Hundreds of students gathered for morning assembly on the grounds of T.L. Shalom Academy, with the hills of Manipur rising behind the campus.

Serving Northeast India since 1984

A place of refuge for the children of Manipur.

Reaching the people of Northeast India with the Gospel through academics and local church outreach.

800+ Students Enrolled
16 National Pastors
1984 Founded
3 Nations Served

Our Mission


Two works, one purpose.

Northeast India is a region in turmoil — politically, socially, economically, and spiritually. We meet it in two places: a classroom, and a local church.

Students of T.L. Shalom Academy in uniform, gathered in front of the school building in Motbung.

T.L. Shalom Academy

More than 800 students receive a genuine education alongside daily Bible instruction — preparing them for work, for higher study, and for a life that knows Christ. The Bible is taught daily as Moral Science, and Jesus is proclaimed as the only God.

About the Academy
A group of national pastors supported by Shalom Native Mission standing together after a meeting.

National Pastors

Sixteen pastors and evangelists across Manipur, the Myanmar border, Nepal, and West Bengal. Support frees them from outside work so they can give themselves to the churches they serve — many of them displaced, several rebuilding after fire.

Meet the Pastors
We wanted a haven, a place of refuge, and a place of peace for the children.
Chong Singsit · Co-founder & President

Why We Are Here


It began with a father's unfinished vision.

Tongkam Singsit wanted a Christian school where tribal people could learn to read the Scriptures for themselves. He died before he saw it. In 1984 his children — Chong and his sister Phalkho — opened Shalom Academy with forty-eight students.

They had watched young people drift into drugs and alcohol, never even mindful of the Gospel, in a place where corruption had reached even the religious institutions. The name they chose was not incidental. Jehovah Shalom — the Lord is peace — in a region that has known very little of it.

Read our history
Students in traditional Kuki dress performing at a mission conference at the academy.

Latest from the Field


A record year on the State Board Exams.

Of 73 students who sat the Class X examination, 57 finished in First Division and 16 in Second Division — the strongest results in the school's history, achieved in the middle of an ongoing regional conflict.

The new dormitory made it possible. Students from distant villages boarded on campus for a five-month study camp, five hours of study each day on top of regular classes, beginning with quiet time and closing with evening devotions. Many came to know Christ there.

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Older students of Shalom Academy standing with a visiting board member under the campus pavilion.

How Support Is Used


Every gift has a name attached to it.

$100
Per month

Supports a pastor

Monthly support for one national pastor and his family, so he can serve his congregation instead of farming to survive.

$30,000
One-time

Builds a classroom and dormitory

The next classroom and dormer building at the academy — which opens the school to students who live too far away to attend.

Any
Amount

Goes where it's needed

Teacher salaries, building repair, relief for displaced families, and Bibles and materials for the churches.

Partner with us.

Join us in spreading the Gospel in Northeast India, Myanmar, and Nepal — through giving, and through prayer.

Who We Are


Board of Directors

Shalom Native Mission, Inc. is a registered non-profit governed by a volunteer board.

Chong SingsitPresident
Len BronsinkSecretary
Bob AmbergeyDirector
Paul ParkinsonDirector
David DevinsDirector
Jerry HillenburgDirector
Anthony PerryDirector