HOPE IN CHRIST

Taiwan – Floods Leave 7 Dead, Thousands Displaced   

A low-pressure system brought torrential rain and flooding to parts of central and southern Taiwan from 23 to 26 August, 2018. Seven people have died as a result of the severe weather, including 3 people who died in the city of Kaohsiung when scaffolding fell from a building.

As many as 116 people were injured and around 6,000 people were evacuated. As of 26 August, around 600 of those displaced remained in shelters. Numerous locations recorded more than 700 mm of rain in 24 hours and some locations over 900 mm.

(27 AUGUST, 2018 BY RICHARD DAVIES IN ASIA, NEWS)

Beyond the initial downpour, several more days of heavy rains followed making the recovery situation even more difficult. Please continue to pray for Taiwan as agricultural crops, businesses, transportation, schools, families — every aspect of life in central and southern Taiwan has been affected. One of our Baptist church buildings had just completed renovation several months ago, but was badly damaged as photos below reveal.

Pray for hope for people in the middle of this challenging disaster.

Pray for local authorities to be united in their effort to deal with this disaster.

Pray that God’s mercy will be shown to be people of Taiwan and they will have an

 

 

THE CHALLENGE!?

Will you accept the CHALLENGE? We are asking people to join us to pray daily for the November 6, 2018 GRAND HOKKIEN HARVEST RALLY in Singapore.

Churches in Singapore involved in Hokkien ministry, regardless of denomination are joining hearts and hands together to reach Hokkien speaking people. We are excited about this wonderful and exciting event.

        Join us as we PRAY:

Pray for the committee to have wisdom and to be one in the Spirit as they plan this event.

Pray for family members and friends who have not yet become Christians.

Pray and ask the Father to remove barriers that prevent people from believing in Jesus Christ as their Savior.

Pray that Hokkien believers throughout Singapore would fervently pray and seek opportunities to share God’s love through their lives among their family and friends.

Pray for everything connected to this November 6, 2018 Grand Hokkien Harvest Rally to be led by God’s Spirit to bring abundant life to the Hokkien people of Singapore and beyond.

Pray for those who will be leading the rally. Pray too for all the musicians who are preparing for this event.

Especially pray for Pastor Oh Beng Khee as he prepares to preach. Ask the Father to give him physical strength and the empowering of His Holy Spirit to proclaim HIS WORD to these precious Hokkien people.

In the Need of Prayer

We have the privilege to report many things that are happening across East and SE Asia. Somethings are good news and others involve people in need.

First of all, we want to thank you for your prayers for Mr. T in Taiwan. Many have prayed for him and his family following a liver cancer diagnosis, surgery and chemo treatment. We just received word that scans show no sign of tumors or cancer. Thank you so much for praying with us. We count on your prayers. We do need you. Please continue to pray for him and his family as he continues check-ups every three months.

Today we also received some sad news. God uses many different kinds of ministries to reach people, and one of those is sports. We are very proud of soccer teams that reach into communities in SE Asia. Recently, one of these teams suffered a great loss. One of their star players, “L”,  was injured in a motorbike accident and passed away. He was just 19. Please pray for this family and team members. Pray that God will send comfort and through the testimony of his life bring more people to know our Lord.

Thank you for sticking with us through thick and thin.