CCCC Taiwan Short Term Mission 2009

PRAISE THE LORD. He has already gotten us through so many tough situations this past week, and we continue to depend on Him for strength and guidance as we prepare for another week of teaching starting tomorrow morning.

Our final days in Taoyuan were very exhausting. Some of the church members took us out to a delicious hotpot buffet on Thursday night for dinner, and we spent the night preparing ourselves for the final day of class. On Friday, the kids stayed with us all the way until 10pm. We went through class as normal, and then after 4pm, when the kids normally would leave, we allowed them to watch “Narnia” while we got a short break, and then we had our final performance at night. About 60 some parents came, so we were able to play one of our mission team songs (“Zhe Yi Shen Zui Mei De Zhu Fu”) and share a little bit about why we came to Taiwan and what we believe in. The kids did a great job with their final performances, they were all very cute, and it was difficult to say goodbye. Many of us ended the night with tears in our eyes. It was an emotional week, but we praise God for such an opportunity to plant seeds, and we will continue to pray that one day those seeds would bloom, and these children and their families would come to know the Lord.

On Saturday morning, Xu Chuan Dao came to pick us up and bring all of us to Wudu, about a 45 minute drive away. This is the same exact place that the mission team last year lived at, so past members are already very familiar with the area. After arriving, we spent the afternoon practicing our music as a team, and then went to Costco to pick up supplies for teaching (640 sheets of construction paper!).

Today we visited a different church from the one we are staying at, taking 3 taxis to get us all there. Pastor Josh gave a sermon about prayer, Anna then gave a shortened impromptu testimony, and the entire team performed “Send me Lord.” In the afternoon we had a meeting with all of the helpers and mothers that will be aiding us in teaching through the week. We have a very busy schedule ahead of us, we will be teaching Monday to Thursday, taking a break on Friday, teaching an art class at this church on Saturday, and then teaching Sunday school and leading worship (and preaching, in Pastor Josh’s case) on Sunday.

Please continue to pray for our health, nobody has gotten ill yet but many of the girls have several bug bites. We are also very tired, so pray that we can continue to lean on God for energy and strength. Finally, please pray that we may continue to have patience with our fellow team members and with whatever situations we may encounter. Thanks for reading, God bless!!