I’m guessing many of you who read this just link straight to here and don’t often look at the rest of the website. I was getting tired of the look of our site so I decided to give it a refresh. The info is mostly the same, but the layout it different. There are also [...]
As I’ve thought about the earthquake victims over the past week, this word has come to mind. It a country where most people place there hope in their jobs, success, possessions, children, and other things, what now do they have to hope in? In a matter of a few minutes last Monday, all that was [...]
We had our second round of games in the 3 on 3 tournament Thursday and won all 5 of them. That was a long day of games! We made it to the final last night 8-0 against the team who had only lost to us. We played well and I think we won by 4 [...]
The recent earthquake in China is estimated to have killed over 10,000 people…and rising. A school collapsed and crushed hundreds of children. That means hundreds of families are mourning the loss of their only child tonight.
The recent typhoon in Myanmar, 30,000 upwards to 100,000. I have seen pictures of dead children layed out in [...]
Thanks to all those who have emailed to make sure we we’re ok here. We did feel the earthquake yesterday afternoon, but didn’t realize that’s what it was until an hour or so after. We daily feel explosions from a tunnel they’re digging near our apartment, and thought it was somehow connected to that. We’re [...]
Just wanted to remember the two most special moms in the world today. We have both been so blessed by our mothers and are sad we can’t spend the day with them! They have shaped and molded our lives over the years and have been wonderful examples. They have built strong foundations within us [...]
Seeing as how I haven’t posted since February 1, I thought I better contribute something. Actually, I’ve been wanting to post for a while but there have been so many things to write about that I couldn’t really narrow my thoughts down, and so, nothing has been written at all. But today, I [...]
I got asked to play in another basketball tournament for our school. This time it’s for a 3 on 3 tournament at our school sponsored by China Telecom. There are around 16 universities from different parts of the province. We had the first games yesterday, and I think the finals will be next week. So [...]
A Look Back at China’s Growing Faith
Much attention has been paid to China’s human rights violations, including its suppression of religious freedom, ahead of the Beijing Olympics in August. But a look back at the past decade shows how far the strictly secular and formerly atheistic nation has come along in terms of religion.
Mon, May. [...]