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Three Fold Mission of Mekong
and Southeast Asian Students at
LTS Hong Kong
I. They are chosen for advanced
theological education because of clear
evidence and engagement of their callinginto Christian ministry in their home
context
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Mekong students come from a culture
where Christians are a minority
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What does it mean to live as a committed Christian in
a multi-faith world? Mekong students come to LTS
with experiences to share.
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Mekong students are familiar with the
context of poverty and under development
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Students are chosen for further education by
their home Churches or Church institutions
(Laos students with their church president)
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II. They are missionaries while they are part
of the unique LTS community, engagingin worship, rigorous and collaborativestudy and classroom discussion, mutual
service, community care and up-buildingdeveloping the spiritual maturity which
comes with sound theological training
Three Fold Mission of Mekong
and Southeast Asian Students at
LTS Hong Kong
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At LTS they immerse themselves in the
library and classes.
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Students interact with Hong Kong and
International faculty
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They
experiencecommunity
in worship
Pictured are
students from
Myanmar, Laos,
Indonesia, and
the USA.
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They learn and serve in the Hong Kong Churches
(Here an Indonesian student shares in a Bible
Study with a Muslim Indonesian domestic
worker in Hong Kong
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In family groups they experience
deep Christian community life
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Students are givensupport in English
Two Laos students
with their Chinese-British English
Teacher, Miss Rose.
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MMF (Mekong Mission Forum) Partners support
international students with their interest, prayer,
scholarships, and occasional campus visits. (AFELM visitor)
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Students often lead evening prayer
themselves.
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Dorm life gives students more practice in
English and Christian community.
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III. International students return home tobecome ambassadors for Christ in a
theologically sound, culturally relevant,and inter-religiously respectful andsensitive manner. These LTS alumni then
provide the kind of theological andpastoral leadership which surpasses thenormal capabilities of any missionarycoming in from outside the culture.
Three Fold Mission of Mekong
and Southeast Asian Students at
LTS Hong Kong
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In line at the airport, 2012 graduates from
Myanmar prepare to return home.
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Back home in the Mekong area, LTS alumni
are teaching and leading students
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Outreach through English and
Christian Education
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Leading children in worship
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Young adult and student fellowship
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