Grubb Mission Report - October 2013

“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*********************************
PLEASE PASS THIS REPORT TO THOSE YOU THINK MIGHT HAVE INTEREST IN OUR WORK!

 

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Taiwan

 

      On October 3rd, I head back to Taiwan for the second phase of my work there this year. The last trip took me to Taichung to translate in a gospel meeting and also to Hualien for a week long effort with the brethren there. This trip will involve a weekend with the brethren in Taipei, a lectureship in Taichung, and some time with our brethren in Tainan. The report next month.

 

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Materials Available

 

       Through the distribution of our DVD’s and radio lessons, and now having the lessons on YouTube, more people are becoming aware of our website. There are sixty Chinese lessons posted there. On YouTube search: “John Grubb Chinese.” 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.

 

*******************************SPEAKING SCHEDULE

 

2013

 

October 3-17 Taiwan Trip         

   Oct. 4-6 Taipei        

   Oct. 7-13 Taichung        

   Oct. 14-15 Yu Jing – Tainan        

   Oct. 16 Taipei        

   Oct. 17 Return home

October 26-27 Richmond Hill Lectures

Nov. 19-Dec. 23 – Singapore-Malaysia Trip        

   Nov. 22-24 J.B. Gospel Meeting        

   Nov. 27-28 Four Seas Lectures        

   Nov. 29- Dec. 1 Melaka Bi-Lingual        

   Dec. 6-8 – Section 17 Gospel Meeting        

   Dec. 11 Taiping        

   Dec. 12 Kampar        

   Dec. 13-15 Ipoh Bi-Lingual Meeting        

   Dec. 17-18 Kluang        

   Dec. 19 Lim Ah Pin English        

   Dec. 20-22 Chinese Meeting Lim Ah Pin        

   Dec. 22 Lim Ah Pin English

 

2014

 

Jan. 7-Mar. 18 Fishers of Men/Chestnut Mtn.

June 2-4 Chinese Asian Bible Lectures

 

– John M. Grubb

I thought I made a new post, but when I came back to the site, there was nothing new. So, I am trying it again.

GRUBB MISSION REPORT - SEPTEMBER 2013

PLEASE PASS THIS REPORT TO THOSE YOU THINK MIGHT HAVE INTEREST IN OUR WORK!

 

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August Taiwan Trip

 

      It was a privilege to begin my 49th overseas mission trip and to go to the place where I lived for ten years working among the Chinese people.

 

      The trip to Taiwan was mostly uneventful. Two things happened to make it a little different. The Chinese Taipei Team who won the 13-15 year old World Series was on the plane from Tokyo to Taipei. It was announced and everyone applauded. When we got to the airport in Taiwan, there was a huge crowd waiting to greet them. The other event was the news of a typhoon on its way to Taiwan. It did not affect my flight, but it did affect the flight of Stan Crowley coming from Canton, China. He was delayed for a day because of the cancellation of his flight. Also, many of the shops in Taipei were closed because of the typhoon warning. However, the rain and wind was not very strong, at least where I was staying in Taipei. While I was heating my water for tea in the kettle, I reached across to turn off the light and forgot the heat of the steam of the water. I got a nice burn on my left arm. I was able to treat it with medicine and keep it covered until it healed.

 

      So, Stan arrived on Thursday instead of Wednesday. The one thing we were able to do as far as sightseeing goes was to visit the Taipei 101 tower. This used to be the tallest building in the world. Even though I had been to the tower before, I had never had the opportunity to go up to the observation floor (91st floor). It was an amazing view.

 

      On Friday morning, we headed for Taichung. We took the High Speed train from Taipei to Taichung. The trip took less than one hour, traveling at speeds up to 185 mph. After getting settled in and going to lunch we were able to go and make a visit of one of the members before the evening services. This is the first time I had translated for someone else in quite a while. The lesson seemed to go well.

 

      On Saturday, we spent the day with brother and sister Jao from Taipei. They came down to Taichung to support the gospel meeting. We went to a cultural center which showed life in China in years past. We also went to eat my favorite noodle soup in the world at the “66 Happiness” Noodle Shop in Taichung. In the evening was the second night of the gospel meeting. We had a total of 28 people to attend the second night of the meeting. This is a very good number to attend. The lesson was received well.

