Dear Family and Friends,
“Then Jesus came up and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’” Matthew 28:18-20
Since we have returned to Taiwan, we have had lots of expectations placed upon us by people. Everyone wants a little bit of our time. People think they know what we should be doing. We already have certain plans in our own minds, but with so many people approaching us with other ideas we begin to question whether we are hearing God clearly or not. Over the past few days this familiar passage of scripture has been brought to our attention and confirm certain aspects of our plans. We know for certain that God wants us to make disciples that make disciples. We must concentrate on those activities that will produce disciples that will then produce more disciples. Please join us in praying that we will be focused on modeling discipleship that produces more disciples.
John will be assisting with a Kairos course this week here in Kaohsiung. John will be presenting on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning. This will certainly challenge his Chinese that has recently be awakened after being dormant for almost a year.
Cheryl has jumped back into working at His Hands. It is almost as if she never left. Actually, she and the directors have been discussing her role. At this point, she will be working more with the moms. Part of her responsibilities will be to develop a discipleship program for them. She will still have some time to spend helping with the babies too.
Thank you for praying for Phyllis Watkins. She has moved to a rehabilitation center that is closer to her daughter’s home. Thanks to your prayers, she is progressing daily.
Sports and English Camp begins July 8th. Please pray for the students and faculty as the time approaches. We will have a team to work with, English Bible classes to teach, and a sport or activity to coach. John will be working with the biking group. Cheryl will be helping with the cooking class. Please pray that this week will bring many of these youth into a relationship with Jesus.
Thank you for praying for Moriah. She is feeling better, but still has 2 1/2 days left of her five days to stay home. She is being a trooper!
Happy Father’s Day to all fathers, too, and Happy birthday to Cheryl’s Dad! Here in Taiwan, Father’s Day is on August 8. The word 8 is Ba and the word Father is Ba Ba, so they have Father’s Day on the eighth day of the eighth month – Ba Ba Jieh. It’s kind of like a Chinese pun. Just a fun FYI!
Thank you for always being in our corner on your knees.
God Bless,
John & Cheryl
1. Please pray that we focus on modeling discipleship that makes disciples.
2. Please pray for John as he prepares and presents for Kairos this week.
3. Please continue to pray for Cheryl as she works out her role at His Hands.
4. Thank you for praying for Phyllis Watkins.
5. Please continue to pray for our upcoming Sports & English Camp, July 8-14th.
6. Thank you for praying for Moriah as she continues to get over the flu.
Posted on August 16th, 2012 by dunns
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