福音由兩組不同的人傳入印度。

1931年7月18日，Zaccheus S.Ponniah在當時的馬來亞之霹靂州、怡保的真耶穌教會被按立為執事。（他早在1930年已經抵達馬來亞並在此就業。他在此定居時接受了福音）。1932年，他把耶穌基督的福音帶囘自己的家鄉，既是Tamil Nadu州南部的Madathupatti, Tirunelveli。藉著神的帶領及主的能力，他們在方圓三百哩之內建立了六所教會。因爲世界大戰的緣故，他們與馬來亞之間的聯係驟然中斷。這一組信徒過後嘗試聯絡我們在中國的教會但都無功而返，因爲當時的中國和印度在邊界的戰事連綿不斷。信徒們過後分散在其他地區諸如 Tamil Nadu和Kerala. 他們把福音帶到所定居之地而教會也被建立在許多的茶園中。然而，因爲在真理上未扎根，他們所存留的一部分教訓隨著時間的流逝而逐漸的更改。

與第一組的情況相似，第二組的第一粒福音種子是在馬來亞接受福音。一位名爲雅各的印度弟兄在經過我們在雙溪大年教會的時候被所聽到的美妙詩歌所吸引。因此，他踏上了尋找真理的路且最終在本會接受浸禮。他過後在1969年把福音帶囘印度。就在同一年，來自馬來西亞的幾位執事把真理的福音傳到Tamil Nadu州的馬德拉斯。教會的中心被建立在Pammal及Ambattur (1969)。接著1977年教會開拓至Kerala州，再傳入其他州屬，如Karnataka及Andhra Pradesh。起初的幾年，我們親眼看見印度的工人在聯總及東南亞宣道中心（SEAEC）的協助之下成立許多崇拜據點。之後他們也成立了印度聯絡處。迄今，教會仍然不斷的發展。

目前，我們在印度擁有14所教會，4所祈禱所以及在南印度的三個州成立了5個聚會點。信徒總人數是1,568名。我們有15位執事、4位女執事，5位傳道與1位全職的聖工人員。我們也繼續開拓印度東北部的地區。

The Gospel was preached to India by two (2) different groups of people.

On July 18, 1931, Zaccheus S. Ponniah was ordained as a deacon in the True Jesus Church Mission, Ipoh, in the Federal Malay State of Perak. He had originally come to Malaya around 1930 to work and he accepted the gospel during his period of stay. In 1932, he brought the gospel of Jesus Christ back to his native village in Madathupatti, Tirunelveli, south of Tamil Nadu state, India. With the guidance of God and the power of the Lord, six local churches were established within 300 miles. Afterwards, contact with Malaya was lost because of the second World War. Attempts were made later by this group of believers to contact our church in China, but they were not successful because of the border war between China and India at the time. Members were later scattered to other parts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. They brought the gospel to these new places where they settled and churches were established on various tea plantation estates. However, due to the lack of foundation in the truth, some of their teachings changed over the years. 

In 1969, the gospel was again brought back to India by a believer who received the gospel in Malaysia. This time, it was an Indian brother by the name of James who was touched through hymn singing at our church in Sungai Petani. His process of searching for the truth began and he eventually got baptized in our church. He then brought the gospel back to India in 1969. In that same year, a few deacons from Malaysia preached the truth of gospel in Madras, in Tamil Nadu state. Church centers were established at Pammal, and at Ambatur (1969). Later, the first church was established in Kerala State (1977). The gospel was later brought to the other states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The initial few years saw many places of worship being set up with the support of the International Assembly (IA) and the South-East Asia Evangelical Center (SEAEC). Since then, a coordination board had also been established. Until now, the church continues to progress.

Today in India there are fourteen churches, four prayer houses and five places of worship located across three states in South India. The membership totals 1,568. There are also fifteen deacons, four deaconesses, five preachers, and a full-time holy worker serving in India. Pioneering work is being carried out in Northeast India. Thank God for His guidance every step of the way. May all the glory and praise be unto His holy name!

