Katy’s Weblog
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…
Read more of “The Life We Never Expected by Andrew and Rachel Wilson”
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 at my church.
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!
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!
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 be found.
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 have made great strides in my preparations and have most of my message done.
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.”