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8/11/2019 Sigafoose Robert Diane 1995 Singapore
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Robert
and Diane
SIgafoose
50
Monk's
Hill
Road
#04-50
Singapore 0922
Republic of Singapore
j
Serving in Singapore
1429
Norwood,
Granite
City, IL
62040
Forwarding Agen
Delmer Rhodebec
429 Norwoo
Granite City, IL 6204
618) 877-712
De a r On es i n Ch ris t J es us :
It is well into our fourth month of furlough. Thus far, we have visited our supporting churches
in many states, traveling nearly 16,000 miles. It has been a great joy for us to meet again, the
many
loving
Christians
who so faithfiilly
have supported our
work
these many
years.
At
the
time of writing
this
newsletter, we
are
in Tulsa, Oklahoma. By
the
time you
read this
newsletter
we will
have picked
up
our daughter, Laurie in Texas and driven
to
South Dakota to
spend Christmas together
with
Debbie s family. It has been four years since we ve been together
for C hr is tm as . T his is our first Christmas with our nearly four-year old grandson.
After Christmas, Diane is planning to stay with Debbie and family for a bo ut a month. S he plans
to visit with Laiuie
after
that. Bob will be traveling to
other
supporting churches
and
will also
be
making appointments with new
churches, seeking additional financial
support
for
the
move to
China
We plan to return to Singapore by April first.
Needless to say,
culture
shock coming back to America
has
had a
great
impact on us.
The
variety
of things
a person
can buy
in America
is
unbelievable Diane's brother-in-law
could not
believe she could spend six and a
half
hours in a huge shopping center without buying an5d;hing.
She just had to 'look
at everj^hing.
On November 18, Bob s
father
went to
be
with
his
Lord.
He
was
86
years old. We had
already
been
able to visit with
him
since we arrived on furlough. We
had
enjoyed so
many years
with
dad and
it was a sad time when
he
left us. However, there was great joy because we
knew
he
would be in a better place
because
ofChrist. We want to thank
those
of
you
who were so kind to
us
during this t ime of
loss. It
was
a
great support
for a ll
of
us.
After Bob returns to Singapore and collects information from the
SingaporeanChristians
concerning China, he will make a trip to
China
for more survey and
research
into the
possibilities
there. There must be confirmations, careful consideration, and
careful planning
concerning this major move. We intend to help co-ordinate strategies of the Singaporean
Christians as we work together with them to evangelize China. Correct preparation is vital.
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bless
each
and every one of yo u as you commit your heart
to
the
very important
jo b
of adding
precious souls
to
the
kingdom
of
God.
May
al l
o f o u r
hearts
be
so
burdened fo r the lost t h a t harvesting
becomes
an unquenchable
desire.
Trusting
God
in this new year.
Bob Sigafoose
P L E A S E
P R A Y
F O R :
V I T A L
A D D I T I O N A L
F U N D S
F O R T R IP S I N T O C HI N A
O U R
C O N T I N U A L G O O D H E A L T H
S i n g a p o r e a n
C h r i s t i a n s
w h o
h a v e
a
h e a r t t o
e v a n g e l i z e
c h i n a
C H U R C H E S W H O S E E
A V I S I O N
F O R
C H I N A
I N D I V I D U A L S
W H O S E H EA RT S A RE
B U R D E N E D
F O R
C H I N A
b o b s m o t h e r a s s h e d e a l s
WITH
HE R LOSS
O UR S IS TE R
CHURCH IN MALAYSIA AS IT STRIVES TO BE
SELF-SUPPORTING.
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Robert
an d
Diane
Sigafoose
50 M o n k s
Hill
Road
04 50
S in ga po re 0 92 2
Republic of
Singapore
Serving in
Singapore
Forwarding Agen
D e l m e r R h o d e b e
1 4 2 9
N or w o
Granite
City, IL
620
618)
877-71
1429 Norwood Granite City, IL
62040
D e a r F ri e n d s i n Christ:
TH E FLIGHT B A C K
We left Waco, Texas on April 10 midwest time 6:00
a.m.), headingback to Singaporevia LosAngeles.
After boarding the plane inDallas, we were infonned
t ha t w e w er e under a
severe
tornado
watch.
