Last night, just shortly after I finished my blog, we got a phone call to pray for a staff person who had been rushed to the hospital with stomach pains. Their kids were doing fine, but I went ahead and went over to their house where I camped on the couch until I left for work this morning. Their mother had returned home from the hospital about 2AM, but her husband was still in the hospital. Please pray for Bro. John who has kidney stones.

My roommate Rach has been here in Texas for exactly one year today! To celebrate, the three of us roommates ate chicken enchilada soup at Chili's. MmmMmm... We topped it off with ice cream and cake.

It is hard to imagine that just a year ago, I was still speaking at churches--Coldwater Assembly of God, Okeene Baptist Church.... As I think back over the past year, I am thankful for each of you who have prayed and given and made it possible to plant more churches in Asia. Just today, I got a card and gift from prayer supporters in OH and was so blessed and encouraged!

There are little boys yelling outside my window as they play cops and robbers. A motorcycle revs nearby, then slows to an idle as the rider yells at the kids. My ceiling fan shakes as the four year old boy who lives above me jumps into his bed. There is silence.

Life in community.