Dear Family & Friends,
“When a garment has a diseased infection in it, … if the infection in the garment or leather or warp or woof or any article of leather is yellowish green or reddish, it is a diseased infection and it must be shown to the priest. … then quarantine the article with the infection for seven days. He must then examine the infection on the seventh day. … Because it is a malignant disease it must be burned up in the fire.” Lev. 13:47, 49, 50b, 52c
When reading passages in Leviticus and other parts of the Law it is at times difficult to understand the importance and relevance for our lives today, but when we are willing to learn and be guided there is always a lesson for us. The passage above concerning diseased garments, whether it be from mold or mildew, an infestation of bugs or mice, or even from an illness such as leprosy reminds me how much God cared for the people of Israel and us as well. He wanted to protect them from getting sick, therefore, he gave them instructions to deal with the items that could have caused illness. Often these garments had to have pieces removed or be completely destroyed, even though the garments were precious items for them. There were no stores in the wilderness either to buy clothing or material. The physical health of the individual and the nation were more important than the loss of the garment. It is the same with our spiritual lives. God is willing to allow us to have pain and discomfort in order to remove a sin in our lives or to keep us from being infected by someone else’s sin. Join us in praising God for loving us so much as to instruct us so clearly how to live.
We ask that you pray for the family of Morrison Academy’s superintendent, Tim McGill. Tim’s wife, Bonnie, has received a diagnosis of inoperable pancreatic cancer. The cancer has progressed to the point that they are not able to return home. They are presently praying for a private room in the hospital’s hospice unit to become available. Their two children will be arriving in Taiwan this week. Tim is the older brother of Terry McGill, Moriah’s past dorm dad, who lost his wife to cancer less than a year and half ago.
We are praising God for spiritual and numerical growth in the Thursday evening English Bible study and discipleship group. Hannah, one the non-Christians, asks great questions most weeks. She really is trying to understand what is being taught by the scripture we study and Christianity as a whole. This desire has caused many of the Christians in the group to think more deeply and to begin to apply the scripture to their own lives. PTL! This past week two more people attended the group. We hope they will return.
God recently brought another family into our team’s ministry. Duane & Sherry Bunt. Duane is from South Africa. Sherry is Taiwanese. They have quite a bit in common with the Sanfords, our teammates. They have recently moved to our area from Kaohsiung. Sherry recently became a Christian and needs a lot of teaching and encouragement. They have a small son, Levi. Please pray that we will have wisdom how to help the Bunt family continue to grow in Christ.
We ask that you pray for Nathanael as he recently moved to Joplin, MO to begin a new job with Good News Productions, International. He has been there about three weeks. He is excited to be serving God through media.
Thank you for joining us in prayer.
God Bless,
John & Cheryl
1. Praise God for caring for every aspect of our lives. May we learn to be obedient in all areas.
2. Please pray for Bonnie McGill and her family as she deals with inoperable cancer.
3. Praise God for the spiritual & physical growth in the Thursday evening English Bible study.
4. Pray for us to have wisdom as we encourage and disciple the Bunt family.
5. Praise God for providing Nathanael with a job.
Posted on March 17th, 2019 by dunns
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