Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Hillside Missions February 2010 Update
Friday, June 5, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
We're home!
The trip to China was a great success and we thank God for that.
Thank you all so much for your prayers and support as we, as a community, answered the call to take the gospel to unreached people of China. We have all felt encouraged and energized by your attention and responses to these updates.
We'll be posting some reports and testimonies from the trip here later.
The team will be presenting some stories from their trip on Sunday morning. Don't miss it!
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Our last day in the southwest part of china
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Our last day in the southwest part of china
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Heading back to the big city
We had to leave the village early last night because it began to rain and the dirt roads become impassable when wet. We had planned to be in that village for another few hours and potentially sleep there. Unfortunately, our schedule has no room for being stuck in one village for an extra day or two.
We just got breakfast to-go. Glutenous rice with potatoes, peanuts and green onions, noodles, and fried dumplings.
We then made a quick shopping stop for some handicraft stuff made by one tribal group, and we're on the road.
Tonight, we'll attend a bible study in a church, and we'll spend some time encouraging local believers.
Last night we spent some time talking about our trip so far and encouraging each other.
Tomorrow night we'll fly back into Beijing.
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Monday, June 1, 2009
Its Children's Day here in China
Susie here. We're traveling down a mountain on a windy dirt road. The 'Rainbow' kids wave to us. The group (which has grown from 17 to 30 people-interpreters, new Chinese friends, and bus drivers) spent the entire day in a village. It was a great visit. Some of us set up camp in a family's courtyard and told stories, helped cook, sang songs with the kids and distributed the food/chalk/and candy we'd brought with us. The rest of o the group went to a lower part of the village near what looked like a joint elemantary/middle school. More than a hundred kids ran out to see us. Most of them filled their pockets with candy, and a handful stuck around to listen to Darren and Sue ann tell bible stories outside a small store. Between the interpreting, candy consumption, and a continual stream of curious onlookers, it was a lively group. And it was a lot of fun.
15 minutes later and we're still bumping along on the road-passing rice fields and people working on them. Not sure how long it will take, but we're headed to have dinner with some friends in a slightly bigger city. Thanks for reading and praying (hi mom!) Stay tuned!
-Susie
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Sunday, May 31, 2009
Some messages from the team.
The team is doing very well. Morale is high and people are excited for the work being done.
Pastor Mark says "ni hao".
Claudia says "wo mai zhege" (ill buy this)
Angela says "squatting is great"
Sally says "arduously wonderful"
Sue Ann says "the landscaping and rice paddies are. Absolutely beautiful"
Darren says "xie xie" (thank you)
Joann says "I love the children!"
Dorothy says "we're gonna eat what?"
Pam says "oh no!"
Bob says "don't look down"
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After dinner and stories
Dorothy, Angela and Kati told bible stories in this home.
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The kids are home from school.
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