快樂的加州之旅 Joyful LA trip

Here are our praises to God for our LA trip.

1. Safety. Yes, we got to LA safely, and we got home safely. On our way back, we had a short 30 minutes to catch a connecting flight from Houston to KC. We had to walk from terminal D to terminal B, and it was a very far distance and we even had to take a 'transit'. Cheryl was running while holding my hands because we were walking fast. Amazingly, we made it! Eveybody else were inside the plane. We were the 2nd to the last who got in. :)

2. Friends. Some of the sweet moments were hanging out with friends. We spent time eating and fellowshiping with friends there. Especially our hosts, Chris' family, Justin's family, and Janejane, we saw them almost everyday. They are all lovely people.

3. Ministry. We're grateful for different opportunities to share at small groups, prayer meeting and Sunday service. We were very encouraged to see so many passionate lovers of Jesus, pressing on for their pursuit of the Lord. Their prayers and devotion to the Lord have touched our heart.

4. Fun places. We brought the kids to Irvine lake for a short family time. We played 'pooh stick' and it was one of the memorable moments for the kids. I brought them to the little old mall and Schabarum park where we used to hang out as a family when we lived there. I saw Samuel's face lit up when we got to the park. We also went to the beach with friends. That's my kids' favorite! Barefoot on the sand, stepping on the ocean water, getting wet chased by the waves, sand castles... yup! Also, our friends brought my 2 boys to the circus!! First time in their lives! How they kept talking about their circus experience to us.

5. Support. Praise the Lord for providing through these generous people. We had our expenses covered. God once again proved Himself faithful. While doing the work of intercessory missionary here, we know we have partners back home in LA, who invested in us, and will share with us the joy and fruit of our ministry.

6. Healing. Cheryl was sick since we bought tickets to go back to LA. She got fever too while we were there. I felt it was an attack of the enemy. Sure enough after our Wednesday ministry, she had no more fever and started to feel better. Praise God! Both Jerry and I, at the end of the trip, were getting sick from being too tired. But God has protected us.

Thank You, God, for an awesome trip filled with many surprises!