Struggling with Life

You may have noticed that COVID has attempted to take over life.

• For some it was the actual fighting of the disease.
• For others it was grieving significant losses.
• We all have felt the restriction of the regulations.
• And fear has invaded and made itself known in ways not experienced previously.
• In some way or other it has become a personal fight against something we do not control.

Lives attacked by COVID related experiences are more angry, more frustrated, more discouraged, or even more bewildered. Things we formerly relied on have become dubious.

• Scientists and health officials publicly disagree.
• Rule-makers cannot keep up with the changes that they themselves are legislating.
• Media is filled with conflicting instructions of what to do.
• Education and affluence no longer protect people.

There are effects felt in all areas of life–physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual.

Our Taiwanese brothers and sisters in Christ are having similar experiences.  Like us, they are being challenged whether Christ provides the resources needed to sail through these storms.

Please pray for all believers who are searching for answers and solutions to life challenges.  May we all turn in faith towards God who has said:

Praise and Prayer

• Praise the Lord with us that the Immigration Office in Taiwan accepted our application for resident permit extension. Barring further complications, our new permits should be ready in about 10 days.
• The date for our return to Taiwan (something many people are asking about) cannot be set until some final business is accomplished.  Please pray for energy and wisdom as we work on remaining tasks.