Visa Run
This weekend our family will make a quick trip to Thailand in order to apply for new Chinese visa’s. As I explained in our post from May 14th, it is not possible for us to get a work permit or...
View ArticleVisas, landslides and protests
We have had quite an eventful past 2 weeks. On June 5th, we arrived in southern China after taking a weeklong visa run to northern Thailand. Since we cannot get work permits or resident visas, the best...
View ArticleJune Prayer Requests
Here are our prayer requests for the month of June: 1. The guesthouse that we have been working at for the past 8 months is currently closed due to a large landslide that happened about 2 weeks ago....
View ArticleGuesthouse Update
Guesthouse after the landslide This summer has had many ups and downs. In early June there was a large landslide directly beneath the guesthouse where we have been working at since October. For about...
View ArticleJuly Prayer Requests
Here are our prayer requests for July: 1. The Guesthouse: We have been working in Dartsendo at a guesthouse ministry for the past 9 months. For the most part, it has been a great experience and an...
View ArticleSeptember Prayer Requests
We hope that all of you are doing well. It is amazing how fast this summer has gone by and really, it is amazing how fast the past year has gone by! It seems like just yesterday that we were moving to...
View ArticleDelivering a baby!
A little over a week ago, Tamara and Stephanie (the owner of the guesthouse were we have been working at the past year) delivered one of our staff members baby. Our pregnant staff member, named Dorje...
View ArticleLast week at the guesthouse
We are down to our final week working at the guesthouse and cafe m.nistry that we have been a part of for the past year. If you remember, before the Yushu Earthquake of April 2010, we were planning on...
View ArticleBack on the northern Tibetan Plateau
After spending 1 year working at Zhilam Hostel and Cafe in the eastern Kham region of Tibet, we returned to the city on the northern Tibetan Plateau we have been based at for the past 9 years. Tamara...
View ArticlePlans for the coming year
Since our 1 year commitment working at the guesthouse and cafe in Dartsendo is completed, we thought we would let you know what our plans are for the coming year or so. As you all probably know, our...
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