Global Watch
East Asia
October 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
Pray for our teammate Joyce Esther Lim and Garaldine from Church Of Our Savior who is assisting Joyce until 24th November 2026 in Kaohsiung Taiwan. Pray that both of them will have good interaction with the kids and people of the elderly ministry and “The House Of Grace” halfway house.
Thank God for the the past one and a half months’ time back in Singapore with lots of catching up with friends and relatives. Thankful for all the love, concern and care shown by friends and relatives. Thankful for Bartley Christian Church and Antioch Chapels support of our works in Kaohsiung Taiwan.
Prayer Requests
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Pray for good time management for our remaining days in Singapore before we return to Kaohsiung on 8th of December 2026.
Ian & Marianne Chew (IMC)
Thanksgiving
Ministry Updates
Prayer Requests
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Kaori Kajiwara (KRK)
Thanksgiving
Ministry Updates
- Leading 2 sessions on stress management at pastors' retreat on October 26th & 27th
- Workshop on grief care at member care meeting on 9th November.
- Ongoing ministry of counselling
- Blessings upon the evangelistic outreach through traditional story-telling at Matsumigaoka Church. Many non-Christians from the community came. Pray that the seeds sown in their hearts may grow and bear fruit of faith in Jesus.
- We have been kept healthy through September!
Prayer Requests
- Pray for Kaori's sessions at pastors' retreat and member care meeting.
- Pray for Peter as he attends ACTI (Asian Cross-Cultural Training Institute) from
18th-30th October. Pray for the Lord's blessings and guidance.
- 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.
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KC* (KCN)
Pray
Praise
For the checking of Jeremiah (1364 verses over Oct-Jan 2027), a rather challenging prophetic book to translate and check.
For a new venture: preparation to conduct a public workshop through WBTS, on the topic of ‘Linguistics for Oral BT’.
Besides checking translations KC is all in to do more mentoring (already epat 2 Translation Advisors and 2 national CiTs, all over the next 2 years) and training, to the glory of God’s Word transforming God’s World. Amen.
- PTL as KC learnt more about consulting for Psalms and Oral BT at the recent workshop, he also contributed by supervising 3 Consultants-in-Training (CiT) in their checking practice on Psa 1 and 13 (2 are competent already while the 3rd one needs more polishing)
KC was able to approve 2 songs as translation ( not just Scripture songs). The song-writers of 5 minority languages learnt how they can participate in translating psalms through their cultures’ most appropriate genre (some with instrument, some are just ballad without music)
Also as a workshop speaker for Antioch-21 on the topic of ‘Bi-vocational mission: Work, Witness, Benefits’. It had drawn upon his 14-year field experience. Delighted to see a BCC ember there, also the son of a member considering BAM overseas, even a ex-college mate of Le currently in NIE:) Hope more GenZ will trust God to go forth!
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White* (JBM)
Updates
Pray
Thanksgiving
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