Dinner and Fellowship - Wednesday nights at our apartment

Love these girls.. Emily, Joyce (one of Grace's teachers) and Chelsea. They LOVED our Jambalaya and corn bread this past week! Love having them in our home. Joyce and Chelsea are both Christians. They all three work at our school. Next week is spaghetti night! Their choice :)

Our Easter Service

We had the most wonderful Easter service celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus with hundreds of other believers, representing over 20 different nations. Our church is so unique in the fact that there are SO many different cultures coming together, all to serve the same ONE and ONLY LIVING GOD. After the service many of the leaders and families came together to lay hands on our family, claiming healing for this precious baby, and peace for our family no matter the outcome. God is good, and we are So blessed to have a support system like this here in China. Here a few pictures from our Easter Service and from our service a few weeks ago.

Video Below is the Children singing He Is Alive on Easter Sunday... (sorry not a very clear video)





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Isn't this beautiful....

The message is good.... Incredibly good

This weekend is Easter and it couldn't be better timing for us. As I read through the story of the crucifixion and the resurrection in Matthew 26-28 I am reminded of something that gives me complete and total peace... The message of Easter is good; INCREDIBLY good... God is here and he is on our side. 

As we wait for these next two weeks to pass we are excited yet peaceful. God has a way of softening our hearts to things we never thought would happen to "us".. or to things we thought we would never do or have to deal with. I am learning that there will always be nights of sorrow, but when we call out to Jesus and cling to his word there will always be JOY in the morning... That is an amazing feeling. He is a God who makes NO MISTAKES and Knowing that sets me free.

Today I am thankful for a God who is passionate to save us from ourselves...




Psalm 139: 13-18
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you…Your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

How quickly I forget I am yours.....

Love the healing that comes from this song by Addison Road...

If everything comes down to love
Then just what am I afraid of
When I call out Your name
Something inside awakes in my soul
How quickly I forget I'm Yours

I'm not my own
I've been carried by You
All my life

(CHORUS)
Everything rides on hope now
Everything rides on faith somehow
When the world has broken me down
Your love sets me free

When my life is like a storm
Rising waters all I want is the shore
You say I'll be ok and
Make it through the rain
You are my shelter from the storm

(CHORUS)
Everything rides on hope now
Everything rides on faith somehow
When the world has broken me down
Your love sets me free

I am not my own
I've been carried by you my whole life

(CHORUS)
Everything rides on hope now
Everything rides on faith somehow
When the world has broken me down
Your love sets me free

You've become my hearts desire
I will sing Your praises higher
Cause Your love sets me free
Your love sets me free

Jon saw Grace setting up what looked like a picnic in our living room... He asked her "are you having a picnic? She said "nope it's a prayer picnic"... So he said awe that's cool you want some of your friends to come? She replied, nope we just need Jesus... Wow. If that doesn't melt your heart I don't know what will!

and yes she is praying in her underwear! Come as you are right?