Hanukkah

 I don't think the dinner was super authentic, but it was a chance to learn a bit about the deaf Christian community here.

Garden chairman

 By appointment only

Lettuce and dill

 

Cheung Sha beach

 

2 hour Mui Wo to DB hike and ferry back

 

Old school elevator

The bars are actually made of wood.

Goat soup

 

Lettuce

 

I lent my friend a book and her cat used it as a pillow.

 

If Molly were still here, I would have taken her out to play on this beautiful day.

 

I won’t be able to hear your instructions unless I find my peace. So that will be my new life’s mission—to live from the place of peace.

From "Firstfruits" written by Brian Simmons and Gretchen Rodriguez

2nd T8 a scant few days later

 

First T8 of the year

 

Such a funny face

 

Accountability group

 

Home group games

 

Workout group

 Thankful that we're still going strong!

Serving as a team

 CG

Harvest moon

 

Good dogs

Before she left for the post office, she should have asked them to wait when they were facing the right direction.

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Cold chrysanthemum tea

 How long did it take me to discover this simple pleasure? Thank you, Lord.

I brewed the chrysanthemum tea yesterday and left it in the fridge overnight.

#church

 

 My brother said it's the Li Ka Shing forcefield. It's a local joke about how the richest man in HK has the power to prevent workers from getting a "typhoon day."

Queen of the jungle

 

My friend's cat is timid around people but turns into a mighty hunter whenever she spots her prey. (Turn up the volume.)

Hot but fun day

 

Baddy coach and his new store

 

Social

 

Sermon on Elijah

Will we trust the process before we see evidence of progress? 

-- Pastor Brett 

Elijah asked his servant to go out to look for rain. It happened seven times before the servant sees a cloud as small as a man's hand.

Green Egg Island