After three months of stay-at-home orders from the government, most states are now gradually reopening businesses and allowing religious gatherings to take place. As such, the USGA encourages local churches to start to consider reestablishing in-person services; through this in-person fellowship and interactions, we can better understand and care for the spiritual well-being of our members during these difficult times. As you plan for reopening, please keep in mind the prevalence of COVID-19 cases in your respective areas as well as any mandatory orders issued by your local, state, or federal governments. We recommend the reopening of churches in stages with well-implemented preventative measures so that we can maintain safe environments for members to peacefully worship God.  Please work with your Regional Coordinator to coordinate your starting date of holding in-person church services.

The following are some suggested guidelines to take into account as your local church transitions back to in-person church services:

1. Intensify the cleaning and disinfection of your church building, especially high touch areas.

2. All members must wear masks at all times other than to eat or drink and try their best to maintain a social distance of 6 feet from people not of their own household.  An exception to masking would be for young children under age 2, who cannot tolerate masking.

3. Promote healthy hygiene practices to members.

4. Unless your local, state, or federal government expressly forbids the singing of hymns or prayer in tongues, the singing of hymns and prayer in tongues should be encouraged and practiced with masks on and with social distancing during in-person church worship services.

5. When observing Holy Communion, ministers and council members to sanitize their hands, wear masks, and use disposable gloves when handling the bread and cup. The bread and the cup should be handed to members instead of having each member reach into a communal tray to retrieve the bread or cup.

Let us persevere and continue to reach out to members who are struggling in their faith during this time. We must be especially vigilant, that we do not lose any of God’s precious sheep through these trials. May God give us the wisdom to know His will during these unprecedented times and may He guide us to make sound decisions for our local churches in the upcoming months.

真道於1927年傳入馬來西亞，七十年來教會的宣教工作主要是在華族社群。直到1997年間，借著兩名印裔同胞受洗歸入主內並把福音傳給家人和親友，便開始有了印裔信徒。2003年，福音拓展至原住民閃邁族（Semai），他們有十二人受洗，第一間原住民教會於2006年在金馬倫高原山腳八英里的地方設立。約2011年，藉著來到馬來西亞謀生的緬甸信徒，開拓了向國內緬甸人傳福音的事工，並於2015成立了緬甸團契中心。 

過去幾年，教會信徒人數的增長率都介於2至3%左右。目前，馬來西亞半島的信徒人數共有3,539人，除了華裔信徒，還包括64名印籍信徒，約110名原住民信徒，200名沙巴土著及幾位其他國籍的信徒。全國共有29所教會，4間祈禱所，8處宣道中心，以及5個原住民開拓區。

多年來，總會雖多番嘗試著改進宣教文化，灌輸信徒宣道精神，激勵各處教會以宣道為主要聖工，然而距離目標仍很遙遠，教會亟需要能專注於開拓工作的傳道人。原住民開拓區雖有許多福音良田，但目前投身此工作的全職工人和志工卻是屈指可數。

感謝神的恩典，聯總安排了沙巴、印尼、印度、緬甸和臺灣的工人前來協助宣牧工作。西馬總會也調遣更多的全職聖職人員投入國內外的開拓事工，訓練更多的本地長執擔負牧養工作，並採取以下的策略：

1. 部署全國儲備志工：指派退休或有時間事奉的長執和弟兄姐妹，在一段指定的時間內到某些教會或地區，協助當地的牧養和宣道的事工。
2. 將牧養工作委託地方教會的執事和職務委員：實施由地方教會工人擔負牧養的角色，信徒視他們為牧者，例如定期在指定的地方帶領家庭祭壇小組聚會等。
3. 強化教區：促進教會間的合作，分享資源與工人。總會也將按教區的需要協調各區間的資源配置。

祈求真神激勵更多的青年與工人，擔負起使命，完成神將我們的疆界定在馬來西亞半島的旨意。

Please be informed that the J1 and J2 Summer Student Spiritual Convocation for the Central Northwest and Southwest Region will be combined and held online from June 22 to June 26, 2020.

