Quick Update from China

hey everyone. this isn’t going to be the blog post i’d want it to be. honestly, i’m really really tired right now and i desperately need sleep. it’s been a wild ride in China so far and i still have another few days of adventure left. i haven’t been able to blog throughout this trip like i wanted to, but trust me, there is some GOOD blog material coming. More than i could have imagined.

Just a few bullet points, though, and then i’m going to bed and let my stomach digest the crazy food i just ate.

- Call2All was very interesting…lots of denominations, organizations, charismatic and not….all focused on missions. it’s always interesting to see so many members of the “family” come together… you get to see the “cool cousins”, stare at weird “uncle harry”, hear crazy stories from your “aunt”…yeah, it was kind of like that. such an experience. and lots to take in and process.

- i’m now in Shenyang, China, and very close to Tieling. Nate & I are shooting video and photography for some new friends at Harmony World (harmony-land.com)…it’s an incredible vision that is going to make a huge impact in China. And it’s all ok’d by the gov’t, too!

- HK is one of my favorite cities. I highly envy people like Matt Dean (Grace Campus Ministries) who are moving there soon. I seriously could see myself moving there one day. we’ll see. lots brewing in my head and heart right now. more to come…

- my main reason for loving HK is the people i’ve met. i’m not just talking random cool people, but people who i feel like are going to be life-long friends. i have lost count of how many are interested in “visual worship” and want to see it come to first, the Church in HK, and then to take it to churches in mainland China. but our conversations aren’t really about technology, but more about true “visual worship” and the philosophy and theology behind the use of images and production in worship. You would really be surprised as to how many people i’ve met areinterested in this….and it’s apparent that this “conversation” is truly global. Our verbiage and our convictions are so much THE SAME, it’s scary. It’s only evidence to me that it’s a movement by the Holy Spirit.

So like i said, there’s some good blog material coming…some people i’m going to introduce you to, and some debriefing of the conversations i’ve been having over here.

and i can say that this is just the beginning. This isn’t just a cool trip and some cool stories to blog about….but i believe this is the start of something massive. There is truly a movement of God happening over here, in so many areas. Visual Worship is just one of them. I’m thinking this is going to take multiple trips and some creative thinking. I’m not going to knock any other countries or churches or whatever here, but i can truly say that the Church in China is going to be leading the charge in the coming days, and i want to be there to serve and equip them as much as possible. there is a LOT to learn from our “family” over here…A LOT…. anyone wanna join me for the ride?