A New Precept Leader

One of my main goals in all of the Bible teaching that I do with Precept Ministries is to see new leaders develped. Nothing thrills me more than to see someone who has a burden from God to lead others in studying His Word. You can imagine my thankfulness and excitement recently, when one of my students told me that she was planning to get some of her smallgroup members together to study Luke again. (that was the study we were doing together).



My prayer is that many, many more will catch the same vision and step out with the same kind of faith and enthusiasm as Yi-Mei has.

Thanksgiving Retreat

TEAM takes the Thanksgiving break that is observed in the Morrison school system to have a mission-wide retreat every year. A highlight of this time for me, is the traditional Thanksgiving dinner that we enjoy at the outset of the weekend. But, in addition to that, we also have three days of fellowship, lots of playing together and 4 sessions of spiritual input. The speaker this year was one of the pastors from Bill and Ginann Franklin's sending church. This year, we also had a retirement tea for Eloise Harder and a going away celebration for George and Marlys McFall. (I hate saying goodbye, but that seems to be a big part of life here)



Going to Heng Chwun (Eternal Spring) is always a lot of fun, because of the beauty of God's creation that surrounds us there. We have both mountains and ocean beaches to enjoy.....and enjoy we did!

Deacon board Installed at Hsinchu TEAM Church

The Hsinchu TEAM Church took a new step in organization and leadership development with the installation of its first official Deacon board. The sermon which prefaced their installation exhorted them to live exemplary lives and to serve as living testimonies of God's power and grace. They were also charged to care for the flock alongside of the pastor. The congregation, was likewise encouraged to follow them and join together in working with them. The final exhortation of the sermon was to bring all concerns to the Deacon board to deal with, rather than making them the subject of gossip and or slander. And, we were challenged to pray for one another, striving for unity in the body.