photos pages 6-7, top: Worshiping with bicyclists during the Happy
Wednesday fellowship photo page 6, inset: Warm coffee, warm hearts photo
page 7, bottom: Two of the bicyclists enjoy coffee and a breakfast snack.
In Taiwan, approximately 35-40 percent of the population practice ancestor
worship. Many families believe that surviving children have the responsibility of
caring for deceased ancestors, in particular the parents. When a child becomes
a Christian, the parents fear no one will take care of them in the afterlife. This
fear is one of the biggest obstacles in their ministry.
Even though none of the bikers have accepted Christ as their Savior yet,
the Bettingers are confident that God is working in their hearts. Their hope and
prayer is that their friends see this simple act of kindness as a glimpse of the
Savior’s love for them.
When they first started, the bikers showed no interest in faith or knowing Christ.
Now, they are the ones to initiate a prayer of thanks before the coffee and snack
time. Each week, they look forward to singing Christian songs
that the Bettingers have taught them. They also periodi-
cally attend the Bettingers’ Sunday night home worship
service, as well as other special events.
“All these things have helped our friendship
grow, and we have faith that God will soon move
them to give their hearts to him,” Don said. “The
potential for what these folks could do with a heart
full of his Spirit and love is limitless. We are anx-
ious to see how God will continue to work.”
To watch a video of this ministry, click here.
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