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Praise:
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For the many students who have
been shared with, also for students like Chi who respond to the gospel
Prayer:
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There are many details still
to be resolved regarding Melbourne next year, please be praying for the
prospective team members and for planning.
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Remember
Chi as he grows in his faith. Burton and Angela are both seeking, may their
eyes be opened to find Jesus. Pietse doesn't see a need to leave the JWs,
pray for understanding and an allegiance to God's word over the JW church.
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Pray for
our evangelistic efforts in finding open people and raising an awareness
of God's word among all students. All the students involved in the six-week
CE course with me.
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SOME
STUDENTS
Sorry for the quick pace
below, but I want to introduce you to a few of the students I've had contact
with in the limited space available - see if you can keep up.
"Religions destroy friendships"
Angela wrote on her survey at O-Week. She was angry that her friend from
school always tried to include 'religion' in the conversation every time
they now spoke. After Ros and I spoke to her for some time we surmised
Angela's friend was simply new to evangelism and sincerely trying only
to let her close friend know of the hope in Jesus. Angela agreed to participate
in a six-week course with Ros looking at the person of Jesus.
Chi is from a strict Buddhist
background and has recently completed the six-week course. He placed his
faith in Jesus and is now growing in one of our bible study groups.
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Burton
spent last year meeting occasionally with one of our staff, and has been
meeting with me this year. Although he holds strong claims to Atheism,
he says questions about God sometimes keep him from being able to focus
on his studies. I guess this is a good thing, if anything was to distract
him, what is more important than his wrestling with the claims God has
made on his life?
Pietse
is a French exchange student studying Chinese and Japanese. I was introduced
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Gael
and I have been wrestling with the question of what heresies are important
enough to require confrontation, and which are trivial enough to be overlooked?
This question is complicated somewhat by Gael himself being a Seventh Day
Adventist. Do differences in doctrine like their insistence that Saturday
is the only true day for worship and a lack of belief in hell warrant arguing,
or should I simply focus on "constructive" topics like evangelism in my
time together with Gael?
SUPPORT RAISING
I am planning that by late
June my support budget will be raised and I can focus all my energies towards
campus. Oh yes, I am in the midst of the joys of financial support raising.
Joy joy joy. Actually its not too bad, I enjoy spending time with people,
its just that I look forward to the day when I can be on campus five days
a week instead of three. Pray that the rest of my support will come in
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