Mongolia
Liebenzell Mission International began work in Mongolia in 1995, just five years after the country opened to foreign missionaries. A pastor and his family from Liebenzell Mission Japan began working with a church in the capital of Ulan Bator.
Approximately the size of western Europe, only about 3 million people inhabit this isloated country; a quarter of the population lives in and around the capital city. Closely tied with and dependant upon the Soviet Union, the Mongolian economy collapsed with the dissolution of the U.S.S.R. Since then the government has cautiously allowed foreign missionary workers entry. The government is also attempting the revive the economy of this poor, underdeveloped nation.
Traditional
religions include Shamanism, Animism and Buddhism. At least one-quarter of the population claims no religious preference whatsoever. Less than 1% could be considered Christian; most of these are in and aropund Ulan Bator.
Liebenzell's ministry in the past decade has included work with Prison Fellowship Ministries (ministering to kids from families where one of the parents is in prison), youth ministry in the Church of the Living Water, located in a shantytown on the city edge of Ulan Bator, and pastoral ministry at the Church of Eternal Light.
Ministry in Mongolia is orchestrated through Join Christian Services (JCS); an agency which helps missionaries find opportunities to serve according to their gifts. It represents all evangelical missionary ministries in Mongolia before the government. Liebenzell Mission International is a partner with JCS. Visit their website for a complete list of ministry opportunities. www.jcsintl.org
Prayer Requests:
• Evangelistic ministry in Ulan Bator
• Take over of the ministry by Mongolians