Beijing, Here We Come!

Last week, Susan and I (that's right, Andrew is writing a blog thing- word!) had the privelage of seeing Bro. David Hardin. He is an upstanding gentleman who has a passion for spreading the word (literally) to all the world (again, literally). He attends the summer and winter olympic events to hand out bibles by the thousands and spread the message of Christ to those who attend the events. He came to our humble church in Banning to share this burden with us and asked for prayer and support. Well, Susan and I got pretty excited about the possibility of joining Bro. David in Beijing for the mission endeavour, but weren't exactly sure whether this was truly God's will or not. Then, we went to a youth rally in Brea, and guess who was there? No, not Michael Jackson, Bro. David Hardin! I know, crazy, right? Needless to say God has been confirming in our hearts the passion to be a part of what God will do out in Beijing in August 2008. For those of you who don't know, China is a commie nation (this is a bad thing). And as a result of the government system, churches that preach Christ have to do it underground (not literally, but more like on the D.L. (down low)). So we American missionaries will be able to do something that the Chinese pastors and missionaries aren't allowed to do; go out on the streets of China and tell people about the savior of the world.
There is a small possibility of Susan and me getting in trouble/kicked out of the country/thrown into prison/forced to build another Great Wall etc. as a result of our spreadng the gospel, but since it is the Olympics, the gov't won't be as strict. Besides, since when do Christians get thrown into prison, right? Almost never... (that was sarcasm).
All of this to say pray for us. We are going to raise somewhere aroung $4,000.28 for the trip too, so if you know anybody who knows anybody who could help us out, let us know please.
Until next time (this very well might be my last time posting on our blogg. Hopefully Susan won't see this.)