Christmas program

Rebecca · November 28, 2023

Please be in prayer for our church's annual Christmas program where we serve the Indonesian community. This year we will have the service on December 17th. We are learning a song in Indonesian and are preparing for a large crowd of adults and children. The pastor and some church members have built up a good reputation with the Indonesian community over the years and some came to the church barbeque back in September. Also please pray for us as we try to find more ways to minister to them throughout the year.

For a bit of background, here in Taiwan, many people from poorer Asian countries such as Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, etc. come to Taiwan to work and send money back to their families. These foreign workers are often looked down on and derided because they work menial jobs. In our area, there are a lot of Indonesians, the men work on the fishing boats and the women are in-home caregivers. Their employers don't really give them much time off and their living conditions aren't that great. Recently, the pastor and some church members took thick blankets to the fishermen because although Taiwan is sub-tropical it does get cold here during winter and they just had thin blankets that wouldn't do anything to keep them warm. Most of the Indonesian community are Muslim, so the fact that they are going to choose to spend a rare day off in a church is a big deal.

Joe Chandler · November 28, 2023

2 hours ago, Rebecca said:

Most of the Indonesian community are Muslim, so the fact that they are going to choose to spend a rare day off in a church is a big deal.

That really is a big deal. Hopefully your kindness will open doors. We support a missionary that plants churches in predominantly Muslim countries, so they can be saved just like anybody else.

Rebecca · December 17, 2023

Thank you to everyone who prayed for the service. It went well, we had 65 people show up, including 15 children! I had been told to expect only 5-7 children, so we ran out of chairs, thankfully a few of the older children didn't mind standing. I didn't teach the lesson this time. A Taiwanese family is going into ministry, so the wife taught the children and her oldest kids helped with the songs and games. She did an excellent job explaining the gospel story to the children, I'm thankful for her willingness to serve! Please continue to pray for the Indonesians who heard the gospel for the first time tonight.