Renovating Our New House

Now that school is out we (Keith and Page) have two big projects to do before we begin our time in the States. (By the way, we leave for the States on August 1 and will stay there one school year -- until June 1, 2010). One of the projects is to renovate the home that we will live in when we return. Our goal is to finish the renovation in about 5 weeks then move in all of our furniture before we leave for the States. The place is nice but old. It is located on the Morrison campus and was built in the 1970's. It is actually a SB owned house. The kids will love it with access to a yard and the campus. Pictured above are the living room, kitchen, and laundry room. We will post pictures of our newly remodeled home in late July -- hopefully.

Back from Taipei --

We left for Taipei on Sunday afternoon and returned back to Taichung today -- Tuesday afternoon. It was a good trip. We went to get our stateside physicals and also renew our kids' passports. So, we had a purpose in going. We also had a good time walking around our old neighborhood (remember we lived in Taipei for 1 1/2 years). In addtion, we were treated by some of our good friends to dinner on Monday night.

Great Descriptions of Hunter!!!

Hunter's teacher this year had every student write a short description of each other. Here are the descriptions of him written by his classmates --

• generous


• pro at soccer


• writes interesting stuff


• encouraging


• good at running


• a hard worker


• good singer


• a good teacher


• loves to run


• very smart


• nice swish


• fun to play with


• stands up for people


• good at music


• good at shouting loudly


• good cello player


• good at fellowship


• helps people a lot


• a good listener


• isn't that loud anymore


• good at being nice to little brother


• good humor


• And Ms. Neff, his teacher, describes Hunter as "passionate, tender-hearted"

School's Out!!!

School is officially out!!! We are all excited to have summer officially here!!!

Milly was part of the 8th grade recognition ceremony. It was a very nice ceremony and a party/talent show was put on afterwards. Pictured above is Milly's 8th grade class (the class of 2013) and pictured below are the girls of Milly's class singing a song together in the talent show.

Keith and Page feel way too young to have a high school daughter!!

Dragon Boat Festival!!!

On Thursday, we celebrated Dragon Boat Day. This is the day that ushers in the summer. The whole island had the day off, except for Morrison. So while Keith worked and Milly, Wade, Hunter, and Levi went to school Page took the opportunity to go to a near-by mountain and hike in a bamboo forest with some of her friends. Pictured above, is a neat tree house (made of bamboo) and Page among her friends.

Levi Baptized!!!

Levi was baptized today at our church, House of Blessing!! Actually, he was baptized at Morrison's pool because our church meets in a local Chinese middle school. Keith was honored to be able to baptize him. Six others, 4 children and 2 adults, were also baptized. It was a great day!!

Levi's Soccer Team

Levi's soccer team recently competed in the Taichung's Mayor Cup Soccer Tourney. Levi's team played great and reached the championship game. They played a team they lost to earlier in the tournament by 2 goals. As the final horn sounded the game was tied 0 to 0. They had a shoot out and Levi helped his team score but the other team ended up with one more goal. So, they finished second. Levi had a good time -- although he was a bit disappointed in losing in the championship. (He gets his competitive nature from his mom!!)

Hunter's team also competed but they lost in an earlier round. He had a good time too!!

Basketball Fun in Taipei

Milly and Wade recently competed in middle school tournament games in Taipei. They both had a great time. Milly's team played hard and improved through out the tournament. Wade's team, coached by Keith, came in 2nd place out of 10 teams. Wade hit a game winning 1/2 court shot to win the first game!! It was an exciting day.

A View from Taipei 101

Above is a picture taken from the top of Taipei 101 -- the second tallest building in the world. Pretty neat view. Reminds us of all the people that need to hear the "good news" in Taipei and Taiwan. Thanks for your prayers for the nation of Taiwan!!

