ECC

The Third National Church Conference was held in San FranciscoChurch on December 22-25, 1978. Participants from New York, Honolulu, Los Angeles, and Toronto enjoyed the congenial and fruitful meeting. Among the important proposals discussed meeting and resolved were the following: establishment of a permanent and updated U.S. membership record archives, publication of a Church periodical, and various tracts, sending two workers of God to Nigeria, Africa, and amendment of the existing By-laws of the Church.

During the Conference, Bro. Wen-kuang Lo was ordained as Deacon John Lo, Elder John Wu officiating in the Name of the Lord.

Election of the new ECC Committee members for a two-year term took place during the Conference. The elected members are: John Lin (ECC Chairman) and Paul Wong for the Religious Affairs Department; Meishi Tsai (ECC Secretary) for the General Affairs Department; Young Kuo for the Financial Affairs Department. In addition, the ECC Administration members have been appointed the following committee duties: Evangelical-Pastoral Committee (Paul Wong, John Lin); Literature Evangelism-Bible Studies Committee (Meishi Tsai, Paul Wong, John Lo), Coordination-Fellowship Committee (Daniel Kau), Religious Education Committee (Daniel Kau) and Books-PublicationCenter (James Wu).

**Deacon John Yang and Deacon Mufu Tsai, two ministers from the International Assembly, visited the U.S. churches in the summer of 1979. Upon the consultation with the local churches, ECC scheduled various family evangelical services, spiritual convocations and students’ revival meetings for the two workers of God:

June 7 – July 1, 1979: Honolulu and Maui

July 7 – July 22: Southern California

July 23 - August 5: Northern California

August 23 - August 30: New Jersey and New York

August 31 - September 4: Toronto, Canada

**Deacon Paul Wong and.Deacon Meishi Tsai were sent to Cross River State, Nigeria for missionary works. During their visit the power of the Holy Spirit worked there mightily as evidenced by manifold power of God: healing, visions, and miracles among the Nigerians. The

“Church of Jesus Christ” accepted the faith and more than three hundred souls were baptized into Christ on June 3, June 15, and June 23, 1979. Five local churches of True Jesus Church were established at the Abak District; Utu Abak, Ntobo, Ikot Ukoh, Adiasim, and Afaha Esang. Praise to God.

To continue the holy work and buildup of the Church, Deacon John Yang and Deacon John Lo left for Nigeria on September 6, 1979 for a proposed eight-week visit. They would train the local workers of God and pray for the members in order that the brethren in Africa receive the Holy Spirit and spiritual knowledge and power.

**Brother Imeh John Akpan of Nigeria, who came to the United States for the summer of 1979, received the Holy Spirit at the San FranciscoChurch on August 4. Thank God for this wonder gift.

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**In September 1978 Deacon John Lo was sent by ECC to begin his ministry in the Church of Honolulu, after he had completed a special theological study in the General Assembly of the True Jesus Church in Taiwan during the summer of 1978.

**From November 22 to 25, 1978, ECC sent Dn. Paul Wong and Meishi Tsai to help with the annual spiritual convocation which was attended by forty or so members and visitors. Thirty eight brothers and sisters partook the Holy Communion and nine adults and two children were baptized. Eight members received the Holy Spirit. In the meeting, two witnessed the glory of the Lord on the Cross. Two other persons saw the light engulfed baptismal spot on the Manoa mountain creek near the University of Hawaii campus.

**The summer of 1979 was a blessed season. From June 17 through 23 the Youth's spiritual convocation was held at a secluded area of Haleakala (the House of the Sun). Deacon Mufu Tsai, Deacon John Lo and Bro. Shyh-kuang Yang along with the ardent members from Honolulu and Maui gathered together for the study of the words of God and prayers for the blessing. On the first day, two saw the vision of the Lord, and one received the Holy Spirit. The third day marked the beginning of the showers of blessing for the entire program. Six members received the Holy Spirit. Many saw the glory of God and one saw the Lord present in the midst of the prayer meeting. What's more heartwarming, some members saw the light shining upon the baptismal spot at the Pacific Ocean and two sisters witnessed at the same time the scarlet color surrounding the baptist who was baptizing the two new converts. Hallelujah.

LOS ANGELES

**In Southern California, the holy work has been blessed. From December 28, 1978 through January 1, 1979, one hundred or so members attended the annual spiritual convocation. Eighty- nine partook the Holy Communion. Five were baptized, including four young Korean boys who came to the Church for the first time but received the Holy Spirit. Ten people received the Holy Spirit and the prayers were filled with power. Two members of the congregation were healed of their diseases.

**For a long time, Imeh John Akpan of the "Church of Jesus Christ" of Nigeria, Africa has heard about the True Jesus Church and contacted the International Assembly. Last year he came to the United States to visit his son, fostered by an American family in northern California. After a long night of discussion and search in the Bible with Deacon Paul Wong , Akpan determined to be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. The baptism occurred on August 15, 1978 on the Kern River in Bakersfield, California.

**A Bible Seminar was conducted from March 30 to April 1, 1979 in the church at El Monte. Participants from New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles areas enthusiastically discussed Elder John Wu's manuscript of "The Manifestation of God in Three Historical Stages."

