Many of you know that I work I teach English at a local Chinese congregation. I want to share with you a story about one of my former students. Note: Name and identifying information changed to protect the identity of the student. Yan Dong A few years ago a new student, Yan Dong, started began […]
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China Update
As you all know, I am very active in the Chinese Church in Haifa. The news coming out of China these days is disturbing, to say the least. I thought you might want to know some of what is happening, not from a news channel but from an almost direct source, i.e. what I’ve been […]
Perfect Timing
A couple of years ago I was interviewed by a reporter from Taiwan for a program about the Chinese Church in Haifa. I was thankful to be a part of telling others about what we are doing. So you can imagine my disappointment when I was told that the article had been delayed for more […]
How Does HE Do That?
I should have known it was going to be a special day when I looked out my window this afternoon. Every spring for the past few years a beautiful bird sits on metal bars outside my window. Every year he poses regally, quite aware of his beauty—and that my cats can’t reach him. This year, […]
What Kind of World
Eight of us sat around a table last night. Seven Chinese students from Haifa University and the Technion—and me. We had finally gotten to chapter 10 of Judges. I had read and reread the material, but earlier that day as I had finished preparing the lesson, I felt I was being guided to just type […]