WINDOW INTO NORTHERN ASIAPACIFIC

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WINDOW INTO NORTHERN ASIA-PACIFIC

• The Northern Asia-Pacific Division is the most
  populous division in the world. It includes
  China, Japan, Mongolia, North and South Korea,
  and Taiwan, and is home to 1.5 billion people.
  Almost 563,000 Adventists live in these
  countries, which makes a ratio of one Adventist
  for nearly every 2,700 people. Each of the
  countries in this division faces unique
  challenges.

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WINDOW INTO NORTHERN ASIA-PACIFICJAPAN

• Japan is a modern, secular society. More than 80
  percent of the population claims no personal
  religion, though most Japanese follow Buddhist or
  Shinto traditions.
• Less than 2 percent of the population is
  Christian, and only 15,000 are Adventists. With
  just one Adventist for every 8,460 people, Japan
  is second only to North Korea as the least
  evangelized country in Northern Asia.
• Growth is occurring among 450,000 ethnic
  Japanese who have lived for generations in South
  America and speak Portuguese or Spanish. Two
  Korean congregations and several English-speaking
  congregations also are thriving.
• The largest ethnic minority in Japan, the
  Mandarin Chinese-speaking people, are virtually
  unreached. Part of this quarters Thirteenth
  Sabbath Offering will help establish the first
  Chinese-language Adventist church in Tokyo, Japan.

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WINDOW INTO NORTHERN ASIA-PACIFICMONGOLIA

• Mongolia is a young church with some 1,200
  Adventist believers, most under 35 years old.
  One-fifth of these are college students who have
  moved to the capital city, Ulaanbaatar to study.
  Those who cant afford the university dormitories
  must stay with family members or friends or seek
  other cheap alternatives to survive while they
  study. They come from poor families and struggle
  to pay their room and board.
• Part of this quarters Thirteenth Sabbath
  Offering will provide an Adventist dormitory
  where these students can live while they study.
  They will grow spiritually and learn leadership
  skills to help them become tomorrows church
  leaders.

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WINDOW INTO NORTHERN ASIA-PACIFICCHINESE
SPEAKING PEOPLE

• Mandarin Chinese is spoken by about 1 billion
  people around the world. Yet relatively little
  material has been prepared for this vast
  audience. The China Union Mission is translating
  existing television programs and preparing new
  programs for Chinese speakers. Theyve leased
  time on a major broadcast satellite, are
  producing programs, and are developing web sites
  to make the programming available 24 hours a day.
  
• Part of our Thirteenth Sabbath Offering will
  help fund this endeavor to bring Gods love to
  those who speak Chinese.

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OPPORTUNITIES

• This quarters Thirteenth Sabbath Offering will
  help
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• Plant a Chinese-language church in the heart of
  Tokyo, Japan.
• Build a dormitory for Adventist students in
  Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
• Fund Chinese-language television and Internet
  broadcasts from Taiwan.

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SANAS CALLING

• October 4 Sainbileg

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OUT OF THE COLD

• October 11 Tsolmontuya Nergui

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BEFORE I KNEW HIM

• October 18 Bayanjargal Sandagdorj

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COMPELLED BY CHRIST

• October 25 Erica Chen, a teacher at Taipei
  Adventist American School

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SOMEONE TO BELIEVE IN

• November 1 Tina Lee lives in Taichung, Taiwan

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A REASON TO HOPE

• November 8 Su Un Hwang

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STUBBORN SABBATHKEEPER

• November 15 Naomi Wang, a student at Taiwan
  Adventist College

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LOSTAND FOUND

• November 22 Jiang Lin Tsang

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FINDING ANSWERS IN GOD

• November 29 Bo Gao

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VBS MADE THE DIFFERENCE

• December 6 Toshimichi Wakui

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STEPPING INTO THE SEA

• December 13 Hyun Jung Cho

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A PLACE TO CALL HOME

• December 20 Told to Mission by Shin Dongsoo and
  Kim Kyungok

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