Dear Brothers and Sisters

We have just concluded the Chinese New Year celebrations, which run for two weeks with lots of fireworks almost everyday and any time of the day or night. This festival is the most popular festival in China.

Did you know that the name of the festival when translated is “The Passover”? Other interesting facts are that the Chinese people put red paper on the door post and the lintels with words of blessing and this started when China had only One God over 3000 years ago. It is a time when all the people return home to share a meal and a time of reunion. It also had a practical purpose and that was when Nian, a large animal, would wake from his winter sleep and go looking for some fast Chinese food. The reunion meant safety in numbers for the family and the use of fireworks would frighten Nian away. I found this interesting that the people would pray that Nian who brought death would pass over them.

Dear Brothers and Sisters

Here in China January is the last month of the school year with students and teachers had been busy doing their exams. The last week of this month has been a time for me to seek the Lord about our direction for the coming year as last year seemed to be very successful year. What would happen is this coming year to us is an unknown excitement but we look forward with great anticipation. We will change in some way as the Lord leads us.

Our website has been a truly a powerful tool of reaching people. Last year we had over 11000 pages read throughout last year, but this January we had 2136 pages read. Our site is predominantly a teaching site with lessons in English and Chinese with of course our Newsletters and some other articles.

Dear Brothers and Sisters

May our great and loving Father bless you in this coming New Year.

 It is truly an amazing thing to see God move in such a powerful way. I have placed a photo which exemplifies the whole thing about what Church should be about. Plus many more photo’s on our web site.

Chris Donald’s Report
Hi All,

 About 450 people attended the party. This is the biggest meeting the ministry has ever held here. About 60 young people responded to the altar call at the end of the party and prayed to receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. Hallelujah! There was rejoicing in the presence of the angels as 60 of God's children came to salvation.

Dear Brothers and Sisters

We are coming into the Christmas period and in China many people celebrate Christmas in a big way here, but without the presence of Jesus. We find this time a great opportunity to share the Gospel, last year we held a Christmas party with over 200 people attending and 25 people becoming Christians.

A Section of last years party

We believe with our brother Chris here helping this number could double, so we are presently looking for a venue which is large enough and safe enough. Please pray for us in this venture.

We have been busy getting Bibles, making stamp packs, flyer's and producing children’s Christmas books for this outreach.

That is what we are doing. Now we will look at what has happened this past month.