Aidan's Blogs

Saving Face

Monday, January 25th, 2010 by Aidan

At that moment, I realized that even if I didn’t look like these people or speak their language fluently, I could still do my best to learn their culture and share God’s love with them through that.

Magic

Monday, January 25th, 2010 by Aidan

Our team Christmas party was even larger than its Thanksgiving predecessor. We rented a karaoke party room near the universities with which we’ve been working, and it fit our sixty or more guests comfortably.

Christmas Carols

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 by Aidan

As planned, we prepared some Christmas carols for them, including “Silent Night” and “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing.”

Jason

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 by Aidan

When Tank and I had dinner with Jason the other night, he told us he had just sent in his application for graduate study at Central. Then he said something that took me completely by surprise: “I think maybe God …

New Experiences

Saturday, December 12th, 2009 by Aidan

Jacob is a Traditional Asian Medicine student, in his fourth year of a seven-year acupuncture program. When I told him I had been feeling a little under the weather lately, he said that he could fix me up very easily if I wanted to go back to his dorm. I was a little hesitant, but it seemed like a good way to connect with him about things he’s interested in, and I’m always up for a new experience.

Many People, Small Apartment

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 by Aidan

However, some of those friends decided to invite other friends without telling us, so we ended up with over fifty people crammed into our small home. There was hardly enough…

Surfin’ on a Sound Wave

Monday, November 30th, 2009 by Aidan

The crowd was large, approximately 600-700 people, and they loved it.

Hitting Our Stride

Thursday, November 19th, 2009 by Aidan

After the concert ended, we grabbed a place to sit down outside with Coco and his friend and talked. He asked us about our childhoods in America, and told us a little about his. He also said he was looking forward to our next Bible Study.

Dancing and Songs

Monday, November 9th, 2009 by Aidan

Andrew and Henry came to our apartment for the first time, and it was a great experience. We played some songs on guitar and sang for them, Andrew danced for us…

Smorgasboard

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 by Aidan

If friend-making is like eating, English Corners are a smorgasbord. Students literally line up to give us their phone numbers