Did you know that the town in which we live is the birthplace of the pop singer Teresa Teng?  Her song, “Stories in a Small Town,” is played over the loudspeakers in our neighbourhood before announcements are made.  She began her life in the room her father rented.  Her father provided security for the sugar refinery that was located in our town.  That refinery closed many years ago, and our town has since undergone many changes.  The story is still being written, and we are hearing the plans that some politicians have to help our local economy and the quality of life for the residents.  We are hoping that changes in people’s belief patterns brought about by the message of the gospel, and the establishing of a church will be written into the storyline.  Please continue to pray toward this end.

Story-telling is becoming a major part of what we are doing in our town.  Lorne and Kathy-Lu tell English Bible stories to elementary school students using PowerPoint pictures and dramatic expression.  Elaine has begun telling Bible stories in Taiwanese on her weekly visits to our town.  Testimonies that believers share when visiting with us are the story of God at work in people’s lives.  We have begun to show segments of the video http://www.thehopeproject.com/ to our youth group, helping them to better understand the story of the Bible.  Please pray that God will use these stories and more to bring hope and blessing into people’s lives.

Ten elementary students attended the Saturday afternoon children’s activity, with two regular attendees absent because of happenings in their family. Please pray that the stories and truths the children hear will result in faith at a young age. We are thankful for their exuberance as they attend each time.