Mondays with the Whites 
Volume 46   December 4, 2017   

Because you prayed, and many people helped invite, we had a room full of people for our first Christmas event.

“Re-nao” 熱鬧 is a Chinese word for a happy-noisy-boisterous environment.  Our Dec. 2 event exceeded the minimum in all those areas!  We had about 32 people having fun together learning about Christmas.

We had thought that the elementary school changing the date of the midterms would affect attendance.  But God gave us an opportunity to share about Jesus and how to believe in Jesus to to more than 20 people who do not have a personal relationship with Jesus.

One mother and son came back the following day for the service on Sunday morning.

And……the tree looks pretty good too!

Please pray that God will help people’s faith to grow.

Whenever we ask you to pray, we see a difference.  Perhaps you’d like to pray about:

• weekly one-on-one Bible reading with a variety of people
• Chinese language classes (we’re still trying to improve)
• interactions with teachers and students in local schools
• weekly meetings with Pastor Joshua on Wednesday mornings
• Friday evening Men’s Bible Study
• Monthly visits to the Nursing Home
• Sunday morning worship service
• administrative things like tracking finances and writing reports

And don’t forget to pray about the special happenings this month!

• 12/23   安養院聖誕節 “Christmas at the Nursing Home” – Desiring to communicate love to those who frequently feel abandoned
• 12/23   Dress Rehearsal for 12/24 Event
• 12/23   Cram School Christmas Party – Telling the Real Christmas Story
• 12/24   Christmas Morning Service
• 12/24   奇妙聖誕節 “A Marvelous Christmas” – jointly sponsored with the Village Gospel Mission Church.  It is an afternoon-evening community-oriented event at the local Junior High School.  Lorne will speak, Pastor Joshua will give a testimony, and church members will be involved in the Christmas Pageant.
• Thursdays in December   Telling the Christmas Story in elementary schools.