June 2001

Dear Friends,

We are winding up our time in Changchun. In fact, as you already know, we will not return to China for one year. During that time we will hope to meet with as many of you as possible to share what the Lord is doing in China and what we are doing as a small part of His work. We will also be studying and rewriting books as well as spending as much time with family and friends as possible. We will leave here on June 27 so you will need to note the address, telephone and e-mail changes.

It has been another busy semester—full of students who want time and attention. Jay has been especially busy since he was teaching three different courses and had to write new material for one of them. This last period of time has been very busy because all of the Chinese students and colleagues are determined to come and visit before we leave so we have students in our home almost every afternoon and evening.

We have already sent our goods by sea and we were amazed at how smoothly everything went. I am sure that the whole process was covered with grace and I thank many of you for praying specifically for the move. We sent our things to California since we will be returning to China from there.

On our way home, we will be stopping for a few days in London to visit with our daughter who is working in her church in Europe. She is an intern for the Four Square Gospel Church and plans to be in Europe for a year. Since it will be the year we are home, we decided that we would have to go to see her. At the same time we will also be meeting with former Chinese students who are presently living in England.

Again, we do thank you for all your support and prayers. Please continue to pray for us and for our time at home. Please feel free to contact us so that we can spend some time with you. We will be returning to China in August of 2002.

Blessings,

Susan and Jay Boone

The 2001 Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study, p. 179