Grubb Mission Report - March 2015

 “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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PLEASE PASS THIS REPORT TO THOSE YOU THINK MIGHT HAVE INTEREST IN OUR WORK!
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New Zealand Trip – For the First Time
March 11-April 8

 

      As I begin the first of four overseas mission trips this year, I will be making my 55th trip since 1985. This will be my first trip to New Zealand. In 1997 I transited through Auckland on my way to Australia. This time I will transit through Australia to go to New Zealand. It will be the first time I will actually get to meet and work with the brethren there in the country. I solicit your prayers as I begin on this trip. Please pray for safe travels to and fro and while I am in the country.

 

      I am thankful for all the brethren who help to make these trips possible and for enabling me to do what I can to help with the works in various countries across the  Pacific. Even though it will be the middle of April before you receive my next newsletter, I will have a full report in the April report. Also, be sure to follow my trip on my Facebook page.

     
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News and Letters from Around the World

 

GREETINGS RECEIVED FROM:  Steve and Beckie Schiller (Launceston, Tasmania.); Nancy Becker (St. Peters, MO); and from a number of brethren in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and China.

 

MY MOTHER: Even though my mother has been snowed in for a couple of weeks, she is doing fine.

 

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Materials Available

 

       There are sixty Chinese lessons currently posted on YouTube. You can access them at: http://m.youtube.com/user/TheCoJC. I update my Facebook page all the time. Be sure to check my Facebook wall for pictures and news about my trips and activities. Be sure to check out my website: www.grubbchinese.org. http://grubbmissionwork.blogspot.com is my blog address. I post my monthly report there too.

 

      I continue to work with World Video Bible School to help produce the Chinese version of the Searching for Truth booklet and DVD. Please continue to pray for all those who are working on this project.

 

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SPEAKING SCHEDULE

 

2015

 

March 11 – April 8 – Trip to New Zealand  

   13-18 Mar. New Plymouth  

   20-24 Mar. Outreach to the community (targeting the Chinese population)

      Topics for the Chinese gospel meeting:

         (1) Evidences of the Existence of God

         (2) The Preeminence of God (Over Idols)

         (3) The Reality and Personality of Christ

         (4) Salvation in Christ  

   22 March 9:30am: Preach for the Wellington church (in English)

   22 March 4:00pm: Preach for the Porirua church (in English)

   22 March 5:30pm: Chinese gospel meeting  session 1

   23 March 6:30pm: Chinese gospel meeting session 2 (and 3?)   

   23-24 March: Follow-up on any Chinese visitors to the gospel meeting  

   25-27 Palmerston North  

   29-31 Mar. Hamilton Gospel Meeting  

   3-6 April New Plymouth Lectures/Camp

      My Topics for the Lectureship

         God Has Spoken and it is Relevant

         God Has Spoken and it is Absolute

         God Has Spoken about my Ambitions

         God Has Spoken about my Marriage and the Home

May 19 – June 15 – Malaysia  

   22-24 Kuala Lumpur  

   28 – 30 May Kampar Gospel Meeting  

   31 May AM Ipoh PM Kampar  

June 4-6 Chinese Asian Bible Lectures  

June 6-7 Section 17  

June 12-14 Subang Jaya Bi-Lingual

June 21 – MSOP Graduation

September 9-29 – Taiwan

November 2-28 – China

 

2018

 

Apr. 22-25 Gospel Meeting – Collinsville, IL

 

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A Month of Preparation

 

      The month of February was a month of preparation for the trip to New Zealand and the speaking appointments I have there. I worked hard to get several PowerPoint lessons ready for the lectureship in New Plymouth and the Chinese gospel meeting scheduled in Porirua.

 

      In addition to these lessons, I have been working on my assignments for the upcoming Chinese Asian Bible Lectureship and Gospel Meetings in Malaysia. I also had the privilege to teach the Wednesday night auditorium Bible class at Chestnut Mountain for about six weeks. Ron Cope and I share the duties, and I teach the class whenever I am home. Thanks to Ron for allowing me to help out with this class.

 

– John M. Grubb