I want to express my thanks for all those in Taiwan and here for your understanding, regarding my choice to stay. It was not an easy one to make, but I am great full to be here.

Your prayers and thoughts have meant the most to me.

At this time I am in the process of looking for and trying to get a job while I am still here...you could imagine how fun that is. ha

I am excited to be here though.

In some ways.....

I have been doing better these past few days then when I first got home. As many may know it was and still is a strange transition from Asia to America.

I miss China

I miss Taiwan

And I miss Montana

I'm in a good place though. Mainly talking about where my mind is at. There are things that come up in life and some how God has given me grace. And in that he allows me to discern what to do and where to go.

Today I sent off an application to the School of Biblical Studies in Montana. The school goes on for 9 months in places all over the world. The one in Montana starts in September of this year.

I know that learning and getting more into Gods word is what he has for me now. I want to continue to pursue those things more then anything else. One day putting them to use in a classroom setting or within a church....but I'll let him work that path for me.

I have just learned a lot about so many things and want to continue in those areas.

But with that for all that are reading this, I do not want to be looked at or taken as a "religious" person.

In fact I hate religion......and things perceived or actually done in the "church"

Things of that nature make me question why we are really followers of Christ or if people that are followers really are what they say they are. You follow??

Look people are messy and have a lot of things that just aren't right with them.....I am one of those people.

If we can all....all of us, believers and non-believers get our heads around that concept we might get somewhere.

None of us will ever have anything really figured out. I do know this, Love covers all things.

It covers our sin

our lives that are messed up,

our pasts,

and it covers how we treat each other.

So lets learn to love better. Leave out cynicism and "your ways" and ideas.

It gets you no where!

Someone once told me, "You should never have to burn any bridges"

Notice the words have to...

We have a choice. Lets make things better between each other and

learn to simply

love...

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