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Update on our meeting space


In our last letter, we asked you all to be lifting up our fellowship's desire to find a larger meeting space. In the past 2 months, we found a great central location, decided to rent it starting January 2025, and even finalized renovation plans for February. However, we were notified last minute that there’d be additional monthly fees for using the space outside regular office hours, so we had to cancel. Though disappointed, we trust the Father has better plans and that this would be a learning opportunity together as a fellowship on how to seek the Father’s will together.

Praises
  • N & C are so thankful to have had time to reconnect with so many of you, and for a lot of sweet time with our families when they were in Canada in June.  We enjoyed traveling with our families, spending time with friends, fellowship time with brothers and sisters.  They thank for the beautiful weather and fresh air too. They are now back in their ministry.  Hereunder is their update.
  • Our fellowship has gotten on track and established a regular rhythm. It's time to see what else Heavenly Father is leading us to do. At the same time, we recognize the need to further equip ourselves to continue serving effectively. Therefore, we have begun applying for an online course and look forward to studying next quarter.

  • Earlier this year, we took up a new sport - bouldering! We've found that it's such an ideal sport for meeting people and building relationship. Alongside the climbing portion, where there is opportunity for encouragement and problem solving together, there are also rest periods where we can very naturally have conversations.
    The sport itself is also very humbling. You work on one "problem"/route again and again - making adjustments to how you approach it, building strength, training muscle memory - until you finish it. In a brief moment you celebrate your victory, and then you move on to the next "problem"/route. Feels like life, no? 

Prayer
  • It's time to apply for a work permit, which happens every two years. Our employer is willing to assist us. Pray that everything will go smoothly.
  • Please pray for Jade. She has been a Christian for three years and has been a passionate evangelist. She has faced many challenges, but she has remained steadfast in her faith and worked hard to overcome them all. We have witnessed Heavenly Father's faithfulness, which has even helped her mature. She now feels a calling to serve Heavenly Father through ministering to orphans. Pray for guidance and help her persevere in overcoming all challenges.
  • Challenges... or opportunities? Our fellowship is primarily composed of locals, and all activities are conducted in the local language, making it easier for them to learn and share. However, over the past year, we have seen an increase in the number of English-speaking foreigners. While the locals are very welcoming, this does present communication barriers and other challenges. Pray that Heavenly Father will give us wisdom to handle this situation—how can we love all of Heavenly Father's people while prioritizing the people we serve?

 

 

As of August, 2025