**The visit of Dn. John Yang and Mufu Tsai from I.A, was a blessing to the members in Southern California. Both ministers visited and held family services in various places: Cypress, Costa Mesa, West Los Angeles, CanogaPark, Glendale, Alhambra, and Bakersfield. Along with the local personnel, they helped the youth's spiritual convocation located at Pinos summer camp near Frazier Park.

**The Youth spiritual convocation brought the young brothers and sisters to a higher spiritual level.

Two periods of Bible study, one period of prayer in the morning were scheduled. In the afternoon discussion and prayer were followed by outdoor recreation and after supper break, an evening worship ensued. This daily program lasted from July 2 to July 7, 1979.

During the convocation, one brother saw a vision of the white horse during his prayer, whereas another sister saw a white throne and around it four living creatures. Later on it was pointed out that these two visions had to do with the eschatological signs recorded in the Book of Revelation. God blessed this meeting because seven persons received the Holy Spirit and four saw the visions. What inspired the young brethren all the more was their fervent, deep prayers during that week of summer retreat.

**A special spiritual-evangelical service extended from July 20 to July 22, 1979 occurred at the El MonteChurch. After the hour long morning prayer, there were two sermons and one hour prayer in the morning.

In the afternoon one period of sermon and one period of testimonies were followed by one period of prayer. The evening services were devoted to the preaching of the gospel to friends on the salvation of Jesus and His imminent Second Coming.

Ninety-nine received the Holy Communion, three got the Holy Spirit, and seven saw the visions of the glory, and other heavenly vistas. There were eight new converts were baptized.

NEW YORK

**An interdenominational Bible seminar, cosponsored by the Evangelism-Coordination Council and the New YorkRegionalChurch, was held at the Church at Elizabeth, New Jersey. Pastor Frank Munsey, United Pentecostal Church, of Hammond, Indiana, Pastor Bernard Franklin, Church of God Sabbatarian, of Birmingham, Alabama, Rev. Samuel and Queenie Carson, Shiloh Church of God, of Washington, D.C., John Manion, Assembly of the Lord Jesus Christ, of Sommerville, Massachusetts, Rev. Daniel Alves Mendes, Adventist Church of Promise, of San Paolo, Brazil, Pastor Helmut Strauss, Church of God, of West Germany, and Michael Kong, Living Water group, of Vancouver, Canada. The topics set forth for the three-day discussion from August 14 to 16, 1979 were: Water Baptism, the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Sabbath, chaired by Elder John Wu, Dn. John Lo, and Dn. Meishi Tsai respectively. Dn. John Yang served as a discussant. Also attending the meeting were the ministers from our Church: Mufu Tsai, Chung-kuang Hsieh (Taiwan), Shen-shan Huang (Toronto), Andrew Pang (Sabah), Simon Hsu (Edinburgh), John Lau (Cambridge, England) in addition to ten or so brothers and sisters from Newcastle and Edinburgh, Great Britain.

** The theme of the three-day spiritual convocation from August 17-19, 1979 was: how to become more spiritual in the wisdom of God and Christian life. Such sermons as “Be gallant in the faith,” “Abraham had two sons” were inspiring. At the conclusion of the convocation ten new converts were baptized, six received the Holy Spirit, and seven saw the visions. About one hundred persons received the Holy Communion.

** On September 8, 1979 a baptism was administered for three persons including one middle-aged man stricken with lung cancer. The Lord has enabled him to be discharged from hospital as a result of visitations and prayers.

SAN FRANCISCO

**A special Bible study-spiritual convocation took place at the San FranciscoChurch from July 30 to August 3, 1979. This meeting was especially designed for the youths. Dn. John Yang, Dn. Mufu Tsai, and Dn. John Lo were the instructors for the following subjects: the basic beliefs of the True Jesus Church, Bible geography, and exemplary youths in the Bible. Most of the time was devoted to prayers. The following shows how God blessed the prayers immensely:

July 30: Brother Ken saw the glory of the Lord and S.H. Choy, a visiting boy, saw the radiant Cross and the agonizing Jesus bleeding from the nailed hands. Sister Limin Lee saw a gate opening before her. Sister Xiangxiao Lei saw the light on the wall of the Church. Sister Kim was healed of headache.

July 31: Sister Limin saw the vision of the open gate as she did the previous day and felt that she was flying when powerfully filled by the Holy Spirit. Another visiting girl was moved by the Spirit and saw a white light.

August 1: Sister Jenny Lin felt that she was flying into the high cloud, and saw the glory of God as she ascended higher and higher. Sister Limin and Jenny Lin were clapping hands and singing a spiritual song in unison. A visiting Sherry saw a golden Cross and the Lord Jesus surrounded by rainbow standing in front of her.

August 2: Sister Limin Lee felt that she was soaring into the sky and grabbed Jesus' garment, pleading Him to bestow the Holy Spirit on those who were praying very importunately. Sister Dorothy Lin prayed with fasting at noon and saw a white light, as she was singing a spiritual song.

August 3: The 12-year-old Lily Wen received the Holy Spirit.

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