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A BIBLE SCHOOL FOR ARUNCHAL PRADESH?
THE TWO BROTHERS SEEN ABOVE WITH THEIR FAMILIES ARE SIMEON
YOBIN AND TIFUSA YOBIN. YOBIN IS THEIR TRIBAL NAME AND TITLE.
THEY GRADUATED FROM THE N.E. BIBLE INSTITUTE IN 2006. THEY ARE
ACTIVE EVANGELISTS IN THEIR HOME STATE, ARUNACHAL. THEIR
MOTHER TONGUE IS LISU, BUT BEING MULTILINGUAL, THEY HAVE ES-
TABLISHED A NUMBER OF CONGREGATIONS IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
THESE CONGREGATIONS ARE SCATTERED ACROSS THE EASTERN POR-
TION OF THE STATE, WHICH BORDERS THE COUNTRY OF MYANMAR
(FORMERLY BURMA) ON THE EAST AND CHINA ON THE NORTH. THE
CHURCHES ARE IN DIRE NEED OF TRAINED WORKERS. IN MANY CASES
THEY ARE AS SHEEP WITHOUT A SHEPARD. TIFUSA AND SIMEON HAVE
WRITTEN ASKING HELP TO BE BEGIN A SCHOOL, IN WHICH LABORERS
FOR THE LORD WILL BE TRAINED IN THREE LANGUAGES. THEIR DESIRE
IS TO BEGIN SUCH A SCHOOL IN A DISTRICT HEADQUATERS, MIAO, IN
JANUARY 2018. THE COST WILL BE ABOUT $75.00 PER MONTH PER STU-
DENT. PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING ONE OR MORE STUDENTS IN
YOUR BUDGET FOR ‘18; AND/OR MAKE A SPECIAL GIFT TO HELP JUMP
START THE SCHOOL. WE WILL NEED TO BUY ABOUT 1.5 ACRES OF
GROUND. LAND COSTS AROUND $16,500.00 PER ACRE. IT HAS PROVEN
TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT THE WAY TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL IS BY
OBEYING TWO TIMOTHY TWO TWO.
ON FRIDAY MAY 5, A TORNADO SLAMED INTO EAST KARBI ANGLONG DESTROYING
MORE THAT 300 HOUSES
ON THE NEXT SATURDAY FOLLOWING, JOYSINGH HAD THE STUDENTS FROM THE KARBI BIBLE INSTI-
TUTE OUT INTERVIEWING THE FAMILIES. POVERTY IS THE NORM. THEY RECORDED THE NAMES OF 304
HOME OWNERS WHOSE HOUSES WERE DESTROYED. YOU WILL NOTE FROM THE PICTURES ABOVE THE
HOMES ARE BUILT OF BAMBOO-PLASTERED WITH MUD WITH A ROOF OF CORRGATED “TIN.” WE ARE
COMMITED TO HELPING EACH FAMILY WITH A BUNDLE OF EIGHT SHEETS OF ROOFING 9 FEET LONG (Rs
2,480\- $38.75). THE AREA IS SO REMOTE THAT IT MUST BE TRUCKED IN FROM THE STATE CAPITAL;
WHICH LIES 110 MILES SOUTH. WE WILL ALSO PROVIDE EACH FAMILY WITH (Rs 3,800\- $59.38) FOR
OTHER HOUSE HOLD NEEDS. THAT IS $98.13. THAT AMOUNT REPRESENTS ABOUT SIX WEEKS WAGES
FOR THE AVERAGE LABORER. PLEASE HELP AS YOU ARE ABLE.
IN ANOTHER DISTRICT ON THE 18TH
JOYSINGH BAPTIZED NINE. BELOW