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    My China dream – the twists and turns (of setting up a bookshop)

    The twists and turns potentially ingredients for a nightmare proved again “All things work together for good…” in His Kingdom.

    Coming from a highly regulated country where every contract is properly signed and executed to a country where a contract is not worth the paper it is written on, I almost freaked out. Everything was verbal

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    My China Dream; a big step towards becoming a reality

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    On May 7, 2010, the day of the grand opening of our very first book club, I was standing in front of the club waiting for God to fill it with His glory, excited and anxious like a bridegroom waiting at the altar for his bride.

    We had exactly 7 days to put everything together, seven

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    My China Dream; a bookshop in every city of China

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    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

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    China opens its doors to Christian bookshops

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    In spite of the fact that some prominent companies have decided to exit from China because of the disappointment with China’s lack of openness, China is really much more open to the world today than it has ever been in its 5000 year history.

    Cafe in bookstore

    Every time I visit China, I can sense a

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    God provides for His missionaries (5)

    When Pastor Noe and Sister Grace were called to serve in Cambodia, they soon found a special burden in their hearts for the children – many of whom are the orphaned, the starving and abused, and unable to attend school. Their desire to help these children led them to purchase the site at Preynob many

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    e-Camping is not Christian camping

    Early this year (2009) a team from the Wilds USA came to Doane to transmit the camping knowledge that they have employed in reaching many young Americans to the Lord. That was the birth of e-CAMP at Doane Church. The church is not a novice in the camping ministry having handled hundreds of

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    Bookstores are a vital part of the Great Commission in Asia (2)

    Attracting students to bookstores:

    A typical bookstore in a Asian campus area needs to look clean and peaceful. It does not need to be fancy or expensive.

    It could have a café attached to it, selling affordable drinks and affordable snacks. Besides serving as a place to meet friends, Asian students often use a café as their

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    Bookstores are a vital part of the Great Commission in Asia (1)

    Introduction

    Bookstores are going out of style in many developed countries as more and more reading material is available on the internet and more and more online purchases are made on the internet. Only a few major bookstore chains continue to survive in this new environment.

    Christian bookstores are fast disappearing in developed countries. The few remaining

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