ADDENDUM

What have I learned?

·         The Christian Church in China is growing quickly both in numbers and maturity.

·         Perhaps the greatest need in this country is training for leadership.

·         While I gained a picture of Christianity from my years of English teaching, this trip has opened up my eyes to the desire of God’s people to win China for Jesus.

·         There are numbers of outside Christians who are taking risks on behalf of the church outside of China.

·         China is slowly opening to others who want to come to share Jesus. BUT, that could change at any time because the government controls whatever happens in the religious realm through the Religious Bureau.

·         I still am in disbelief that I had the unbelievable opportunity to share two messages in a church where the minority of participants were foreigners and the majority were from mainland China. And I note that this is really historic. Joel has shared messages 6 times, and Will Graham shared once on Sept. 16. Otherwise, it is the law that foreigners are not allowed to share the Gospel publicly to Chinese nationals anywhere in the whole country of China. Shenzhen has now become the first exception.

·         We have the obligation to regularly keep the Chinese Christian Church in our prayers.

·         One day, Chinese missionaries will come to the U.S. We can help pave the way for that to happen by looking for places where Chinese Christians can serve in the U.S. For example, Chinese Christian teachers can serve in one of our high schools teaching Chinese. Grade schools or universities might look for teachers in Chinese. Why not locate the Chinese who are already have a burden to share Jesus with others.

·         China continues to have a great need for English teachers. We can encourage young adults (and older adults too) to take two years out of their lives for service in China through the American church.

·         Thanks to God for those who to go to serve in China (those whose names we know, and the many that we don’t know) so that the China Church can be better equipped to proclaim Jesus.

I AM WILLING TO COME AND SHARE SOME OF THE INSIGHTS WITH PICTURES OF WHERE I HAVE BEEN AND WHAT I HAVE SEEN IN CHINA. I AM NOT ALLOWED TO PUT SOME OF THE PICTURES AND PLACE NAMES ON THE INTERNET. GIVE ME A HOLLER!!