Dear Family & Friends,
“While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was greatly upset because he saw the city was full of idols. So he was addressing the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles in the synagogue, and in the marketplace every day those who happened to be there.” Acts 17:16-17
Paul was so distressed by the idolatry that he saw in the city that he began to speak to anyone that he could. He presented the gospel to the Jews and the Gentiles, young and the old, the rich and the poor alike. Paul could not stand to see a human heart given in worship to anyone or anything except God our Father. What is our response when we see people worshipping self, work, entertainment, security, …. ? Are we moved to action as the apostle? We should be, because there is no other proper response than to present them with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Please pray that we and your Taiwanese brothers and sisters will be driven to action in the face of idolatry.
Thank you for your prayers as we traveled to and from Nathanael’s graduation. Everything went very well at the graduation ceremony and reception. Our family helped to provide him with a great reception. We also got to visit with Enny Li again on our trip to Knoxville. Please pray for Nathanael as he looks for a job for this summer until he too leaves for his new job in Taipei.
Thank you for praying for Isaiah’s adoption during this past year. Jeff and Michelle should be able to travel to Taiwan this month to pick him up and acquire his visa. Please pray that all continues to go smoothly.
We will be flying out of Indianapolis this Wednesday morning to Seattle. We will then drive to Philip and Bethany’s home to visit with them for 6 days. We will then fly out of Seattle for Taiwan on the 15th. Please pray that we have a safe journey.
We will be worshipping at Parkview C. C. today. John will be preaching. Cheryl, Andrew, and Moriah will be speaking as well. Parkview is representing all of you, our supporters, as they give us a send off today. Thank you for the wonderful blessing you are to us.
Thank you for praying.
God Bless,
John & Cheryl
1. Please pray that as Christians our hearts are moved to action as we see the idolatry in the hearts of people around us.
2. Please pray for Nathanael as he looks for a temporary job for the summer.
3. Please pray for the final part of Isaiah’s adoption as the Michaels prepare to go to Taiwan this month.
4. Please keep our family in your prayers as we begin our travels back to Taiwan.
5. Praise God for the blessing of partnering together in the work of the Kingdom.
Posted on August 16th, 2012 by dunns
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