Dear Family & Friends,
“But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they began to contradict what Paul was saying by reviling him.” Acts 13:45 NET
Three times in the book of Acts the word jealousy or jealous appears. Twice it is refers to the reaction of Jews to seeing larger groups of people believing in the message of Jesus preached by Paul. This jealousy causes them to reject the gospel and to form a mob. The third time it is given as the reason that Joseph’s brothers sold him into slavery. What a warning this should be to us concerning jealousy in our lives. People who generally are good choose to do bad things because of jealousy rising up in their hearts. If we are to live consistent lives for Christ, we must learn to not think too highly of ourselves. Our motivation for doing good must not be to gain the praise of others, but instead that God might be praised. Pray with us to learn to keep jealousy in check through humility.
Thank you for praying for Cheryl & Cherry’s meeting with Jella. Cheryl & Cherry did meet again with Jella. Pray that their conversations will lead Jella to desire to know Christ more personally.
There are now two young mom’s living at PSC with their babies. This has brought the importance of the work that Cheryl is doing with the policies and procedures to the forefront as Cheryl and Gloria, the director, discussed needed changes in different documents. They also discussed how certain policies would actually play out in real life. We ask that you pray for the ministry of PSC and for the impact PSC will have on the lives of these two ladies.
The outreach at Dong Shan High School began this past week. There were about 38 students in attendance for the English Club. Two of these students were in wheel chairs. Helping the group learn to include these to two students in their games and activities will be a challenge, but also an opportunity to show how God’s love affects our choices. Please pray for the opportunity that our team has to be salt and light to several students in Taichung.
Thank you for praying for us and Taiwan as we faced a second very large typhoon. We personally did not have any damage, but there was a lot of wind damage in our area. We worked to clean-up at Andrew & Moriah’s school. John also helped with clean-up and repairs at a local Christian camp. Please continue to pray for those that have lost much through these storms.
Cheryl is very busy this coming week with meetings for the school board including a retreat that her committee is in charge of planning. Her work with the school board is very challenging in many ways. Pray that she and the other board members will make wise decisions.
Thank you for your persistent prayers.
God Bless,
John & Cheryl
1. Please pray with us to not to become jealous or proud, but to be humble as we serve.
2. Please continue to pray for Jella to grow in her desire to know Jesus.
3. Please pray for the ministry of PSC and the two moms presently living there.
4. Please pray for our team to be salt and light as we minister in the schools.
5. Thank you for praying for those affected greatly by the typhoons.
6. Please pray for Cheryl and the school board as they meet this week.
Posted on October 1st, 2016 by dunns
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