I received an e-mail today from Shepherd’s Field, a Christian orphanage in China. It is a truly special place that cares for special needs orphans. We know a couple here in Memphis who have adopted a child from this orphanage. The e-mail had this picture of their children They also had a this artwork from one [...]
Archive for the ‘China’ Category
Wonderfully Made
Posted in adoption, China, justice, Uncategorized on December 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Awaiting Kate
Posted in adoption, China, family worship, gospel on September 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I mentioned in my last post that I have had several things lately that were quiet reminders that God is at work all around us. One of these has been watching our good friends Sean and Sally Powell adopt their second child, Kate, from China (see their blog here). Their oldest daughter, Caroline, and our daughter, [...]
How to Be a Person
Posted in China, culture, world view on August 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m reading a book by Rob Gifford called “China Road”. In it he recounts a conversation with the host of a Shanghai radio call-in show. She was discussing with him the dramatic social changes in China over the last 20 years. Her comments could just have easily been about the U.S.: “I think a lot [...]
Hungry for God’s Word
Posted in China, food, Missions, Uncategorized on July 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I recently read David Platt’s book Radical. In the beginning of the book he recounts his experience teaching the Bible to a group of believers in an Asian underground house church. He talked about how despite less than ideal conditions- they met in a crowded, sparse, poorly lit room with no amenities- they went for [...]
Coke, Nike and Christ
Posted in China, Missions, world view on March 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Here is a excerpt of an e-mail I got from a missionary in Asia: One friend travelled to a very remote region and entered one of the Buddhist temples. Overcome by the atmosphere of emptiness and futility, he said that no Christian had ever been there before. Just then, one of the Buddhist monks [...]
Lenten silence
Posted in China, Lent, Uncategorized on February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Five years ago I went with a short term mission team to northeastern China. One of the nights we were blessed to have the opportunity to worship with a small deaf-mute congregation. We “listened” to the sermon as it was translated from sign language to Korean to Chinese to English. At one point, the pastor directed his [...]