 

      We had a great final day at the gospel meeting in Taichung. There were about the same number of people in attendance for the three sessions on Sunday. It was a privilege to be able to translate three more of Stan’s lessons presented to the friends and brethren who attended. After the afternoon service ended, we headed to Miaoli to visit a new Christian who is in a Rehab center about one hour away from Taichung.

 

      Monday was a travel day. I went with Stan Crowley on the High Speed Rail Train to Taoyuan station and put him on the bus to the International Airport. He went on to his next visit in Siem Reap, Cambodia. After I saw him off to the airport, I caught a bus to the Taoyuan train station. I was told the bus would stop right by the train station, but instead it stopped about three blocks away. It is lots of fun to pull a large suitcase and computer bad behind you for three blocks through traffic and people. I am thankful for the service desk at a department store for watching my suitcase so I could go eat lunch before boarding the five hour train to go to Hualien.

 

     After arriving in Hualien, brother and sister Wang took me to my favorite wonton soup restaurant for dinner. The place was packed. As we were leaving, they were out of wonton’s. Anyone else who came in at this time would have been out of luck. I then went to the grocery store to buy my water and oranges for the week. Then I went to the building to settle in to my room for the week.

 

      On Tuesday, after breakfast, brother Wang picked me up and we made a morning visit to the mother of two of the members of the church here in Hualien. After lunch we made several more visits of prospects who live in the area right up to dinner time.

 

      Wednesday morning started out early. Brother Wang picked me up to go with him to the Assisted Living home. We arrived at the home and began to make visits all over the facility. We visited with members and non-members alike. I saw many people that I have seen there for the past several years. We also had the chance to talk to some of the staff members as well about the Bible. It was a very profitable morning.

 

      After lunch I had planned to take my computer to McDonalds so that I could access the internet, but the McDonalds here does not have free wifi and the girl could not tell me how I could purchase the ability to use it, so I had to give up that idea. It was too far to go to Starbucks to try to use their wifi. Fortunately, I have access to the internet through my phone, so I was not totally cut off from access.

 

      The gospel meeting began Wednesday night. The theme of the meeting is “Overcoming.” The lesson tonight was “Overcoming Temptation.” We had a few visitors to attend the first night of the meeting. There were about 30 who attended the first night of the meeting.

 

      Thursday began with rain – rain coming from a second typhoon heading for the island on this trip. Now you know why I normally do not go to Taiwan during the summer – heat and typhoons! The morning started out with a Bible class at the assisted living home. I talked about the value of studying the Old Testament and those people of faith mentioned there.

 

After the Bible class, one of the long-time prospects decided to be baptized. We had to go get the inflatable pool and borrow an air compressor to air it up. The air compressor was locked up and it took about 45 minutes before we could find someone to get it for us. After the baptism, we had lunch, visited with a friend of the Wangs, then headed for the afternoon Bible study at the other assisted living home. I talked about Hebrews chapter three in the afternoon class. After that class ended, brother Wang took me to a hardware store so I could buy a compressor for the church’s use in the future. This way, they will not have to borrow one.

 

In the evening, we had the second night of our gospel meeting. The topic was “Overcoming Discouragement.” We had some other visitors to attend the services on the second night.

 

      Friday dawned bright and sunny. It was a busy day from the beginning. We were able to visit with some of the eight bedfast members at the Assisted Living home and then we had the opportunity to develop the interest of some of the workers at the home. We were there most of the morning. After lunch, we made two more visits of non-members. At the second visit, I met a young lady from Indonesia who was working for the elderly couple. She could speak a little bit of Mandarin, so we were able to talk about little bit. I found out she is from Lampung in Sumatra, Indonesia. I have put her in touch with our brethren there and hopefully through Facebook and email, they will be able to teach her.

 

      Friday evening was the third and final installment in “Overcoming…” lessons. The title was “Overcoming Fear.” It was a long, but very useful and profitable day in the Kingdom.

 

      Saturday was a day of free time. I took advantage of an extra hour of sleep and then had the opportunity to walk through part of the town and to buy a couple of things. Saturday evening was the last night of the meeting. The topic was “Living the Christian Life.”

 

      Sunday morning would be a busy day. We left the church building at 6 AM for the morning worship service at the assisted living home. The  topic for the day was “Cornelius and Saul.” After that, we had Bible study and worship at the church building. The topic for Bible study was “Great Missions.” For worship, the topic was “Choices People Make.” In the afternoon, we went over to the other assisted living home and used the same lesson for the brethren there. All of these activities ended about 4 PM.

