Grubb Mission
Report April 2016
“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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If anyone would
like for me to come and give a report of my work, I would be happy to schedule
it.
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News and Letters
from Around the World
TERRE HAUTE, IN: Please continue to remember my mother in
prayer. She remains in the nursing home and is about the same.
MEMPHIS, TN: Sympathy to the
Ted Clarke family at loss of his wife in early March. This is the mother of
B.J. Clarke. Please keep the Clarke family in prayer.
CINCINNATI, OH: We recently learned of the passing of Hazel
Powell. She passed away on January 9th. She was one of my long-time supporters.
She will be missed.
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FROM THE
ARCHIVES – TAIWAN NEWSLETTER – APRIL 1989
(Many of our
readers do not know of the ten years spent in Taiwan as a missionary. I hope
you enjoy these glimpses into our past efforts in the mission field. JMG).
THE TRIP ACROSS
THE ISLAND
Back during the 1980’s, the brethren in
Taiwan conducted a camp during Chinese New Year vacation. This was the best time to conduct the camp
because not only are students out of school, but those who work at jobs are off
also. The bad part was: it was the worst time of the year for traveling. The
traffic was terrible.
Many of the brethren from the west side of
the island rode the train over to Hualien, but I chose not to use that method
as I was afraid it would be difficult to buy tickets, plus there are so many
who ride the trains who do not have seats, so they sit on the arm of your seat
or lean on the back of your seat. I decided to drive across the island.
From Taichung, one of the ways to drive to
Hualien is on the Cross-island highway. To use the word highway in reference to
this road is kind of misleading. It is much like a county road in the US. It is
about 140 miles from Taichung to Hualien. The only catch: you have to cross the
mountains. (This road was partially destroyed by an earthquake in 1999 and
parts of it have never been repaired.)
Normally, the trip takes about seven or
eight hours. We had made the trip during the summer of 1987. However, in making
the trip this time, it took eleven hours – because of Chinese New Year! When we
were coming back, we thought it would be better. It wasn’t! It took us fourteen
hours to get home. The traffic was terrible. An additional reason for the
delays was it had snowed in the mountains and people were trying to get up
there to see it. So, the only good part was that we got to see frost and snow
flurries on the way home. Snow was visible on the mountains peaks.
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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.
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SPEAKING
SCHEDULE
2016
April 15-20 –
WVBS
May 4 – June 6 –
Indonesia/CABL
Jun. 19-21
Gospel Meeting Coal City, IN
Aug. 24 – Oct. 6
– Taiwan/China
October 14-15
World Evangelism Seminar
October 16-19 –
Gospel Meeting – Cartersville, GA
October 22 –
Chestnut Mountain Youth Day
October 29-30 –
Southeast GA Lectureship
Nov. 21 –
Dec. 19
– Singapore/Malaysia
23-26 Nov. Four Seas College Lectures
27 Nov. JB and Skudai
2-7 Dec. Section 17 Meeting and Camp
9-11 Dec.
Kota Kemuning
11-15 Kampar, Ipoh, and Taiping
16-18 Dec. Subang Jaya
2017
Jan. 31 – Mar. 7
– New Zealand
Singapore-Malaysia
China
Taiwan
2018
Apr. 22-25
Gospel Meeting – Collinsville, IL
– John M. Grubb
POSTSCRIPT: On
April 6th, I broke my left foot. I will be in a walking boot until
at least June 9th. Please remember me as I travel both domestic and
overseas with this boot.
