The Gospel in China

Personally, I think one of the greatest experiences a missionary gets to have is to experience the Bible in another language. That may sound a little strange, especially when you consider the nightmarish work that goes into it. I honestly hadn’t really given THAT part much thought. As a Christian, we should continually strive to […]

We had our Bible study again last night. And when I finished teaching, it was one challenging conversation after another. First, it was someone who wants to believe in God and in evolution. Then it’s someone who wants to read the Bible in English because the Chinese is too hard. Then I have (to try) […]

I don’t know how I’ve survived for so long! By my estimations, I should have died (and taken some others with me!) a long time ago! One of the most frustrating things about entering a new culture is taking all the criticism about what you do wrong. Cultural adaptation is of course extremely important, but […]

“Is it okay with God if I pray in Chinese?” We’ve heard this question several times. It doesn’t bother some people; they just put two and two together: God is all-powerful, so He is not limited linguistically. But some people’s only contact or experience with the ideas of Christianity has been in studies of American […]

Almost everyone knows that there’s a lot of professing Christians in China. The majority of that number is made up by members of unregistered, underground churches. But a large percent (12 million people in 1999, growing about half a million every year) belong to the Three Self Patriotic Movement’s Protestant churches. Here’s some quick bullets […]

Yesterday my wife and I were walking up the stairs to our fourth-floor aparment (no elevator – what a blessing!). I had to pause outside the door to fish my key out of my bag. While I was doing so, an older guy who lives a few floors up from us was making his way […]

The short summer break is upon us. School is out for about a month. Most of our closest friends here have returned to their hometowns for a few weeks. But this gives us even more time to focus on our language learning, so that’s hardly a bad thing. I told you yesterday that on Thursday […]

Fr. showed up early to our study on Thursday. It was his second time attending, and he listened intently throughout the message on Jesus’ healing of the blind man in John 9. The central theme of the message: One of the best evidences that Jesus truly is the Son of God is the change He […]

So it’s been a while since I’ve been able to post. Just got home yesterday afternoon, and we had our Bible study last night. The trip went very well. We were able to interview a couple of missionaries in this city and learn some more about the variety of conditions in China. Bottom line is, […]