Tim Brookings (pseudonym) grew up in Massachusetts and went to university to study engineering, but soon felt God’s call into student ministry. He has lived in western China for most of the last 11 years, with a four-year gap from 2011 until May 2015 to study theology.  Beginning in August 2015, he has resumed life in western China. While he keeps up with his favorite Boston sports teams, he enjoys making friends and partnering with brothers and sisters in western China and other parts of the country.