On February 8, 2016, the Southern Asia-Pacific Division executive committee voted to reappoint Pastor Lee MyunJu as the president of Bangladesh Union Mission. Pastor Lee who was called to Bangladesh in May 2013 began his second term.
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“As far as big projects are concerned, an Adventist nursing school is now under construction. We are praying for the establishment of an Adventist hospital here in Bangladesh,” said Pastor Lee. As a missionary from Korea, he will also encourage and help other Korean Adventists to do mission work outside of Korea.
Pastor Lee was the first Korean Adventist to be elected as a union president outside of the Northern Asia-Pacific Division territories. He has promoted seven major projects for evangelization in Bangladesh as part of the celebration of the centennial anniversary of Bangladesh mission work. He has also tried his best for church growth despite the poor missionary environment.
Bangladesh is definitely a challenging field as the total number of registered Adventists is 30,000 (1 Adventist per 5,000 people) and financial self-sufficiency is only about 20%.