Wednesday Night Extravaganza

Last night (Wednesday), I went to a concert at the biggest church (member-wise) in Taiwan. A worship choir had came to the church for a benefit concert for kids with special needs. All of it was in Chinese, but they had the lyrics on a big screen and most of the songs had English lyrics along with the Chinese. So, I would listed to the songs and read the words. It was soo beautiful to hear these people singing praises to God in their own language. Isn't it great that God knows what you're saying, no matter what language you speak?!?! To watch a nation, most of which is Bhuddist or Daoist, praising our one true God was simply amazing to hear. For the people of Taiwan to be Christians, they are basically leaving a part of their culture behind them because their religion comprises a majority of their culture. God also reminded me of having faith like a child. There was this special needs girl, who looked to be about 9 or 10 years old, who sat in front of me. I saw her jumping up and down and clapping joyfully with the music. I thought to myself, "I should be like her. I should jump up and down out of excitement when singing praises to our glorious God!"

The lyrics to one of the songs we sang was: "Thank you Lord, for the gift of knowing you."

That really struck me and put me more in awe of our God! How often do we thank God for the fact that we know Him? I know I sure don't thank Him enough for that truth. We, in America, are so blessed that we live in a country where we can hear about God at our schools, in our homes, etc. The people here in Taiwan don't have that advantage. The majority have to go to a church, and the closest one may be at least an hour away from where they live. May we not take that gift of knowing our God for granted!

I'm so excited about having the opportunity to share about Jesus as I teach at the school I'm at here in Taipei. We are encouraged to do so, since it's a Christian school! How cool is that?! I'm also excited about sharing Christ with others who I may meet somewhere else.

Please pray for the students who will be coming, starting on August 14th.
Pray for their families. The majority are not believers (along with the students), but have agreed to let their child be taught the Bible at school.
Pray for strength, endurance, and rest for all the faculty. I'm already experiencing physical tiredness.