Rev Asung Pharung Khapai’s Ordination Testimony
Rev Asung Pharung Khapai was ordained on 26th January 2025.
Rev Asung Pharung Khapai (MA Intercultural Studies, 2019) has been ordained by the Tangkul Baptist Churches Association on 26th January 2025. Below is his faith journey as he recalls how the Lord has led him all the way.
I grew up in a farmer’s family in a small hill village of Northeast India Manipur. My parents raised me in a Christian home with 6 siblings, but I was never serious in my Christian beliefs. I encountered Christ in the year 2000 through the study of the Gospel of John. I came to realise God’s unfailing love for me. Things were so different with new experiences and new journey of my life. I realised I was totally a new person in Christ. From the time I gave my life to Jesus, I started reading His Word, attending Bible studies and maintaining my quiet time regularly. With my earnest prayer and commitment, I enrolled in a Seminary for my theological education in my home country. I enjoyed learning God’s word, and getting to know Him more and more as I studied about Him.
Alumnus Yutaka Gakiya – Shy Person to Ordained Preacher
Rev Yutaka Gakiya’s Ordination at Sakai Evangelical Church (October 2021)
EAST News caught up with Rev Yutaka Gakiya who graduated last May and has since returned to serve in his home church, Sakai Evangelical Church, Osaka. He was ordained as a Pastor in October 2021. It was a significant milestone for Yutaka as the ordination denotes the official start of his duties and responsibilities as a minister of God’s Word. It was also a proud moment for his father, Rev Akira Gakiya, who is the Senior Pastor of the church to witness Yutaka following his footsteps in serving God full-time.
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