W e
waited in the plane on the nmway for four hours until
the worst of the stormhad passed Needless to say,
we missedour connecting flight in Los Angeles. The
next available plane for us was to be twelve hours
later. We boarded that plane at 3:00 a.m., flew
non-stop to Taipai, Taiwan 14 hours and 15 minutes)
and., after a stop-over there, proceeded on to
Singapore fourmore hours) arriving here at 1:00p.m.
Wednesdayafternoon midwesttime midnight,
Tuesday,April 11). Wewere greeted by a soup of
hiunidity,but being exposed to fresh air was
exhilarating Byhavingto stay fastened in our seat
belts flying through those ominous clouds in Texas,
and battling stronghead-windsall the way to
Singapore,we were not able to enjoy any physical
activity. Consequently, not onlywere our feet and
ankles swollen, but alsoour legs, arms, hands and
faces. Jet-lag this time around was the worst we have
ever experienced. We still, at this point, would love to
sleep at noon Thenat midnight, weget this
su en
burst of energyto work. Hopefully, we shouldbe
settling down soon.
W E L C O M E
B A C K
Our first few days back have been uneventful for the
most part. We have been running around trying to
re-acquaint ourselves with Singapore again. There
have been new buildings come up since we have
been
gone, which changes our memories
o f
the landmarks
we o n c e k n e w . O ld
familiar
streets
ha ve
also
changed. It is amazing how fast this country
progresses
We had almost forgotten how luscious green foliage
envelopes this island. This does soflen the blow
of
the
heat and humidity. Even our very own neighborhood
birds, the blue kingfishers, yellow orioles and
common sparrows, plus mynah birds gave us a
m us i c a l
return.
Our first Simdayback was Easter Sunday. We joined
the Christian Canaan Church where Richard Wong
ministers
fo r
Su n ris e Se rv ic e s
a t
th e
Ea s t
C o as t
Beach.
A good group was in attendance and the service was
blessed by some who confessed their faith and were
baptized there at the ocean site.
We then went to Singapore Gospel Church and were
warmly welcomed back by th e congregation there.
The
kids who are usually to o shy to
speak
were all
smiles a n d l o a de d w i th c o n v e rs a t i o n . W e w e r e
humbled an d
blessed again from
that
morning
service.
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The government has given us yet another extension on
our building. The final date has been set for January
1996 for demolition
of
our building. Our Chinese
speaking service was at 3:30 p.m. This group consists
of
former drug addicts. Before furlough, we had about
20 meeting together. Now, they have grown to more
than 40. It seems they are so excited about having
their own church meetingswithout beingtreated as
outcasts by other churches. Our church Grandma,
Madam Tay, has been leading this group since we
have
been
gone.
In general, we see God's blessings and His hands upon
the work here in Singapore. We, as missionaries,
sometimes feel our presentation
of
the Gospel to
non-believers is
so
small that
God
could blink
His
eyes and miss our feeble attempts. However, when we
see lives changed and mountains moved, we knowHis
Spirit, through us, has been a Light for those seeking
hearts.
CULTURE
SHOCK.. .AGA1N
While we were welcomed back by the heat and
humidity, we were also hit hardwith the rising costs
ofeverything. Asyou mayknow, the U.S.Dollar has
dropped again offthe earth, I think), which leaves us
in a very unsettling situation. The scenario may
change to one
of
desperation
if
there is a further
reduction in
the
dollar.
Not only has the dollar dropped, but prices have also
gone up in Singapore. Our rent will soon be raised to
U.S. 1,300.00 permonth. This same apartment was
' isW
only U.S. 300 in 1988. Bear in mind, it is still about
the cheapest available place to rent in Singapore.
As we had no groceries in the house after our return,
we decided to go to Denny's for breakfast. Our
Grand Slam we enjoyed in America for the special
1.99 price cost us more than U.S. 8.00 each that
morning. We were further in shock the next day,
when we dashed to our favorite cheap Chinese food
place for TimSumBuffet The bill was more than
double what we had paid just a few months back.
Supermarket shoppingwas no better. Food and
household necessi ties are
two and
a half to four t imes
the priceswe enjoyed inAmerica. We will have to
monitor the situation very closely and add more water
to that soup.
IMMEDIATE
PLANS
We are working on making the necessary contacts in
China to help us in our search for new endeavors
there. This takes a lot
of
time writing letters back and
forth, visiting people here, and following up on sound
opportunities.
