Saturday, March 21, 2009

Wow! I'm realizing how long it's been since I last posted! Sorry about that :) Things are going well here! We had a team in last week and had so much fun with them. Friday morning we went prayer walking down the pier and walking street. We spent the afternoon hanging out with them, going out to lunch and then shopping. Later on we had a night of distribution at the Palladium. It was awesome! Before the team even arrived Enoch and Wes had handed out an entire box of Bibles and packets, while I held the sign and prayed. Then we had several nights at the pier with them. As always it's wonderful to see what a faithful God we have and how He just answers prayer and blesses each of us.

A story I wanted to share is from one night when we were without a team and the SCPT team went out to the pier for distribution:

As I've shared we are inside the 'pier house' and not out on the pier. We stand on the steps and hold signs high and yell out to the Chinese tourists that we have a gift for them, we have FREE Bibles. This particular Monday night I was holding the sign on the first step praying, while Jessia (one of our beloved Chinese translators) stood next to me calling out to the groups as they were milling about. There was this group coming down the pier and they had kind of stopped at the end of the pier before coming all the way up to the 'pier house.' Before I knew what was happening there were 3 grown men racing towards Jessia. I mean full blown, head long straight for us! It was like watching a slow motion scene in a movie as they reached us, knocking Jessia over, fighting over the Bible in her hand. Jessia up about 2 steps, landing on her wrist, all the while trying to tell them we have more and trying to get more so they could have them. It was amazing, funny, and beautiful! I mean to see the recognition on their faces that they could have a Bible, the desire to get one and the almost unbelief that ALL 3 of them could have their very own and the gratitude as they walked away! Jessia was fine... a little sore but I will never forget the sheer joy of seeing their faces! We laughed, the next night someone asked if Jessia needed a helmet just in case we had another incident.

God is working! It's amazing to be a part of His work and see the Chinese take Bibles. I'm working on my Chinese. The other night at the pier I was handing out Bibles and as a group went through I saw a young women and prayed for her. In my little Chinese I said, Bible, Free, This is a gift I give to you, and then my new favorite, Customs, no problem! She looked at me and stared... and said Free? and I said Free! With a huge smile she took the Bible and packet. Praise God!!!

Please continue to pray for us as we distribute. Over the next couple of weeks we will be working with teams that are here to work with the Tamar center. I'm excited as my days will be in the warehouse and nights at the pier! Please continue to pray for my support. I am seeing how God is blessing me and it really is a day at a time thing. I am heading to Singapore on Tuesday for my last visa run!!! God blessed me greatly by sending someone to provide this trip for me! Thank you all for your prayers and support! I pray that God is blessing you just as much as you have blessed me and as I am being blessed.

1 comment:

Avily Jerome said...

That's awesome! What a great story! So cool to see how God is working through you!!!