September 2004

“Another Way”
In order to reach those who are afraid of Christians and church, we have an Adult English Class at both Daya and Lighthouse. The Lord has blessed these outreaches and a few at Daya have already been saved and one baptized through this ministry. Recently, Judy, a lady at Lighthouse asked where she would go when she died. We were so glad for her question and responded by telling her that those who accept Christ as their Savior go to heaven and those who don't go to hell. Then she asked where her mother who had died went because she was not a Christian. Despite trying to keep the focus on herself, she insisted on knowing more about her mother's situation. Finding no hope of a second chance from us, she ended the conversation by saying that we must “find another way”. Please pray that Judy and others like her will understand that Jesus is the only way and trust in Him before it is too late for them as well.

Time Change
This month the Sunday school at Daya was changed to Saturday afternoon to help reach more children. The attendance had dwindled on Sunday morning as many children would not get up early or would go out with their families for the day. So far the change has brought in some new children and some children who attended VBS this year. At Lighthouse the children's class is still on Wednesday afternoon but with the beginning of a new school semester it is also a transitional time. Please pray for the Lord's blessings on these important ministries. We have already seen some of these children get saved, enter the teen ministry, and begin to serve the Lord.

Growing Up
It has been exciting to see our young people grow spiritually. One special blessing has been that some teens have started faithfully attending the Sunday evening service at Lighthouse. In the past, they would not attend because of school on Monday morning. However, we prayed and encouraged them to trust in the Lord. This is a big step in a society that makes school the “center of the student's universe”. One teenager that has recently made progress is Peter Chang. He is starting this semester at China Medical University , and we ask you to pray that he would do well in his studies and that he would also continue to be faithful to the Lord. Please also pray that he would follow the Lord in baptism. Previously his parents prohibited him from being baptized, but now the only hindrance seems to be his shyness.

Survey Trip
This semester Andy is teaching New Testament Survey at the Chinese Baptist Bible College . We are glad that a few people from Lighthouse are taking this course because they want to grow and serve the Lord. Please pray for more Christians to desire to serve the Lord and surrender to His call. We especially need men to surrender to preach and pastor churches in Taiwan .

Thank you for your commitment to reaching lost people around the world. We know that together we can reach more souls with the gospel of Christ.