Dear Church family and friends 亲爱的教会家人和朋友们 ，
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Time flies when there are so many things happening.  And life in our church family is just like that.  Eighty nine percent of church members that voted approved the transition plan from council to ministry team leaders.  We begin the transition now!  We will update everyone on the progress of this transition.

Easter Sunday was a terrific day of worshiping our risen Savior.  Though the water was cooler than expected, seven brothers and sisters were joyfully baptized and another young person transferred her membership to our church family. 
The status of our three interns was changed to licensed ministers.  The church council had approved my recommendation of this change back in February and this was formally presented at the conclusion of the Easter service.  What does this change mean?  Nathan, Jonathan and Joseph can now officiate weddings, funerals, baptize people or present the Lord’s Supper on behalf of our church.  Though they are not yet ordained, they are well on their way to serving the Lord full time as they continue and complete their studies.  I challenge our church family to support these young ministers through words of encouragement, prayers and giving.
Meanwhile, one of the missionaries we support, Rev. John Cao, has been arrested and imprisoned in China.   See this link for more details .  While we pray for his release, there are some other things we can do: contact our Congressional Representatives, Senators and President.  Here’s a link to a sample letter.
Introducing others to Christ is more urgent than ever.  One way we did this was celebrating Fiesta with the church family picnic on our campus.  It was a great time to invite family and friends and help them connect with God and with one another.  There were activities for everyone as we embraced our diversity and unity in the Lord as well as shared our love for God and one another.  Click here to view more pictures.

Looking ahead in May, if you are interested in spiritual and physical refreshment, consider registering for the Pioneer Retreat in central Texas.  Go to our website for more details.

当有这么多事情发生时，时间总是飞逝。我们教会家庭的生活就是这样。投票选举的教会成员中有百分之八十九批准了理事会向事工领导团队的过渡计划。我们现在开始转型了！我们会向每个人定期报导这一过渡的进展情况。

复活节星期天是敬拜我们复活救主的好日子。虽然水比预想的要冷，七个兄弟姐妹还是满怀喜乐地受了浸礼，另一位年轻人把她的会籍转到了我们教会。
我们三名实习生改为正式的持照传道。教会议会已经在二月批准了我对这一改革的建议，这是在复活节仪式上正式宣布的。这个改变意味着什么？Nathan，Jonathan和Joseph现在可以代表我们教会主持婚礼，葬礼，施洗或献上圣餐。虽然他们还没有被按立，但他们在继续完成学业的同时，也在竭尽全力为主服务。我挑战我们的教会家庭成员通过鼓励，祈祷和奉献支持这些年轻的传道者们。

与此同时，我们支助的传教士之一约翰·曹约翰被捕并在中国被监禁。有关详细信息，请访问此链接 。在为他的释放祈祷的同时，我们还可以做一些别的事情：联系我们的国会代表，参议员和总统。这是一个样本信的链接...

向别人介绍基督比以往任何时候都更加迫切。其中方式之一就是在教堂家庭野餐作节日庆祝。这是邀请家人和朋友来帮助他们与上帝和彼此连结的好机会。当我们包容彼此的多样性并在主里团结成一体时，有适合每个人的活动，我们也分享对上帝和彼此的爱。

展望五月，如果您想要对灵性和身体有所提升的话，请考虑注册在德克萨斯州中部明日之光的退修会（Pioneer Retreat)。请访问我们的网站了解更多详情。
   Your humble servant 你们谦逊的仆人, Pastor John 李牧师
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