Mission 2012 - Back to Sanmenxia

Okay...i havent been posting on "my" blog, but I havent been totally absent from blogging altogether...I have just been blogging on the all important Sanmenxia 2012 blog! This blog has been created to track our progress in the lead up to the trip and also the events of the trip.

But I dont want you to think that I wont be blogging anymore on here..as I move into mission mode...I will blogging more and more especially while we are in China...although I will most likely be posting the same entries on here and on the other blog when its "mission trip" related and just here when its more personal related.

So an overview of what we are doing...the plan is to go back to Sanmenxia, which is the same city that I travelled to last year in April. I will be spending two and a half weeks with the beautiful kids in the welfare center there. For those who have read my blog previously, I will be seeing some of the kids that I spent time with previously and of course I will be seeing many new ones. Unfortunately some of the children that had a profound impact on me during my time in China last year have left us to be with the Lord...but I know that they are in a better place.

It is truly an awesome opportunity to go to China again for this mission trip. The chance to do this is not a right...its a blessing from God. Just as what happened last year, I know that the kids are going to have just as big an impact on me as we will have on them.

All up I will be in China for one month and one week...travelling to an array of cities both before and after the mission trip. This is actually my third adventure to China and while I have already visitied a large number of cities...there are still many places that I havent had the opportunity to visit and this trip I will getting to see some more places that I have wanted to see.

I just want to say thank to you to all my friends who have supported me in the lead up to the trip and also throughout the year 2011. It was definitely not an easy year...and I know I wouldnt have made it through without the support of many people...and each and everyone of you, I want you to know how grateful I am and how important you are to me. Its during the tough times that your true friends really rise to the top and this year has shown that more than ever. While its sad to see some friends disappear...it only serves to emphasise how wonderful those people who are still by my side truly are!