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A publication of Evangelism Equipping Mission (Singapore) Aug / Sep 2009

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EEa part of everyday life

In a restricted access country, a family boarded a bus to

attend an EE clinic. During the bus ride, they met a man

named Rattana. Rattana was carrying a book onBuddhism. A spiritual conversation ensued and the

family shared the Gospel with Rattana. The family also

invited Rattana to come to their church. Rattana did notmake a decision for Jesus, but he gave his business card

to them so they could be in touch.

Tribes for Jesus

More and more people of a tribal minority group are

professing Jesus Christ as their savior. Pastors are

working on translating the EE materials into the tribal

language. At the most current training, there were 43 inattendance representing six different churches. The

Gospel was shared with 133 people and four of them

made professions of faith in Christ.

I can use EE easily . . .

A young man of a tribal minority group professed Christ

as Savior in 2000. He became a leader of a small group ofnew believers in his village. In 2007, this young man was

trained in EE and began to implement the ministry in his

church. Many people have been equipped and the Gospelhas been shared with 280 people. He says, Before EE, I

didnt know how to tell my people about Jesus. Now I can

use it easily so that more people will be brought to knowJesus as their Lord and Savior.

Eight make commitments

In Asia, a man, age 21, made a profession of faith in

Christ. His seven other siblings also professed Jesus as

their Savior. Unfortunately, their mother tried to stop them

in their faith because she was frightened that others who

hated Jesus could kill them. Some of his brothers andsisters fell away from their faith, but he remained steadfast.

One year later, the brothers and sisters renewed their

commitment to Jesus and their mother has softened in herstance. This young man is now a youth pastor in his

church.Excerpted from http://www.eeinternational.org/

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tribal minority groups are learning about faith in Jesus Christ.

c/o Newton Life Church, 16 Newton Road, #02-208, Singapore 307995 / Tel: 65853911 /

www.ee.org.sg / eemsing@singnet.com.sg

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Adult (Chinese) EE Leadership Clinic at Newton Life

Church. Date: to be confirmed.

Quick Start will be conducted on Oct-Nov 2009 in the

prison ministry.

For more information about these clinics, please visit our

website: www.ee.org.sg or contact Jenny Oong,

Administrator, at 65853911 or Lion Soegiharto, IFW, at

90979865

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XEE at Light of Christ Church Woodlands:

Aug 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

Sep 6, 13, 20, 27Oct 4, 11, 18, 25

Nov 1, 8

This training will prepare the trainees to

build up a platform for the harvest season

between Christmas 09 and Easter 2010.

Quick Start and Zoom at His Arrow Church:

Sep 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

Oct 6, 13.

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He went on and on telling me how he had been cheated. He stared openmouthed as I pulled in myfourth carp. As a boy I

was rather shy, but I decided to be helpful, so I said, You didn't catch any fish because you were using the wrong bait. That

was good for trout and for bass, but there aren't any of those f ish in this lake.He glowered at me and shouted, Don't you tell me how to f ish! I was fishing long before you were born!With that he

got into his shiny new car, slammed the door and drove off.Why am I telling you this story? Well, its an illustration about life, ministry and the preaching of the Gospel. That man

wanted to believe he was right more than he wanted to catch fish!He was at the lake at the right time, and his equipment was

more than adequate. I would have even given him some of my bait. Fisherpeople did that at Sloans Lake. His failure was thathe never took the time to learn about the fish in that particular lake.

Some people are like that, and I guess pride and human nature wont let people take suggestions or instructions from a

child.

