FocusOnAsia

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FocusOnAsia

• This is a mission program based out of Sunset
  International Bible Institute in Lubbock, Texas
  to reach out to the nations of Asia where
  one-half of the worlds population lives. This
  vast continent has not had an adequate
  presentation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and
• WE ARE WORKING TO CHANGE THIS!!
• OUR GOAL
• To provide quality Biblical instructionministry
  training leadership development... and
  missionary methods for our brethren in Asia so
  they can effectively proclaim Gods Word and
  plant churches among the masses of Asia who
  otherwise will never hear Gods Saving Message.
  With Gods blessings and your generous support we
  will labor to this end.

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Sunset International Bible Institute Branch
School Singapore (Southeast Asia)
Where is Singapore? Small country 682 sq
kilometers population 4.2 million Southeastern
Asia, City-State between Malaysia and Indonesia
Slightly more than 3.5 times the size of
Washington, DC This is where we will be
stationed and teaching but all of Asia will be
our mission field!!
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Charles and Tamara Cook, Missionaries in
Asia (primarily India) for 20 years, Instructor
at Sunset International Bible Institute, Lubbock,
TX and missionary to the U.S. for 12 years In
2008 we plan to return to Asia where I will serve
as Administrative Dean for the SIBI Singapore
Ministry Training School in cooperation with the
Pasir Panjang Church of Christ in Singapore.
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We believe that Singapore, Southeast Asia, is the
most strategic place in all of Asia for such a
school. The Pasir Panjang Church of Christ in
Singapore will host the school and the 42 course
curriculum of the Sunset International Bible
Institute used in Lubbock, Texas will be taught.
This will be a 2 to 3 year certificate program
with an on the field training internship. Bible
and Ministry Courses will be taught both live and
via internet (interactive video conferencing) in
real time from the resident classrooms at SIBI in
Lubbock. The obvious effort will be to train
ministers/missionaries who can come to Singapore,
be thoroughly trained and return to their native
places to strengthen already established church
and plant new ones where none now exist. This
will be a concerted effort to reach out to the
unevangelized regions of Asia, make disciples and
plant new churches. I have agreed to serve as
the Administrative Dean under the Sunset
International Branch Division of Lubbock, Tx.
Truitt Adair is the Director and Chris Swinford
serves as Dean of International Operations in
Lubbock. I will be under their directorship and
the oversight of the Elders of the Sunset Church
of Christ, 3723 34th Street, Lubbock, Tx. 79410
[phone]
It was felt by those directing the already 40
plus SIBI Branch Schools that our Missionary
experience in Asia from 1976 to 1998 justified
inviting us to leave our USA mission efforts
(Focus Northeast/Northwest) in the hands of other
experienced Western missionaries thus allowing us
to return to Asia. I was quite adamant about the
need to find a qualified missionary to take the
USA work before I would accept this assignment.
Several candi-dates are being considered. Our
present plans call for us going to Singapore in
the fall of 07 following the completion of our
already scheduled Focus works in Pennsylvania and
Hawaii. On November 8th we are scheduled to
arrive in Singapore to open the new school, set
up an administra-tive office, and teach the first
series of courses. We are fortunate to have a
very qualified missionary family, Tom and Nancy
Goracke (and children), to join us in this
enterprise. They are graduates of Sunset and
have also served in China, we indeed are most
thankful for their partnership in Asia. Now that
our decision has been made, we are most anxious
to move ahead and ask for your prayers and
financial support for this great work.
For additional information contact Chris
Swinford dcswinford_at_yahoo.com George Carman
mt-asia_at_sbcglobal.net
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OUR MISSION VISION FOR TRAINING MISSIONARIES AND
ESTABLISHING REPRODUCTIVE CHURCHES IN ASIA In
addition to the normal activities of the training
school the following activities will be
pursued 1. Planting new churches in Asian
countries where few or none exist. 2.
Encouraging and helping train already established
churches to be self-propagating, self-governing
and self-supporting. 3. Communicating this
vision to Brethren and creating teams of
missionaries who will go out planting churches in
their respective places. 4. Identifying and
targeting the key areas where churches need to be
planted. 5. Researching demographics, culture,
receptivity and current works in each Asian
nation. 6. Enlisting available resources in our
brotherhood among current missionaries, training
schools and local congregations. 7. Recruiting
sending congregations, ministry families and
mission teams. 8. Finding available resources
for training ministers/missionaries and helping
them get settled in strategic areas of Asia. 9.
Providing adequate mentoring, encouragement,
guidance and resources to the missionaries who
are already on an Asian mission field. 10.
Helping missionaries and/or mission teams in the
transition of leadership to the local churches
after they have had time to mature. 11.
Establishing Video Conferencing facilities in
Singapore to assist training missionaries and
developing church leaders in local churches. 12.
Conducting Church Growth Seminars, Leadership
Retreats, Gospel Meetings and other activities
for churches anywhere in the various nations of
Asia...our services are freeby invitation only.
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Singapore Ministry Training School OUR NEWEST
SCHOOL
Branch Schools Since 1997, the International
Studies Division of Sunset International Bible
Institute has expanded with branch associate
schools in Ecuador, Ethiopia, Greece, Indonesia,
Mexico, Russia, Ukraine, Brazil, Botswana,
Ghana, Zambia, Korea, Philippines, Haiti, and the
U.S.A. --- And now we are opening our newest
branch in Singapore, Southeast Asia. Students Curr
ently, hundreds of students are being equipped
for ministry. The study programs are varied
according to the unique national situation, but
all are patterned after the SIBI two-year
curriculum in Lubbock, Texas. These students are
working within their own culture, preaching in
their own native language, and are at ease living
in their normal economic setting. Translation Curr
ently, 25 translators and editors are working in
five countries to bring quality Biblical
resources materials to students and congregations
in their native languages.
Charles Cook
The Cooks will be joining a team of over 70
dedicated individuals who are united by the
passion of training servants and missionaries for
God's kingdom. They work around the globe as
teachers, administrators and translators to offer
quality Biblical education. Charles as been asked
to serve as Administrative Dean for the Singapore
Branch of SIBI. In addition to offering our
resident courses taught by him and others on the
field, the live classroom instruction from
Lubbock will be broadcast in real time to the
Singapore classes via video conferencing. This
school will train missionaries for up to 25 Asian
nations.
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SIBI Curriculum on Video DVD

