The subtitle is “Hopeful reflections on the challenges of parenting children with special needs.” Recently we’ve had a couple more families with autistic children come to our church. I am glad God find us worthy to care for His special children. I read this book to better understand the families. The authors have two autistic […]
Year: 2016
Last Sunday, I wanted to go to evening service at Grace Community Church, an hour away from my house. It would kill 3 birds with one stone – take my daughter back to school, watch the baptism of her friend, and enjoy a time of worship since I was not able to attend the service […]
There were many highlights from our Taiwan trip, here are just a few thoughts, not in any particular order: First day we landed at 6am, typhoon Megi hit at around noon. So much for the vision trip to Hualien Mennonite hospital – all trains were cancelled! We stored up with instant food from 7-11 conveniently […]
That was fast! It’s always that way, isn’t it? The anticipation is slow, and then before you know it, it’s over. I knew this would happen so I tried to take one day at a time and savor each moment. Even then, it was too fast to take it all in! None of us were […]
Leaving tomorrow night for Taiwan! I’ve been wanting to do this for about the last 10 years and now the time has come. What I’ve learned so far: God indeed is sufficient if I look for him. My tendency is to look for answers anywhere but God. When I ask him to help, he can […]
A week away from leaving for Taiwan! I am feeling much better – I asked many people to pray for me and the team, and I know God is answering. I feel I have more grasp of the lessons and teachings that I am prepping for. Psalm 77 has been an encouragement to me recently. […]
In Taiwan I will be giving 2 evangelistic messages, in addition to some other teaching opportunities and talking to people. Those 2 messages are by far the most challenging and stressing me out. But this week, God answered all my concerns. I am not feeling the anxiety that I felt the last few weeks. I […]
I said I am the Team Leader of this Taiwan STM. Technically I’m not. I’m the Mission Mentor. Semantics matter. I’m reviewing my training book today: “Your primary responsibility is not just to “lead a team” but to mentor those on it (and potentially those who are not) through missions discipleship.” “Mentoring is a relational […]
(Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 in case you are interested) I never used to worry. But as I get older, I am more prone to anxiety now. The thought of going to Taiwan is giving me anxiety. I want to go, I’m excited about going, I just want to get there now. I hate the […]
(Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 in case you are interested) God reminded me again that He provides for all we need. Our Taiwan short term mission team do not have musicians – no song leader, no guitar player who can lead in worship. One of our assignments for 4 days is to run the […]