by Kathryn Hausmanis | Jan 22, 2021 | Faith, Inspiration, Love Unconditionally, Prayer, Uncategorized
As a six-year-old, I spent some evenings learning from my mother to write in Chinese. She began by deftly forming several Chinese characters at the head of a large copybook and explaining what they meant. I would then copy each of her characters multiple times in a...
by Kathryn Hausmanis | Mar 16, 2020 | Love Unconditionally, Repentance, Salvation
I would like to begin with a story. Many years ago, I taught in Campbell River. Enrolling students from other countries was just getting started and our school had several Koreans in attendance. We did not have separate English Language Learning...
by Kathryn Hausmanis | Apr 12, 2018 | Family, Life Issues, Love Unconditionally
I watched three young teens race their bikes down an alley and hurl their left over snack packs onto the ground as they sped away. Plastic bags, Styrofoam containers, chicken-bone wings, fries, paper napkins, half-used plastic cups with dipping sauce – abandoned....
by Kathryn Hausmanis | Apr 3, 2018 | Friendship, Hospitality, Love Unconditionally
There’s nothing like food to bring people together. I’ve gotten closer to people over Halal chicken, Thanksgiving turkey, Sushi, Vietnamese noodle soup, tacos, ice cream sundaes, hamburgers, potatoes with peanut sauce, casseroles, and biriyani or steak dinners. Our...
by Kathryn Hausmanis | Mar 13, 2018 | Encouragement, Faith, Love Unconditionally
If I met you for the first time, how long do you think it would take you to form an opinion about who I am and whether we could have a relationship of any kind? Duane Elmer, in his book Cross-Cultural Servanthood (p. 48), cites an American study which demonstrated...
by Kathryn Hausmanis | Mar 12, 2018 | Giving, Hospitality, Inspiration, Love Unconditionally
Our staff are reading an interesting book called Cross-Cultural Servanthood by Duane Elmer. Faith Fellowship heralds three values: Faith, multi-generational and multi-national community, plus servanthood. This book blends the last two values for us. The way this value...
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