Grocery Store Goodness

Grocery shopping in China is an adventure that i think everyone on earth should experience. Next time i hope to have my video camera available. Anyway, this is not about that experience, but more about what came out of that experience. Here’s a small list of a few successful purchases at two [...]

The China Story

Yesterday, i was asked to write a one-page article about my story of coming to live in China. From what i understand, it’s for a book that the university is putting together to give to future foreign teachers. It will include local foreign-favorite restaurants, some other useful information, and our articles about living [...]

Something to keep your eye on

I’m telling you guys… you better keep your eye on Bedouins International. They are doing amazing work.
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Week Recap

I got here Wednesday night so this isn’t a full week recap, but it’s close enough. Here’s a short bullet list of what i’ve been doing.

Found McDonalds and KFC
Found 3 supermarkets with a lot of western snacks and drinks.
Still haven’t bought any kind of food for my apartment, so i’m always hungry.
Still trying to [...]

I Swear

In case you were wondering, this is what i get to see and hear on the trains. This is some old footage from last Spring.

Welcome to the Journey

Ok… it’s been a few days, but i’m here and i’m alive and well. I got to Beijing about two days ago and i finally was able to get my internet working and get this video uploaded. If you ever wanted to travel from America to Beijing then here’s an 8 minute glimpse [...]

One Thousand Emotions

This morning from gate D11 in the Atlanta airport I feel like there are 1,000 emotions for me to decipher. I’m leaving everyone in my life who I know and love to go to a place to love people who I have never met. It doesn’t make sense. But yet, it makes complete sense and [...]

My Conversation with Bedouins International

Last night i flew into Birmingham at about 10:00 p.m. I stopped by the office of Bedouins International for a brief conversation and an interview. We talked about their recent trip to Haiti and also their work with folks in Mexico, New York, Adventures in Missions, and She Dances. It was a [...]

Goodbye California

Dear Embassy Suites La Quinta,
You’ve been good to me these three weeks. You’re air conditioner works wonderfully because i wish i had a jacket. When you don’t put trash cans in your lobby it makes me feel lazy for leaving my trash everywhere, but i thank you for your hospitality when you clean [...]

Here’s to Me

Here’s to the thieves, liars, hookers, slaves, poor, broken, hopeless, sinful, doubters, addicted, haters, hurting, lonely and desperate….

We’ll pray for Heaven’s floor to break,
Pour the brightest white on blackest space,
Come bleeding gloriously through
The clouds and the blue.
Forcing one place from two,
Killing formulaic views,
Only love proves to be the truth.
When heaven meets the earth,
We will have [...]