Dinner with Friends

Last night we had a nice evening going out with several couples. Heather and Scott McGrew, the couple pictured in the middle, will be leaving Taiwan after this school year. They took us all out to eat to say an early goodbye. We will miss Heather and Scott. They have been very good friends to us. Scott teaches Biology in the high school and Heather teaches kindergarten (Levi's class.)

Chick-Fil-A in Taiwan!!

We wish. However, as we were traveling back from Kenting we decided to take a stop at a rest stop. The rest stops here are quite nice and have plenty to eat (Chinese food). This particular rest stop also had a Starbucks and a Mister Doughnut. Anyway, Keith ordered a green onion pancake from one of the restaurants and to his surprise it was wrapped in a Chick-Fil-A bag. Keith asked the person waiting on him if they had any idea where they got the bag. Her reply was "I don't know but we wrap all of our food in these bags." You do see some funny sights here in Taiwan.

R and R at Kenting!!

Morrison had this week off of school so we went to Kenting (a beach resort at the southern tip of Taiwan). Many other Morrison families went and enjoyed the beach and the night market shopping at night. Below are a few pics of the fun!!!

Hunter and Levi in Spring Concert

Last week Morrison elementary had it's spring elementary concert. Levi did a great job singing and Hunter performed almost flawlessly on his cello.

Easter Outreach

The Morrison community recently put on an Easter outreach for the local community. The life of Christ was portrayed with different skits and enactments of Jesus' life. Keith and Hunter played the part of Joseph and Jesus as a young boy. Joseph taught his young son how to be a carpenter. Hunter especially had a great time. Please pray that the Chinese that saw and heard the Easter story will come to know Christ as Savior. Thanks.

Page runs in 8K race

Page, along with her good friend, Heather, ran in an 8k race today -- this is around 5 miles. They had trained for this event for close to two months. The first question Levi asked her after the race was, "What place did you finish?" Page ran her 8k in 57 minutes and finished in 238th place. This is out of over 500 people. Not too bad for the first one. Now Page has running fever and is looking to running in a 21k next. Below are some more pictures of the race.





Page is among the many people at the start line.

Page and Heather just about to cross the finish line!!!

Light for Taichung Moment!!

Next Saturday (4/4) is Tomb Sweeping Day, also known as "Ancestor Worship Day". Families have special ancestral worship ceremonies at home altars and at cemeteries. It is a time of great pressure and challenge for Christians in traditional/Buddhist families. Please pray for Christians, especially new believers, who will face family pressure to participate in these ceremonies. Ask God to give them strength and courage to stand firm in their faith as they continue to follow our Lord, Jesus. We pray that as they stand firm in faith, they will have a great impact on their families, bringing Light and Truth to them in a gracious way. Thank you for your faithful and continued prayers for the work in greater Taichung area. Your prayers make a difference in lives. Keep praying!

March Madness...

Thanks to the internet, we are able to experience March Madness here in Taiwan. All the boys made picks and Wade is especially having fun keeping up with the brackets. We are able to watch games live through the internet. Since we are 12 hours ahead -- at times the games come on at a more reasonable time here than in the States. Above you see how we can view March Madness. We are looking forward to next year when we will be on furlough and see the games from a normal TV. Hopefully, NC State will be in the tourney next year.

Fun Day at Field Day

All the kids, even Milly, enjoyed field day this past Friday. They all ran, jumped, and threw hard. Below are some pictures of the kids in action.

Hunter is 9!!!!

Hunter celebrated his 4th straight birthday here in Taiwan. He decided to have a bowling party for this 9 year old party and invited all the boys in his class. They had a great time and Hunter declared that this was his best birthday yet. Below is a picture of Hunter's 3rd grade teacher, Ms. Neff, praying for Hunter because it was his birthday.

Women's Bible Study

Our House of Blessing Church has begun a women's Bible study every Tuesday afternoon. Page hosts the event in our house. We are very excited as the group has grown. The picture above is of Page, Cheryl (another co-worker) and several Chinese ladies in our church. Continue to pray for these ladies and the Bible Study. Thanks.