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September 23, 2012 Prayer Note

Dear Family & Friends,

 

Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washing, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus told the servants, “Fill the water jars with water.” So they filled them up to the very top.  Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the head steward,” and they did.  When the head steward tasted the water that had been turned to wine, not knowing where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), he called the bridegroom  and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the cheaper wine when the guests are drunk. You have kept the good wine until now!”  Jesus did this as the first of his miraculous signs, in Cana of Galilee. In this way he revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him. John 2:6-11

 

This account is from Jesus’ first miracle performed at a wedding banquet. When some people look at this account they wonder why did use this as His first miracle?  There is not healing.  There is no walking on water or the quieting of a storm so no one’s life is lost.  Yet, the disciples saw this a proof that Jesus was worthy of following.  They believed in Him as the son of God.  Why?  They recognized the miracle of creation in what He did.  I wonder if sometimes we have missed God’s miracles in our lives because we were not looking for them.  Jesus disciples were looking for proof that Jesus was the Son of God and therefor recognized His actions as miraculous.  Later, having believed they anticipated the miraculous.  Do we?  Do we expect God to work in and through us.  If we live a life of faith before people anticipating God to do great things in and through us, we will be living out a life that becomes a great witness to others.

 

John will begin teaching an advanced English class again this Wednesday.  The format being used is story telling.  The class will learn to tell stories through learning Bible stories.  They first story John will tell teach them is Jesus’ first miracle.  After that, they will begin a set of stories that begins with Creation and goes through the early church.  This set of stories is designed to set a foundation for faith in Christ and therefore becoming a disciple.  There are two Christians that will be helping with the class.  Please pray that God will bring people to the class who have open hearts.

 

The Wednesday Ladies Group has started again.  Betty, the preacher’s wife, is leading the study.  It is obvious that some of the non-Christian ladies that attend are not willing to accept Biblical truth in many areas of their lives.  Please pray for Betty, Cheryl, and others as they speak the truth to these ladies.  Please pray for the truth to change all those who attend.

 

There is a young mom living at the House of Hope.  She will only be there a couple more weeks.  She is very guarded with what she shares with Cheryl, Samantha, and others who work the moms through His Hands.  Please pray that the love of Christ will break down the walls that she has built up in her heart so that healing can take place.

 

Sadie’s case has still not been resolved in the Taiwan courts.  Please pray that the judge will make ruling on her case that will be favorable and that her adoptive family will be able to come and get her very soon.  Sadie is adorable and we enjoy her a lot, but she needs to be with her forever family.

 

Thank you again for praying.

 

God Bless,

 

John & Cheryl

 

 

1.  Please pray that we can live in faithful anticipation of God acting in our lives so that we can become great witnesses for Him.

2.  Please pray for the new evangelistic English class beginning on Wednesday.

3.  Please pray for the ladies in the Wednesday Ladies Group to be changed by the truth of the Word.

4.  Please pray for this young mom at the House of Hope to trust the ladies of His Hands.

5.  Thank you for continuing to pray for John as he slowly gets back to normal.

6.  Please pray for Sadie’s case and for her adoptive parents as they wait for the time to come and pick her up.

 

 

 

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