Ministry Update

We are in need of a bus.

Dear friends and prayer partners,

This is our update for the month of June:

Praises:

1. By God’s grace, we are healthy and keep ourselves busy with ministry. Our three daughters have finished their half yearly exam and just enjoying their summer break.

2. Covenant School finished their Half-yearly examinations and has a 30 days Summer Break. All the children at Covenant Children’s Home are healthy and happily enjoying their summer vacation. Presently, there are 600 students at Covenant School and 310 orphans at Covenant Children’s Home.

3. Six of the orphans – two girls and four boys graduated from their High School and college exams with flying colors. Of them, a girl and two boys will graduate from Covenant Children’s Home in order to start their own livelihood.

Prayer concern:

1. Our famous kitchen issue remains pending. We have been summoned by the rebels tomorrow at 11 am. We are going to request them to give us at least 2 or 3 years for us to be able to raise fund and build another kitchen to replace the present one, then destroy the present one if needed. We hope and pray that we will be given enough time to get ourselves ready without our ministry being disrupted. Please continue praying for time and fund to build a new kitchen building.

2. We are about to begin the Girl’s Dormitory before the end of June. The builders who are from our state capital, Imphal have not yet arrive. They are Hindus and we will have many opportunities to reach then out. Thank you so much for praying and funding this project.

3. We are in need of a school bus as the monsoon season starts here in Manipur. There are 140 orphans whom we support as “Home based” and they are coming to Covenant School every day. Of the 140 orphans more than half of them have to walk long distance daily in order to attend the school. PMI allow us to buy a new bus for which we need to raise $20,000 as soon as we can. Please pray that the Lord would provide funds for this new bus project.

Thank you so much for your support. God bless you abundantly.

In His grace,

Lian & Clara Tombing

Date: May 14, 2009 2:49:37 AM CDT

Subject: Update from Manipur

Dear friends and prayer partners,

We arrived home on May 7, 2009 safe and healthy. It was a sweet reunion with our three daughters, as well as the entire Home community.. Everything is going well at the orphanage, the school and the church. Thank you for upholding us in your prayers.

The first three things we have experienced as soon as we got back home are:

1. The dust and heat since it does not rained here for several months now.

2. Taking bath with muddy water since the river almost dried up and the water is

contaminated by human beings and cattle.

3. No power supply, and no internet access.

In spite of all these challanges, we know that the Lord call us to be here and serve Him. We are also greatly energized and empowered by the love and encouragement that surrounds us throughout our whole trip to the US . It is our prayer that you too would be blessed in the same way. Our God is good. We are able to resume duties with renewed zeal and enthusiasm.

As we all know, the kitchen building situation awaits Lian’s return for the decision to be taken. We went to the rebel leaders this morning, May 14, 2009, to talk about it. From our conversation of more than an hour, we gathered that they are in support of the village authority and determined to demolish the kitchen building. We tried our best to persuade them to spare it for the sake of the orphans. They said they will let us know their decision within a month. Please continue uplifting this issue in your prayers as we are much discouraged.

At the same time, we know that God is in control and His will be done. We are prepared to accept whatever decision is made for us.

Thank you so much.

In His grace,
Lian & Clara Tombing

From: Lianchinkhup Tombing T
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 2:32

Dear friends and supporters,

It has been great to meet you and spent time with you during our three months visit. We are ready to leave for India on May 4, and before we leave we would like to update you with praises for what the Lord has done and also some prayer concerns:

PRAISES:

1. Our time in the United States of America is revitalizing and worthy for our ministry as we have met and reconnect with individual friends and churches who supports us by giving and praying for the past 8 years of ministry in Manipur, India. Thank you for making our trip possible, and sharing your precious time to meet with us.
2. Our time here is a blessing to our marriage in many ways as we could renew and strengthen our marriage of 10 years. Thank you for helping Clara to join me in the States.
3. Lian’s health continues to be good and we believed that he has fully recovered from Malaria.
4. The Lord has led us to new churches who are considering supporting our ministry and many individuals committed to ssponsor the orphans in Manipur.
5. The Lord has opened door for us to be able to start building a separate dormitory for girls at Covenant children’s Home.
6. A windmill and solar energy project is under process which will minimize our power supply problems.
7. We are thankful Twin Oaks Presbyterian Church, Ballwin, MO for providing their missions house that is a home away from home; and Central Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, MO for their missions van.

