Here's a picture of the MMin/TEE Biblical Theology class. Paul Barker asked me to teach a double lecture on the Book of Ruth and Biblical Theology. Despite my strine, I think they understood most of what I said!

Tonight we enjoyed leading a Bible study on the Levirate law (Deut 25:5-10). We also explored the narrative of Judah and Tamar (Gen 38). Many of the 24 people in our group are young Christians, so they found it a real eye-opener! The two Nigerians in the group shared that Levirate marriage is still practised in parts of their country.  We learnt a lot about Malaysian society as we discussed how best to take care of elderly parents, including widows. Praise God for still speaking to us through His Word!

Here's the group of students preparing for ministry in East Asia and beyond:

This week marked three firsts:
1. Pete's first week of teaching.
2. J's first week at Fungates Tadika (Kindergarten).
3. S's first tooth!

We found this wild boar roaming around Seminari Theoloji Malaysia on Friday. If we followed OT laws he would have been safe, but since we're Christians in Malaysia ...

We had the privilege of sharing about our part in God's mission at BBK (Calvary Baptist Church) in KL on Sunday, our first gig in Malaysia. The churchfolk were welcoming and friendly, and I think they even understood what we said, despite our Aussie accent. Our thanks Pastor Siew Woh for inviting us, and Uncle Stephen for arranging the spot.

House, car, church, kindergarten: the four main things we needed to find when we arrived. Thank God we've found a house to rent and a kindergarten the boys are enjoying. God-willing, we'll move into our new home this weekend. Thank God for our generous friends who donated pre-loved baby items and household furniture. We've visited a few churches so far, and we'll check out the church in our new neighbourhood this weekend.

We've made it to Seremban, Malaysia. We're enjoying the food - Kat especially enjoyed the frog's legs, and me the Char Kway Teo. It's not only yummy, it's also very affordable.

But we've found it hard to exercise regularly. It's really hot and sticky during the day, then at dusk the mozzies come out for a snack. Recently they've enjoyed sucking on Zac and Jay's legs and arms, leaving huge reactive mounds. Need to find a swimming pool, methinks.

Hmmm ... lots of food and lack of exercise. Gotta watch that waistline!

OMF Orientation Course started today, which means we are officially m_ssios! We thank God for leading us to this point, and for all of you, our partners, for your prayers, encouragement and support.

Thank God we've arrived safely in Hong Kong, without Zac vomiting even once on the plane trips :) It's a cool 16 C here, although much more pleasant than the sticky 32 C of Singapore, which we just left. It's been great to catch up with relatives and friends again, and we're looking forward to sharing at the Lau family Bible study tonight.