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by David Harris
Imagine being invited to a place where winter
daytime temperatures can be minus 20 degrees
Fahrenheit and colder. That was our recent
experience as we visited BIMI missionaries in
Mongolia in January. What a great blessing to see
what God is doing through His faithful servants!
On that first trip, I saw a missionary family, the
Ritchies, very active in ministry and pouring
themselves into learning the difficult language
of Mongolian. They served in ministries already
started by others, awaiting the day the Lord would
allow them to start a work of their own. Jason
showed me the location and spoke of his dream to
see a church established on the south side of town.

What a joy to return with my family this time to
see what God has done in a few short years!
Not too many years ago, the plea was made for
God’s people to consider this needy field. Some
had gone, but we had no one with our Mission,
and the need was great. Now, to God be the glory,
we have three families serving in Mongolia.

What we saw is amazing! God has blessed the
The Lord put it on the hearts of Jason and Mary Ritchies’ ministry with a growing church, the
Ritchie to go to Mongolia about ten years ago. Khan-Uul Baptist Church; a Bible college, Faith
They were the first BIMI family in that part of the Baptist College of Mongolia; and the Traditional
harvest. On my first visit in 2014, Brother Jason Text Bible Translating Project to help provide a
showed me around the capital city of Ulaanbaatar Bible for the Mongolian people.

(oo-lan-ba-ter) and spoke of his vision to see The church is growing! They started in a basement
churches established in that bustling capital city room in the same complex where they lived. In a
of one and a half million people.

short time, it became evident that more room was
The modern city before me completely changed needed. Recently, God opened the door for them
the image received from documentaries viewed to rent the third floor of a building in the middle
previously about this country. Of course, the of the city. This facility was vital for the future
nomadic life of many Mongolians remains, yet in growth of their church. In fact, their current
the capital city there was a great need of Gospel- location gives them room to grow to double or
preaching churches. The culture of many Asian triple their current size while providing room for
countries is quite different from what we are other ministries. Along with the blessing of added
accustomed, but I was moved most by the warm room to grow comes a huge financial need until
the church is able to carry the burden.

reception I received from the people.

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Training their people
In recent months God
was a need that birthed
has brought two new
Faith Baptist College
missionary families
of Mongolia. From this
to join the ministry in
training base within
Mongolia. Chuck and
their church lays the
Tammy Weber arrived
hopes and prayers to see
in the fall of 2017 and
future church planters
Bradly and Ashley Kubik
trained and sent out.

arrived in the fall of 2018.

Along with this ministry
While they are learning
Jason & Mary Ritchie
comes many hours
the language, they are a
of preparation of curriculum and texts in the great help in the ministry of Khan-Uul Baptist
Mongolian language as they prepare laborers for Church and Faith Baptist College. It is the prayer
the harvest.

of the Ritchies, Webers, and Kubiks that God
If this were not enough for their busy schedule, will continue to bless the ministry in Mongolia
they also head up a Bible translation project that with souls saved, believers strengthened, and the
resulted in the completion of the New Testament multiplication of church planting efforts for the
and the beginning phase of the translation of the future evangelization of the three million people
Old Testament. A team of translators headed by of Mongolia.

Jason is working diligently toward the much needed Join us in prayer for God’s richest blessings upon
completion of a Bible for the Mongolian people.

His work in Mongolia. Please pray for the Ritchies
and the needs of their ministry. W
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