Dear Family & Friends,
“But she replied to them, ‘Don’t call me ‘Naomi’! Call me ‘Mara’ because the Sovereign One has treated me very harshly. I left here full, but the Lord has caused me to return empty-handed. Why do you call me ‘Naomi,’ seeing that the Lord has opposed me, and the Sovereign One has caused me to suffer?’ So Naomi returned, accompanied by her Moabite daughter-in-law Ruth, who came back with her from the region of Moab.” Ruth 1:20-22
How many times are we like Naomi? All we see is how God is dealing harshly with us. We are so caught up in the difficulty of the situation that we are in that we cannot see the blessing we are receiving. Even though Ruth made a pledge to Naomi and walked right beside her back to Judah all Naomi could see was loss and bitterness. When hard times come we need to learn to immediately start looking for the good God is working in our lives. We need to pray for God to give us spiritual discernment.
Today, John will have the privilege of baptizing Sandy Lin into Christ. She has been coming to the Good News Church since she was in jr. high. She is now a masters degree student. When John asked her why she wanted to be baptized tears came to her eyes. She related her recognition of sin in her life that only Jesus could forgive her for and help her to overcome. Join us in praying for Sandy as she gives her life to Christ.
John and Eugene are in the middle of taking Kairos, a training course that is similar to the course, Perspectives on the World Christian Movement. Team Expansion has asked that all missionaries take the course. Team Expansion also wants us to use it in our congregations as well. Paul took Kairos training in June. Now, John and Eugene are taking it. Please pray that we will reap a good harvest from the material and have a renewed passion to take the Gospel around the world. Pray as well for us to have wisdom as to how and when to provide this training for our congregations.
Please remember to pray for Kathy-Lu White as she has heart valve surgery this Wednesday in Canada. It has been postponed from Tuesday. Please pray for the surgery to go well, for the Holy Spirit to comfort the family, and for God to be glorified through their witness.
Thank you for praying for these requests.
God Bless,
John & Cheryl
1. Please pray that our Taiwanese brothers and sisters will learn to look for how God wants to bless them during the difficult times of life.
2. Please pray for Sandy Lin as she is baptized today.
3. Please pray for John, Eugene, and the others that are taking the Kairos training course.
4. Please pray for Kathy-Lu White and her family as she has heart surgery on Wednesday.
Posted on August 21st, 2010 by dunns
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