Posts Tagged ‘South Asia’
Prayers from the Ground: Voices from the Middle East
Please join us in prayer for the Langham-connected church leaders and team members in the Middle East. Below are three prayer updates and requests from Langham graduates that are on the ground, being the hands and feet of Jesus in the midst of the ongoing war. Walid Langham Scholar and Academic Dean of a Seminary in…
Read MoreForming Faithful Leaders in Brazil: João Paulo Thomaz de Aquino Story
João Paulo Thomaz de Aquino was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was adopted just days later by a Presbyterian pastor and his wife, which was “an amazing thing that God did for me,” he shares. João grew up watching his father shepherd congregations across different cities in Brazil. From an early age, his…
Read MoreHope in a Land of Contrasts: Emmanuel Ndikumana’s Story
Emmanuel Ndikumana was born and raised in Burundi, most recently in the capital city, Bujumbura, where he has lived for over thirty years. He is a Langham Scholar, was personally impacted by the late John Stott, is a pastor in his local church, and has pioneered a ministry that seeks to mobilise the church and…
Read MoreLangham Preaching’s Growing Impact in South Asia: Munir’s Story
Last year in Sydney, Regional Coordinators for Preaching from across the Asia–Pacific region gathered for a series of meetings along with senior leaders of the global Langham Preaching Team. During this time, we were able to spend time with Munir*, who is a Langham Scholar and the Regional Coordinator for Langham Preaching in his home…
Read MoreEngaging Christians in their context in an accessible way
Editor and author Jangkholam Haokip describes his involvement with Langham Literature as “truly providential.” As he was trying to get his work published for the first time, Jangkholam felt out of depth about the process and the expectation of publishers, but Langham Literature made publication possible for him. Jangkholam shares, “I had a feeling that…
Read More‘Through Langham Preaching, I see God’s Word working in peoples’ lives’
Alongla Aier has been involved with Langham Preaching for 13 years in her South Asian country*, and in February’s Langham Live it was a privilege to welcome her onto the call and hear her passion for the programme. Introduction to Alongla Aier Alongla’s nation is vast, divided into various states and has numerous languages and…
Read More“Praise God for this new form of training!”
Langham’s work training and resourcing pastors around the world has adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic. In many cases, seminars are taking place over virtual platforms. Last year, a new group of 30 pastors in a sensitive region of South Asia began training with Langham. We praise God that these pastors were able to gather virtually. Their local pastor…
Read MoreHindi translation of landmark commentary published
The landmark South Asia Bible Commentary was launched in English five years ago. Nearly 100 evangelical Scholars from across South Asia contributed to the 1824-page commentary. Open Door Publications (ODP) published the resource, in partnership with Zondervan and Langham Partnership. The project took seven years. Important resource ODP is planning to launch the Hindi translation…
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