Update Feb. 18

Thank you for your prayers! The last couple weeks have been very eventful and very good!  We've started doing more and more with the Samaritan's Purse Shoe Box presents and have been visiting clubs throughout UB.  In the last two weeks we have probably visited 6 or 7 wrestling, boxing, gymnastics and ping pong clubs.

We usually play some games with the kids or wrestle with them if its a real club (wrestling club), and then talk to them for a little bit.  We all share a little bit about ourselves and the AIA club.  Steve and Sukhee talk a little about the meaning of the boxes- Christmas, and who Jesus is.  But the best part is watching the kids open the boxes, they absolutely light up!  It's pretty fun to go around and show them how to use the various toys and things they get.

It's also pretty amazing to see God working in little ways.  It seems like every place we visit our information wasn't quite right and we aren't gonna have enough boxes.  But, somehow, even if it usually comes down to one last bag hidden in the back somewhere every kid has left with a gift.  I am constantly being amazed every place we visit.

Also for those of you who donated shoe box presents, know that they are being put to good use!  I've seen kids get boxes from Rocklin, Roseville, and Lincoln already!  Out of 8 million donated around the world they came to Mongolia!

It's truly an honor to be one of the people helping these away.  I had to rush this post because early tomorrow morning we are leaving for the countryside.  We'll drive probably around 10 hours total and visit Darkhan, Erdenett, and one other city west of UB.  Please pray for our trip, the God would use us to reach out to these kids and the people we meet, and that we would be lights for Him!

Thanks, I will try and let you know how the trip goes soon!  Thanks for your prayers and I hope all is well!

Update Feb. 2

It's been a good couple of weeks!  Joe got in the Sunday before last and it has really been a blessing having him here.  He's a tough wrestler and definitely a good partner to work out with when the practices are a little slow.  He's also a great addition to have to help with the bible studies and ministry, building relationships with the wrestlers here.  And as Cindi said, my best friend out here should't be a 56 year-old man, referring of course to Steve.

This last week we got both the youth group and the wrestling bible studies back up and running.  They both went very well.  At the wrestling bible study a wrestler came who had never opened a bible in his life, and it was really a cool to get the opportunity to share with him.  Also, I recognized the value of this wrestling ministry a little bit more.  Cool Stuff! We have both the same bible studies later this week so please pray for those!

As for the next couple months we pretty much have the same stuff on the table as before.  We should doing some traveling out to the country side with the SP project (Samaritan's Purse) in the next couple weeks.  And we're also trying to get a few visa's to visit a couple other countries if that works out.

My camera also broke this last weekend so wasn't able to get a ton of new photos.  I'll be going to try and get it fixed this weekend so we'll see how that goes, Sorry!

Anyways, thank you for your prayers and I will keep you updated!