These past two weeks have been so full. There haven’t been
students here, but the July facilitators arrived, we had training, I went to
another city to the last day of a kids camp, and my pr ayer was answered to
have some people my age.
I’ve met several friends in the districts government Chri
stain church just by sitting with them. Jade and Nian are both new Chinese
friends with whom we’ve explored with and shared meals with. It’s been so sweet
to meet new people and to share life with them.
I’ve learned a few new things and reviewed many things I had
already observed from the last session. There are now a grand total of 4 young
people and 10 people over age 57. The dynamic is still becoming clear, but I’m
so thankful to have a few young people to live life with, to share struggles
with, to grow with.
This week I had to say goodbye to the couple who adopted me
as their granddaughter, spoiling me and introducing me to a plethora of Chris
tian friends. They went back to the states, but boy, was our last small group
session with them a riot. Eleven Chinese plus us. Everyone brought some food.
And one guy brought a giant cake. We sang together, read part of John together,
ate lots of food, and said goodbye to this couple. They inspire me. It is so
incredibly beautiful how G od has used them in their short 6 months here. At
age 67 and 72, they have made so many friends, cared for so many people, been
an encouragement to innumerable individuals, and impacted so many lives. This
last small group was just a taste of the impact they had. G od has used them to
impact every person there. I pr ay that G od uses my time here to love and
impact even one person. He’s already showed me his faithfulness and blessed me
with sweet Chinese friends, as well as these 3 Americans who will be here for
July.
There is so much more I could say about these last few
weeks, and I’d love to share it with anyone who may be interested.
All in all, thank you. For your support, for your pr ayers.
I haven’t hit culture shock yet, and I can already see G od’s goodness in
China.
Let the journey continue….
