Christmas is an actual holiday here in Hong Kong thanks to the British colonial legacy. December 25 and 26 are holidays. December 26 is called Boxing Day and is celebrated in the United Kingdom. The kids have off about 10 days from school, the same as in the USA. Some people celebrate Christmas, but the [...]

There is a growing environmental consciousness here.  Yet it is more selective than, say, Germany or the USA.  We don’t have separate bins here for cans, paper, and other recyclables.  I do see it coming.  You are encouraged not to use plastic at the supermarket, but bring your own tote bag.  Hong Kong has fantastic [...]

A fun topic those who travel the globe discuss is bathrooms.  Are home bathrooms in Hong Kong similar to those in the US?  What about public bathrooms?  What about toiletry items available at stores, etc?
Like everything else in a country with so many people, the bathrooms tend to be on the small size.  Our missionary apartment is [...]

A professor at Asia Lutheran Seminary speaks about the opportunities for seminary education via distance learning.  Listen to the podcast.

Vashti is a new Christian.  Hebrew-speaking Israelis came to her part of mainland China to be agricultural advisors.  Their language intrigued her.  Vashti heard there would be an intensive ten-day, four-hour-a-day beginning Hebrew class taught by Professor John C. Lawrenz of the WELS seminary in Hong Kong.  She enrolled.  At the end of ten days [...]