What I'm up to...

So. Because some of you have asked. What exactly does a day of work look like at Tai Da (National Taiwan University)?

05:45 - Rise & Shine: Personal Quiet Time. We all read the same passage (makes for good conversation). Basic stuff...the gospels.

07:00 - Breakfast. Every day one of the bros in the training apartment prepares zaocan (breakfast). It could be anything from dumplings to...well, one time our Korean brother made KBBQ...yes for breakfast. Want some?


08:20 - On campus for QT sharing. Students will come out and join us to share blessings and applications from the morning. We pray, and they head out to class...

09:00 -12:00 - Mornings are spent in personal "development time" - Bible reading, personal study, prayer, man-to-man with Du Laoshi (Tomaru-san, the Taipei Nav director) or the weekly staff meeting.

12:15 - Lunch at "Big One Girl Dorm" Cafeteria (direct translation). A large part of our work happens around food. It's biblical. We check up on our memory verses, chow down, hang out.

13:15-18:00 - EV, follow-up, M2Ms (man-to-man).

• This is the bulk of our labor. It's fun making new friends here - you'd be surprised how many students are willing to open up and talk when they see you're genuinely interested in them - not just trying to stab them with the gospel and run.
  
• Best way to develop a friendship in Tai Da (besides the aforementioned food method): Ping-pong. I stink at it. But these Navs sure know how to teach...or at least encourage, haha.

18:00 - Dinner. We all eat together. See "Breakfast" and "Lunch." See Acts 2:42,47. On Mondays and Fridays the brothers cook and invite students to come over to the apartment.

19:15 - English Bible Study.

• Tuesdays and Thursdays. Going through an IBS (Investigative Bible Study) with students here - 7 miracles from the Gospel of John.
  
• Here's a skit they performed a few days ago about John 6, Jesus walking on water. I call it "The Sea Phantom" skit. They had 20 mins to prepare (and English ain't their first language, mind you!). Hilarious.

21:30 - Go home. Relax. Read a book. Email a friend. Call Mom and Dad. Debrief in prayer.

23:00 - Lights out. Sleep. There's work to be done tomorrow.