Sunday, February 20, 2011

For those still following along

Every now and then, I get on our blog and realize that neither of us have posted in 2 months. Oops. I apologize to our plethora of loyal readers who wait eagerly for our inconsistent updates. Since we last posted, a lot has happened. Or something.

1) Christmas - we spent 14 hours in the air on Christmas Day to get back to Elkhart in time for Christmas dinner with the Huang clan. Amazing to see everyone. Seriously amazing. Then we spent New Year's in Rockford before getting on a plane on January 1 to get back to Hong Kong in time for work. Short trip, but absolutely worth every minute on the airplane.

2) Chinese New Year - we went to Sihanoukville, Cambodia to veg on a beach. It's not the most well-known beach, but I think it's one of those well-kept secrets. Super hippy, relaxed, and dirt-cheap. Lots of 50-cent draft beers for us, and hours spent baking in the sun. (I know, I know, skin cancer and all that).

3) Girls' night out - Our last day of CNY holidays, Grant let me leave him for almost 24 hours to spend a day with Donna and Michele before Michele leaves us for London. 4 hours at the spa, champagne at the peak, and dancing til unknown hours. We love you Michele!

4) Other stuff... We're still working on figuring out next year. Grant's applied at a bunch of Hong Kong schools, but it's a waiting game until they get back to him. I'm working on figuring out what I want to be doing next year as well.

5) More other stuff... My youth kids are amazing, and I love seeing them grow in their faith and understanding of God. I also love how random junior high students are. They fluctuate so quickly between childish and profound, and it's hysterical and joyous. For instance... we have a 13-year-old boy whose favorite jokes (only to the other boys) all include some variation on the world "wiener." This same boy got up the other night and gave a testimony about how important it was for us to remember that helping the poor and needy shouldn't be a once-a-year event, but something we do everyday. And he was PASSIONATE about that point. It's amazing how God is at work in the lives of these students even in their ridiculous-ness.

That's a good summary of the past 2 months :)

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