Thank God for His endless abundance. The "Overflowing with Grace" conference was held as scheduled and concluded with a beautiful ending. Two hundred and twenty-seven people in Taipei attended and 170 attended in Kaohsiung, totaling 397 from 11 counties and cities in Taiwan. There were 28 seminary students, and the rest were mostly pastors, preachers, and missionary couples. 280 brothers and sisters attended the evening sessions.

The course received great feedbacks from the audience. Several pastors posted messages on their LINE groups, with comments such as super course, very practical, exactly what they need in church, every church needs this ministry.

We invited attendees to donate US$150 within a year to partner with us in our publication ministry. Thank God that a total of 37 people have taken up the challenge. Though the number of attendees was higher than last year (the income from the registration fee was close to our projected total), the overall donation received at the three night sessions was much lower than last year. The total amount was almost the amount needed to pay all expenses on time. Praise the Lord for HE WHO GATHERED MUCH DID NOT HAVE TOO MUCH, AND HE WO GATHERED LITTLE HAD NO LACK (Exodus 16:18)

During the conference, journalists from Christian Daily all came to cover the event. The reports will be published next week.

Summary:

1. Number of Attendees

2. Counties & Cities in Taiwan

Thanksgiving--

1. More than 30 people from six churches attended the Walk Out of Grief Workshop held at the Pingtung Revival Church International from May 21-22. Many brothers and sisters had excellent feedback and felt grateful to God.
2. Jane delivered a sermon in GMI City Gospel Church, an aborigine church, on September 22. Worship with them was a wonderful experience.
3. Some bookstores with a religious section have ordered【The Church in God’s Program Conference DVD】.

Prayer Requests—

1. The post-production of the "Overflowing with Grace" conference DVD to go smoothly. Please pray that God will use the DVD to become the teaching material for the church adult Sunday School classes.
2. The proofreading of "Why Suffering?" (Chinese edition) to go smoothly. Please pray that each word/sentence that needs to be polished can be amended correctly and elegantly.
3. Churches that have co-hosted the "Trauma, Crisis and Grief Counseling Part 1: Walk out of Grief" workshop can establish grief & loss of spouse ministries, and attendees can enter support and growth groups so that they can finish the grief journey with God's presence, healing and mercy. By doing this, they can further lead those who are grieving to know the Lord.
4. Please pray that the books and DVDs of Lifting Hands Network will bring the vitality of the early churches to the current churches so that elders will become a blessing to pastors and ministers, and that worship can transform every aspect of people's lives.