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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You should never side with 3% of the population, it puts you in a tiny minority. In Taiwan, only 3% of the population considers themselves followers of Christ.

However, 24 leaders just finished Crown’s Leading Steward’s Course. Our Board Chairman was leading the charge. Donald Wu is pictured below leading a prayer for the work getting ready to begin in this island nation.

He is one of the prinipal officers in an extremely large textile company. He is well respected in all kinds of circles in Taiwan. He’s been a great friend of mine for several years now.

Getting to this training was no easy effort for him. He cut his visit to the US short and left right after his nephew’s wedding. This was the day before we started the training. He came straight from his travels (up all night in the air, then all night again so he could travel with his wife to their home city, Tainan and back). He refused to leave and give his body the rest it was desperately calling for. He was committed to this training and to what it could mean for his country.

It’s leaders like Donald that make me want to bet on the …

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.