I just finished a week filled with celebrations and blessings. I was busy at work, but even with a couple high-level visitors in town, it was a good week. The pollution has been bad in China because the government won’t turn on the central heating systems until the end of the month, so people are […]

Here in Beijing, we are celebrating Chinese New Year. It is a few days off from work for me, but Susan is traveling with “the largest human migration in history” as masses of Chinese people return to their hometown during this important Holiday. Deeply rooted in religion and tradition, they will have a reunion meal

The advertisement says, “Buy one and get one free.” What a deal! You pay for the first, but that second one is free! How could it be? Can anything these days really be free? It isn’t really free at all. It is an advertising gimmick to get you to pay the full price for the

I got up early this morning because I had to go into work and see my boss off on a trip to Chengdu, China. It was a cold, windy, and snowy Saturday morning and I would like to have stayed in my warm bed, but this was important to me. My boss is escorting the

Last Sunday the Filipino Congregation said goodbye to two more blessers, as they leave for a new life in Canada. As a group of foreigners working in Beijing, this is a regular occurrence, but this sendoff was different. These are people who got involved and made a difference in the ministry and lives in the