AT A GLANCE | MEMBER CHURCH NEWS EAST ASIA Presbyterian Church of Myanmar (PCM)’s mask distribution campaign When the third wave of the COVID-19 hit Tahan, Kalay Town in Myanmar in June 2021, The Presbyterian Church of Myanmar (PCM) organised a public mask campaign, as many people were exhausted from buying masks and some could not afford it.
Volunteers were deployed to several locations to distribute 30,000 adult masks and 8,000 children’s masks. While giving out masks, each group used a microphone and amplified soundbox to announce and emphasize the importance of and how to wear masks.
Office staff visited the severely stricken Pinkhung Village (three kilometres from Tahan), while Theological Board staff reached out to Christian villagers in Tahan Bazar, Kalay. Mission Board staff covered Letpanchaung village in Kalay, the second 04 INSiGHT DECEMBER 2021
most populated Christian village after Tahan.
“This is the first public outreach ministry of PCM General Assembly Covid Response Committee apart from free distribution of test kits, medicines, and medical equipment such as PPE to the local Covid task forces around Kalay and Tamu Townships in August. Truly,
SOUTH ASIA Practise biblical stewardship, says Church of North India (CNI) General Secretary
Earlier this year, the Church of North India (CNI) General Secretary Rev Dennis Lall reminded church members that biblical stewardship encompasses not only monetary donations, but also responsible usage of time and other resources we have been entrusted with. In Rev Lall’s message, he noted that with good stewardship of our time, we can also discern how best to serve Christ and help other
people. Christians need to “seek first God’s reign, to orient our thinking, hopes, dreams and aspirations on the things that are from above”, which assists us in prioritising areas competing for our attention, he said. Lastly, Christ speaks to the world through his church. As stewards entrusted with the gospel message, “no congregation and no person are so small that it cannot be reached and led by the Holy Spirit,” concluded the CNI General Secretary.
The Church of South India (CSI) celebrates Platinum Jubilee The Church of South India (CSI) marked its Platinum Jubilee (75 years) with a worship ceremony earlier this year. Distinguished guests such as politicians attended the event, with the theme “Envisioning Together an Open Church in an Open World.”
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Mr. M.K. Stalin brought greetings, where he commended CSI’s establishment of several educational institutions and hospitals as “a treasure house for the country and Tamil Nadu”. Mr Stalin also recognised CSI’s social
