J & D are familiar with BACBC ministries. J taught at CCS years ago before marrying D. D grew up at BACBC as her parents have attended BACBC before she and her siblings were born.

On Sunday night, about 140 brothers and sisters in Christ from different evangelical churches in the Bay Area joined together in prayer for our nation, a nation in crises on many fronts.

These updates remind us that the church or its ministries are not confined to walls or buildings. In the past several months, BWGI has ministered in Uganda, Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and 12 states within the USA in three different languages.

I subscribe to Christianity Today magazine, and the inside page of the December cover promoted a film described as “a new documentary film offering a hopeful vision for Christian participation in contemporary politics.”

The Ministry Leader Team (Pastors Johnny, Patrick, and Steve) with Pastors Au and Toby met today. We discussed our position on the shocking assault on our government leaders on the US Capitol on Wednesday.

This month's newsletter focuses on the country of Oman, a mountainous area on the strategic tip of Musandam Peninsula (Arabian/Persian Gulf). It is a Muslim country but has a high degree of personal freedom and political stability.