Grubb Mission
Report – January 2018
“Happy New Year”
“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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Stateside
Reporting
It is always good to get back to the
states for a few weeks before heading overseas again. During that time, I catch
up on work that sits while I am gone. I also have the opportunity to visit
congregations to give a report of my work and also to attend various
lectureships and gospel meetings. I have two reporting appointments scheduled
for this month before heading back overseas next month to encourage and help
the work among our brethren in Indonesia. In late December, I had the privilege
to speak twice at the Chestnut Mountain congregation. This congregation
oversees my work among the Chinese people around the world. I will give my
mission report on January 7th. It was also good to have Sam back home for the
last few days of the year.
Thanks to brethren such as: Barry and
Melany Hatcher, Don and Judy Waggoner, and a number of other faithful brethren,
we now have a number of faithful congregations spread throughout the country.
We also have an excellent school located in Lampung, Sumatra. I will have the
privilege to visit seven different areas and work with congregations and the
Southern Sumatra Bible Academy.
Indonesia is the most populous Islamic
country in the world – more than 261 million people living there. However,
because of its secular government, we are able to preach and teach the gospel
to anyone who will listen. There are a number of ethnic groups in Indonesia,
including Chinese. Because of a decades long ban on the Chinese language, very
few people are able to speak Mandarin. There are now Chinese schools operating
in various cities now.
We are thankful for all of the faithful
Indonesian brethren who are working throughout the country to help carry the
gospel to the Indonesian people.
I am thankful that I can play a small
part in helping to encourage and strengthen the brethren in that part of the
world. Please continue to pray for all of the efforts being made, not only in
Indonesia, but around the world.
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FROM THE
ARCHIVES – TAIWAN NEWSLETTER JANUARY 1989
TEMPLES: A
MONEY–MAKING OPERATION
One of the first things that tourists
notice about Taiwan and the Far East in general is the over-abundance
of temples. People are amazed that in spite of the poor economies, temples seem
to thrive. (Note: Not all Asian economies are poor now.)
Just recently, we were made to realize one
of the reasons there are so many temples around is because they are
money-making operations. They are built
by the donations of worshippers, and they are operated by the contributions
made by those who are wishing to avoid bad luck and secure good luck. This was
pointed out recently in a CHINA POST article.
We cannot compare the number of
congregations with the number of temples, because we are not in the
money-making business. We are trying, to the best of our ability, to preach the
gospel in its purity and simplicity. We also make no charge to those who
receive it. Because we are not in the
money-making business, we must continue to depend upon our brethren to supply
our needs. (See 3 John 5-8.)
There are so many people who need to hear
the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is up to all of us to see that they get that
opportunity. Please remember that about 60% of the world’s population is right
here in Asia. Even though the cost of taking the gospel gets more expensive
every year (especially in Asia), we must still fulfill the great commission to
take the gospel to the whole world (Mark 16:15-16; Matthew 28:19-20).
We are grateful for all those who continue
to show interest in helping us to carry the gospel to the Chinese people.
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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
2018
Jan. 21 –
Goodsprings, AL
Jan. 28 –
College Rd. Palatka, FL
Feb. 5 – Mar. 8
– Indonesia
7 Feb arrive in Manado.
8-18 Feb teaching in Manado and Swaan.
19 Feb fly to Lampung
20- 25 Feb teaching and preaching in Lampung.
26-28 Feb fly to Palembang and teaching.
1-2 March teaching in Bandung
3 March fly to Jakarta.
4-6 Teaching and preaching in Sunter Jakarta.
7 Fly to Singapore.
8 Go home.
April 15-19
Gospel Meeting – Shelbyville Rd.
Apr. 22-25
Gospel Meeting – Collinsville, IL
May 10 – June 11
– CABL, Malaysia, Camp
September –
China
Nov. 19 - Dec. –
Singapore, Batam, Taiwan
– John M. Grubb
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