Lots of Activity!

I haven't stopped going for a long time. I have been spending a lot of time with my friends doing some relationship building, and spending about twice that amount of time at the office working.  Classes have been good, but sometimes I have been yearning for ideas for some of my lower level and/or lower aged classes.  I'm praying for a solution to my problem with my kids Bible class, and I just pray that it comes soon, because the kids don't speak English, and I don't speak Chinese.  But I think the message usually gets through, and they spend time in a Christian environment, so it does more good than harm! :)

I had a great conversation with a friend today about what Christianity is, and what it means to me, and why I am a Christian.  This person and I discussed their faith that is developing, and I learned what this person was feeling about becoming a Christian.  It was such a great conversation that I was not expecting to happen, but God is always working in the lives of the missionaries and Christians here to talk about Him!

I think that I'll be going to bed earlier than normal tonight. It's been a while since I've gotten a good nights sleep.  I had a slight accident the other day and ended up quite sore afterwards. (By slight accident, I mean that my clumsiness finally did me in and I ended up on the floor--long story for another time).  That, along with having friends over until 2am some nights has kept me from sleeping well, and has kept me yawning throughout the day.

I can't complain, though, because I am sooo thankful for having that time with friends!  Being a people person, it really energies and uplifts me to be around others, and so even if I do not get any sleep, it's worth it! The other night I went with some friends to a young adult gathering at a local church...not a worship service, but a time to get together, have fun, and praise God.  It was in Cantonese, and my Cantonese is quite...bad, but it was good.  We played a fun game with chop sticks and a ping pong ball.  I was actually kind of good at it...not to brag or anything! ;)  Afterwards, we went upstairs and we had a huge turkey dinner!  That was quite a treat, because turkeys are very rare here and quite expensive.  I was soooo happy to have a piece of turkey! :)

For those of you on my newsletter list, my inability to stop has pushed my newsletter back this month.  I should hopefully get it finished soon!

Thank you for your prayers and encouragements!  Please pray for me to have more conversations like I had today (mentioned in the 2nd paragraph), and for God to give me an idea for what to do with Christmas and teaching my friends about our customs!  I am thinking about having a tree decorating party at my house, but I will be gone for Thanksgiving: so I am thinking that maybe I'll do it the weekend before Thanksgiving :)  Yes, I know...a little early, but I don't mind!  I LOVE Christmas, and would love to extend the season!

Have a great day, everyone!  For those of you who might call me or want to Skype, just remember that daylight savings time has caused me to now be 14 hours ahead of Central time instead of the 13 that I was a week ago! :)