Back from South Korea

Keith returned safely back from South Korea. The varsity boys basketball team won the Far East tournament for the third straight year!! Keith had a great time but is glad to be back at home!!

Keith Headed to South Korea

Keith is headed to Daegu, South Korea to help out with the varsity boys basketball team. They have their ending tournament there. Morrison is favored to win it all but it will be tough with all the teams gunning for them. We will post an update after he gets back on next Saturday, Feb. 26.

High School Banquet

Morrison had it's annual HS banquet on Saturday night. It was a lot of fun. Milly had a great time. Keith and Page also went and enjoyed seeing all the students dressed up. Above are some pictures before and after the banquet. Doesn't Milly look beautiful!! (So does Page!!)

Back to School!!!

We have had a nice break but it comes to an end. The kids and Keith all report back to school on Monday. Page also will begin her weekly routine this week. Pictured above is Milly along with several of her girl classmates.

New Year's Company

Caitlin and Gabrielle are sisters that live in the Morrison dorms. They did not go back to stay with their parents who live in China over this Chinese New Year so we have kept them. They are great girls and we are glad that we have gotten to know them better. They will report back to the dorms on Sunday afternoon.

Year of the Rabbit

Chinese New Year is today. This begins the Year of the Rabbit. We have all this week off of school and work, etc. It has been a fun week. On Monday we went to Nine Tribes -- an amusement/historical area in Taiwan that highlights the original nine tribes of Taiwan. The picture is of Keith, Page, Milly, and a friend's baby that they are keeping over Chinese New Year for an orphanage. In the background --see rabbits for the Year of the Rabbit. Happy New Year!!

Undefeated Season!!

Keith's JV basketball team just concluded their season this past weekend. The team had a great year and won all their games to finish a perfect 17-0. In addition to the unbeaten streak they also won two tournaments!! Now, Keith will help out the varsity finish out their season. By the way, the varsity is undefeated too.

Basketball Weekend!!

This past weekend was a basketball filled weekend. Here are the results of every one's basketball tournaments.

Wade's JVB team played in 4 games this past Saturday in Kaoshiung. Wade played well and scored in each game. He scored double figures (10 points) in one of the games. The team was in a tough pool and went 1-3 on the day. Wade's season is over and ms soccer will begin next.

Milly's JV team played in Taipei this weekend. Milly played tough defense. The team made it all the way to the finals but lost by 2 on a last second shot. See Milly's team above with another picture of Milly in action. Milly's season is over too.

Keith's JV team played and won the island wide JV tourney. Their team is now 12-0 and plays in another tournament next weekend to conclude the season.

It's COLD!!

This week has brought very cold temperatures to Taiwan. Normally, we do not have too many cold days here in Taichung but this week has been really cold. The temperature right now is 10 degrees Celsius (around 50 degrees Fahrenheit) but it feels much colder with the wind, the humidity, and the fact that we have no heat. We are hoping that this cold spell leaves soon!!

Wade's Day

Today, Jan. 9, is Wade's 14th birthday. He had a good day. We went to Chili's for lunch and the tradition here at the Taiwan's Chili's is to stand on a chair and the waiters and waitresses sing "Happy Birthday" to you as you hold a cheese cake.

This weekend, Wade's basketball team competed in a tourney in Taipei. They played well and finished tied for 3rd place with a 2-1 record. Wade played hard even though he was not feeling his best.

Happy Birthday Wade!!

Happy New Year!!

We brought in 2011 (the 100th year of the Republic of China) by eating at a nice Indian restaurant, playing board games at a friends, and finally watching fireworks explode out of Taipei 101!!

Christmas Pics

Here are a couple of pictures of our celebration. The bottom picture is of the kids upstairs awaiting the ok to come downstairs to begin the opening of the presents. The top picture is of the family right before we headed to some friends house for a Christmas party. Again, Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas from Taiwan!!

We hope everyone has a fantastic Christmas break this year. Our tree is up and Page is especially busy with all the cookie making for our village friends. We will celebrate tonight (Christmas eve) by eating dinner at a friend's house. Tomorrow we will open up all the many presents that we have received from many of you. Again, Merry CHRISTmas!!

NC team here in Taiwan!!

As stated earlier, we had the privilege to work with a fantastic group from our home club in NC. They presented Christmas to four different groups. They did a fantastic job and many seeds were planted. Pictured above is the "team" right after they arrived in Taiwan. The other picture is Keaton Spillman about to go on as "Joseph".

Visit from Green Street Team

We had a great visit from eight of our friends from GSBC/HPCA. They arrived on Sunday, Dec. 12 and left on Tuesday, Dec. 21. We were all very busy with 4 outreaches. They also got to see Morrison in action. It was great seeing our friends and sharing our lives with them. We will post some pictures very soon.

Basketball Update!!

A quick basketball update. Keith's JV boys team is 4-0. They have a couple of games left before the Christmas break. Wade's JV-B team is 3-0. Unfortunately, Wade still can not play due to a broken thumb. He is hoping to be back after the Christmas break. Milly's JV girls team is 0-2 so far but are playing hard. Read the latest in the school announcements.

Feng Yuan HS- 57 Morrison-33. Our girls did a great job working hard until the end of the game against a scrappy Feng Yuan HS team. Rebecca Huang was our high scorer with 10 points. Julie Brown chipped in 8 points and had 6 steals. Teresa Chen also had 6 steals for the game. Fun stat: Our shortest player was also our third leading rebounder with 6 in the game… great hustle, Milly Curlee.

House of Blessing Fellowship

Our church (House of Blessing) had a fellowship at our house on Saturday night. It was a great time of good eating and even better fellowship!!

We even played a game of charades. See top photo!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We had a great spread of food and enjoyed celebrating Thanksgiving with a few of our co-workers here in Taiwan. On the kids last day before the break, Levi was the main actor in a Thanksgiving play for his 2nd grade class. He did a great job with his lines. Again, happy Thanksgiving!!

Wade to the doctor AGAIN.

Wade has had a tough school year. Counting today's visit to the doctor he has been 12 times since August. Mostly for his eye but today during ms softball practice he dislocated and fractured his thumb. The doctor says he will be out at least for three weeks. He will probably miss the rest of ms softball and some of hs basketball.

Bible Study at Our House!!

Last weekend we hosted Milly's class to dessert and Bible study. Everyone had a great time as you can see by the picture. The top picture is the front of our house. Look at all of the shoes!!