Visitors

Our missionary house serves as a hub for other ministries and missionaries coming and going.  Right now we have a student teacher Molly from Concordia Wisconsin who is here for three months.  Also visiting this weekend is another student teacher Anna who is doing her internship at a Christian school in another city in Taiwan.  Long-term missionary, pastor, and professor Hank Rowold came from the seminary in Northern Taiwan to preach for us in our home and serve us communion.  Sitting in our living room around our coffee table where the bread and wine were waiting, I had a picture of Jesus in the upper room with his disciples sitting around a table, chatting and eating their Passover meal.  Our communion was a little unorthodox in that we gave each other communion one by one, handing them the wafer saying, "Emily, the body of Christ for you," and "Michael, the body of Christ for you", and the same as we passed the cup.  It was very personal.  During Hank's lesson, I found myself leaning in close to hear every word.  Even as teachers and missionaries, we still crave being taught. And it's such a treat to be able to sit and listen to someone else do the teaching and encouraging.


Our visitors Molly, Anna, and Hank remind me that it's so refreshing to have visitors here.  Now Anna's gone back to her city to teach and Hank is returning back to the seminary.  As I show Molly the ropes and introduce her to different things, it's kind of funny to remember that that was me only a year ago!  It makes me realize how much I've learned.  I'm looking forward to working with Molly in my Spanish classes and to learn from each other.


All in all, our house is full right now and that makes us pretty happy campers.  Thank you, God, for bringing more people to Taiwan!