 

      I went to dinner with brother and sister Wu and had a chance to visit with them and encourage them in the work. After dinner, I worked on getting my luggage ready to head back to Taipei on Monday morning. I took the train back to Taipei to spend the last day there before heading home on Tuesday morning.

 

      If you are one of my friends on Facebook, you can go to my page to see many of the pictures I took while I was in Taiwan.

 

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Materials Available

 

       Through the distribution of our DVD’s and radio lessons, and now having the lessons on YouTube, more people are becoming aware of our website. There are sixty Chinese lessons posted there. On YouTube search: “John Grubb Chinese.” I update my Facebook page all the time. Be sure to check my Facebook wall for pictures and news about my trips and activities.

 

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SPEAKING SCHEDULE

 

2013

 

October 3-17 Taiwan Trip         

   Oct. 4-6 Taipei        

   Oct. 7-13 Taichung        

   Oct. 14-15 Yu Jing – Tainan        

   Oct. 16 Taipei        

   Oct. 17 Return home

October 26-27 Richmond Hill Lectures

Nov. 19-Dec. 23 – Singapore-Malaysia Trip        

   Nov. 22-24 J.B. Gospel Meeting        

   Nov. 27-28 Four Seas Lectures        

   Nov. 29- Dec. 1 Melaka        

   Dec. 6-8 – Section 17 Gospel Meeting        

   Dec. 11 Taiping        

   Dec. 12 Kampar        

   Dec. 13-15 Ipoh Bi-Lingual Meeting        

   Dec. 17-18 Kluang        

   Dec. 19 Lim Ah Pin English        

   Dec. 20-22 Chinese Meeting Lim Ah Pin        

   Dec. 22 Lim Ah Pin English

 

– John M. Grubb

http://grubbmissionwork.blogspot.com

I will try to start posting more information on this blog so when people come from my Chinese website to this site, they will see something more recent. I have added my September Mission Report to this post.

PLEASE PASS THIS REPORT TO THOSE YOU THINK MIGHT HAVE INTEREST IN OUR WORK!

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August Taiwan Trip

      It was a privilege to begin my 49th overseas mission trip and to go to the place where I lived for ten years working among the Chinese people.

      The trip to Taiwan was mostly uneventful. Two things happened to make it a little different. The Chinese Taipei Team who won the 13-15 year old World Series was on the plane from Tokyo to Taipei. It was announced and everyone applauded. When we got to the airport in Taiwan, there was a huge crowd waiting to greet them. The other event was the news of a typhoon on its way to Taiwan. It did not affect my flight, but it did affect the flight of Stan Crowley coming from Canton, China. He was delayed for a day because of the cancellation of his flight. Also, many of the shops in Taipei were closed because of the typhoon warning. However, the rain and wind was not very strong, at least where I was staying in Taipei. While I was heating my water for tea in the kettle, I reached across to turn off the light and forgot the heat of the steam of the water. I got a nice burn on my left arm. I was able to treat it with medicine and keep it covered until it healed.

      So, Stan arrived on Thursday instead of Wednesday. The one thing we were able to do as far as sightseeing goes was to visit the Taipei 101 tower. This used to be the tallest building in the world. Even though I had been to the tower before, I had never had the opportunity to go up to the observation floor (91st floor). It was an amazing view.

      On Friday morning, we headed for Taichung. We took the High Speed train from Taipei to Taichung. The trip took less than one hour, traveling at speeds up to 185 mph. After getting settled in and going to lunch we were able to go and make a visit of one of the members before the evening services. This is the first time I had translated for someone else in quite a while. The lesson seemed to go well.

      On Saturday, we spent the day with brother and sister Jao from Taipei. They came down to Taichung to support the gospel meeting. We went to a cultural center which showed life in China in years past. We also went to eat my favorite noodle soup in the world at the “66 Happiness” Noodle Shop in Taichung. In the evening was the second night of the gospel meeting. We had a total of 28 people to attend the second night of the meeting. This is a very good number to attend. The lesson was received well.

      We had a great final day at the gospel meeting in Taichung. There were about the same number of people in attendance for the three sessions on Sunday. It was a privilege to be able to translate three more of Stan’s lessons presented to the friends and brethren who attended. After the afternoon service ended, we headed to Miaoli to visit a new Christian who is in a Rehab center about one hour away from Taichung.

