From Jinan, China,

 It’s awesome to be reminded on a daily basis the purpose
behind what you do. It seems providential that things are orchestrated in such
a way that you are able, if you open your eyes, to see Him in different and
exciting ways. Here at camp those nuggets of His reality have shown up in
relationships, creation, and “coincidence”. ...read more »

Hello again from Jinan, China!

We’ve spent the last couple of days getting fully adjusted to the time zone (less and less people waking up at 4am!), our surroundings, and the wonderful Chinese that we are privileged to work with. ...read more »

Well worth 35 hours of travel! We’ve made it to our camp site and have been richly blessed already. He’s been at work in so many unexpected ways. 

Here’s a list from the blessings mentioned at tonight’s team meeting: ...read more »

China here we come!  We left  home at 5:50am to catch a 10:45am flight to Toronto, Canada, for the Air Canada flight into  Beijing that took off at 2:45pm.  So far - no delays. Keep us in your prayers!  I’m excited to see what God has in store for us!

Hello one last time from Jinan, China! ...read more »

Hello from humid China!

Entering the second and last week here at camp, I didn’t know what to expect. The team could shut down and just look forward to going home. The Chinese might stop yearning to learn about English and other things… The ratio of Americans to Chinese could make for a ho-hum week of familiarity and lack of “edge”. However, none of that has taken place and things have really taken off here. ...read more »

Hello once again from China!

Yep, we’re still here! As there’s never a dull moment here at Camp Jinan we’ve had a busy weekend that has prevented me from blogging regularly. However, here on Sunday afternoon we’re getting back into the routine. ...read more »

Hello again from China!
We’re really getting into the swing of things (I’m excited to use an idiom as we aren’t able to use them to communicate here) here in Jinan. The Americans and Chinese students know the schedule and are deepening their relationships. As one American said this morning, it’s a real blessing to have fewer students so that the relationships can deep and real. We talk about the students by name and everyone on the team knows which student we speak of. The quality of interaction and attention is unmatched. ...read more »

Hello from China!
We have so many praises to report! I’ll share some that I hear from our team.
The team has gotten completely adjusted to the time zone. They’ve adjusted in a very neat way too. Our team has been going to bed around 9pm and waking some time between 4 and 5am without any adult ever having to mutter a word. It’s truly remarkable. ...read more »

Hello from China! ...read more »