Bethany Well

Street Fair  The town of Fort Lee will be hosting their annual Arts & Music Festival on Sunday, June 3rd. There will be live music, food, and vendors. We will have our own station to hand our free water bottles and are looking for helping hands. If you are interested in serving, please speak with [...]

I’ve always wanted to write a book titled, “Surrendering Soul.” Since that may never happen, I decided to use this as a title for my web entry instead. Start small and work your way up, right? In my 35 years of life, I’ve had to say “goodbye” many times…surrendering to God’s plan for my life [...]

Sadly, I am confronted with death yet again. Bhupendra Patel, a longtime member of our congregation, was born on December 6, 1937 and passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Unlike Richard Thompson’s joyous sendoff, Mr. Patel’s passing has filled me with grief. Since the very first day that I started attending our little church [...]

The reason I love Lifegroups is because I really believe God works through community, as we strive to seek Him and love each other.    I’d like to share with you my experience of my very first small group.  I became a Christian during my junior year in college (2003) and eventually was led to a [...]

Death isn’t nearly as depressing as I thought. At least that’s not the impression I got last Sunday when I attended the funeral of our beloved church member, Richard “Dick” Thompson, which happened to the very first funeral I had ever attended. When I entered the service, I expected a room full of wailing people [...]

  The home of a pastor of a church in Laos.   It’s been so long since my last post that I’ve been stalling to write another…too much has happened since I left Beijing to go to Laos and Thailand. Poverty and Prostitution I’ve sent the UMC an article discussing the ministries in Laos, featuring the [...]

  [This post was written on 2/24.   I have been traveling and am just getting around to posting this update.] I’m writing you from a coffee bar at the Peking International Airport while drinking a much needed cup of coffee.  Coffee + free internet + comfortable chair = everything I need to kill another hour [...]

A lot’s happened since I last posted.  Beijing is bustling once again!  The city has awaken from a two-week slumber and as much as I don’t enjoy the crazy traffic and getting pummeled during my commute, Beijing feels more like the city I am used to now.  I just completed my first week at my [...]

From 7am-11pm these same roads are usually jammed with cars Happy New Year! Or as commonly used here in China, Happy Niu Year! (niu = cow or Ox) I’m writing you from my room. Firecrackers are still going off, except they’re not so faint and distant anymore. They are booming, sometimes right outside my building. [...]

Friday, January 16th   I attended an alumni event for the teaching program I was on this past Sept-Oct.  The turnout was on the low end because many people have already started the migration back to their hometown for Spring Festival.  However, I was able to meet two of my old students and some of [...]