CHINA. A believer who is a member of an ethnic minority group traveled far late last year to find someone to tell him how to share the gospel. He found someone more than willing, not only to tell him, but to show him by doing. Since then, the newly discipled believer has been instrumental in leading more than 40 members of his minority group to Christ and has started several Bible study groups. Recently he also received official permission to travel into some normally restricted areas where his minority people live. He fully intends to take the Good News with him and share it in with people who have never heard.
CHINA. She was only ten-years old when she was kidnapped from her Lisu minority village 70 years ago and taken to another minority community. There she grew up and eventually married. She learned to speak the dialect of the local people, adopted their culture, and even grew to accept their religious traditions. Early this year, a group of Lisu believers visited the village where the aging woman lives. When she heard the Lisu dialect, she recognized it immediately as her mother tongue. Memories flooded her heart and mind as she told them her amazing story of exile. In return, they told her a story that was even more amazing, the story of God's love manifested through Christ. As she knelt in prayer to accept Jesus into her heart, she knew that she had truly been found.
CHINA. A group of six Christians who were facilitating an English camp at a local school were called to the principal's office. There they were joined by six nonbelievers who were also helping with the camp and had also been summoned. The Christians knew that the principal was a believer, but felt a bit awkward when he asked them to sing some songs together. They did so anyway, even as they wondered what was going on. Then all of the sudden, he blurted out to the Christians, "Tell them." No longer puzzled about his intent, the believers began to share their testimonies and respond to the probing earnest questions of the nonbelievers. The sharing lasted for hours, and even though there were no salvation decisions right then, doors had been opened wide through the determination of that one principal.
(Courtesy of IMB heart4china)
Thursday, April 05, 2007
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Dear Mr. & Mrs Lites,
Just wanted to thank you for your 34 years of service in the IMB. My wife and 2 children will go to FPO in August and on the field in South Asia in October of this year. We are so thankful to the many IMB M's that have gone before us and set the example. Bless you in your retirement!
SAM
S.A.M
Thank you for your comments. It is always nice to be appreciated. We will be in prayer for you as you go to the ends of the world for Him.
We will remember you and your children. Ours were 3 and 6 respectively. They have given us four wonderful granddaughters, and are active in their own congregations.
Blessings,
Amen! God continues to encourage us through others. We thought we were the only ones with kids that young going into the field. Ours are 4 and 9. We saw some in S.A. with kids 2, 5, 9 and 14. Incredible.
Thanks!
SAM
Good morning.
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