In the past 18 months, our family has lived in six borrowed homes in two states. This has been the result of planning, packing, obtaining visas, multiple COVID tests, and then being denied the needed green code twice in our attempts to return to China
[W]e give ourselves (and others) many gifts when we intentionally attend to our inner processes and emotions in the presence of the Lord.
Welcoming a new reality even when it is at odds with the stories we have come to believe about China and about ourselves.
As I reflect on the past year and a half, I thank the Lord for his kindness, faithfulness, and wisdom. It makes me worship him more fully. I need him. We need him. He gives us eternal hope.
Life after China, or how I became the pastor of a Chinese church in Tucson.
A resource to help you and your family say “Off we go!” with more confidence and connectedness.
We’ve heard from those who had to leave China and have continued their journeys. Is there anything we can take with us for the journeys we are on?
Today I can whole-heartedly say that whatever seeds, words, or love I gave in China are not wasted.
Hearing from those who are in new places and new ministries in Asia.
This is not where you want to be. This is not where you thought you’d be. This was not your plan.
What impact does it have on a child who suddenly needs to leave the country that has been home?
These triggers—things that pop up suddenly and unexpectedly in the midst of life today but that take you back to then and there—are perfect examples of how grief triggers work.