Rina is an ordained pastor from North East India. He has been involved in church planting in Thailand for ten years. He is married to Puii and has three children. Rina is in his mid-forties.

Tan & Izumi Shimizu from Japan served in Tanzania for 20 years. Their ministry involved outreach and discipleship-making. The couple attended a Bible seminary in Tokyo before going in the field. They have three children and are now pastoring a church in Japan.

Rosemary served in the Middle East from 2014 until her ministry was disrupted by Covid-19. She had no choice but to return home. Her main ministry was with the children, and walking alongside refugees or new female believers in a local church. She shared that two Bible verses underscored her ministry, particularly the children’s ministry: from Luke 18:16 – 17(ESV), “But Jesus called them to him, saying, ‘Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.

Esha and her husband, Vijay, are involved in Church planting focusing on Children’s ministry. They also teach English to children whose parents are unable to afford to put them through school. Both have been in the field for three years.

I was born into a Christian family of seven children.  I grew up in Nagaland, India. My mother was a woman of prayer who never missed a single church prayer meeting. I remembered following her to the prayer meeting and learning about the importance of prayer.

Hi there. I am Dr. Gilbert Soo Hoo, welcoming you back for the fifth episode of our series of talks on the topic, “My Work, Career, and Vocation.” Previously, I explained our vocation in terms of showing common grace for the common good. I had briefly alluded to Jesus’ well-known parable about the good Samaritan. Today I will go into it in more detail.