new semester

The past several weeks have been a semester break (mid Jan- end of Feb) for Chinese New Year.  Uyghurs don't celebrate CNY but most of our student friends are still eager to return to see their families for the break.  My two tutors will return in the next few days and we will hopefully soon get time to catch up... hear about their time off and show off my much-larger-now belly.

Would you please pray for M and G to be drawn to Christ as we visit together, talk about families, eat baked goodies and watch our kids play?  Pray that the Holy Spirit would open wide doors for proclaiming Christ to these ladies, neither of whom has previously expressed much interest to hear.  Ask that they would leave our times together made thirsty by the salt of the Gospel, that they would hopefully see evidenced, and hear spoken of in our home.

This weekend, the guy who has been tutoring my husband most consistently for the past 6 months is moving back to the Uyghur province to start working.  Pray that this friend, M, would not be able to escape all that he has heard of Christ.  Pray that the Lord would conquer his fears and prejudices against Christ/ Christians and would not let him rest until he comes to Jesus for forgiveness, life, salvation.   Ask that M would meet other Christians in Xin Jiang- even though there are sooo few.

Finally, would you ask for a good new tutor for my husband and a good new study arrangement for me as we transition through a maternity leave season soon.   We both are hungry to advance in our Uyghur language skills...  looking ahead to spending the summer in Uyghur territory (Xin Jiang).