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September 12, 2010 Prayer Note

Dear Family & Friends,

“He said, ‘May you be rewarded by the Lord, my dear! This act of devotion is greater than what you did before. For you have not sought to marry one of the young men, whether rich or poor.  Now, my dear, don’t worry! I intend to do for you everything you propose, for everyone in the village knows that you are a worthy woman. Now yes, it is true that I am a guardian, but there is another guardian who is a closer relative than I am.  Remain here tonight. Then in the morning, if he agrees to marry you, fine, let him do so. But if he does not want to do so, I promise, as surely as the Lord lives, to marry you. Sleep here until morning.’”  Ruth 3:10-13

In the third chapter of Ruth, we see both the Ruth and Boaz acting faithfully and righteously.  Ruth chooses to be faithful to her first husband’s family by marrying a “guardian” or “kinsman redeemer.”  She could have chosen to marry anyone that would have her, but someone outside of her husbands family would have ended her ties to Naomi and he.  Choosing to marry Boaz kept that relationship in tact.  Boaz as well acts righteously as he follows etiquette by first inquiring of the closest of kin if he would want to fulfill this responsibility to Ruth and her husband.  Of course the very fact that he does not take advantage of the situation also shows that he is a righteous man.

May we learn to act faithfully to commitments we make and always choose righteousness above our desires.

At the Good News church there are two basic groups of people.  One group wants to always plan activities that will attract people.  The other group just wants to emphasize prayer and does not care to do much else.  Eugene has been slowly working to move these two groups closer together.  This past week parts of each of these two groups met together in order to pray for the leadership of the congregation.  This is a move in the right direction.  Eugene is also directing changes in the cell groups that hopefully will bring each cell group to the point where they are involved in both evangelistic activities and prayer.  Please pray for Eugene and the rest of the congregation as they work together to glorify God.

One of the cell groups at the Eternal Light church meets at Fang Yi and Chi Rong Chen’s home.  Two of the families in this cell are non-Christians.  They have been meeting together for about a year now.  These two families are slowly moving closer to faith in Jesus.  The Chens and others involved in the cell are seeking God for wisdom to know how to bring them into the family of God.  Please pray for these two families to come to Christ.

This coming Friday & Saturday the teachers and staff from Andrew & Moriah’s school are having a retreat.  We have been asked to speak at the retreat on integrity and teamwork as well as to lead a group prayer time.  Please pray for us as we seek to bring a blessing to these people that are here to serve our family.

Thank you for praying for our family and ministry.

God Bless,

John & Cheryl

1.  Please pray for us to provide a witness of faithfulness and righteousness to the Taiwanese Christians.

2.  Please pray for the Eugene and the Good News church as they work toward a proper balance of prayer and works.

3.  Please pray for Chen’s cell group as they try to bring the non-Christian families to the point of making a decision to choose Jesus as their lord and savior.

4.  Please pray for John & Cheryl as they lead at the teachers & staff retreat this weekend.

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