1st of Several

The team of LTV's. Our last Sunday all together.


Our last team from Texas. Five first timers!! We had a lot of fun with them.

Wow! It has been an amazing Chinese New Year! Not so much in how many Bibles that we gave out, as it's not about the numbers, but in the joy of seeing the way God works. He was so faithful to answer prayer and to teach. This past Sunday we gathered in the warehouse for our last service with our last CNY team. It was a wonderful time of sharing and hearing what God was doing in individual lives and in the things we witnessed God do.

One of the stories shared was about a young boy and his family. Apparently he had been allowed to take a packet and one of our LTV's went over to this boy, his mother and aunt and tried talking to them. The mom spoke a little English but not much. In the packet we hand out a track called "The Four Spiritual Laws." This track is in Mandarin on one side and English on the other. The LTV had the young boy read out loud in Mandarin and at the end the LTV prayed with the young man and his family to receive Christ. In the mothers limited English she asked for help finding a church when she returned home! Praise God!!

During the service a passage was shared that stuck with me. I pray that I would always be ready and that these words would spur me on as I continue to work. "Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving; meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ for which I am also in chains, that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one." Colossians 4:2-6. It is important to be in prayer and also to be prepared.

In my own studying I was touched by the words of Jeremiah, "Then I said, 'I will not make mention of Him, Nor speak anymore in His name.' But His word was in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones; I was weary of holding it back, and I could not." Jeremiah 20:9 God's word was not meant to be kept to ourselves. He wants us to share it with the world!

To that we talked a lot about being obedient to God and His call and demand in our lives. He wants us to live and to share always. You don't have to be in another country to do it either, but if God is calling you to go, don't ignore it! The best place to be is to be in the center of God's will for you.