Global Watch

East Asia

August 2026

Romans 10:14-15

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”

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Michael & Ruth Quek (MRQ)

Thanksgiving

Ministry Updates

6 kids confirmed coming for the 3 days 1 night camp, 2 more kids might join us. Pray that the kids with enjoy all program for the camp and learn something from the Truth of God and bring it home.

Pray for safety throughout the camp whether it’s in-house or outing. Pray that our relationship with the kids parents will be deepen and opportunity to talk about our faith.

Few regular kids coming to Full day Inn and are willing to learn and know more about Christ.

Good working relationship with Keliao Christian Church.

Full day Inn center used for free until now.

Good relationship with neighbors.

Good, responsible, understanding landlord of our rented apartment unit.

Prayer Requests

EDITED 7/8/26

Preparation for home assignment from 1st September - 8th December 2026, good time management as it’s only 99 days. Have a good time with church friends, supporters and our missional cell and previous youth adult DG.

Ian & Marianne Chew (IMC)

Thanksgiving

Ministry Updates

• Completed a children’s english camp in Tome (city north of us) with one of our other teams. A team from America did a VBS and 30 kids came!
• A monthly event at a local YMCA kindergarten, sharing about different countries and teaching them about Jesus
• Intermediate Leadership Training (starting with online) begins!

• Seeing more and more opportunities particularly in university ministry for students and drawing closer to them.
• Our language skill in Japanese has improved to the point where we feel we can do much more ministry and host teams for translation. Praise God for his provision and blessings in our learning!
• Praise God for a healthy and happy baby in Becca. Our friends up north have also just had a baby boy and although transitions are tough, they are getting used to it.
• New members! A returning family from Australia (Japanese) have come to join our Miyagi team.

Prayer Requests

• Summer holidays so school events have stopped but Ian is hoping to have an ‘open gym’ session every 2 weeks.
• Pray for Ian and Marianne as they travel to Tokyo for 10 days for the first onsite meeting of the leadership training.
• Pray for Ian as he has 3 more preaching sessions for the rest of the year.
• Pray for Becca as we teach her English and Japanese, may she grow in her knowledge but also love for others and the Lord.
• Pray for revival in Japan! People need the Lord.

EDITED 05/08

Kaori Kajiwara (KRK)

Thanksgiving

Ministry Updates

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- Writing a chapter for a book on spirituality compiled by TCU by the end of August.

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- Leading a seminar on stress management for pastors at Tokyo Bible Seminary on 7th September.

- Preparing for speaking engagements in autumn.

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- The Lord's blessings upon Sunday preaching and stress management seminar in Tokyo and Nagoya in July..

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- A refreshing summer break.

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- Good health of the family.

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Prayer Requests

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• Pray for the Lord's clear guidance and enabling help for me to write a chapter of the book on spirituality compiled by TCU. Due at the end of August.

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• Pray that Peter may be successfully granted at least a 3-year-spousal visa this month. Pray for his learning of Japanese language and ministry direction.

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- Pray for the Lord's clear leading for Airi's high school education. Pray for her

renewed motivation to study as she prepares for the next level.

EDITED 14/08

KC* (KCN)

Pray

Praise

For KC’s development: will be attending another 2-week Oral Bible Translation (OBT) Consultant training in Aug (Psalms). He like to train and consult for OBT teams. He still consulta for written BT (checking Jeremiah from Sep-Nov)

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For KC’s new role as Executive Committee (EC) member : elected for a 2-year term on 1 Aug. Beside monitoring the executive director’s leadership, the EC now has 2 added roles: Strategic and Generative, truly representing and involving the whole group to pivot towards more emphasis in the national BT movement.

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- PTL the consultant check on 2Sam for the Tibetan team of 9 pax was very fruitful. Everyone has a new appreciation of how to better translate narratives that will be Faithful-to-the-sense (vs Literal Accuracy); Understandable (vs Clarity where there is too much explication); Natural (vs Appropriate, following the target language rather than the literal syntax and metaphors of the biblical languages); Appealing (vs mere Acceptable) expression of the intentions and emotions of the bible characters.

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• PTL KC will serve as mentor for a 2-year online programme to develop the skills of Translation Advisors before some of them go on to become trainee consultants. This experience will allow him to conduct this valuable training in Chinese for the locals eventually perhaps to develop national translation consultants to serve the remaining needs (150 languages?)

EDITED 14/08

White* (JBM)

Updates

Pray

• Pray that Pastor Wang will quickly adapt, grow in ministry, and become part of the church family.
• Pray for the seminary’s student interviews, preparations, administration, and the new academic year.
• Pray for this nation and for our family—that God would show mercy, restrain evil, and guide us according to His will.

• Church small groups and fellowships are continuing steadily, while large gatherings have become less likely.
• A new seminary president was installed on August 12, and I will continue teaching some courses while helping with the transition.
• Our family visited old friends and fellow workers during the summer, and we are continuing to seek God’s direction for the road ahead.

Thanksgiving

EDITED 20/08

• We thank God for His continued presence and blessing in the church, small groups, and fellowship ministries.
• We thank God for providing a new pastor, Wang, and for helping her settle into the church and her new ministry.
• We thank God for His guidance through the leadership transition at the seminary and for His grace in our family and travels.

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Thanks

Email us at missions@bartley.org.sg or head on over to https://www.bccmissions.com

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