Mar06-Spring Revival Update

Jason's participation for the Spring Revival was really a very meaningful time for both of us. Walnut Heights Baptist received us very warmly and precious friendships were built with many.We had the most wonderful time with Pastor Jason's family. His six kids were adorable and exemplary. Thanks for praying with us.

The average attendance in each meeting was about 35 people. Although there weren’t many non-believers in the meetings, one lady publicly confessed her belief on the last day of the meetings. There were also a few rededications among the Christians. Praise the Lord that Jason was able to preach boldly for the 5 meetings, for he wanted simply to be God's delivery boy. Jason felt the presence of the Lord with him and was able to minister through music by ending his sermons with songs.

The church update for the event can be viewed at:
http://www.walnutheightsbaptist.com/templates/gen13tn/details.asp?id=33448&PID=320038

We have also put up some pictures at:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=j9qo9xq.2kuhz836&x=0&y=ct1bys

Mar06-Spring Revival Practicum

This semester, Jason signed up for a class called “Spring Revival Evangelism Practicum.” This class is a study of American church evangelistic outreach methods with special attention to the preparation for local church revival. Each participating student (approximately 112 students this semester) will be sent by the seminary to spend 1 week in different local churches to participate in an evangelistic outreach emphasis. Below are the details of Jason’s assignment:




Date: 11-16 March, 2006
Name of Church:
Walnut Height Baptist Church (www.walnutheightsbaptist.com)
Church size: 30-40 members
Location: Columbus, Ohio

*This is the flyer that the church did!

Prayer items:
The Church
· Pray that the church members will bring friends and families who are non-believers to these meetings.
· Pray that the promotional flyers that will be distributed around the area are able to reach the lost to come for the meetings.
· Pray for our working relationship with the church and the Pastor.

The 5 revival meetings
· Pray for Jason’s boldness to preach the 5 revival sermons: Sunday morning, Sunday evening, Mon, Tues and Weds evening.
· Pray for Jason’s preparation for these 5 sermons. Pray that God will show Jason to choose the right sermon to reach the people in the 5 meetings.
· Pray for salvation among the non-believers during the event. The church is praying for a list of people.

Others
· Pray for safe traveling. Shelen will be accompanying Jason on this trip.
· Pray for personal witness opportunities during the day time.
· Pray for our health and spiritual condition. We have begun to fast and pray daily for these revival meetings.
· Pray for energy & wisdom to complete our school work before we leave for Ohio. Assignments and papers are piling up.

Photo-New York Times Square

At New York City Times Square.

Photo-New York Chinatown

Singaporean Cafe at New York Chinatown.
We ate Cha Kway Teow & Hor Fun!

Photo-Washington D.C

Outside the Whitehouse at Washington D.C

Dec 05 - 我们搬家了！(Moving)

大家好！我们搬家了！这是因为我们实在无法再住在那原来的房子。打从去年刚到美国的时候，我们就一直遇到房子里有害虫的问题。起初我们都以为是跳蚤之类的害虫，好多关心我们的朋友们都给我们许多方法解决跳蚤的问题。其实问题并没那么简单。

一开始我们便向学院的宿舍管理部门投诉房子有害虫的问题，学院虽然安排了害虫捕捉专家到我们的房子做了一些调查，也喷了杀虫药，但始终没有办法帮我们彻底解决问题。那“奇异的害虫”每隔两到三个月就来咬我们，邻居也和我们遭受同样的问题。过去的一年里，我们的房子来来去去被喷了五六回不同的杀虫药。整个房子一直充满一股异味，地上也常可以找到死了的蟑螂和一些家里常有的爬虫。我们就好象住在一间充满毒素的房子里。

在虫咬事件困扰的同时。我们也发现屋顶与墙壁之间有老鼠走动的声音。宿舍管理部门调查之后，发现整个房子的结构都被封得很紧，老鼠很难跑进屋子里来。然而，这却让我们联想到一直在咬我们的害虫很可能和这些老鼠有关系。

我们成为害虫的猎物！

今年七月间，我们又再次被咬，而且被咬得比以往还严重。不过感谢主，这一回上帝开了我们的眼睛，让我们看得见咬我们的害虫。这些害虫的体形非常细小，如果不仔细看是看不到的。我们用透明的胶纸把它们抓起来，作为证据交给学院有关部门。我们俩就好象猴子般，互相在彼此的身上找害虫。当我们根据害虫的体形上网查寻，才发现这些害虫原来就是老鼠身上的寄身虫(Rat mites)。据网上的资料，这些寄身虫专在老鼠的身上吸血。它们一旦找不到老鼠，便会找上人类，而我们便成为了它们的猎物。它们通常喜欢在温热的地方出没。难怪我们都是在在厨房炉子的周围和浴室的热水器附近发现这些害虫。雪伦就常在做饭的时候被咬得利害。

三只老鼠，三只老鼠，跑得快，跑得快…
虽然终于知道一直在咬我们的是什么，另一个相关的问题却在这时候发生了。由于我们就住在火车道旁边，老鼠的问题一直都无法解决。那些猖狂的老鼠终于冲破重重的拦阻，竟然跑到了厨房炉子上面的通风机！学院的管理部只给了我们一些抓老鼠的陷阱，可惜都没有什么作用。我们在新加坡从来没有遇过房子有老鼠的问题，如今搞得我们俩措手不及。更严重的是，我们竟然在炉子上找到老鼠身上的毛发与粪便！整个厨房也充满一股难闻的臭味。这一切弄到我们好几天都无法做饭，因为那实在太恶心了！

在没有办法的情况下，我们不得不告上学院的最高管理层。这时，学院终于作出比较积极的行动，派了一堆人马，拆掉炉子上面的通风机，并用特强的吸尘机抽出了三只死老鼠！

主有更好的安排。
害虫与老鼠的问题整整困扰了我们一年。整个过程，我们学习了忍耐与坚持的功课。我们知道一切的主权都在上帝的手里。回想过去几个月，如果没有主的保守，我们很可能感染老鼠或寄身虫所带有的细菌。万事都在主的手中，我们都相信主必有他最好的安排。

我们也非常感恩学院安排了另一间新房子给我们。这间房子的外头不但有更美的景色，也比旧房子距离火车道远，这也就减少了火车的吵闹声。最感恩的是，我们终于摆脱了寄身虫与老鼠的纠缠！