Blogs from Arlington, Texas, United States, North America - page 2

Sorry the post was so late last night, but we had a long day yesterday with lots to put in. Today was a lot smoother. So I will get started. After I finished last night we had the pleasure of being sernaded by Dominque Clapp and Bro. West. They sang Mighty to Save and they had almost everyone in tears. If you have never heard this young lady sang you have missed out on blessing. We got everyone to sleep and had no events happen during the night. Sorry that no one tripped or we had any funnies to talk about during the night, but the day was different. We got up this morning and sent Rena and Brad back to Wal-mart. A trip has been made to Wal-mart EVERY day. We got all the kids ... read more

It has been an amazing day here in Arlington Texas. We got up and got going around 7am, everyone got up raring to go..... We had a time of prayer and scripture before starting the day Scotty told us that a certain verse had been on his mind and I think it will be adopted as our verse for this trip. I Corinthians 15:10 NKJV But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. None of us would be where we are but by the Grace of God. We left the church and went to Mission Arlington’s head quarters and got our assignments we thought ... read more

June 3rd 2010 Seven days and counting. The expedition is almost underway. It has taken over a year of hard work and planning to finally reach this point of the voyage. I eagerly await the day Jen and I leave for China. I expect the culture to be unlike any I have ever experienced before. I welcome the change that is on the horizon. It is not in every man's future to be granted the opportunity such as the one I have been given. Wasting the chance to experience life in this way would be a tragedy. I have received complaints about going to a communist country and supporting their economy by studying on foreign soil. I find this to be very hypocritical considering almost all clothing and electronics Americans use come from this communist country. ... read more

So, I just got back from a mandatory orientation for students going to study abroad from UTA. It actually was more helpful than I first thought it would be. I groaned when I had first heard that it was a 4 hour process, but it did not feel that long because we broke for dinner (pizza, yum) and got to talk to each other. We also had this kind cutesy exercise at the beginning where we sat together with other people and talked about expectations or concerns about the place we'd be going to. We had large sheets of butcher paper and crayons and we were supposed to write/draw ideas about it. Yes, this took me back to pre-K- awesome. They had arranged our seats by region/country. My table was empty with only me sitting by ... read more

Five more days until i Leave the land of cows and cowboys and head to the land of Smiles{Thailand}=}, last night i had a small bbq for my going away Trip just a few friends kicking back ,and talking about the Past , Present , and Future to me having time just to hang out with your friends to talk and just laugh about stuff is probably one of the best joys in the world , the days are numbering down and i am so excited =} this is my first blog so please forgive me if i screw up on the pictures this blog is just a test and study blog thanks for reading my rambles. Peace out Tuan... read more