Category: A Thoughtful Life
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Frozen pipes, no hot water…again. Today’s a Korean test. After that a trip outside of town to prep for an upcoming retreat. Tomorrow, teach Thanksgiving dinner recipes to our kitchen workers. Wednesday, more cooking at the restaurant and at home. Thursday, work all day at the restaurant for a Thanksgiving Celebration. Sunday, a gathering at…
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My youngest, Alia, has always been very generous. She is the first one to make the rounds saying “hello” to our workers and giving hugs when we enter our restaurant. She always wants to take a little money outside with her on hot days so she can buy ice-cream treats for her friends. If someone…
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Hope you enjoy this 33 minute video showing illogical arguments to support a pro-choice position. ~ David [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y2KsU_dhwI?rel=0]
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Last night we learned of a foreign student who killed himself. Today we had the opportunity to meet with friends he left behind. As we talked together, David and I both felt that we needed to be involved in the lives of these students. Sadness at the loss of their friend, confusion as to why…
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The last few months, I’ve been on a journey through the Gospels. Yes, I said months. I’ve been slowly reading through and studying the life of Jesus. There has been a desire, more of a yearning actually, to hear and know the words of Christ. Today as I read in Luke 18, verses 18-30 jumped…
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Two weeks ago, R, T, C, and I went back to school, language school. Language study is important to the work we do here and I am thankful for the opportunity to learn. Two hours a day, four days a week is a great schedule, but it has made homeschooling a challenge.
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Other than special events, helping out during busy days, and tasting recipes, I don’t work in the kitchen. They are self-sufficient or at least they were. Our head chef, who had been with us from the beginning, was moving away and our #2 chef, Eji-a (also with us from the beginning), was stepping up to…
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We’ve been asking and seeking direction and help in several areas of work here. One of the most pressing is deciding what to do with Gina’s Place, our restaurant. Do we want it to be a tool to really have an impact on our city or should we be satisfied with it’s current role and…
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When we traveled around the states, we mentioned a couple of needs that we had. A new project for inside (which is shaping up), a vehicle (we are blessed to be able to use a friend’s vehicle while they are stateside), and additional team-mates were (and still are) our biggest needs. We have really been…
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I am thankful that we were able to talk to our agency. I am thankful that our agency is sending someone to visit our kids every other weekend. (The new orphanage is at least 4 hours away, near the kids’ hometown.) I am thankful that the director at the current orphanage is willing to work…