...a word from Kathy

T he darkness-to-light story of addiction and recovery is beautiful indeed. There is another story of darkness-to-light that I’ve been blessed to see.  It’s a parallel I find interesting.  Indulge me? The addict in active recovery and the Chinese Christian believer are very similar in two aspects of their lives – they are each completely amazed and grateful for the gift they’ve been given…a gift of Life.   And they each are compelled to share this news, that is to give back so that perhaps just one person may here the Good News of hope and Life. Of the Chinese students I have met, many came to this country with limited knowledge of Jesus and no belief in God.   It’s a story they’ve not had the privilege of hearing.   Once in the USA, some hear the gospel message and walk away.   But some hear the gospel message and are intrigued.   They listen, they learn, they ask many, many questions, they desire this God they hear about ...

W hat a beautiful country night, I thought...it was cool outside and we were in rural Winston County, Mississippi.  You could hear frogs, crickets and critters chirping, croaking and calling into the night.  The world felt alive.  As we were loading up in our car to return to our overnight lodge I decided it would be great to walk the ½ mile instead.  How wonderful to walk a country gravel road in the sweet fall weather.  I noticed that Ray grinned at me when I announced my plan.  Strange, I thought but husbands are at times, right? So off I went on my secluded night walk.  I left the driveway and turned down the road.  Did I mention this was a country road?  I soon realized exactly what that meant as in no street lights.  Hmmm, Ok, I’m good.  I begin to remember the ditches on each side of the gravel road and that I was now blind to them.  I begin hear...