The Gospel in China

Feels a little strange not to have a Bible study on Thursday night. The overwhelming student consensus being in favor of a switch to Saturday night, we decided to go for it and tried our best to let everyone know. No one showed up at the house tonight, so that’s a good thing. Hopefully tomorrow, […]

The following questions come from a recent comment from tesser. There were a lot of great questions in her post, and maybe I’ll be able to write some answers to some other questions later, but I wanted to first of all respond to those most pertinent to the main topics of this blog. Or at […]

Well, I think we’ve found the place. There was just one more place on the list, and it turned out to be just about perfect! Currently under construction, it is floor-less, kitchen-counter-less, light-less, and assembled-bathroom-fixtures-less. But even in this condition, it is by far the best candidate we’ve seen yet. A big room that should […]

What can they do to help? As new believers come to Christ, what should we expect out of them? What can they do right away? How important is it that we set a precedent of action at the foundation of our work? How dangerous are the feelings of inadequacy and futility that new Christians experience? […]

Man, so much to write about lately, and so little time to do so! We had an… interesting leaders meeting tonight. We had seven students here with us that have made professions of faith already, and I meant to have a topical study tonight about the Word of God and our relationship with it. But […]

St. and I finally saw a couple places yesterday that really impressed us. In fact, it has raised some major strategic questions that I’ve been pondering for a while now. Nothing like a good crisis to force your hand! When we’re in a country like China, flying below radar is preferential at best, vital at […]

Wow. What a night. Any experience that finds you gagging on a fishbone in the bathroom at a kung-fu themed restaurant is quite memorable. I don’t know what I ate tonight. I wish I could describe for you in vivid detail what a “delicious Chinese meal” consists of. But I can’t. You really have to […]

Another too-big-for-comfort Bible study tonight. We had somewhere close to 38 people in our house. Praise the Lord! It was pretty awesome, but we are really hurting for that new location. St. and I are scheduled to go hunting for one tomorrow, so your prayers are appreciated. Tonight was our last look at the claims […]

Finally back home. Couldn’t find an internet cafe with a speed high enough to access my blog, let alone write on it. And even when I am home, my blog works so sporadically, I’m never sure if I’m being blocked or not here. Speaking of internet blocking, this is a pretty common question about ministry […]

Getting ready to leave town again this morning. I’d worry about my language progress, but it seems that my language improves when we travel. When you’re living in a hotel, eating in restaurants, you’re put in more situations where you’re forced to speak. So, anyway, we leave for the airport in about an hour. Good […]