August 31, 2011

  • Today the first thing that happened to me when I woke up was that I got a chance to facetime with Pastor Owen, Carmen See mo, a bunch of aunties and uncles, and of course, my mom! Pastor Owen was so funny I couldn't stop laughing and giggling even after the facetime convo =o=.

    Then I went back to bed (they rang me awake at 7am =[ ) and watzapped for a bit and watched two amazing Youtubes (one is of a korean christian group who danced and worshipped publicly on the streets somewhere in US, the other is the new song of Song of Praise-相信有愛有奇蹟) before I slept until 11 something, woke up, made myself some Thai noodles in soup =] (Yes I think my cooking IS improving!) and then headed out the door hoping to buy tickets for the Gothenborg trip on October 15th. But when I got to the office and asked them about it, I realized that the whole group "Parties" until 2 am at a club in Gothenborg and then comes back to Lund at 5am. So I didn't buy the ticket. I'd much rather go by myself by train or bus and just wander around looking at maps =]. I walked around the shops for the rest of the afternoon, asked about tickets to Les Miserables playing in Malmo Opera in September (I really want to watch this play! Its a real classic =] ), and went into one of Lund's museums where they showcased the history of the scandinavian culture as well as history of the Lund Cathedral (It was a good look).

    Then at night, I went to the international bible study group organized by Ad Fontes for the first time at a couple's place, and there I was really blessed because I found myself amongst a group of students who were very different from me but who also shared the same believe as me. I guess I was quite lonely after I came here because I wasn't able to meet any christian friends.

    We had dinner together and Ulaf made some amazing Shepherd's pie while Linda made a very delicious apple custard pie for us all to eat. I felt warm and cozy as I ate there and it almost felt like home (not because of the food in particular but because I was really comfortable and felt pretty safe). Then we had a time of worship and prayers before Ulaf shared a brief message on Phillipians Chapter 3. And as I listened, I was reminded that 1. This is not our home, our home is in heaven 2. Discipleship where brothers and sisters rebuke each other in a righteous way is important 3. We are in a race, and we mustn't give up even if we hit a brick wall 4. We need to be humble 5. Don't let people who seem to be also running the race but are, in fact, deceivers, pull you down.

    We sung Blessed be your name, Mighty to save, and How Great is our God tonight. As I sung blessed be your name, I couldn't help but tear for a little bit at bridge:

    You give and take away,
    you give and take away,
    my heart will choose to say,
    Lord blessed be your name.
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    Ah Jesus, You are good.