ANOTHER TREMENDOUS YEAR FOR MTM !!!

Truly God has done it again … another tremendous year for MTM. The year of 2011 consisted of 9 different pastoral leadership conferences conducted in 5 different countries. The average attendence was approximately 120 church leaders. Only God knows the gospel impact these church leaders make for His honor and glory among the unreached. Some special highlights were the conferences in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as well as the delta region of Myanmar.  Your ongoing prayer and financial support are the very means that have made this all possible. A very special thank you to all the different churches who gave as well as each of you who made personal contributions. Blessed be God !!!

THE GOSPEL IMPACT OF MTM UNTO THE UNREACHED 

  

Most all of the MTM conferences in 2011 were within the geographical region of the highest concentration of unreached people groups in the world. This truly is an open door that God has set before MTM in answering the gospel cry of the unreached. Many many pastors have testified that they are taking the truths of Gods Word they learned at the conference and are teaching others in empowering them to reach their own unreached for Jesus Christ. One pastor in Pakistain has taken a few simple truths that he learned at the MTM conference and has developed his own teaching course. God has open a door for him and now he is teaching this truth from Gods Word in many different churches in Pakistain. This is the very core heart of MTM.

LOOKING AHEAD INTO 2012

Once again the 2012 MTM schedule  is already fully packed out. Click on the highlighted link to see the 2012 schedule. Each year we have been saying 9 conferences per year are a packed out schedule. But once again God keeps pushing MTM forward and MTM has 12 conferences scheduled in 2012. Three of these MTM trips are what we are calling “double headers” which means two conferences in one trip. There will be a double header to Africa in January, and a double header to India in February and a double header to Indonesia in July plus all the other conferences. After we packed out the 2012 MTM schedule, there still remained 16 unaccomodated requests. In fact, presently we are making tentative promises for 2013 and most all of 2013 is already promised. The discipleship opportunities God has set before MTM are absolutely staggering. This clearly reflects God’s passionate heart of the cry of the unreached. Be assured MTM is doing no advertising, promoting or self inviting … all of these opportunites are divinely God orchestrated. Please do pray for us as we seek the Lord in regards to which invitations we should accommodate. 

 THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF MTM

MTM is a faith-based ministry. MTM’s ability to disciple and spiritually equip native Christians to win their own unreached people to Jesus Christ is largely contingent upon your faithful contributions to this ministry. Every dollar of your contributions will be used to facilitate a leadership training conference of native leaders. The IGo staff families giving leadership to this ministry receive their support from other sources.

Thank you so much for your prayer and financial support. By Gods faithful grace MTM will teach faithful men who shall be able to teach others also … so the gospel will be preached among the unreached. Contributions of any amount may be sent to the address below or click this Donate Link  to contribute through the MTM website and Pay-Pal.

IGo
PO Box 116
Ephrata, PA 17522 USA

Please be sure to earmark your contribution for MTM. A tax deductible receipt is available upon request. Thank you in advance for your prayer and financial contribution.

For Christ Jesus & The Nations
Raymond Burkholder
IGo-MTM Director

MTM To Hyderabad, India

The most dynamic combination for ministry impact we have found as we go to native Asian churches is when various arms of IGo converge to work together. This was the case in India as three of IGo’s ministries joined to assist Good Life Ministries directed by Sam and Becca Gunti in the Hyderabad area. The Macedonian Teaching Ministry linked with Ransom Ministries and a couple IGo students to conduct a three-day pastor’s conference in Ieeja, India.

The full Hyderabad IGo Ministry Team. This included IGo-students ministry trips, IGo Ransom & IGo-MTM. Front row L-R, Ada Stoltzfus, Freida Kuepfer, Rosa King, Carolyn Roth, Naomi Burkholder. Back row L-R, Vera Champ, Matthew Troyer, Evan Jackson, Val Yoder & Raymond Burkholder

Good Life’s goal of one hundred interdenominational pastors attending the conference was met the first day as about one hundred and fifty pastors and forty wives arrived. Word spread around to the surrounding villages and the attendance rose to over two hundred on the second day. By the third day, the tents were filled to capacity with between three or four hundred people in attendance.

The Last Day Full MTM Conference Group

A special blessing added to this conference were two evening evangelistic meetings held in different neighboring villages. At the second meeting, there were over six hundred people sitting on the ground, cross-legged, Indian style waiting for the service to begin when we arrived. Sam opened the service with some introductions and a lesson for the bright-eyed children sitting in the first four or five rows. The message was an exposition on the wise man and foolish man.  We challenged the people to build on the solid foundation of Jesus Christ. This story which Jesus told about the rain, wind and floods had special impact due to the destructive flooding in this area about a year before.

This Is Only About Half Of The Attendance … Only The Ladies Side

Sam then asked Brother Raymond to share a testimony on how God took him from a life built on the shifting sand of worldly interests to build on the solid bedrock of the Lord Jesus Christ.  As Raymond concluded, an invitation was given for those who wanted to receive Christ as their Lord and Savior. Being unable to understand the Telaguri language, I assumed he had asked them to stand for the final prayer.  It seemed that the whole group stood up. Looking closer, I realized that actually about two-thirds of the group had actually stood. It surprised our leader so much that he mentioned to us in English, “I don’t know why all these people are standing.” He then turned back to the group and emphasized the seriousness of choosing to follow Christ and that if they wanted to follow him in life, they should come to the front.  A mass of people moved to the front even though there was absolutely no room to provide for that many people.

Approximately Half Of The Response

As we prayed for those who had surged to the front, numerous ones were obviously wrestling with issues deep in their souls. A group of about thirty members from the local church came up behind the group and cried out in prayer for the new believers as well. After each one had been ministered to, they returned to their seats on the ground.? It appeared that they felt such a presence of God and found it hard to leave. The leaders finally shut off most of the lights in order to close the service around 11:30 p.m.

We beg for your continued prayer support for MTM as well as Raymond and those that assist him in taking the Gospel to the surrounding countries in Asia.

Editors Note; The above article was written by brother Val Yoder. Val serves as field director of IGo here in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Thank you brother Val for your wonderful contribution to the Lords work where ever the Lord calls you to serve. Please do pray for Val as he travels back to America and gets married to Barb Lapp January 14th. Blessings to you brother and sister.

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