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Sunday, 07 February 2010

  • A Day in the Life.

    Well,today I got out and fought the snow monster and he won. I ended walking to the post office and  I fell and lost my keys in the snow. I got inside just to find out that they were closed and that I had no mail...lol When I got back to my apartment,I was determine to get my car free from its snowy bank. I fell and failed again.  I guess I should be happy that I am getting my exercise in. The roads all around me a clear but my car is banked in. Tomorrow is Sunday and I am lucky that my church is just a block away. Newsflash,there is no church. I am just trapped here in a lonely apartment with a big mess of laundry and dirty dishes. There is alway tomorrow.....

Thursday, 23 July 2009

  • One Week In Hong Kongs

    Today makes a full week in Hong Kong. Most of my time has been spent with Phillipinos. I have not meet many Chinese people except for in stores. I was told I would be used in East Asia. I am not sure if this is what the person meant. Although I am enjoying myself. I am wondering what is the purpose for me to be here and if the Lord  wants me to come back at all. This has been an awesome vacation. God so good to me. I don't why he is so good but I am thanking him for blessing me. I have learned a lot about traveling abroad. It is always good to be a student of the world- everlearning. Christian services are the same here except part of the message is in another language. Suprisingly they sing some of the same songs that I sing back home...Hillsongs mainly.. In about a couple of days I will be going to Crossroads to volunteer so I will have to get myself together. So good bye for now.

Thursday, 16 July 2009

  • First Day

    I made it. Today is my first real day in China. I hardly can believe that I am here. After a 16 hour flight and sleeping off and on during the flight. I am up bright and early to take on a new day. I do feel a bit strange because I have a certain medical issue that needs to be taken care of. It is hard to turn my schedule around but I think I will just suffer a little bit and start my night dosage at night here on this time. I am really surprised at how small everything is. Even the apartment that I am staying in is very small. My apartment at home has way more space than in this place and I thought my apartment was small.

    As I got off the plane,I was greeted by a friend that I have been chatting online with and on phone. I thought I was in heaven when I saw a Burger King. It had a nice big spicy Whopper. It was heaven.




Tuesday, 14 July 2009

  • Tomorrow is the big day!

    Tomorrow is the big day. I will be leaving Seattle Washinton and flying to China. I hope to have an awesome time.

    Hong Kong will not know what hit it. I am hoping to visit a lot of people,place and eat some authentic Chinese food. YUM! My new suitcase has already been scuffled up from my trip to West Virginia. I was so mad when I saw it. I think I am going to complain about I am going to wait when I finally get back home. I thank God for the lay over in Seattle,Washington because this made the trip doable.

Wednesday, 08 July 2009

  • Church Raffles

    I have been debating about raffling off a bike for my mission trip. One of my friend said  it is gambling and that I should just sell the bike. When I encounter someone selling a raffle ticket, I just give a donation instead of buying a ticket. That way everyone wins!  Now that I need money it is getting harder for me not to do a raffle. Scriptures do say that we are not supposed to play games of chance. Does this mean when you go to the country fair you are not supposed try to win prizes from Carnies?. Truly these are games of chance but how many christian are doing that? What about game shows? Aren't they games of chance? How many christians watch "Deal or No Deal"? Why are these exceptable forms of gambling in the church world?

     

    I look at this raffle as a one time event. Nobody is going to get hooked on a raffle. It is not something that I am going to be doing week after week. I hope that someone will not develop a gambling problem from a raffle. I don't think it produces a rush like real gambling does. It seriously has never done that for me. I have raffled a few things since I was a kid and never did I feel a rush like a drug. Is it a form of gambling? Yes but I think it is harmless.What do you think?

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