baby brothers&sisters

maybe i should update about asia more often. its busy here. draw conclusions from there.

its hard to believe that our time in hong kong has so quickly come to an end. we have three more days with students at school and a little hang out time planned with some of them outside of such. things seemed to go by so much quicker this year. and i can't be sure why. and i have mixed feelings about it for sure.

sunday morning i realized just how much i enjoy and need time with very young children. we're talking ages 3 to 5 here. i just like hanging out with them. last week came with an opportunity to serve at Watermark Community Church in the children's classroom. oh how i loved it. their want to be independent enough to sit on their own, but finally admitting that they'd rather perch on my lap is my favorite. and they cuddle so well.

i miss my baby brother. i'm missing summers where he's cool enough to actually hang out with and not totally grate my nerves. i need that kid in my life. i look forward to him meeting me at the airport on august 9th.

be praying for our next flight. i'll be leading both my team and another and look forward to all that the vision trip has in store! oh, and since i mentioned children, i'd say that i'm quite looking forward to the trip to an orphanage while we are there. although, i may come back with a beyond broken heart for the children. .

but Jesus said,
'let the little children come to me,
and do not hinder them,
for the kingdom of heaven
belongs to such as these."'
Matthew 19:14

warm fuzzies

letters from home come in the form of email nowadays. letters from mainland come in the same. and i realize that they're my favorite.

i love emails. they're much more personal that a silly facebook message. so stay classy.

as far as the rest of hong kong goes. . . its such a mixed bag. which makes it real. moments are
fabulous and fulfilling.
others are dismal and depressing.
then back to delightful
and yet there's a
constant pressure and persistence
of the school officials
to move our program from and English camp to some kind of insane tutoring program. . . also not what we're about. That said, its been challenging. School days always leave room for the unexpected and with the constant adjustments my team and I are having to make, we would certainly welcome any available prayers!


Aside from such, things are going well. I get to see some of my students from last year tomorrow and that's certainly exciting!
Asia is as lovely as ever. I'm not sure what all the King has for me following this adventure, but I'm enjoying it now. and making the most of new and old relationships. pray for a balance. not of the relationships, but of my own time and the relationships. i'm learning just how much time I really do need for myself for processing, for growing, for my own heart and for the sake of others. I'm just no fun to be around if I haven't had time for Steph in a few days.

“Therefore, my beloved brothers,
be steadfast, immovable,
always abounding in the work of the Lord,
knowing that in the Lord
your labor is not in vain.”
-I Cor. 15:58

a quote for good measure

'we are debtors to every man to give him the gospel in the same measure in which we have received it."
-P.F. Bresee

more on Asia later.