Asia, Entrepreneurs, and Building Gods Kingdom

Date: Feb. 18, 2012 By: Gary Schmidt

Where We Went

y North Vietnam
Hanoi Sapa Lao Cai Lai Chau trip (2 km from China)

y Macau y Hong Kong

<2 km from Mainland China in each place Mainland China came to us in HK

Who We Met
y Vietnam
 NGOs and some Business as Mission people  Secular business people  International church  Underground work

y Hong Kong
 Amazing International Churches  Top Notch Seminary - Alliance Bible Seminary  Determined Christian NGOs/Missions

Who We Met
y Memorable Encounters
John Pham Peng Mama and family Seminary students & staff Albert2 James2 Stephen Lee Ben & Sueey, Leo,

What We Saw
y Communism is dead y Christianity is thriving y Central hub of missions may have shifted y Well-travelled / educated populace
Like Athens of old

y Pros and cons of wealth y Possibly a cultural revolution

What We Learned

The All Means Attitude - AMA Christianity is like a virus will infect and affect all the sick that are most open His influence is spread by contact

What We Learned

There are antidotes from the West  Masks (muzzles?)  Wealth  Weakened forms of the virus

Professional Application

Christians make great entrepreneurs

Novak identifies:

Creativity Community Practical Wisdom

And so much more

Risk / faith Trust / faithfulness Accountability / truth Investment / frugality Quality / discipline

Personal Application

Christ belongs to none and all

- Kingdom culture is NOT Western - learn from Western successes AND mistakes
Chief Rabbi of Britain Prime Minister of Britain