Mondays with the Whites 
Volume 47   November 19, 2018   

Today, Kathy-Lu had the privilege of teaching Sunday School for eight children.  They are age six through twelve.

Because the story was about five loaves and two fish, she brought some homemade pita bread.  She described the scene, helping them understand there was no easy way to provide food.  There were many people who were getting hungry.  She showed the bread to the children, and said the boy that shared his lunch had five loaves of bread like this, and two fish.  She asked: “Would 5 loaves and 2 fish be enough for more than 5000 people?”

She expected to hear “No way,” or “Of course not.”  But a third grade boy from a non-Christian home said:  “Enough!  Enough!” (”夠了！夠了！”)

She asked again:  “Enough.  Really?”  He replied: “Yes, with Jesus or when Jesus is there whatever you have is enough.“  （”是的。 耶穌在有什麼都夠啦！”）

Do we believe that?  It seems that he is beginning to understand this truth.

A young mother told us this week she wants to be baptized on November 25.  She had previously attended the new believer classes that Pastor Joshua taught, but some family tragedies meant that a few weeks ago she was not ready to be baptized.  Now she is excitedly ready.  Please pray for “Beautiful-Jade” as she prepares to share her testimony and be baptized next Sunday.

• The C&MA international workers will gather on Thursday to celebrate American Thanksgiving.  There will be a meal and an opportunity to give thanks to God.  It will also be an opportunity to say “Good-bye” to John and Bev Tolbert.  They will be redeploying away from Taiwan at the end of the year.
• Melody Truong is back from her missions trip.  We are looking forward to hearing about her experiences on Thursday.
• Saturday, Nov. 24, is the Nine-in-One Ekection.  Mayors, Council Members, and Neighbourhood Chiefs will be elected for all areas of Taiwan.  There are also referendum questions that deal with the definition of marriage and other public matters.  We know that God is Sovereign over such things.  Please pray for harmony in the community and for Christians to be wise in their conversations so that their testimony for Christ shines brightly.
• The poster for the Christmas Outreach has been designed and will be printed this week.  Please pray that people will respond to the invitations and come.
• The Sunday School children are practicing a short play that they will do at the Nursing Home on December 15 and at the Christmas Outreach on December 23.  Please pray that the modern version of the prodigal son will touch their lives and the lives of those who watch them.