A faithful brother and member of our church silently and peacefully passed away a few days ago. His name was Tom. He hadn't been coming to work/church and my pastors found him dead in his apartment. He had no family. We were his family.
Pray for him and all those who are mourning/celebrating in our community. I know some must be celebrating knowing that Tom is no longer suffering but rejoicing with our father.
On a lighter note, thanks to Bud, Candy, and Jason for your best wishes. God's really been blessing me and reminding me of all the beautiful people He has placed in my life recently. You guys are amazing. I'll truly miss everyone back in SF, in TSA, and at Williams. I wish I could write more, but next time I'll be updating from Argentina!
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Saturday, August 25, 2007
The journey has begun...
For the next 5 months I'll be exploring Buenos Aires, Argentina--Bangalore, India--Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong, China. I'll try my best to let you in on some of the excitment--but I'm not promising anything. ; ) There is so much happening every hour of the day that it's a struggle to decide what to share and write about (as well as find time to do it). But because I love and miss you, I will do my very best to update.
Currently I am spending two weeks living in and learning about New York City. This city is crazy, so exciting and fascinating. I'm staying at a place called International House near Columbia University with 35 other strange college students from all corners of the country and even some from outside the US. We're beginning our classes on urban planning and sustainability, contemprorary urban issues, urban politics, and culture and societies of the world. So far we've met and learned from some amazing local leaders and experts in the field and we're doing so much exploring and hands-on learning all around the city. The program has been hectic and days are packed with speakers, visits, field trips, tours, and all kinds of activities. This is a fun and exciting way to learn and I know that God will be showing me great and unimaginable things in the months to come.
So, please pray for me as I love and witness to so many non-christians around me, for a lot of wisdom, discernment, and strength to learn about and deal with all the injustice and suffering we'll encounter in the slums and cities, and especially for spiritual growth and discipline while I am traveling and have limited access to a stable christian community. Last but not least, remember my family in your prayers--my mom who is now living alone, my little sister who just moved to Berkeley for college, and my older sister at UCLA--I miss them already, but I know that God will watch between us while we're away.
love,
Annie
Oh, and send me your mailing address!
Currently I am spending two weeks living in and learning about New York City. This city is crazy, so exciting and fascinating. I'm staying at a place called International House near Columbia University with 35 other strange college students from all corners of the country and even some from outside the US. We're beginning our classes on urban planning and sustainability, contemprorary urban issues, urban politics, and culture and societies of the world. So far we've met and learned from some amazing local leaders and experts in the field and we're doing so much exploring and hands-on learning all around the city. The program has been hectic and days are packed with speakers, visits, field trips, tours, and all kinds of activities. This is a fun and exciting way to learn and I know that God will be showing me great and unimaginable things in the months to come.
So, please pray for me as I love and witness to so many non-christians around me, for a lot of wisdom, discernment, and strength to learn about and deal with all the injustice and suffering we'll encounter in the slums and cities, and especially for spiritual growth and discipline while I am traveling and have limited access to a stable christian community. Last but not least, remember my family in your prayers--my mom who is now living alone, my little sister who just moved to Berkeley for college, and my older sister at UCLA--I miss them already, but I know that God will watch between us while we're away.
love,
Annie
Oh, and send me your mailing address!
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