“Welcoming Spring welcoming blessings!” 祝愿大家：迎春接福！
That
was the greeting I brought to GCAC Spring Banquet last Sunday. Please pardon me
if I
haven’t had a chance to wish blessings to you for the New Year in person. This year I’ve thought
about the rationality of blessing for
a little bit. Jesus has blessed the
food and fed many, blessed the bread
broken for us, and blessed His
disciples before He left… I learned that when we are blessing each other we become more aware of the blessings God is pouring upon us day in
and day out: health & wealth, family & friends, love & joy, warmth
& food, and so many to count. God smiles when we thank for His blessings!
(GCAC Spring Banquet 2013)
Thanksgivings:
I keep thanking God for your partnership. Truly I feel that your
faithful prayers and supports to Eva and I meant much deeper to us than the
“red envelops”. Yes, this is the first year for us, a young couple, to giveaway
those traditional treats to the little ones; it is fun to give. I am also
overwhelmed with the love and generosity that my aged grandma and mother-in-law
have blessed us. They are just like
the women who supported Jesus’ ministry! May God graciously save them and
remember their hearts and deeds.
News:
I had great time during the reading
week, last Monday to Friday. Time spent with family, drank tea with
grandparents and relatives, joined GCAC banquet, and skied a few hours with
Eva’s mom and sister at Boston. Eva and I also went on to a Soul Sabbath Day (read my reflection
if interested)
with my spiritual formation class. All these, plus reading and reviewing my
Greek produced a very fruitful week. Thanks God, now I get back to full speed
of studies. Praise God, I received another A for Jesus in the January term for
Christ in Old Testament. (Please feel free to ask if you would like to see the materials
or papers of my learning)
Prayers Request:
This semester is pretty intense for us, would you pray that we
can press forward with higher speed?
Eva’s:
Theology Survey 2; New Testament Survey; Ministering Women in Pain, and Life of
Jesus (semlink, online studies). She really need your prayer support, please
lift her up in prayers whenever you remember her.
For
me: Greek 2; Interpreting the New Testament, and Spiritual Formation (with Ken
Lee).
Please
continue to pray for God’s salvation, protection, and health for both of our
families in New York.
Timely words from the Letter to Philippians:
Grace (favor and blessing) to
you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah). (1:2
Amplified Bible)
I hope that we, as partners in Christ’s province, receive grace
from the Lord, because He delights when we welcome His presence and presents
thankfully and continuously!
HAVE A BLESSED CHINESE NEW YEAR!
Blessing,
Tom
Chow
p.s. Please
kindly reply if you wish, I hope hear any news and prayer request from you too!
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