No Dream Too Small

Risk is Right.

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We applaud those who risk themselves for others: doctors and nurses fighting Ebola in the frontline, missionaries serving the underprivileged in rural areas; advocates championing stigmatized causes. ... Read More about Risk is Right.

Those We Left Behind.

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Before we left for Africa, we wondered what would happen to Grandpa Zhou (Zhou yeye), the 80-year old limping gentleman who plays the harmonica by the train station, whom we had befriended, looked ... Read More about Those We Left Behind.

Homesickness.

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Homesickness is for wusses. Pining for a childhood pillow, wistfully dreaming of Mama’s home-cooked lasagna and longingly yearning for the material comforts of city life, “homesick” paints the ... Read More about Homesickness.

Happy 2nd Anniversary.

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“This is our wedding picture.” Having met my mother-in-law in person for the first time only on our wedding day, I never got to know the amazing person she was and is until we visited her home ... Read More about Happy 2nd Anniversary.

A Dental Adventure

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It’s every missionary doctor’s nightmare. After all, we are the ones other missionaries and the local people turn to for advice and help, in time of desperation. So when we’ve racked our brains for ... Read More about A Dental Adventure

Making it Grow (edited!).

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“You won’t be here to see it, Wai Jia. It’ll take four to five years before it bears any fruit.” “What? They told me it’d be HUGE in a year’s time.” Why that made such a difference to me ... Read More about Making it Grow (edited!).

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