親愛的禱告夥伴，
感謝神雖然我們還有許多困難，但是沒有事能奪去我們心裡的平安喜樂，知道我們的神是掌管一切的，祂的恩典總是超過我們的困難。
培訓老師
Shirley, 我們的培訓老師， 4/2/2014
回到Bishkek， 4/9 來到Tokmok教我們的老師蒙氏教育。雖然我們沒有豐富經驗的老師，但是感謝神，祂帶來有好品德和願意學的老師，這些都是很珍貴的。請為 Sanura, Nurzada 禱告，他們正在Shirley的密集訓練下。很高興神帶領Shirley來到我們當中，成為我們重要的夥伴。請繼續為她的身體和睡眠禱告。
繼續聘請同工
我們還需要繼續聘請老師，廚師和兼職護士，這些都是要收滿學生所需要的。Tokmok人口只有五萬，求神帶來適當的人才來供應我們的需要。
申請執照
我們已經遞進去幼兒園申請書，還有憲章，他們說應該在四月底可以拿到許可，這樣我們可以五月開學。若沒有許可我們就不能開，禱告神的供應及讓我們有耐心等候祂的時間。
介紹我們的學校
4/18/2014晚間我們為有興趣的家長開了一個會，告訴他們我們的宗旨，目標及規章。計劃在5/2開學，先是半個月到5/16的適應期。會議很成功，當我們回答家長的問題時，幾個老師陪著五個孩子們。會議完畢後這些孩子卻不肯回家，還要多留在學校，所以家長都很願意讓孩子來我們學校。
在這兩星期適應期，老師和孩子要彼此建立信心，我們才會正式收他們，然後才和家長簽合同。
4/23我們會邀請更多的家長和孩子來，希望收進16個3-4 ½歲的孩子。求神把適合的學生帶來，並且讓他們的家長與我們一起同工，來朔造他們孩子的一生學習。
莫名其妙的遺失了Visa申請書及我們的美國護照
今年二月我們入境時申請了商業落地簽，這樣我們才能申請3-6個月的延期，我們交進外交部，4/17當Sophia去Bishkek拿回，並且繳費。當她回到Tokmok時非常沮喪，告訴我們這個壞消息，外交部把那天所有的申請書都丟了，包括我們的護照。當時幾乎開始了暴亂Sophia還是蠻冷靜的。辦事人告訴Sophia星期一再來，並沒有提供解釋，大概他們也不清楚來龍去脈。需要迫切的為我們禱告!!
我們還在等著接通天然氣，才能用來煮飯和燒暖爐，6個月前我們已經開始申請了。我們已經付了裝修錢，但是還在排隊，不知哪一天可以裝好。可以看到若沒有神動工，我們實在不能作什麼。只要在一切事上學“信靠順服” 。我們的暖氣爐總算完工，但是還需要煤氣才能完全試車。
還有操場，花園和鄰居圍牆都需要作，天氣不作美，四月中居然又下了雪!
請為我們的社區垃圾管理禱告，原先我們大家都認為是一個很好的意念，我們願意出錢造一個圍牆，把原有倒垃圾的地方圍起來，沒想到這居然讓鄰居起了爭執。禱告神讓我們能榮耀耶穌，不要成為撒旦的工具，引起鄰舍，政府起了糾紛。
再謝謝你們長久的禱告支持我們。為我們的身體！柏林的牙齒問題，長樂的膀胱炎，還有Sophia的長期咳嗽。相信神的恩典是夠我們用的！
主內，
柏林長樂上
CEM Missionaries
Saturday, April 26, 2014
April 2014 Prayer Request from John & Christa Tsai
Dear Prayer Partners,
We thank God that even the number of problems remained high, nothing can
take away the peace and joy in our hearts knowing our God is in control and His
blessings always outnumber troubles.
Teachers Training
Shirley, our chief trainer returned on 4/2/2014 to Bishkek and came to
Tokmok on 4/9 to start Montessori training for our teachers. We do not have
experienced teachers but we praise God for He brought us people that have good
characters and strong desire for learning. These qualities are very precious
for teachers.
Do pray for Sanura, Nurzada as they are going through extensive training
under Shirley. We are very pleased that God brought Shirley to us to be a very
important partner of our team, but do pray for her health and restore her sleep.
Additional Hiring
We are still in need of more teachers, cook and a part-time nurse to
prepare for the full capacity of our school. Since Tokmok is a small town of a
population of 50,000, pray that God will bring us the right people of His
choice to meet our needs.
Licensing
Our application for the licensing for the kindergarten /preschool with
the Ministry of Education has been submitted with a charter for our school. We
were led to believe that it will be approved by the end of April so we may
start the school in early May. We should not start the school without the
license, pray for God’s provision and give us patience as we are waiting for
His time.
