8/12 - Day 11 - Revisiting, Answering Challenging Questions and Farewell

We began the day with the morning prayer meeting led by Kevin. Kevin's sharing had a really nice conclusion about the whole missionary trip :) After that, we went to revisit the people whom we outreach before to say goodbye with them. Enoch, Marion and Nathanie went to revisit Carolina, Lisa, Linet and Wai who have received Christ previously and dropped them Bibles. Please pray that they will know about God more through reading Bible. We also went to say bye to the nail lady Fong Siu Lam, David (worked in the same store as Caroline and Lisa) and Jenny who showed interest on Jesus. We were really encouraged that some of them said they wanted to go to church the past Sunday but due to something happened so that's why they couldn't come. Kevin, Nicole and Eliz also went to say goodbye to other folks they had previously talked to. Please pray that God will remove the obstacles so they will be able to go to Church the following weeks.

It was our last evening at IBCB, the church has invited us to hold a Q&A session for the brothers and sisters. Prior to our trip, the brothers and sisters from IBCB have prepared for us a set of tough questions mainly regarding the issue of salvation. That evening, our team tried to answer those questions based on biblical teaching, and Pastor Wan concluded the meeting with a presentation explaining God’s grace and human’s responsibilities on the issue of salvation and Christian living.

After the meeting, the brothers and sisters surprised Pastor and Mrs. Wan and our team with a very special gift. They have custom-made for each one of us a mug with our pictures on it. We were very surprised and touched by this farewell gift and the love the brothers and sisters have shown to us during our stay in Barquisimeto. And of course, there was some more picture time...

Our gifts :) 我們的禮物

Group picture 團體照

At the end of the night, it was hard to believe that we have already spent about two weeks in Barquisimeto. We are still very amazed and encouraged by the power of the gospel, and the presence and guidance of God in all the ministries that He has allowed us to take part in during our stay. And, we are all very excited to see people coming to Christ everyday and that the brothers and sisters at the church come to learn about God and His Word. It has been such a blessing to witness God’s great work among His people! God is good!

And you know what, on our last day in Barquisimeto, God brought us 2 fruits. Do you remember Ah Fa's housemate Ah Fung? Her Husband Mr. Sze To came to the meeting at night and Kevin and Cmo shared gospel with him and he was willing to receive Christ. Ah Fa's another housemate's Ying Ying's Mum also came to the meeting at night and she was willing to receive Christ as her Savior as well. Praise the Lord, Fa's whole family received Christ and we heard that they just had a bible study session in their house the week after we left Barquisimeto. There were a total of 6 people:
Ah Fa, Fa's husband, Ah Fung, Fung's husband, Fa's cousin Chun, Fa's housemate Ying's mum
How Great is our Lord!
Please pray that the bible study session will continue in their home and they will grow in Christ continually

And for those who have been reading this blog along the way, we simply want to thank you for your support and prayers, for we know that it is all because of His grace and power that this trip could be so wonderful! May all the glory be unto Him.