Taiwan!!

Hi friends! I have been in Taiwan for almost 4 weeks now. Our team leaves this country (headed for another) on January 2nd! This particular outreach is probably the most fun I've had. From the beginning, our students have been incredible. They love to pray for each other, those we meet in ministry/outreach times, and also strangers on the street. They have beautiful hearts, desirous to see people know the awesome love of Jesus that each of them have experienced. I love my team! Personally, I am loving this outreach! The Taiwanese people are no exception to the other Asian cultures I have been privileged to experience. They are so kind, hospitable, and generous. The food is wonderful! Can I just say.... Bubble tea for about $1...that is a steal! It costs me $4 without tip in Seattle.  In addition to enjoying Taiwanese people and culture, our team has been blessed with a wonderful contact/guide/babysitter. :) She makes life for Jimmy and I much easier. She has arranged wonderful ministries for us during these 4 weeks, has helped us purchase food for the team, has been a skilled and faithful translator. But, much more than that, Mayi has become a true friend to all of us. I love her dearly! Among other  incredible things that have happened so far: - we performed dramas, dances and preached the Gospel of Jesus to a room of about 30 university students who did not know Jesus, and EVERY ONE OF THEM said they wanted to know Jesus!!! (these were just some of the salvations that we have seen) - our students have been boldly preaching the Gospel and sharing their personal stories of Jesus in front of public markets, inside elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, universities, churches, youth groups, and a military school.  - we have been able to partner with local churches as they reached out to their communities during the Christmas season; desiring that the Taiwanese people would have an accurate understanding of what the true origin of Christmas is...Jesus Christ's birth! Not Santa! It has been a blessing to love and serve the country of Taiwan. We are blessed as a team and are excited to see all that God has for us in the next 7 weeks!  Prayer requests: • For good rest as we prepare to travel to a new country... • For fresh boldness to preach the Gospel in creative ways... • For comfort from God, as communication with friends/family will be greatly limited during our next part of outreach... • Wisdom, safety, and peace...  Thank you to all of you who are partnering with me during this season. Your support and prayers are greatly needed and appreciated! I will be unable to update you from the 2nd of January - the 21st of February. But, I will catch you all up then, when I arrive back to Honolulu. :) Blessings! ~Megan Sheng dan kuai le & shing nien kuai le (merry Christmas and a happy new year!) forgive me as my spelling may be a bit off... :)

Leaving on a jet plane!

Hi friends!

At this time tomorrow, I will be on a plane headed for southeast Asia! My team is very ready. All of my student's finances came in, and she was even still able to be on our same flight! :) Major answered prayer. :)

I am blessed with an incredible co-leader - Jimmy - and five incredibly beautiful, kind, and loving women. Please, be praying for us as we continue to grow closer to the Lord, each other, and immerse ourselves in new cultures, loving on the local people. :) I am so excited!

Of the couple of outreaches I have been blessed to go on in the past couple of years, I am definitely most excited about this one. Perhaps it's the ways that the Lord has been growing and stretching me. Or, maybe it is the promises He has been making to me regarding this particular outreach. We are going to have FUN! But, either way, I am going with great expectations that the Lord is already moving in these countries, and I just get to be a part of it. :) I'm believing that I will fall so in love with these cultures, that coming back to Hawaii will be a difficult thing for me. :)

This is my first Christmas away from my dad. I know...I'm 28 years old. How is that possible?! But, I have a wonderful dad and actually enjoy spending the holidays with him. Though I know there may be times that this is a sad thing for me, it is an honor to be missing a family Christmas so that I can see people meet Jesus in another country! It is an honor to serve my God.

This has been an incredible lecture phase (September - now), and I have great expectations of the wonderful things God is wanting to do in and through my team over the next few months. He has shown Himself to be a great provider, healer, and restorer! I can't wait to see all He has in store!!

I will do my best to send updates while I am in Taiwan (until January 2nd). But, after that I will be unavailable until I arrive back in Hawaii on February 21st. :)

So, thank you again to all of you who have jumped on this outreach with me; both in financial support, and through your prayers and love. I truly would not want to do this without all of you!

Lots and lots of love!
~Megan