Grubb Mission Report – July 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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PLEASE PASS THIS REPORT TO THOSE YOU THINK
MIGHT HAVE INTEREST IN OUR WORK!
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Taiwan Trip
July 11-25
This marks the date for my 64th mission trip. I had
not originally planned to make a July trip to Taiwan, but one of the mission
students at Memphis School of Preaching, Scott Ingram, is showing interest in
working there in the future, so we have planned this trip to give him an idea
of what will be involved. The length of the trip is similar to the trip I made
a few years ago when I met Stan Crowley in Taiwan to translate for him. Please
pray for the work, not only in Taiwan, but in China, and throughout southeast
Asia.
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My Son, Samuel, Has Moved to Denver, CO
On June 19th, Samuel moved to Denver, Colorado to
work for Frontier Airlines as a flight attendant. He and I drove a moving van
from Buford, Georgia to Denver. It took us two days of hard driving to arrive
there. I flew home on Thursday morning. We wish him the best in his new job.
Once again, it is a small world. I met
the son and daughter of Bonnie Henry, one of my supporters from years gone by.
She is 98 years old and lives in a nursing home in the Denver area. Her son and
daughter are members of the East Alameda congregation, where Sam will be
attending.
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A MOST UNIQUE WORK - TAIWAN!
John M. Grubb
The apostle Paul was selected to do a special work during his lifetime.
In addition to teaching the Jews, he was to go to the Gentiles to give them the
opportunity to obey the gospel. Paul points out that as Peter was committed to
preaching to the Jews, he was so committed to preaching to the Gentiles
(Galatians 2:7-8).
Throughout the book of Acts we see Paul
first going to the Jews, then turning to teach the Gentiles the gospel (Acts
13:46-48; 14:1-18; 15:3; 17:1-5; 17:16-30; 18:6). At times, it was necessary
for Paul to make tents to continue his work (Acts 18:3). During this period,
Paul suffered much for the cause of Christ. He was stoned in Lystra (Acts
14:19), put in prison in Philippi (Acts 16:24), and was sent away by night in
Thessalonica (Acts 17:10). We need only to read his words in 2 Corinthians
11:23-28 to understand the suffering Paul endured for the cause of Christ.
Sacrifices Have to Be Made
When we decided to go to Taiwan, I am sure we didn’t
fully realize the sacrifices we would have to make to see the work through to
completion. We realize the sacrifices we made in no way compare with the
sacrifices made by earlier missionaries and certainly do not compare with the
sacrifices that the apostle Paul and other missionaries in the first century
made.
Whether the separation from friends and
family, the adjustment to a new culture, learning a new language, or the
aggravations in getting things done when desired; in order to get the gospel to
all the world, we must realize our responsibility in the sight of God to preach
the gospel in spite of sacrifices that must be made.
If you are considering a work in a foreign country,
be sure that you understand there are sacrifices that will have to be made to
accomplish the work that needs to be done. King David understood the need to
sacrifice (2 Samuel 24:24), the Macedonian Christians understood it (2
Corinthians 8:1-5), Paul understood it (2 Timothy 4:7-8), and we also must
understand it!
The Work in Taiwan
There are very few faithful brethren who have the
ability to preach the gospel in their own language to the Chinese people. We
have brethren in China, Singapore, and Malaysia who are making great efforts to
preach the gospel in those countries. However, in Taiwan, the number of workers
continues to be very small. Please continue to pray for this most unique work.
Pray that the more than one billion Chinese will have the opportunity to hear
the precious gospel of Christ before it is eternally too late. (Edited for
space.)
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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
The last three years of my Grubb Mission
Reports can be read here:
http://grubbmissionwork.blogspot.com
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SPEAKING SCHEDULE
2017
July 11-25 Taiwan Trip
Aug. 19-23 – PTP Mission Presentations
September 6 – October 6 – China
October 6-10 – Singapore
7th
Lim Ah Pin Chinese service
November 23-26 Singapore
November 27-29 Batam
December 1-19 – Taiwan
2018
Feb. 6 – Mar. 8 – Indonesia
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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