Finally

After all these years in US, finally it all comes to an end. Upon an email to decline the SZ offer and an official last day in MS, I am practically out of this big and famous ship - and in a wild roaring sea.

This is a big relief - after going through all the struggles and so many emotional battles, finally future is more certain ... about its nature of uncertainty. Now I am very certain about my next few months - that I will be faced with more uncertainties. I don't remember if I'd done something like this before. I have been making decisions in a very careful and safe way from this world's perspective. I don't know if this is a wise decision but I know life is more than a job and a comfortable environment. God has been faithful and merciful to me during all these years when I am away from my family, living in a foreign country, speaking with heavy accent, getting along with chinese from all around the world. I believe His faithfulness doesn't change. And hopefully this is going to be a new faith story. Less of me, more of God. Seek His kingdom first and let His will be done instead of my personal agenda be observed.

With this mindset, I hope to see a bigger sky that I'd never seen. I hope to see a bigger God, a more powerful grace/love/peace giver that I'd never experienced. And hopefully I will be empowered to do the right thing, love mercy, and walk humbly with God. To mean what I say and say what I mean. To really walk my talk, and be a man of integrity!

The waiting room of life

God spoke out loud in today's sermon! A brief summary:

"Be still, and know that I am God;

I will be exalted among the nations,

I will be exalted in the earth." Psalm 46:10-11

Waiting is an act of obedience. God is at work when we are waiting.

The waiting room of life is the place where faith is born, obedience is grown and life is perfected.

Whether we are waiting for a career breakthrough, for a relationship to come along, for spiritual revival, what God concerns is more about what kind of people when we get there. We are going to get a job, a promotion, to meet someone etc. but who we are when we get there?

Keep listening and move forward.

And yes, we have a lifetime to wait!

當年今日 - 西歐游

12 years already!!! Thank you Eddy for reminding us ... I still remember how expensive McDonald is in Swiss. And all the instant noodles that 恩公 gave us (Frankly instant noodles are still a major part of my diet as of today :=P) and I got back my passport and wallet from a korean after leaving them in the tiolet on the "bullet train" in France (and we were playing Uno ...) !!! Still remember biking in Swiss?

Yeah ... "in my heart ... in my heart ... x N times ... "

Oh those old good days ... (Gray, stole your pic :))

Praise the Lord

There are still survivors even after more than a week!! He is indeed our refuge and salvation, pray that there will be more miracles and these lives need not enter the eternal darkness, He is the one who heals and gives lives, He is able, He is faithful!

耶 和 華 阿 、 我 聽 見 你 的 名 聲 、 就 懼 怕 。 耶 和 華 阿 、 求 你 在 這 些 年 間 復 興 你 的 作 為 、 在 這 些 年 間 顯 明 出 來 、 在 發 怒 的 時 候 、 以 憐 憫 為 念 。

This makes me cry ...

"A nurse holding a general's written order begs soldiers to rescue surviving children still buried in the ruins of another nearby school in the old city district near a mountain at the earthquake-hit Beichuan county, Sichuan province, May 15, 2008. The soldiers are not under the command of the general, whose written order reads: 'Please arrange for rescue operations at this school as quickly as possible.' (Jason Lee/Reuters)"

... 对于活着的人 ...

http://www.edzx.com/Article/Class12/Class14/200805/16241.html

Amen!!

Lord do something ...

"Li XX, 10, screams after her left leg was amputated to rescue her from the ruins of a collapsed building at Miaoba primary school in earthquake-hit Beichuan county, about 99 miles northeast of the epicenter at Wenchuan county, Sichuan Province, May 15, 2008"

Lord, please have mercy on this place, show your kindness and grace and miracles, you are the God who creates and destroys, you gives and takes ... you are the one in control and only you can heal and give them life - only your cross, the power of your cross can ease their pains. Many of them have never heard of you and when they died many of them go to hell. Be with them, and even in this times of great troubles and difficulties, when their hearts cry out to you, have mercy on them ...

"A mother cries as she covers the body of her son who was killed when his school collapsed in the earthquake-hit township of Hanwang, in Mianzhu city north of Chengdu, Sichuan Province May 16, 2008"

"Most of the students killed when Wufu's school collapsed were only children, ..."

All the tears, all the broken hearts, all the unbearable pains ...

"神 要 擦 去 他 們 一 切 的 眼 淚 ． 不 再 有 死 亡 、 也 不 再 有 悲 哀 、 哭 號 、 疼 痛 、 因 為 以 前 的 事 都 過 去 了 。" (Revelation 21:4)