CHICKEN FEET!

Yep, that's what I ate for dinner yesterday! Ever tried them? They're "gelatinous!" (like Jello)...

Method of Consumption: Put the whole foot in your mouth and use your tongue to extract the bones; swallow the skin and tendons; spit out the bones!

Actually, the Chinese cuisine accepts a lot of "parts" that others reject. According to my friends, that's why it has been called "poor man's food". The Chinese have learned the art of taking the parts that others toss and making them into delicious delicacies, or at least energy-supplying morsels. Maybe we should learn a lesson in valuing our resources? Well, it's neat to see how people live and to learn about God's creation through them. I will never look at the foot of a chicken in the same way. [Reminder: please pray against bird flu!]

I'm sitting in the Aceh e-Learning Centre, an initiative of the Taiwanese government to provide free internet access to Aceh. They are hoping to help the people of Aceh improve their computer/internet skills and develop their resources...meeting some neat guys from Taiwan.

Praise the Lord for a wonderful team time last night...things have been so busy, even stressful with the amount of work to do...but last night, just sitting together and crying out to God, listening to "Depth of Mercy", "You Ran to Me" (this is the theme line...I'm not sure of the actual title; I usually call this song "Prodigal's Father"), "Who Am I?" (Casting Crowns), Hearts of Servants (Shane & Shane), "Sometimes A Light Surprises" (Indelible Grace). The ministry of music blesses. I often spend my free moments with the guitar. My flute is back in S'pore, but I'll be playing it during the conference I'm going to attend the second week of July in Malaysia...I'll tell you more about that conference ("Out of the Comfort Zone") soon...

I hope to post as often as possible during this month of June, esp. as I'm not sure how much access I will have to communication during the second half of the year. Governments are particular about what information they allow in and out of their "borders".