Walkabout

This week has been very busy and so will this next week as I continue to prepare for Summer Project and as I wrap us discipleship. I've had a few meetings this week and spent a whole day with Kelly, one of the girls I disciple, we had a really great chat about the two years I've been here and how much she has grown. She thanked me for not letting her stay the same as when I first met her.

Dani and I went to see a girl I did a Christianity Explained course (CE) with last year at her job. Her name is Dannie and she is from China, I met her through my beloved friend Mel. She was surprised when we walked in and I told her that I was leaving for the States in a month, I thought she was going to cry. We were not able to meet up this year but I still remember when she told me that she hoped to be a Christian one day and that at our last CE lesson she said that she knew the gospel in her mind but not in her heart. Please continue to pray for her with me as I ask for someone to pursue her with the gospel.

There are a quite a few students who need to be followed up and many I hope will be pursued by Christ loving friends. I know that my time with them was impactful and exactly what God wants and that now I can leave them in His faithful hands. It's just so hard to say goodbye and what is a huge fear of mine is that I will not be able to say goodbye to everyone. I know there will be people I will never see again, all those acquaintances I have at uni that I never even told I was leaving, will they wonder where I went? Will I remember them 6 months from now? Memories are important to me, especially the memory of people, these are just some random panicky thoughts that run through my mind as I think about leaving. I especially hope to say goodbye to RyuSho who will be busy with summer classes when I get back from Summer Project.

Tonight a bunch of us went out to dinner for Andy's (one of our graduating students) birthday. It was fun to hang out with a huge group. I said goodbye to everyone who I may potentially not see again, I was glad about that. I spent most of the day with Mary, we chatted, walked around the city and she bought a guitar that we played in the park. Please keep Mary in your prayers as we will be limited to talking through the internet, I hope that we continue to speak about the gospel and that she will turn to Jesus as her Savior.


Thank you for all your prayers... I'm going to sleep now as I will be going to Chinese Church in the morning with some of our students.

Love, Amanda