http://rayburkholder.com Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:59:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en August 22-29 Steve Robinson & I (Raymond Burkholder) experienced the great privilege of teaching a MTM leadership conference in Yangon, Myanmar. This was now the third conference that MTM has conducted in this country in the past two years. This has resulted in beautiful relationships and friendships. We certainly count ... http://rayburkholder.com/?p=77 July 6th through August 13th we all were in America for our yearly Thai visa renewal. Our time there was marked by many highlights indeed. As part of a 16 day MTM PR trip we all visited the Creation Museum at Cincinniati, Ohio. While Lorida and Jana vistited friends in the mid-west (and ... http://rayburkholder.com/?p=75 This was the question that came to the heart of our native Nepalese coordinator, Pastor Peter Rai, as our IGo-MTM team came walking through the door at the Kathmandu International airport in Nepal. Peter told me later that he never seen American Christians with the sisters wearing the headship veiling and being ... http://rayburkholder.com/?p=74 It is hard to believe that we are at the end of the second term already here at IGo. I taught a course on the book of Genesis. Marvin and Rosanna Kauffman along with their daughter, Marilyn, and son Fentress were here from Iowa. Marvin taught a course on the history ... http://rayburkholder.com/?p=73 Why does MTM conduct Biblical leadership training seminars among native Christians in SE Asia? The Title Of This Post Says It All! Ninety Three baptized believers (all from the unreached tribes of Nepal) in one year. The result of the sacrificial living of native Christian missionaries who daily lay down their lives to take ... http://rayburkholder.com/?p=72 My flight from America back to Chiang Mai, Thailand was uneventful. It sure was great to be reunited with my dear wife and family. A special thank you to all who were praying for me. My time here at home in Chiang Mai was very short. I returned Wednesday evening ... http://rayburkholder.com/?p=70 My departure from Dulles International airport is nigh at hand. My time in USA certainly was very good and a great blessing.....but I really missed my dear wife as well as Lorida & Jana. The revival meetings in Alliance Ohio truly were sweet visitations from the Lord. Blessed be God alone!  Thank you ... http://rayburkholder.com/?p=69 I greatly covet your prayers as I travel to America for a week of revival meetings. The meetings will be at Hebron Conservative Mennonite church at Alliance, Ohio. The dates are April 18-25. Please pray for traveling safety as well as grace to quickly overcome jet lag. I will be in ... http://rayburkholder.com/?p=68 IGo Asian Bible School March 8-26, 2010 Left to right - Back Row: Pastor Daniel (India), Mr. Chanaporn (Thailand), Mr. Nang (Thailand) Pastor Isaac (Myanmar), Pastor Rupak (Bhutan), Mr. Stephen (China) Second Row: Mr. Michael (Singapore), Pastor Peter (Thailand), Pastor Man (Nepal), Mr. Bun Na (Cambodia), Mrs. Rupak (Bhutan), Ms. Ang Ang (Thailand) Front ... http://rayburkholder.com/?p=67 MTM To Sundergarh India Rajgangpur (Orissa State) February 22-26, 2010 The following article was written by Jordan Flory who was part of this MTM team. Jordan is from Ellensburg WA and is an IGo alumni student.                               * PRINCIPLE! * PURPOSE! * PASSION! * These three words came to me as I sat down to write ... http://rayburkholder.com/?p=65