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In The Heart Of These Valleys Lies A Dragon

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288SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Spiraling down the terraces of banana plantations, tail coiled around the unsuspecting homes of spiritually and physically impoverished families, claws bearing into the hot soil, head peering through the misty mountains, in the heart of these valleys lies a dragon. Head peering through the misty mountains, in the heart…

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His Rifle Dug Into My Left Rib Cage

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315SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List 7:30 P.M., lovely, cramped motorcycle ride back to a small town in China. Me and a couple locals packed onto a bike. The sun was lowering along with the temperature and humidity. It had been a rather hot day in a mountainous region. My heart was overwhelmed with thankfulness…

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The China Years [Book & Video]

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258SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List The China years don’t ever seem to stop for us. The storyline of our lives are entwined with the Motherland. We are caught in the web of the Middle Kingdom. Lorna and I have spent hundreds of hours on rough rural roads in Southwest China’s province where some of…

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Hongyan Isn’t Going To Be Celebrating Easter This Year

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295SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Hongyan won’t be joining us in remembering Jesus this Easter. Disclaimer: This does not negate anything that Jesus Christ has done. She’s simply not able to join us in celebration this year. Here’s why. Hongyan has never heard of Easter, because she’s never heard of the resurrection, because she’s never…

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