Grubb Mission Report - June 2019
“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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INTEREST IN OUR WORK!
If any congregation would like for me to come and give
a report of our work, please let me know so that we can schedule it.
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72nd Mission Trip - April 18-July 1 (Continued)
This is a continuation of the report I began
in the May 2019 mission report. In the last report, I gave you an overview of
what will be happening in the entire trip to Asia. I will now begin with events
that took place in May.
In the early days of May, I continued and
completed the time allotted at the Southern Sumatra Bible Academy to teach the
Epistles of John. I was not able to complete the material so Jon Ropalemba will
complete the class later on. While here in Lampung, I have been asked to preach
every Sunday, either at Asoka or at Natar. I also had the privilege to teach
the Bible class on Thursday night which is conducted at the school. We had the
opportunity to interact with many of the brethren in Lampung, as well as to get
to visit hospitals and to talk with friends of my wife.
In the first half of the month of May, every
free moment was used to work on the house to try to get it ready to live in
again. We did finally move in on the 13th of May, but the house was far from
completely being ready. However, the bathrooms and the bedrooms were ready
enough, so we decided to move in to the house. At this writing, there are still
a number of things that have to be done, but it is coming along.
On May 16th, we began the second phase of
this mission trip by heading to Malaysia for teaching and preaching,
edification and encouragement.
Our first stop was at the Section 17
congregation in the Kuala Lumpur area. As usual, we were treated as honored
guests. I had the privilege to speak at the Friday night Bible class, then
spoke to the two English services on Sunday morning and the Chinese service on
Sunday evening. We had the opportunity to enjoy the fellowship of our brethren
while we were there.
On
the second weekend, we were with the Subang Jaya congregation. We were with the
church in Subang Jaya on Friday night, had meals with the brethren Friday
through Sunday, then spoke for Bible study and worship on Sunday. It was a joy
to be with the brethren there again. For the last several years, the brethren
there have asked me to be sure to put me on their schedule.
While
we were in Malaysia, we had the opportunity to eat some of my favorite foods –
egg and onion pancake (roti telur bawang) and satay. We are thankful for all of
the hospitality shown to Eta and me during our stay in Malaysia.
In
between the appointments in Kuala Lumpur and the Chinese Asian Bible
Lectureship (CABL), Eta and I went to Melaka where she had her annual health
check-up. While we were in Melaka, we were able to eat a meal with the Loo’s.
We then took a bus to Johor Bahru to begin the rest of the week at the CABL.
The
CABL was well-attended this year. There were approximately 150 in attendance
from seven different countries. There were twelve speakers delivering lessons
based on the book of James. I had the privilege to be the first speaker on the
program. I also participated in a Q&A session. The program was Thursday
through Saturday. On Friday night, several attended the Friday night bilingual
Bible study at the Skudai congregation. There were the organizers for this
year’s lectureship. The 15th Annual CABL will be conducted June 4-6, 2020 in
the city of Kuala Lumpur. Mark your calendars now for this upcoming event.
Following
the lectureship, we went back to the Section 17 congregation for Sunday English
and Chinese worship. I taught the Bible class and preached in the English
service, then preached the sermon for the Chinese service that night. They have
only been having Chinese services for six months.
On
the 4th of June, Eta and I returned to Indonesia. In the next report, I talk
about the events during the month of June.
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USEFUL WEBSITES
http://www.grubbchinese.org
http://www.wvbs.org
http://www.gbntv.org
http://www.ibtministries.org
http://www.oabs.org
http://ChineseBibleSchool.org
apologeticspress.org/OL_Chinese.aspx
Grubb Mission Reports can be read here:
http://grubbmissionwork.blogspot.com
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SPEAKING SCHEDULE
2019
Apr. 18 – July 1 – Indonesia/Malaysia
September 6-23 – China
Oct. 18 Forest Park Mission Forum
Oct. 20-23 Gospel Meeting - Cape Fear, NC
Oct. 26-27 S.E. GA Lectures
Nov. 15 – Jan. 6 Singapore – Taiwan – Indonesia
2020
Feb. 10 – Mar. 10 Indonesia Mission Trip
May – June Malaysia (CABL) Gospel Meetings
– John M. Grubb
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Chinese Website: http://www.grubbchinese.org
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| Eta and me at an Orchid greenhouse |
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| Preaching at Section 17 |
