Presbyterian Missionary Union - Personnel

Meet the Paauwes

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:14:43 -0500

Ed and Lehia Paauwe are serving
the Lord in Perth, Western Australia, at Bible-Presbyterian Church of
Western Australia. Since arriving in Perth on October 1, 2004, they
have ministered at the church and, together with church leaders, started Evangel Bible Institute in early 2005. About 50 students
attend the part-time classes at the Bible Institute.

In addition to preaching at the church and teaching at Evangel Bible
Institute, Ed conducts several Bible studies. Lehia conducts Bible
studies for the ladies and helps in the Sunday School and Junior Youth
Fellowship. Together they evangelize the lost, visit the sick, do
counseling, and minister for the Lord as He gives them opportunities.

Ed and Lehia would appreciate your prayers for wisdom and good health
as they serve the Lord.

Meet the Kims

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 15:01:31 -0600

Rev. Khawl Ro Kim is a PMU missionary working in Myanmar. His Reformed faith and his burning desire to reach the unreached led him get in contact with Dr. Len Pine, the Field Representative of PMU. After two years of credential inquiries and exams, Kim was ordained as a PMU missionary on September 4, 2005.

Kim had the privilege of serving the Lord as a lecturer at different Bible seminaries for eight years and also as a pastor at the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Yangon for three years.

Kim has completed his M. Div. degree at New Life College in India and his Th. M. at Asian Center for Theological Studies and Mission in Korea.

In November of 2005, the Lord blessed Kim and his wife, Mawite, with a son named Lal Nun Siama (Nathan Andrew Kim) after eight years of marriage.

Kim is now actively church planting. He has planted one Bible Presbyterian Church in Yangon and hopefully will plant another church in the Inle Lake area of the Shan state among the Intha people. Kim has established an orphanage center and kindergarten school. He is also training the workers and leaders to be strongly rooted in the Reformed Faith.

Meet Mark Baldwin

Thu, 09 Feb 2006 13:05:52 -0600

It is hard to look at
any images from Cambodia
without seeing a temple, shrine, pagoda or idol as 95% of the nation's 13
million people are Theravada Buddhist. Unlike other forms of Buddhism this form
allows it's practitioners to maintain their worldly life and their religion
without conflict. As a teen Mark was
extensively exposed to America's
“New Age” movement and now sees great similarity in practice between New Age
adherents and Buddhists. He was not a Buddhist or a “New Ager” but rather a
belligerent atheist who has now experienced the omnipotent hand of the Living
God in his salvation.

Now, having worked
for 15 years in the computer field; having been saved by God; having completed
his Masters of Divinity degree at Western Reformed Seminary; and having been
called, it is time to serve the God who saved him by going to the mission
field. Mark has already
successfully served for ten months in Cambodia
on a temporary assignment; he will be in the US
from December 2005 through the spring or summer of 2006, raising funds,
standing for ordination, and taking care of health needs before he heads back
to the field for his permanent assignment in Cambodia. That assignment includes
teaching English, personal evangelism and discipleship, and church planting as
the Lord enables. Mark's home church
is Grace BPC in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Meet the Pines

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 15:03:32 -0600

Dr. Len Pine has served as the Field Representative for Presbyterian Missionary Union,
the home and foreign missions agency for the Bible Presbyterian Church, since 2002. He holds his doctoral
degree in preaching from Westminster Theological Seminary in California. Dr.
Pine travels extensively throughout the US and overseas promoting new church
development, discipleship training, and leading short-term mission teams. He
assists in the regular preaching and music ministry of the Bible Presbyterian
Church in Grand Island, New York, and serves as an Adjunct Professor in
Practical Theology at Western Reformed Seminary in Tacoma, Washington. An
accomplished vocalist, he also ministers to congregations through concerts,
seminars on church music, choral directing, and consultation. Dr. Pine and his
wife, Karen, celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary this year. The Lord
has entrusted two children to their stewardship, Chelsea and Eli.

Missions Banner Newsletter: March 2008

Fri, 16 May 2008 13:48:10 -0500

March, 2008, #226

In this issue:

Memorial for Dr. Thomas G. Proctor
Memorial for Rev. Clyde Field
Ed and Lehia Paauwe Update from Australia
Mark Baldwin takes a little ministry vacation in Thailand
Dr. Pine's trip to Southern California
Western Reformed Seminary 25th anniversary
Team Timothy USA gets ready

Missions Banner Newsletter: September, 2007

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:14:40 -0500

September 2007, #221

In this issue:

Report on Team Timothy Brazil summer ministry
Changing of the Guard at Olympia BPC
New PMU missionary to Bolivia
Special Home Missions projects under development
New PMU President

Thank you for your interest and support!

Missions Banner Newsletter, October 2005

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 10:35:33 -0600

October 2005, #202