Hey Everyone!

Hey everyone...sorry I haven't been keeping up, but it's been busy since China. I'm sitting in the BC (don't you miss the smell of McDonald's, which will soon be mixed with the smells of Panda Express...yummm...). China was really cool, but I feel your pain with traveling. I had a 16-hour flight from JFK to hong kong. It had really nice entertainment, but the only way to "recline" was to sort of slide your seat forward, which just jammed my knees into the next seat. Then like a 3-hour flight to Xi'an. We stayed there for a few days, not too much jet lag, and then took a 36-hour sleeper train ride (yep Amy, 6 people per compartment) and then a 24-hour train ride to get to our main city. And then, after three weeks, we did it all in reverse. Mix that with squatty potties, eating some dog, and seeing God work in some really cool ways, and China was certainly interesting.

It's been really good to read about how you've all been. Thanks for posting soooo much! Quick IV update: Large group has started off well in WHITE LECTURE HALL. We've had a little under 150, I think. The first lg Allison spoke some about our vision, which was really cool. This Friday, JD came and started our series on what prevents genuine relationships. Three people stood up making, making a profession of faith! Amy Chen also, during sharing, shared about her coming to Christ. So, praise God. Two of the the fsg's are huge--I think like 15-20 people each (I think it's Basset/Brown and maybe Pegram/Alspaugh)--but others have only had a few people. It's been cool to begin to meet some of the freshmen. Here are some pics:
First LG, Allison:
Grog leading worship:

Second LG, JD speaking (with heads bowed, eyes closed)
The three who stood and JD:
Y'all have fun. Miss you! :)