Dear Praying Friends,
May our Lord Jesus fill your mind
continually, and may the Holy Spirit cause you to love and admire and become
just like God’s Dear Son.
We split our time between Singapore and
India since our last quarterly report.
In Singapore, I continued preaching in Emmanuel, advancing the series
“We Are His People”, with such titles as “We Are His Holy Temple”, “We Are His
Holy Priests”, and “We Are His Witnesses”.
Ruth continued to contribute to the Children’s Gospel ministries, too, as
well as in other ways.
For most of February, Ruth and I were in
India, where she taught Bible lessons in a School she’s been helping in for
some years. I conducted thirteen of my
usual seminars for rural pastors. To
some Bible Institute students, I also taught the Book of Hebrews (6 hours), and
Bibliology (4 hours). I was able to
preach about ten times in a couple of different assemblies including on
Sundays, and, as always, it was a thrill and a privilege to uplift the Lord
Jesus and His Gospel.
Back in Singapore again by the end of
February, it was a blessing to be able to begin doing some teaching amounting
to theological seminary subjects, for a few special brothers.
Ruth and I came back here to the USA for
the second half of March, and our return to Singapore is set for the second
half of May. As always, thank you for
your prayers to our Father in Heaven. He
is hearing you, so keep up that good work at His throne of grace.
Please
Pray:
·
For the Lord to graciously maintain our physical condition so that Ruth
and I are in good shape for our return overseas next month.
·
That the Gospel ministry opportunities would multiply and flood us like
an ocean for the rest of 2018, most of which we plan to be in Singapore.
·
For a possible trip to Manila, Philippines, later this year.
·
That Ruth and I would be free from the need to see any more doctors this
year!
Chit-chat: It’s always amazing to encounter
the love and the hospitality of all our friends in India and in Singapore each
time around. The yearning to be of help
to all of them, Gospel-wise, and to join hands in the ministry with them,
always keeps us eager to know how things are with them whenever we are away. As we’ve gotten to spend time with family
members in the past few weeks, the true Christian fellowship has been very
precious. We love to see our offspring
seeking our Lord Jesus and having His obedient mindset. May He graciously grant this to us all. I’m grateful for this
time in the States, for several reasons, not least of which is that Ruth and I
needed some refreshment in body and mind. God is love.
Blessings
to you all,
Stephen and Ruth Schaefer
John
14.23
