Ephesus in Danshui
Something that has been on my heart lately is the fact that everyone has a God shaped hole in their lives. People are always trying to fit other things in God’s place: money, sex, other gods, the idea of no god, god in ourselves, etc. A couple weeks ago we learned about Ephesus while studying [...]
read more →Hong Kong and back again
We left the base on Sunday around 12:30. There were four of us, three Americans and a New Zealander; and our leaders had hired a taxi driver to take us to the airport. Our flight out to Hong Kong was on China Air, not a bad airline but I would not recommend getting the meal. [...]
read more →An excursion!
Okay, so these times they are a changin’. Our Visa applications finally came through, and to keep from missing any class time this quarter we are going to be making a trip to Hong Kong this weekend. This can be seen as both a plus and minus. The Plus(es): 1. We are going to take [...]
read more →Greasy food, family, and loose ends
(Brian writes) This past week has become the week for lasts. Last chance to eat my mother’s cooking. Last corned beef and cabbage. Last rib-crushing hugs with my sisters. Last relaxing movie night on the couch with family. Last chance to see my Grandparents. Last time to get rained on in Seattle. Last Sunday in [...]
read more →A new day in Danshui
For all of you who were praying for our safe travels, we thank you. We are here safe and sound! We arrived yesterday morning at 7 AM (thats 5 PM PST) and have taken the past two days to get to know our new city. We are living in what can best be described as [...]
read more →Please pray for Chile
This morning at 12:46 AM local time, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake shook Chile. At this time there are 78 reported deaths, but many more will be reported in the days to follow. The epicenter of the quake was very close to the city that we were living in last year and we know MANY people [...]
read more →You are invited!
We are very excited to tell you that this Sunday (the 6th of December), we will have a chance to share our plans in missions with Eastridge Baptist Church! We will be sharing for the ‘Missions Moment’ in both services, during which we will have time to give a brief synopsis of what this next [...]
read more →It’s official!
As of Tuesday, November 10, we are official missionaries for Eastridge Baptist Church! This is a huge step for us in our work, and we are feeling so very blessed to have such a great church behind us! Special thanks to the missions board as well as the elder’s board for all of your help [...]
read more →Troubleshooting
Building webpages is a slightly complicated thing. There are so many things to worry about that I had never really put any thought to. There are ads to acquire, and to monitor; font sizes and colors to consider; image selection to give your ideas life; and comment boxes for blogs to set up. This is [...]
read more →Getting the ball rolling
Testing one two. Testing one two. Welcome to our website and welcome to our blog. We have been laboring long and hard to get this up and running. Our hope is that in our travels and labors we can give back to you just a bit of the joy, hardships, and experiences that God is [...]
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