Dear Family & Friends,
Isaac said to his father Abraham, “My father?” “What is it, my son?” he replied. “Here is the fire and the wood,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” “God will provide for himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son,” Abraham replied. The two of them continued on together.
Today’s sermon at Eternal Light and Good News will be from the testing of Abraham’s faith. Abraham responded to Isaac in faith. Abraham believed that God would keep His promise and bring descendants to him through Isaac. He believed that if necessary, God would and could bring Isaac back to life from the dead. Wow! Do we have such a faith that we would sacrifice our hopes and dreams in order for God to be proved faithful, and in so doing we too be proved as faithful? Pray with us that we be found faithful to God’s call on our lives that He may be glorified.
Please pray for a brother in the Good News church, Ren Zhou. He had a brain tumor removed this past week. He has done very well since surgery. The doctor has been very pleased with his recovery so far.
February 3rd is Chinese New Year’s Day. Chinese families all over the world will celebrate with lots of food and giving of red envelopes filled with money. During this time families will remember their ancestors and most, will worship them as well. This provides an opportunity for Christians to witness to their family members by being grateful for their ancestors, but not worshipping them. At times, families will put great pressure on them to worship with them. Please pray for Taiwanese Christians to be prepared to stand firm in their faith and to share the love of God.
We have mentioned before that we will be back in the States this summer for home assignment, furlough. We originally thought this would just be a summer trip, but now we are not certain. We are considering returning for a longer time. Please pray that we will receive direction from God as to how long we should stay in the US on home assignment.
Thank you for your prayers.
God Bless,
John & Cheryl
1. Please pray for us and your Taiwanese brothers and sisters as to be found faithful.
2. Please Pray for Ren Zhou to have a complete recovery from his brain surgery.
3. Please pray for Taiwanese Christians as they will have opportunities to witness to their non-Christian family members over the Chinese New Year holiday.
4. Please pray for us as we continue to seek God’s direction for our next home assignment time.
Posted on January 22nd, 2011 by dunns
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