Greetings Prayer Force One,
As I struggle minute by minute having the 10 children being held, I know God has a marvelous purpose. It has become obvious to me through bits of information here and there over these past 516 days that God has these little Christians in there for a powerful witness, and that to some very important leaders.
Jeremiah 1:6-9
"I said, “Alas, Lord God!
Behold, I do not know how to speak,
Because I am a youth.”
7 But the Lord said to me,
“Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’
Because everywhere I send you, you shall go,
And all that I command you, you shall speak.
8 “Do not be afraid of them,
For I am with you to deliver you,” declares the Lord."
It is clear to me that by keeping the children from any contact with me for this long, the leaders, workers and especially sworn atheists know that these children believe in Jesus Christ because it is real in their lives. I go by faith believing that the kids "are holding their own" as for being a powerful witness. They have learned Chinese well while in the "protection center" and this would no doubt afford them the ability to be clear witnesses in the Chinese language. Although my flesh gets frustrated with wondering what God is actually doing, I know His character and love for us and HE would never allow these kids to be abused even though they are clearly being persecuted. I have confidence in my teaching them and it is only because they are well grounded in bible knowledge as well as great disciplines of study twice a day in God's word, prayer for everything and they are not afraid to die for their Lord. I have said it before and I will say it again. I feel sorry for these poor atheists, they have nothing on a Christian and even though these are but children and youths, they are mature for their age in the things of the Lord.
Another passage that God laid upon my heart is Psalm 20, I share with you all from verse 6 through 9
"Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed;
He will answer him from His holy heaven
With the saving strength of His right hand.
7 Some boast in chariots and some in horses,
But we will boast in the name of the Lord, our God.
8 They have bowed down and fallen,
But we have risen and stood upright.
9 Save, O Lord;
May the King answer us in the day we call."
These kids are sealed with the Holy Spirit, Christ in them, all power in heaven and on earth resides in these little witnesses. What can man do to them? They have already been taught through my teaching, BJU school materials and stories they have read that Christians have been martyred for Christ, evil people can kill the body, but they can't kill the soul. I realize I am "a strange teacher" to have covered such heavy things even when these kids were mere kinder-gardeners. We talked about many things that adults won't even spend much time talking about, but I knew the risks we were running. They had to be prepared, they needed to be taught that our weapons of spiritual warfare are not of this world. We are more that conquerors though through Christ. Although our names are not found in Hebrews 11, we want to belong there. Amen?!
Please, please, please continue to pray for them to be witnesses, to not waiver, to never give up, to maintain joy, peace and the love of Christ among themselves and to know we are there for them. I know they don't boast about their own abilities but we know from Psalm 20:7 "we will boast in the name of the LORD, our God."
I am not sure how God will bring this all to a close, but I have 100% confidence that HIS NAME is holy and HE will not continue to tolerate His people being trampled. There is value in keeping me from any contact with the kids so the leaders know for certain that these beautiful, hard working kids love Jesus and God is real to them personally. It must be remembered these leaders are sworn to an evolutionary, atheistic Marxist mind set. The battle lines have been drawn, the real problem for the hard liners is that they lost 2,000 years ago in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. They have absolutely no chance of winning anything, except for some propaganda lines on a paper sheet.
Trusting in the all powerful King of kings, and Lord of lords, uncle Ray, Blaza, David, Hannah, James, Rebekah, John John, Joanna, Sarah, Joseph and little princess Deborah. Keep Jiang Jia Yi, her parents with 50k hospital expenses, Phoebe's body and hospital expenses and the many other orphans I am presently trying to help in your prayers.
Enclosed is one of the final pictures taken with the kids from the apartment. Sarah Verst (Dr.Verst's daughter) was with them for a dinner in November of 2014. Pray their joy moves the workers and leaders to conviction as well.
As I struggle minute by minute having the 10 children being held, I know God has a marvelous purpose. It has become obvious to me through bits of information here and there over these past 516 days that God has these little Christians in there for a powerful witness, and that to some very important leaders.
Jeremiah 1:6-9
"I said, “Alas, Lord God!
Behold, I do not know how to speak,
Because I am a youth.”
7 But the Lord said to me,
“Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’
Because everywhere I send you, you shall go,
And all that I command you, you shall speak.
8 “Do not be afraid of them,
For I am with you to deliver you,” declares the Lord."
It is clear to me that by keeping the children from any contact with me for this long, the leaders, workers and especially sworn atheists know that these children believe in Jesus Christ because it is real in their lives. I go by faith believing that the kids "are holding their own" as for being a powerful witness. They have learned Chinese well while in the "protection center" and this would no doubt afford them the ability to be clear witnesses in the Chinese language. Although my flesh gets frustrated with wondering what God is actually doing, I know His character and love for us and HE would never allow these kids to be abused even though they are clearly being persecuted. I have confidence in my teaching them and it is only because they are well grounded in bible knowledge as well as great disciplines of study twice a day in God's word, prayer for everything and they are not afraid to die for their Lord. I have said it before and I will say it again. I feel sorry for these poor atheists, they have nothing on a Christian and even though these are but children and youths, they are mature for their age in the things of the Lord.
Another passage that God laid upon my heart is Psalm 20, I share with you all from verse 6 through 9
"Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed;
He will answer him from His holy heaven
With the saving strength of His right hand.
7 Some boast in chariots and some in horses,
But we will boast in the name of the Lord, our God.
8 They have bowed down and fallen,
But we have risen and stood upright.
9 Save, O Lord;
May the King answer us in the day we call."
These kids are sealed with the Holy Spirit, Christ in them, all power in heaven and on earth resides in these little witnesses. What can man do to them? They have already been taught through my teaching, BJU school materials and stories they have read that Christians have been martyred for Christ, evil people can kill the body, but they can't kill the soul. I realize I am "a strange teacher" to have covered such heavy things even when these kids were mere kinder-gardeners. We talked about many things that adults won't even spend much time talking about, but I knew the risks we were running. They had to be prepared, they needed to be taught that our weapons of spiritual warfare are not of this world. We are more that conquerors though through Christ. Although our names are not found in Hebrews 11, we want to belong there. Amen?!
Please, please, please continue to pray for them to be witnesses, to not waiver, to never give up, to maintain joy, peace and the love of Christ among themselves and to know we are there for them. I know they don't boast about their own abilities but we know from Psalm 20:7 "we will boast in the name of the LORD, our God."
I am not sure how God will bring this all to a close, but I have 100% confidence that HIS NAME is holy and HE will not continue to tolerate His people being trampled. There is value in keeping me from any contact with the kids so the leaders know for certain that these beautiful, hard working kids love Jesus and God is real to them personally. It must be remembered these leaders are sworn to an evolutionary, atheistic Marxist mind set. The battle lines have been drawn, the real problem for the hard liners is that they lost 2,000 years ago in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. They have absolutely no chance of winning anything, except for some propaganda lines on a paper sheet.
Trusting in the all powerful King of kings, and Lord of lords, uncle Ray, Blaza, David, Hannah, James, Rebekah, John John, Joanna, Sarah, Joseph and little princess Deborah. Keep Jiang Jia Yi, her parents with 50k hospital expenses, Phoebe's body and hospital expenses and the many other orphans I am presently trying to help in your prayers.
Enclosed is one of the final pictures taken with the kids from the apartment. Sarah Verst (Dr.Verst's daughter) was with them for a dinner in November of 2014. Pray their joy moves the workers and leaders to conviction as well.
