{"id":20642,"date":"2016-04-19T02:33:11","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T09:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jesusinvietnam.com\/?p=20642"},"modified":"2016-06-14T21:43:44","modified_gmt":"2016-06-15T04:43:44","slug":"april-2016-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jesusinvietnam.com\/?p=20642","title":{"rendered":"April 2016 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SUNDAY WORSHIP IN SUOI BANG<\/p><\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n

TRUSTING IN THE LORD<\/strong>
\nWe re-filed our petition with the local authorities to meet at Tam Trong\u2019s house in Suoi Bang, as instructed by the province officials last month. The province official did follow through with his word and called the Suoi Bang officials to remind them, by law, they needed to respond to our petition within 15 days. However, this deadline has passed and we still haven\u2019t heard from the local authorities in Suoi Bang. Feeling confident he had done everything requested of him, Tam Trong told Pastor Nhan he wanted to invite the church to once again meet at his house for Sunday Worship (picture above) and Tuesday Discipleship classes. Most of the families we have met from this farming community are receptive to hearing the Gospel. And, those who do ask Jesus into their heart truly have a desire to know him more intimately. Many travel several miles on bikes or motorcycles at night (after working all day) to attend Sunday Worship and Discipleship classes. Please pray God\u2019s protection will be on these precious families as we wait and trust God to work everything out in His perfect timing.
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MONTHLY EVANGELISTIC BIRTHDAY OUTREACH<\/p><\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n

BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS<\/strong>
\n Our monthly evangelistic birthday outreaches continue to produce fruit for God\u2019s kingdom. The last Saturday of each month at Children\u2019s Church we celebrate every child who had a birthday that month (picture above). These \u201cbirthday\u201d kids are asked to invite one of their non-Christian friends to Children\u2019s Church to help celebrate their birthday. Pastor Nhan shares the Gospel that evening and gives an invitation for non-believers to ask Jesus into their heart. Thuy prays (picture below) with Pastor Nhan to accept Jesus as her Lord and Savior. Thuy has been attending Children\u2019s Church since then and has also signed up to attend VBS. Cam On Chua (Thank You Lord)!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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THUY ASKING JESUS INTO HER HEART<\/p><\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n

WOMEN\u2019S MINISTRY<\/strong>
\nOur women love getting together each month to worship the Lord, study God\u2019s Word, and share a meal. Women from Binh Chau, Suoi Bang, and Tan Thang come together for a sweet time of fellowship to pray for and encourage one another. Phuc, Nhung, and Kim are doing such a wonderful job leading our Women\u2019s Ministry.<\/p>\n

PRAISE REPORT<\/strong>
\nMrs. M\u2019s husband dropped her off for Sunday Worship at the Binh Chau Church a couple of weeks ago. This is highly unusual for someone who works for Caesar. Please pray God will continue to soften this man\u2019s heart and use his wife to bring him to the Lord.
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\nVBS 2016 DATE IS SET<\/strong>
\nThis year\u2019s VBS at the Binh Chau Church will be on June 7-9th. As you recall, all the kids will spend 3 days and 3 nights at the church. We already have 102 kids signed up to attend and are praying for 130+, as we averaged over the last 4 years. Pastor Nhan has spent the last couple of months training 10 of the high school youth to help teach the kids at Children\u2019s Church and VBS. Plus, 5 of these kids were able to attend a 2 day VBS Teacher Training Conference in Saigon last month. Pastor Nhan told us these youth leaders are quick learners who have a servant\u2019s heart. They are so excited to be given this opportunity to serve at VBS. This will be the first year (out of 9) we won\u2019t need to bring VBS teachers from Saigon to help. We praise God for the spiritual growth in these youth leaders.<\/p>\n

VBS 2016 SPONSORSHIPS<\/strong>
\nOur Jesus in Vietnam Focus Team will have tables at CFC on Sunday, April 17 & 24, plus May 1, seeking sponsors for our VBS this summer at the Binh Chau Church. The cost to send a child to VBS is $50 as they stay at the church 3 days and 3 nights hearing God\u2019s Word taught, learning Bible verses, hearing the Gospel, playing games\/activities, enjoying 4 hot meals a day, plus snacks and prizes. Plus, you will also have the opportunity and blessing to provide a bike (cost $75) to be given a child at VBS for Bible verse\/verses memorization.<\/p>\n

PRAYER REQUESTS
\nPlease pray God will provide a Youth Pastor for the Binh Chau Church, a house mother for the orphanage\/love house, and a Vietnamese missionary for our church plant in Suoi Bang.<\/p>\n

Please pray God will use this year\u2019s VBS to bring many non-believing children to faith in Jesus and give them a desire to attend Children\u2019s church so they might grow in their walk with the Lord.<\/p>\n

Please pray for God\u2019s protection for Pastor Nhan, Phuc, Kim, Tam, Lam, Mr. Ba Phuoc and Nhung Nhan and His strength to overcome the many attacks of the enemy in recent months.<\/p>\n

Please pray for Nhu (and her father), a 15-year-old girl, who was beaten by her father for attending Children\u2019s Church recently.<\/p>\n

Please pray God will give us wisdom, discernment, and ears to hear the guidance of the Holy Spirit as we return to serve Him in Vietnam for 6 months.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you.\u201d 1 Thessalonians 3:9<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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