Amilah's Blogs

And the Traveling Begins

Friday, January 7th, 2011 by Amilah

Finals are over! Wooh Hooh! We made it! The five of us successfully completed our first semester enrolled in a University!  Looking back to four and a half months ago, I couldn’t even read an entire sentence in the local language.  And now, wow, the progress that I have made is truly a gift.  It’s [...]

“Merry Christmas”

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010 by Amilah

Listening to her testify to a room of strangers was beyond encouraging and exciting.

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Second Thanksgiving in Asia

Sunday, November 28th, 2010 by Amilah

So I have officially celebrated my second Thanksgiving in Asia.  I can’t believe how fast the time has gone by; it seems like just yesterday that I was getting on the plane for the first time.  Over a year later, I sit here in awe.  I’m amazed by how much that I can truly say [...]

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Ugly Albino Frogs

Monday, November 8th, 2010 by Amilah

   I picked up my cell phone to text Rita and see if she had any free time to meet up.  As I began to look through my contacts, I sensed God telling me to stop.  So….I stopped.  I put my phone back in my pocket and my day continued on as usual. That night, [...]

Surrender

Friday, October 15th, 2010 by Amilah

Surrender: 纳款 (verb) To give oneself up, as into the power of another; submit or yield (Many thanks to dictionary.com!) In the book of Matthew, Jesus is speaking to His disciples and says “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me” (Matt 16:24).  In light [...]

Meet Rita and Ivy

Saturday, October 2nd, 2010 by Amilah

Last week, Clive, Simba, and I planned to meet and have our bi-weekly two-on-one (A time where I get together with my leaders and talk about life and my own personal walk with God).  We decided to meet at a new cafe and talk over a cup of coffee.  When we got there, however, it [...]

Sitting in a Cozy Café

Thursday, September 16th, 2010 by Amilah

Hello!God has handpicked me and called me to this awesome place!  I get to live in an absolutely beautiful city.  Each day I have the opportunity to walk on a campus that is full of young men and woman who have never heard the Truth.  That’s why I am here!  That is why I am [...]

His Mysterious Ways

Thursday, May 20th, 2010 by Amilah

As we were about to leave, Catherine suggested that we should end the night with prayer. As we began, God’s presence was most definitely felt in that place.

Apple and Easter

Thursday, May 20th, 2010 by Amilah

Over Spring Festival break (chinese new year) she was praying, and said something like this, “God, I know I am your child, and I know that you love me. Please heal me. Please remove this tumor.”

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Before My Eyes

Thursday, May 20th, 2010 by Amilah

While she is so new in her faith and she has so much to learn, there is no doubt that God is already using her and that He has extraordinary plans for her life.