Dear Family & Friends,
“As for foreigners who become followers of the Lord and serve him, who love the name of the Lord and want to be his servants – all who observe the Sabbath and do not defile it, and who are faithful to my covenant – I will bring them to my holy mountain; I will make them happy in the temple where people pray to me. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar, for my temple will be known as a temple where all nations may pray.” Isa. 56:6-7
The promise of the Lord recorded here by Isaiah is true today as well in that God still welcomes all that will come to worship and serve Him. We no longer offer burnt offerings for our sins, because Jesus is our sin offering. We each do offer sacrifices of praise to God as we worship Him with our life. It matters not who we are, where we are from, or what we have done if we come to God believing in the sacrifice of Jesus as our savior and king. His grace is marvelous! As we think about God’s grace may we consider this question, “Who from the nations is God calling me to bring to His holy temple?”
We praise the Lord for a great evening with the Lin family. We and the Pagel family were able to meet Samantha’s older brother for the first time. The whole Lin family were great hosts. We were able to have a blessing for the meal and later to share some of the blessings God had given us in the past year. Mr. & Mrs. Lin both asked all to come back and visit with them. Mr. Lin kept asking that we come to where they sell bread to visit. Pray with us that this will become an opportunity for sharing God’s word.
This past week Chad & Alicia Edwards of our team hosted a college retreat for some of our past Sports & English Camp youth. They spent time sharing what God was doing in their lives and being trained how to lead discipleship groups. Pray that these young Christians will have the faith to change their generation.
The death toll from the earthquake that caused damage in southern Taiwan has grown to 116. There were several hundred injured as well. We have received reports that churches in the area are trying to provide for the needs of those affected especially through counseling and basic needs. Pray for God’s people to reach out to those hurting in their communities.
We ask that you pray for our co-worker Chris Sanford and his family. Chris’ grandfather passed away this past week. Due to the stress from this and other health factors Chris’s father, Steve, had a small stroke as well. We ask that you pray for the family as they grieve and support each other.
Our family seems to be traveling a lot this past year. This week Cheryl will travel to Canada on the 17th. She is going to meet Amelia, our newest Granddaughter. She of course will have the opportunity to spoil Juliet, Savannah, and Cheyenne while she is there too. Andrew will be leaving on the 16th for a basketball tournament in Hong Kong. Pray for Cheryl and Andrew as they travel.
Thank you for your prayers.
God Bless,
John & Cheryl
1. We praise God for His grace. Please pray that we will be obedient to share the knowledge of His grace with others.
2. Please pray that God will provide opportunities for us to share God’s word with the Lin family.
3. Please pray for these college youth to grow in their faith as they reach out to classmates.
4. Please pray for churches in the Tainan area to be a blessing to those that have be affected by the earthquake.
5. Please pray for the Sanford family after the death of Chris’ grandfather and his father having a stroke.
6. Please pray for Cheryl and Andrew as they travel this week.
Posted on February 13th, 2016 by dunns
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