Three Baptized at House of Blessing

We had a great day of worship today at House of Blessing. We had three people commit themselves to Christ recently and today they followed their commitment with baptism. Above is a picture of Carrie, one of the three that were baptized today. The lady on the left is Kay -- another missionary who has helped Carrie tremendously in her walk. The other two that were baptized were both in middle school. Praise God!!!

A Special Prayer Request

We received the following prayer request from a China Prayer Team --

As you are aware, the horrendous casualty from the earthquake in Sichuan province a couple of weeks ago continues to rise, and the fear of the worse continues. China hoped 2008 would be a yearlong celebration, a time to bask in the spotlight of the upcoming Beijing Olympics. Instead, the "Year of the Rat" has been a string of troubles -- both natural and man-made -- that are diverting the attention from the Olympics. Remember the paralyzing snow storm in the Chinese New Year, the problems in Tibet, the recent terrible train accident in Shandong and the viral infection that killed scores of children. All of these events have poured cold water to the festive mood Chinese were hoping to enjoy on the opening day of the 2008 Olympic Games. We would invite you to pray along with all the Chinese believers the following:

1. For the divine comfort for all the victim's families and the countless others that are now homeless.
2. A window of opportunity for Chinese Christians to demonstrate the love and compassion of God in this time of great suffering.
3. Pray that the Lord will soften the hearts of all Chinese, not to depend on their strength and might, not to take glory in their own achievement, but to turn to God and give glory to Him alone.
4. Pray for all the Chinese churches, Mainland and overseas, as they unite in prayer to uplift the country in God's hands.

Milly's basketball team

Milly played basketball this year for the 7th grade team. She had a great time and really improved a lot. Her Dad enjoyed coaching her. Last week the team had an end of the year tournament and finished 4th out of 8 teams. Above is Milly in action -- well sort of. Don't you love those socks!!!

Counting Down....

We have two count downs going on. One count down is the number of days until school lets out. We are down to 16 days on that one. The other count down is when we will go to the States for a short vacation. We will arrive in the States on June 15 and are excited to see our family and many of our friends. As you can tell by the picture, it was taken a couple of days ago, as the numbers are sligthly different than what we just reported to you.

Happy Mother's Day 2008!!

Happy mother's day to all of you mother's out there. Page had a great mother's day. She did not cook all day -- which is very rare. For dinner we all went out to eat at Friday's. It was treat for us all. The first picture is of Page and all of her kiddos -- the serious picture. The picture below is all of the kids being goofy.

Morrison Middle School Students Baptized

Last Friday six Morrison middle school students were baptized in the swimming pool. The six gave their testimonies and were prayed over by other students. Many of the other middle school students were on hand to cheer and encourage their friends. What an exciting thing for the middle school students to see. The picture is of Jordan -- one of Milly's friends -- being baptized by his dad -- the elementary and middle school principal. Praise God for the willingness that the six displayed in following Christ.

End of School Year Events!!!

The close of a school year always has brought business to our lives. Here in Taiwan -- it is no different for us. We have end of the year ball tournaments, concerts, and science fairs. Milly and her classmates had their 7th grade Science Fair program last week. Milly did a great job and worked hard on her project. Above is Milly and her project in the background. The other picture is of Milly and a few of her classmates listening for the winner of the science fair to be announced. Although Milly did not win, we were very proud of her as she completed the project -- without very little help from her parents -- and it looked great!!!