Mission Taiwan » Prayer and Praises

VGM Team

Eric — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:32:48 +0000

The Village Gospel Mission team this summer met the team from Blacksburg Christian Fellowship (Blacksburg, Virginia) in Chaiyi County for the past week to share Christ and their lives with the students of GouGou Middle School. Throughout the week the students had classes in basic English conversation, character, and sports activities. At the end of the week, the VGM church supporting the summer camp also invited children and families to have a fun ceremony at the church to be able to meet and share stories from throughout the week. During this time, the church also is able to introduce more of who they are and how they hope to serve the community, as well as share a couple testimonies about Christ’s work in their personal lives. (BCF trip blog and pics)

I am thankful God gives our students this opportunity to participate in the summer camp. I can see his work in each one of their lives as he shows them how great and sufficient his love is for them while they serve. It is also very apparent how God is stirring their lives for a lifetime of sharing his love with their friends, families, and classmates after they return home. Please pray for continued opportunities for both the friends from BCF and our NCUE students to grow in their relationship and dependence on God, as well as heed God’s unique direction to follow him for each of their lives.

Planning and preparing at the church before the campers arrive.

First day program and camp song.

Follow up after the camp back at the church with campers and families.

The team from BCF and NCUE.

Village Gospel Mission

Eric — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:28:49 +0000

The students are about finished with the 2010 Spring Semester at NCUE and instead of being just the end of another term in school, it is a spring board for many of the them to practice what they have learned throughout the year. This year we spent much of our fellowship time learning about the Gospel and its work in our lives, as well as spending time with God in prayer. So once the final bell rings announcing the end of finals, the summer will open with a bang as the students are planning to partner with the the Village Gospel Mission to reach out to children in the rural areas around Taiwan. Our group will focus in Chaiyi County and will meet the other half of the team coming from the US there. Once in Chaiyi, the combined team will host a summer camp at a local grassroots church in the area. The church also has the responsibility of following up with children and parents who respond to the Gospel. The Village Gospel Mission is well known around Taiwan for bringing the Gospel into some of the most rural areas throughout the island by living amongst the peoples in the local community. They also bring the Gospel to life as they serve and help those communities by attending to the needs of school children and families. Many times in Taiwan, the children that grow up in rural or mountain areas do not have an equal opportunity to succeed through their circumstances.

Changhua to Chaiyi is less than an hour on the train.

There are so many things to prepare and plan before the US group comes or even arriving at the camp. Please pray for our NCUE student leaders and group as they finish off the semester well and seek God’s leading for sharing Jesus’ Good News this summer.

Bringing Taiwan Before the Throne

Eric — Sun, 09 May 2010 11:58:10 +0000

Please join us in prayer for our upcoming Taiwan Navigators staff conference. Letter written by Taiwan Navigators co-president:

Dear Praying Friends,

??As servants of God we must learn to make room for God,” said Oswald Chambers. ”We plan and figure and predict that this or that will happen, but we forget to make room for God to come in as He chooses.”

May 14-16, about 50 Navigators will meet for our Spring Staff Conference. We usually get quite a bit of “planning, figuring and predicting” done during these conferences, but this time we are going to take Chambers’ advice.

We will gather primarily to “make room for God to come in as He chooses.” For three sessions we will Look to God and worship Him for who He reveals Himself to be. The other three sessions we will Listen to God and respond to Him as He speaks to us about our relationship with Him and others, and about our Calling, Vision and Values.

This conference kicks off a one-year process of Assessing – Adjusting – Advancing the work of the Taiwan Navigators.

Please pray that God would meet with us in a surprising way, or as Chambers says, “Keep your life so constantly in touch with God that His surprising power can break through at any point. Live in a constant state of expectancy, and leave room for God to come in as He decides.??

Thanks for Bringing Taiwan Before the Throne,

Dan and Grace

Remodeling Project

Eric — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 01:30:24 +0000

The Changhua Navigator Center is located in the middle of a neighborhood on the Northeast side of the NCUE campus. The neighborhood consists of many old residents, shops, and markets; many of these buildings and stores have been servicing this community since the beginning of the NCUE campus and influx of students. The building resides on a small alley and a five minute walk directly to the campus main gate.

The basement is a gift from God. Very few, if any, Taiwanese home buildings have basements, let alone a double basement big enough to fit nearly 80+ chairs and a couple other floors able to accommodate overflow as the church grows.

The basement area before and after the installation of the hanging ceiling and lights.

Wiring the church to be able to have sound and video feeds to the over flow room on the second floor and sound to the nursery/child care room on the third floor. Speakers in the upper floors will allow many more people, and families taking care of children, feel welcome to join us to worship each week.

The cross in the center of the basement meeting room.

Each Sunday afternoon for the past month, the church has been meeting to pray and approach God for his direction on how to proceed along each step. This has been a blessing to all of us as we grow in dependence on God through many of the steps he is leading. It has also helped us as we have been able to repent from any person pride, or selfishness, in the process and seek and fight for unity together as a church in following God together.

Last night was our first meeting together at the new building! We remembered Jesus’ life and death on the cross through the sharing of Chaoron. He illustrated the importance of Jesus’ sacrifice and the hope we have together in our new life. Please pray for many students who heard the Scriptures shared last night about Jesus that Spirit will continue to work in their hearts as they continue to know Him.

Our group meeting together for the first time for Good Friday 2010!

Taiwan Navigators–Changhua

Eric — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:03:21 +0000

20 Years of History at NCUE

After 20 years of meeting in the same location for the NCUE Navigator student fellowship, we will be moving to our new meeting location on LiSing Rd in a few weeks. This semester we are asking God for many things throughout our fellowship: restoration through the Gospel, new freshmen, more guys, understanding as we dig into the Bible, and a better practice of prayer are just a few. Last Friday, Dan brought us together for prayer in seeking and responding to God as he reveals himself to us through Isaiah 40. We pray for the next 20 years to continually be waiting on the Lord as we follow him and depend on him for all our strength, so he can reveal his everlasting greatness through our fellowship to the community of NCUE and Changhua.