“Some wandered in desert wastelands,finding no way to a city where they could settle.
They were hungry and thirsty,
and their lives ebbed away.”
We visited the Western Campus this past Friday for English Club. 350 plus college students hanging out the doors and windows of a fourth floor room vs. five foreigners, four songs, three chords, two games, and the Truth! It was a landslide victory, and the Truth did not even need the five foreigners!
The students’ hunger for Life was apparent. I remember what it was like to be that hungry, that thirsty, and willing to give anything for just a small taste of Life. I remember what it was like to wander without hope. Like a convict sentenced to death, I would have gladly traded anything for the Life I saw ebbing away! I would have given anything to know Life & Hope, but what I did not realize at that time was that it had already been given for me.
"I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.”
Come to the Father. Feast on Life. The table is prepared!
Why we are grateful this week:
1) Tony & Lily had a healthy baby girl, Zhang Xi Mei, on Thursday afternoon. 8 lbs, 1 oz!
2) Newt and Claire returned home safely this week.
3) Both English Clubs went extremely well. Jess Shamblee gave a great talk on “Hope,” Shannon proved that Chinese students still love John Denver, and Jessie & Peter were able to keep everybody free of injuries during the games. Feel free to look at our pictures or video! For further details you can read Jessie’s note, "A City On A Hill".
4) We also spent an evening at KTV with some of our Chinese friends this week. It was Peter’s 26th birthday party, and it was a blast!
Please continue to “think” about us:
1) As the semester has progressed, we have fallen into a pattern of eating lunch with students every Friday. Peter and I eat with a couple students, and the three girls also meet individually with students for various reasons. This has been a great time for building friendships, and we are eagerly anticipating the fruit that will come from this time.
2) We have learned of a native family who serves on our campus. Please remember them and their spouses.
3) Please continue to keep the other IECS team members in your thoughts: Wil & Courtney Corder in Tianjin, and Tim Phillips, Amelia Martin, Emily Green, Jon Allison, & Ryan Bettwy in Baoding.
4) Shannon’s Grandmother passed away recently. Please remember Shannon and the whole Lively family.
5) As always, please remember the “communication guidelines” when communicating directly with any of us in China.
He has come that we may have Life, and have it to the full,
Brad
They were hungry and thirsty,
and their lives ebbed away.”
We visited the Western Campus this past Friday for English Club. 350 plus college students hanging out the doors and windows of a fourth floor room vs. five foreigners, four songs, three chords, two games, and the Truth! It was a landslide victory, and the Truth did not even need the five foreigners!
The students’ hunger for Life was apparent. I remember what it was like to be that hungry, that thirsty, and willing to give anything for just a small taste of Life. I remember what it was like to wander without hope. Like a convict sentenced to death, I would have gladly traded anything for the Life I saw ebbing away! I would have given anything to know Life & Hope, but what I did not realize at that time was that it had already been given for me.
"I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.”
Come to the Father. Feast on Life. The table is prepared!
Why we are grateful this week:
1) Tony & Lily had a healthy baby girl, Zhang Xi Mei, on Thursday afternoon. 8 lbs, 1 oz!
2) Newt and Claire returned home safely this week.
3) Both English Clubs went extremely well. Jess Shamblee gave a great talk on “Hope,” Shannon proved that Chinese students still love John Denver, and Jessie & Peter were able to keep everybody free of injuries during the games. Feel free to look at our pictures or video! For further details you can read Jessie’s note, "A City On A Hill".
4) We also spent an evening at KTV with some of our Chinese friends this week. It was Peter’s 26th birthday party, and it was a blast!
Please continue to “think” about us:
1) As the semester has progressed, we have fallen into a pattern of eating lunch with students every Friday. Peter and I eat with a couple students, and the three girls also meet individually with students for various reasons. This has been a great time for building friendships, and we are eagerly anticipating the fruit that will come from this time.
2) We have learned of a native family who serves on our campus. Please remember them and their spouses.
3) Please continue to keep the other IECS team members in your thoughts: Wil & Courtney Corder in Tianjin, and Tim Phillips, Amelia Martin, Emily Green, Jon Allison, & Ryan Bettwy in Baoding.
4) Shannon’s Grandmother passed away recently. Please remember Shannon and the whole Lively family.
5) As always, please remember the “communication guidelines” when communicating directly with any of us in China.
He has come that we may have Life, and have it to the full,
Brad
