The scholarship trip was fantastic! The Lord has always used these trips as a way to reaffirm by career and desire to serve in Macao. The beauty of the countryside is breathtaking. It always makes me think of Rudyard Kipling novels. It feels like traveling unchartered areas of God' creation. The Chinese have been there here for thousands of years but for me it is always new. The work that we are able to do is refreshing. This year, I was able to see the joy the scholarships have brought to their lives. They seem happier. There is one family that I have been able to form a bond with, a single mother with twin boys. When I first met the mother, she never smiled or laughed. She has experienced the very worst in life and you could see it in her face. She had lost all hope for her life and the future of her boys. Two years later, she greeted me with the biggest smile possible. She has a job she enjoys and her boys are not only able to go to school but also a special after school program. She is only able to afford the schooling due to the scholarships. The scholarships have taken the stress of providing away but it is the Holy Spirit that has given her the HOPE. I look forward to seeing them again and learning what new things the Lord has done in their lives.
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