After a somewhat brutal 20-hour overnight bus ride, we have arrived safely in Jade Tree. And man, is it cold here! The coldest temperature we got on record last night was 17F, though that was at about 12:30, and I’m sure it got colder as the night went on.
Jade Tree will serve as our jumping off point, as the four teams who made this leg of the trip will split into five new teams and travel to remote Tibetan villages to minister for the next four days. For us, the majority of the Red Team stays intact. Gary, Sarah, and Ashley will remain together (and be joined by Cathy) to minister in a small Tibetan Buddhist village that we have yet to name. But rest assured, a suitable pseudonym will soon be forthcoming. Casey will be ministering alongside Chad, Lloyd, and Liesl in a village a little further up in the mountains. Katherine, as you have probably already read, was led by the Lord to stay back in Atlantis to help take care of Eugene’s wife and baby.
So, Team Doulos will be spread across the map of China this week. Please pray for God to work powerfully through each of us. Also, please note that because of the remote nature of these villages we are going to, there may not be internet access for us. So, blogging may be a little scarce. Butu when we return to the wired world, we will definitely be eager to share all of God’s wonders with you.
