Dear Family & Friends,
He stretched out over the boy three times and called out to the Lord, “O Lord, my God, please let this boy’s breath return to him.” The Lord answered Elijah’s prayer; the boy’s breath returned to him and he lived. I Kings 17:21-22 NET
Today Paul will be preaching on this passage as we begin a study about prayer with the Eternal Light congregation. One thing that has always stood out to me in this passage is the simplicity of it. Look at the the words of his prayer and then the response by our God. What certainly does matter is that we pray in faith believing that God can and will act. We desire to model such a life of faith and prayer before the people of Taiwan.
Thank you for praying for VBS at Eternal Light. The week went well. We had 96 students as a high in attendance. One day had to be cancelled due to the typhoon, but we still were able share four wonderful stories about Jesus power with the students. We also were able to begin building relationships with families. We pray we can continue reaching out to these families with the Gospel.
The Home of God’s Love is to have a major inspection at the home on the 17th of August. This inspection is very important. If they do not pass they may not be able to keep their license. One important factor in all of this is receiving a building permit to begin the construction on a new facility. The permit has been approved, but has not yet arrived. Please pray it arrives soon.
Nathanael made it to Taiwan safe and sound and also began working this past week. We were very glad to find out that he does not have responsibilities on most week ends, therefore he was able to come home to Kaohsiung on Friday night!
The Atkin family returned to Taiwan just after the typhoon. The rain flooded their house. Thankfully, the church and missionaries got the worst of it cleaned up before they got home. Please pray for them as they work on their house and go through jet lag.
Thank you for praying for Taiwan.
God Bless,
John & Cheryl
1. Please pray that we are able to model a life that is based on faith in God and prayer.
2. Please pray that we will be able to continue to touch the families of the VBS students with the Gospel.
3. Please pray for the ministry of the Home of God’s Love.
4. Thank you for praying for Nathanael as he traveled to Taiwan.
5. Please pray for the Atkins as they clean after the Typhoon.
Posted on August 16th, 2012 by dunns
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