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Dear praying friends,
Tomorrow afternoon, I leave for Field Conference. Once a year, all the OMF workers in Taiwan gather for five days to hear what’s going on across the island… [more]
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At last… I’m in Taiwan! My roommate, Angie Piau, and I are now settled in Taichung, a city in central Taiwan, where I will spend the first 6-12 months in full-time language study. I’m antsy to move to Taipei, but I see that it’s vital for me to get deep in the language, so I’m happy to be here… [more]
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July 31, 2009 (email)
Dear praying friends,
In 16 hours, I will be beginning the trip from Singapore to Taiwan!
Last week, I got a reminder of how much your prayers are a vital part of this work…
Dear praying friends,
I woke up today in a room with a sign that reads:
Yes, I left the US on Sunday and am now writing you from balmy Singapore. [more...]
May 25, 2009 (email – text only)
Subject: May 2009 update – 6 weeks until departure!
Dear praying friends,
Apologies again for the long gap since my last update – the last few months have been a whirlwind and I have a lot of news and thanksgivings to tell since I last wrote.
Many of you have been praying for God’s provision for me financially. I’m glad to say that I have reached 100% of my funding and got official financial clearance from OMF. I will be departing for Orientation at the beginning of July, as scheduled. Praise God for His provision! [more...]
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February 16, 2009 (email – text only)
Subject: Feb 2009 Update
Dear praying friends,
Sorry for the longer lag time than usual since my last correspondence. It has been a spiritually dynamic time. To be brief, I’ve put bullet points first, and stories at the bottom of this update for those interested. [more...]
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Vol 4: December 2008 – Christmas Postcard
“Glimpses of grace,” my newsletter’s tag line, sums up this past year pretty nicely… [Download pdf]
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November 10, 2008 (email – text only)
Subject: November prayer update
Dear praying friends,
In this Thanksgiving season, I’ve got so much to thank God for. Please join me in doing so!
Praise God…[more...]
Vol 3: October 2008
If it keep on raining, the levee’s gonna break.If it keep on raining, the levee’s gonna break. Everybody saying this is a day only the Lord could make. – Bob Dylan, “The Levee’s Gonna Break” from Modern Times . Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops. – James 5:17-18
…….I’ve often thought that being an intercessor is like being an undercover agent in a spy movie. You seek hidden information that is critical to your mission’s success. Danger and risk are part of the job, but you are supplied with the very best equipment—what’s a spy movie without cool gadgets? And because you work incognito, no one but your “handler” sees your work until the whole badguy organization is taken down in the end. [more...]
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Vol 2: July 2008
Going the Distance, Going for the Goal
One late afternoon, I was feeling restless. The solitary nature of casting vision about a small, faraway country was weighing on me a bit, so I decided to go on a walk to talk things over with God before diving into the practical details of raising support. “Please give me a friend right here in New Haven who has a particular concern for Taiwan,” I prayed. [more...]
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Vol 1: Nov/Dec 2008
God’s Vision for a Taiwan Harvest
In 2004, I had a dream. I was in my grandparents backyard in Taiwan, as it was when I was little – a large garden full of fruit trees. My family was with me and we were looking for fruit[more...]
