August 4, 2009

Dear faithful supporters,

Greetings from hot and sunny Taipei! We’ve had another full and busy month of language learning (we can now speak, read, and write around 1100 Chinese characters!), various church ministries and Bible camps, hosting large and small groups of people in our apartment for celebrations and meetings, and deepening relationships with the members of our Alpha groups. Each day we are reminded of the Lord’s goodness to us and His faithfulness that is never ending! What a privilege to serve here!

Prayer Requests:

• An American girl, Alicia, will be arriving on August 12th. She will be living in Taipei for 4 months, studying the language and doing various ministries. Pray for a quick adaptation to Taiwan and for us to know how we can best plug her into ministries at our church. (part of our role is to shepherd all Westerners that attend our church).
• This Friday, August 7, we have a big achievement test for our Chinese studies. Pray for good preparation and understanding as we take the test!
• We are planning a home assignment (first in the States and then in Germany) from early November-mid January 2010. Altogether our extra travel expenses total around $5,000. Because of our monthly support deficit, please pray for the needed funds to come in!

Praises:

• This past weekend we attended a retreat with our Alpha members. It was a great time of getting to know them more, as well as having many opportunities to pray with them. Pray for the seeds that were planted to keep growing!
• On July 30th we celebrated 4 years of marriage! We thank the Lord for giving us to each other!

As always, thank you for your continued interest and encouragement to us! May the Lord’s blessings be upon you today! Keep checking www.crossing7.com/reachtaiwan for more frequent updates and pictures!

For the Glory of God,

Erich and Kelley Schindler