Tuesday, August 13, 2013

EAST ASIA - Last Update prior to returning Home

We completed our journey yesterday by having a Bible Study with missionaries from numerous organizations as well as our final gathering with university students last evening.

The missionaries were from all over the world - Europe, Africa, North America, and Asia.  It was a wonderful time to hear their stories of victory as well as some of their heartbreaks for this, their adopted country.  It was an honor to pray over them that God would sustain them during challenging times.

And then, our last night in this city was consumed with loving on the students and sharing our faith with many of them.  As usual, we had loads of fun as we played games, ate together, shared  in spiritual conversations, and finally to say goodbye.  It is amazing what strong relationships can be built over just a few days.  However our work would not have been completed without sharing the Gospel with these future leaders.  They were like sponges, in that they were totally submersed in these discussions.  There were difficult questions and honest answers, there is one true God and that there is not other way to Him than through Jesus Christ.

We were able to leave some "Books" with them to read and encouraged them to stay connected to our friends here.  We look forward to seeing what God will do in and through these students in the days ahead.

Today is day 12 and we will be leaving for a nearby, large city to catch our flight out early tomorrow morning.  We will have a final session with our hosts here this morning to debrief and then board a bus for the five hour journey.

Please pray for our journey home as we leave with sadness to be leaving our newfound friends but also excited to see our families and friends soon.  Thank you so much for your support and especially your prayers, we believe they have been answered in many ways!

Blessings,
Asia Team