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2019 Mar 4

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Capacity

This past week we found ourselves in the unenviable situation of suddenly needing to replace our oven.  Suddenly we were confronted with choices about capacity.  Different brands and different models offered us different options.  As you can see, we opted for one with a larger internal capacity.  It also provides some features that were not on our initial wish list.  Arriving home we found that the electrical capacity in our kitchen was not enough and we needed an electrician to come install another outlet.

This has caused me to do some reflecting about spiritual capacity.  Last Sunday I mentioned that both Scripture reading and Prayer are indicators of our level of discipleship.  It is easier to say if we have read our Bibles, sometimes harder to determine whether our prayer life is operating at the level it should.  But both activities provide a glimpse of our spiritual capacity.  Are we talking to God?  Are we listening to Him?

As Jesus encountered people, he commended some for their faith.  They had a capacity to trust Christ in the midst of difficult circumstances.  I doubt any one of them felt their faith was enough.  How much faith is needed to be healed or to have sins forgiven?  And yet, Christ was merciful and met needs even when the faith capacity was not abundant.  He extends grace when the faith is small like a grain of mustard seed.  It is his sufficiency that is the determining factor in meeting needs, not ours.  And yet, He asks us to have a part through expressions of trust.

May God give us faith to keep asking for His work in our lives.  May we keep asking for healing, for forgiveness, for courage, for “enough faith” to keep asking.

 

Praise and Prayer

  • Kathy-Lu is attending a retreat.  Please pray that if will be a time of refreshing.
  • Please continue to pray that God will work to change Warren’s heart helping him overcome his addiction to alcohol.
  • Pray for wisdom as we choose Bible stories and English teaching materials for the semester.
  • Taiwanese believers are being invited to join in praying for C&MA church planting efforts in Chiayi, Tainan, Taoyuan, and Yilan.  May more people come to faith in Christ as a result of the new churches that are bring started.

2019 Feb 25

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Put On Christ

Our friends have returned to Taiwan from the US and are living in the traditional house inherited from his mother.  As is typical in homes here, there was an altar for traditional worship with a picture of the traditional god.  Being Christ-followers, living in the house with this constant veneration of other deities bothered them.  Their solution was to hang the picture seen above that reminds them that they have put off old ways and put on the new creation provided by Christ. (Gal. 3:27)

Romans 13:14  “Let every part of you belong to the Lord Jesus Christ. Do not allow your weak thoughts to lead you into sinful actions.”

Let’s pray that God will help us along with  Taiwanese believers to live out the truth of these verses.

Praise and Prayer

  • Please pray for the teaching of Biblical truths to help people believe and become more like Christ.
  • Our friend requests that God will help her husband to find freedom from alcoholism.  Pray that their young daughter will be safe.
  • Thursday (Feb 28) is the Peace Memorial Holiday.  Pray that Taiwanese will find peace in Christ.

2019 Feb 18

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Leadership Training Sessions are Completed

We’re back in Baozhong and wanting to work on the preparations for teaching English, Bible Story-telling, and connecting with people.  Unfortunately that is going slower than planned because of the flu.  Please pray that we will give ourselves grace to take time to recover and for us to trust God to be able accomplish in a timely manner everything He wants us to do.

A Family Prayer request.

Our daughter Elyssa, who will be married in July, has been experiencing health problems.  After a number of months of investigation she has received a diagnosis from the specialist.  Treatment will happen on March 1.  Please join us in praying that God will heal her, even using the planned treatment to do so.

Trip to Canada

We will be back in Canada and are willing to schedule some weekday meetings to share about global ministries in Taiwan.  (Sundays are all booked.)  Please feel free to write us with invitations and suggestions.  Here are the dates we will be in different areas:

  • Aug 1-9            BC Lower Mainland
  • Aug 10-16        Vancouver Island
  • Aug 19-31        BC Lower Mainland

Transportation needed:  If you know of a car we can use during the month of August, even for part of the time, please let us know.

Praise God!

