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Trip or Pilgrimage?

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We certainly know we are going on a trip to Jaingsu Province, but maybe it is better to think about it as a pilgrimage.  Although that word is not commonly used in our faith tradition, I would suggest it is a better description.  I once heard pilgrimage, described by Paul Elie,  as “when your story meets a larger story.”  What will we see and experience and how can we share it with you?  How will we describe the larger faith story of this place?  That is the challenge of this blog! Your comments and questions can be included on the blog.  Be sure to write! Marvin Hage References: Elie, P. (2004). The Life You Save May Be Your Own: An American Pilgrimage (First Edition ed.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
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A History of Faithfulness

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Dr. George Worth (ca 1935) (1867-1936) “In April, Worth announced his engagement to Emma Chadbourn, a childhood friend who also had made a public commitment to foreign missionary work. They were married in the First Presbyterian Church in Wilmington at the end of July 1895, and two days later, they left for China with the farewells of the congregation ringing in their ears.”                                                                                                      Lawrence Kessler  Can you imagine how George and Emma felt as they sailed away from everything and everyone they had ever known!  Can you imagine the courage it took to wave goodbye to family not knowing when or if you would see them again?  Can you imagine the commitment that they had at such young ages!  This is the history and foundation we stand on as we travel to China in 2018 to continue the relationships begun long ago by two young Christians from our church. In 1895 Dr. George Worth and h
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