Dear Family & Friends,
God spoke to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name ‘the Lord’ , I was not known to them. I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they were living as resident foreigners. I have also heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant. Exodus 6:2-5
Our God is a God that remembers the covenants He has made. Even though to some it may have seemed like God had forgotten, actually He was waiting for the right time to fulfill another portion of His covenant. We who are Christians have covenanted with God as well. He will not forget to fulfill His end of the covenant. He will provide a place for us in eternity with Him. Will we be faithful to our end of the covenant, to live a holy life for Him?
Thank you for praying for our family while John has been away from home this past week. John will continue to be in training this week, so please keep praying. The training has been very helpful and challenging thus far. Cheryl and the kids have gotten along pretty good so far.
A couple that we are very close to lost their daughter this week past week. Their names are John and Polly Tilford. Their daughter, Sarah, died unexpectedly. Please pray for their whole family as they grieve.
Three babies, including Malachi, are waiting on their visa/exit interview in order to be able to go to home to their forever families. Hopefully, their families will be able to come and pick them up within the next month. Please pray that these cases will be finished soon.
One of the ladies in the Wednesday morning ladies’ Bible study is 38 and expecting her third child. The doctor recently did a sonogram and found some abnormal shadows in the brain area. She will have an another test done in a few weeks. Please pray that the doctor finds no abnormalities this time. Doctors often suggest an abortion if abnormalities are found, and many people, even Christians, use abortion as birth control. Jun Yi is not yet a believer, but is being loved by our ladie as she seeks the one true God. Pray that she will not even need to face these decisions and that she will have peace from the Lord throughout her pregnancy.
This coming Tuesday is Tomb Sweeping Day. It can be compared and contrasted with our Memorial Day. It is similar in that passed loved ones are remembered. It is very different in that people actually worship their ancestors. Our Christian brothers and sisters have an opportunity to bear a great witness to their families at this time. They can choose to go with their families to the grave sites and clean them off, but also choose not to participate in praying to their ancestors and other worship practices. Instead, they can pray to God thanking Him for their ancestors and asking Him to bring blessing to their families.
Thank you so very much for undergirding these items with prayer.
God Bless,
John & Cheryl
1. Please pray that we learn to see God’s faithfulness as we learn to live holy lives.
2. Please continue to pray for our family and all the others that are involved in the the Jonathan training.
3. Please pray for the Tilford Family as they deal with the death of Sarah.
4. Please pray for all three of the babies and their families as they wait for their visa/exit interviews.
5. Please pray for Jun Yi that she will carry her child to full term.
6. Please pray for our Christian Brothers & Sisters to have a good witness during the Tomb Sweeping Holiday.
Posted on April 3rd, 2011 by dunns
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