Giving Realistic Hope to the Hopeless

With the explosion of education in China, many, many more students were going on beyond secondary school. This also made the way open for private universities to appear all over the place. I taught in one such university in the early 2000’s. The standards were really not that high. However, many people were happy to have their child continue education, even at a level three university. Read on

Protected From Flying Bullets in the Night

All this happened on Sunday night, 9th August 1987. Like most Sundays, I attended the evening service at Church. Around 9:30 that evening I got into my car and drove home. I had to go along Hoddle Street, and I am still amazed at what Father God did for me there. Read on.

Is There a Better Way to Succeed?

Returning home meant having to dispose of quite a lot of goods of all kinds. Besides furniture and kitchen goods, there was also all my teaching materials. It all transpired in a way I could not have imagined. Read on.

The End of the Old to Start a New Assignment

When you know you have an assignment, and you love your work, it is very, very difficult to cease it. For several years I had used many different ways to get my visa to China. In April 2012 I received only a six month visa instead of the one year I had applied for. Read on.

A Crowd Ignored the Desperate Need of One Man

Also in China, but a number of years later.
This happened one Sunday morning after church. I was with my friend, wheeling our bicycles down the narrow lane to the main road. We were part of the crowd of about 600 people. Then I glanced him, out of the side of my eyes. Read on.

It is Important Who You Are Listening To

The Foreigners working in China would get together and organise their own church meetings. This was allowed by the authorities, as long as no Chinese Nationals attended. Thus the Passport check at the door. Read on.

Is Voting All We Really Need To Do?

We have just had an election. Polls were close but gave the opposition a better chance than the incumbents. In the end the result was a surprise. Read on.

The Unit Prepared in Time for Me (B)

I settled into my new unit and felt safe and secure. Still settling into our culture after all those years in China, I was still quite stressed, but over the months and years, that all came good. And then … Read on.

The Unit Prepared in Time for Me (A)

After spending many years in China, I was amazed at how difficult it was to obtain affordable housing upon my return home. This was a serious problem for a person whose income would be the pension. Read on.