I haven't blogged in a while, we've been crazy busy! The last exciting thing we did was GMC. GMC is the Global Missions Conference in Texas. It doesn't happen every year, so we were happy to get the chance to go. It was encouraging to spend time with friends we hadn't gotten to spend time with in a while. It always makes me feel good, and blessed. We were also able to have the chance to build a booth for the conference so people could have the opportunity to talk to us about what we want to do in China with the potential coffee shop. We thought this would be a good opportunity to get the idea out to others. It was such a blessing because we got to meet so many people we would not have had the chance to meet. We served free coffee and invited people in to chat. Also, sometimes people would stop by our booth and ask if we were doing it in China already. It was neat to hear that, because that gave us a boost of confidence. We were also hoping to glean something from others and if anyone would be interested in giving some suggestions, we were so happy to take them! It was great! We were filled with so much information and suggestions! Here's a picture of the booth. It was the first time we had ever done anything like that, so we didn't really know what to do, but we wanted to make it inviting. You be the judge!
Here's a close up of the chalk board...
Stan did a great job! I just handed him things he needed. :) The bench for people to sit on is on the left side and the coffee is on the right side. One man at the conference who is already involved in the work in China told me, "You know, you are accomplishing here exactly what you want to do in China. Serving coffee and providing an inviting place to sit and talk about important things."
We are excited about the future and enjoying our time in America: counting our blessings every day. Thanks for reading, I love you all!
