http://shandai.com Equipping the body of Christ to reach all Shan Dai with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:02:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 23 July 2008  This past week started a time in the Dai calendar when temple attendance and ceremony is very important. As a result, family members of believers persecuted them heavily and angrily at their refusal to participate. In one village two women, professed believers, succumbed to the pressure and entered ... http://shandai.com/2008/07/22/34-his-next-verse-entering-in/    The eagerness and joy with which Zacchaeus welcomed Jesus is impressive (Luke 19: 1-10). Even more impressive is the change of heart that had him give to the poor and make things right with all whom he had defrauded. This is the outcome of spending time with the ‘Son of ... http://shandai.com/2008/07/22/33-his-next-verse-to-seek-and-save-the-lost/ Around Valentine’s day we are reminded of everyone’s desire to know true and lasting love. And, like the rest of the world, the Dai’s view of love has been hijacked by perversity and evil. They live in a system of merit making and doing good in order to receive. They ... http://shandai.com/2008/03/05/26-his-next-verse-true-and-lasting-love/ Sometimes the best teaching and learning moments are right in the midst of a challenge and with humble anticipation one goes beyond asking “why?” to becoming ready to listen for an answer. A young Shan Dai village church was excited! Soon it would be Christmas and they were ... http://shandai.com/2008/01/06/24-his-next-verse-even-thoughyet-i-will-rejoice/ “Lydia” (see prayer journal article for Philippians for more background) was playing her guitar when we came to her house. She excitedly communicated how God recently had given to her not one but three songs while she was dreaming. A few months earlier the following verses had been translated into ... http://shandai.com/2007/12/29/23-his-next-verse-was-your-christmas-joyful-prayerful-thankful/ Merry Christmas to all who pray for the Christ of Christmas to be made known among the Shan Dai of China. In this wonderful season of gratitude, often our desire is to bless those that we love with a special meaningful gift. I think we do this because we are created ... http://shandai.com/2007/12/15/22-his-next-verse-imperishable-gifts/ LORD, as it was with the early church, we pray that: The Shan Dai never stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ. Acts 5:42 In this season which we intentionally Give Thanks, we are thankful to God for you, our ... http://shandai.com/2007/11/21/21-his-next-verse-thankful/ We pray today for Shan Dai believers from Galatians 6:7: God, it is hard work to continue on faithfully, so we pray for the Shan Dai to not to become weary in doing good, for at the proper time they will reap a harvest if they do not give ... http://shandai.com/2007/11/08/19-his-next-verse-harvest-season/ Images of the recent abuses suffered by the monks in Myanmar may no longer flash across the media but they remain in the minds of those whose hearts cry out to God for justice and peace. Some of the monks that have been released from horrific situations have fled ... http://shandai.com/2007/10/24/18-his-next-verse-monks-migrating-from-myanmar/ This is a collection of photos from the New York Times that convey the calm and normalcy (or lack of it) that has resulted in the wake of protests there recently. Let's continue to pray for true peace to be brought to the Burmese and all the ethnic groups that ... http://shandai.com/2007/10/21/in-myanmar-an-ominous-calm-settles/