Location: Shanghai, China
Region: Asia
I am currently a shepherd’s wife and mom to three 5 and under in Shanghai. A native of northern NY, USA, and a graduate of Wheaton College, IL, I’ve been living overseas in China and Canada since 2001 as teacher, wilderness trip leader, student, wife, and mother. I met my husband in 2006 in Tianjin, China while we were both teachers and we returned to Vancouver to get his graduate degree and we returned to China, but Shanghai, a completely different place! We work shepherding an expat church mainly for the business community, comprising of people from all over the world. Though we’ve been in Shanghai for 2.5 years, I’ve really struggled at calling this place home. It’s been a tough posting for me in particular as my heart longs to raise a family in a place with clean air and with a community that shares values of caring for creation rather than working for multinational companies. I could certainly use some soul care right about now:)
Hi Katie,
A young friend of mine is moving to Hangzhou to teach at the Hangzhou International School. I’m trying to help her find an international Christian fellowship there. Do you know of anything there?