I am sad i havent been more consistent on here, but we have hardly
stopped the whole time here and our apt doesn't have Internet. I'm
actually writing this thru my iphone on email so bear with me!!

I can't explain all that has been happening these past few days. Our
time here will soon be done but I don't think I'll be able to get over
this growing burden for the students here that don't know the grace
God gives us that is life-changing. I can't believe my ears when I
hear the stories of how He is moving His people to accomplish
something bigger than us. I hope you will join us in lifting up the
students here. For those of you that have been to a passion event
recently you maybe familiar with their opening video that proclaims
the greatness of Jesus. I get chills and want to shout each time I see
it because I become overwhelmed by His greatness. (I think you can
check it out on Passion's myspace page.) I know the jist of the
message and how it proclaims Jesus is ALIVE and then to see it on the
screen in Chinese characters to proclaim His kingdom reality over His
people here brought me to tears. The spirit of desperation as we cried
out to God singing "remember your people, your children, your promise,
O God" and declaring His grace is enough broke my heart even more as I
too pleaded with the remnant of believers here to God to fulfill His
promise to redeem His people. Indescribable. I hope you will go to the
268blog.com and check it out. I can truly say the harvest is plenty
here and the workers are few. Let's ask the Lord of the harvest to
move us to where He could use each of us the best. God is moving and I
do not want to miss it.

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After a LONG 24-30 hours of travelling we finally arrived in Hong Kong about 1000 at night. We took the train into the city and arrived at the Grand Blossom house where we have a little apartment to stay in. It's in the Hung Hom area of the city. The rooms are tiny but cozy. There are 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms... but enough boring details.

We got up the next morning and visited IECC where we heard a great message on Song of Solomon, ran into some old friends (a guy from Auburn and a lady who works w/ the staff of the english teaching trips that I've been on the past 2 summers) and are just trusting that He is placing people around us to be a part of our little story in God's amazing one. I am so humbled to be here and walking around in this city. I am typing this from a very familiar coffee shop, Pacific Coffee, in Festival Walk. (a ri-dic-a-lous-ly large mall). This is where we hung out often the past 2 summers. It feels strangely comfortable, even home-ish, to be here. I really love this place and all that is here. My heart is longing to see this place have more worshippers of Him. I know a few, but relative to the huge population, it's still only a few. Still He is moving and I am desperate to be a part of it.

Passion is this thursday. Please think of us as we seek to serve the people here. Pray that He would bring people to Himself and that they would see the hugeness of God. What we do know is that those who are in the church are often shallow and wavering in their faith. Pray people would show up and experience the reality of Him. Pray that I would also experience the reality of Him. I see my need for Him every moment. Even though I am glad to be here I know a place or a person will never do for me what my God does for me. I hope we all will see that HE is the adventure. Yes, I am on one right now. It is still overwhelming/surreal that we are here in HK, right in the middle of the semester, but even more so, HE REMAINS THE ADVENTURE. HE is what's exciting and seeing His hand all over this place is what keeps me going.

Can't wait to see what He has next... He is a good father who gives good gifts... ultimately Himself. Praise be to Him who sits on the throne and reigns over all and is in all.