The plane didn’t go astray, I made it here to the Stiger compound and already made a few new friends. We’ve had a really good orientation including worship and prayer and introducing everybody. There is a seven hour time difference so we’re already wrapping up Monday. Tomorrow we’ll start off early with 6:00 a.m. prayer … More I’m here & found a piece of heaven!
But that’s okay, I can understand you. ❤ The past week and a half, Aroma Cafe and Church has had an amazingly unique experience hosting a missions team from Wash. DC. The fact that we hosted a team is not what is amazing. Nor is it quite so special we hosted a team from the capitol of my … More I Can’t Hear You!
I decided to revive an old resolution to go to every Metro station (MRT) in Taipei before I leave Taiwan early next year– so, here we go, countdown of 6 months! I love to explore because I know God has so many fun opportunities for us in places we have never been before. As a … More The Treasure Hunt Continues!
Sometimes God brings you into a season, a noticeable pattern of life, and changes the way you look at things for a time. That season now, for me, is called 1 Corinthians 13:13. A lovely little verse we skip over to when Paul starts telling us about “adulting” because we want to hear the end … More Faith, Hope, and Love and Chinese Tests
One of the most likely places to get embarrassed for me is the grocery store. I still don’t have it all down. I just recently went to a supermarket and attempted to use my rewards card that I had gotten myself a few weeks before. I waited patiently in line, and thought since I had … More Embarrassing Moments Happen to Us All… and Points for Prayer for Aroma
If you have not heard, I am a missionary in Taipei, Taiwan, and this week I am doing a series called “Everyday Life: Chinese Edition,” Chinese because at the moment I am taking 15 hours of Mandarin classes each week. God is doing some pretty amazing things in my life, so it is a joy … More Everyday Life: Chinese Edition, Day 4 & 5 Sundays and Mondays
Yes, he does. I have a friend who has been praying for a long time about something, and if you have ever prayed for someone for a long time, you might know how easy it is to get tired and start to lose hope that God is doing anything. Well, he is, and I hope … More Does God Really Hear What I’m Saying?
Awesome Story: Part A Sometimes things are just not in our control. For example, when your fuel pump goes out in the middle of the highway, there is not much you can do other than get as far as you can before the car completely dies. So that is what we did. God things: The … More Car Trouble=Awesome Story
Financial Update: Counting all gifts received and promised, I need only $197.85 more pledged per month to go back to Taiwan! Hallelujah! I am getting very excited. If I only count the gifts received, I need about $268.80 to go. If you would like to give towards helping me get to Taiwan to serve, please contact me … More Seaweed! Financial Update Etc.
Update: Still waiting to hear exact figures, but I have somewhere around $300/month of $987/mo needed for the two years; and $2,200 of $2,800 needed for one-time gifts that go towards the first 3 months of my stay. I am collecting lots of prayer requests from my supporters to be praying for this term. Thank … More The Story of Chen Jie and Me: Oh, I So Want to Go! / Update
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