We were fully depending on God for divine appointments with people, to show us where to go and what to do. Our ministry time in China mostly consist of prayer, spending time in God’s Word and living in the Spirit.
During our first train ride we met a girl from the city we were heading towards. We asked her if she had any suggestions for a cheap hotel. In her broken English and with the help of our translation book, she offered to help us ones we get there. A group of her friends was waiting for us at the train station and helped us with accommodation for the night as she promised... We traveled by bus for another hour to the University, where they were from. They booked us into a cheap hotel, opposite the University. We realized that without their help, we probably would have been stuck at the train station 21h00 at night with no idea where to go. For the next two days they showed us the city, we ate at their cafeteria, for cheap, and they made sure we were comfortable at where we stayed.
In our next town we met a girl, an English teacher, through her mother that was working in our hotel. She showed us around the town, bought us local traditional food and treated us for dinner at an International Restaurant. Just by spending time with her we learned more about their culture, tradition and her believe.
On our way to our third town the taxi driver went out of his way to find us a cheap hotel. They phoned around and drove from one hotel to another until we found one in our budget and it was definitely the best we had so far.
God truly protected us during the bus rides that were over mountain passes and narrow roads with a lot of pot holes. There were not ever ones that we were scared or nervous; God was with us the whole way and never left our side.
We have come to really appreciate small things like, running water, showers, clean toilets and a warm bed. Above all else, we have come to love Jesus more and realized the privilege it is to live in His perfect will for our lives.
Blessings in His name
The Lime team