• Above is shown the entire SIBI video/DVD library,
  constituting the 42 courses taught at the
  resident school in Lubbock, Tx. These Bible
  training courses will be in Singapore to
  dedicated brethren sent to us from Asian nations
  who want to be prepared for ministry.

Pasir Pajang Church of Christ 347 Pasir Panjang
Road, Singapore 118868 Phone [phone] The
Pasir Panjang congregation will host and work
with us in this effort to spread the Kingdom of
God throughout Asia.
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We Have Worked Closely With
Over the years
And will continue to do so in Asia!
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THE MOST UNEVANGELIZED
The 10/40 Window

• WHY DO WE NEED TO BE TRAINING GOSPEL WORKERS FOR
  ASIA?
• Almost 2/3 of the world's population live in the
  10/40 Window.
• Workers from Churches of Christ are few in number
  inside the 10/40 Window.
• The Buddhist, Muslim, and Hindu religions have
  their strong-hold inside the 10/40 Window.
• There are 34 Muslim, 7 Buddhist, 3 Marxist, and 2
  Hindu countries inside the 10/40 Window.
• The poorest of the poor live inside the 10/40
  Window.
• One-half of the population inside the 10/40
  Window are under the age of 20.

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DISTANCE LEARNING SCHOOL -- LIVE CLASSROOM VIA
VIDEO CONFERENCING ASIA
STUDENTS
EAST ASIA
STUDENTS
STUDENTS
SOUTH ASIA
SOUTHEAST ASIA
STUDENTS

Lubbock, TX
The 42 course SIBI curriculum can now be offered
to students all over Asia. By employing
state-of-art technology we can broadcast our
resident classes live
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CHURCH PLANTINGS IN ASIAN NATIONS
SINGAPORE CHINA INDIA INDONESIA MALASIA PHILIPPINE
S CAMBODIA THAILAND BHUTAN NAPAL
JAPAN TAIWAN NORTH KOREA SOUTH KOREA VIETNAM LAOS
MYANMAR BRUNEI MONGOLIA CENTRAL ASIA
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COURSES TAUGHT AT SIBI BY CHARLES COOK

• Pauls Letters to Timothy and Titus
• Leadership Development
• Evangelistic Methods
• First Corinthians
• Homiletics
• Introduction To Missions
• Advanced Missions
• Church Growth
• Romans
• Revelation
• Gospel of John
• World Religions
• Interpretive Reading
• Conflict Resolution (seminar)
• The Islamic Religion (seminar)
• The Hindu Religion (seminar)
• Postmodernism (seminar)
• Servant Leadership (seminar)

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We are asking that you form a partnership with us
in this great workplease support us with your
prayers and funding Charles and Tamara
Cook Sunset International Bible Institute 3723
34th Street Lubbock, TX 79410 Your resources WILL
make a difference.
CONTACT US [phone]/798-1744 (806)
544-7229 (cell) email ccook00_at_suddenlink.net