Dear Family & Friends,
“The village women said to Naomi, ‘May the Lord be praised because he has not left you without a guardian today! May he become famous in Israel! He will encourage you and provide for you when you are old, for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, has given him birth. She is better to you than seven sons!’ Naomi took the child and placed him on her lap; she became his caregiver. The neighbor women named him, saying, ‘A son has been born to Naomi.’ They named him Obed. Now he became the father of Jesse – David’s father!” Ruth 4:14-17
We have come to the end of the book of Ruth. In the passage above, you will notice that the ladies of the village first give praise to God and then praise Ruth. They recognized that all good and perfect gifts come from God, which included Ruth and her son. They named the boy Obed, which means, “the one who serves.” This emphasizes the nature of Ruth and hopefully her son. May learn to be a servant of others and be remembered for our humble service to others.
Thank you for praying for Taiwan after and during Typhoon Fananpi. There was an estimated 120 million US$ in damage to the industrial, fishing, and agricultural businesses alone. Damages estimates to homes and smaller business have yet to be released. The damage is certainly not like last year’s typhoon Maracot in August, but many people in our area have lost vehicles, appliances, and furniture. Please pray for us to know how God might want us to help those in our area.
The Mid-autumn Festival BBQ was very enjoyable. We had a lot of good fellowship. One highlight was when a young family showed up that had been invited by another friend who attends many of our church functions each week. They seemed very comfortable and were well received by our people. We will be visiting with them again this week. Please pray for the Lin family to be receptive to the truth of Jesus Christ.
A group called Global Rest is coming to Taiwan to host a retreat for all our missionaries on island. The retreat will run from Oct. 3rd – 8th. Our field co-ordinator and his wife, Dana & Chris McCain, are coming as well. They are presently traveling in Asia visiting other missionaries. Please pray that the retreat will be helpful for all who attend and God will give travel mercies for everyone involved.
Thank you for your prayers.
God Bless,
John & Cheryl Dunn
1. Please pray for us and our people to learn to be humble servants of God and others
2. Please pray that we have wisdom to know whom to help and how after the flooding.
3. Please pray that as we share the gospel with the Lin family they will accept the truth.
4. Please pray for our Dana & Chris McCain, the Global Rest Team, and others that will be traveling to help with or attend the retreat.
Posted on September 25th, 2010 by dunns
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