we’ll still be on a plane. It’s 5 am and I can’t sleep. We are leaving for the airport tonight at 9 pm. I’m excited. I’m nervous. I’m happy. I’m sad. I’m trusting God. Leaving my boys is hard. They are asleep in my bed right now. It was their special treat since we don’t get to see them for 3 weeks. My thoughts are all over the place. I am still in shock we are doing this. I feel incredibly humbled and we aren’t even there yet. Brent is amazing. He has been holding up under an enormous amount of stress this week. I feel like I haven’t even really seen him, even though he has been in his office in our house all week. Things have being coming together quite nicely. The gifts arrived Thursday…praise God. I have also been able to purchase individual gifts for our hosts. And I bought Connect 4 games for all of the families as a family gifts. I am really excited about those because one they are actually made in the USA and it’s something we can play with them without a translator. The majority (Seriously, 90%) of our checked baggage is now gifts for all the people we meet….we couldn’t have done this without you. THANK YOU SO MUCH for your generosity. The support has brought us to tears a few times!! I’m going to go see if I can get and hour or two more of sleep with my little ones.

love, jenn

We have been in Indiana all week recuperating with our children. This evening we arrived home in Ventura. What follows is part of a post I meant to post on Monday but couldn’t find the energy to finish and a bit of summing up.We landed in Indianapolis late last Sunday night. Our flight was delayed. Not funny. The layover in Abu Dhabi and the flight home was a bit of a stretch. The Abu Dhabi airport was filled with smoke and I got nauseous. And then on the flight I just couldn’t really sleep and continued to feel nauseated off and on. But we landed safely at JFK and that’s what counts. After visiting all the other countries we had visited I felt very blessed to be standing in the US PASSPORT HOLDERS ONLY line. I wondered how many people in the FOREIGN PASSPORT HOLDERS line wished they were in my line. The US isn’t perfect and we have our share of problems, but I am GRATEFUL this is where my citizenship lies. (Show me more…)

There are currently two churches in China: the official, known as the Three Self Church (TSC) and the unofficial, known as the House Church.  From the smallest to the largest churches in the country, the Lord’s humbling presence and love for the Chinese people is unmistakable. Throughout the country, the deep need for faith is being proclaimed.

Best of all, children’s ministry is very much alive in China today, and we mean, right now! You may have heard about the restrictions related to sharing God’s Word with children in China but, Pastors and Sunday School teachers are speaking openly about their children’s programs and the spiritual growth that is resulting from them.

In the large, official, churches children’s ministry is becoming enough of a priority that they are even constructing new buildings specifically for their children. House Church leaders share similar enthusiasm, although with fewer resources. No matter the size of the church, both the TSC and House Church have asked us, albeit separately, for a homegrown, culturally relevant children’s Bible study and teacher resources. They know this next generation could not only change China’s future, they could be the world changers to finish the job in the 10/40 window.

A well-established House Church leader we met recently estimates about 8% of the population, or roughly 100 million people are now Christian yet he went on to say, “85% of Beijing has never even heard the name of Jesus.” The buzz should not be about the 2008 Olympics but what the Lord is doing in China!

This is still a work in progress for Gospel Light Worldwide, the churches and the children. As you watch the videos of these young believers, please bear in mind that they are just beginning to learn about a relationship with Jesus.

Please pray with us for China and this next generation. This is such a pivotal time.

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