Taiwan Trip

      On October 3^rd, I headed 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 involved a weekend with the brethren in Taipei, a lectureship in Taichung, and two full days with our brethren in Tainan.

      This was my 50^th mission trip since 1985. My first trip was made while living in Taiwan. On that first trip, I traveled to Thailand, Pakistan, Singapore, and Malaysia. I am so thankful I have been able to do what I can in helping to spread the gospel around the world to strengthen and encourage the local brethren in all of these places.

      I am thankful to report another uneventful flight to Taiwan. After I arrived, brother and sister Jao met me and drove me to the hotel where I stay while in Taipei – The Taipei Teacher’s Hostel.

      On Saturday morning, I went to purchase a new computer to use in my work. My old one had become “not very reliable.” I know it will take me a little time to get used to the new one, especially since it has Windows 8, but it should serve me well for many years to come.

      In the afternoon, I went to the apartment of Jason and Nathalie Brzozowski. They have a five month old son named Lucas. They live in NanKang, which is near the international airport. The other members of the Taipei congregation also came for the afternoon class. After the class, we went to a nearby mall for dinner before closing out the day.

      On Sunday morning, I spoke to the congregation on the subject, “Living the Christian Life.” We had planned to do some sight-seeing in the afternoon, but because of the wind and rain of a nearby typhoon, we decided to call it a day.

      On Monday morning, I headed to Taichung. I took the High Speed Train from Taipei to Taichung. It is about a one hundred mile trip made in less than an hour. This beats taking the bus which could take as much as three hours.

      After eating lunch, I taught a class via Skype to the father of some of the members in Batu Pahat, Malaysia. After the class, brother Yo took me to Costco to buy some things I needed for the week.

  Since the lectureship did not begin until Thursday, I had time to spend with the Yo family and to take one day to go and visit the town of Lugang (Deer Harbor), which is located in Changhua county. I visited some places my family had seen thirty years ago. When you are visiting a place that has over a three hundred year history, thirty years does not affect it that much.

      The lectureship began on Thursday night. I was the speaker for the first session of the lectureship. My topic was, “Are We Tough Enough?” My lesson dealt with overcoming problems in our lives. There were about thirty people who attended from Taichung, Taipei, Hualien, and Kaohsiung.

     On Friday, I spent time working on preparing materials for future events. Also, the second night of the lectureship was at 7:30 PM. Brother Wang, from Hualien, was the speaker. He delivered an excellent lesson on the subject of boldly serving God. There were a few more in attendance for the services on Friday night.

      Saturday was a full day of lectures in Taichung. Brother Jao and brother Wang were the speakers for the day. They both delivered excellent lessons that were very encouraging. Again, there was a very good number in attendance. The fellowship was also excellent.

      Sunday was the last day of the lectureship. I spoke at both the Bible class and the worship session. In the Bible class, my topic was “Defending the Faith.” In the worship hour, my topic was “Magnifying Christ in My Life.” We had 38 to attend the morning services.

      After the morning services, I had the opportunity to have lunch with Libby’s aunt. It was good to visit with her again. Then, in the afternoon, several of the brethren went to a nearby town which is known for its wood carvings. It was good to spend some time with John and Michele Yo. Their son, Ben, will be going to Singapore next summer to begin art school. He is a very talented artist.

      On Monday, I headed south to Tainan for two days of teaching and visiting in and around the section of Tainan, called Yu Jing. We arrived in Yu Jing about noon, had lunch and then had classes from 2:00 – 3:15 PM. After the class, we made visits in the area until dinner time. After dinner, we had another class from 6:45 – 8:10 PM. We then made the one hour drive back to brother Wang’s parent’s house to spend the night. I went to bed about 10 PM, exhausted.

      Tuesday morning, after breakfast, we were out the door at 7:30 AM to begin a morning of visits in two different sections of the city. Both of the visits were of non-members. One of them was the father of Yolanda Wu. He is three days older than my mother. He lives in a Veterans’ Retirement Home. We arrived in Yu Jing about noon for lunch. We then had another teaching session from 2:00 – 3:15 PM. Just like Monday, we followed the class with visits in the area. After dinner, we had our final session from 6:45 – 8:10 PM. We made one more visit before heading back to brother Wang’s parent’s house.

      On Wednesday morning, we headed for the JiaYi City High Speed Rail Station to board the train for Taipei. We arrived in Taipei at 10:00 AM after a one hour and twenty-three minute ride.

      I had the opportunity to take care of some last minute activities in Taipei before getting ready for bed because I was planning to get up at 4:00 AM to get ready to head to the airport.

      I did get up on time and made it to the airport and had a very smooth and fast trip home. This is the first time I have ever arrived back in Atlanta before 3 PM. We actually arrive at 2 PM. I guess the 138 mph tail wind helped! I was also able to get about six total hours of sleep on the two flights.

      Thanks to James Guyton for being there to meet me at the International Terminal and to get me home by 4 PM. We made our traditional stop at Chick-fil-a in Suwanee for my large cup of iced tea.

      After getting all my luggage put away and getting all of my dirty clothes washed and put up, I got a good night’s sleep on Thursday night. Friday was a busy day, starting to get caught up on other projects.

      Thanks for all of your prayers and support that made this trip possible. It was a busy two weeks. We were also, with the help of various brethren, able to purchase a number of Bibles to use in the various works on the island.

      I will depart for Singapore-Malaysia on November 19^th. I will be there until December 23^rd. Please keep this upcoming effort in your prayers as well.

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2013 Southeast Georgia Lectures in Richmond Hill, GA

      It was my privilege to speak on the lectureship in Richmond Hill on October 27^th. Riley Nelson is the good preacher there. My topic was: “Let Us Love One Another” (1 John 4:1-11. It was good to see many faithful brethren attending this weekend event. It was also good to see old friends and make new friends. I am thankful for the hospitality shown to me while I was there.

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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 currently posted there. You can access them at: http://www.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.

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SPEAKING SCHEDULE

2013

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

                                   Many of those who attended the Lectureship in Taichung.

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