On the evening of 4/18/2014, we had the first meeting with interested
parents to inform them of our purpose, goals and rules of our new school. We inform
them of our plan to start a preparatory class on 5/2 through 5/16. The meeting
went very well because while some of us addressed the parents of their
questions and concerns, the children (5 of them) stayed with the teachers. At
the end of the meeting, all children were ready to come to school and actually
were reluctant to go home while the parents felt comfortable to entrust their
children in our care.
During this preparatory 2 weeks, we will further find out if there is a
good fit between students and school. Only if teachers feel confident with the
students and the children feel comfortable and eager to come to school, then we
should be ready to take in the children as our official students under a formal
“school & parent” contract.
We are planning a second meeting on 4/23 to invite more families to join
us so we may have up to 16 children of age 3 – 4 1/2 years at this time. Please
pray that God will send suitable students whose parents are willing to partner
with us for their children’s life learning.
Mysterious Loss of
Application Documents & Our U.S. Passports
In February, we came in through Kyrgyzstan airport, and applied for
business visa upon entry so we may later on extend for additional 3 -6 months. The
application was sent to Foreign Affair Department and on 4/17 Sophia was
supposed to go to Bishkek to pay for the fees and picked up the approved document.
However, upon her return to Tokmok, she looked very sad and told us bad news: that Foreign Affair Department has lost all
the documents for application processed on that day, including ours together
with ours original passports. That
almost started a riot for all the people applying for their visas. Sophia
remained quiet and the officials just told Sophia to check back on Monday, not
offering any explanation for they too probably had no clear idea of what had
happened. We Need Urgent Prayer!!
We are still waiting for gas hook-up for cooking and heating necessary
for the kindergarten which we started applying more than 6 months ago. We were
told that are in the queue but the gas company cannot give us any firm date,
even though we already paid for the installation. As you can see without God, we can do nothing
on our own. We need to learn “Trust
& Obey” on everything and for every moment.
Our rebuilding of the furnace for heating was finally completed and
tested. The gas furnace we added has yet to be tested since we do not have gas
yet.
The work on the playground, landscape and additional fencing were on
hold because of the rainy weather. And can you imagine that we still have snow
in the middle of April!
Please pray for our community garbage management project which was
initially perceived as a good idea by majority but somehow it led to many
conflicts between neighbors of ours. Pray for wisdom for us that we may still shine
for Jesus and not to become tools for Satan and cause disharmony among
community, neighbors and local government.
Again many thanks for your continual support to lift us up during this
challenging time. Do pray for all our health! John has teeth problem, Christa’s
bladder infection and Sophia’s continuous coughing. May we always remember that
God’s grace is sufficient for us!
Love in Him,
Christa & John
2014蔡柏林, 何長樂夫婦三月禱告信
親愛的禱告夥伴，
我們要感謝神，他是信實的，儘管我們面對那麼多的問題，他還是一直在看顧我們。並不是所有的問題都解決了，反而是在增加。但是，我們有平安，因為知道神與我們同在。
過去兩個星期，我們忙著作廣告徵求適當的教師，廚師，清潔工，和翻譯等。花了很多的時間安排面試，坐下來檢驗他們的資格。很失望在托克馬克沒有太多人適合。求神把合適的人帶給我們，並求神賜智慧，愛心和耐心來照顧3-4歲的學生。
我們開始申請執照，並請Jarkyn幫忙與教育部有關的申請手續。這手續至少涉及托克馬克市的5大部門來查看我們的教室，以確保學校能夠維護兒童的安全。這五大部門是環衛，消防局，土地登記，警察局和社會局。這是一個非常漫長的過程，也是必要的步驟。求神引導我們。
我們還需要接上煤氣管，讓我們有天然煤氣來做飯和取暖，提供熱食給這裡的孩子們。我們還需要修好暖氣爐來暖和房子。這暖氣爐必需修好才能通過消防部批准。
天氣漸漸有點暖和了。我們還要作完操場和庭院，才能給孩子們使用。所以，我們預計3/17開始訓練教師，助教和翻譯。在3/24我們還需要廚師和清潔工，所有厨具和設備必需在學校開始前就買全了。還需要設計孩子3餐的菜單。
許多工作人員身體不好，這是一直有的問題。請求神賜我們力量和能力在這段時間內能拿到執照，並能在四月裏開學。
我們也求神能作幼兒園附近垃圾場地的管理建設。
感謝你們在這困難的時候一直的支持我們。求神保守我們的健康！
至於我們的房子，仍然有一些需要維修，但我們以後才來處理這些問題。
主內,
蔡柏林, 何長樂
CEM Missionaries
Blog: Christajohnmission.blogspot.com
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