is patience still waiting...

don't mind that title of this blog, i'm just listening to good old juliana theory and the current song is titled 'is patience still waiting'. anyway...

hi all. its christin here and i'm please to introduce the newest "blogger" danny mays. :) he's in 'the band' with bud and is currently saving up money/gaining support to also move out here to hong kong. he will actually be living with bud, kristen and i and we're looking forward to having him out here. he is a very cool brother and we're blessed to have him. kristen and daks come out in about 20 days and we're excited about that too. hopefully, we'll be able to get daks and kristen to post on this blog as well. that way its not the same old 'faces' around here. :) eventually, hopefully, everyone that is coming out will be posting on here.

well, i don't have a large amount to report except that we're still waiting on a job for bud. but we have what seems to be a good lead. he recently went to an interview at "native english learning centre' if i'm not mistaken and the lady he interviewed was very nice and said to him 'i want to hire you. but the work visa is going to be a pain in the ass.' (those were her words!). she told him that she wants him to come in for a second interview when her colleague can meet him and i guess they may discuss what they can work out. they weren't supposed to have their interview until sometime after august 3rd. but they called him today and his second interview is this coming up monday! so please be praying about that. the job is quite far away from where we live, but if it is a source of income and a work visa then we can't turn it down. please pray that the second interview goes well and that if they want to go forward with the work visa application/paperwork (which is, might i add - a very arduous process) that the hong kong immigration will show bud favor, see that he is an asset to the community of hong kong and that God will bless him with this position. bud really liked the center as well, so thats always a plus. if bud is to get his work visa, then we will be able to live in Hong Kong without worrying about leaving the country to reset our 'visitor's pass' if you will.

another good thing about bud getting a work visa will be that i will get what is called a 'dependency visa' which will be a help in me getting my work visa, with less hassle than it would be if i tried to do it on my own. this being said, if i get my work visa i will hopefully be working alongside HOLF (home of loving faithfulness.) the home is amazing and i fell in love with the children (ages 6-55!) instantly. they are so sweet and desperately need the love of Jesus covering them. please pray for them. the staff is amazing. its weird to pray with potential managers/bosses. i have never really had the experience when applying for a job or in an interview. it was quite refreshing. HOLF is a very real option that i'm praying about, but i also see potential other places that i could be used and i am seeking the Lord for the best fit for me and where He wants to use me. i recently came across a prolife website, prolifeamerica.com which had a link to the hong kong life league. unfortunately the english version of their website is very difficult to navigate; so i emailed the people at prolifeamerica and received a quick response and have been regularly corresponding back and forth. partially on a "pen pal" basis but she has forwarded my information and i should be hearing back from someone to help me get in touch with the hong kong life league. prolifeamerica is also sending me a package to help me in my quest. if you don't know, i have been doing pro-life work since i was in 2nd grade. its something very near and dear to my heart. so i have to seek the Lord on where he would put me. so please join me in that prayer as well.

other than that, we have just been soaking up being married, visiting places in hong kong and such. i dont remember if i said that we went to the beach a few weeks ago. our friend po ying and some people from church went as an outreach, to be a light amongst the darkness. it was nice and refreshing. speaking of our friend po ying, she is currently in vietnam (she is probably on her way back now) doing missions work so if you can pray for her safety and that God will move mightily that would be awesome. po ying is a God send. well, i guess thats all i'll say for now. i'm going to go do some things around this house. we love you all and look forward to praying alongside you about everything that has been mentioned. even though were thousands of miles apart, we can still meet together in prayer. how awesome is that? amen!

agape,

christin joy.