Celebrating

It was great to get together as a Taiwan C&MA Mission Family last Monday.  Although still missing a few people, the group included International workers, Global Alliance Professionals, USA Envision Workers, and all their family members.

It was an opportunity to celebrate students who were graduating from high school and Junior High School (Middle School).  We affirmed and prayed for those who are travelling to the USA for home assignment after a term of ministry.  We anticipated the arrival of a coworker returning from Home Assignment.  (She made it back today!)  It was an opportunity to eat together, play together, laugh together, and pray together.

This year many of you have had to sacrifice being together for valued occasions.  Many have had to be creative using drive-through events, and “spaced out” parking lot visits, and online adventures.  We feel very blessed to be in Taiwan where we recently are permitted to once again have such group gatherings.  We wanted to do it so badly, we gathered at personal expense (saving missions dollars for where they are needed).

We are hoping and praying that your days of enforced separation will soon come to an end.

Praise and Prayer

• We are excitedly waiting the arrival of Pastor Joshua and Ilaine’s baby on June 23.  Please pray for health and safety for them all.
• Chinh and Lieu Truong are in their final month of full-time Mandarin language study.  Please pray for Chinh as he prepares his first sermon in Chinese.  He will speak at our church on June 28.
• Summer transitions:  Airline tickets are needed for a graduating high school student.  An apartment must be rented for a couple shifting to a different ministry.  Time is needed to reflect on the past year and dream about the next year.  And we crave the opportunity to rest and be refreshed.  Please pray that God will help us arrange for all those things.

Schedule Highlights

June 24:  Elementary School Graduations – We will attend to congratulate the students whom we have been teaching.

June 25-28: Dragonboat Long Weekend

June 28:  Rev. Chinh Truong will speak at Baozhong Alliance Church.