      Monday was a travel day. I went with Stan Crowley on the High Speed Rail Train to Taoyuan station and put him on the bus to the International Airport. He went on to his next visit in Siem Reap, Cambodia. After I saw him off to the airport, I caught a bus to the Taoyuan train station. I was told the bus would stop right by the train station, but instead it stopped about three blocks away. It is lots of fun to pull a large suitcase and computer bad behind you for three blocks through traffic and people. I am thankful for the service desk at a department store for watching my suitcase so I could go eat lunch before boarding the five hour train to go to Hualien.

     After arriving in Hualien, brother and sister Wang took me to my favorite wonton soup restaurant for dinner. The place was packed. As we were leaving, they were out of wonton’s. Anyone else who came in at this time would have been out of luck. I then went to the grocery store to buy my water and oranges for the week. Then I went to the building to settle in to my room for the week.

      On Tuesday, after breakfast, brother Wang picked me up and we made a morning visit to the mother of two of the members of the church here in Hualien. After lunch we made several more visits of prospects who live in the area right up to dinner time.

      Wednesday morning started out early. Brother Wang picked me up to go with him to the Assisted Living home. We arrived at the home and began to make visits all over the facility. We visited with members and non-members alike. I saw many people that I have seen there for the past several years. We also had the chance to talk to some of the staff members as well about the Bible. It was a very profitable morning.

      After lunch I had planned to take my computer to McDonalds so that I could access the internet, but the McDonalds here does not have free wifi and the girl could not tell me how I could purchase the ability to use it, so I had to give up that idea. It was too far to go to Starbucks to try to use their wifi. Fortunately, I have access to the internet through my phone, so I was not totally cut off from access.

      The gospel meeting began Wednesday night. The theme of the meeting is “Overcoming.” The lesson tonight was “Overcoming Temptation.” We had a few visitors to attend the first night of the meeting. There were about 30 who attended the first night of the meeting.

      Thursday began with rain – rain coming from a second typhoon heading for the island on this trip. Now you know why I normally do not go to Taiwan during the summer – heat and typhoons! The morning started out with a Bible class at the assisted living home. I talked about the value of studying the Old Testament and those people of faith mentioned there.

After the Bible class, one of the long-time prospects decided to be baptized. We had to go get the inflatable pool and borrow an air compressor to air it up. The air compressor was locked up and it took about 45 minutes before we could find someone to get it for us. After the baptism, we had lunch, visited with a friend of the Wangs, then headed for the afternoon Bible study at the other assisted living home. I talked about Hebrews chapter three in the afternoon class. After that class ended, brother Wang took me to a hardware store so I could buy a compressor for the church’s use in the future. This way, they will not have to borrow one.

In the evening, we had the second night of our gospel meeting. The topic was “Overcoming Discouragement.” We had some other visitors to attend the services on the second night.

      Friday dawned bright and sunny. It was a busy day from the beginning. We were able to visit with some of the eight bedfast members at the Assisted Living home and then we had the opportunity to develop the interest of some of the workers at the home. We were there most of the morning. After lunch, we made two more visits of non-members. At the second visit, I met a young lady from Indonesia who was working for the elderly couple. She could speak a little bit of Mandarin, so we were able to talk about little bit. I found out she is from Lampung in Sumatra, Indonesia. I have put her in touch with our brethren there and hopefully through Facebook and email, they will be able to teach her.

      Friday evening was the third and final installment in “Overcoming…” lessons. The title was “Overcoming Fear.” It was a long, but very useful and profitable day in the Kingdom.

      Saturday was a day of free time. I took advantage of an extra hour of sleep and then had the opportunity to walk through part of the town and to buy a couple of things. Saturday evening was the last night of the meeting. The topic was “Living the Christian Life.”

      Sunday morning would be a busy day. We left the church building at 6 AM for the morning worship service at the assisted living home. The  topic for the day was “Cornelius and Saul.” After that, we had Bible study and worship at the church building. The topic for Bible study was “Great Missions.” For worship, the topic was “Choices People Make.” In the afternoon, we went over to the other assisted living home and used the same lesson for the brethren there. All of these activities ended about 4 PM.

