Blessings!

You know when you meet people and you know within minutes that you have been blessed to meet them and that they will forever remain in your heart. Over the last week and a half I have gotten to know a team of people from Georgia who have just endeared themselves to my heart. Their team leader is Nina, the sweetest lady, who you can't help but give a hug to. Jamie who has the biggest heart. Please pray for Jamie as it has been a rough year. She lost both of her parents and then her 10 year old daughter Anna has been really sick. She had a fever up to 104.6 for over a month and the doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong. She had been doing better so Jamie decided to come on the trip, and Anna had said, "Momma if you don't go tell the Chinese people, who will?" On Monday night Jamie got a call that the fever had returned. Please pray for them. And then there is Skip. What an amazing man!! He is 77 1/2 and out serving the Lord with the biggest smile! I hope that I can be half as active as he is and do it with as must gusto and joy. John injured his knee right before coming but hasn't let that slow him down a bit. Last night I was so touched by his continued prayer and reading of scripture, even in between waves! Lastly there is Chris. This was his first trip and he was so helpful and seemed to really enjoy it. When we worked in the warehouse Chris was so helpful, moving boxes, taping boxes, pretty much whatever we needed him to do.

Well, tonight is my last night with them. I will get to spend time with them at church and then later tonight I will be going out to help them distribute and then they will be leaving.(Pray that God opens the door for Nina and Jamie to get on an earlier flight to get back to Anna) I have been so blessed by them. It has really made the time fly by. I am sad to see them go, but I know that they will take home an amazing story and will share their blessings with their families and churches!

I have continued to stay busy. A full day out at the garden, followed by a night at the pier. Church was a day of rest and spending time with Jessia, one of our Chinese translators. (I taught her how to do eye makeup :) ) I continue to lead teams in prayer walking, had a full day in the warehouse, followed by a night out at the pier.

The Chinese continue to take Bibles and so many children and families with children have taken Bibles! What a blessing to be a part of this amazing ministry. The smiles alone on their faces has been worth the trip. Thank you for your continued prayers. Please pray that we finish out the Chinese New Year well. We will be down to our last 2 teams in the morning.