Future Trips
Two weeks have now passed since I came home. Everyone on my team and many of those we served with in Hong Kong, Vietnam, and China are all suffering reentry culture shock. It has been especially difficult because of the Beijing Olympics. Many who went to China get to be reminded of China on a daily basis. But now that we are back, what about next summer, or any plans for that matter. Let me start by saying this. In my heart my heart and soul scream out to be in China. I can envision living in an apartment and hosting bible studies with young new believers. I can envision myself doing this for whatever length of time God gives me, but there is one problem, an immense amount of personal debt. If I and Coy were to accept jobs in China, we would probably earn about 14000RMB, if we both were teaching. The school would pay for our airfare, housing and food, but 140000RMB equates to about $2,000 a month. Of course we would use only about $300 a month of that, but our monthly obligations far s...