Details are as follows (PST/CST):

Theme: A Life of Sharing Your Faith

8:00 – 8:10 AM/10:00 – 10:10 AM                      Morning Greetings

8:10 – 8:50 AM/10:10 – 10:50 AM                      Morning Prayer

9:00 – 9:10 AM/11:00 – 11:10 AM                      Exercise Time

9:10 – 10:00 AM/11:10 -12:00 PM                       Class

10:30 – 11:30 AM/1:30 – 2:30 PM                      Review/Life Application

12:30 – 1:30 PM/2:30 – 3:30 PM                         Special Topic

1:40 – 2:40 PM/3:40 – 4:40 PM                             Discussion/Testimony

2:40 – 3:00 PM/4:40 – 5:00 PM                           Concluding Prayer

9:00 PM – 10:00 PM                                          Evening Prayer and Night Time Sharing

Attendees for this convocation must be Junior 1 (7^th, 8^th, 9^th) or Junior 2 (10^th, 11^th, 12^th) students in the upcoming school year. During the convocation, the attendees will be expected to maintain good focus and attend each class session on time. We also hope that parents will be able to help check-in on students to make sure they are on task.

Currently, we are still in the process of finalizing the online platform that we will use to conduct classes. More information will be provided to the parents once it is made available.

We request that RE coordinators (or Religious Affairs) contact families with J1/J2 aged students and send out the link for online registration (https://forms.gle/TgQdKDWUFtvitHMa7). Please have them complete the registration form before May 20th.

If you have additional questions regarding the SSC, please email Pr. Raymond Chou (raymond.chou@tjc.org ) or Sister Patricia Chen ( patri.chen@tjc.org ).

Please pray for this important spiritual event. May God bless you!

Please be informed that the E2 Summer Student Spiritual Convocation for the Central and West Region will be combined and held online from June 29 to July 3, 2020.

Details are as follows (PST/CST):

Theme: A Life of Sharing Your Faith

8:00 – 8:10 AM/10:00 – 10:10 AM                      Morning Greetings

8:10 – 8:50 AM/10:10 – 10:50 AM                      Morning Prayer (20 min prayer time)

9:00 – 9:10 AM/11:00 – 11:10 AM                      Exercise Time

9:10 – 10:00 AM/11:10 -12:00 PM                       Class

10:30 – 11:30 AM/1:30 – 2:30 PM                      Review/Life Application

12:30 – 1:20 PM/2:30 – 3:20 PM                         Special Topic

1:30 – 2:00 PM/3:30 – 4:00 PM                           Afternoon Prayer

8:30 PM – 9:00 PM                                            Evening Prayer and Night Time Sharing

Attendees for this convocation must be Elementary 2 (4^th, 5^th, 6^th) students in the upcoming school year. During the convocation, the attendees will be expected to maintain good focus and attend each class session on time. We also hope that parents will be able to help check-in on students to make sure they are on task.

Currently, we are still in the process of finalizing the online platform that we will use to conduct classes. More information will be provided to the parents once it is made available.

We request that RE coordinators (or Religious Affairs) contact families with E2 aged students and send out the link for online registration (https://forms.gle/2cYzpGM26xAmjDBu7). Please have them complete the registration form before May 20th.

If you have additional questions regarding the SSC, please email Pr. Joseph Jung (taehoonj@gmail.com) or Sister Jessica Chen (jessica.chen@tjc.org).

Please pray for this important spiritual event. May God bless you!

The truth was preached to Malaysia in 1927, and for seventy years our main focus of evangelism was on the Chinese population. In 1997, two Indian members were baptized in the Lord, and they preached this gospel to their friends and relatives. The church began to grow in the number of Indian members. In 2003, the gospel was then preached to a native village called Semai, where a total of twelve people were baptized. Praise and thank God, the first indigenous church was established in 2006 at the foot of the Cameron Highlands, called Tapah Batu Lapan. Around 2011, through some of our Myanmar believers who were working in Malaysia at that time, we found a new channel to preach to the Myanmese, and a Myanmar Fellowship center was established in 2015.

In the past few years, the growth rate of our membership has been between two and three percent.. At the moment, the total number of members in West Malaysia is around 3,539. Apart from Chinese, there are also sixty-four Indian members, around 110 Orang Asli members, 200 Orang Asli members from Sabah, as well as members of other nationalities. Malaysia has a total of twenty-nine churches, four prayer houses, eight evangelical points, and five pioneering areas in the Orang Asli Village.