      I went to dinner with brother and sister Wu and had a chance to visit with them and encourage them in the work. After dinner, I worked on getting my luggage ready to head back to Taipei on Monday morning. I took the train back to Taipei to spend the last day there before heading home on Tuesday morning.

      If you are one of my friends on Facebook, you can go to my page to see many of the pictures I took while I was in Taiwan.

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Materials Available

       Through the distribution of our DVD’s and radio lessons, and now having the lessons on YouTube, more people are becoming aware of our website. There are sixty Chinese lessons posted there. On YouTube search: “John Grubb Chinese.” I update my Facebook page all the time. Be sure to check my Facebook wall for pictures and news about my trips and activities.

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SPEAKING SCHEDULE

2013

October 3-17 Taiwan Trip         

   Oct. 4-6 Taipei        

   Oct. 7-13 Taichung        

   Oct. 14-15 Yu Jing – Tainan        

   Oct. 16 Taipei        

   Oct. 17 Return home

October 26-27 Richmond Hill Lectures

Nov. 19-Dec. 23 – Singapore-Malaysia Trip        

   Nov. 22-24 J.B. Gospel Meeting        

   Nov. 27-28 Four Seas Lectures        

   Nov. 29- Dec. 1 Melaka        

   Dec. 6-8 – Section 17 Gospel Meeting        

   Dec. 11 Taiping        

   Dec. 12 Kampar        

   Dec. 13-15 Ipoh Bi-Lingual Meeting        

   Dec. 17-18 Kluang        

   Dec. 19 Lim Ah Pin English        

   Dec. 20-22 Chinese Meeting Lim Ah Pin        

   Dec. 22 Lim Ah Pin English

– John M. Grubb

Grubb Mission Report - December 2012

 

“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15).

A Work of the Chestnut Mountain Church of Christ, 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

 

    I leave for Taiwan on November 27th to begin my 47th overseas mission trip since 1985. I am looking forward to seeing the brethren there again this year. I will be visiting the brethren in Taipei, Hualien, Taichung, Kaohsiung and Tainan.

 

      Please pray for the efforts I will be making there in Taiwan. I am going to be taking some new Chinese DVD lessons to leave with the brethren to use in the future. It is because of your help and prayers we are able to make these kind of trips to encourage the brethren in these areas. I am scheduled to return to the states on December 17th.

 

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News and Letters from Around the World

 

INDIANAPOLIS, IN: “We really enjoyed the Gospel meeting. Thanks for coming our way” – Ladies Class, Shelbyville Rd. Church of Christ. (NOTE: I really enjoyed the gospel meeting at Shelbyville Road. I was also glad I was able to have my mom with me for the week as well, and to see my grandchildren. JMG).

 

GARDEN CITY, MI:  “Just a little note to let you know I appreciate all the work you do for the Lord and all his people here on earth” – Francine Thompson.

 

THANKS: To all the 24 ladies at Southwest Church of Christ, Austin, TX for their thanks and their special contribution they made to our work! JMG.

 

AUSTIN, TX: “Was great to see you and fellowship with you while you were here. We will pray for your upcoming trip to Taiwan!” – Brett Gerhardt.

 

IPOH, PERAK, MALAYSIA: “Thanks for the report. May God grant you a safe journey and fruitful mission work in Taiwan” – Sam Chan. (NOTE:  We appreciate the great work being done by the brethren in Ipoh. JMG).

 

GEORGETOWN, TX: “Thanks for the report.  I’m happy that our Georgetown congregation has a part in your work.  I listened to your sermon on the recent Lubbock lectures via OABS” – Wenona Dunn. (NOTE: We are so thankful for the prayers and support of our brethren all around the country. JMG.)

 

PERTH, AUSTRALIA: “During my recent business trip to Sweden, I was privileged to meet with the saints in Stockholm. I am pleased to share the following with you all.

 

Our brethren now have found a meeting place in a primary school. They have use of 2 large rooms – 1 for worship and the other for Sunday school etc.

 

Bro George Opuku and another brother runs a free “taxi” service ferrying members and visitors from the subway station to the place of worship.