A trip to China is tentatively set for June.
Please pray for this searching and that God will
provide all that we need for this endeavor.
With love and prayers.
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D e a r On e s
in Christ:
e want
to t ake
t h i s oppo r t un i t y
to
t h ank t hos e who r e sponded to
ou r c a l l
f o r
emergency
f i n an c i a l
a s s i s t a n c e i n
Augus t , Two chu r che s
re sp on de d w ith
one
t ime g i f t s
and o t h e r s who were beh ind
in th e g iv ing
have
now
caught up with
t h e i r commitment.
Our l i v i n g
expenses
have
more
than t r i p l e d
in
t h e s e p a s t
few
yea r s and we c on t i n u a l l y p r a i s e
th e
L o r d for His watch care
over our
keep ing .
God h a s
been
good
and e v e r
so f a i t h f u l .
As we p r e p a r e
f o r
a no t h e r Ch r i s tma s
season i n
t h i s p a r t
o f
th e worlds we
can n ev e r f o r g e t th e i n f a n t
c h i l d g iven
w i t h s o much love
e p ray His l ove
su r r ounds you
j o y f u l l y
and
p e r f e c t l y
t h i s
Chr i s tmas .
PR AY ER N EE DS:
For Bob s
mother
who i s 86
and
ad j u s t i ng to
l i v i n g a l one
in th e coun t r y , a f t e r
l o s i ng
h e r husband
(Howard) and h e r son ( J im ) .
T h a t G o o d
News Christian
M i s s io n
c a n find
add i t i ona l
suppo r t
whi le l i v in g in
Singapore
a n d
for the
move
to another location
For th e
con t i nued
f i n anc i a l suppo r t o f th e
churches in the
U . S .
Tha t
a s
Bob
t r a v e l s to China , he
w i l l
f i nd
an open
doo r into Ch i na .
To
find
c omm i t t e d
Christians
to come
to
Southeast Asia Worl ce r s are
n e e d e d in
Cambodia , V ie tnam , China and Laos .
Thanksg iv ing and Chr i s tmas
ho l i days
a re
a lways
th e
mos t
d i f f i c u l t t imes
to be
away
from our
ch i l d r en ,
g randch i l d ren ,
and o the r
fam ily a s we l l .
CHINA
DEVELOPMENTS
t e l ephone
ca l l
was
r ece ived upon Bob s
r e tu rn
from
Cambodia ask ing if
we
were still
in te re s t ed i n going
to
China . These
Singaporean Chr i s t i a n s
asked if t h ey could
pos s i b l y come
t o
China fo r a visit be fo re
the
e n d
of October or after
the
second we e k
o f November .
Bob was
a b l e
to
go t o
China
on
Novem ber 2 1
to
de t e rm ine
t h e c o s t o f
hou s i ng
and
eve r y
day
l i v i n g expen s e s .
Dur ing t h e s e p a s t two yea r s ,
th e
Ch in ese
gove rnmen t has become more r e l a x e d t owa rd s
the
church This
d o e s
not mea n that
we
will
have
comple te
f reedom, bu t it does mean
t h e r e w i l l be more
o p p or tu n it ie s f or
min i s t r y .
group o f
S ingapo r ean
Ch in e se Ch r i s t i a n s
j u s t
r e t u rned from
a
te n
day visit to
Be i j i ng ,
Nanj ing and Shangha i .
This
trip
was
a r r anged by
a S ingapo r ean
group
o f
churches who
h a d
conducted
a n
official
r e l i g i o u s su rvey o f
th e
chu r che s
i n
China .
This council of
churches
f o u n d
that
gove rnmen t r e g i s t e r e d chu r che s were more
e v a ng e l i s t i c and t h ey have e s t a b l i s hed
many
house
churches under their umbrella
t h roughou t th e cities
A t
th e same
t ime ,
th e house
chu r che s
a re becoming more open to
th e
pub l i c . The government seems to be
ea s i n g
con t r o l on them.
The
governmen t
churches now
claim
a membership o f
30
million
while
the h o u s e
churches claim 7 0
million
memb e r s .
News has j u s t r e c en t l y been r ece ived (As ia
Repor t ) o f a t h i r d church group which c a l l s
themselves
the
Third Wave Ch u r c h .
