Less than a week!

It's official. The 8 beautiful faces you see below are headed to Beijing in less than a week. Between raising support, figuring out what to pack, memorizing skits, working, failing finals...i mean...taking finals, and wondering what we're actually going to be doing when we arrive....things are getting a bit stressful. I would say, however, that the excitement is definitely outweighing the stress. A week from now, we could be eating Peking Duck or fried scorpions on a stick! How can that not make you excited?
If you haven't been given the full rundown of the mission of our trip, let me fill you in:
We're going to be spending 2 weeks in Beijing. We will be spending most of our time on 4 different university campuses, doing something they call a "cultural exchange." As a team we have prepared testimonies, skits, mixer games, ice-breakers, songs, and many more things. We will be sharing these things with Chinese university students(who speak English) to give them a feel for what life is like as an American college student. In turn, we will listen and observe as the Chinese students present to us what their life looks like. The goal of this is to learn of the other's culture. It will also serve the Chinese students as great practice for their English language skills. We're excited because through our program, we're going to be able to share (in vague language) the hope that is in us. What a cool opportunity!
While we're in Beijing, we'll also spend time seeing famous sights(the Great Wall, Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven) with the university students we meet. I'm sure we'll be doing many more things, but in order to figure that out, you will have to stay tuned...we'll be posting(including pictures) everyday while we're in Beijing so you can keep up with our crazy adventure.
We're excited to go! We would love your "encouragement" and your support. Thanks for checking out our blog.
-Jared