Price Family at IHOP-KC: dancing in the orient

-day four-

WEDNESDAY, June 2 (14 hrs. ahead of KC time)-

7am (Taiwan Time: TT)

Quick Sketch:

Henne, S.African joins us for breakfast—humble leader.
Part of team works with children at conference.
Rest of team meets with the Kramers for our morning session: discuss our indiv. roles in missions, and hear Juergen’s perspective on missions today in the world: helpful
Team leads All Nations dance seminar: results in deliverance/healing for PeiPei ...and some Thailand & Taiwanese missionary children that appear called to dance-- amazing choreography coming from their improv sessions--but with their own Thai and Taiwanese cultural bent: beautiful and powerful...finding that dance is often tied closely with deliverance.
Break-out worship with dance among adults as well this time for evening session.
Dance-When it was Over” (Love Covers a multitude…) well received

Trip Diary:

Hello everyone,

Thank you again for your prayer and love. We sense it and there has been wonderful fruit.

One of the blessings of jet lag is the extra time it affords us. We cannot and do not sleep in the early hours. Sue and I enjoyed a leisurely walk on the beach just after dawn. The breeze is cool and the walk alone. Beautiful black rock promontory to our right. Steady gentle roar of the surf.

At breakfast we were able to connect as a team. The experience has been incredible, and everyone is resting through the night (except the older ones!) Henne from South Africa (pic included) joined us. He would like the team to come to minister to the townships in Africa. Dance would means lots to that culture and would be easily accepted. I’m a bit unsure of all the crime they would have to face in S. Africa.

Morning conference worship our dancers began engaging the younger children in dance. Several of the team helped with the children during the following breakout session. They went swimming. The remainder of us met with Juergen and Monika Kramer (pic included) to speak individually about our place in missions and the greater picture of what All Nations is doing. Very encouraging. Juergen and I then broke for some ping pong

Lunch was convenience store fare and fortunately less expensive than expected. Dance workshop afterwards was highlighted by individual dances to original interpretations of Bible stories. Suddenly after portraying David and Goliath, Pei Pei fell to the floor crying saying that she hit her head. Seemed a bit odd as she did not hit very hard. She wailed and two the Living Waters people helped us understand that she is just beginning to break free of emotional bondage. We gathered around her to pray as she continued to wail. Within several minutes she settled down and by the end she was laughing. Actually all of us were laughing.

The team then gathered to rehearse for their evening presentation. Around dinner Sue, grandma and I heard Elizabeth Chen’s heart about the loss of Wenwei. We were able to counsel about grief work. Elizabeth spoke about how our dance was bringing worship to a new level. She would like to have us come to Shine, their youth conferene about July 10 next year. It is a very popular youth gathering in Tainan that is already sold out for this year.

The dancers had real power during the evening worship sessions. Jenna and Kirsten led. The entire contingent of children and many adults shadowed. The dance presentation (same dance as given at Metro Christian Fellowship) was extremely well received and dove-tailed well with message that followed. The applause and individual responses were universally positive. Juergan in his very direct and transparent German way shared his story and the word. He spoke of the death of his son in the 1980’s.

Again many of our group helped with children. The rest of us shared communion. I had as special time with John Ho and Juergen. Jenna prayed with Isabel Patterson. I spoke with Blake Staten and Matt Chen about the critical importance of stewarding family time when in demanding work or ministry.

Activities wound down about 10:00pm. Several of our number wanted to go to the Night Markets. Most of commerce here occurs after the hot sun is gone. Sorry had to turn them down so that we could stay focused on our commitments. Sue and Kimberly (who was not needed in the youth activities) were talking while waiting for the others to return with Kimberly’s room key. Both fell sound asleep. We carried Kimberly to her bed. She did not stir or awaken.

Please pray:

Medical clinic held this afternoon by Jenna/Yutaka

PingPong tournament tonight!!!

We would finish strong!

We as team individuals would receive all that God has for us here.

Thanks again.

Yutaka

PS- Grandma Nobuko is relaxing well and enjoying the connection with Isabel and her friend Myra, the dances, and being included in the conversations....and of course all the Taiwanese, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese food!