This site will normally be updated weekly Email Contact: michael-tang@optusnet.com.au

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Thursday 30th March 2012

Today 8 people attended Bible study. One person also called and advised that could not make it due to illness. Couple of others were MIA.
Please pray that they will return.
Despite this, Derek led the study today, which I was extremely grateful for.
He did such a good job that everyone gave him a clap afterwards.
Thanks Derek
Also Thanks to Danny who is leading the Bible study on Sundays to a few of the guys from Thursdays group. He led last Sunday and will also lead this Sunday for me while I am away at another Church preaching.
Thanks Danny

Shum Team March 2012


Thanks to the March SHUM team. This month the females grossly outnumbered the males.
I hope that everyone was challenged this month and reminded of how important it is for us to share the gospel with others.
Special mention to Helen who returns to Taiwan but has been a great supporter of SHUM and who I for one will sincerely miss. Helen's participation and support as a sister in Christ has been great. Also congratulations to Jennifer who was recently engaged.
I want to thank the team for their support and participation.
Please pray for April Shum as we are still short a couple of people.
Thanks
Michael

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Tuesday 20th & Thursday 22nd March 2012

Tuesday night had another good attendance of people at central. We invited and encouraged many to attend Thursday's meeting.
Thursdays meeting had good attendance , with 2 people unable to stay for the study.
13 people attended and this was not including Ann, Derek or myself.
One guy who attended had not been for about one year as he had moved to Newcastle. When he was in Sydney he came semi-regularly. Now he is only in Sydney for medical reasons. So on Thursday he was in Sydney and was wondering if we were still meeting. It was great to see him and fellowship with him.
The Bible study went reasonably well, although this is always hard to say.
Thanks for your prayers.
Michael

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Thursday 15th March

Hi all,

Thank you for your prayers.

Today 2 new people attended. They came from initvitations and conversations on Tuesday night at Central. Another lady who also returned on Tuesday night and has been to Thursday Bible study a number of times also attended today.

All up 11 people attended, that was not including myself and Derek and my wife who came and cooked for us today. Lisa cooked a lovely meal, thanks Lisa!

Please also pray for a couple I have been visiting regularly in the Surry Hills area. I went to visit them today only to find out both have been admitted to hospital. Hopefully I will see them tomorrow.

Thanks for your prayer support it is greatly appreciated

Michael

Friday, March 9, 2012

Thursday 8th March 2012

Hi all,

Thank you for your prayers.

On Tuesday night March SHUM began. That night we had a minor altercation between one of the guys and the female who had been camped on CPC’s premises for some time. Both were at Central on Tuesday night and had come to meet with us.

On Wednesday night, the guy who was in the altercation called me 3 times. He said he would come on Thursday to Bible study.

I knew the female would also come on Thursday and knew that this would create a very tense argumentive time, if both were present.

Anyway God was gracious and the guy did not show up on Thursday.

9 people attended on Thursday. This was not including myself, Derek or Ann. It had taken many people over an hour to get into the city due to rain and the rain kept coming till about 2.00pm

The female was not in a mentally good state and struggled to stay. She definitely would not come in and sit with the others as she thought that other spiritual forces were working through the others who were there. She believed this was threatening her.

Pray for her and that she will return in a better mental state next time.

As you can see much prayer is needed for the these people as many forces are against them.

Please continue to pray for them.

Thanks Michael

Friday, March 2, 2012

Thursday 1st March 2012

Hi all,

Thanks for your prayers.

Today 10 people attended Bible discussion, plus another person who came to see me before we started.

It was a bit of a slow start with only half being there at 1.30pm.. However God was gracious and by the time we had finished singing songs and began Bible study most had arrived.

One guy who has not been since last year came and really enjoyed the Bible study. He enjoyed it so much that we had to give him a piece of paper so he could copy the notes I made on the whiteboard. This is really God working in him as I don’t think my Bible discussions/talk is that noteworthy.

Derek and Ann were also there to help out and Roxan from my Church provided a great lunch.

I have told my Church that we cannot change the day we meet for Bible discussion. Hopefully this will not be a recurring issue.

Danny from my Church also ran the Bible study I run on Sundays for those few who attend. Thanks Danny.

Michael