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1 Austi & A G a e Till A aha Chu h Pla ti g Missio a ies to Chi a G eeti g 大家好! We a e the Till fa il. We a e hu h pla ti g issio a ies to the ou t of Chi a. M a e is Austi a d ife is A G a e. Ou so s a e is A aha. This pa ket of i fo atio is to i t odu e ou to ou fa il a d the i ist e desi e to do i Chi a. Afte e ie i g the pa ket, if the Lo d leads, e ould e ho o ed fo the oppo tu ity to pa t- e ith you th ough p aye a d/o fi a ial suppo t. Tha k ou fo ou o side atio! Biog aph Whe I as ea s old, I put faith i Jesus Ch ist a d He sa ed e a d ha ged life! A fe ea s late I felt His all upo life to fullti e se i e to Hi, goi g o e seas p ea hi g the good e s of His death o the oss fo si - e s. It as hile I as i pu suit of this all that the Lo d ope ed a doo fo e to o e to Chi a. Afte fi ishi g ollege, I o ed to Fujia, Chi a as a E glish tea he. Though I did t k o ho so eo e like e ould p ea h i Chi a, I as t usti g that if I e t a d lea ed the la guage, the Lo d ould ope a ay fo e to do so.

2 Biog aph o ti ued I o ed to Chi a i De e e a d spe t the e t fi e ea s tea hi g E glish, lea i g to speak Chi ese, a so i g the ultu e, a d i ol i g self i a lo al atio al hu h. It as du i g those fi e ea s that I et A G a e, the lo e of life. I i ited he to hu h he e she hea d the gospel a d e e tuall too as sa ed! Ou elatio ship g e a d e got a ied i Chi a i Ap il of. We lo ed ei g i ol ed i the lo al hu h the e i Chi a a d e e o sta tl seeki g o e oppo tu ities to se e a d p ea h the gospel. M o k as a E glish tea he, ho e e, as o s all hi d a e to ou goals. It o su ed u h of ti e a d li ited oppo tu ities to p ea h, tea h, a d sha e the good e s of ou Sa io. If I had a thousand pounds, China should have it. If I had a thousand lives, China should have them. No! not China, but Christ. Can we do too much for Him? James Hudson Taylor As ife a d I p a ed fo a a to do fullti e i ist i Chi a, I as e i ded of a teaissio a ies that I had p e iousl dis- o e ed o li e P oje t Chi a. Upo ea hi g out to the tea, o e of the issio a ies alled e a d e plai ed ho he e ei ed t ai i g a d aised fu ds to get to the field a d se e as a full-ti e hu h-pla ti g issio a i Chi a. Ou p aye s e e a s e ed! The e as a ay fo e to do full-ti e i ist y i Chi a afte all! Withi si o ths, the Lo d allo ed us to ake a a ge e ts to o e a k to the States a d t ai the sa e a the issio a ies i P oje t Chi a had. We a e u e tl i a seaso of deputatio a d fu d aisi g efo e headi g a k to Chi a to gi e ou li es the e fo the ause of the gospel of Jesus Ch ist.

3 Austi s Testi o I g e up atte di g hu h egula l a d hea d the gospel p o lai ed o a o siste t asis. At a ou d eight ea s old I ega to ealize si ful ess a d eed fo a Sa io. I espo ded to a i itatio to e ei e Ch ist at a VBS se i e, though i hi dsight the e as o t ue sa i g faith i life as a esult. M hea t as aki to the fi st ki d of soil Ch ist des i es i His pa a le of the so e His o d as s at hed a a efo e gi e ti e to take oot. It as ot u til a fe ea s late that I a e to ealize that t ue sa i g faith is a o pa ied the f uit of a ha ged life. Afte hea i g a pasto s lea e pla atioepe ta e, I a e to u de sta d I had ot et do e so. That e e i g I alled upo the Lo d, a d o itted to su it y life to Hi. A d the Lo d ga e e e life i deed! Those o a ds of His hi h I o e despised to o e telli g the t uth, o e i g o e s pa e ts, lo i g Hi ith all of o e s hea t, i d, soul, a d st e gth I sudde l fou d a jo to o e. Th ough His oss a d esu e tio, He has ade e e a d is aki g e o e a d o e like Hi self e e da. I a o His se a t, li i g to ho o Hi a d i g glo y to His a e. A G a e s Testi o I g e up i a Ch istia household. M o took e to hu h egula l f o a ou g age. I did t u de sta d the gospel, ut I e jo ed hu h fo the jui e a d ookies i Su da S hool. As I a e i to tee age ea s, I stopped goi g to hu h. Most of the people at ou hu h e e u h olde tha e a d I thought it as o i g. I got a se ies of jo s that e ui ed e to o k o Su da s a d did t go to hu h fo a ea s. O e da a fo eig e a ed Austi a e i to statio a sto e. He as a tea he a d o asio all a e the sto e fo supplies. I had e e spoke to a fo eig e efo e, ut thi ki g that all A e i a s ust e Ch istia s, o e da I sho ed hi so e ook- a ks ith Chi ese Bi le e ses o the. He asked e if I as a Ch istia, a d I said I as t su e. So he he fou d out I had t ee atte di g hu h, he asked e to o e ith hi. O e the e t ouple of o ths I sta ted to gett g a k i to hu h a d Bi le studies egula l. At a out that ti e, I ega st uggli g ith so e issues i fa il. The Lo d used those st uggles to d i e e to y k ees i p aye a d o pletely t ust Hi. Si e the I ha e a desi e fo God s Wo d that I e e had efo e. I desi e to g o dail i elatio ship ith Hi.

