25th, but Who's Counting?

Jack and Jessie just celebrated their 25th anniversary, but who's counting? What did they give each other for an anniversay present....a trip to Paris, diamonds, furs....NOPE!
Here's to a healthy next 25 and beyond!! They hope to be together sharing HIStory for many more years to come.

Christmas 24/7 for 30 Days

Our family of four has just celebrated Christmas, 24/7 for 30 days. And it was a blast! We were all four back together again as a team, sharing HIStory and enjoying each other.

Presenting the true story of Christmas in the public schools.

Making Christmas cookies with the Saturday night youth group.

Singing lots of familiar Christmas songs in a new language.

Making snow at the orphanage.

Watching the youth at Da Cun BC present the Christmas story.

Listening to the children at Da Cun BC sing Christmas songs.

Hosting lots of Christmas parties in our home.

Helping GBC hand out thousands of candy canes.

Eating traditional Christmas foods.

Playing with Christmas toys from Granny and Papa.

Enjoying games with friends and family.

Eating snack foods in between games of Horse.

Eating non-traditional foods for New Year's Eve.

Watching one of the greatest fireworks displays on earth.

Now, we're back to just the three of us. Elizabeth has headed back to college for a new semester. And, we three are all back to a regular routine of work and school. Please remember the hundreds that heard the True Meaning of HIStory this season.

A Living Legacy

Every Saturday afternoon, we teach children at our little national clubhouse. Today was a "holy" moment. Today's story was about HIM making us "fishers of men". I had chosen to teach the children the song: "I will make you fishers of men, fishers of men, fishers of men. I will make you fishers of men, if you follow me." I learned this song as a little girl at Mt. Zion BC in Mississippi, and I have taught it to children in MS, KY, MI, FL, TN, WV, and MT.

Little did I know that today, Grandma Wang (age 80) was also going to teach the children the same song in our national language. She had learned it as a little girl, growing up in Gansu Province in the BIG country. Grandma Wang came with her husband to our little island in 1949 when she was 19 years old. She had become a believer in the BIG country. When she arrived on our little island (60 years ago), she began teaching children. She has been teaching this song to children on our little island ever since.

So, she taught the children "Fishers of Men" in Chinese, and I taught it to them in English. It was a "holy" moment. Grandma Wang is a living legacy, politically and spiritually. I am honored to serve beside her.