December 12, 2010 Prayer Note
Dear Family & Friends,
“Then Peter started speaking: ‘I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism in dealing with people, but in every nation the person who fears him and does what is right is welcomed before him.’” Acts 10:34-35
The message this passage of Scripture brings, was revolutionary to Peter’s thinking. God was changing his mind about who he is in Christ as well as whom He considers worthy of His love. God does not play favorites. He sees all men as needing salvation and worthy of the opportunity to hear its message. When we look at others are we selective of with whom we are willing to share the Gospel message? Let us pray for God to open our hearts to all men as He has.
We want to praise God for the the opportunity that God gave us to share the gospel message through the story of Christ’s birth yesterday. We asked you last week to pray with us about this opportunity. We spent about three hours visiting with the people in the Chinese class. There were people in the class originally from Canada, Indonesia, Mainland China, the United States, and Vietnam. They brought some of their family members and friends with them as well. Everyone enjoyed all of the activities that were planned, including the story. It was interesting that adults were much more interested than the children. We invited everyone to attend our Christmas outreach activity on the 19th. We hope that we have sown seeds that will later be watered and will have an opportunity to grow into saving faith in their hearts.
Please continue to pray the upcoming Christmas outreaches on the 19th and 25th. The Eternal Light congregation will be having their activity on the 19th at the grade school. We hope that many people from the community will come. The Good News congregation will be hosting their outreach on the night of the 25th. Each of their cell groups are involved in the program. Please pray that their working together will help them develop a bond of unity in Christ.
We ask that you continue to pray for the whole of the ministry at His Hands. They are involved with many people that need Christ as well as several adoptions. We ask that you especially pray for Xiao Mei as she awaits to be sentenced. Her son Joshua is 20 months now and is realizing that mommy is the person behind the glass and that he can’t reach her. This is hard on them both. Xiao Mei is also having to decide what and how to tell her family in Vietnam. This is really weighing heavy on her heart right now. Pray that she continues to rely on God for strength, courage, and wisdom.
Thank you for lifting us up before the Father.
God Bless,
John & Cheryl
1. Pray with us that our Taiwanese brothers & sisters and we will all be willing to share the Gospel with all men.
2. Praise God for attentive listeners to the story of God’s love for man through the birth of Christ.
3. Please continue to pray for the upcoming Christmas activities on the 19th and 25th.
4. Please pray for Xiao Mei (Shiao Mei), Joshua, and her family as she awaits sentencing and decides how to tell her parents.
Posted on December 11th, 2010 by dunns
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