CCYF News Letter
7/1/98 -- 12/31/98

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Greetings in the Lord!

It has been a few months since last newsletter. God has blessed us in

many new things.

-- New Staff

New staff members were elected this summer. Brother Lan Guan-Yun and Brother Chen Lu-ming are the chairman and vice chairman respectively. All other staff members served prior year remain unchanged except that they assume different responsibilities from what they did before. Shang Min is our new treasurer. We praise God for their willing to serve our fellowship. Please remember them in your prayers that God will give them the strength, wisdom, and courage to lead the Fellowship. Also, staff alone can not do all things, your participation if very important for our fellowship.

-- Goals

Our fellowship in the coming year will focus on Bible studies and spiritual growth. We have Bible Overview taught by Min. Li Tai-ying at the first Thursday night every month. We will reach "Leviticus" for the overview next time. Another goal of our fellowship is to reach out to those Chinese students who do not yet know God, by whose grace we have been given the eternal lives. May God equip and use each of us in testifying Jesus and what He has done for us.

-- New Lives

God has abundantly blessed our Fellowship. Brothers Zhang Jian-zhou and Chen Lu-ming both found a new job. After Zhang You-sheng, Zeng Chao-ming, Zhang Jian-zhou, Chen Lu-ming, and Zhou Wei bought their new houses, Wei-qiang and Mei "did not want to be left out" and purchased a house as well. Zhu Dan-Jie and Nin Chun are enjoying their parenthood. Their baby, Joshua, is a big boy for his age! Mei quit her job and stays home with her daughter Rebecca. Cui Qing (Zhou Wei's wife) started school and she has classes at Thursday night. Have you ever heard that "marriage can be contagious"? After Brother Le Mei-Liang and Sister Lin Zhen tied the knot, Brother Hu Jun and Sister Diao Zuo-hui "did not want to wait any longer" and got married in September. Shang Min also "wants to join the crowd" and her wedding could be anyday from now.

-- Fall Retreat

This year's Fall Retreat at Pawling, New York was a blast. Thirty-fivepersons attended this retreat. The speaker, Brother Xu Su, gave us a very touching and encouraging testimony. He shared about his many trying and painful experiences in China simply because his father was a pastor. He was angry at God at times and ever turned away from God for many years. However, God is so promising! Ever since he returned to God, he has experienced His blessings upon blessings. He also alerted us to build up God's sacred temples, for ourselves to live lives desired by God.

Brothers Zhang Jian-zhou and Zeng Chao-ming, Sisters Wang Rui, Lu Qing, and Lin Zhen served as wonderful cooks. Special thanks go to Lin Zhen & Wang Rui for their delicious 'Tea-leaf-eggs'. Though it was late fall already, God gave us a bright day to enjoy all the beauty of clolorful trees. We went to sightseeing in two farms and ended up at an appleorchard. Many of new comers experienced apple-picking for their first time. The volleyball game added lots of fun to both 'great and poorplayers'. The talent show around the fire place was unforgettable. Fu Zhi-geng and Zhao Shu-ying sang songs. Le Mei-Liang and Ye Pei-Ji told jokes. Brother Zhang Jian-zhou and his son Eric performed the popular American children song 'Jesus Loves Me Yes I know'. Sisters Lin Zhen and Liang Tian-tian gave their testimonies. Brother Chen Lu-Ming presented a touching poem, Invisible Hands, that he freshly composed that day.

-- New "Fellows"

We would like to extend our warm welcome to all our new comers. We pray that God continues using this Fellowship to meet their needs. We finally have a pianist, and a very good one! We thank God for bringing Zhang Dong-lei to our fellowship. He has been playing piano since 5-years old. Please pray for him as he is switching to the computer field. Chen Jun will be baptized in Newtown Church on 11/22/98. Xu Gui-ping and Hu Hai-gang are still prudent seekers. Brother Yang Quan-guo just came from New Hampshire. Our fellowship is the only place that Chen Qun, just 3 months in U.S, "goes for diplomatic activities". However, Wang Xiao-ming, Wang Jun, Li Sheng-li and Zhu Tao could not play truant and have to stay in classrooms Thursday nights. Let's rejoice and pray for them.

There will be lots of upcoming activities in the holiday season. Some of these include Thanksgiving Dinner, Christmas Eve, Chinese New Year Party, and Open House events. Your participation in these activities will make a difference! Please contact one of our staff members if you can help out or need further information.

In HIS Service,