Thankfully, the potluck event went very successfully last Sunday. There were 58 people attending and most of them are the families we contacted through students study group and phonics class. Both of these two groups had good presentations and surprised their families and friends. After that, there were more Chinese families showing interests in our study group and VBS in upcoming summer. In addition, we received $140 for donation. It’s encouraging. Please see the photos of the event through the links listed as below:
We also have a big new for you. We met a Chinese pastor, Albert Lee, working in Canadian Army is planning to move to Brandon in upcoming May. He is an experienced pastor, having ministered over 20 years in Canada. He has 7 children and her wife has a home school for them. It’s amazing! He would like to help us in sharing and teaching in Sunday service. Hopefully, we can work together to build up God’s church.
We request you for praying for our needs listed below:
1. May God give us chances and wisdom to follow up the Chinese families continually attending our Sunday events and to build up believers.
2. Sharon volunteers as a TA for Chinese students in one local elementary school every Tuesday while I volunteered as a TA at Youth For Christ (YFC) every Monday. In addition, we both volunteer to interpret for Chinese people at Westman Immigrant Service (WIS) every Monday and Wednesday. May God use us as a channel between Chinese immigrants and community as well as them and church.
3. Recently Brandon School Division would like to open three TA positions for whom can speak both Mandarin and English, so Sharon applied for one of them. May God make a way for her application and working permit so that she can help more Chinese students by using her teaching abilities officially in school.
4. The English study group will go on well continually. We have one more student after last Sunday event. May God open their hearts to know Him and give them wisdom to study English.
5. The Friday Bible study will go on well continually. May God prepare more people’s heart by this and change their life by His living words.
6. I practice driving by the assistance from friends, both Chinese and Canadian this week and plan to have another road test on next Monday. Hopefully, I can pass it successfully and confidently.
7. I will go to three cities, Calgary for Annual Conference of CCACA, Toronto for the course of “Alliance History and Thought”, and Regina for New Workers Retreat, in the coming May. May God give me wisdom to arrange my time (taking 16 days) and provide me financial support t o balance my finance (costing $1800 totally).
Thanks for your concerns and intercession! May God's good wills be done through working with us together.
Blessings,
Daniel & Sharon