China Diary entry #3

November 3, 2009

(Nov.1)The children are very curious around us in these
areas. The roads to get here were mostly dirt and rough. We are
far from any "big" cities. It took close to 14 hours through
barren lands to get here. Lots of Yak and sheep being cared for
by real Tibetan cowboys!! Snow capped mountains are close by
also. There is much Spiritual darkness here and Buddhism is
almost exclusively held to. Some of the areas are also Muslim.
Big Mosques and huge Tibetan temples. The air is much thinner
than I'm used to and it causes me to have to breathe deeply all
the time when we are in the higher altidudes. My chest
hurts a bit also due to less oxygen but I can handle it even
though Gabe says that it's because I'm getting old. (I don't think
I'll ever bring him back with me).

( Nov.2) We just arrived in town after a 7 hour bus and van ride.
We left at 6:50am. All is going well.
Shared the Good News with a Tibetan on the bus
who spoke some English. We will stay in touch. I gave his two of
our books to help with his English. He was very happy about it.
One was, "Called To die" about a Martyr from Wycliffe Bible
Translators and the book, "Bruchko". When we finally head home, we
will be very worn out. It looks like we will be crumbing the
night before we leave and then get an early bus back to Xining,
where we will then catch the train (25 hr ride), and when we get
to Beijing, we will immediately get on the plane for the 14 hr
flight to Newark and then get our flight from there to Richmond.
After we sleep for 5 or 6 days, we will share our experiences with
you all.

(Nov. 3) We have a little time today since we arrived in town by 9:30am.
Dongxiang is a mountaintop town with a beautiful view.

This town and our last (Hezheng) are muslim. We will invest and
then move on to another place tomorrow. Please continue to pray for
Gabe and I.

I'm sorry I can't give too many details
in my postings. Every time I get on the internet, I am surrounded
by many curious onlookers seeking too find out what the American
has to say. Many can read some English even though they can't
speak it. The small towns we are crumbing in are without a
Christian presence. Much darkness but much loved by YHWH".

Keep your faith simple and passionate.