Skip to main content

TWO

October 1 is Chinese National Holiday!
I'm in shock. Complete awe and amazement at how incredible our God is. He's so faithful and his heart is mercy. It kills me every time I think about it.

This day. October 1, two years ago, I repeat, two years ago, I moved away from my friends and family in Chicago, Illinois to live in my new home, Shepherd's Field Children's Village. Pondering and remembering all that has happened in this China life of mine from the moment I knew this was my calling to this morning as I sat and wrote this post, I can't believe what an incredible journey it has been with many tremendous highs and some deep lows. Regardless of what situations have come my way, two things have remained constant: one. The Grace, Peace and guidance of the living God has been ever present in my life here. Two, my love for these children and this organization continues to be overpowering. If one thing is true, my passion for this place, these children and this country has only grown deeper.
blessed to work with these
awesome people!

I feel quite blessed to be able to work for an organization I can support and that can support me fully spiritually, emotionally and physically. There's nothing quite like it. I feel like a broken record sometimes when I say, "I'm so blessed...by this" or "this...has been a true blessing" but honestly I don't know what other verbiage to use because it's true. The definition according to Merriam- Webster of Blessing is: "approval that allows or helps you to do something; help and approval from God; something that helps you or brings happiness." And this place, this China life that I've been given is this definition in my life. SFCV has helped me to find who I am as a professional and has a child of Christ. It has been the tool that God has used to change my life, and last but certainly not least, it has brought me an immense amount of happiness and joy. This place is a Blessing!
Celebrating 2 years in China
 with the Brits and dumplings!

As I look back on all that God has done over the last two years, I can't help but eagerly anticipate all the wonderful things he's going to do in year three! Yep! You read that correctly, you all have the ChinaBird for at least one more year! After much prayer and consideration, I truly believe that this place, these children, and China is where I'm called to be for the time being, meaning the next year. God has faithfully lead me year by year, and I'm trusting that He will continue to do that in my future. As always, your prayers and support are welcomed and encouraged.

 Here's a short look at what year TWO has looked like (photos not in any specific order- I'm lazy sorry!). Can't wait to see what happens in year THREE!



















Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Be Encouraged

"All of my life, In every season, You are still God, I have a reason to sing,  I have a reason to Worship..."     You may or may not be familiar with Hillsong Music, which is a well-recognized music ministry based out of Hillsong Church in Australia. I truly believe that God has blessed this ministry and has used it to draw others to Himself.  This music has the ability to capture and speak to the depths of our soul and draw you into a time of worship. For the last several weeks, I've been listening to "Hillsongs radio" on Pandora and I love it! Yesterday morning a song came on that I had heard before but had never honed in on the words or their meaning. The words began to speak deeply to my heart and instantly drew me into the tangible presence of God. By now you may have guessed it, that song was entitled " Desert Song". It talks about continually having a heart of praise, gratefulness and trust in God because, no matter what happ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Hong Kong Adventure, Part II

Hey Friends! HK here we come! :) As promised, I'm here to tell you all about my recent adventure to Hong Kong. Several of you may remember that I have a small traveling buddy that accompanies me on my adventures here in china. Her name is I Love You Bear or ILY as I call her. In Early September, ILY and I set out on our most recent adventure to Hong Kong to renew my Chinese visa. If you know me, then you know that I tend not to have the best luck when it comes to traveling. Thankfully this trip was much better than trips in the past. The one and only "hiccup" per say was on during my exit of mainland china. I flew from Beijing to Shanghai and had a short layover before catching a flight to Hong Kong. During this lay over I had to go through Chinese immigration to get my passport stamped to verify my leaving the country. I got in line with plenty of time before my flight,  I stood in line for what felt like forever, but finally it was my turn. As always, I stepped u...
Post a Comment
Read more

Merry Christmas and Happy December from SFCV!

Hey All! I know it's been awhile since I posted last. Life has been quite eventful and with the Christmas holiday and all...sadly, I just never got around to posting my thoughts, photos, etc from these last few weeks. All of that being said, lets back track a little and talk about all of the christmas celebrations and December happiness at SFCV and then move forward to present day :) December 10th: SFCV Inn Staff Thanks-Christmas dinner. As tradition would have it, we all (the SFCV Inn Staff members) gathered for a Thanksgiving/ Christmas dinner (turkey, stuffing, pie, the works...) with all of our foreign staff members and Inn staff.  The night was fill with Delicious food and even greater company!   December 11th: All Staff Christmas Party. Celebrating the Christmas season with all of our SFCV staff members (minus the Ayi's caring for the kids- they had a different party) with snacks, grab bag and awesome giveaways! Sadly, I was sick and had...
Post a Comment
Read more