Joy and I moved to Beijing China in May of 1995. At time Beijing was at least one third smaller. It was a shock to be in a place that you can’t speak any Chinese and can’t order food or tell a taxi driver where you want to go.
We studied Chinese mandarin there for one and one half years. then we moved to a city in the Liaoning Province called Shen Yang. Joy taught English at a medical university.
In 2000, we moved to Dalian China, a city on the coast. It is beautiful there. We opened an orphanage and received 16 Chinese orphans. We could have taken 29 China orphans that day but we only had enough money to take the ones we got. We still have 12 of those children now. Some are in university, some in high school and one in middle school.
There are many Christian Ministries in China doing different things different ways.
11Timothy 2:10 Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
We are patiently waiting to see signs of Spring over here. The weather still is cool, with temps in the 30’s and 40’s. We are believing for warmer weather to come our way, as the heat is turned off in all apartments and buildings on the first of April. That month is usually a time when we wear coats and even gloves and scarves in our apartments! But we know it is temporary and are able to endure all things.
Dawn Is Breaking:
Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before all men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
There is a break of dawn here, with light beginning to shine forth as I am teaching English to Korean Mothers, Korean Children, and a group of young fellows who work in a Ship Yard. A most interesting thing is that out in the Shipyard there is a huge monument. It is the Bible. There are two monuments, one is inside the gate, and the other one is on the main floor of the office building. On one side of the open book is inscribed Is. 25:1 in English and the other side it is in Chinese. It ministers to many as they stop and read the inscription. The company has employed over 500 employees. What a wonderful witness. The mother’s that I am teaching at the Korean School are open to hearing the good news, and there are some that are already in the family! Children are beginning to ask questions about our Father also. The splendor of His glory is beginning to break through, and He is showing Himself off in the classrooms.
Also I am meeting weekly with a young University student who is becoming more and more interested in walking in the light, and living the good life that has been prearranged and made ready for her to live.
