Stinky Tofu!

I forgot to mention that yesterday I had the opportunity to try Stinky Tofu (yes I said "stinky" not "sticky"). Stinky tofu is exactly what it sounds like...stinky tofu - seriously it smells like an outhouse! It is one of the most rancid smells that I have ever encountered!! Well it is a delicacy around here, but no one would try it...but you know me I had to try! It actually was not that bad, but the smell stays with you for a while! Ahh the joys of a new culture!

Today begins the real work - talk to our Father on our behalf and ask for His might to be at work!

Blessings - Khris

Awesome Day

What an incredible day!

We started with worship at the International Christian Fellowship here. This church is only for those who are not nationals - they check your passport at the door! It was really incredible seeing how so many different people give praise!

Then we went to the Summer Palace and to the Olympic Park. These are truly incredible people who could do much in the spread of our Father's name!

Then we capped off the night with a Skype call to our great family!

Our Father is doing great things! We should all strive to love Him more!!

Blessings - Khris

Confidential Meeting

Last night we went to one of the Company's confidential meetings. It was a truly humbling experience to watch these men and women meet to give thanks to our Father. These simple meetings can become so routine for us and yet for them they are an incredible gift - we have a lot to learn from them!!

On a side note we were able to get some sleep last night so hopefully the worst of the jet-lag will be behind us.

I hate that I will miss our meeting in Prosper on Sunday - looking forward to seeing each of you!!

Blessings - Khris

We Made It!!

Okay that was one incredibly LLLOOONNNGGG flight!! But we are here and checked into our hotel (24 hours after leaving Prosper). The culture is so entirely different that it leaves you bewildered - we have been so thankful for our friends here that have helped us to get where we need to be!

There is no doubt that our Father is at work in this place and that many more are soon to join our family! It is going to be an incredible time!

We Have Begun!

Well we just arrived in San Francisco and now we await boarding for East Asia!! After the four hour trip from DFW to San Francisco the coming 14 hours seems all the more daunting! It is at moments like this that I am most aware of my ADD and the fact that airline seats were not made for men my size!

We are all very excited about the coming days - I know that our Father will do mighty things for His name!

I will try to update the blog several times a day so check back often!

Blessings - Khris

Plan Q

The TEAM!!!

Ever have one of those days when the plan you have wasn't what God had planned for you? Well day four of Happy Feet Mission was sure that. We arrived at this one village that was close to the road and it was not like the other villages. Many of the kids already had nice shoes and were in session at a the village school. So we decided that we should go somewhere else. We went back on the road and up some dirt roads, turned around a bunch of times, and then found a couple of walkers that told us where the nearest village was. So we went there. When we got there we all knew it was exactly where God wanted us for the day.

Many of the moms and dads were in the city working or out in the fields so we mainly saw children and teachers that were at the school. We were able to share Christ with the children and the teachers and again over 100 of them received Christ. The children were wonderful and we washed their feet and gave new shoes to over 200 children this day. To see our team work together this day was amazing. We all took shifts washing, cleaning, giving shoes, emptying water every day, but this day there were so many kids it demanded changing and shifting a lot more than the other three days in the village. The team rocked!!!

The day ended with the 2nd in command at the military base throwing us a party with live Ecuadorian music. We danced around with some of the military men and women for about 2 hours. Highlights included limbo and a little break dancing. Let's just say there were a lot of laughs after a long week. We appreciated the kind words and hospitality of the Ecuadorian Military.

Washing feet to get ready for some new shoes.

The boys playing soccer.

Back to Civilization

So sorry about no posts the past couple of days. We had no internet at many times.  We are all home and safe and had an exciting day of worship today and fellowship with our families and friends. 

We will be posting more over the next few days.  

Wednesday, Oct 1

This day was very interesting. When we got to the village where we were going, there was a pastor and his family that had been there since 1968 (see picture). He had invited many people from all over the countryside and many had walked several miles to get shoes and hear the Gospel. There were 100's saved this day as well.

One of the stories of the day was a little girl that was 10 that was caring and taking care of a little baby.  We were all overwhelmed by her attention and care of her little sibling. 

At the end of the day the people of the village cooked some different dishes for us and many tried them and some did not. Chicken Foot Soup was everyone's favorite.  The soup was stirred with possibly the world's largest wooden spoon (see picture below). 

 Pastor of the village his son and one of our translators Kotti. 

Perhaps the World's largest wooden spoon.

Rob washing the hands of a young girl about to get her new shoes.