I had just finished my last piece of pizza. The whole team was together celebrating Lily's birthday at a new Italian restaurant. Then I felt something shaking. I figured Hoagie was shaking the table, since he likes to fool around. Within seconds, I realized it wasn't just the table, but the ground that was moving. [...]
Have you ever tried to stand on a blow-up raft in the middle of a swimming pool? It’s pretty difficult. That’s what it felt like as some of my friends and I stood in the middle of the road as the city rocked from it’s biggest earthquake in seventy years. People started to flood out [...]
Panic hit the streets of the ‘du this week. First the earthquake (during my birthday dinner!), then the constant rumours of another earthquake on its way (those are still happening), the aftershocks, the rumours of a water shortage (those ended up being false!), planes constantly flying overhead, volunteers requested to help at hospitals as the [...]
The tables began to move, the ground began to shake, and I wondered to myself, “What is happening???” We were sitting outside at an Italian restaurant, celebrating a friend's birthday when chaos broke out. Everyone ran inside the building, then ran back out. I couldn't remember what the safest thing is to do in an [...]
As the days are flying by, my mind cannot seem to find out where the time has gone!? Since being back to Asia, we have been incredibly busy building our relationship with our Asian friends. Not only my relationships with our friends – but most importantly my relationship with my Heavenly Father. I want to [...]
“Do you believe Jesus is the Son of God?” “Have you asked Him to be your Lord and Savior?” “Why do you want to be baptized?” We were standing in the large bathroom of one of my friends, many people gathered around a tub to witness the baptisms. We had just baptized four believers, 3 [...]
Have you ever had “Happy Birthday” sung to you in another language? Well, I got to experience that today for the first time! My birthday is tomorrow, and after our Sunday party today, my local friends surprised me with a card, and some amazing muffins that my roommate and my friend Fair made for me. [...]
Our girl’s night was just around the corner, but none of us were feeling inspired. Most of our friends had called to cancel. The songs weren’t coming together. Ginger couldn’t think of a message. And I racked my brain for games… nothing. The culmination of these things started us talking to God and asking Him [...]
Fear blanketed the faces of the masses. We rushed from city buildings into open roads. And strangers held onto one another tightly. The earthquake was an incredible event. It has been a vivid reminder of the brevity of life. “On Christ the SOLID rock we stand… all other ground is sinking sand…” The panic and [...]
Me and everyone on my team are ok, the earthquake hit hardest north of here, so we didn’t feel much here. However it was still very scary because some of my very good friends and more than half the people I work with live in one of the cities of our province that got hit [...]