It has been over 12 weeks by now since we arrived in Manila. Although my family has been exposed to a number of cross-cultural encounters in past, another one doesn’t just get easier! Extremely hot and humid tropical monsoon conditions quickly wear us out. The world’s worst traffic jam in the metro Manila frustrates our in-and-outs. We had a hard time to survive without an air conditioner or a fan in the beginning. To make the matter worse, a water pipe in our neighborhood lately burst due to ongoing heat to leave our house with no water for the last couple of days.

One of Bangladeshi students in our mentoring
group lost a friend by the recent terrorist invasion at a trendy restaurant in
Dhaka. 20 non-Muslims were brutally murdered if the victims could not quote
certain Quran verses. Some of his Christian colleagues are under 24-hour police
protection due to constant threats of violence. A substantial number of IGSL
students would go back after graduation to such hostile places to witness
Christ. Within 2-3 years of time while they’re pursuing MA to PhD here, we’re
determined to invest our time and energy to help mold in them Christ-like
characters and virtues. This is one critical but meaningful task! And we’ll
need your prayer and support to do so.
Our teaching ministry at IGSL is purely based
on support-raising. We do not get paid nor any of the professors at IGSL do so.
We all serve as volunteer professors so that more students may get benefits of
scholarship made available for them. Over 80% of IGSL students are studying
with full or partial scholarship, and it takes thousands of dollars to educate
one graduate student for 2-3 years. We do appreciate your prayers and support.
And if you have a heart to reach Asia and Africa and are looking for ministry
to support, would you kindly consider this ministry? We trust your seeds will
not go wasted at all as you sow into the lives of these elite soul-winners and
church planters.
Yours for the nations,
Dr. Paul Lee (& Eunice Jaeun)
Dr. Paul Lee (& Eunice Jaeun)