Mark of Humility

Humility means keeping our mouths shut long enough so that the poor and oppressed can speak.
Oscar Muriu
Nairobi, Kenya

St. Louis

This week i’m in St. Louis telling my story of living and working in Asia. I’m hoping my simple story will inspire someone else to come to Asia and be a part of something amazing. Check out these photos…

Miss These Folks

This picture was taken right before i left Beijing to come to America. I miss these friends so much! Can’t wait to get back to see them.
It was a going away/birthday party. I should throw a welcome home party for myself when i get back to Beijing.

Social Media Meet Real Life

I’m currently hanging out in St. Louis, Missouri working at a large conference. While i was having a conversation with someone i was called over to meet someone else. I recognized this friend, but couldn’t quite place where i knew them from. They told me we have been friends on Facebook for a couple of [...]

We’ve Been Waiting

As i sat in a church service tonight this image unfolded in my head:
Rebellious people against a loving God.
A rescue plan developing.
Thousands of years of hard work and sacrifices.
War. Strife.
THOUSANDS of years.
Law.
Offerings to make peace with God.
Promises spoken.
Promises written.
Rescue is coming.
Hope building.
Silence.
Stories are told across the generations.
Clutching to ancient promises.
Losing hope.
Is it real?
Silence.
Are the promises [...]

Why I Love This Generation

Here’s one reason why i love my generation::
Most of my conversations that happen on Twitter, Instant Message, or Text Message start with this:
“Hey, where are you?”
I love that. There’s no assumption that we’re in the same place we were before. Our ruts are getting smaller. Our global footprint is getting larger.
Next week i’ll be working [...]

Lingt.com

If you’re into language learning, especially Chinese, then this blog post is for you. A good friend sent me a link to Lingt.com yesterday and told me i might enjoy it. I was out running errands when the email came through so i wrote back to say that i’d look into it when i got [...]

Avatar

A few days ago i had the privilege of seeing the highly talked about movie, Avatar. I’m not sure what you know about it, but i knew nothing about it going into the movie. I had not even seen the trailer. Actually, the only reason i suggested to some friends to go see it was [...]

People are Wonderful

“Many people ask me what I have learned from all of the experiences in my life, and I say unhesitatingly: People are wonderful. It is true. People really are wonderful.”
- Desmond Tutu

Vientiane, Laos.

The Things I See: Taiyuan

Here’s a little teaser video of what my experience was like in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China.
Taiyuan is a small city about 3 hours south of Beijing by train. Most foreigners know Taiyuan for it’s smog and coal dust, but i remember Taiyuan because of the remarkable teachers and their students. They are teaching in a [...]