Unfortunately classes are long and boring, so in my boredom one day I had a field-day in my planner! I wrote down everyone’s birthdays and started planning out possible trips to other countries, and then started a countdown until I come back to West Virginia. The countdown isn’t a “I can’t wait to come home countdown” – it’s more of a reminder to make the most of my time here, because the days and weeks just seem to fly by! So as of today, I have 3 more months in Hong Kong!
I’m a little overwhelmed because I feel like there is so much to see and do here! But a major development that has occurred in the month that I have already been here is the initiation and plans to begin an English speaking Bible Study on campus!
I am so excited for this! After many, many divine appointments, I somehow met key local Christian student leaders from every Christian organization on campus, and found out that the different Christian organizations have been looking for a way to come together and join efforts on reaching the campus for Christ…what better way than the through an English speaking Bible Study on campus? We all share a love of Christ and the ability to speak English, so it was decided…
We will be having an “English Bible Exploration” for students on campus who want to know more about a relationship with Jesus and the Bible,want to have fun, and want to practice their English! We plan to have the “English Bible Exploration” every week for an hour with a conversational and social dinner to follow. We are planning to meet for 8 weeks throughout the months of October and November!
There is also a senior tutor who is a faculty member at the University who lives in each hostel, and the senior tutor in my hostel, Jennifer, just happens to be one of the sweetest Christian ladies I have ever met! And if everything couldn’t be working out more smoothly and perfectly, she said that we could hold the weekly meetings in our Hostel common room!
So we have a place, a time, planned dates, student leaders, and the support of faculty! And all of this has been accomplished in just 4 short weeks! I’m seriously in awe of what God can do!
And if that wasn’t cool enough, tonight I had dinner with an American English teacher (who I randomly met) at the University. He is a Christian and was a pastor in the United States before coming to Hong Kong! He moved his family to Hong Kong 15 years ago after discovering his heart for the Asian culture and the people here was too strong to stay where he was. In fifteen years he has worked professionally as a professor and everyday as a missionary, living his life for the glory of God and telling other people in Hong Kong about Jesus!
This is the story of my life in Hong Kong…continual amazement and complete randomness! I was so encouraged by his story! He encouraged me to not just share with others once a week at bible study, but to simply live my life shining the light of Christ!
So tomorrow, some friends and I are hanging up poster informing students about the “English Bible Exploration”. Pray that students read the posters and come! The first meeting will be on October 6th, in just 2 short weeks…pray, pray, pray!
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