EATING & READING

First, we would like to announce that we are the proud owners of "Pleasant Goat" Toilet Paper. Ask us when we get back to the states just how exciting it is when we made such a purchase ;) We also had our first experience of ordering food @ a restaurant without a translator. A memorable experience that was deliciously awkward. And by deliciously, I mean that we lucked out and the food was actually amazing. God is good!


However, what is most important is the fact that we have news to report:


1) The informational meeting was a success! We met over 20 of our readers at the meeting. Mitch Clay did a stellar job of being our point man on presenting our mission, intentions, and desire to make deep connections with these people. As expected the majority of our readers are Chinese college students--most of which from Jimei University.


2) We had our first experience with teaching the students! This is what we are here for; this is what it's all about; this is where we experience first-hand just how much the Spirit is beyond us and active. Mitch Clay and Julie Garcia had very pleasant and successful first time teaching sessions today. They seemed to take to it like ducks in water and it was wonderful to watch them enjoy the process of being used by our Great God. Tammy Phan and Mitchell Roush were right at home and couldn't be happier hopping into the teacher ring again and begin molding and connecting. Needless to say: We are hooked on this mission! We are eager to see what challenges lie ahead--but most importantly, we are ready and just chomping at the bit to have the Spirit use us--His hands and feet--to humbly share and experience even more with these fellow brothers and sisters.


There is one more thing we would like to share with you and ask of you for now; below you'll discover a bulleted list of random names. All of the names are the people that we are teaching throughout this process. We are helping them improve their English speaking and comprehension as well as pointing them to the Word of God and exposing them to Christ--most of which for the first time! We are sharing their names with you because we want YOU to please continue to be a very active and passionate part of this mission with us. Please take full advantage of the most incredible and powerful tool we have access to at any moment and pray by name for these wonderful people and for their minds, talents, and hearts to be enhanced with the wonderful power, grace, and courage of our Father's Spirit. This is the current list of who is planning on reading with us. The list is more than likely to get larger throughout our time here. We will be sure to post the new names as they come a long. Thank you so much for being a part of this. We love you all and are ever so grateful as well.


* Evelyn
* Amy
* Tina
* Mr. Zhang
* Ping
* Janet
* Linlin
* Angel
* Sun
* An Jau
* Orita
* Carrie
* Joseph
* Yulene
* Jane
* Jenny
* Siu
* Nick
* Jack
* Dong
* Hugh
* Susan
* Lizhm
* Sui
* Chocolate
* Henry
* Carol


~ Grace and Peace be with you