFi r s t St udy Manual andTi m Gr een, s uppor t edbyawi der angeof ex per t s peak er sandt es t i mony .

Al t houghas t udymanual i si nc l udedi nt he pac k , c our s es t udent swi l l needt hei rowns t udymanual t of ul f i l t he v ar i ousex er c i s es .

Not esf ort heJ our ney : f ol l owi ng J es us , s t ay i ngSout hAs i an Thi snewbookbySout hAs i an Conc er n( SAC)i sanes s ent i al r ead f oral l Sout hAs i any oungadul t swho hav eei t herbegunt of ol l owJ es usor ar eex pl or i ngt heChr i s t i anf ai t h.

I t t ak ess er i ous l yt hepr ac t i c al c ul t ur al ques t i onsandl ook sat i s s uest hat ar eof t ennegl ec t ed, s uc has ar r angedmar r i ageandt hei mpac t t hat c onv er s i onmayhav eonone’ s r el at i ons hi pswi t hf r i ends , f ami l y andr el at i v es .

Thi sbooki ss t r ongl yr ec ommended t oc hur c hl eader sandt hos et hat ar es er i ousabout r eac hi ngSout h As i ansf orChr i s t , asi t gi v esac l ear under s t andi ngof t hec hal l engest hat Sout hAs i ansf ac ewhenc onv er t i ng t oChr i s t i ani t yandpr ov i desus ef ul adv i c eonhowwet heChur c hc an bet t ers uppor t t hem.

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TheSi ndhi peopl ear ea peopl egr oupt hat or i gi nat ef r om t heSi ndh Pr ov i nc ei nPak i s t an.

Ther ear es ome30 mi l l i onwi t happr ox i mat el y f i v emi l l i oni nt he di as por a.

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