Tribes and Nations Tribes and Nations OutreachOutreach

A Brief HistoryA Brief History

In 1970In 1970► Benjamin C. Yu Jr. Benjamin C. Yu Jr.

committed his life to committed his life to Christ at the height of Christ at the height of Philippine student Philippine student activism while activism while studying at the studying at the University of the University of the Philippines, in Philippines, in Diliman, Quezon City.Diliman, Quezon City.

In 1975In 1975

► Officially joined Open Officially joined Open Doors Asia (ODA), a Doors Asia (ODA), a Bible-smuggling Bible-smuggling organization founded organization founded by Brother Andrew, by Brother Andrew, committed to bring the committed to bring the Word of God to Word of God to communist and communist and restricted countries. restricted countries.

► Took up the name Took up the name Brother Joseph for Brother Joseph for security reasonssecurity reasons

► Brother Joseph became Brother Joseph became the first Bible courier of the first Bible courier of Open Doors Asia (ODA) Open Doors Asia (ODA) to Chinato China

► Was the Program Was the Program Department Head of Department Head of ODA from 1975 to 1985ODA from 1975 to 1985

► No major Bible delivery No major Bible delivery operations into operations into restricted countries in restricted countries in Asia took place without Asia took place without going through the going through the Program Department Program Department Head.Head.

Also in 1975Also in 1975► Together with the Together with the

late Benjamin late Benjamin Baluyot, founded the Baluyot, founded the Jesus Is Alive Jesus Is Alive Community (JIA) that Community (JIA) that pioneered the School pioneered the School of Workers (SOW) of Workers (SOW) training program.training program.

► The Community has The Community has grown to several grown to several hundred churches hundred churches locally and locally and internationally ever internationally ever since.since.

Worship at JIA beforeWorship at JIA today

In 1980In 1980After the delivery in 10 days of 30,000 After the delivery in 10 days of 30,000

Chinese New Testaments to China Chinese New Testaments to China (1979), a request for (1979), a request for 1million Bibles1million Bibles followed. The Lord gave Brother Joseph followed. The Lord gave Brother Joseph Exodus 9:16Exodus 9:16 in a dream… in a dream…

““But I have raised you up for this But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the might be proclaimed in all the earth.”earth.”

In 1981In 1981► After 1 & ½ years of After 1 & ½ years of

planning, Brother Joseph planning, Brother Joseph and 19 other crewmen and 19 other crewmen delivered more than delivered more than 1 1 million Biblesmillion Bibles to China to China under Open Door’s under Open Door’s “Project Pearl”“Project Pearl”

► Cargo weighed 232 Cargo weighed 232 tons, wrapped in tons, wrapped in watertight packageswatertight packages

► Loaded onboard the Loaded onboard the barge barge Gabriela, Gabriela, towed towed by the tugboat by the tugboat MichaelMichael

Swatow’s beach today

Landed at Swatow’s beach, China, in June 1981.

► It was hailed by Time It was hailed by Time Magazine as “…Magazine as “…the the largest operation of its largest operation of its kind in the history of kind in the history of China.China.””

► The Time Magazine article on Project Pearl can be read here: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,924980-2,00.html

► Project Pearl videos can be downloaded through www.youtube.com

► Or contact TNO at Or contact TNO at tnoasia@yahoo.com for a for a special viewing.special viewing.

In 1985In 1985► Brother Joseph, along Brother Joseph, along

with the late Benjamin with the late Benjamin Baluyot, founded Baluyot, founded Tribes and Nations Tribes and Nations Outreach (TNO), an Outreach (TNO), an organization organization committed to build the committed to build the Body of Christ in Asia Body of Christ in Asia through training of the through training of the nationals and bringing nationals and bringing encouragement to the encouragement to the suffering churches in suffering churches in the mission field.the mission field.

Since its founding, TNO became active in Since its founding, TNO became active in reaching out to Asia starting from the reaching out to Asia starting from the

Philippines. Philippines.

► The School of Workers (SOW) Seminar, using the book Witness To All Nations, has changed the lives of so many in Asia.

► SOW is a simple and modular training program designed to train the nationals become workers so they can win their own people to Christ who will, in turn, do evangelism and establish witness churches.

