Jack is an awesome kid.
He’s got the greatest laugh and gets such a thrill out of life. He had surgery for congenital heart disease plus he has two radial clubbed hands, but he’s never let any of this slow him down. I’m amazed at how much he can do with his hands just the way they are.
Last week the foster home [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Jack Attack
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged water park on July 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged discouraged, feeling significant, scattering seed on July 28, 2009 | 7 Comments »
The past few weeks, I’ve been exhausted, burned out and just…discouraged.
When I let myself get over-worked, then I start thinking that my life is a big fat waste of time. I think about how I came to China with this heart to do all kinds of big, exciting things, and I compare myself to other people who are off leading [...]
Little Debbie
Posted in Uncategorized on July 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
“Cause You Had A Bad Day…”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bad day on July 18, 2009 | 5 Comments »
you…complete me.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chosen, dog, stray dog on July 15, 2009 | 5 Comments »
He picked me.
I have no idea why, but he did.
Last Wednesday, I walked the 3 miles to work, just as I had been doing for months. This walk took me right by the village’s middle school, past rows and rows of businesses, and through narrow alleyways. As usual, I encountered the typical tangle of vehicles, pedestrians, [...]
For How You Hope.
Posted in Uncategorized on July 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
God sovereign and generous,
Who commands the rise and fall of the nations,
Who calls and has chosen many peoples,
Who weeps when they harm each other,
Who haunts every local culture – including ours –
With your will for well-being,
Who draws close to the powerless and
Surprises with power via weakness…
You are the one whom we praise in astonishment,
We adore [...]