Throughout the years, although the Malaysia General Assembly (GA) has tried to improve the evangelism culture, i.e. to instill into members the spirit of evangelism and to motivate all churches to focus on evangelism, we are still far away from this goal. The church still needs preachers that focus on pioneering work. Although there is much  “good soil” in this Orang Asli pioneering ministry, so far only a few volunteers and full-time workers are actively involved.

Thanks to the grace of God, the International Assembly has managed to arrange workers from Sabah, Indonesia, India, Myanmar, and Taiwan to help us with evangelism and pastoral work. The West Malaysia GA will also arrange more full-time workers to participate in pioneering work in and out of the country, and train more local ministers to take care of the pastoral ministry, with the strategies listed below:

1. Deploy backup national volunteers.  The church will send ministers, and brothers and sisters who are retired and have free time, to different churches or regions to assist in local pastoral and evangelism work in those areas.
2. Delegate pastoral work to local ministers and divine workers, Local divine workers will be entrusted with the role of a pastor. For example, they will be leading family altar cell group services at certain times and locations.
3. Strengthen the regions. The GA will promote cooperation among churches to share resources and workers. The GA will allocate resources according to the needs of different churches and regions.

It is our prayer that God will help motivate more youths and workers to continue working for the Lord Jesus according to His will and Great Commission.

加拿大是移民國家，幾個較大的城市如多倫多、蒙特婁和温哥華等，都是多元種族和睦同居之城，各族裔保留其獨有文化、語言和習俗，在北國這片廣濶的土地上共享資源、也彼此尊重，乃福音傳向萬民的絕佳美地。目前加拿大各教會處於轉型期，年輕事工人員逐漸成熟，紛紛擔負起牧養宣道重任。加拿大聯絡處正積極陪訓青年聖工人員，著重道理、信仰和各項事奉的傳承。 

加拿大舒適的居家環境和多方位的就業機會吸引了許多本會信徒從各地遷來定居。過去這些信徒來自馬來西亞，香港，台灣，近年來，有不少中國大陸信徒移居加國，年輕家庭居多，多能在生活上彼此相顧，在教會中同心興旺福音，感謝主。

目前加拿大有四間教會，兩間祈禱所和兩個固定的聚會點，信徒數大約有930位。其中，多倫多教會的年輕家庭很多，宗教教育系的師生共約一百人，宗教教育必須和家庭教育緊密結合，是今後努力的目標。少數信徒住的地方離教會約兩三小時或以上的車程，如卡加利附近的Lethbridge和多倫多附近的渥太華，成為設立聚會點的契機。聯絡處鼓勵各教會重視小地方的牧養和開拓，積極安排家庭聚會和道理協談，求主帶領。

在訓練方面，每年有全國性的成人神訓班、聖經各經卷講習、青年事奉訓練、講道者和中英翻譯人員的定期訓練和實習、和福音組的宣道策略工作營。目前加拿大非華裔信徒非常少，而不懂華語的信徒在道理上的領受也因透過翻譯，而難以掌握道理精華、融會貫通，所以培訓年輕領會工人在道理上深入扎根、和以英語講道是當務之急。

目前温哥華教會和多倫多教會都有分設計劃，祈求主耶穌看顧引領，也求各地同靈為這些聖工代禱，願一切所行的都榮耀主的聖名。

Canada is a country of immigrants. Cities like Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver are multicultural, with residents of different ethnic backgrounds. These ethnic communities maintain their own culture, language, and traditional customs while showing respect for each other and living in peace together. The diversity of people living in Canada, who share the bountiful resources of this vast northern country, makes the country a perfect ground for spreading the gospel to all nations.

Currently, the churches in Canada are in a transitional period as young workers are maturing and gradually taking over the responsibilities of pastoral and evangelical work. The Canadian Coordination Centre is actively training these young holy workers and placing emphasis on passing on the truth and faith in various areas of church ministry. At present, there are four churches, two prayer houses, and two other locations of worship in Canada. In total, the membership is around 930.

The comfortable living environment of Canada and its diversity in employment opportunities have attracted many church members from various countries to move there. In the past, most of them came from Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. In recent years, many members from mainland China immigrated to Canada. Many of the newly immigrated members are young families. Thank God, they have been able to take care of each other in terms of livelihood and work together to further the gospel for church.

