Dear Family & Friends,
“Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, ‘Get up and go south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.’ (This is a desert road.) So he got up and went. There he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasury. Then the Spirit said to Philip, ‘Go over and join this chariot.’ So Philip ran up to it and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. He asked him, ‘Do you understand what you’re reading?’” Acts 8:26-27e, 29-30
Philip had just witnessed God provide and amazing revival in the land of Samaria, that was initiated by his own obedience to proclaim the Gospel. Now we see Philip being obedient to the direction of the Holy Spirit again, by leaving Samaria to travel on a certain road and then again by initiating conversation with this official from Ethiopia. Because of Philip’s obedience not only was this one man saved, but the Gospel was taken to another area of the world. How easy is it for you to hear and obey the direction of the Holy Spirit? What are the possibilities if we would obey the commands of scriptures to spread the Gospel wherever we are? Just being obedient to what we know from scripture begins to open our heart and mind to understanding the Spirit’s direction. Join us in praying to be obedient to God’s Word and to the direction of the Holy Spirit.
Our team’s work in the Taiwanese schools is just getting started again after the Chinese New Year. Our schedule for this semester is just getting worked out. Pray that we will make the most out of each opportunity to be with these students.
This past week on Tuesday, Alaina and Nikki went to live with their dad. We hope that everything will work out well with this arrangement. We are concerned that he will find caring for them and working full-time will be very difficult. We are also concerned that he is not walking with God. Their daily routine and living situation will be very different too. Pray for the girls as they adjust to their new situation.
One of the boys from camp this past summer, Kevin, has been meeting with Derik, our co-worker, since the end of last summer for discipleship. His parents would not let him attend worship at Derik’s house on Sunday mornings, but allowed a Saturday meeting at their apartment building. This past week the allowed him to go to worship for the first time! Pray that he will continue to be a witness at home so that one day the whole family will be worshipping our God.
Thank you for praying for Cheryl and Andrew as they travelled this past week. Cheryl arrived safely in Canada and is enjoying visiting with Philip and Bethany’s family. Andrew’s team came in second in the tournament with a one point loss in the final game. He will be flying home this afternoon. We ask you continue to pray while Cheryl is gone.
Thank you for praying.
God Bless,
John & Cheryl
1. Please pray that we are always seeking to be obedient to God’s Word and the direction of the Holy Spirit.
2. Please pray for this semester’s opportunities in the Taiwanese Schools.
3. Please pray for Alaina & Nikki as they adjust to living with their dad again.
4. Please pray that Kevin will continue to be a witness to his family as he grows in faith.
5. Thank you for praying for Cheryl & Andrew as they travel.
Posted on February 20th, 2016 by dunns
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