 

I was very happy to hear on my arrival that bro George and sis Gabrielle’s young daughter Jessiebelle Opuku was baptised into Christ last Aug. Bro George and others have been working hard teaching the visitors and last Sunday after worship  a lady Philomena and her husband Samuel Ankra made the decision to be baptised into our Lord’s church. I was very privileged last Sunday to witness the baptism of our dear sis Philomena in the dark and freezing sea water off Stockholm coast, the temperature was below 0° C but it was a time of rejoicing. For medical reasons, her husband could not take the freezing waters so he will be baptised in warmer pool next Sunday. It such a joy and blessing to have 3 souls added to the church there especially considering that they are such a small group.
Even though the primary language is Swedish – most people can speak English and the church service is in English

 

Last Sunday too was the first time sis Gabrielle started Sunday school lessons with 2 young kids (sis Philomena) and her son. They were indeed so excited and it was great to see the Sunday school kids’ drawings being posted up in the room.

 

Our prayers & support needed

Bro George and his wife Gabrielle was determined all these years to keep the light of our Lord’s church burning in Sweden especially in city of Stockholm. The church started in their small apartment and now has grown into meeting at a school hall. As I sat in worship with them last Sunday, I told bro George that I felt that they were no longer a tiny home church but growing congregation for our Lord.

 

Bro George and his wife Gabrielle both have secular jobs but they work very hard for our Lord, their love for the Lord’s church and His truth is indeed to be commended.

 

This small congregation in need of good teaching material (including Sunday school material) tracts, Lord Supper cups, song books and money to continue their evangelistic work.
Often we hear of evangelistic efforts in “developing” countries but indeed the need is just as great if not greater in reaching out to the lost in “developed” countries. If you are able to visit Sweden or if you know of Christians visiting Sweden – please encourage them to contact bro George and visit with the church there. Also, if your congregation has programs to support overseas evangelism effort then please consider this worthy cause. Sending gospel preachers and groups of missionary workers over for period of time would be such an encouragement to them.  Most important is that they need our encouragement and continual prayers. Please do write and encourage them in their work” – Joseph Lee. (NOTE: We are thankful for the report brother Lee sent this report. Stan Crowley will be visiting this congregation in the near future. Also, World Video Bible School has been sending this congregation many materials for years. JMG.)

 

SCHERTZ, TX:  “Thank you for this message.  I am now even more excited about visiting our brethren there ... and very glad that you included their note in your report so I had the opportunity to work them into my upcoming trip.  We are having our lectureship this week, so Christian Family Bookstore has a large display here in our building.  So, it was easy to pick up a few books to take for them.  I will also followup with WVBS to see if they have materials to send” – Stan Crowley. (NOTE: Stan will be making a number of stops during his trip. We will look forward to his report when he returns. JMG.)

 

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Chinese Website Update

 

       At this writing (since January 2007), we have had over 58,800 visits to our Chinese website from people in 162 countries. Over 148,000 pages have been viewed.  This includes over 30,000 visits from at least 700 cities in China.  In the United States, we have had visits from every state and the District of Columbia.

 

       Through the distribution of our DVD’s and radio lessons, and now having the lessons on YouTube, more people are becoming aware of our website. There are sixty Chinese lessons posted there. On YouTube search: “John Grubb Chinese.” Please tell others of our Chinese website: www.grubbchinese.org. On this Chinese website we have radio programs, audio programs, and hundreds of Chinese documents that can be used by people around the world. We are currently in the process of updating the website to add hundreds of more documents for viewing and use. I update my Facebook page all the time. Be sure to check my Facebook wall for pictures and news about my trips and activities.

 

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SPEAKING SCHEDULE

 

2012

 

Nov. 27-Dec. 17  Taiwan Trip    

    Hualien    

    Taipei    

    Taichung    

    Tainan    

    Kaohsiung

 

2013

 

Apr. 14-17  Gospel Meeting Leoni/Woodbury

April 20-27  WVBS Filming (Tentative)

May 28 - June 25 Malaysia Trip Gospel Meetings, Camp, ChineseAsian Bible Lectures – Klang, Malaysia

October Taiwan Trip (Tentative)

November – December Malaysia (Tentative)

 

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I AM WISHING ALL OF MY READERS A VERY HAPPY HOLIDAY. HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME AT THIS TIME OF YEAR.

 

MAY WE ALL HAVE A GREAT NEW YEAR IN 2013 AND MAKE IT A YEAR OF INCREASED EFFORTS IN SPREADING THE GOSPEL AROUND THE WORLD.

 

THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT OF THIS EVANGELISTIC WORK.

