Hello again friends! We arrived yesterday back in Hong Kong for a few days, where we are free to shout that we are missionaries to our hearts content. Our last month was spent in China. I’m sure most of you gathered that from previous communications, but we can officially announce it now that we have safely made it out of the country.
The month was a long one, but good. We were able to help university students with their English while learning about their culture. Our main focus was to build relationships with them and let them ask any questions they had about why we were there and what we were doing. There are many curious young adults there who have heard about the Lord, but have no clue as to his Majesty. Many seeds were planted and watered, and I have faith that the Lord will bring people behind us to continue to cultivate those seeds.
Our whole squad was able to celebrate Thanksgiving together. While there was no turkey to be found in China, there is a KFC that we dined at. While it wasn’t like momma’s home-cookin’, it did bring us a taste of home that we all desired.
After 2 weeks of the cultural exchange program, all of our teams split up to various locations around the country. Our team was in the mountains working with some new friends. We spent our week with them pouring into them and really digging into the Bible. The Lord gave me a huge hunger to read his Word, so I spent the majority of my days that week reading and listening to him. It was a wonderful time of refreshment that I desperately needed.
Thank you so very much for all of your prayers. China is a very tough place to be a light, but that light is needed more than anywhere I have yet to experience. After spending a month in that country, I now know how to more effectively pray for the men and women who have dedicated their lives to serving the Lord there. They need prayer for the heaviness felt on a daily basis. They need prayer for their courage and strength to rest in God. They need prayer that solid relationships will be formed with local people in their community. In a few days, I will post a blog that illustrates just a glimpse of the struggles that missionaries living there experience.