The Toronto church has many young families. There are around one hundred members in number, inclusive of students and teachers, within the Religious Education system. It has become evident that religious education in church has to be tightly connected with that in each family. This is a goal that the Toronto church is working on. 

A few church members live more than a three hours’ drive from a local church, for example, in Lethbridge, which is about three hours away from Calgary, and Ottawa, which is five hours from Toronto. It is very inconvenient for these members to attend church services. However, these distant locations present themselves as potential places to hold services if the faith of these members could be well-cultivated. The Canadian Coordination Centre has encouraged local churches to look after the ministry in small regional areas. They are advised to actively schedule family services and dialogs on the basic doctrines. May the Lord Jesus guide and bless this ministry.

In terms of training, annual events include the National Adult Theological Seminar, Bible seminars on specific scriptural books which are held in all local churches consecutively, and National Youth Ministry Training. Besides these national training events, Sermon Speakers and Interpreters Workshops and Evangelism Strategy Workshops are held regularly by local churches. 

Currently, many English-speaking members listen to sermons through translation. This situation likely reduced their understanding of the sermon messages and their conversancy of biblical insights. Therefore, the priority now is to intensively cultivate the youths to have a deeper understanding of the doctrines and to help them to develop a rooted faith. It is equally important to train them up to deliver sermons in English. 

The churches in Vancouver and Toronto are planning to branch out. We pray that the Lord Jesus watch over and guide their plans. We also plead for all members’ intercession for the Canadian ministry. May everything we do glorify the holy name of the Lord Jesus.

牧養工作

為了幫助弟兄姊妹在屬靈智慧和知識上裝備自己，讓教會得以持續發展，英總在2019年籌辦了不少全國性的講習會及團契聚會，當中包括在首兩季舉行的弟兄團契（119人參加）、長青團契（132人參加）及姊妹靈修會（首日及次日參加人數分別為286人及260人）。另由三月底直至十二月，本地教會及部分聚會點亦陸續舉行靈恩佈道會及特別聚會。

姊妹靈修會

英總在六月二日舉行傳道人按立禮，按立劉啟明弟兄為專職傳道。目前，英國有專職傳道6名及神學生1名。

聯總總負責車富銘長老於五月中至六月中到訪英國和愛爾蘭，巡牧各處教會及聚會點，並協助靈恩會、傳道人按立禮及兩個講習會，以及列席英總負責人會會議，提供寶貴意見。此外，台灣陳忠揚傳道在八月底前來英國，他在本地逗留七個星期，協助傳道人進修會及由各處教會籌辦的靈恩佈道會和靈修會。

在暑假期間，全國學生靈恩會於澳魯景、紐卡素及山打崙舉行，參加學員人數為115人。為聚會點協助宗教教育並能操國語的同靈而設（29人參加）的全國教員培訓則在里斯特舉開。

訓練安排

本年多個全國講習會亦已順利完成，當中包括：

1. 非洲事工訓練課程：除了本地22位同靈外，尚有來自美加、法國、香港、愛爾蘭、俄羅斯及新加坡之弟兄姊妹參加，參加人數共38人。
2. 成人神學訓練班：神訓班在山打崙教會分為兩班上課，並有聯總差派的侯弘哲傳道協助，約有100位參加者。
3. 青年事工培訓：來自英國各地並德國漢堡及法國巴黎的66位青年前往山打崙接受以「我的信仰與事奉」為題的培訓。
4. 聖職人員及負責人進修會：進修會平均每日出席人數70人，講題為「同心合意服事主」及「錫安山 – 神的教會」。
5. 青年神學訓練課程：為期三週課程於里斯特教會及倫敦教會上課，並有聯總差派的郭勝祺傳道協助，參加人數為74人，當中不乏海外青年。
6. 文宣講習會：在山打崙以工作坊形式舉行的講習會，主題為「基督與祂的教會」，共有 35位參加者，包括13名來自東南亞國家的同靈。

成人神學訓練班

其他聖工

英總在上半年曾為都柏林聚會點、劍橋祈禱所及東巴黎教會就購置會堂而協助募款。感謝神的慈愛與帶領，本地教會及同靈皆能本著主內一家的精神而樂意奉獻。求神帶領我們在英國繼續榮耀祂的聖名。