 

– John M. Grubb

Upcoming Trip to Taiwan

 Taichung

 Tainan

Hualien

I have eight days away from my next overseas trip. I will be preaching in five different cities while there. I am looking to seeing the brethren who are striving to evangelize this island of about 23 million people. Above are three pictures from my trip last year. You can follow the trip on Facebook. I will try to do some posting here as well.

John Grubb

Grubb Mission Work Update - November 16, 2012

Brethren,

It has been a couple of years since I updated the blog. I am going to try to start doing regular posts in the blog for those who do not get my report or are not my friends on Facebook.

My next overseas trip is November 27-December 17 to Taiwan. I solicit your prayers for this trip.

In His service, John Grubb

Malaysia and Singapore – June 2010

We have made final plans for the June trip to Singapore and Malaysia for the CABL and gospel meetings. The dates of this trip will be June 1-21. I will conduct gospel meetings at the Section 17 and Klang congregations. I will also participate in an inter-congregational camp in between these two meetings. Then, I will speak at the Chinese Asian Bible Lectureship conducted at Jurong in Singapore. I will finish the trip by speaking in English and Chinese at the Lim Ah Pin congregation.

In addition, I have been invited to speak at the Four Seas College Lectureship the first five days of December 2010. My topic is “The Transformed Life.” I will be working on arranging other speaking appointments in connection with this effort near the end of the year. I will probably try to book the tickets for this trip sometime later this month.

9th Annual Hubbard Lectures

It was my privilege to be one of the speakers on this year’s lectureship. The local preacher is Delbert Goins. He was and is a great influence and encouragement to me in the preaching of the gospel. I have appreciated his support and advice for many decades. It was also so good to see Myron Goins again. He has also been a good friend and supporter through the years. I spoke on Saturday afternoon and twice on Sunday morning.Delbert and Myron GoinsIt was also good to see Eddie Montgomery again. I met him the last time I spoke here in Hubbard. Alan Laguna was also one of the speakers on the lectureship. He is an elder in New Orleans, LA.

Additional Filming at WVBS

While in Texas, I made another visit to the offices and studios of World Video Bible School to film additional Chinese and English lessons for use around the world. On the first day I was able to film three more Chinese lessons in the series on Leadership. I also recorded two English lessons for the series “Faith-Building Sermons.’Preparing to Film Chinese Lesson

On day two of filming, I started out by filming two English lessons. Then, I was able to record three more Chinese lessons in the Leadership series.Filming Chinese Lessons on Day Two

On days two through five, I was able to film ten more English lessons and I also finished the current segment in the Chinese series on Leadership.

The trip home on Saturday was eventful because of storms in the Atlanta area. I will hope to return in the spring of next year to continue filming additional English lessons for airing on GBN, as well as begin a new segment in the series on Leadership in Chinese.

Trip to TN, IN, and OH

Immediately after returning from Texas, I went to speak at the New Hope church in Readyville, TN. They had a “Family Day” on April 25th. I spoke three times there. That evening, I visited with the Leoni church in eastern part of Cannon County. It was good to see lots of old friends at both congregations.Mom and me The next day, I headed on north to visit my mother in Terre Haute, IN. I had not seen her since last October. On Thursday morning, I did a PowerPoint presentation on my work. After lunch, I headed for Indianapolis to see some of my grandchildren.

On Friday evening, my oldest granddaughter, Meghan, decided to obey the gospel. I had the privilege to baptize her into Christ. We hope she will continue to live each day for Christ. On the first Sunday in May, I had the privilege to speak at the Groveport church in Ohio. They started supporting me at the beginning of this year. I returned home on May 3rd, and will start filming English programs at TFTW beginning next week.

News and Letters from Around the World

GEORGETOWN, TX: “Thank you so much for the report on the in-depth work you are doing in regard to the Chinese work. Such a tremendous task!! – Wenona Dunn. (NOTE: We are thankful for the words of encouragement from sister Dunn. JMG.)

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: “Keep up with your zeal and fervor for the Lord. Looking forward to seeing you in June” – Peter Bang. (NOTE: We appreciate the good work Peter and his family do in the Kingdom. JMG.)

SEBRING, FL: “Your report was most encouraging and we are so blessed to have fellowship with you in this great work in the kingdom. You were and continue in our prayers and love” – Frank and Betty Parker. (NOTE: We are so thankful for all the good work this couple does for the Lord. JMG.)

