October 2013 Dear mission partners, This month, we mourn the loss of an important figure in COCM ministry. Rev. David Cheung passed away on 16th of September in St. Louis, USA. It was with great sorrow that we received this news but we also took comfort as we read words from his wife Margie that he “quietly and oh so PEACEFULLY departed from this world and straight into the safe arms of Jesus.” Rev. Cheung had been our former COCM Field Director from 1991-‐1999. Many of our younger staff members may not have had a chance to meet him personally, but through photos and printed words we still get to know him as a good and faithful servant of the Lord. He was instrumental in many key areas of COCM development and he had been a supportive friend to many staff even after he returned to USA. We trust that his wonderful example of trailblazing in the mission field of Europe will continue to be an encourage-‐ ment to our next generation of missionary workers at COCM. Also in this month, we welcomed six young people into COCM as MIPs (Missionary in Preparation). They come from different walks of life but all of them first sensed God’s call through COCM’s ministry in the UK. They will start their theological training this October and later join COCM as full-‐time mis-‐ sionary workers. Joe and May, in the height of their professional careers, gave up everything in the USA and came to Europe with a special burden for sharing the love of God with the students. Cen, an undergraduate student in the States, first came to COCM as a short-‐term mission team member and later as a volunteer while she confirmed God’s call to serve in Europe. Tim, born and raised in a Chris-‐ tian home in Mainland China, came to Glasgow to do his masters degree 2 years ago. He responded to God’s call into full-‐time ministry while he was serving with the Glasgow Chinese Christian Church. Melody, also from Mainland China, became a Christian through COCM’s year-‐end student camp and decided to do mission training while she was volunteering with us. Josh, a British-‐born Chinese and our missionary trainee to the Second Generation in the past 1.5 years, will receive the formal training in order to walk further for God. When my family and I came to serve in the European mission field 7 years ago, our prayer was that God would raise up an army of missionaries from this new generation to continue the race of sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ. I am so encouraged and excited to see that God faithfully answered our prayer by calling out these 6 young people. Please join me to pray for these young people as they get equipped and mentored over the next few years. May God who began a good work in them carry it on to completion. October is coming and we will enter into a busy season of welcoming all the new and returning stu-‐ dents. Our missionary staff stationed throughout Europe and COCM Gospel Team are in high gear of reaching out to them. Please pray for our team as we expand the kingdom of God in Europe. May God’s spirit protect us so that we may serve God in unity and with perseverance. Serving together in Christ, Rev. Henry Lu General Director
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