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February 7, 2016 Prayer Note

Dear Family & Friends,

“With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and requests for all the saints.  Pray  for me also, that I may be given the message when I begin to speak – that I may confidently make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may be able to speak boldly as I ought to speak.” Eph. 6:18-20

Prayer is so important for everyone.  Paul charged the Ephesians to pray for all Christians and for him too.  Paul knew it was difficult to persevere through all  the attacks of satan and the stuff of life.  He knew as well the need of the supernatural support of prayer in order to be a bold witness.  We all need that prayer support if we are going to be bold witnesses whenever God gives us the opportunity.  Pray for us to be bold witnesses of the Gospel as we pray for you.

Tonight we, the Pagels, and the Sanfords will have supper with the Lin family.  Remember, this is Samantha Sanford’s family.  We all want to be bold with our witness as we are respectful in their home. We all feel there was a breakthrough at Christmas when they participated in worship.  Pray that God will give us the words to both encourage and challenge them.

We were awakened at about 4:00 am Saturday morning by an earthquake.  It was centered in the south of the island not far from where we used to live.  As far as we know all of our friends and church family are safe.  Most of the damage was in the Tainan City area.  Reports say that there are at least 100 people still missing, 13 dead, and over 400 injured so far.  Please pray for those affected by the earthquake and for Christians in the area to have a bold witness.

We are rejoicing with Jon Ralls and his family as they celebrate that he does not have cancer.  Please continue to pray for Jon as he serves Team Expansion missionaries through his many roles at the home office.

Thank you for praying with us for all of these requests.

God Bless,

John & Cheryl

1.  Please pray that we will be bold witnesses for Christ in all opportunities.

2.  Please pray that God will provide us with the boldness to speak the Words of Life to the Lin family and that their hearts are ready to accept God’s Words.

3.  Please pray for all those in Taiwan who were affected by the earthquake.

4.  Please continue to pray for August as he learns to be a witness in Taiwan.

5.  Praise the Lord that Jon Ralls does not have cancer.

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