Apply for an Asian Mission Sabbatical
, 2024The Hogan-Cate Asian Missions Endowment honors the missionary efforts of Steve and Jeannie Cate in Indonesia, and Gordon and Jane Hogan in Singapore. The endowment was established in celebration of the 60th wedding anniversary of Tine and Carlo Tabalujan by the Tabalujan family.
The sabbatical recipient is an outstanding male or female missionary, church worker or ministry leader based in an acappella church of Christ in Asia (this covers East and North Asia, South East Asia, South Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific).
The sabbatical is for a period of between three to five months commencing each August. Funds could cover airfare, housing on campus, food, transportation, tuition for audit or credit courses, Christian counseling and visiting churches and ministries in Searcy, AR.
Applications should be submitted to mcox@harding.edu by January 15, 2024. A committee will review all applications and award the grant by January 31, 2024.
Gordon Hogan
The sabbatical recipient is also expected to participate in the Harding University Bible Lectureship (conducted in the Fall each year) and other special events at Harding University for spiritual renewal and to promote missions in Asia.
Sabbatical Recipients
2013 Tan Beng Chuan, Singapore
2014 Ong Kok Bin, Malaysia
2015 David Allen, Thailand
2016 Hideki Ataka, Japan
2017 Ong Chong Fatt, Maylasia
2018 Adrian Teo, Singapore
2019 Eddie Lee, South Korea
2022 Naoyoshi Fukushima, Japan
2023 Kenneth Gong, Malaysia.