Mondays with the Whites 
Volume 4   January 22, 2018   

One of the things that the C&MA in Canada values is providing access to the gospel for those who have not yet heard.  That is why we are trying to focus our ministry on a Least Reach People Group.

The Hidden in Plain Sight Ministry is seeking to provide Working Class Taiwanese people with an opportunity to hear and respond to the good news about Jesus.  That is why we are working in Baozhong Township.  That is why we are praying for Working Class Taiwanese people to believe in and live for Jesus.

The process of deciding where we will work after Baozhong has already begun.

• After consultation and discussions with Morrison Christian Academy (where missionary children go to school) they have agreed to open a satellite school in Chiayi City, closer to where we sense God wants us to work.  The new school will open Fall 2018.  Please pray for the recruitment of additional students from the surrounding community.  Please pray that building renovations and other planning will be completed on schedule.
• Discussions with our closest ministry partners have begun.  The Taiwan Alliance Church Union leaders and representatives from the Alliance Taiwan Field (USA-sent missionaries) are meeting with us as a Joint Church Planting Advisory Committee.  We are exploring opportunities for greater cooperation and partnership in the starting of new churches.  The hope is that future church starts will be planned and done together.
• Research about the population, existing church locations, road accessibility, government projections for population and industry growth, etc. is being done.  Please pray that accurate information about various locations can be obtained.  (Above map is one area being considered.)
• Presentations will be given to all the Taiwan Alliance pastors at the denominational strategy meetings in March.  Pastors will be given information and visionary ideas about future church starts over the next 5 or more years.  They will have opportunity to give input and also to start to think about their churches making a partnership commitment.

This is happening now because we are prayerfully considering whether Albert and Elaine should move to a new location when they return to Taiwan in July.  Please pray as these are big steps of faith.  We want to move forward in God-approved timing.  We want to work with God to provide more Taiwanese Working Class people with access to the gospel.