One of
t h e i r min i s t e r s exp l a i n s t h e i r pos i t i on a s
this;
We
steer clear
of the
conflict
be tween th e Th r ee - Se l f ( go ve rnm en t) C h ur ch es
and
t h e
hou s e ch u r c h e s , and
ma in t a i n
a
nonpa r t i s an r e l a t i o n s h i p wi th bo th . But
more impo r t an t l y , we
main ta in
a good
t e s t imony
and
a
g ood
r e l a t i o n s h i p wi th
th e o f f i c i a l s .
By
good
t e s t imony
he
means
t h e s e be l i e ve r s a re t r y i ng to
d i sp rove
what
officials h a d earlier believed
about
Ch r i s t i a n s : One more Ch r i s t i a n , one less
Ch i n e s e . The i r s is a d i f f e r e n t
message :
One
more
Ch r i s t i a n , one better Ch in e s e .
This
is
a change t h a t we have been p r ay ing
f o r .
Now, ou r p r ay e r s
a re
be ing
answered
bu t
ve ry
few a re p r epa r ed
t o
go.
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C A M B O D I A
Th a n k s to A udr ey Lim, o u r w o n d e r f u l f r i end ,
who
f i n a n c e d B o b s t r ip to Cambodia. The
C am b o d i an
g o v e r n m e n t
i s i n v i t i n g i nd i v i dua l s
a n d businesses to come a n d wo r k in
that
count ry .
Th e c i v i l
w ar
i s
near ing its e nd.
M o st o f th e
r e fugees h a v e r e t u rned
to
th e
count ry a n d a re
no w t ry in g to
ge t t h e i r
l i v e s
b a c k
in
o rde r .
T h ey
h a v e l o s t t h e i r
homes
a n d
many
o f t h e m h a v e
l o s t
w h o l e
f ami l i e s . It i s t hough t
t h a t
P o l Pot was
r es po ns ib le fo r
th e
t o r t u r e and k i l l i n g
o f
mi l l i on o f
h is ow n peop le .
The
Church
o f
Christ Christian
Chu r che s a r e
no w s uppo r t i n g
s ev e r a l
w o r k s
in C a m b o d i a .
T he
work
in Phnom P en h
the
c ap i t a l c i t y ) i s
be i ng done
by t h r e e
C a m b o d i a n na t i o n a l s .
T h ey h a v e a t h r e e s t o ry bu i l d i ng w h i c h
houses
a n
orphanage
31
ch i ld r en )
a
chape l
25
a t t ended
S u n d ay )
a n d a l e ade r sh ip
t r a i n i n g prog ram 12 ) . These l e ad er s a re
a l s o t each ing
Eng l i sh c l a s s e s .
Th i s
w o r k
w a s s t a r t e d abou t 1 0 m o n t h s
ago .
I
These
Christian
Cambo d i a n s
also
h a v e
another
o rp ha na ge , w it h 56
ch i l d r en ,
abou t
35
mi l e s
north of P h n om P e n h .
Whi l e i n
Cambodia , B o b
and
s t u d e n t s
f rom
th e
l e ade r sh ip
t r a i n i n g
c l a s s t h a t
h e w as
t e a ch i ng , v i s i t e d
o n e
o f th e C a m b o d i a n
v i l l a g e s j u s t t e n mi l e s no r th o f th e
V i e t n am border The headmaster
of
th e
s ec on d ar y s ch o ol in
th e
v i l l a g e 2 9 0 0
s t u d en t s )
w as
our ho s t .
We approached
h im
a bo ut h av in g a chu r ch
i n
t h e
v i l l a g e . He
d id no t t h i n k we w o u l d
have
any oppo s i t i o n
f r o m th e v i l l a g e r s . B u t h e w as no t s u r e
ho w
well
t
wo u l d b e attended as there is a
l a r g e Bu dd h is t tem ple i n
th e a r e a .
T h e
Ch r i s t i a n s
who
a re working
i n C a m b o d i a
a re s o
busy wi th
p r e s en t
p r o j e c t s
t h a t
t h ey
d o
not
h a v e the t i m e
to start new
c h u r c h e s
i n th e
su r round ing
r eg ions .
ll
W -
C a m b o d i a
needs
a d d i t i o n a l pe r sonne l
to he lp
t h em .
