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; am sending you to them to open their eyesand turn them fromdarkness to light and fromthe power ofSatan to God . .. Acts26:28

Dearest Partners in th e Gospel,

These are exciting, stretching, growing times here at Kaohsiung Good News Christian Church. Our peopleare being challenged to move beyond their comfortzones and reach out to a host of new people the Lordis bringing our way. We've had 10 baptisms since Christmas. Our leaders seem committed to disciplingtheir cell members, leading people to Christ, and preparing our church for the future more than ever before.

There's a fervency here and along with it challenges.

Running with a New Crowd.. .I've been running with a new crowd lately. I affectionately call them the Beetle Nut Gang. They'rea group of what you might call grass roots guyswith rather base habits, which ar e slowly beingtransformed by th e New Spirit indwelling them.This class of m en in Taiwan is k n ow n f or wha t

they chewbeetle nut (the closest cultural equivalent to which would be a pouch of Red Man ora tub of Skoal in America), for what they permanently inscribe on their bodiestattoos (of various interesting designs ), and for their general Beetle Nut Gangrough-hewn appearance. I haven't taken up chewing the nut yet, on pain of excommunication from KathyJo. (What itdoes to your breath and smile is more than even straight up Listerine or sand blasting can takecare of.) Butsome of our men and Iare thoroughlyenjoying every minute with these spiritually hungry guyswhom the church in Taiwan has not yet reached. The Lord has miraculously given us an /n with this group.Pray that our people will unconditionally accept them. Incidentally, the first convert inthis group has alreadyled his brother to the Lord and just baptized his best friend

Brother Lyou, first convert of th e Beetle Nu t Gang,bapt izes h i s b r ot he r.

Brother Lyou giving hi s bes t friend a h a n d a ft e r ba p ti zin g h im.


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Pas to r in PreparationAfter months of seeking th e Lord's direction and provision for th e future leaders ofo ur c hu rc h, w e h av e called Peter He a sou r pastor in preparation and his giftedwife, Angel. They re as solid in th e Wordas anyone we ve known here. They'rehumble, eager servants. Peter, although

not quite finished with seminary, preaches Preachinglike a veteran. He s a committed discipleran d understands the power an d potential of dynamic cell groups. Peter an d Angel's love for our church istransparent, and our people ar e loving an d accepting them in return.

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As Kathy & I transition more an d more intowhat we re viewing as Phase 2 of ou r life's

work, we re experiencing th e joy and sa tisfaction of contributing to th e ministriesof younger missionaries. We realize eachtime we encoun ter our Asian colleagues

on their turf, pursuing their often overwhelming an d daunting callings, that wetruly have been there, done that. ' We' regrateful and excited about t he f ac t t ha t

A tropical evening out with ou r Bangkok , Thailand missionar ies :Lonnie & Courtney Holbrook an d Dwain & Becky Anderson

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God has prepared us over the years for this task of missionary mentorship and encouragement.

Last month found us inThailand, helping two new couples come together as a team and begin forming an

initial game plan fortheir first church plant. n May we will be visiting our workers in China and Mongoliathe land I'm convinced Jesus was referring to when He said we would be His witnesses even to the endsof the earth. Last year I went alone to this wilderness. This time Kathy is coming along to se e for herselfwhat the end of the earth is like, an d to share her incredible gift of encouragement with our missionariest h e r e

I m especially excited about Kathy s role, together with me, as an Asian Field Coordinator. She adds to therecipe a much needed, but often neglected ingredientessential ministry to women. Sometimes we forgettha t the wives of missionaries ar e also missionaries. Many of them were called by God before they met theirhusbands. Just because they're married to a male missionary doesn't now make them less of a one themselves. Kathy knows intuitively, since she's a woman, and from experience exactly what these precious galsneed. It's great to see he r in action

A L esson in Overcoming. . .Last year was a year of painful misfortune for Kurt, our # 3 son. InMarch, while participating in th e high jump during Games Day atschool, one strenuous jump detached the patellar tendon, along witha chunk of bone, from th e top of his left tibia. (For us laymen, that sthe tendon attaching the kneecap to the top of the shinbone.) Surgery an d two screws put him back together. I don't think we've everseen anyone as determined to nof c iv f as Kurt. Ioften saw him. Ouch Left hand, here we so


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although I never told his mother, out on theba s ke tba l l c ou r t a cru tch u n d er hi s left

ar m an d a basketball in his right. In November, still 'wired' together, a swift kick toth e right hand fractured the top knuckle ofhis index finger while he tended goal for hissoccer team. Immobilizing his right hand,this w a s a n o th e r s e r io u s b lo w t o th e world 's

greatest basketball lover. But after anothersurgery, this time to repair and pin his' shooter hand', he simply began working onhis left-handed game. With his right handin a spl int from November to February, hee n t e r e d th e e n o f b a s k et b a ll s e s o n s a

left-hander. An amazingly smooth 3-point-

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erfrom the baseline helped advance his team inthe post season tournament, but only his team knew that hewasn't really left-handed. Kurt is unscrewed and depinned now back at it joyfully and in full tilt He's beenan inspiration. I think there's a lesson in here somewhere about never giving up.. .thanks Kurt

Sugar & S pice and Everything Pink...?O ur h o m e h a s b ec om e a l an d o f i mm e ns e c on tr as ts . We'v e

gone from frogs, pistols, and 'dog-pile dad' wrestling, to doilies,ponytails, and te a parties. Jenna ha s changed things and givenKathy a ' co mrad e in arms.' We can no longer get away withroughhousing and guy movies. Breaking audible wind is out tooIf Jenna had her way, I'd be wearing ail pink, which, sh e informedme recently, is her color of preference for all her apparel . WithNick living away at the high school dorm an d Micah in college,th e men here ar e

no longer a majority.Compromise an d conces

s ion is th e name of th e game now. Lord hel p us Mother & d au gh ter C o m rad es in Arms.

The Res t of the Family...About those two men who've abandoned usMicah is immersed in college life at Ozark Christian Collegeand preparing for his mission apprenticeship here in Taiwan this summer and fall We're so proud of theman of conviction he's become. Nickfinished varsity basketball season, as a sophomore, awarded MostImproved Player. He's nowrunning track and has officially entered the record books as the 8th fastest man

in the over 50-year history of Morrison Academy. No wonder we can'tkeep up with him

Micah a n d Nick su i t up to face eacho ther in th e Aiumni vs . Varsity b asketball game, C h r is tm as 2 0 0 5 . Nick in flight - high school t r ack meet.


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Jenna casual ly takes on bi g bro. in th e F amily Ar m Wrestling Tourney.

We w er e b le ss ed o ve r th e holidays witha breath of fresh air from home. Longtime friends Greg & Rene Armbruster an dMicah's classmate, Tara Balu, brought muchencouragement.

Purpose-Driven Family

God bless you all as you continue to runthe race with us. We appreciate you sooo much

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