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Tony and
Ming Perrello
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Macau |
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1992
- Graduated from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
• 1992
– Accepted as missionaries to Macau
• 1994
– Moved to Taiwan and began Mandarin language study
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1996
– Moved to Macau, a port city on the southeastern coast of China
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2000
– Began to plant the Great Praise Church
• 2002
– Forced to return to the United States due to Tony’s
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Tony
developed MS (multiple schlerosis) and the family was forced to
return to the US.
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Tony
has been receiving aggressive treatments that are not available
in Macau
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His
condition has been stable for the past year
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Their
hearts’ desire would be to return to Macau at some point
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• The
family has relocated to New Jersey and has become an integral part
of the Chinese Christian Church of Somerset (CCCS).
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This
is a 27 year old church which started an English congregation about
ten years ago.
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This
church has a missions focus
– They sent out two teams to Trinidad this
past summer
– They sent out two young adults on short
term missions
– one to NY and one to Australia.
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In
September Tony assumed the role of interim English pastor at this
church.
– He is sharing in counseling, preaching, and
teaching duties.
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Ming
is also an integral part of the ministry.
– She has had the privilege of leading several
women to Christ within the past months, and she has started a follow-up
Sunday school class.
– She has been helping with a lot of the teaching
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The
Perrellos will continue as missionaries with CBI on a special
two year assignment.
• Their financial needs
through CBI have been greatly reduced at this time because
their church is covering most of their finances.
• They could potentially return to Macau at
the end of this two year term.
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Micah
and Kristen Perrello
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Tony and Ming have two children, Micah and Kristen.
• Micah is in seventh
grade and loves cars and plays the piano.
• Kristen is in fourth
grade and enjoys gymnastics and bicycle riding.
• Both still miss Macau.
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PRAISES
– God has stabilized Tony’s MS
– For the many people that we will meet in
heaven due to the Perrello’s ministry
PETITIONS
– For wisdom as they lead, love and nurture believers
at the Chinese Christian Church of Somerset (NJ)
– For more evangelism opportunities
– For God’s healing touch upon Tony
– That the family would grow in love for one another
and have consistent family prayer times
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