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Franklin Graham Festival Report

Jackie — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:27:12 +0000

A New Day in Taipei
Franklin Graham Festival Wrap-up

More than 183,000 people in Taipei gathered over the weekend to hear the Good News proclaimed at the Franklin Graham Festival. And close to 10,000 made a commitment to Jesus Christ!
Click the picture to go to the story!

Franklin Graham Festival

Jackie — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:57:18 +0000

We just sent out a newsletter* that talked little bit about our involvement in the Taipei Franklin Graham Festival. It also contained a few prayer requests. Since sending the newsletter Fran ran across this article. We think you’ll find it interesting.

BGEA: Our Ministries: “Decision” Magazine

*if you didn’t receive the newsletter please let us know.

East Asia Update - Oct. 2008

Jackie — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:19:18 +0000

The latest edition of the newsletter from the part of the world where we minister is available by clicking the image above.

Water, water, everywhere . . .

Jackie — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:14:34 +0000

I ran across a new study that just reconfirms many old studies - bottled water is no better and often worse than tap water

Unlike public water utilities, bottled water companies are not required to notify their customers of the occurrence of contaminants in the water, or, in most states, to tell their customers where the water comes from, how and if it is purified, and if it is merely bottled tap water. Information provided on the U.S. EPA website clearly describes the lack of quality assurance for bottled water: “Bottled water is not necessarily safer than your tap water” (EPA 2007b).

How much money could you save if you just got yourself a couple of these reuseable bottles and filled them with tap water. Not to mention how many “stay in the landfill forever” plastic bottles you’d not contribute to our pollution problem. Think about it.

The ESV Study Bible

Jackie — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:57:07 +0000

Today was the official release date for the new

One of the many reasons I want one is that with your purchase you also receive full access to the online version. The web version also comes with several extras. For a limited time (Matthew only) you can see it in action and use all the features . Read all about it HERE.

You know you’ve been in Asia too long when….

Fran — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:46:43 +0000

your sandwich has - scrambled egg, ham, lettuce…… and yes, that’s peanut butter on it.

Double Ten Holiday

Jackie — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:33:06 +0000

Friday was a public holiday in Taiwan. It is called 10-10 or Double Ten. THIS Wikipedia article explains what it is all about.

After hanging around the apartment all day we both needed some fresh air so we struck out at about 5 o’clock in search of some sky. We needed some wide open space. Good Luck! We ended up walking to the river that is about 15-20 minutes away on foot. Here is what we saw .

From there we went to Kiwi Gourmet Burgers for dinner which we finished off with a couple of what we call pudding cakes from the night market, for dessert.

Fall is in the air

Jackie — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:42:35 +0000

Since the last typhoon the days have been mostly cooler. There are not many visual signs yet, but it must be right around the corner. This is a picture we took in Arkansas on our last vacation (1999) before we moved overseas. I thought it looked sorta fallish

(I am testing out a tool which allows me to just link to photos I’ve uploaded to Flickr instead of having to also upload to our website.)

All is calm now

Jackie — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:37:11 +0000

Just wanted to let anyone who was wondering . . . we survived Super Typhoon Jangmi. For us it wasn’t too bad. We stayed inside and avoided the really high winds and torrential rains.
The temperatures have come down and there is no rain in the forecast for tomorrow - YEAH!

Super Typhoon Jangmi

Jackie — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 08:29:52 +0000

Fran and I have gotten used to typhoons in Taiwan. We live in a 7 story building on the 3rd floor. Our apartment faces a courtyard that is practically boxed in on all four sides. So when the rain and wind hits we rarely experience any of it. Well “Jangmi” changed all of that. WOW! We are really getting pounded by the rain and wind today. Pray for the people of Taiwan that are not as fortunate as we are to live in a well protected building in a high location. No doubt there will be widespread wind damage and flooding from this one.

This is what it looked like at 3pm