Author Archives: Suzette

Everyone is home-Now what?

We traveled the miles and wore the tshirt, we ate the food and experienced the culture and oh how we shed the tears! Now what? Do we come back home and live life like normal? Do we forget the faces … Continue reading

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Distractions 

Oh how quickly Satan can try to steal our focus. We’ve spent a week loving children who have nothing of this world and yet we are so anxious to get back to our “normal” lives. It is so easy to … Continue reading

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Why?

Why did we come to the other side of the world to love on orphans for a week? Why did we spend so much time and money to get here? Why did we leave our families behind to go to … Continue reading

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Precious moments

From our morning bowl of noodles-the best we’ve ever tasted-to an evening full of dance at the park we had a day full of blessings!       Each moment was filled with precious memorie that we will treasure for a lifetime. The … Continue reading

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Always watching

As I’ve said before, a group of crazy Americans in another country often draws a curious stare.  It isn’t a bad thing, and it’s often quite humorous-something  we’ve come to realize happens each time we go out.   As we discussed … Continue reading

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On our hearts 6/23/15

When it comes to a visible evaluation of our day it looks something like this: 7:00 breakfast  8:00 drivers meet to transport us to the orphanage  8:30-12:00 time with kids 12:00-1:00 lunch prepared by the orphanage staff 1:00-2:30 rest time … Continue reading

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It’s a small world

If you hang around any of us for long you will probably hear someone humming the words below, and it has nothing to do with a song we’ve chosen to sing.  The funny thing is that several times a day … Continue reading

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A Father to the Fatherless

Our 4 am departure to fly to the next province has everyone pretty exhausted again tonight! After arriving where we will spend the week serving, we checked into the hotel and rested for a little while. Around 11:30 we met … Continue reading

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Sightseeing and sharing hearts

After a good night’s sleep we were very early to rise with the sun at 4 am and ready to enjoy a wonderful breakfast. Then it was time to head out for a day of sightseeing and experiencing the Chinese culture.  We … Continue reading

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We made it 

Today’s post is oh so short….EXHAUSTION is the consensus among our group, so we are off to bed now that many of us have been awake for over 24 hours.             Our group-Rylin, Maury,Amanda, Suzette, Macky, Beth … Continue reading

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