Dear Family & Friends,
“So as you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but chosen and priceless in God’s sight, you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” I Peter 2:4-5
We that do not stumble over Jesus, but instead see His priceless value as our Lord and savior, become like Him. We become a living part of the Church of God just as He is. We are a part of the “temple” that is used to offer spiritual sacrifices to God. We show that we are a part of the Church when we are offering up sacrifices to God. These can be sacrifices of praise with our mouths when, living holy lives, or giving to those in need from blessing God has given to us. This is is how we live a life that is marked as a priest of God, a disciple of Jesus Christ. Pray that we may live as living stones today.
The funeral for Jang Mama will be Monday morning here in Taiwan. This past week has been a struggle for Mr. Jang, Lucy, and Jack. Trying to deal with the differences of two religions in how you handle a funeral is not always easy. John will have the opportunity to be a witness at the funeral through scripture reading and prayer. Please pray for Lucy & Jack’s witness during the time leading up to and through the service.
One of the families that works in local market selling vegetables has a prayer need. Mrs. Dzao told Angie Pagel about a week ago that her husband has stomach cancer. We don’t know much more yet. This past Saturday they were supposed to find out more about they cancer. Angie has not been able to be in contact with them to find out more. Pray for Mr. Dzao to be healed of his cancer and for God to use this as an opportunity to bring about their salvation.
We continue to make plans for our Christmas outreaches. This Friday we will be going to Chung Gang High School to help with an outreach to the students and faculty. Pray for the students and faculty to be able to hear the truth of God’s love within the Christmas story.
We are blessed that Nathanael was able to travel here and be here for a little over three weeks. This is a surprise to Andrew and Moriah, and it will be a wonderful Christmas gift to have their older brother here with them over the Christmas season!! We are thankful that he arrived safely and on-time last evening. The secret of his coming will be revealed in just a few minutes! We look forward to spending time with him.
Thank you for being involved in our lives and ministry through prayer.
God Bless,
John & Cheryl
1. Please pray that we may live as living stones in Taiwan today.
2. Please pray for Lucy & Jack to have a strong witness in the family.
3. Please pray for Mr. Dzao and his family as he waits to see about cancer treatment.
4. Please pray for all of our Christmas outreaches.
5. We praise God for Nathanael being able to spend 3 weeks with us.
Posted on December 10th, 2016 by dunns
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