We Are Home!!

Well, here I am sitting at my desk in my office and the East Asia trip is officially over! If I were to try to summarize the trip I would have to say:
1) It was taxing physically
2) It was disorienting being in such a vastly different culture with a vastly different language.
3) It was beyond humbling - the passion for the Gospel and the risks that they are willing to take to share that Good News is something that I think will always humble me and motivate me!

I am more convinced than ever that we MUST have a presence in East Asia if we are going to call ourselves a missional church. If we are committed to taking the Gospel to all people of all nations then we must take it to the largest nation in the world where they are so hungry to hear the Good News. I believe that their are no excuses and no outs - we must commit ourselves to taking the Gospel to these people.

I do not say this to minimize the efforts that we have in other countries, I remain deeply committed to those endeavors. But I do believe that East Asia must take its place alongside these mission opportunities and become a driving force in our missional efforts!

I challenge you to begin to pray now about whether God would have you be a part of our next trip to East Asia - I can promise you that you will be forever changed by what God is doing in that area of the world!

Well that concludes the blog post for the Spring 2009 trip to East Asia - I hope that you were encouraged by the posts and that they will serve as a motivator for prayer that God would continue to do something mighty for His name throughout the world! I look forward to reading the posts from our next trip!

Blessings - Khris

In Hong Kong

Well we are now in Hong Kong! One of my best friends now lives in HK and he had invited us to take a detour to see this incredible city! It is really an amazing place!! We are going to site-see for a couple of days and will head home on Tuesday. This is a welcome retreat after a busy and tiring week! I can't wait to be back and see you all! We have some incredible stories and pics!
Blessings - Khris

Incredible Retreat!

Today we attended a retreat for some of the believing college students. 21 of them came together to study, praise and prepare to share the good news about our Father! Most of these students have only been in the family for a short time but they were ready to share with others.

Today they had times of study and fellowship and tomorrow they are going to a campus where there is no known influence from our family! They are going to share the truth that adoption into the family is possible! I am yet again blown away by their commitment!

The girl that became a part of the family early this week while Shawn and I were on campus was at the retreat and she was ready to share with others!

Oh that we would grasp the urgency of the task the way that these students do!!

Blessings to you - Khris