It is of great joy to be sharing that the students we are reaching out to are very open towards us. Many of them would initiate to come over to our place, others respond very readily to our events. Still others would go for a movie with us; play basketball; and have lunch with us.

They are the ones who are really sincere about making friends. Most of the time, they would take the first step in asking for our email addresses, and when we will be leaving Mongolia. Sometimes they will even be the ones to ask us out.

As much as our team wishes to be a blessing to the Mongolians by bringing the message of love here, the locals have blessed our hearts with their friendship and hospitality. It is truly by the Lord's grace that we have received such favour from these friends.

With that, all the more we are spurred on in our labour in the Lord.

Last Saturday we had a pre-evangelistic event. 35 students turned up for it, most of whom are non-believers. It had been a good time of just getting to know one another.

This week our team aims to narrow down our focus on those who are more open, in hope that we can intentionally create opportunities to share God's abundant love to them. Pray for us as we battle more intensively this week. =)

Just a couple of prayer requests:
1. On Sunday about 12 students will be going to church with us. Please pray that they will really turn up, and for their hearts to be blessed.

2. Pray also for more male contacts. Mongolian guys are harder to make friends with because they do not really open up. This week the boys in our team will be intentionally seeking out more male contacts on campus. Please pray for them.

3. Pray for opportunities to share Christ with our friends. Language in itself is quite a big obstacle for us. Pray that God will open up their spiritual understanding too.

4. Pray that the Mongolian ministry will get to know the students to a certain level as well, so that after we leave, they can still follow-up on them. That the students will still respond positively towards the ministry.

5. Pray also for the ministry in Ulaanbaatar University. There are currently 4 student leaders in this ministry, but 2 of them are graduating soon. Do pray for God to bring in more people in the ministry and to raise up more student leaders who will lead this movement on campus.

6. Lastly, please pray for our team unity, that we will love one another more and more aboundingly each day.

Thank you all for battling hard with us during this time. A verse that we would like to claim, "Ask, and it will be given. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and the door will be opened unto you."

God bless all of you.