4 Austi s Call to Mi ist At the age of si tee I as gi e the oppo tu it to t a el to B azil ith a out fift othe elie e s o a t o- eek issio t ip. While the e, high s hool Bi le tea he a d I e e assig ed to assist a lo al hu h ith isitatio, out ea h, a d gospel p ea hi g. Afte a out a eek of goi g house to house p o lai i g the good e s of Ch ist, the pasto of the hu h asked e to p ea h o e e e i g at a out ea h. Afte p ea hi g, Bi le tea he sha ed ith all of those i atte da e that I had ee o side i g full ti e gospel i ist a d as seeki g the Lo d s di e tio. The pasto the asked the dea o s to joi hi i la i g ha ds o e a d p a i g that the Lo d use e i His se - i e. I su e de ed to His all upo y life to se e Hi as a p o lai e of His gospel. Afte etu i g to the US, I ega to seek the Lo d s ill as to i hat apa it pasto, e a gelist, issio a I should gi e self to se e Hi. A out a o th late, hu h's outh g oup e t to a su e a p. O e e e i g du i g a sessio I se sed the u istaka le p o pti g of the Hol Spi it ithi e telli g e to gi e self o e to se e Ch ist a o g the atio s. The e as u h ejoi i g that e e i g as I sha ed ith outh pasto as ell as othe s i the outh g oup that the Lo d as sett g e apa t fo issio s se i e to Hi. T ai i g U i e sity of Mo ile Ba helo s of A ts i Ch istia Studies Ou Ge e atio T ai i g Ce te OGTC Spe t o e a d a half ea s t ai i g u de Pasto Austi Ga d e E pe ie e While i high s hool, Austi p ea hed o a o thl asis at a I te atio al La guage S hool a d a I te atio al Sea a 's Ce te i Mo ile, Ala a a. While i ollege, Austi p ea hed egula l i the iddle s hool i ist at hu h a d o-lead a iddle o s s all g oup ea h eek. While i Chi a, Austi as o otatio to lead a ollege a d a ee i ist s all g oup fo a out a ea a d a half i a atio al hu h. I ha e p ea hed t i e i Ma da- i Chi ese a d ha e sha ed the gospel ith u e ous people i Chi a. While at the OGTC, Austi i ol ed hi self i the E glish as a Se o d La guage ESL i ist a d the I o e p iso i ist of his se di g hu h, Visio Baptist Chu h.