M IN I S T RY
UP - DAT E
On Oc t o b e r 20 ,
we
c e l e b r a t e d
twen t y - f i v e
y e a r s
o f
s e r v i n g
ov e r s e a s
in mission
wo r k .
There
n o late n ew s
o n the
demo l i sh ing o f
ou r
chu r ch bu i l d i n g .
Three
o f ou r
young p e o p l e have left to
. s X u d y
in
Canada.. . _
O u r
S u n d a y a f t e r noon
Chinese l a nguage
s e r v i c e r ec e n t l y b ap ti z ed fo u r
young
p eop l e
and
con t i n u e s to g r o w each w e e k .
S ingapo r e Ch r i s t i a n
C a n a a n
C h u r c h is
now
in
t h e i r
n ew
bu i l d i n g .
A b o u t
t h r e e
hundred attended the
official
ded i c a t i on o n S ep temb er 2 4,
1 9 9 5 .
Richa rd Wong
is
min i s t e r .
H e , wife
J o s eph i ne , and daugh t e r Kayla a r e we l l .
FUTURE
PLANS
We
still
f e e l
th e
Lord
is
calling
us
t o
reach
ou t
to o t h e r p a r t s o f Asia . A s ia is
b e c o m i n g a v er y i m po rta nt p l a y e r in wor l d
p o l i t i c s . C h a n g e s a re ta k in g p la c e i n th e
As i an coun t r i e s
ve ry r a p i d l y and ve ry
impo r t an t l y .
W e ,
a s
Ch r i s t i a n s ,
n e ed t o p ic k up
t h e
pa c e
and
r e spond
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; f; rQb'.a Id .
^Chlna i met a youpg\
part of the coimtry/Ke .
showed me pictures
of
the dedicat ion of their
new churchy which
.stands
put as
a
maryei-. itiflHifl
;
Jous piece^Of architec-
. tut6' ^'y'Ahere -ih
world.
He wai-proud I
that the whole
cd^f
of .llHIi^^lHB^^Hil^.
; the
hew
church''\yfis''
VvV
' ',
cdVer^d by
local beHevci-s. ' 20,000people came fov
the
'd^icatlon service, iricludirig loc^l bfriciais, the yoiing
pdstor
iaid.
We
ard registered
with'the goyernntent asa-
. People's Organisation.
We are
not with
the Three-Self
':hdr
a house chutch. Ouf neW building', Its
educa-
'
tioh
centre, cdh
aCdOrifuiiddatd
1
.SOO to
lOOO pedple
at.
' 'each service. We Conduct three services on Sundays,;'
; and it's fuU to capacity,''he explainedtorhe. v. v; ..
There is a 'steady increase of,..ihdepehdentf:
type. Third
Wave .churches
ih
Chihd.Thiy are
je^ by a'
ydunger generMion of leaderswho havelh
cpftirhoh
the
fact thatthey ttdpoUtical. Wedon't
fight
theTliree:.
1 Self, arid w^
doil'l fight
the house church systbm. We
only
preach JesiiS lind serve
the
local
community,'? this
i
'.pastor
declared.
We do
hoi receive
rhpnpy
frdm the
outside and there is no reason for the gOyerhmidt to
clamp down oh us, -
LaterIspokewithanotherThirdWavechurchleader
inamajorcity. Hewasformerly aPartyofficial andnow
runs
a
business to Support
his
church work.
I
stopped
' gdirig tothe Piirty
activities since
the
Hanahmen Square
jhfidcni in June 1989. Likemanyothermembers I also
sldppH
paying liiy'membership
fee. The
Party
didnot
bother me. We never
talk
about politics
in
biir church.
We only preach the gospel and teach the people tobe
good
Christians; and goodcitizens.
His
church
isoften
packed with business people, professionals and even
governmentofficials. . '
Non-political
and
relalionship-Bciie^. ii' ho W
he
w'Ould 6'xplain theThird
Wave
phehbmehoi)t/ We'steer
clear of the conflict between the Thr^S-Self and house
'Churches,
arid main'talri
a nonpartisari relationship with
both.Butmore importantly, we maintaina *good testi-
( and a 'gopd felationsMp'
with
the.offic|als. '
'..By
'good testimony'
he means these bMievef's are
trying to'disprove what officials
had
earlier
believed
about Christians; One more Cbrislian.
one
less Chi-
DavidWaiig
takes
you to
the
cutting
edge
of
mission
as he travels inAsia
nese. Theirs is a different message; One more
Christian, onebelter Chinese.
