I am unaware about how many people on our team have sent things about struggles and hard times. I don't know if people have opened up about the things that have tormented them since they have been here the nights that have been filled with tears because they have missed family and have had disappointments [...]
I peered out my window at the passersby riding their bicycles below my 7th story window, still perplexed at what should be normal to me by now. The sun was blazing and the forecast called for 80 degree temperatures, and yet every person I saw was wearing long sleeves, many donning jackets or sweaters. I [...]
I remember when Ivy joined the family. It was at a Girls Night in my apartment almost exactly one year ago. During my time here, she was the first student from her campus to accept Jesus, and I had high hopes of her being a future leader to help start a new group. Ivy wanted [...]
It was after 10pm. I sat there, listening to three of my friends describe their feelings and what they thought about the movie we just saw. “God is so great!” Jessica exclaimed. “Before we watched it, I didn't know a lot about Him, but now I understand more.” Woody said the movie was very powerful. [...]
“Are you Christians? I am. We should study the Bible together sometime.” Aidah said as she introduced herself. I couldn’t have been happier! It was a Thursday like any other. Bear and I had just finished praying on the campus for a while and we were on our way back to our apartment. While we [...]
The sunshine is here!!! It’s fantastic. I think out of the past two weeks we have had about four days without sun. It surprises me sometime how nice having the sun out is. Like yesterday, I walked out of my apartment at about one o’clock to get something to eat and I was wearing pants [...]
Our small group meetings are underway! We’ve been meeting once a week on Sundays with our new believing friends–worship, testimonies, a prepared message, the whole shebang. Jesus Christ is being preached, worshiped, and glorified in our midst! This Sunday we’ll be four weeks in, and things are looking very promising. Firstly, God has really blessed [...]
Last Friday I found myself surrounded by camera men, a movie director, and Dinosaur bones as I acted in my first TV commercial. That's right I am now a movie star in Asia. About a week ago my team and I heard about this TV Company in our city that was looking for some foreigners [...]
I was getting ready to meet with my friend, Lynn, and, boy was I psyched. Let me just say that Lynn is quickly becoming my favorite friend to hang out with!! I absolutely adore her and watching her grow daily with a hunger for God is amazing. Lynn and I set aside a time every [...]
She was sitting across from us with her face in her hands. Our team of four met her at our favorite coffee shop about 5 minutes from our home. We sat in total silence for what seemed like a half an hour! God’s presence was all over that place!! About a month after we arrived [...]