Dear Family & Friends,
“But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and will cause you to remember everything I said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; I do not give it to you as the world does. Do not let your hearts be distressed or lacking in courage.” John 14:26-27
We are in the midst of celebrating Chinese New Year. People send cards and say, “Happy New Year!” They take gifts of food to people they visit, and often give red envelopes with money in them to children an other special people in their lives. Bosses often give out a year end bonus in a red envelope as well. A friend sent this message yesterday. “Peace is the best year-end bonus of all. Without peace, any red envelope which is packed with banknotes is nothing but an empty envelope without significance.” This quote reminded me of several scriptures two of which are above. Jesus knew how important peace is to the human soul and spirit, therefore, he provided a way for us to have peace at all times. He gave us the Holy Spirit, our advocate, to live inside of us at all times. When we are willing to quiet our spirit and give our cares over to Him the Spirit will bring the peace we so desire. Join us in learning each day to surrender everything to the Spirit and enjoying the peace He brings.
We appreciate the prayers you have offered up for our dinner with the Lin family. We are always made to feel very welcome by their family. We have an open invitation to visit with them. Pray with us for direction as to how to move our relationship forward with the Lin family. Pray specifically that when in conversation with them the Holy Spirit will guide us how to move the conversation to spiritual matters.
This Wednesday afternoon is the Chinese New Year activity with the youth from Sports & English Camp. We will also be kicking off the I Will Follow You Tube channel. We are praying that God will bring the youth to the event who are being drawn to be His disciples. We want to invest in those who desire a relationship with God and to help others know God as well. Pray that this event and the I Will Follow channel will bring glory to God.
Thank you for praying for Jenny McBride, Cheryl’s sister-law. She continues to take medicine to help with her symptoms. Her next appointment with the doctor is February 20th. Please pray for her healing.
Thank you for your prayers.
God Bless,
John & Cheryl
1. Please pray that we learn to surrender to the Spirit and enjoy His peace.
2. Please pray for us to be able to have spiritual conversations with the Lin family.
3. Please pray for the Chinese New Year youth event to bring glory to God.
4. Thank you for praying for Jenny McBride as she waits for her next doctor visit.
Posted on January 29th, 2017 by dunns
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