Dear Family & Friends,
“And now I advise you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only the ship will be lost. For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve came to me and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul! You must stand before Caesar, and God has graciously granted you the safety of all who are sailing with you.’ Therefore keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will be just as I have been told.” Acts 27:22-25
This passage will be used at both Good News and Eternal Light today for the sermon text. In this passage we see the faithfulness of both God and Paul. God promised that Paul would preach the Gospel in Rome. Here God renews that promise. Paul then, being faithful to that promise, encourages those with him to keep courage and not give up. God’s promise to keep all those with Paul safe also shows how God’s blessings flow through the faithful to others. Paul was the conduit for God’s mercy and blessing to the others on the ship. We should learn from Paul’s faithfulness and live in faith believing the promises of God. God will then use as well to bless others. Please pray that our people will learn to be faithful like Paul.
On August 15th, John and a few others are going to continue to be trained to use the one on one Gospel presentation we mentioned last week. John’s intention is to become a trainer. The training materials are presently being translated into Mandarin. John has been working on how to give the presentation in Mandarin as well. Please pray that this tool will become very useful to bringing the Gospel message to many different people.
Eugene has been busy getting to know the situation at Good News. John has also been involved some with cell groups and visiting people. There are some changes that need to be made in the cell groups as well as where there will be emphasis put on ministry. We are trying to get people focused on serving others within their gifting and interests. These areas of ministry will also be focused on those outside of the Church. Please pray for us to have wisdom as we proceed.
Next week on Monday, Andrew and Moriah will begin a new school year. Please pray for them as they make adjustments and meet new classmates. Nathanael will be heading back to the states on Tuesday of next week as well. This will be an adjustment for all of us as well. Please pray for safety as he travels and for a good school year.
Please be praying for the White family as they face transitions and Kathy-Lu’s surgery. Bethany’s sister-in-law will be heading back to Taiwan this week to begin her senior year of high school. Kathy-Lu’s heart surgery will be less than two weeks later. Please pray for the whole family as they prepare for the surgery and separation.
Thank you to everyone for your prayers and congratulations concerning our 25th anniversary. We did have a good time with our children at the beach.
God Bless,
John & Cheryl
1. Please pray for Paul and John as they preach and for our people to learn to be faithful to God’s promises.
2. Please pray for the continuing of the evangelistic training the usefulness of this presentation in evangelizing the lost around the world.
3. Please pray for wisdom as changes are made in the cell groups and other areas at Good News.
4. Please pray for our family as we prepare for a new school year and as Nathanael returns to the States.
5. Please pray for the White family as Elyssa returns Taiwan and Kathy-Lu prepares for surgery.
Posted on August 7th, 2010 by dunns
Filed under: Uncategorized