MISSION INTRODUCTION

Above is a picture of us!: LST York College Team China 2010. From L to R: Mitchell Roush, Julie Garcia, Tammy Phan, and Mitch Clay.

Hello there! Welcome to the China experience!

At this blog you'll be able to trace our mission trip as we go along. You'll have to opportunity to learn about our:

* Travels

* Students we read with

* Parties we throw

* Funny instances

* Spirit-Intervening moments

What we are is a group of college students, close friends, and disciples of Christ. We were given the opportunity to join the Let's Start Talking (LST) summer missions program. Last summer Tammy Phan and Mitchell Roush and a few others were able to travel to Jimei, China for an LST trip. They loved it and decided the moment they arrived back at the states that they would return to Jimei at the nearest possible moment. So, here we are! Another wonderful and Spirit-filled team has been assembled, and we are on our way!

The way the program works is the full-time missionaries at the site we will be working at for 3 weeks have spent months signing up students or readers. They show up and meet with us one-on-one to learn how to improve their English speaking skills. We use the Gospel of Luke as our teaching aid. Therefore, we are able to be witnesses of our Savior to these wonderful people! God is able to be recognized and discovered through some incredible hours spent studying His word and building friendships. LST has truly put together a wonderful teaching curriculum through the medium of the Word of God--and one that has experienced such things first-hand can testify: The Word is the teacher; and changing lives!

We invite you to join us on our 3 week short-term mission trip to Solomon's Courtyard at Jimei, China. We will be reading with a large amount of mostly college students who don't know who Christ is. We have been given the call and wonderful rare opportunity from the Spirit to be seed planters. We invite and plead with you to please answer the same call and be a part of this mission through the mediums available to you:

* Follow our journey

* Be prayerful for us, the mission, and the students multiple times everyday

* Celebrate with us!

We thank you in advance for the wonderful and heart-felt support. More will be posted later as we arrive in Jimei on June 7th (tomorrow)! LST YC Team China '10 truly and whole-heartedly loves you all.

~ Grace and Peace be with you