China Update Email 6

Dear brothers and sisters,

Our trip to the village was extended a little longer than expected, but we are now back in the city as of this (Friday) afternoon. I know all of you have been talking to the boss a lot, because my health was much better than expected. Thanks so much!

This trip was very productive! My boss (XY) and I were able to visit several houses, and in addition to talking with the farmers like last time, I was able to take some pictures of the farmers' living standards for one of the projects that I am working on. For this particular project, I am working on a way for the company to measure these village farmers' advancement in terms of standard of living. In order to gauge our progress, we need to be able to see whether the lives of the people we are reaching out to are actually improving or not, and in what ways. In addition to the "outward" measures, we are also trying to figure out how to measure "inner" change and improvement. This is much more difficult to do, but we trust that the boss will give us guidance!

The lady in the picture that I have attached to this email has indeed seen many outward changes in her life, with her financial condition improving significantly in the past few years. However, she has also seen other changes as well, now that she is part of the family. Please talk to the boss today about her!

For His glory,
Mark