"Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me" (Isaiah 6:8).
"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord" (I Corinthians 15:58).
The program is conducted on Thursday evening at 20.00 - 21.00 PM. Our team (leaders from several churches of Christ) had set general topics of the Bible to be presented in the classes, and some topics were taught in October. Every class has a prayer, moderator, teacher, and co-teachers. After prayer, the teacher presents a lesson, then moderator will encourage prospects or students to ask questions, and teachers and co-teachers will answer those questions from the Bible. It is very interesting to them that we always bring them to the Bible, and the Bible itself answers the questions, although sometimes we support what the Bible says with facts from from history, archeology, and other sciences. We also encourage those students/prospects to study one on one with preachers and to visit churches of Christ in their cities, like in Jakarta, Manado, Surabaya, and other cities. We never know, one day some of them will obey the gospel of Christ.
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Greatful to God for His blessings upon mission work that I have been doing in Makassar. I appreciate for your supports and prayers for this mission work. The report of the work for December 2022 as follows:
Teaching Prospects
There are four prospects who have been interested to study. Two of them have been studying with me. One started in November 2022 and kept continuing the study, and the other started in first week of December 2022. I kept using SFTs to teach them. We normally opened the lesson sheet by asking them to read the three questions on front pages and choose one the most interesting question of three. Then we went through the whole lesson, and sometimes we did not finish the lessons in one meeting, so we continued it the next meeting. During the study we had more discussions about the subjects presented and other topics possible. The other two just made the appointment to study with me. We plan to start in January 2023, including the previous ones. Hopefully the word of God which was planted in their hearts will grow and produce the fruits of obedience.
Distributing Tracts and Books
I kept distributing tracts regularly to people. In addition, I also gave some books to certain people. The books are free from a local church in Jakarta, Blok M Church of Christ. The books are printed every month and distributed to the local congregations in Indonesia, including Makassar Church of Christ. In December, we got Commentary of Mark and re-requested 10 books entitled Why Am I A Member of Church of Christ. The books are very useful for Bible study and to contribute to others for their spiritual benefits.
Translation Projects
I have been translating two books entitled "Life-Changing Questions" and "Bible Study Program." Hopefully they have been be closer to the end of translation so that these books can be printed and used for Bible classes, personal reading, and even as a reference books that have rich information. I focused on translating "Life-Changing Questions" book and hopefully in January 2023 will be done.
Online Bible Courses
I still regularly responded new enrollments and checked the answers of students submitted in these Online Bible Courses. Many of them had been rewarded certificates after the completion of all courses, even some of them took three different series of Bible courses and also joined the virtual Bible class, and some wanted to study one on one.
Virtual Bible Study for Prospects (Denomination Members)
Taught New Convert
I kept teaching two sisters who are babies in Christ. I continued using SFTs to teach them, and in December 2022 they had reached lesson 9 and will continue the next lessons. These lessons help them to grow spiritually.
Bible Class
Makassar Church of Christ continued to conduct the Bible classes on Sundays after worship using a book entitled "The Beginning of Our Confidence" (lessons designed for new Christians) and other topics. These lessons can help church members to grow in the knowledge of God's word and apply them in daily life.
Sunday Worship
We worship regularly at a rented building or sometimes at our house every Sunday. Sometimes brethren from other local congregations who come to Makassar also attend worship assembly at Makassar Church of Christ. On 25 December 2022 Bro. Jon from Sawangan Church of Christ Manado (my sponsoring congregation) worshiped with us and had a privilege to present a sermon to us. After worship we had lunch together.
After worshiped on 25 December 2022, Bro. Jon and I left for Luwu Timur that took 15 hours because of stuck on flood road and bad weather and arrived safely early in the morning at 4 AM. On 26 December 2022, I attended a Bible class taught by Bro. Jon at Tawibaru Church of Christ at 6 PM. Several members from other local congregations also attended the class. Many questions arose and besides Bro. Jon, I also took part in giving some answers and ideas. 
On 27 December 2022 Luwu Timur Churches of Christ conducted a combined lectureship for one day. This was the first lectureship since the churches of Christ planted 37 years ago in Luwu Timur. The host of lectureship was Bandoa Church of Christ. The lectureship theme was "The Church Growth." My topic was "A Strong Christian Leadership." Unfortunately, only 33% of whole churches of Christ members in Luwu Timur who participated in this lectureship. Several brethren from Central Sulawesi also attended the lectureship. At the end of lectureship, there was a Bible quiz for three groups. Even though less participants, the lectureship was successful. 
A New Year Thanksgiving
My family and I spent new year 2023 at Uelene in Central Sulawesi. In this village there is a local congregation, Uelene Church of Christ. I had a privilege to present a lesson at mid night, an hour before new year 2023. After that we had meal together provided by a church member at her house. 
Makassar, 07 Desember 2022,
Harun Tamale
Mission Monthly Report in Makassar Under the supervision of GSJKDI Sawangan, Sawangan Village Jaga IV, Kec. Tombulu, Minahasa, North Sulawesi 95662.
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