Among the major projects of TNO using the Among the major projects of TNO using the SOW during this period were:SOW during this period were:

1. Operation 300 (1990-1993), a TNO-initiated 3-year program to establish 300 house churches in Communist Vietnam. By the end of 3years, more than 300 house churches were established across the country, including 12 tribal groups in the South.

2. Operation 10,000 (2001 to 2006), a Vietnamese-initiated 5-year program to establish 10,000 underground house churches, with TNO serving as adviser and strategy-covering. At project’s end, TNO’s Vietnamese contacts reported that 8,500 house churches were established. Today, the SOW is a “household” word among the underground churches in the whole country.

By the end of the year 2000By the end of the year 2000

► TNO was active in 10 countries including TNO was active in 10 countries including China, Vietnam, and Nepal China, Vietnam, and Nepal

► Equipped 13,308 SOW Trained GraduatesEquipped 13,308 SOW Trained Graduates► Delivered 545,369 Bibles in restricted Delivered 545,369 Bibles in restricted

countriescountries

At the turn of the millennium At the turn of the millennium (year 2000) (year 2000)

The Lord spoke to TNO:The Lord spoke to TNO:

1.1. He would give He would give new revelationsnew revelations, , and, and,

2.2. TNO would undergo a TNO would undergo a paradigm-paradigm-shiftshift

► This paradigm shift resulted in the establishment of the Asia Strike Force (ASF), composed of two training arms, namely, the LCBTC Training Force, and the FAITH Techno Force

The Asia Strike Force (ASF)

F.A.I.T.H.Techno Force

LCBTC Training Force

SpiritualTransformation

Natural Transformation

DefinitionsDefinitionsSpiritual Spiritual

TransformationTransformationThe Local Church Based The Local Church Based

Training Center Training Center (LCBTC): (LCBTC): is a training center conducted inside a local church to equip their own people to become cell leaders, and eventually church planters who will do the work of the ministry

Natural TransformationNatural TransformationFood Always In The Home Food Always In The Home

(F.A.I.T.H.) Gardening(F.A.I.T.H.) Gardening :: an an intensified/diversified organic intensified/diversified organic backyard gardening backyard gardening approach enabling a family…approach enabling a family…to produce their daily to produce their daily nutritional needs the whole nutritional needs the whole year round on a hundred year round on a hundred square meter lot.square meter lot.

The Senior Trainers of the LCBTC Training Force

Hermie Malabanan

June Alonzo

Jess Valerio

Larry Ramos

Dennis Tungol Jonathan Libag

The Senior Trainers of the FAITH Techno Force

1. The Good News Series (GNS), a basic discipleship curriculum that helps new believers become committed followers.

The School of Workers is a basic discipleship curriculum that helps new followers to become effective discipled workers

Gospel Class

5 Topics

5 Weeks

Conquerors Camp

Note: 1 Day

4 -5 Topics

Christian Living Class

7 Topics

7 Weeks

The Good News Series (Phase 1)

Gospel Class

5 Topics

5 Weeks

Gospel Class

5 Topics

5 Weeks

Conquerors Camp

Note: 1 Day

4 -5 Topics

Conquerors Camp

Note: 1 Day

4 -5 Topics

Christian Living Class

7 Topics

7 Weeks

Christian Living Class

7 Topics

7 Weeks

The Good News Series (Phase 1)

The following curriculums were also added..

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2. Food Always In The Home, or F.A.I.T.H., Gardening with Natural Farming (FGNF), which helps workers to become self-reliant and make TNO’s ministry holistic in approach.

The following curriculums were also added..

Furthermore, two key strategies were developed: 1. The Saturation Witness Church Empowerment

Strategy (SWCES) for building the Body of Christ

2. The Cell Church Empowerment Strategy (CCES) for establishing healthy local churches.

The paradigm shift The paradigm shift makes TNO’s makes TNO’s training program training program become…become…

1.1. Movement-making Movement-making and cross-culturaland cross-cultural

2.2. Holistic and Holistic and transformationaltransformational

TodayTodayTNO has established TNO has established

strategic strategic strongholds in strongholds in Asia, with visionary Asia, with visionary teams of nationals teams of nationals giving continuous giving continuous training in their training in their own countries even own countries even without the without the physical presence physical presence of TNO. These of TNO. These include:include:

China – the most populated Communist

country

India – the largest Hindu country

The Himalayas – the staunchest Buddhist

region