Ganbattur (MCCC Staff) giving announcements to Mongolian students
On June 2nd , after a few days to get adjusted to their new environment and overcoming jetlag, the KCCC Mongolia mission team began the first part of their campus ministry, which was to bring students that God had prepared for them to eventually share the Gospel with.
The Mongolia mission team's main method of approaching local college students was by hosting a free English class at the Mongolian University of Science and Technology (MUST). That day, the missionaries split into two teams to further promote their program before starting their first class. One team stayed at MUST and another group was sent to the college of arts and music to bring more students.
The Mongolian Campus Crusade for Christ (Campus Life) staff and student leaders had already received around 50 students who were interested in the program and had already contacted them about the time and location several days before the arrival of the KCCC LA team.
Starting the English class was no easy task for college students who had near to no experience in teaching even in America. However, the bigger issue was dividing the Mongolian students into groups according to their English levels. While some students had solid grammar and reading skills, some did not even learn the alphabet yet, while some could even have serious debates.
In the end, the team decided to have one large group session with all the students minus those do not speak any English to find out more about their language efficiencies. Although the missionaries were somewhat discouraged after a very unorganized and somewhat chaotic first day of class, they were reminded that the fundamental purpose of the program was to get to know the students better at a deeper level before sharing with them the good news.
Most KCCC mission teams hosted similar programs to bring college students to get to know them and spend time together. More politically or spiritually closed countries such as Asia Minor, Japan and East Asia put more emphasis on personal ministries, which involve simply meeting students on campus and making friends without hosting programs.
Read more of our coverage on the Mongolia mission trip:
Project Friendship Part 1
Project Friendship Part 2
Project Friendship Part 3
Project Friendship Part 4
Project Friendship Part 5
Project Friendship Part 6
Project Friendship Part 7
Project Friendship Part 8
Project Friendship Part 9