5 Pi tu es Ou Bold Visio Chi a is a losed ou t ea i g that the e a e e tai est i tio s pla ed o t aditio al issio s ethods o that the gospel is u el o e the go e e t o o u it. But e ha e lea ed to t ust God a d ot fea a a d faithfull ad a e ith a isefo a d ess. Thus, ou isio is to oldl p o lai the gospel to e a gelize the lost; esta lish e testa e t lo al hu hes that a e self-suppo ti g, self-go e i g, a d selfp opagati g; e uip a d t ai atio al leade s ho a ea h, lead a d t ai thei o people. This ill ot o e ithout pe se utio f o the go e e t. But e a e illi g to follo Jesus o atte the ost. Co ta t Us I fo atio - ea hi g hi a.o g ea hi g hi a.o g Suppo t & Maili g Add ess Visio Baptist Missio s PO Bo Alpha etta, GA Se di g Chu h Visio Baptist Chu h Austi Ga d e, Pasto - isio aptist. o Missio Boa d Visio Baptist Missio s isio issio s. o

6 Re o e datio s God has gi e e the p i ilege of ei g Austi a d A G a e Till s pasto fo a ouple of ea s o. I a e i p essed ith Austi a d his desi e to se e the Lo d. As a ou g a he su e de ed to se e the Lo d the est a he k e ho. He hu ge ed to sta t hu hes i Chi a. He had o a e ue at the ti e ut hu g to see the Chi ese hea the gospel he left fo Chi a at the age of a d si gle. He ega tea hi g E glish as a se o d la guage. He sha ed the gospel as u h as he ould a d as used of God. I fa t, he as allo ed of the Lo d to lead his to e ife, A G a e, to a sa i g k o ledge of Jesus Ch ist. As Austi o ti ued to i iste i Chi a he hea d of issio a ies out of Visio that e e pla ti g hu hes i Chi a. Austi ead Ma k Tolso s log. He a ted to do hat he hea d that Ma k as doi g. E e tuall, he o ta ted Ma k to ask hi ho to do hat Ma k as doi g. Ma k told hi that to do so Austi ould eed to etu fo t ai i g at the Ou Ge e atio T ai i g Ce te a d Visio Baptist Chu h i Alpha etta, Geo gia. Pastor Austi a d Betty Gard er pi tured a o e Brother Jeff a d Mi dy Bush a d fa ily pi tured elo Afte Austi had ee at the T ai i g Ce te fo a out a ea he felt God leadi g hi to joi Visio. Austi a d A G a e ha e e o e a pa t of us. We lo e the e u h. We do ot k o A as i ti- atel as e do Austi e ause she is still lea i g E glish. A G a e is o e of the s eetest ou g ladies ou ill e e eet. Thei so, A aha, is a fa o ite ith e e o e. No Austi a d A G a e a e lea i g to sta t deputatio to etu to Chi a. This is a g eat lessi g f o God. Austi a d A G a e oth k o the la guage a d ultu e. The ill e a i i g i Dalia, Chi a to o k ith Ma k Tolso fo o the g ou d t ai i g i hu h pla ti g i a losed ou t. The ill e a le to ju p i ediatel i to the o k. Soo the ill e sta ti g a a d e hu h. Austi has ee se i g a i te ship o ou pasto al staff efo e egi i g deputatio. He has do e a jo ell that has ee asked of hi. He is a good p ea he. He p ea hes st o g, i li al, essages. He ill e a lessi g to ou hu h a d i ist. If ou do ot lo e A aha I ill e i sho k. I k o ou ill e jo ha i g the i ou se i es. Though Austi has 't ee a e e fo a ea s he has o ou hea ts a d suppo t. He ill e issed. You a see f o this lette that God has ee p epa i g the fo ea s. I k o that God ill use the g eatl! Austi is a a of g eat ha a te. He is ha d o ki g, dilige t, faithful, a d hu g to e used of God. Austi has al ead take ig steps to do this i ist. The ha e g eatl sa ifi ed a d I a p oud of the. I a ted to ite to ou a d ask ou to ha e Austi i. He ill less ou hu h. He ill do a good jo i Chi a. He is o thou suppo t. If ou ha e a fu the uestio s a out Austi, his ha a te, dedi atio, p epa atio, o se i e please feel f ee to gi e e a all. -Austi Ga d e, Pasto of Visio Baptist Chu h I ha e had the p i ilege to o k ith a d alo gside Austi Till i ou lo al hu h, Visio Baptist. He as p e iousl li i g i Chi a as a E glish tea he a d ealized that God a ted o e. He o ed to Geo gia to p epa e to e a hu h-pla ti g issio a a d is o ead to etu to Chi a a d see souls sa ed a d hu hes pla ted. Austi has se ed o the pasto al staff of ou hu h a d taught ESL to lost people as a out ea h. He is ot af aid to o k, stud a d se e i a apa it that has pla ed i f o t of hi. He has a zeal fo God a d I ha e ee p i ileged to see hi g o lose to the Lo d. He speaks Chi ese flue tl a d lo es the Chi ese people. You ill e g eatl lessed gett g to k o Austi a d A G a e. I a o - i ed that God is goi g to use this fa il i a spe ial a to get the Gospel th oughout Chi a. - Jeff ey Bush, Di e to of Visio Baptist Missio s

