The "undiscovered" country

Well, this is the last post before we head off to China. The bags are packed, the power of attorney is signed, the health insurance is purchased, the cars are sold, and the farewells have begun. It's with no small sadness that we leave for China, but we go believing that a tremendous adventure is awaiting us. The way things have worked out the last few days I can only attribute it to Providence. We are truly blessed and fortunate that we can take this trip. I hope we can take these upcoming experiences and not just internalize them but use them to give back to the world. If you have resources, you must use them wisely and I believe that understanding China and its people and bridging a gap between our two societies is very much worthwhile. I hope that we can change the Chinese people we interact with, just as we allow ourselves and our view of the world to be changed by them. I know this entry is overly optimistic but I hope we will not allow this trip simply to be a vacation from the real world, but the opportunity for personal growth in our faith, marriage, and future careers.

To our friends and family in the US - we love you and will miss you tremendously. Thank you for your tremendous support of our adventure and may this be a wonderful year for all of you as well.