Dear Friends:
Today we hosted the China Mission Team with special guest Rev. Jeff Ritchie with the Presbyterian Outreach Foundation. It was wonderful that 12 members of our church took the time at 9:00 on Saturday morning to gain understanding of the exciting opportunities and challenges of our partnership with the Chinese Christian Church in Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province where our congregation has had a relationship for well over a hundred years.
In three days Susan and I will be flying to this very region and we look forward to visiting several of the congregations both in Suzhou where we will be staying with our daughter and her family, but also in Wuxi and Nainjing.
A special additional opportunity emerged just several minutes ago in a conversation with Susan's aunt, Anne Hale Johnson, who is former Chairman of the Board and graduate of Union Theological Seminary in NYC. Ann visited Nainjing 13 years ago and spent time with Bishop Ting who is in the Seminary there. In 1994 he was given the Distinguished Alumni Award by Union.
Ann wants us to look him up and bring him her greetings.
Susan and I will keep you informed during our journey as we meet and further our partnership with Christians in China. We ask for your prayers and collective insight as we continue this exciting global partnership.
Susan and Clancy Thompson
Saturday, March 28, 2009
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