7 Do t i al State e t The Bi le: We elie e that the Bi le is the Wo d of God, a d that it is di i el i spi ed. We elie e i the ple a, e al i spi atio, that it is the o l o plete a d fi al e elatio of the ill of God to a, a d the sup e e, i falli le autho it i all atte s of faith a d o du t. God: We elie e i the T i it, the u it of the Godhead. The e a e th ee pe so s: the Fathe, the So, a d the Hol Spi it. The a e e uall pe fe t i e e di i e ualit, a d e e ute disti t ut ha o ious off es i the g eat o k of ede ptio. We elie e i God the Fathe. We elie e i Jesus Ch ist. We elie e i the Hol Spi it. The Fathe : We elie e i God the Fathe, a i fi ite, pe so al spi it, pe fe t i holi ess, isdo, po e a d lo e. We elie e that He i falli l fo ek o s all that shall o e to pass, that He o e s Hi self e ifull i the affai s of e, that He hea s a d a s e s p a e, a d that He sa es f o si a d death all ho o e to Hi th ough Jesus Ch ist. Jesus Ch ist: We elie e i Jesus Ch ist, God s o l egotte So, o ei ed the Hol Spi it. We elie e Jesus Ch ist is God. We elie e i His i gi i th, si less life, i a les, a d tea hi gs. We elie e i His su stitutio a ato i g death, odil esu e tio, as e sio i to hea e, pe petual i te essio fo His people, a d pe so al isi le etu to ea th. The Holy Spi it: We elie e i the pe so of the Hol Spi it ho a e fo th f o the Fathe a d So to o i t the o ld of si, ighteous ess, a d judg e t, a d to ege e ate, sa tif, a d e po e all ho elie e i Jesus Ch ist. We elie e that the Hol Spi it i d ells e e elie e i Ch ist, a d that He is a a idi g helpe, tea he a d guide. Ma : We elie e that all e atu e, hoi e a d p a ti e a e si e s, ut that God so lo ed the o ld, that he ga e his o l egotte so, that hosoe e elie eth i hi should ot pe ish, ut ha e e e lasti g life. We elie e, the efo e, that those ho epe t of thei si s a d faith e ei e Ch ist as Lo d a d Sa io ill ejoi e fo e e i God s p ese e, a d those ho efuse to e ei e Ch ist as Lo d a d Sa io ill e fo e e sepa ated f o God. Ete al State: We elie e i a lite al Hea e, the ete al ho e of the edee ed. We elie e Hea e to e the lite al pla e he e the sa ed ill li e fo e e i the ete al liss a d lessi gs of God. We elie e i Hell, the Ch istless ete it fo the lost, he e the e ill e u i g a d to e ti g fo those ithout sal atio, ho ha e efused to e ei e the gospel a d Jesus Ch ist as Lo d. We elie e that Hell, u elie e s, Sata a d all the falle a gels shall e ast i to the lake of fi e to e to e ted da a d ight fo e e a d fo e e. Sal atio : We elie e sal atio i ol es the ede ptio of the hole a, a d is offe ed f eel to all ho a ept Jesus Ch ist as Lo d a d Sa io, ho His o lood o tai ed ete al ede ptio fo the elie e. I its oadest se se sal atio i ludes ege e atio, justifi atio, sa tifi atio, a d glo ifi atio. The e is o sal atio apa t f o pe so al faith i Jesus Ch ist as Lo d. Baptis : We elie e i aptis i e sio afte sal atio ith o e it fo sal atio i the a e of the Fathe, So, a d Hol Ghost Spi it. We eje t i fa t aptis a d a fo of sp i kli g fo i fa ts o adults. Baptis is a out a d e p essio of ou faith i Jesus Ch ist a d si pl a pu li testi o hat God has do e His g a e. The Chu h: We elie e i the lo al hu h, o sisti g of a o pa of p ofessi g, o -agai elie e s i Jesus Ch ist, i e sed o a edi le o fessio of faith, a d asso iated fo o ship, o k a d fello ship. We elie e that to those lo al hu hes e a e o itted, fo pe petual o se a e of the o di a es of aptis a d the Lo d s Suppe, a d that God has laid upo these hu hes the task of p o lai i g to a lost o ld the a epta e of Jesus Ch ist as Lo d a d Sa io, a d the e th o i g of Hi as Lo d a d Maste. Its s iptu al off e s a e pasto s a d dea o s. While oth e a d o e a e gifted fo se i e i the hu h, the off e of pasto is li ited to e as ualified S iptu e. Ete al Se u ity: We elie e i the ete al se u it of all lood- ought i di iduals o elie e s a d that su h i he ita e is i o - upti le, a d u defiled, a d that ea h elie e is kept the po e of God a d othi g a sepa ate us f o Hi, ou sel es i - luded. We elie e that elie e s a lose the jo of fello ship ith God, a g ie e God a d a ue h the Spi it of God i hi o he, ut ot lose his/he sal atio.