Asia-Pacific
Division
heaven.
At
the
close
of
the
spring
week
of
prayer,
with
tears
running
down
his
cheeks,
Frank
was
baptized
in
the
name
of
Jesus.
However,
at
the
end
of
the
school
vear,
Frank
left
the
school
and
mar-
ried
one
of
his
schoolmates
who
had
just
graduated
from
the
academy.
He
and
his
new
bride,
Emily,
began
mar-
ried
life
in
his
home
city.
He
became
a
taxi
driver
like
his
father.
But
Frank
dedicated
his
taxi
as
a
Christian
taxi.
He
kept
it
clean
and
supplied
with
religious
tracts.
Many
of
his
passen-
gers
read
the
tracts
while
riding
and
would
then
ask
questions.
Because
Frank's
Bible
knowledge
was
very
lim-
ited,
he
was
unable
to
answer
many
of
these
questions.
The
more
questions
he
couldn't
answer,
the
more
hungry
he
became
to
return
to
school.
At
the
same
time,
the
conviction
grew
that
God
had
something
special
for
him
to
do.
Finally,
both
Frank
and
Emily
returned
to
Taiwan
Adventist
College,
and
Frank
changed
his
major
from
business
to
theology.
tudying
theology
was
not
easy
for
Frank,
but
always
he
felt
God’s
hand
support-
ing,
directing,
and
helping
him.
In
1991,
Frank
and
Emily
graduated
together
from
Tai-
wan
Adventist
College.
The
very
next
day
they
began
work
at
the
Seventh-
day
Adventist
church
in
Koa-hsiung
in
southern
Taiwan.
Since
then,
they
have
transferred
to
San
Chun,
where
Frank
serves
as
the
church
pastor.
He
is
also
busy
with
a
Global
Mission
project
opening
new
work
in
nearby
Ban
Chiao.
Frank
says
that
their
lives
are
extremely
busy,
but
rewarding.
Emily
recently
gave
birth
to
a
beautiful
baby
girl
after
10
years
of
marriage.
Frank's
mission
field
outreach
all
began
at
a
Christian
college.
—Milton
Thorman,
Director
of
Education,
Asia-Pacific
Division.
20
uben
Kisku,
one
of
the
Santali
people
from
Western
Bangladesh,
came
to
Bangladesh
Adventist
Seminary
and
College
(BASC)
to
study
religion.
Some
of
these
dark-skinned
people
of
the
plains
are
Muslims,
as
are
85
percent
of
the
peo-
ple
of
Bangladesh,
but
many
Santalis
are
animists,
worshiping
the
spirits
of
their
ancestors
and
knowing
nothing
about
the
God
of
heaven.
There
are
few
edu-
cated
church
leaders
from
this
area.
So
Ruben
was
eager
to
learn
as
much
as
pos-
sible
and
return
to
his
home
area
to
tell
his
people
about
the
real
God
who
loves
everyone.
Dilip
Hagidok
is
a
member
of
the
Garo
people.
The
Garos
live
in
the
far
north
of
Bangladesh
near
the
Him-
alayan
areas
of
India,
Nepal,
and
Bhutan.
They
resemble
the
northern
Asians
in
the
Tibetan
regions.
Like
Ruben,
Dilip
had
a
zeal
to
learn
as
much
as
possible
so
he
could
help
his
tribe.
While
these
two
young
men
were
students
at
BASC,
they
saw
the
school
grow
from
an
academy
to
a
junior
col-
Picture
Removed
lege,
and
finally
a
senior
college.
Even
though
the
school
facilities
were
ex-
tremely
poor,
students
and
faculty
wanted
to
have
a
proper
place
of
wor-
ship.
Through
the
help
of
friends
in
the
United
States,
funds
were
raised
for
a
brick
church
building.
Both
Ruben
and
Dilip
worked
with
other
students
and
staff
to
build
a
beautiful
place
to
worship
God.
Even
though
the
stu-
dents
were
busy
with
their
lessons,
they
willingly
gave
of
their
time
to
work
on
the
church
structure.
While
Ruben
and
Dilip
attended
classes
at
BASC,
they
saw
other
improvements
on
the
campus:
a
new
girls’
hostel,
a
new
din-
ing
hall/gymnasium,
new
walks,
and
a
new
road.
Industries
were
added
to
help
the
students
earn
their
expenses
for
a
Christian
education.
Ruben
will
be
working
for
his
peo-
ple
of
the
west.
Dilip
has
completed
his
degree
and
is
now
working
for
the
Global
Mission
program
in
a
previ-
ously
unentered
area
in
the
north.
Students
from
Bangladesh
Adventist
Seminary
and
College
are
sharing
the
story
of
Jesus
throughout
Bangladesh.
—Milton
Thorman,
Director
of
Edu-
cation,
Asia-Pacific
Division.
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