I called because my friend, Audra, lives there. She worked with us when we were at the Promise House. She was also in the youth group when I was associate youth person at Geyer Springs FBC.
Unfortunately, she wasn’t en casa. She, apparently, was at some crazy-ified restaurant.
I like to write. That comes in handy in seminary. It has also come in handy in a lot of other ways. It’s astounding to look back to acknowledge all the way that God has provided for us here at MABTS. It’s no secret that for a lot of folks coming to seminary is a lot like Abraham leaving Ur. No job. No friends. No security. Just obedience.
Back to writing. I randomly sent an article to HomeLife Magazine in late 2007 just to see what would happen. They bought it and published it. No kidding. I couldn’t believe it.
Since I’ve been at MABTS, I’ve written two more articles for HomeLife. The first is coming out in July. The story started out as a ramble a while back. It was written over a year ago while we still lived at the Promise House. It’s now more applicable to my life than ever before.
We work with Hispanic folks here in Memphis. We’re a part of the Kirby Woods BC hispanic plant. It’s a blast. Here are some shots from our last fiesta.
“Workers take a dawn break after scrubbing jeans all night using a sanding machine in Mr Huang’s factory in Zhongshan city, China. The blue dust from the jeans is a heavy irritant to the lungs. China, the “factory of the world”, is also the major producer of blue jeans. To meet production demand, thousands of workers sweat through the night scrubbing, spraying and tearing trousers to create their rugged look. At dawn, workers bundle the garment off to another factory for packaging and shipping around the world. The workers are among the 200 million migrant laborers criss-crossing China looking for a better life, at the same time building their country into a mighty industrial power.”