Thank God for His endless abundance, "The Church in God's Program" special conference was held on schedule and concluded with a perfect ending. One hundred and twenty-five people in Taipei attended, whereas 71 in Kaohsiung attended, totaling 196 (among them, 11 are from overseas, and 185 are from 11 counties and cities in Taiwan). There are 14 seminary students, 4 Bible teachers, and the rest of them are mostly pastors, preachers, and missionary couples.

Though the number of attendees was not as high as expected, most who came expressed they had received great help and the course was exactly what they needed in church. They felt sorry for those who could not come, and promised that they would help promote special conferences for us in the future.

Many attendees suggested we asked Wu-Chang Church or Holy Light Theological Seminary to co-organize the conference for the southern Taiwan session due to the more accessible downtown location. Actually, we tried to do so from the very first beginning, but some things happened afterwards, and we believed God had His purpose to choose Christian Church of Kaohsiung as the venue this time. Many thanks to God that several pastors expressed willingness to help borrow a downtown location in Kaohsiung for our next special conference in southern Taiwan.

Because the income from the registration fee did not meet our original target, we asked attendees to donate to partner with us. Thank God that the amount of the donation was enough to fill the gap, and that we could pay all the expenses on time.

During the conference, journalists from Chinese Christine Tribune, Kingdom Revival, and Christian Daily all came to cover the news story.

Chinese Christine Tribune
Dr. Mark Saucy talked about the church in God's program to glorify God
http://www.ct.org.tw/1256218

Kingdom Revival
Understanding God's will and plan to establish a healthy church
http://goo.gl/3F9b4F

Christian Daily
God's Kingdom is in the church which testifies Him
http://www.cdn.org.tw/News.aspx?cate=04&key=6123

Ministry may be a little different than what you think
http://www.cdn.org.tw/News.aspx?cate=05&key=6126

The foundation of church ministry-- elders and deacons
http://www.cdn.org.tw/News.aspx?cate=05&key=6136

More Information:

1. Number of attendees

2. Region

3. Counties & Cities in Taiwan

 Thanksgiving--

1. Jane was invited to share her life stories with Joy Fellowship of Taiwan Harmony Friends Church on June 13th and received very good feedback.
2. After "The Church in God's Program" special conference, some ordinary bookstores with a religious section have ordered "Playing with Fire", "Warfare Living for Christians" and "Generous Loving, Generous Giving".
3. Tom Sappington, Ph.D. (the author of "Letting God Be Judge") was scheduled to come next June. Please pray that God will provide us with enough money and manpower.
4. The church in Pingtung is willing to co-host "Walk out of Grief" workshop.

Prayer Requests--

1. The post-production of special conference DVD went smoothly. Please pray that God will use the DVD to become the teaching material for adult Sunday Schools.
2. The proofreading of "Man and Woman in Church Ministry" (Chinese version) went smoothly. Please pray that each word/sentence that needs to be polished can be amended correctly and elegantly, and fulfilled the wish of the late Dr. Robert Saucy, who hoped to use the book as a supporting material for "The Church in God's Program".
3. Please pray that God will use “Walk out of Grief” workshop to help churches in Taiwan to establish grief & loss of spouse ministries so that brothers & sisters will be able to empathize with those who are grieving and lead them to Lord.
4. Please pray that the books and DVDs of Lifting Hands Network will become a tremendous blessing to brothers and sisters in Christ.