Welcome to 2009! We can only believe that this year will be more blessed than last year.
In 2009 we saw God greatly at work in our life. We have been blessed with:
1. a deeper love and appreciation for God and one another
2. a sponsoring congregation that is generous, loving, Christ-centered, and very globally focused
3. a home in Beijing complete with a great ministry team, wonderful church family, and a bunch of enjoyable Chinese teachers at our school
4. more personal discipline in reading, praying, and studying God's Word
5. increasing understanding of our families' relationship to us and one another.
We celebrated Christmas in Shiyan with our old church family, friends, and students. Andrew was blessed to be able to preach on Sunday morning sharing a message about discipleship, "Who is your Rabbi?" This message primarily focused on following Jesus with full dedication, using every moment as both a learning opportunity and a witnessing opportunity.
On the way there and on our return trip, we were able to share the Word of God with many people. We gave out 17 Bibles marked with Genesis, Proverbs, and Matthew 5-7 to our taxi drivers, and families & individuals on the train. For more info read the blogs from 12-25-2008 to 12-30-2008 at http://daily-discipline.
Before leaving for Shiyan, we copied our friends cookie ministry (click for Facebook photos) idea... and are praying for a great harvest not of cookies, but of new found followers of our Father. To read more about this check out my blog (click here).
Prayers & Plans for 2009 (http://www.stephencovey.com/
1. Grow closer to God and love our neighbors more
2. Tell more neighbors about God's love (and find more ways to do it)
3. Build an even closer relationship with family
4. Speak Mandarin more fluently
5. Increase in healthy living practices
A great article about the changing culture of China:
With Strikes, China's New Middle Class Vents Anger
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