July 3, 2010 

Dear faithful supporters,

Greetings from hot and very humid Taiwan! Today is a beautiful Saturday, full of bright sunshine and right around 100 degrees.  Erich is out on a river tracing adventure with his Chinese cell group members today, and I am organizing things around the house, catching up on emails, and then out to spend the day with a dear friend. It is hard to believe 2010 is already half way over- where does the time go?
June was another full and busy month. We are continuing to be challenged in our learning of the Chinese language, but are thankful as it isn’t as much “work” as it used to be, but comes more naturally day after day. But we still have a long way to go to reach our goal of knowing 6,000 characters (we are currently at about 4,000). Thanks to be God for His daily help and strength to accomplish all that we need to do!

Prayer Requests:

• The number of Western co-workers at  Truth Church is growing (praise!), so please join us as we are seeking the Lord’s will for new ministries to start at the church. We have many ideas, but need wisdom in knowing which ones would be most strategic in reaching the Taiwanese for Christ.  
• We have 3 wonderful classmates this quarter of study, one Indonesian, one Japanese, and one Korean. The Indonesian is a strong Christian, but both the Japanese and Korean are not believers. Kelley has started meeting weekly with the Japanese to help her learn some English, so pray that time together might open doors for sharing about Christ.  
• Please pray for our monthly support need of $400 to be met. 

Praises:

• On June 22^nd we welcomed 2 couples from the States to Taiwan. They will all be working as teachers, but are also looking for areas to serve and minister during their time in Taiwan. Praise the Lord for these new relationships and for His bringing more co-workers to serve together!
• On July 1^st, we celebrated our birthdays. We were overwhelmed by the love and kindness shown to us by our Taiwanese and Western friends alike. So thankful for the Lord’s provision for a “family” away from home.

It is a blessing to have a strong network of prayer warriors and supporters interceding on our behalf - thank you for partnering with us in His Kingdom work! 

For the Glory of God,

Erich and Kelley Schindler