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Praise the Lord for his answers to  Prayer in April   Jim had a wonderfully affirming celebration for his 50th birthday on April 3rd! He also had a lot of good coaching appointments through the month.   Kimberly’s concert the 27th was a sold out success. All the pre-believers I’ve been praying for this year attended and [...]

Join us Praising the Lord with us for what He’s done in January! Jim’s great week in Beijing. Enthusiasm growing among the Chinese Christians for outreach during the 2008 Olympics, and growing connections between foreign Christians and the Chinese Church. Praise God for this great opportunity for Chinese Christians to experiment with new kinds of [...]

Ten Years Ago This Month… After a year of exploring cross cultural ministry options, praying and asking advice, we made our decision to uproot from our home in LA, and move long-term to Singapore (via 2 years in China). Thank you for being part of the team of friends who encourage and support us as [...]

Dear Friends, As Christmas approaches, we’re not having much success at getting a Christmas photo… but we are enjoying one another, seeing God at work in our lives and the lives of others, and very thankful for your prayers this past month. In November 6-12 CRM US President Sam Metcalf was with us for CRM [...]

Dear Friends, We haven’t sent any pictures of life in Singapore for awhile. I’ve collected some good photo memories of life and ministry for this month. Join us in thanking God for his care for us. Join us in praying for his continued provision, and his wisdom & grace as we invest the lives of [...]

Jim and I are off this afternoon to a nearby Indonesian island called BINTAN. With our CRM colleagues Keith and Lori Webb, we’re leading the teachers of ICS (the kids’ school) in a CRM Focused Living Retreat. Kids are staying in Singapore. Recently I was asked to write a story about how I’m using Focusing [...]

How does one sum up 8 full weeks back in their home state? Here’s my partial answer: On the first morning, make a run for krispy kreme donuts. Find the best deal on cell phones and start calling friends (get a plan that’s free evenings and weekends!). Attend the CRM worldwide conference in Santa Barbara. [...]

Thanks for your prayers last month! Jim is especially enthused about two areas of ministry from this past month: May 12, 12 & 13 – CRM Singapore Board meeting and launch of two new Focusing leaders Networks. We are seeing growing enthusiasm in CRM Singapore, with more new mentoring networks starting this year than ever [...]

Thanks for your prayers last month. Jim had two especially meaningful weeks of ministry. Jim in our old “home town” in China. April 15-21 Meeting with other CRM staff in China, and helping lead a three day seminar for 30 ministry leaders. It was a great growth time for the participants, many of whom are [...]

We were just finishing up our Easter week, as many of you were waking up to Easter morning… On Thursday night we ate lamb indian roti pratas (flat bread) and dipped them in curry sauce while asking 5 kids around the table what they knew about that Last Supper night. Then we watched the movie [...]

RE: February’s SPECIAL PRAYER REQUEST We had a tremendous time at the CRM Singapore conference last Friday, March 3rd. 81 participants, including 19 senior pastors, were really moved by the plenary message and felt the workshops gave them practical tools to become more intentional about their growth and the growth of their followers. Our Singaporean [...]

A month into 2006 and here’s the highlights in a nutshell. Thank you for your prayers! (we visited a downtown temple during Chinese New Year praying for worshippers to find hope) Jim CRM Singapore Executive Committee planning meeting Enthusiastic leadership for building CRM in Singapore Multiplying networks for mentoring pastors and other Christian leaders in [...]

Bit by bit my Christmas decorations are being put away. I love to let it linger. Once I left them up until Valentines day. This year, people are starting to tell me I should hang little red envelopes (Ang Bao for Chinese New Year) on my fake evergreen branches. Maybe I’ll go get the box [...]

You haven’t heard from us for awhile, and here’s why. I’ve been involved in On November 14th I jumped on board with Focus on the Family, Singapore when they got permission from Singapore Tourism Board to create a giant WORLD OF NARNIA at a prime location for the 8 days leading up to Christmas. Narnia [...]