Missions Tea: "Challenges and Opportunities in Central Asia"

As part of our Post-July Missions Month events, Watson Rajaratnam from the missions agency, SIM East Asia will share the challenges and opportunities in Central Asia with us. 

Central Asia is a subregion of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. The region consists of the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It is also colloquially referred to as "The -Stans" as the countries all have names ending with the Persian suffix "-stan", meaning "land of". 

Come and join us as we listen to what God is doing in Central Asia.

Our Speaker: Watson Rajaratnam (Regional Director of SIM East Asia)

He is a college Lecturer turned Journalist turned Missionary. After serving in the market place, as an Academic Head and Executive News Editor for 23 years, he joined SIM in 2008, serving as Singapore Director before going to serve in Zambia and Malawi. During his 9 years in Zambia and Malawi he focused on mobilizing individuals and churches for World Mission with the aim of turning mission fields into mission forces. Along with his wife Vijaya, Watson has also been involved in the ministry among the Indian Diaspora in Singapore, Zambia and Malawi.He holds an MA in English language and literature, an MPhil in comparative literature, and an MA in theological studies.