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APCALM
(Aisa Pacific Center for Advancement of Leadership & Missions)
Asia Pacific View, April 2001
 Out
of a need to train men and women to reach the various ethnic
groups represented in Asia Pacific came the vision for
the Asia Pacific Center for the Advancement of Leadership
and Missions (APCALM). This has been a team effort between
the Asia Pacific Regional ministries and national leadership.
It has incorporated people from a variety of countries
who have seen the need for such a ministry.
To
date more than two hundred men and women have been equipped
to minister in various types of ministry in places ranging
from South Africa, Islamic countries, the former Soviet
Union and locations through out Asia and the Pacific region.
A
part of the vision for APCALM was to have a center that
would house this ministry as well as be the focal point
for the further development of leaders in the future. Construction
for the APCALM building began more than a year ago, and
was dedicated on March 31st.
 The
building has six stories and will provide housing for short-term
training of missionaries and leaders throughout the year.
It is a complete facility with classrooms, offices, chapel,
dining hall, apartments, parking garage, and media center.
The additional 50,000 square feet of floor space this building
provides has doubled the total ministry capacity of the
APTS campus.
A
variety of institutes have been planned for coming months
that include training to reach Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus,
and Animists with the Gospel. Training will be provided
for media ministry, youth ministries, children, and other
focus groups along with the ongoing development of leaders
within the region.
Wayne & Judy
Cagle have accepted the responsibility of leading this
great ministry, and they will be giving several months
of their time each year providing oversight to the various
institutes. Thus far more than 200 men and women have received
training in cross cultural missions to the region, and
many more are expected to receive valuable assistance as
they prepare for more effective ministry to the unreached
of this world. Working together with national leaders and
missionaries is the key to fulfilling the Lord's command
to go to all people with the message of hope.
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