Hello we made it! We're safe and tired. Our flight from SF to HK was 13 hours and 30 minutes give or take a few minutes. We landed about 5am local time and it was 85 degrees! we're debating about what Greenwich Mean Time is and we got free socks. cathay pacific rocks! Our flight from HK to Chengdu went well it was two and a half hours and before we were let off the Quarantine Team came on board and used temperature guns and pointed it at our heads but thankfully we all passed! We've had several very interesting experiences here with the drivers and traffic in general. No one follows the traffic lights or crosswalk blinker things so imagine trying to cross safely! So in conclusion we're pretty tired so please keep our health and our safety in your prayers as we try to adjust to the culture and humidity quickly. And pray for the people we are about to work with and who we come in contact with. 

God bless,
China Team

Going, Going, Gone.....

June 24th China Team will officially be departing for China! We were just informed a few days ago that our visas did indeed come through! Praise God...he is so so good! This will be the last blog that we will post until we arrive in China. Please pray that our multiple flights go well and that we arrive safely to our final destination. Once we arrive in China we will be posting a blog hopefully once a week, although our plans have changed quite dramatically from the start of our trip.
I thank you so much for all your prayers for our visas they were heard and answered!

We are very excited and anxious as we are only 4 days away from leaving. We are currently enjoying food and family as our great journey is about to begin!

please continue to lift us up in prayer. Especially for safety and health as those are our main concerns right now! Please pray that we have the words to say and the hearts to serve, that God prepares us these last couple of days for the journeys we have ahead of us!!

God Bless,

China Team

Visas

Please keep our team in prayer as our visas have not yet gone through...pray that with everything going on they are approved quickly as we are due to leave on the 24th. Thanks and God Bless

Just a few weeks away......!!!!

Here we are June 1 which means we're only about 3 weeks away from leaving for our amazing journey in China. We are very excited as the day quickly approaches. AS a team we went through team training at Simpson University. During the one week of training our team learned so many things from God as well as things about each other. It was a very good experience and i am proud to say that we did very well despite all the obstacles thrown at us.
We're very excited about the ministry that we will be doing in China. THe first few weeks we are there we will be training Christian college students in the local community in how to create, set up and run their own vacation bible schools. We will also be teaching them how to incorporate an English aspect to the vbs. We are so excited to form relationships with the students there and to learn how their lives differ from ours. THen the following weeks we will be running vacation bible schools in various local communities. Although, we are a little nervous about the language barrier we have all been studying up on our Mandarin!
As the weeks grow closer we ask that you keep us in your prayers. We ask that you pray for our nerves, for our ministry and especially for our health before we leave. AS many of you know swine flu is an epedemic that is sweeping the world. China is buckling down on those entering the country and many are being quarentined for ten days before being allowed to go out into China. Please pray that our team is healthy upon entering the country, our entire time there, and upon leaving the country!

Thanks so much! God BLess!!!

China Team


Ahhhhhhhh 3 more weeks HOORAY!