The Resident Certificate that we have all been waiting for since last August finally arrived in the mail.  We praise God this process is completed and our coworkers can put their whole focus on language learning and planning for future ministry.

2019 Feb 4

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Happy Lunar New Year!

The New Year vacation has arrived.  We join the Taiwanese in welcoming the Year of the Pig and wishing everyone a Year full of God’s Grace!

God is Answering Prayer!

We’ve been praying for 2-3 new families to join our church this year.  Recently the Ting family has started attending.  Please pray for us all to grow together in love and for each one of us to go deeper in our relationship with Christ.

Summer 2019 Trip to Canada

We are excitedly planning to be back in Canada for the summer months.  Elyssa (our daughter) will be marrying Carl on July 27.

Taking advantage of being nearby, we have already scheduled some visits to church groups.  But there is time in the schedule for you and your group.  So, if your group is planning an event for during the summer months, we’d love to meet with you.  It can be a time to hear your news and let you hear ours

We welcome your invitation!  (Many weekdays and Saturdays are still available.)

  • Jun 30         Heritage Alliance Church (Abbotsford BC)
  • Jul  7           Southgate Alliance Church (Calgary AB)
  • Jul 11-30      Personal Vacation
  • Aug 8-9        North Ricmond Alliance Church
  • Aug 11         Nanaimo Alliance Church
  • Aug 18         Victoria Chinese Alliance Church
  • Aug 25         Heritage Alliance Church (Abbotsford BC)

Where will we stay?
We are looking for low-cost options for places to stay.  If you know of  someone who may be able to help for some of our stay in the following areas, please contact us:

  • July 1-31            Calgary Area
  • Aug 1-9              Abbotsford (Or nearby)
  • Aug 10-16          Vancouver Island
  • Aug 19-Sep 2     Abbotsford (Or nearby)

Transportation needed:
If you know of a car we can use, even for part of the time, please contact us.

2019 Jan 28

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Return from Babylon

Camp has finished, the “walls” have been taken down, and we have our memories of a great week! We are thankful for:

  • The Team from Victoria Chinese Alliance who were well-prepared and for the sense of teamwork with us. (They suffered to eat at the same restaurant 3 times in one week!)
  • The excitement and participation of the students.  They enjoyed camp, listened to the stories from the Bible, and were impacted by the love of the leaders.
  • The surprise on the principal’s face when he saw the students sing and present the skit on the final afternoon.  Their participation exceeded his expectations.
  • The glimpses of God working in some individual’s lives.  We are praying for God to do more and to be able to see more.

Praise and Prayer

  • Praise the Lord for health, good weather, safety, and great results at camp.
  • Pray that some students will believe and want to attend Sunday School so that they can learn more.
  • Preparations for Chinese New Year have begun.  Pray that we will be able to use this special time of year to have significant conversations with people.  Sometimes giving out banners creates the opportunity.
  • Summer 2019: We are travelling to Canada for a special event!  Our daughter Elyssa will be marrying Carl Anderson.  We are also available to speak mid-week at some churches in August.  More details next week!

2019 Jan 21

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Inside the Walls of Babylon

This is the theme for this week’s camp.  We have 32 campers registered and a team of volunteers from Victoria Chinese Alliance Church.  Stories about Daniel’s courage while in captivity will be used to teach the students.  Please pray each day of camp to be a meaningful experience, helping the students to learn more about believing in and trusting God.

The first day of Camp is successfully completed.  We are all feeling more tired than expected.  Please pray as we all fulfill our roles to complete the week.

Praise and Prayer

  • Praise the Lord that the team has arrived from Canada!  Pray for health and endurance as they provide a full-day program for each of the five days.
  • Pray that some students will believe and want to attend Sunday School so that they can learn more.
  • Preparations for Chinese New Year have begun.  Pray that we will be able to use this special time of year to have significant conversations with people.  Sometimes giving out banners creates the opportunity.

