所以，我們不喪膽。外體雖然毀壞，內心卻一天新似一天。我們這至暫至輕的苦楚，要為我們成就極重無比、永遠的榮耀。原來我們不是顧念所見的，乃是顧念所不見的；因為所見的是暫時的，所不見的是永遠的。（林後4：16-18）
近況和感恩
六月的天氣炎熱，我們靠著井水洗滌及澆花木，沒想到水井枯乾了，打不出水來，後來聽說Tokmok 的水位普遍降低兩米，只好僱人重新打了一個15 米深的新井，花了$800，每年我們都會遇到不同的意外問題。
七月初開辦了兒童暑期營，希望藉著機會認識更多鄰近的孩子們，雖然辛苦，但是非常有意義。孩子們都非常開心，後來有些也來了我們的幼兒園。
暑期有許多宣教士來訪，帶來愛和關注，雖然他們只停留一兩天，給我們許多的安慰和鼓勵，讓我們苦盡甘來。感謝神。
七月17日是穆斯林開齋節，照例學校放假，我們決定到山上一天舉行同工退修會，策劃明年。我們16日下午離開，第二天早上吃完早餐後，突然Christa 頭暈嘔吐，我們本以為休息一下就好，兩個小時後不見她好轉，馬上開車下山看醫生，以為可能是高山症。醫生認為是小中風，唯一的醫療是靠休息，並注意飲食控制血糖、血壓、膽固醇。因為這裡的醫療非常落後，我們決定到台灣全身檢查，但又怕她飛台灣一路顛簸，所以又等了兩星期，不巧正好遇見大颱風。到了台灣，診斷一樣是小中風，要多休息，讓身體慢慢恢復。現在她還有頭痛，耳朵好像進水的感覺，手腳無力的症狀。
油價大跌，許多中亞國家靠著俄國經濟支撐，俄幣貶值50%，吉爾吉斯也一樣，將近一百萬吉國工人在俄羅斯打工，許多沒有工作，只好返回，引起治安混亂。我們在台灣的時候，家裡遭到小偷光顧，全家翻得一塌糊塗，還好沒有太多錢財損失，感謝神的保守，讓我們心裡有平安。
代禱
- 願神帶來更多適當的孩子進入我們幼兒園，讓我們能夠影響他們；也帶來願意學習的老師，我們可以給予適當的培訓。
- 幫助我們的團隊有合一的心，彼此相愛順服。
- 繼續有培訓的老師來教蒙式教育、領袖訓練、品格訓練。
- 核心同工和諧配搭–Elena、Sophia、Peter 及 Kasbek。
- 其他同工，孩子及家長。
- 給我們順服的心。
- 長樂和我身體及靈命，堅固信心事奉祂，能一天新似一天。
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Kytgzstan – John & Chrisita Tsai Prayer Letter 2015/6-8
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2Cor 4:16-18
Update & Give Thanks
In June the weather is turning very hot. We depend on well water for our washing and watering the trees. The well starts to run dry. Water problem has been a major issue for us here. Checking with the locals we found out this year the water level dropped about 2 meters in Tokmok! After struggling for one week at a cost of $800 we dug another well of 15 meters deep in order to get good water. Every year we faced with never ending water, electricity and heating problems
In early July we have one week of summer camp in the kindergarten. We hope to use this opportunity to know more neighborhood children and also to get our name out. It was very tiring for our workers but rewarding. The children really had fun. A few of the children ended up joining our kindergarten now.
Many of our missionary friends came to visit in the summer bringing with them love and support for our ministry. Even though they stayed only one or two days, they brought with them the needed comfort and encouragement. They made our work here more bearable.
July 17, the last day of Ramadan we decided to have a one day core worker retreat in the mountains to plan our next school year. We left Tokmok on the evening of the 16th. Following morning after breakfast Christa suddenly felt nauseated and started throwing up. We tried to let her rest in the room. But after two hours she still did not feel better. Thinking that she may have high mountain sickness we decided to come down to lower altitude. For the following week she still did not get better. Finally she was diagnosed with minor stroke by the local doctor. The medical facility in Kyrgyzstan is backward and we decided to travel to Taiwan for treatment. Afraid of aggravating her stroke by traveling we waited two more weeks before flying. In the meantime we tried to control her blood pressure, blood sugar, Cholesterol and Triglyceride by careful diet. Aug 7 we arrived Taiwan early morning just before the major typhoon Soudelor hit. In the following three weeks doctors confirmed Christa’s stroke. Their only recommendation is diet control and rest to slowly bring back her health. Currently she still has headaches, ear discomfort as if filled with water, weak right arm and leg.
With the crude oil price down so much, many countries that depend on Russia economy are severely affected. Ruble dropped 50% and so did Kyrgyzstan currency. Some of one million Kyrgyz workers in Russia can no longer find work and have to come back. There are no jobs for them here. Burglary and robbery rate increased. While we were in Taiwan getting medical checkup our home was burglarized. They turned our home completely upside down. We heard that in just one and half months there were over 30 burglaries in Tokmok. Please pray God protect us and give us peace of mind.
Prayer Requests
- May God bring appropriate children to our kindergarten so we can make a difference in their lives. May He also bring interested candidates for training to be preschool teachers.
- Pray God lead our efforts in our team building and character building through daily practice .
- May God bring suitable trainers to us, on Montessori, leadership, character building.
- Do pray for our core team members working well together – Elena, Sophia, Peter and Kasbek.
- Pray for other staff, our children and their families.
- May God bless all that are obedient to Him.
- Pray for Christa and John’s spiritual and physical health. May we be strong in serving Him. May we be renewed day after day.
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