"We are unashamed to witness to the sufficiency of Scripture and the power of the gospel as the only hope for genuine Christian unity." -John Piper
Back in America, its overwhelming. All of the cars driving around, I can read all of the signs, & I look like just another face in the crowd. Please pray for China.
I came back because my great-grandmother was given 1-2 weeks. Now, she is 94 so this isn't something that wasn't foreseen in a way. My mom's mom died when my mom was 16 so my great-grandmother (Bamommie) raised my mom and her two sisters. She is the glue of our family, it will be interesting after she is gone. So I came back to be with my family and grow together through this tough time. Please pray for my family.
China was amazing, beautiful, heartbreaking, urban, raw, big, small, smells bad, smells good, populated, dark, & unforgettable. The craziest thing I heard while I was there was from a missionaries wife, she said "While you are walking around in the crowd, look at their faces and remember that the person you see may have not been prayed for, never, not once." Now if that doesn't break your heart, you need Jesus. People that have never been prayed for. Look at in a bigger light, can you think about how many times you've asked to be prayed for or told you are being prayed for? Most of those people, not once. Sure, there are people who do devoutly pray for China but they don't know that. Pray for the Naxi people.
We got to know a couple of students at the University very well. There was one girl that I grew very fond of, her english name was Laura. She was always so happy to see me and spend time with me. We both cried when I had to leave. One night at English Cafe, I was talking to her, Lindsay, & Mara. They were talking about how light and beautiful my skin was, I held up my arm to Laura's arm, we were the same color. She just beamed! Her and the girls just laughed and smiled, they had beautiful skin like mine. All three girls grew up on farms so they worked and had what they considered "dark" skin. I got to tell them about God creating them in her image and how beautiful he thought they were. How all three of us are sisters, and God is our Father. By the end of the conversation, we were all three hugging and smiling. They knew they were beautiful and loved dearly. Pray for Laura.
China is in need, the power of pray is undeniable.
Love.