Schedule Highlights

  • Jan 21-25:  “Inside the Walls of Babylon”  Elementary Day Camp
  • Jan 27:  Pastor Fang (VCAC) is preaching at Baozhong Alliance
  • Jan 28:  Most short-term  team members depart
  • Jan 30:  Last short-term team member departs
  • Jan 28-Feb 2:  Distribution of Chinese New Year Banners

2019 Jan 14

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       Mondays with the Whites  –  Jan 14,/2019

Putting Things Away

This past week we spent time putting away the Christmas decorations.  But we want the reminder of God being with us and the lessons we learned at Christmas to stay with us as we move into the new year.

Jesus, being fully God, moved into the neighbourhood as a man so that He could correct our misconceptions about God and restore the broken relationship.  That’s something we need to remember on a regular basis.  This is the hope we need to share with others.

Please pray for us as we do so.

Praise and Prayer

  • Praise the Lord that the pastoral staff was able to visit May and Ware last week, even helping them to hang a cross on a wall in their home.  Please pray for God to continue to supply healing for Ware and help him understand what it means to believe in Christ.
  • The Short-term Team from Victoria arrives this Saturday!  Please pray for the final preparations and the safe travel of the team.  The students are REALLY excited.  Pray that the January 21-25 camp will help them to believe in Christ as Savior.

Schedule Highlights

  • Jan 17:  FuHsing Elementary English Teaching and Bible Storytelling
  • Jan 19:  Short-term Team arrival.
  • Jan 20: Pastor Joshua is preaching at Baozhong Alliance
  • Jan 21-25:  “Inside the Walls of Babylon”  Elementary Day Camp

2019 Jan 7

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Blasting into the New Year

How are you starting your new year?  We managed to stay awake to see the television coverage of the fireworks from various venues around Taiwan.  But more important we have spent some time with our ministry team.  On Wednesday we went bowling and then dropped in to see the space exploration display at the Tropic of Cancer Monument.  We are thankful for coworkers and the opportunity to relax and deepen friendships through recreation times.

Praise and Prayer

  • Pray for May’s husband “Ware.”  He has been having dreams about Christ and it is peaking his interest.  Pray that God will continue to work making him curious to discover more about the Saviour he does not yet know.
  • Pray for the final preparations for the Winter Camp.  We need 2-3 more assistant leaders to help.  Pray for the team coming from Victoria Chinese Alliance Church and the many different ways they will be involved while they are with us.

2018 #53

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Mondays with the Whites 
Volume 53   December 31, 2018   

Taiwan – Hidden in Plain Sight Ministry 

Wishing You a Wonderful 2019

The end of the year can be a time when some people are discontent.  They had hoped for something different and it did not materialize in the past year.

But Philippians 4 reminds us that the secret of contentment is found in a relationship with Christ, not in circumstances and belongings.

May we all learn to be content in Him this year.

Praise Items

  • Looking back, there are many reasons to give thanks:  two baptisms, a renovated facility, new church members, and a wonderful support team, INCLUDING YOU!
  • Looking at today: there are new expressions of mercy and grace that God is giving.
  • Looking ahead:  there are many reasons to be hopeful.  Camp ministry with short-term teams, sharing on Sundays about “The Abundant Life,” health and strength for each day, and maybe Jesus will come again.

Thank-you for being part of the team taking Hope to those who need it.!

2018 #52

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Mondays with the Whites 
Volume 52   December 24, 2018   

Taiwan – Hidden in Plain Sight Ministry 

Merry Christmas!

Greetings from our house to yours on this Christmas Eve!  We have a generous God Who sacrificed to give us abundant life.  May you experience His Love, His Joy, and His Peace as you celebrate.

Praise Items

  • Thank-you to those who responded to last week’s letter.  Confirmed registration for the January Camp is 32 students.  Donations have been received toward their camp lunches.  Others have made the commitment to pray.  We are blessed with a great group of partners—-YOU!
  • Praise the Lord that more than 130 attended the Christmas outreach event.  Please pray as we try to follow-up those who came as a result of an invitation from our church members.