Dear Family & Friends,
Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to complete his work. Don’t you say, ‘There are four more months and then comes the harvest?’ I tell you, look up and see that the fields are already white for harvest! The one who reaps receives pay and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps can rejoice together…. Now many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the report of the woman who testified,… and because of his word many more believed.”
John 4:34-36, 39a, 41
Jesus points His disciples to the harvest that is before them as the Samaritans come to faith. It is interesting how much is received from the harvest. Jesus is satisfied physically as He watches the woman go back to town and bring the villagers out to Him. She herself is a part of the harvest, and yet is a worker in the harvest as well. There is even pay for the reapers, the disciples, in the harvest. We need to realize that the resources that are necessary to carry out the will of the Father are in the harvest. We just need to go out and get them. Eugene and Paul preached on this text today in Taiwan. Let us pray that the message of the harvest will be understood by all.
We had a great week at the Team Leaders Summit. We were challenged by several of the sessions. Please pray for all of our team leaders all over the world as they seek to guide their teams to bring God glory by increasing the harvest.
This week on Wed. we will be heading to Atlanta for the National Missionary Convention, NMC. We are looking forward to the fellowship, worship, and sessions. We will also be a part of encouraging people to pray for the unreached people in our world. You can go to www.jonathanproject.net to learn more about all the unreached peoples of this world. John will be assisting in three workshops this week as well.
We are praising God that our new teammates, Chris & Samantha Sanford, have all they need for their budget. They just need to finish up a few more things before they can hop on the plane to Taiwan which is scheduled for December 3.
There were 12 in attendance for the first Bible study held by Dave & Jeanay Stiles at the city government offices. There were both Christians and non-Christians in attendance. This is great since these Christians can be a great help in winning and discipling the non-Christians.
Our good friend Bob Gibson had knee replacement surgery a few weeks ago. He is progressing very well, but progress is difficult and painful. Bob has worn many hats for Team Expansion through the years. He and his beautiful wife, Marbeth, are going to begin heading up the volunteer department. There are many roles that volunteers can fill at Team Expansion. Please pray for the Gibsons as Bob recovers, and as they continue serving with Team Expansion.
Thank you for your faithful prayers.
God Bless,
John & Cheryl
1. Please pray that the church in Taiwan and all of us as well learn to work in faith to bring in the harvest and utilize the resources that are in the harvest.
2. Please pray for all of Team Expansion’s team leaders as they seek to guide their teams to be effective in planing biblical churches.
3. Please pray for all those attending and serving at the NMC this week.
4. Please pray for the Sanfords as they continue to prepare to leave for Taiwan.
5. Please pray for the Stiles as they continue this new Bible study and seek to start more.
6. Please pray for Bob Gibson as he recovers from knee replacement surgery.
Posted on November 13th, 2011 by dunns
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