It feels like such a milestone to say we have made it one whole year! We rejoice in ALL that Father has taught us, provided for us, and in how He continues to change our hearts to become more like Him. He has poured out His grace upon us as we have learned to adjust to overseas living. He has pulled us out of difficult times by His gentle hand of guidance. This past year has ultimately shown us that we cannot live life apart from Him and that we need Him all day, every day.
January was a much different one compared to last year’s. We rang in the New Year with our students while having dinner and playing games all night.
After the first week of January, everyone went home and campus closed down. We were much more prepared this time around! We have learned how to cook over the past year as well as how to accommodate our hotel kitchen into one we can use practically. We were blessed with some care packages of food items we could cook with since everything shut down on campus.
Chris spent some time at the Hani Sweet Spot helping pick tealeaves and carrying the packaged tea, down the old tea road, to the van. Throughout the work Chris had the opportunity to sit down with the chief of the village and have some conversations. He was open to the Word and gave Chris the invite to keep coming back.
We both spent some time in the Yi village and at the orphanage. A couple of groups from back home sent over some boxes of donated items for the orphanage. The workers were thrilled to receive such wonderful gifts!
Chris played with the kids for the first time.
We are excited to share with you that we have signed another one-year contract with the University
We are looking forward to the many opportunities in store for year number 2. Chris is diligently working on business plans while improving his language skills. Becky is teaching a new set of classes this semester with old and new students. We are gearing up to host a team of high school students and their parents in March.