"And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus."

Acts 5:42

Upcoming Mission Trip

     From October 28 to November 11, I will be taking a team of seven missionaries to Thailand, Vietnam and Taiwan. Here are some itinerary highlights:

• In Thailand, we pick up Bibles for tribal Christians, then discreetly carry them into Vietnam.
• In Vietnam, we minister to many believers and encourage their faith.
• In Taiwan, we join SouSan Church to help them establish a mission base, a hub for people like myself to come and participate in the spreading of the Gospel in the region.
• Also in Taiwan, we do outreach with the Taiwan Vietnamese Church (brother Barnabas' church), and again join for a Sunday morning service.

     I am truly excited to see how God uses this team to minister to their fellow believers, and bring new ones into the fold. Please join us in praying for safety, boldness, and faith during these 2 weeks abroad.

My Personal Pre-Trip

     Before the team leaves, I will be taking a short solo trip to a closed country, where I will visit a good friend and his newlywed wife. I am unable to disclose much here, but I plan to pray with them and scout out their situation for ways that GFM may be able to help. I hope that this will open more doors to work with them in the future. Please pray that this meeting is fruitful and blessed.

Tribal Ministries in Vietnam

     Our brothers and sisters in Vietnam continue to fight the good fight, spreading the word of God despite tribulation.

• In Central Vietnam and Laos, brother John is seeing and facilitating much growth for house churches in villages. Every report he sends contains stories of healings, casting out demons, and many new baptisms.
• Brother Simon, through his organization, The Word for Vietnam, continues the translation of the Bible in the many tribal dialects of the country. In his latest update, Simon informed me that lately he is working with sign language interpreters, finding ways to bring the gospel to the roughly one million deaf people in Vietnam.

     These brothers are reaching people who have never heard the Gospel, and now they will receive it in their mother tongue, nonetheless. Please pray with us for their safety, their courage, and spiritual intervention to bring God's word all through the country.

Taiwan Vietnamese Outreach

     Operated by brother Barnabas and his wife, the Taiwan Vietnamese Churches have been an incredible catalyst for making disciples who would otherwise be closed off to the church and the Word.

     Barnabas has informed people that he and his wife are praying about a potential move back to Vietnam. That is where they began their ministry work, and they sense a call back home. This would mean a vacancy as the pastor of the TVC, a position that would best be filled, according to Barnabas, by a young couple with lots of energy and passion for God.

     Please join us in praying for this possible change. Pray that God would continue blessing the work of Barnabas; that He would raise up new leaders among the Vietnamese, who devote themselves to the body of Christ.

As always, your prayers do not go unnoticed. Thank you for coming alongside GFM as we continue this overseas work. May God bless it!