I have seen ever so many Christians, yes, even Christian organizations come out with some rather grand ideas as to

how theyre going to do the work of evangelism and fish for men. Usually their ideas are exciting and sometimes expensive,like some new kind of method, some kind of radio program or a new kind of visual device or a new kind of meeting format or

something new. Its always something new. When theyre talking about reaching Jews for the Gospel, Im tempted to offersome suggestions. But then I remember that man at the lake and I think, If they really wanted to know, they'd probably ask

me.There is a harvest of souls to be gained and there is a lake full of fish to be brought in for God. Fishing for souls is the onlykind of fishing that is just as good for the fish as it is for the fisherman. Many fail to catch fish or to reap a harvest

because they impatiently refuse to consider the place where they are trying to do Gods work. If its fishing for souls

youre doing, youve got to know what kind of fish are in the lake .

CCOOMMEEFFIISSHHIINNGGWWIITTHHMMEEby Moishe Rosen,founder of Jews for Jesus

[This is an archived article that originally appeared on May 1, 1979. Some information may be outdated. Nevertheless,

it makes the important point that it is often not the tool, however good it may be, even if it is state of the art. Takingtime to know the fish, know the pond and use the right bait is sometimes all that is needed.]

"And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." - Galatians 6:9

When I was a boy in Colorado, I loved to go fishing. Often very early before school time, I went to fish at Sloans Lake a

few blocks from where I lived. I couldnt afford a fishing rod or fancy equipment, but I had a linen line with a big lead weightat the end. I attached a number of hooks to the line, and with doughballs as bait, sometimes I caught a couple of carp. I would

bring them home and my mother would make gefilte fish.

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I liked to go to the lake and I knew almost everyone who fished there. It wasnt a popular resort area

because there were only carp and catfish. If I ever caught a catfish on my line, I had to throw it back in the lake

because it wasnt kosher. (Fish must have scales and fins in order to be kosher.) Still, as much as anything else,I liked going to the lake because I liked early morning, and I liked the other people who went there to fish.

One morning a man drove up in a shiny car. All dressed up in a fancy fishing outfit with a real canvasfishing vest, he started putting together a lightweight bamboo fishing rod. Then he attached a green automatic

reel and took out some trout flies. At first I thought I was going to see an expert fly fisherman so I kind ofambled over to watch. I couldn't figure out why he was fishing that way since there certainly were never anytrout in that lake. Then again, it occurred to me that maybe the Colorado Department of Fish and Game had

stocked some trout in Sloans Lake. At least the people I met in the mornings sometimes talked about the

possibility of putting some hatchery fish into old Sloans Lake.

But even a boy like me could see that for a fisherman the man was awfully clumsy. Twice he hooked

those colorful trout flies into the back of his jacket, and had to cut them off. I wanted to talk to him the way Italked to the other people at the lake, but he gave me one glance that indicated that conversation would not be

welcome.

Since my own line was set, I went past him to another man who was out at the lake every day. To tell thetruth, I don't know if he ever put any bait on his lines. He mostly seemed to be there because he liked the lake

and he liked talking to the fishing people. He lived right at the edge of the lake and was retired, so he was

always there. I asked him, Did they stock the lake with trout? He looked at me and said, Nope, not so far asI know unless they stocked the lake when everyone else was asleep.Then I glanced again at the man doing the

flycasting. I thought to myself, Well, he could just be practicing, trying to learn how to use his equipment.

As I passed him again, I heard him muttering furiously, using some words my parents didnt like me to use:

No blank blank good fishing rod; no-good tapered line; blankety-blank-blank reel; they must have sold me

some no-good trout flies in the sporting goods store!Etc., etc., etc. For someone who didnt inviteconversation, he was doing a lot of talking!

Then he watched me as I pulled in my line and there were two huge carp. Better than usual, I thought tomyself. When he saw those two huge fish I caught on my 15 fishing outfit, it just seemed to make him

angrier. I took the fish off, baited the line again with some smelly doughballs, and threw it back in! Within a

few minutes, I saw the line go taut and I knew I had another big one!

When the flycasting man saw that, he brought in his own line, broke his fishing rod in half, whirled it

and threw it way into the lake. Then he began walking toward me. He frightened me because he seemed so

angry. They sold me a lot of no-good fishing equipment at that sporting goods store!he blustered.