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O Christmas Tree 🎄
On December 3, 2023 by Keturah Haferkamp….(written by the children) Earlier this month we were searching for our Christmas tree. You might be wondering how you can lose a Christmas tree. It isn’t very big; all it is is a sheet with a picture of a tree printed on it. Once it is folded and put away it is very small
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Return to China 🇨🇳
On November 26, 2023 by Keturah HaferkampWe are very excited to announce that our family plans to travel to China soon. We plan to be living and working in Shenyang for the Spring 2024 semester. On April 21, 2023, K was selected for a teaching fellowship with the US Department of State. The State Department Bureau for Educational and Cultural Affairs
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Updates Galore
On April 17, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampSpring Spring has arrived with all its fluctuations. The weather changes make it difficult to know what to wear each day. Layering lightly is the best approach. Gardening The community garden brings a lot of joy. Two donations from our church family in Illinois made it possible for us to purchase a small tool
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A feast of meetings
On February 24, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampWhen I was in college the first week of school happened technically one week before the first week of school. It was called WOW (week of welcome). In that time freshman got acquainted with campus, with student life, dorms, meals etc. It was orientation time. That is what is happening for students this week. For
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Rejoice!
On February 18, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampWe made it through quarantine and all our COVID-19 tests were negative! So happy and grateful to be finished with that process. Praise God for every good and perfect gift. Yesterday to celebrate their new freedom, the girls went skating then biking. Later in the afternoon they joined a group of friends for a game
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Watch
On February 17, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampAll the watching and waiting of quarantine has brought us to this moment. Today we take COVID test #6. Today arrived faster than it did last time. Praise God for the people praying for our family. The time has passed so quickly. Please keep praying this test is not as harsh. Healthcare workers here seem
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Making things–a gallery
On February 16, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampMaking things. We bought some stools for sitting that required assembly. And the girls made dinner!
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LOVE💘
On February 14, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampMaybe my favorite holiday is St. Valentine’s day. ❤ Think of it: the Christian life is a life of loving others and being loved. We are loved by God, loved by our brothers and sisters, and we spend ourselves–our lives–loving others. A day devoted to reflecting on LOVE is a day that has my full
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Of Music 🎶 and olive shoots
On February 13, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampOne week in quarantine; one more week to go. Our community makes things easier on us. There are 5 families quarantining at one time. Keeping track of meals for us all and helping us with general needs has been a sweet blessing. Yesterday a professor friend and her husband (also a professor. Both are retiring
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Poems on Saturday
On February 12, 2021 by Keturah HaferkampWe woke up on the weekend, recorded our temperatures on the government app, started the laundry and wrote some poetry. Mind you, I was not part of this spontaneous burst of creative energy. I was taking a shower. Later when I came out of our bedroom the girls asked me to come read some poems.