"Who am I?" Seminar goes to Kuching 28-30 March 2014

We ran the "Who am I?" seminar in Kuching at Holy Trinity Church. Another moving moment seeing how God affirmed the identity of these precious lives, the youth/choir of the parish. Together with Jeanny. both Derek and I were so blessed in this weekend. Such openness from the parish priest....

Activity: My image of God

We saw this as a sign that God is moving us out of our comfortable city and are once again blessed by the generosity in others.

Who am I Seminar 14-16 March 2014

6 participants in this weekend seminar. Together with Jeanny, we are again swept away by the spirit and are in awe of God's love manifested in the participants. Thank you Jesus!

Birthday Boys

SOW in Singapore February March 2014

I had the privilege of ministering to a group of young people in Singapore from the 27th of

February to the 5th of March. It was awesome to see them turning their hearts to God. One of

the participants came disbelieving the existence of God and had such an encounter with Jesus

and became a believer. - Derek-

Apart from giving some teachings to the participants, he was also meeting and journeying with them... Well, one of the reasons for his long stay in Singapore was so that he could meet dear ol Krzysztof!

Krzysztof was teaching some mimes to the school on their creativity week.

And had lots of time to connect with dear Edwyn... who was leading the SOW

On the night of "Testify" - the highlight of the outreach, the hall was packed with young people. The participants presented their testimonies through song, mime, dance and simply telling their story

The working team - staff of SOW 2014, after their celebration meal.

LiFE Chinese New Year Celebration

Celebrating Chinese New Year in green... Our pot luck dinner with everyone trying out recipes... Really nice home cooked food shared around the table with sharings of live's highlights of the month.

Visitors from SOM

An honour to have Justin and Bibiana celebrating Serena's birthday. These enthusiastic participants of the last SOM in Wellington had lots to share about their experiences and had some opportunities to share their testimonies to a few groups in KK.

Visit Hong Kong 30 Dec 2013 - 5 Jan 2014

Finally, we made it! My family went on a holiday together to Hong Kong over new year. It was such great fun spending time together, discovering places, eating - yes eating! and snuggled in small beds for a fews days...

  

It was the first time to have everyone in the family together. Glo's parents joined us too. So altogether, there were 10 of us.

Derek & I found a park and spent some time together while my family went sight seeing and before we met up with the LiFers...

and.... the great event in Hong Kong on New Year's Eve! We saw the fireworks at midnight. Great experience! 

We stayed with the LiFers at an apartment with 3 bedrooms. Really nice place and cheap... Had a great time together, sharing our joys and celebrations of 2013 and what we are looking forward to in 2014. Irene and Serena got us this nice breakfast...

and yes... lets see where we can go for a walk...

After a long walk, had a break at Starbucks. The girl at the counter asked Derek if he is a TVB artiste....

Sharing good time together by the seaside. Lots of laughter, lots of sharing of life and values... Finally had some time to catch up with Irene and Serena to listen to their SOM experience in New Zealand.

Visited a family who brought us around the Carmelite Monastery, Stanley Market and a retreat house filled with the nativity scene... 

They treated us for dinner at their house. So eager to share their faith... Sylvester and the rest had met some of them at a conference they were at before meeting us in Hong Kong.

Then it was time for our Retreat at St. Francis Xavier Spirituality Centre Cheung Chau, Hong Kong. 2 days of quiet... Meeting with our spiritual director, Fr Tong. Ended the retreat with a private mass at the chapel with him.

The 7 of us took this time to discern our next step with LIFE. Fr Tong found 3 elements we have in common. 

1. Mission
2. Trust - providence
3. Joy

It has given us more clarity in moving forward and stirred in us the desire to plunge into God's grace in his mission field, knowing that we can trust him with joy!

While waiting for the ferry to get back to Hong Kong, we had this dessert. It was sooooo nice and soft..... mmmmmmm. One of those things I remember best of Hong Kong:) really good food, anywhere, everywhere!

Then we landed in this apartment for 1 night. It was so small for the 6 of us. The nightmare was the toilet and bathroom. One cannot move when in it! So, as a remembrance, we all crowded in and took this picture. Lots of laughter! What a challenge to take a shower...

While we were at the retreat, my family was in Shenzen - shopping, eating.... They also visited Ocean Park on their last day in Hong Kong before flying back to KK.

God, thank you for this wonderful opportunity and for keeping us safe throughout the trip.