Updates
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When we walked in we knew it would be perfect! A few days before we had emailed a friend here in Taiwan what we were looking for in an apartment. Second floor, close to the office, with an extra bedroom for all our guests that will come to visit (that’s you, hint hint)! It wasn’t…
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This week must be characterized by the word ‘new’. New temperatures, foods, languages (yes, multiple), events, people, places, sights, prayers, smells, experiences, the list goes on… I’ll highlight two for you, one pleasant, one putrid. Let’s begin with the smell first. It occurs along the busier streets and until you learn what restaurant and where that type…
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Ben and I made a little video to introduce you to Taiwan. The quality is not the clearest but that happens on the web sometimes. It may take a few minutes to load up so go surf the net a bit and keep your speakers turned up. You’ll hear it when it starts :) Just a side…
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Jet lag has its blessings, like waking up at 5 in the morning with total energy! That is one part that I wish would go on forever, but being tired at 5:30pm and ready for bed is a little challenging :) Anyways, this morning, up early as usual, I was reading in the bible ,…
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Today was very reminicient of last October. As Ben and I set up our computer to listen to the Bomber game, we experienced our first national disaster of Taiwan- a Typhoon! For those who don’t remember, last year, right around this time we were listening to the Bomber game when our island of Hawaii was…
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Everyone knows that when you come to a new culture, there will be lots of funny mistakes. Today I, Angela, in our first day in Taiwan was sitting in our temporary apartment when all of a sudden I heard birds chirping right in our house, and then all of a sudden they stopped. A few seconds…
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After 3 great months with family and friends we had a teary good-bye at the airport. It’s always hard to say good-bye. We’re now in BC. We spent our first night with Mark & Christina Prachnau who live in a super cute place – it was so great to see them. Now we have the…
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We’ve been home now for 2 1/2 months. It has been just amazing to spend time and to have meaningful conversations with so many friends and family. Thank you to all who have shared their summer with us! Yesterday we went to our last Bomber game for the next few years- it was so much fun and they…
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We have just finished five weeks studying through the last book of the Old Testament, Malachi. It was rather surprising to see that the people described could struggle with so many of the same things we often struggle with like feeling unloved and unknown by God. The answers God gives his children are both encouraging and challenging. It was a wonderful group…
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Have you ever tried to open your internet on your computer and it says, ‘there is no network connection’? That is very frustrating isn’t it. Similarily, there is nothing worse than having friends but never connecting deeper than the surface. Our goal this summer has been to connect with people, and we have tried to do that…
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After a week with Ben’s family in California we arrived back at home July 6th just before midnight. Thankfully there were no complications along the way, just a little culture shock. In the Oakland Airport in California we couldn’t figure out why everyone was running in all directions. Then we realized they weren’t running, it…
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Life change is always hard, but exciting at the same time. Last night as we all graduated from our School of Biblical studies three teams were commissioned: one team is going to India and Nepal , one team to Nigeria, and another team to Burma/Cambodia- all with the express purpose of going to teach people how to read and…
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Last week we had the renown ‘Steve Gregg’ teaching us about the book of revelation. Now obviously I can’t (nor would you want me to) write everything that we learned, but there was one thing that stood out to me. This book was written to a group of churches that were undergoing persecution for their…
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I know we are winding it down here a little but last week we spent a couple of days on the last book of the Old Testament, Malachi. It ends with a powerful question for us in our own day to day lives. The people were saying, "it is vain to serve God, what…
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Today I checked our webpage and realized it has been four days since we last updated! The time is flying by! I just finished my book report for this quarter (35 pages later!) which feels amazing! Plus I am just about done my homework for this week; we finish the Old Testament this week! My…
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Home… We love our home. Growing up we have lots of memories. Ben thinks of fresh baked cookies, chocolate chip banana muffins…. yum! I think of a hot cup of coffee out on the deck with my two dogs running around. Then there is our home on Melbourne where we think of the days with Liza and Jacquie,…
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Do you ever do things without really thinking first? This is disaster every time! Well, the past few days I have had two experiences that show this to be true… Yesterday I left my room for a walk to the cafeteria when I saw a cute black cat on our walkway. This cat’s name…
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In the past I have often considered that God seems to be different in the Old Testament (OT) and the New Testament (NT). There is so much war and warning of judgment that it seems like thats all that is in the OT. This time of studying the prophets (the people who foretold the future and preached against…
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It’s hard to know what to write every few days that will help you to stay connected with us. So today I thought I would just share how I am feeling right this very minute. We have just finished two very long weeks of work and we have another very busy week ahead of us.…
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I mean if this isn’t entertaining – I don’t know what is! In the lineup tonight we’ve got the fuel 2006 summer camping trip – excellent dancing care of Philippe, Katelyn, Ang & Liza with a busy little Jacquie doing the dishes or somthin’. Follow this up with a rockin’ teaching trip to Cape…