SINGAPORE: “It has been a long years since we met again at Lim Ah Pin Church of Christ in Singapore. I am so happy and proud of you of having a desire to put so much effort to learn new language so you can teach the Bible with the people of other races. It is very encouraging and motivating for me to see your enthusiasm, concern and the true love for the lost soul specially in Asia. It is very difficult to find a faithful brother like you who has the heart to sacrifice and go to learn the people's culture for the sake of his love to God and to a fellowman” – Ludina Carrido. (NOTE: I saw Ludina for the first time in many years on my recent trip to Singapore. JMG.)

IRVINE, CA: “I was browsing the Gospel Boardcasting Network and I saw the link to Chinese materials, and visited the site for Truth for the World. I am so glad that my translation for A.G. Hobbs are on there. This year, I plan to resume Chinese writing work. When I have finished more, I will send them to you. And I also hope and pray to gather some Chinese Christians in the LA area to start a small group. There are not too many Chinese Christians in the LA area. Thank you so much for your work!” – Howard Cheung. (NOTE: We are thankful for the good work Howard has done working among the Chinese people. JMG.)

COLLIERVILLE, TN: “I just read about your recent Singapore trip and didn’t recognize you in your pictures. I wouldn’t know you on the street. I miss going there and hope to return soon since the new plane I'm flying is scheduled to start going there this summer. I hope to make it over coinciding with one of your future trips. Missed you at the MSOP lectureship this year and hope to see you soon. God bless you and your work.” – Richard Ladd. (NOTE: Richard has been a good friend for many years. We appreciate all he does for Christ. JMG.)

SINGAPORE: “I was able to watch your youtube videos in China. I will be downloading the lessons especially for new friends. Please continue to upload as many video lessons as I believe it is of tremendous value” – John. (NOTE: This brother is working in China and is able to use the videos posted on YouTube to teach others there. Thanks to the brethren in Malaysia who posted these videos. We have had several people view them. JMG.)

ON-GOING PROJECTS UPDATE

Editing Old Chinese Sermons

Over a decade ago, I recorded 60 lessons on VHS tapes at WVBS. I have decided to re-record these lessons and edit them here at Truth for the World. This will also be an on-going project for the next two years. I have completed translating about 30% of the nineteen outlines that will be available to go along with the lessons and also to use on the teleprompter. 　　

I continue to edit the audio from these old video programs for our radio program. So far, I have completed the editing on 50 out of 60 of these radio programs. After completing this editing, I will begin editing the audio from the “Chinese Sermons and Outlines” series. There will be an additional 58 lessons from this to add to the radio program rotation.Working on Materials for FutureWVBS Filming Projects

I will continue to prepare outlines for the current Chinese series on “Leadership.” In addition, I am continuing to prepare English lessons I record each time I travel to WVBS. These English lessons can be used by churches that do not have a preacher. They are now being used on Gospel Broadcasting Network under the title, “Faith-Building Sermons.” These lessons air four times a week (Sunday – 5:30 AM; Wednesday – 2:00 PM; Saturday – 5:00 AM and PM) on GBN.

Chinese Website Update

At this writing (since January 2007), we have had over 31,500 visits to our Chinese website from people in 134 countries. This includes over 10,600 visits from at least 430 cities in China.
Through the distribution of our new DVD and radio lessons, and now having the lessons on YouTube, more people are becoming aware of our website. On YouTube search: “John Grubb Chinese.”

Please tell others of our Chinese website: http://www.tftwchinese.org/.

Check out my Facebook page for pictures and news about my trips.

SPEAKING SCHEDULE2010

June 1-21 – Section 17, Genting, Klang, Malaysia, CABL (Singapore)
June 28-30 Banner of Truth Lectures
Nov. 29-Dec. 13 – Four Seas College Lectures, and other venues

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You can view an video update on the work we are doing in preparing Chinese materials at the website below: http://oabs.org/Archives/Lectures/msop2009.htm

“Chinese Radio Program” We have an hour of programming on AM 1206 in Taiwan. We first air our English Truth for the World broadcast, immediately followed by our Chinese program. This one-hour program has a potential audience of 197 million people. This is aired on a 100,000 watt Radio Station in Taiwan. Four eastern provinces in China are able to hear this program, as well as three central counties in Taiwan. Please continue to pray for these efforts. These programs are also available on our Chinese website: http://www.tftwchinese.org/.

– John M. Grubb