Back East

We are on the Ship of Life! We sure hope all our readers come back and see what is happening in Cambodia! But first things first. We were so blessed to attend the 48th Asian Mission Forum in Beijing, China. Wow, imagine over 100 Christians worshipping and fellowshipping publicly in China. Sunday morning involved a Japanese national missionary speaking and asking his Chinese brother for forgiveness for the atrocities that occurred during the war. Many tears were shed. We have been fortunate to attend three of these meetings now and have come to know and appreciate other missionaries around Asia. We did a little sightseeing, also. We went to Xi’an and saw the Terra-Cotta warriors of ancient China. Very amazing. We had taken an overnight train from Beijing and so when our guide met us we asked if we could have coffee before we started the tours and she said “sure, would you like Starbucks?!” Duh! What a start. In Beijing, we saw The Forbidden City, the Great Wall and of course, the Olympic Village. Now they allow visitors to walk down into the “Birds Nest” where the track and field events were held and walk were the track was. An incredible experience in so many ways. Now it is back to work! gail