6 yrs. and counting

The other night I was sitting in my living room, staring at my suitcase that has so faithfully served me the past 4 years, I came to a realization of how lucky and blessed I am.

I am seriously so blessed with opportunities each summer to reach out to those who so desperately need  the Gospel. To many people, it just seems like something I just do, something that I save my summers for... but truthfully the past couple of years it's been quite the struggle leaving comfortable America for a hot, sticky, humid China.

I found myself doubting... Is it really God's will for me to go on these short term trips? Or am I just doing it because it's just what I do? If I really have a heart for the people of China, why don't I just go long term?

At the moment, I don't have an answer for any of these questions. But what has encouraged me and is driving me now is understanding that it really isn't what I do that counts, but rather what God has done.
In order to be ready to preach the Gospel to others, I need to be constantly preaching it to myself.

With that being said, I'm extremely excited for my 6th trip to China. I am excited to see what He is going to do this time. I have been blessed to see His movement in China and I know that this year there will be even more opportunities.

Please keep me in your prayers, I will be going on two back to back trips in China this time. And it will be quite interesting serving in two different types of missions trips.

At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison (Colossians 4:3)