Is not something I’ve had much of since coming back from Asia. It has been a battle to get back into any sort of schedule and make my body want to eat and sleep during the times that this culture dictates.
The work that God is doing in Asia through Crown is glorious. It is a high privilege to serve these leaders. Korea is doing extraordinarily well. Taiwan has a solid foundation and great future plans.
Our time in the Philippines was met with a great leadership team, and a cool, young, edgy set of volunteers that are carrying the ministry forward. It was fun to join in with the stuff that God is up to over there.
Here are some more photos:
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Just over a year ago Paul Shin decided to officially help Crown get off the ground in his nation, Korea. He and his friend David Yang began the process…they’ve done an unbelievable job.
Some things he and his team have accomplished:
Working with the Chaplain’s office of the Korean military to get Crown’s Life Group study approved for their soldiers (it’s compulsory for 2 years in Korea).
Established an office with 2 full-time paid staff and 11 significant volunteers.
Excellent and high quality translation and reproduction of materials.
58 people willing to take two days off and spend $130 to be equipped through Leading Stewards.
Several products on the way to being translated and contextualized.
It has been an absolute joy to see what these guys have put together in such a short time. Way to go, Crown Korea, may God go before you as you turn consumers to contributors in your nation.
Check out these pics from their office:
Alex, Wayne Smith and I will be on our way to Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines.
The next week will be filled with preparation for the trip, as well as making sure everything here is taken care of and running well during my absence.
Your prayers are appreciated. Korea and Taiwan have never had the Leading Stewards Course presented in their nations. My hope and prayer is that it ignites a fire. Both countries have incredibly committed people that are rigorous in their pursuit of knowledge and process. It seems like this course could be a good fit.
I promise to keep the blog updated with up to the minute prayer requests, praises updates and video updates while we are on the road.
Training people to inspire change from consumers to contributors is not easy, but it’s especially difficult in a culture very different from our own.
