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- 1. CHINA
- 2. THE BEGINNING In September of 2006, my Mom and Dad asked my sister and I if we would like to live in China for 6 months. We were shocked! We had never been out of the country before and never even flown on an airplane. After we talked about it for a few days, we decided it would be a great adventure! So, on January 2nd, 2007 we boarded a plane to Shanghai, China. Little did we know that we would not live in the U.S. again until 2010. Shanghai was just the beginning
- 3. A DAY IN THE LIFE During the 3 遜 years we lived in China, I woke up at about 6:00 every school day. I got dressed in my school uniform, and went downstairs for breakfast. Then, our driver, Mr. Huang, came to pick us up to drive us to our school, Concordia International School Shanghai, or CISS. It was a K through 12 school, with 6 buildings on the campus, and students from around the world who spoke English. I studied the same subjects as American students, plus 45 minutes of Mandarin each day. After school, I went home, ate a snack, and jumped on the trampoline, or played with friends. Our ayi, or maid, fixed dinner for us, and we ate together as a family. My life wasnt all that different from kids in America, I was just living it in a different country.
- 4. THE GOVERNMENT China is ruled by a communist government, which has far more control over its people than the democracy we enjoy in America. The communist government claims to own all property in China, and professes to distribute it equally amongst all citizens. We know this isnt true, because when we lived in China, we saw beggars on street corners, visited babies in orphanages, and knew people with disabilities who were supported by our church, because the government wouldnt care for them. The Chinese government doesnt encourage religion, but it does allow people to worship in state approved churches and temples.
- 5. OUR MINISTRY When we arrived in China, we decided we would share our Christian faith whenever we had a chance. We found the Chinese people to be very interested in Christianity, and eager to learn more about it. Several times a year, we invited Chinese friends over to our home for dinner and a game night. We talked and laughed over pizza or Chinese food, and then wed invite our friends into the living room. Around holidays, my sister and I would recite the Christmas story, or share resurrection eggs near Easter time. Our Chinese friends were fascinated with our Christian faith! They often wanted to talk more about how they could become a Christian, too. After sharing about our faith, we would all play Chinese mahjong, or dominoes. Those were such fun nights! The Lord blessed us to see 14 of our Chinese friends become Christians in the last year and a half we lived in Shanghai; including our driver & his family, our Chinese tutor, our piano teacher, and two of my Dads co-workers. We look forward to seeing them again in heaven one day!
- 6. OUR TRAVELS While we lived in Shanghai, we traveled to 12 different cities in China, and a total of ten countries, including: China, America, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan, Korea, and Singapore. My favorite country was Singapore, because there was so much to see and do. I really liked riding the Singapore Flyer (one of the biggest ferris wheels in the world), visiting the world- famous Zoo and celebrating Chinese New Year. It was warm and beautiful there! Our other favorite destinations were Cambodia and Vietnam. Although so many people in these two countries are poor and without many things we take for granted in the US, they were kind to us, full of smiles, and content with their few possessions, their families, and a close-knit community.