I knew it was going to be an adventure when the charter bus stopped on the side of the freeway to let the 4 of us off the bus. My partner and I, along with our friend and his brother, were left standing helpless on the shoulder with our luggage. Apparently, this was the plan. [...]
“You guys ever hear of the three kinds of rest, for our body, soul, and spirit?” We were all gathered together in one apartment at the hotel in Thailand, the whole lot of us, just come from various places in our home country, most people sitting on the floor. Our leader was telling us what [...]
Hello my family, friends, and loved supporters! As you probably noticed, the title of this blog says “Final Email Update”. This is in fact true. My Dad hasn’t been doing well, and as of right now, things are not looking good. I have decided to accept the counsel of those close to me and go [...]
The last five months have really made me reflect a lot about my life and the lives of others around me. I think about what God wants me to do, and what he wants to do through me. His grace has been so sufficient for me in my weaknesses. It’s easy to look at yourself [...]
The acrid smell that accompanies the fireworks exploding at all hours of the day and night is becoming part of the background everywhere I go. This may not sound fun to you, but Chinese New Year is an experience I wouldn’t trade. Vendors sell fireworks on the sidewalks, and as I watch young people buying [...]
Christmas Wrap Up: We had an amazing Christmas season with our friends! This is always such a fruitful season for our ministry over here and proved to be so again this year. Gathering our friends on several occasions throughout December, hosting such events as apartment decorating parties and cookie decorating parties, we invited our friends [...]
It was the most amazing box of delightful Swiss chocolates I’d ever laid eyes on. I held it in my hands and thought deeply about the difficult decision I was about to make. I could only choose three. How did I come into to such a challenging position? These little pieces of heaven were the [...]
I closed my eyes and spun in circles. Adding to the silliness, I was randomly yelling “Marco” and trying to make quick lunges in order to grab the two kids who were very effectively evading my pursuit. You can imagine my thankfulness for the squeaking shoes the little one year old was wearing that kept [...]
The day of our Christmas party with the fellowship arrived and we were all running around trying to do last minute stuff: making sure all of our friends had been invited and were set to come, practicing our skit and song as well as last minute shopping. I was on my way to lunch with [...]
I love birthdays. There is something so special about celebrating the life of one of God’s creation. I also especially love my birthday because of the wonderful cake and ice-cream and, let’s be honest, presents!!! However I have never realized how special birthdays were until this past Saturday. We found out the our friend Qiu’s [...]