Global Watch

East Asia

September 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

We are back in Singapore for a 99 days home assignments. May the Lord grant us wisdom to bring across the needs of Taiwan as we share with various cell groups and church. Good interaction and working environment with BCC and OMF staff. May our sharing at OMF families appreciation day filled with the anointing of the Holy Spirit to encourage our audiences.

Thankful for Joyce Lim as cover our work as we are away.

Thankful to Geraldine from COOS that will be going to Kaohsiung to help Joyce for 2 months from 24th September till 23rd November.

Thankful that we are back to catch up with family and friends.

Prayer Requests

EDITED 4/9/26

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Pray for Joyce Lim, our new colleague.

Pray that we will have a good time management during our HA and not to overload ourselves.

Pray for good time here and can also rest.

Pray that after we leave we can find good tenant to rent our place.

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Ian & Marianne Chew (IMC)

Thanksgiving

Ministry Updates

• Intermediate Leadership Training finished the first half, ending with a 10 day onsite in Tokyo. It was challenging but very rewarding.
• Short term team from Bartley and Katong will be coming in September and December respectively.
• Ian will be overseeing a financial system change in November which will be a huge responsibility.

• 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 a healthy and happy family! Summer was surprisingly cool this year, but quite a lot of floods in Japan.
• New members! Returning family from Australia, Hong Kong couple at the end of the year.

Prayer Requests

• Ian will be going to Malaysia for a finance forum for work, please pray for safety and for a productive week.
• Ian will also be preaching three times during the year, pray for the Holy Spirit to work through him.
• Pray for Ian and Marianne as they finish up the intermediate leadership training course.
• Pray for relief work, in Ishikawa, Chiba and Kumamoto (Floods and earthquake relief respectively)
• Pray for revival in Japan! People need the Lord.

EDITED 08/09

Kaori Kajiwara (KRK)

Thanksgiving

Ministry Updates

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- Evangelistic outreach through traditional story-telling at Matsumigaoka Church on Sep 26th.

- Leading a prayer retreat on Oct. 17th

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- Leading 2 sessions on stress maangament at pastor's retreat on October 26th& 27th

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- Completion of the first draft for the writing project for TCU!

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- Blessings on the seminar on stress management for full-time workers on Sep.11th!

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- Peter was granted a 3-year-visa!!

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Prayer Requests

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• Pray for the blessings on the evangelistic outreach on Sep.26th. May many non-Christians from the community come and be touched by the Lord.

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• Pray for Kaori's preparations for the prayer retreat and the seminar in Oct.

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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 11/09

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

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