The Journy of Paul

I would like to welcome you to my blog again . You'll notice that on the left side there are now links to some of my favorite places, such as china advocate. Yes, I have stolen his sites name and turned into my own, Asia Advocate. I took the name Asia instead of Vietnam advocate because in the long run I don't know where I will be ministering , Vietnam or China. The main reason I am keeping this blog is for you. So that you can keep up with my daily life when I am abroad. It has since extended beyond being aboard because of the offer to work in Vietnam as well as my desire for you to see how I handle my day to day life. What areas do I give to God? What areas do I hold on to and struggle with? How do I deal with things as they occur ? This is being a witness, and it is often as simple as letting people see you walk out your Christian life. After all, atheist, Buddhist , Hindus , and Muslims all have similar life struggles as Christians, so how do we handle them? If they see...

Just picture yourself sitting on the deck of a ship, sipping on a cool beverage, watching the horizon bob up and down, and listening to the bow cut through the waters. Ah yeah no. Instead picture yourself standing on the deck of a rolling ship, waves crashing over the bow, salt water spraying your face. The horizon is rising and falling rapidly, your stomach feels like a churn, and you are gripping the railing with a death grip. If you can imagine that, you can imagine my life at the moment. My heart cries out to be ministering in Asia. It screams to be setting in an apartment in either China or Vietnam leading a bible study with new believers. In contrast, while I understand that I have a purpose here, namely my wife, and children; I nonetheless fell purposely, adrift without a rudder in a vast and endless ocean. Hence a congruency is occurring . I need to be here, but want to be there, both cannot exist at the same time. If you have been reading this blog, you know that an offer has ...