Many Chinese consider filial piety to be the crown jewel of their civilization. The core of Confucius’ teaching, some aspects of filial piety reach back into the dawn of Chinese civilization, centuries before Confucius himself.

Today, thousands of students come from foreign lands to pursue higher education in America. Several hundred thousand are Chinese.

Dori and I just returned from a fascinating trip to China. Our minds are brimming with impressions from a wide spectrum of sights, sounds, and smells.

As I said in the previous letter, it seems to many that both Chinese Christians and those seeking to serve them need to be alert to both theology and culture.

Over the past four years, I have traveled much more than I did before. Teaching short seminary courses, preaching in Chinese churches, visiting friends; attending conferences and special briefings...

No one ever said our life was boring. No, it’s full of challenges and blessings of all sorts.

As we look back over the past six months, we cannot help but thank God for His faithfulness to us, and for your prayers, which He has used to accomplish what we could not.

The growing number of Chinese scholars who are open to Christianity represents a fertile field for effective Christian witness.

Though the main focus of our ministry is the huge number of people living in the People’s Republic of China, we are also committed to reaching Chinese elsewhere, including America, Europe, and Taiwan.

Thanksgiving Day afforded me time to reflect upon the last eleven months and bring you up to date at the same time.