July 15, 2009Hello everyone! I'm sorry it has been a couple of days since I have been able to update this blog. my schedule has been pretty busy! I have been waking up at 5:30/6:00am every morning (it's actually been really nice, I have never been a morning person, but have always wanted to be). I usually get to the school by 7:00am to prepare for the day, school ends at 3:30pm, then we have had meetings the past couple days until around 4:45, we leave for dinner...

July 12, 2009 Today was awesome!We had breakfast and listened to a great sermon podcast by my leader's pastor.It was one of the most convicting sermons I have ever heard and I loved it!He taught out of Acts 17:16-29 on the importance of sharing the gospel and being concerned where people are going to spend eternity.Paul was teaching in Thessalonica, but he made the Jews upset by sharing the truth about where they would spend eternity if they were not saved so th...

July 11, 2009 After dinner last night we went over to a women named Elise's home and she gave us the orientation for school. We were unable to go back to the school because we are still in quarantine and we would not be able to eat with our masks on so we just ate in our rooms and then went to Elise's. Elise and her husband are Chinese Americans and they are also believers. They were very hospitable to us and were both very helpful! Elise shared how to adjust to...

July 10, 2009Yesterday after breakfast we found out we should not go back to our leader's apartment which is where we had been having our meals and devotionals until after we have finished our time in quarantine so we went back to our hotel and had our devotional. We each are leading a devotional during the week and it has just been really neat to fellowship and share with each other. We hung out in each other's rooms a lot yesterday playing games and talking. We...

July 9, 2009 I’m absolutely loving my time here in China! I went to bed last night at 9pm and woke up at 5am. Yes, I woke up at 5am! For those of you that don’t know my sleep habits, getting up at 5 am is unheard of, but I am completely rested! It is amazing how much God has provided for us here! I have been praying for opportunities to grow in my faith and God has provided time for me to start off my day right in His Word and praise Him for what He has...