Dear Family & Friends,
“Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer everyone.” Colossians 4:5-6
Knowing what to say and how to say it is often difficult, especially when we are in a difficult situation. It is easy to be kind and polite when someone is trying hard to help you. Your smile genuinely says things that express gratitude and are encouraging. There are times though when we are less than gracious. We need to consider how our attitude is affecting our witness to those around us. This is especially important to those we are with often such as family, co-workers, and classmates. When you feel tension rising in a situation take a minute to pray asking for wisdom and a good attitude.
Chinese New Year is coming soon. It is an opportunity for our Christians to witness to their family members. Please pray for them as they have several days to spend with family.
Moriah has done very well after her surgery. She has regained most if not all range of motion. She needs to be patient as she slowly rebuilds strength. She needs to let her shoulder heal well before using it to do too much. Please pray for her to have wisdom & patience.
Last Sunday afternoon one of the boys, Jing Wei, from THoGL was baptized. We ask that you pray for him as he learns to grow in Christ. He is the only Christian in his immediate family. He and his sister, Jia En, returned to live with their father this weekend. Their dad is really appreciative for the help he received after his wife passed away. He is now ready to provide a home for his children again, but he does not know Jesus. Please pray for the kids to be a witness to him.
This past Friday Wei Hao returned to live with his mom as well. We pray that God will send people to witness to Wei Hao and his mom. Pray with us that his mom is able to provide a good and safe environment for him as well.
Our co-workers, Ted & Bev Skiles, recently celebrated 50 years of service in Taiwan. Join us in rejoicing with them for God’s faithfulness through the years as they have sought to honor God through serving many children and families.
Thank you for praying.
God Bless,
John & Cheryl
1. Please pray that we will have wisdom as we interact with people in our community.
2. Please pray for Chinese Christians as they have opportunities to witness to their families at Chinese New Years.
3. Please pray for Moriah to have wisdom and patience as she continues to recover from shoulder surgery.
4. Praise the Lord for Jing Wei’s baptism! Please pray for Jing Wei, Jia En, and their father as the children begin living with him again.
5. Pray for Wei Hao as he has returned to live with his mom.
6. Praise God for Ted & Bev’s Skiles’ 50 years of service in Taiwan.
Posted on January 20th, 2019 by dunns
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