Dear Family & Friends,
When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being covered with the waves; but Jesus Himself was asleep. And they came to Him and woke Him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing!” He said to them, “Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm. The men were amazed, and said, “What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”
Matt. 8:23-27
The disciples responded in the the midst of the storm like most normal people. They were afraid of what they could not control and what could take their lives. Jesus, on the other hand, was not concerned, not only because He could control the wind and the waves, but because He knew that His purpose, and theirs, was not yet fulfilled. He acted in the knowledge that His faithful Father would bring all things to completion that were intended for Him to do. We need to learn to continue to not worry so much about the havoc around us when we know we are doing the Father’s will. If God still has work He wants us to do He will see us through. If He has another plan then He’ll change our situation. If it is time for us to go to our heavenly Father, then what is there to fear.
Please pray for our fellow missionaries, our brothers and sisters in Christ, as well as all the people of Taiwan as typhoon Nanmadol is now bringing rain to Taiwan. Please pray that the Typhoon will move over quickly so that there will not be a repeat of the type of flooding that Taiwan has seen in recent years. Please pray for the US east coast as hurricane Irene continues to move northward.
Praise the Lord that Paul Pan was able to come home from the hospital this past Tuesday. He has spent most of the week at home resting. He was able to go to cell group on Thursday and preach today.
Please continue to lift up Dave & Jeanay Stiles. Jeanay will be in the States about another week with her family. Dave has been very busy with ministry while Jeanay has been gone. Please pray as well for Chris and Samantha Sanford as they continue to prepare to join our team in Taiwan in Decemeber. They are still in need of about 20% of their budget.
Bethany is still waiting to deliver her baby girl. Her due date is Sept. 4th, so it could be anytime. Please pray when the time comes that the delivery will go smoothly.
Thank you for praying.
God Bless,
John & Cheryl
1. May we learn to live by faith in the midst of the storms of life.
2. Please pray for Taiwan and the US east coast as they experience storms.
3. Thank you for lifting up Paul Pan. Praise God he is at home and was able to preach.
4. Please continue to pray for Dave & Jeanay Stiles as Jeanay continues to be in the States with family. Please pray for the Sanfords as they prepare to move to Taiwan.
5. Please continue to pray for Bethany as she prepares for the babies arrival.
Posted on August 28th, 2011 by dunns
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