Monday, November 28, 2011

the advent season





It's the first Sunday of Advent - the beginning of a new church year. What is Advent? Advent is the season of getting ready for Christmas - the time to get ready for Jesus.

Advent is the season of watching and waiting. It is the opposite of our culture's demand for instant gratification. It is the church's way of saying, "Not yet, but very soon." It is a season of waiting in expectation for God's promises to be fulfilled.  It is Jesus' way of saying, "Ready or not, here I come!"  It is the present reality of a past event that determines our future. It is a wake-up call to remind us that the Messiah who once came is coming again, and is here among us now. It is the time to remember, repent, and be ready.

As we slow down and take the time to allow God's Word to soak in and saturate our lives this Advent season, we will begin to see ourselves as one of the characters in God's great story of salvation. And as we continue to move throughout the seasons of the church year, we begin to find that God's story becomes our story - Jesus' life becomes our life, Jesus' death becomes our death, Jesus' resurrection becomes our resurrection.  Have a blessed Advent.


(picture - diane meyer, respublica)

Thursday, November 24, 2011

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Thursday, November 17, 2011

hong kong in fifty words or less

big, bright, loud, life, lights, energy, water, land, islands, mountains, buildings, steel, metal, concrete, jungle, sights, sounds, smells, tastes, delightful, delicious, food heaven, free, international, money, finance, labor, workers, moving, busy, students, teachers, classes, schools, gertrude simon, strong women, brave men, old message, new friends, good people, great god  

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

mini lange reunion



a mini lange reunion with josh at lcms mission headquarters in hong kong



sunset at ocean park

Monday, November 7, 2011



here is a map of hong kong showing where we are - an area just west of the new territories called yuen long.

Saturday, November 5, 2011


the school motto is matthew 5:14 - "you are the light of the world"

gertrude simon school in hong kong


this is the school we are at this week teaching english, making new friends, building relationships, and sharing the gospel.

Thursday, November 3, 2011