The
ne\v generahon
leaders are
also
sensitive and
^ careful
with outside
visitors.
We,have
.ho
prdbie.r^s,,
with
lay people from/put'sidq
visjting iif> jhey
can'
bring greetings
to
bur people.
We
Ms d
excharigc
/vjews, and experiences of being
a
Christian tn the
;b^iulir
\ypijd.
But
when
pastors and Christian
work
ers
frbhi'putsi^e come,
we
are
carefpl
to check their
doctrine
before we
accept
thfcni.'', .
Th i s
rti le
was
f a x e d to the mission offi e
from Singapore
and
i s t a ken from th e sia
Repor t
newspaper
r e f e r r e d
to
i n
th e a r t i c l e
conce r n ing
Ch in a
8/11/2019 Sigafoose Robert Diane 1995 Singapore
8/8
OPER TION CHIN
ob and Diane Sigafoose
Gr e e t i n g ' s in Ch r i s t J e s u s ,
GREAT
N E W S
GREAT
N E W S
GREAT
N E W S
We
have r e c e i v e d
o u r v i s a t o
work
i n CHINA
Our
Departure
from Singapore
i s scheduled
fo r
Sunday,
May 19, 1996.
The f an t a s t i c ch allen ge o f s e t t i ng up a pre - schoo l /k indergar t en
fo r
the
Chinese ch i l d r en in th e n or th ern
pa r t o f
China i s f i n a l l y
here
The
oppor tu nity to work
with ch i ld ren and t h e i r paren t s
in
t h e i r l o ca l
e nv iro nm e nt h as c e r t a i n l y been
an
answer t o
p r ay e r
We
have
been
given
pa r t o f
an o ld school
bu i ld ing
to use fo r
the
schoo l ,
j u s t
across the road from where we
wi l l
be
l i v ing . This
has been a change
from
th e house t h a t was o f f e r ed . Bob
wi l l be
do ing th e re no va t io n as we l l
a s t h e a dm i n i s t r a t i o n
and
Diane w i l l be t h e director a s we l l a s
t e a c h
some
Engl i sh .
We are hoping
to s t a r t school on the f i r s t of September .
Your
he lp i s
needed in
th e
f o l l ow ing ways :
1 .
We
need
to
buy furn i tu re and household appl iances
in
China as we are
not
shipping anything from Singapore to
China.
We wi l l be
t ak ing
only our
pe r sona l belongings
to China.
Conserva t ive
e stim ate s fo r
t he se needs
a re
US 5 , 000 .
2.
We need
to pay one year
in
advance for
housi ng , immedi at el y. This cos
wi l l be US 7,200. US. 600 pe r
month) .
3. Sta r t -up expenses fo r
our
pa r t fo r the
school wi l l be a
minimum o f
US 5,300 . The
r e s t o f th e
expenses wi l l
be
met
by th e d ev elo pe r.
Hopeful ly ,
once
th e schoo l i s e s t ab l i s hed , it
wi l l
pay its
own
way.
4 . used veh i c l e
in
China can
be
purchased fo r abou t US. 5 ,000 .
5. We are
current ly
US 20,000
in
debt for expenses
already
incurred
in
prepar ing
fo r t h i s move. Trave l ing expenses , shipment o f pe r sona l
belongings
to
the
U
S,
p lus recen t medical and hospi t a l b i l l s fo r Diane ' s
e xp l o r a t o r y
s u r g e r y
have t a k en
their
toll
If 40
chu rches
and / o r i n d i v i du a l s c ou ld p le dg e
350
p e r month
f o r th re e
months , t h i s would be enough t o mee t
ou r
e x t r a expenses and
c l e a r
some
deb ts fo r t h i s
yea r .
Chr i s t i an s
have prayed fo r
a
long
t ime fo r t h i s
oppo r tun i ty . We do
no t
want t o miss it
Thank
you a l l fo r your prayers and concern fo r the
people
in China.