Shine

Hi. I know I have been a bit AWAL.  I have been very busy here in China. I have been preparing to be involved in the first Shine program. Shine is an Australian based program that has at its core purpose to empower and encourage women to become  all who they are made to be.  You can read more about Shine here: http://myhillsong.com/shine/why-shine.

Every Tuesday since June 5th  for 8 weeks we have been running the Shine program with the girls at the shelter.  It is going really well. Last week was one of the first weeks where deep feelings began to come to the surface. This coming Tuesday I do the teaching. I am excited but a little nervous.  I will be teaching on the principle: We have the POWER of choice.

This is not a very complex theory, but for many of these girls the idea that they can make choices may perhaps be a new concept.  I hope that you will be Thinking of these girls as they embark on a life changing journey.

This summer I am attending several training seminars and one of them is called WAIT training. I will be learning how to train or teach moral sex education. The team implementing Shine is excited to take Shine and Wait training into the villages. More specifically one village.

Turns out that most of the pimps here know that this one village is notorious for "gullible and desperate to get out of the poor village" girls.  We intend to take our trafficking prevention program which includes Shine and Wait training straight into the heart of that village and hopefully change the young girls' lives.

Please be asking for the covering of the Spirit over this project and the women who are involved both in teaching and in learning. I know that this work is important. Both to these girls in this life and hopefully into the next.

Third Annual Yunnan Wai Guo Ren State Fair

 Here we go again. This year when we held the Third Annual Yunnan Wai Guo Ren State Fair it was very early because so many of the usual's are moving in June or July to other areas of the world. Some still were unable to make the event but, I do know that everyone who came had a very good time. When we went to the "fair grounds" we decided that we would try out an actual roller coaster. It was scary. But, the pictures are kinda amazing.  I have to say that I was really glad I bought the insurance for the roller coaster. It was completely frightening. It loop de looped three times and during one of them I am pretty sure I blacked out during one of the upside down parts. CRAZY!!!

 The gang attending the 2012 Yunnan Wai Guo Ren State Fair.

 sign language to sign 2012.

  wedding cake cotton candy. 

 Our gorgeous Ferris Wheel.

 Inside the Wheel.

 

 This is a picture of the other car.

Crazy ride time!!!

  sunglasses match her dress!!

 Roller Coaster Time!!!

 My Third Place Potato!!

My Second Place Cherry Tomatoes!!