• ASIA PACIFIC CAMPUS CHALLENGE - Please pray for the Asian Institute of Youth Studies (AIYS) coming up on May 19 - 29, on the APTS seminary campus in Baguio City, Philippines. This 12-day youth leadership training course is sponsored by our office, Asia Pacific Campus Challenge, to provide training for national youth departments all across the region.
• AIYS DELEGATES - Over 70 Asian youth and campus ministry leaders will be attending, along with several missionaries working in youth and campus
ministry in Asia Pacific. Countries represented include Indonesia, Fiji, the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, and
Mongolia. Pray that God will capture the hearts of these national leaders with his vision for the youth their nations. Pray that they will return to home
full of the Holy Spirit and equipped to train others.
• AIYS TEACHING TEAM: Twenty-two instructors from across Asia and around the world will be joining us to teach in their areas of expertise in
youth and campus ministry. Several of this year's instructors are former AIYS graduates that God is using today in significant ways in their nations. Our teaching team will also include other missionaries with us here at the convention - Joyce Kitano (Japan), and Jerome and Heather Sack (Philippines).
Jamie Kemp (Indonesia), another new Illinois missionary that Calvary supports, will be serving as the chaplain for this year's institute. Please pray for
wisdom and anointing on each of these 22 instructors.
• OneHope - ASIA PACIFIC (formerly Book of Hope)
Pray for favor in establishing additional ministry partnerships across Asia Pacific until every student in the region (300 million) has been
reached with the story of Jesus.
Pray for the development of new editions of the Book of Hope.
Pray for the dubbing of The GodMan film into the Lao and Mandarin languages.
Pray for the safety of OneHope distribution teams who serve in dangerous and hostile areas of Asia Pacific
Pray for the more than 50 million Asia Pacific children and youth who have already received their copy of the Book of Hope.
Pray for the Book of Hope leadership team in Asia Pacific:
Japan - Brian and Sally Snider, Joyce Kitano
Philippines - Bert Lojo
Taiwan - Teresa Ko
Thailand - Weena Wichitnan
Cambodia - Khantey Kim
Malaysia - Nirhal Philips
Fiji/Oceania - Johnny Sogovale
SENSITIVE AREAS:
Indonesia - Gatut and Esther
Vietnam - Trai
Laos - unnamed volunteers and missionaries
Asia Pacific: Ty and Cina Silva, Rodel Lacson, Joy Lojo, Mae
Ann Balbuena
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