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HOW IT ALL BEGAN
KJ: In 1996 when I was 16, I said goodbye to my parents and boarded a plane heading for Hong Kong. This was the first time I had ever been on a plane and definately the first time I was ever outside of England. I had heard about our Chr-stian brothers and sisters being persecuted for their faith. They were being arrested, tortured and imprisoned. Their only crime was sharing the gospel of J-sus Chr-st. I felt the call of G-d upon my life to help the persecuted ch-rch. B-bles were their greatest need and with small groups of covert teams we smuggled B-bles into China. I was hooked and have been on the field in full-time ministry for 14 years.
TJ: In 1995 I started doing mission work in Guatemala. I fell in love with missions right after. In giving of yourself for others and seeing the g-spel preached, I was hooked, and this has burned in my heart ever since. Always going against the grain, feeling like I never really fit in, nor belonging, I felt at home the moment I stepped off the plane in Hong Kong to join the Donkey’s For J-sus M-nistry in 1996. G-d had given me a calling for Asia. Since that day my heart's desire has been to live and do G-d's work in Asia. In 2000, while working in Hong Kong smuggling b-bles, I met KJ and we became the best of friends. In 2010, those desires turned into a reality and I moved into China with my new bride KJ. There is no other place I'd rather be in this world. When G-d calls you, you really can't say no.
FROM JEDI: Sometimes known as 'Booboo'. Life is pretty sweet. I was rescued from the dog market in China and my fate was forever changed. All I can say is I am very much spoilt. Of course I love water because I am a lab. I often spend hours in the waters and have almost drowned a few times because I do not know when to quit. We are still trying to figure out a little phenomenon but for some reason I cower at the sight of rain and will tip toe through any wet grass. I live to sleep, eat and play ball.
"FOR IF I PREACH THE GOSPEL, I HAVE NOTHING TO BOAST OF, FOR NECESSITY IS LAID UPON ME; YES, WOE IS ME IF I DO NOT PREACH THE GOSPEL!" - 1 Corinthians 9:16
TOGETHER: Hong Kong is the place that we met. Looking across the mountains and seeing village after village, KJ prayed and prayed for help because the task was too great. A friendship forged in G-d had to wait over 10 years to fully bloom. A marriage with G-d's fingerprints all over it.
We are not just two people who think doing m-ssions is cool. We are two people who have been put together to see an great work accomplished. A relationship bonded by G-d for a great task. Our purpose is to spread the g-spel of J-sus Chr-st to the most unreached and untouched people, the places where other m-ssionaries cannot or will not go.
The m-ssion, the call, the thing that burns in our hearts and that refuses to shut up, it costs. It has cost us everything. The cost is so worth it. What a honor to spend your life in full servitude to Him. We were asked once if taking B-bles into China would get us into trouble. Maybe not most of the time, but it was possible. They could, if they wanted to, make an example of the us. It was very possible to be arrested, detained, or maybe something worse. We would give our very lives for our persecuted brothers and sisters. We would give our lives for those who have never heard the name of J-sus. We often talk about the end times and what could happen. We are serious about the calling. There is no greater sacrifice than giving up your life for the one who gave up his for you.
TOGETHER: Hong Kong is the place that we met. Looking across the mountains and seeing village after village, KJ prayed and prayed for help because the task was too great. A friendship forged in G-d had to wait over 10 years to fully bloom. A marriage with G-d's fingerprints all over it.
We are not just two people who think doing m-ssions is cool. We are two people who have been put together to see an great work accomplished. A relationship bonded by G-d for a great task. Our purpose is to spread the g-spel of J-sus Chr-st to the most unreached and untouched people, the places where other m-ssionaries cannot or will not go.
The m-ssion, the call, the thing that burns in our hearts and that refuses to shut up, it costs. It has cost us everything. The cost is so worth it. What a honor to spend your life in full servitude to Him. We were asked once if taking B-bles into China would get us into trouble. Maybe not most of the time, but it was possible. They could, if they wanted to, make an example of the us. It was very possible to be arrested, detained, or maybe something worse. We would give our very lives for our persecuted brothers and sisters. We would give our lives for those who have never heard the name of J-sus. We often talk about the end times and what could happen. We are serious about the calling. There is no greater sacrifice than giving up your life for the one who gave up his for you.
