A BIG MISSION for the whole of Asia » Experiences

My first ‘REAL’ China experience (2)

Missionary Guest Contributor — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:23:13 +0000

There was the old grandma who was being cared for by her daughter and son. One day as I was reading my Bible, the daughter asked me about it and I told her what I was reading. She was excited and told me that she had one too and was a part of God’s family.

Asian relation: Red’s funeral (2)

Buddy — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 04:23:59 +0000

Red’s mother, who was about 25 yards away, looked up, saw the three of us foreign teachers, walked straight over to us, and, with the help of a dependable translator, said:

“Thank you for bringing Red a Bible. She read it every morning and prayed.”

What?! We were shocked, hopeful, speechless; but I had to

Asian relation: Red’s funeral (1)

Buddy — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:23:04 +0000

Rain was appropriately falling as the train screeched to a halt at the Railway Station on Saturday evening after a 30-hour journey. That’s a long time on a train. Time to think. Time to read. Time to sleep. Time to think some more. Time to think about my student Red, about her cheerfulness in class,

Asian relation: special request Red (2)

Buddy — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:12:04 +0000

Since returning to teach in another city in China I have stayed in communication with her, but over the last several weeks it has decreased. I sent her text messages and did not receive a reply. So I text messaged her classmate to ask about her. She replied by giving me Red’s number. I tried

Asian relation: special request Red (1)

Buddy — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:19:25 +0000

Some updates are enjoyable to write. Others are not. This is one of those un-enjoyable updates. And I’m not really even sure how to write an update like this. I’ve never written one quite like it.

From 2007-2008 I taught a wonderful bunch of nursing students in a city in China. They introduced me to China.

Though the rain beats down upon your face…

Missionary Guest Contributor — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 06:57:01 +0000

I ran to the store this afternoon. It was POURING rain, and I took a taxi rather the bus. The driver was very talkative, & he told me today was something special about the recent earthquake. He said these earthquakes are like the movie 2012. A lot of people are saying that.

To me, yes, it’s

China Update

Missionary Guest Contributor — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 07:53:26 +0000

Praise the Lord that spring has finally arrived here! Hooray! We are appreciating the warmer weather much more this year with its delayed arrival. We are finally not freezing inside and out! I love to see green on the trees and colorful flowers starting to come out. These pink flowered bushes are beginning to bloom

Baptism in KL

Missionary Guest Contributor — Tue, 25 May 2010 03:03:13 +0000

The serene sea and the vast skies looked endless, as if one and the same. It was a perfect backdrop as five Filipinos and one Chinese Malaysian followed the Lord in water baptism.

What a joy it was for us who were there on the shores watching them. As they

My China Dream; a bookshop in every city of China

Chinaman — Tue, 18 May 2010 07:51:01 +0000

This is a very ambitious dream bordering onto being unrealistic. My mentor very crudely put it, “you are not a young man anymore”.

After dabbling around in a northeastern province for about 8 years, I recently moved to another province in central China. Two old folks and two young girls, both ends of the

Outreach at Dumangas

Ranie — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:34:30 +0000

Every Sunday afternoon at 1: 30 pm, 10 – 12 volunteers, consisting of church deacons, laymen, young people, and young professionals minister to the folks of Brgy. Lacturan, Dumangas. The work started last summer of 2009 and now continues to prosper. Regular Bible classes are conducted for about 70-80 kids and teens, and 12-15 adults.

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