Grubb Mission Report – September 2017
“Go
into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15).
A Work of the Chestnut Mountain Church of
Christ, Chestnut Mountain, Georgia USA
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MIGHT HAVE INTEREST IN OUR WORK!
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Scott Ingram’s Taiwan Report (July 11-25)
What a great experience it was to meet the brethren
in Taiwan. The trip began well. I travelled from Memphis to Atlanta, to Tokyo,
to Taipei and then took the train to Taichung where we met with the local
preacher John Yo and his wife Michelle. Overall the travel time was about 30
hours and was the longest trip I’ve ever had the privilege to make. Brother
John Grubb was helpful from the very beginning in helping guide me through. I
had the chance to study the Bible right at the beginning with a man on the
plane. He was traveling from the states to Taipei to work on a power plant. We
discussed and looked at passages concerning marriage and divorce, the Lord’s
Supper, as well as Bible interpretation and authority.
Once we made it to Taichung we settled into
the hotel and got some rest for the day to come. We were able to make some
visits with members and non-members, as well as some elderly at a nursing home
that week in Taichung. I’ve included a few select photos in the envelope of
some of our visits. I had the chance to lead a Bible study in a member’s home
where we discussed the text of 2 John and asked the question of how do you
study the Bible as a theme. Besides the visits with the members we also had the
chance to see a shut-in member and on Sunday attend a service at a nursing
home. John Grubb preached in Mandarin and John Yo translated into Taiwanese.
Later that morning I had the chance to preach and teach during the Bible study
hour and worship service with John Grubb translating for me.
Following our time in Taichung we took the
train back up to Taipei to board another train that took us down the east side
of the island to Hualien. Brother Boaz Wang is the local preacher at that
congregation and he met us at the train station to take us to the church
building where we stayed during this portion of the trip. The city of Hualien
was nice but the traffic laws were more or less suggestions in this particular
area of Taiwan, that was interesting. The landscape was beautiful. It was a
city by the sea with the mountain range on the other side. We made several
visits with the members of the church there in Hualien and with non-members who
were prospects as well. The nursing home ministry at Hualien was more involved
than in Taichung. Brother Wang regularly visits a local nursing home to check
on the needs of the residents, give haircuts to those who want or need them,
and take care of them in any way he and his wife can help. We had the chance to
visit with them ourselves. Brother Grubb taught a couple classes at the nursing
home with brother Wang translating the class into Taiwanese. I was able to
teach and preach there on Wednesday night and Sunday morning as well. We saw
many things while in Hualien, in particular, I witnessed one of the pagan
parades where they march their idol gods through the streets. There were many
people involved in those ceremonies from young to old. I remember one man who
was beating himself with a like instrument like a jagged edged sword until his
back was bruised red and bleeding. It is supposedly believed that that was a
sign that his god was inhabiting his body and to show that he had no fear.
Our last destination was the city of Taipei.
We only had 2 days in Taipei. I was able to preach that Sunday in Taipei and
visit with the brethren after services. Our last day there we went downtown in
Taipei and saw a few things before resting for the evening. The trip back was
about 30 hours home and I met Alecia and Annalyse at the airport late Tuesday
night.
There were a lot of sights to see just being
in the country and we were able to visit a few points of interest. I took many
photos and I’ll be posting some of them online at our website www.eastasianmissions.com.
I hope this short summary of the trip gives you a good idea of the kinds of
work we were able to do in the two weeks. It was largely a good opportunity for
me to meet the brethren and plan for the future work that my family and I plan
to do. It is the intention of my wife and I to eventually move to Taiwan and
conduct local work there and make trips to the mainland to work with the
Chinese brethren there as well. The work in either location will be long and
take patience and have its own unique difficulties. The Chinese belief system
of worshipping ancestors and family loyalty make it particularly emotionally
challenging for them. Idolatry is rampant throughout the island and it is like
stepping into the pages of the Old Testament and seeing the idolatrous worship
take place back then. Aside from that there are over 23 million people living
on the Island of Taiwan and it has been said that there are likely less than
300 members of the Lord’s church living on the island and some of them have departed
from the truth and gone into the charismatic movement, female preachers,
instrumental worship, and outright denominationalism. Pray for the work and for
more missionaries to take up the work in that part of the world. We appreciate
the help you have given to us so much so, and it wasn’t wasted.
With Gratefulness, Scott Ingram
(NOTE: Scott and Alecia are giving serious
consideration to moving to Taiwan in the near future. He is finishing his year
in the Missions Program at MSOP and will then begin looking for an overseeing
congregation for his work among the Chinese people. Please keep this family in
your prayers. JMG.)
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August – A Busy Month Stateside
After returned from my Taiwan trip, I had a very
busy month of August. After getting home from the trip, my youngest came in for
a weekend visit. On August 1st, I went to Florida for six days, came back for
one day then went to visit my mother in Indiana for four days. While I was in
Florida, I was able to preach and give a mission report at the College Road
church in Palatka. I attended the midweek service at the Clay City church while
in Indiana. When I arrived home from Indiana I had a week before I traveled to
speak at Polishing the Pulpit. I spoke three times at PTP and met lots of old
friends and made many new friends. We were also able to make new contacts for
possibly working among the Chinese people.
The last week of August, we were privileged
to have the Chris Herd family visit at Chestnut Mountain and New Hope Road. I
was able to visit with them at that time. I also spent the last few days of
August to prepare for my upcoming trip to China.
It is almost budget making time for 2018. I
have already lost some support, so if you are in a position to help, my contact
information is at the bottom of the first page of the newsletter, or at the
bottom of the page on my blog.
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http://www.grubbchinese.org
http://www.wvbs.org
http://www.gbntv.org
http://www.ibtministries.org
http://www.oabs.org
http://ChineseBibleSchool.org
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China – Singapore Trip
Sept. 6 – Oct. 10
Two days after our American Labor Day, I will depart
the USA for a five week trip to China and Singapore. I will be in China for a
month then the last few days will be in Singapore. Please pray for the efforts
I will be making on this trip. A full report will be given when I return.
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SPEAKING SCHEDULE
2017
September 6 – October 6 – China
October 6-10 – Singapore
8th
Lim Ah Pin English Services
8th
Lim Ah Pin Chinese Services
Oct. 28-29 – Richmond Hill Lectures
November 23-26 Singapore
November 27-29 Batam, Indonesia
December 1-19 – Taiwan
2018
Feb. 5 – Mar. 8 – Indonesia
7 Feb
arrive in Manado.
8-18
Feb teaching in Manado and Swaan.
19 Feb
fly to Lampung
20- 25
Feb teaching and preaching in Lampung.
26-28
Feb fly to Palembang and teaching.
1-2
March teaching in Bandung
3
March fly to Jakarta.
4-6
Teaching and preaching in Sunter Jakarta.
7 Fly
to Singapore.
8 Go
home.
April 15-19 Gospel Meeting – Shelbyville Rd.
Apr. 22-25 Gospel Meeting – Collinsville, IL
May – June – CABL and Malaysia Venues
– John M. Grubb
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