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Thursday, 02 July 2009

Riding the Boltbus again

I am riding the Boltbus to NYC. I have an appointment with P. Victor and P. Joe at 6pm. I will be coming back to Philly at midnight. With this bus service I feel like NYC is so much more accessible. I like it.

Isaiah's been under the weather for a week now. He has an ear infection and he is really quiet. It is strange to see a kid who wakes up each morning with such high energy get so quiet. Did you know that most morning he wakes up and starts to sing as he washes up. He sings praise songs and other songs he has learned in school. For a while he was belting out "proud to be an american." It is actually kind of sad seeing him be kind of quiet. But the doctor said he should be fine by the end of this week. I hope I see old Isaiah back soon.

Tuesday, 30 June 2009

Recovering

I left Revolution around 12:30am and got to my hotel by 1am. Pastor Mark Chun and I talked a little and I had to wake up at 4:30am to make my flight. I was so tired on the plane I must have looked silly with my head going up and down. I got home and took a quick shower and went to Mainline site with my family and my sister's family. It as been pretty fun and hectic with my sister's family around.

I did get to play a pick up game of soccer around my neighborhood. It was fun but I am still recovering from it. I think I need to go see the doctor about my back. It really is not doing well. I got acupuncture done in Chicago but I think it only helped a little. I actually stand with a slight slant. This is not good.

The rest of the week is filled with a staff meeting, spending time with my sister's family, and a road trip to see Annette and Daniel. They are at the Meadowmount school of music.

The Meadowmount School of Music is a 7-week summer school for accomplished young violinists, violists, cellists, and pianists training for professional careers in music. Students ranging in age from 8 to 30 come from all parts of the United States and the world to this quiet mountain setting in New York State for rigorous practice and coaching on their instruments and in chamber music.

Students have the opportunity to work with an outstanding faculty and an excellent staff of pianists. Performance opportunities are given in weekly master classes and three concerts each week, open to the public. The school's distinguished alumni include Joshua Bell, Kyung-Wha Chung, Lynn Harrell, Jaime Laredo, Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, and Pinchas Zukerman.

Saturday, 27 June 2009

Revolution

Today is our last full day at Revolution. We have been having the conference on Oxford college. It is a small campus that is part of Emory. It is a really nice campus. We might return here next year...Lord willing!!!

God has really been good to us here. More than anything I feel like the students are very receptive. They are ready to receive and of course we know God is always really to give. I will be speaking tonight message. I am a little nervous since P. Mark preached a message similar to what I was going to say. But we will let the Lord hand this.

Love being with the college students...but of course I am tired and I cannot wait to see my family. It is going to be an interesting summer but it is always good to see the AMI pastors. Pray for me that God will use me to minister to the students. God is so faithful.

Tuesday, 23 June 2009

Midtown Atlanta

I am in Atlanta right by Georgia Tech. Just finished with JCA Young Adult meeting and spending some time with P. Keith from Southland. They got us a nice hotel right on Midtown Atlanta. AMI churches are becoming experts with Priceline. We will be having a meeting with some of the AMI pastors who will becoming to Revolution. It is always good to see them and to work with them. Pray for me as I speak and lead prayer time here.

As I shared briefly, I got no sleep last night because my father-in-law was very restless. He could not go to sleep and I spent most of the time massaging him into the night. At one point he actually said he wished he could pass away quickly. It was a rough night.

I was glad that I was somewhat useful for Annette's family in Chicago. I have been very challenged and blessed by Annette's family. They are really sacrificing for their father. Please pray for Annette's mom she is getting emotionally and physically drained. I am concerned about how much her body can take the difficulty of nursing my father-in-law. It is very emotional and labor intensive. Please pray for her....

Saturday, 20 June 2009

Situation in Chicago

I will write a more extensive report later but I for now I would appreciate prayers for Annette's family. Pray that we will trust in the Lord through this complicated situation. Pray that God will allow this process to teach us many lessons about Him. Pray for physical, emotional, and spiritual strength.

Annette's dad is pretty much in bed 24/7 other than a few attempt to stand up. On good days he walks a few steps and back to his bed. He eats very little and can not talk too much. We do thank God that the pain is gone. The first month he was in a lot of pain but for the last few months he is not in that kind of pain.

Tough the situation is difficult I am so blessed by the dedication and love of Annette's family. I admire the love and the children have for their father and family. It is not easy here but I see Christ love being manifested. I am also very impressed by Paul's (Annette's brother) wife. She (Jina) is really like an angel when she takes care of her father-in-law. I am so impressed. It is really hard hard nursing work....very hard. But I see her taking care of her father-in-law with great love and devotion. I see this from the whole family but I get impressed the most by Jina and Paul.

Even in the midst of this difficulty the kids are enjoying their time with their cousins. Also, we have time to laugh and catch up on things. We actually got to see a movie. God is faithful through it all. Here is a picture of Jina and the two youngest boys.