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August 1, 2010 Prayer Note

Dear Family & Friends,

“Agrippa said to Paul, ‘In such a short time are you persuading me to become a Christian?’ Paul replied, ‘I pray to God that whether in a short or a long time not only you but also all those who are listening to me today could become such as I am, except for these chains.’”  Acts 26:28-29

In this short excerpt we see Paul is once again witnessing to people.  He expresses the desire of his heart to King Agrippa, that all those who hear the gospel will accept the message and become Christians.  This is what Paul desired above his freedom, above all else, because this would bring glory to God!  Eugene will be preaching at Good News today from this passage.  Please join us in praying that all Christians who hear the message will respond with a desire to share the Gospel.  Pray, as well, that all non-Christians will be challenged to change their minds about Jesus and accept Him as Lord and Savior.

Thank you for praying about the services last week at Good News.  Everything went very well as Peter & Angel Ho were sent off to begin a new church plant, and as Eugene & Tina Tzai were handed the torch as such.  Please pray for the church and the Tzai’s as the transition continues.  Pray for understanding and wisdom for everyone involved.

On Saturday, Jim Thurber came to Kaohsiung and presented a method of witnessing that can be used with strangers or people you know. Dave & Jeanay Stiles, a Taiwanese Christian named Lynn, Nathanael, Cheryl, & John were in attendance to learn how to personally share this presentation of the Gospel.  Jim also hoped to receive feedback on how to adjust the method in order to be more effective in Taiwan.  John and Jim are now praying about whether they should invest the time for John to become trained as an instructor for this method.  Please join us in praying about this, and for all of us to have God- appointed opportunities to witness to non-Christians.

His Hands is getting busy again.  There are two expectant moms living at His Hands at this time.  They are both due in late August.  There have also  been several phone calls lately from hospitals about babies.  They received one baby last week and will most likely receive two more soon.  Please be praying for all the adjustments that must be made as these new babies arrive.

We praise God for a good week of VBS.  It just so happened that it rained every day, but the children came anyway.  We had a barbeque after we finished our VBS program on Friday, and many parents  attended.   We now have the responsibility to follow-up on all these families.  Please pray that we will put our hearts into the work and that God will send an abundant harvest.

Thank you for your prayers.

God Bless,

John & Cheryl

1.  Please pray for Eugene as he preaches today.  Pray as well for message to affect both Christians and non-Christians alike.

2.  Praise God for the blessing of a good send off for Pete and Angel Ho.  Pray for wisdom & understanding for Eugene & Tina as well as the congregation as they transition continues.

3.  Please pray that the God will direct us how to proceed with the gospel presentation that we were trained in this weekend.

4.  Please pray for the nannies, new babies, and the expectant moms at His Hands.

5.  Praise God for a good week of VBS.  Pray that our follow-up will be done well and will bear fruit.

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