Jesus Loves the Little Children :) [Mary]

"Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world. Red and yellow, black and white; they are precious in His sight, Jesus loves the little children of the world."

I must say that I have never felt the presence of God’s love so in tune with a teams heart when in ministry. We just finished the VBS camp at CAO YA church, and I am overjoyed at the results of souls joining our family. The little kids there were so adorable, I wish I could bring one back with me! God has done so many wonders in saving lives and using us as his hands and feet, putting words in our mouths to speak the word of the Lord, and His good will.


Cao Ya VBS took place this past Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. (Today is Saturday, just F.Y.I.) We would wake up at 7:30 in the morning, have morning devotionals from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM, eat breakfast until 10:00 AM, and then meet with the lord (prayer meeting) at 11:00 until 12:30 ‘ish.’ At 1:00 PM we left to go to the church to set up. At 2:00 PM, the camp started. We had worship, skits, bible studies, crafts, and games. The camp ended at 4:30. At 5:00 we had M.T.L (meet with the lord prayer meeting) and at 6:00 we had dinner. At 7:30 we kicked off a praise night and we would be back around 11:30, midnight. It was like this for 3 days. The first night of praise night, we had a prayer furnace. Praise the Lord that people were able to feel and experience the reality of God. The second night was mainly worship. And the third night, we had an alter call where not one was left in the seat unsaved. Praise The Lord.


In the last 6 hours, starting at midnight of Friday (Saturday morning,) we kicked off our 24 hours, 3 days of prayer. And I mean, 24 hours. Non-stop. It is currently 6 AM, and I am wide-awake. I slept at 1:30 AM after finishing translating music from Chinese to, well, Pin Yin. Lets just say that I can’t memorize music in Chinese as easily! I woke up at 3:30 AM to go to the prayer room for the following two hours until 6:00 AM. I went in when it was pitch black outside, worshiped the lord, and came out in broad daylight. I think my sleeping schedule is super whack now, but hey, it was such a blessing! I was a little discouraged that it was only me and Samuel in there, but hey, what can I say, I signed up for the 4-6 AM time slot; its unusual. Everyone did the midnight and stayed up as long as they could, and went to be at 4 am. And then some other people went to bed at 1 AM, and woke up at 6 AM. So I was caught in the middle. But at least I was caught in the middle with Jesus!


Thanks, once again, for all your prayers. Attached is a picture I took on the rooftop of the church in Kaohsiung. Pray for this City, because He is the God of this city, the God of these People, He is the Lord of this nation, and there are greater things coming our way. (God of this City –Chris Tomlin)

<-- so there is a ton of buddhist temples around the area. actually, everywhere. there is a typhoon right now, so I couldn't get a clear picture from my computer's camera, but pray against these temples, that God would tear them down, and that the people may see that there is a God of Love waiting for them.

Love,
Mary