Our house was a busy fun place as Albert and Elaine were finally able to come for a visit this last weekend.  They purchased a 7-passenger Toyota van with donated funds.  That means they now have a vehicle able to safely transport the whole family.  In addition to being with us for playing, laughter, sharing, and prayer, they joined Sherry, Kathy-Lu and Lorne for Sunday worship.  When our friend Formosa showed up, we quickly switched languages, using mostly Mandarin for the service.  It was exciting and is just a taste of what we hope will happen on a regular basis in the future.

We started teaching conversational English in two schools this past week.  We had technology problems in both schools.  We did get it resolved, but it reminded us to ask you to pray that the projectors and sound systems will work as they are supposed to.

Lorne will begin telling Bible stories at a third elementary school on Friday morning of this week.  The first story will be about Jochebed and Moses.  Do you remember that story from the early chapters of the book of  Exodus?  Please pray for God to help Lorne tell the stories in simple to understand English.  We are confident that God can take the content of the stories and use it to bring good in the lives of the students.

Praise the Lord the initial work of estimating what will be needed for next year’s budget is completed.  Please pray for regional leaders and those at the National Ministry Centre to  have wisdom as they review what is submitted to them from all the different countries,  They will make the final decisions regarding which items can remain in next year’s budget.

Next Monday morning, Sept. 16, the Taiwan Field C&MA international workers from the USA and Canada will be meeting for fellowship and prayer.  This will be the first time for some members on the team to meet Sherry, Albert, and Elaine.  Please pray for safety as we all travel to and from the meeting.  Expressing thanks to God and asking for His intervention in certain situations is important, but we also want to hear from God so that we can pray according to His will.

Thanks for helping us keep prayer a priority in our life and ministry!