Pray with us:

1. For God’s provision to clear Lian’s Medical bills at Missouri Baptist Medical Center for malaria treatment. We need to pay for $1,054.21 for our on-going medical bills, and $4,715.87 for the hospital bill.

2. Fund raise for the Girl’s Dormitory at Covenant Children’s Home is in good progress. So far 50% of the total estimated cost has came in. We need to raise another $25,000 as soon as possible.

3. We are returning home on Monday, May 4, 2009. Pray for journey mercies and happy reunion with family and churches back home in India.

Thank you so much. God bless you.

In His grace,

Lian & Clara Tombing Covenant Children's Home Mualkoi, Churachandpur-795128 Manipur, India.

March Update 2009

Dear Friends and Supporters,

I am grateful to our mission agency, Presbyterian Mission International (PMI) for allowing me to come over here for three months to visit churches and friends and update them on what we are doing as partnership in Manipur, india. The response to our ministry report is encouraging and reviving both from churches and individuals.

PMI's policy is to allow their missionaries to come over here as furlough at least once in 5 years. And I would love to come over here once in 3 years, because in 4 - 5 years we have been over involved and being carried away with our ministry, and we lost the focus and vision of our ministry. This could lead us to fatigue and spiritual dryness.

Coming over here, meeting friends and supporters who loved us and pray for us is encouraging and reviving physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I feel like I am going back being encouraged, revived, and fully charged for another new dawn of ministry for the One who call me.

Here is our March praise and prayer update:

Lian is completing his First Missionary Journey to the Southern part of the USA; and his health is stable. He will undergo another treatment for Malaria in Birmingham on February 19, 2009 and then will fly in St. Louis, MO on March 19, 2009 to attend Twin Oaks Missions Conference. Please continue praying for complete healing. His trips are being blessed and went smoothly as scheduled.
Clara will fly into Kolkatta on February 18, 2009 to face her visa interview. We already raised $1,800 for her trip, and we have to raise another $200 to make her trip possible... Thank you so much for your financial and prayerful support for her trip.
Clara and the three girls are doing fine in Manipur. The three girls are in school at Covenant School - Abigail in grade 4; Julie in Grade 2; and Khumi in Nursery. I talk to them every night just before they go to bed and they loved it. We somehow have this habit which cost a little bit but it is still worth.
Covenant Children's Home is being blessed, and growing. There will be more than 300 now due to your commitment to support new orphans. The Community Leaders' attacked on Covenant Children's Home is not yet over; they decided to encroach on part of our property and tear down part of the Kitchen building, in spite of the Managing Boards' appeal to review their decision. At this juncture, the Managing Board have summoned an emergency meeting and decided to approach the Court to issue an order prohibiting encroachment. Regarding their destruction of the main entrance of the Orphanage, they finally repaired it since there is a strong condemnation from the public against their action. This is an answer to our prayers.

5. Covenant School is doing great this year. We have a little more than 600 students. The Lord has given us an excellent set of teaching staff again this year.

Thank you for your prayerful and financial supports. God bless you!

In His grace,

Lian & Clara Tombing
Covenant Children's Home
Mualkoi, Churachandpur-795128
Manipur, India.

Fri 2/6/2009 10:15 AM

Dear friends and prayer partners,

Here is our February PRAISE AND PRAYER UPDATE:

Lian's health is improving and he is recovering from the malaria. Please continue praying for complete healing. His trips are being blessed and went smoothly as scheduled. Pray for journey mercies as he is driving all the time.

PMI allowed Clara to come to St. Louis join Lian to attend two missions conference in April. We need $2,000 for her trip. Presently, we have $1,200 in our travel account, and we still need $800 to make her trip possible.

Our prayers for Clara father, Vung, has been answered and he left the hospital two days ago, and is staying at Home , better and recovering.

Covenant Childrenʼs Home is being blessed, and growing. There are 260 orphans now. At the same time, Satan is at work, and the Village Authority of the area where Covenant Childrenʼs home is opposing a project with building being constructed there. They also wanted to demolish the kitchen building of the orphanage with the excuse of being built on the roadside. Pray that the Lord will melt down the hearts of these community leaders.

Covenant School is doing well again this year. Classes began two days ago, and there are more than 600 students being admitted. We had 700 students last year, and we are downsizing the number this year.

Thank you for your prayerful and financial supports. God bless you!

In His grace,

Lian & Clara

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