becoming

I am back!! And a big surprise to see Cc at the airport when I arrived! Thank you for your prayers, emails and blog comments during the trip. I really miss all of you!

I hope everyone is well. For me, I am a bit disappointed that so far the most common saying I got is that “you looked darker”, not “you looked thinner”. But being as intelligent as you all are, I think you will be able to say more encouraging words when you see me in person in the next few days or through the pictures I posted.

Praise God that everything went well in Brazil. In fact, I have to say that God’s grace is abundant in the Sao Jose church there. I see a number of new Christians growing very strong and fast, as well as the bonding and love among all brothers and sisters. I think this trip was also more relax for me than my previous trips; since my senior pastor took most of the “heavy talking” and teaching. Other than preaching on 3 Sundays to different churches and congregations and leading a few bible studies and house groups here and there in the first week, I just sat back and watched what God is doing most of the time. That’s good too, since this allows me to do more reflections and thinking on the spot — regarding the Sao Jose church, MGC, and about myself as well. Hopefully I can share more about these later on.

With a full morning meeting, and a pile of things on my office desk, I do not think I can write long. But I do want to say “thank you” for all of you who were so thoughtful about Cc and Jocelyn during my absence. I am really thankful that we have brothers and sisters like you and that we are all part of His family.

And if you have absolutely nothing to do for the rest of the day, you are most welcome to take a look at the pictures taken during this trip (by Rev. Wong and Alex) — all 307 of them!

De-icing the airplane	Toronto Airport
De-icing the airplane	De-icing the airplane
De-icing the airplane	On top of Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo Church	Sao Paulo Church
Sao Paulo Church	Sao Paulo Church
Santos scenery	Santos scenery
Santos scenery	Too hot, must buy shorts
Too hot, must buy shorts	Santos and neighboring towns
Santos and neighboring towns	At Santos
At Santos	Flooding everywhere in Sao Paulo
Flooding everywhere in Sao Paulo	Flooding everywhere in Sao Paulo
Flooding everywhere in Sao Paulo	Sao Paulo Cathredral
Sao Paulo Cathredral	Sao Paulo Cathredral
Sao Paulo Cathredral	Sao Paulo Cathredral
Lining up for confession	Sao Paulo Cathredral
Sao Paulo Cathredral	Sao Paulo Cathredral
Sao Paulo Cathredral	Sao Paulo Church
Sao Paulo Church	Sao Paulo Church
Alex arrived	Alex arrived
Where we stay - Sao Jose Church	Where we stay - Sao Jose Church
Sao Jose worship service	Sao Jose worship service
Sao Jose worship service	Sao Jose worship service
Sao Jose worship service	Sao Jose worship service
Sao Jose worship service	Sao Jose worship service
Sao Jose worship service	Sao Jose worship service
Sao Jose worship service	After worship service
After worship service	Church BBQ after church anniversary worship service
Church BBQ after church anniversary worship service	After worship service
After worship service	After worship service
After worship service	After worship service
No, this is not an eye-glasses container	Jacarei
Jacarei	Jacarei
Jacarei	Jacarei
Jacarei	Jacarei
Jacarei	Jacarei
Jacarei	Jacarei
Jacarei	Jacarei
Jacarei house meeting	Jacarei house meeting
Jacarei house meeting	Jacarei house meeting
Jacarei house meeting	Jacarei house meeting
Jacarei house meeting	Jacarei house meeting
Jacarei house meeting	Jacarei house meeting
Jacarei house meeting	Fish swimming upright
Fish swimming upright	Fishes swimming
Fishes swimming	Fishes swimming
Meeting with Le-Hong	Meeting with Le-Hong
Meeting with Le-Hong	At Cacapova
At Cacapova	At Cacapova
At Cacapova	At Cacapova
Cacapova house meeting	Pinda
Pinda	Pinda
Pinda	Pinda
Taubate	Taubate visitation
Taubate visitation	Taubate visitation
Taubate visitation	Taubate visitation
Taubate visitation	Taubate visitation
Taubate visitation	Taubate visitation
Taubate visitation	Taubate visitation
Taubate visitation	Taubate visitation
Taubate visitation	Alex arrived
Alex arrived	Alex arrived
Alex arrived	On the go
On the go	On the go
On the go	Outside Sao Jose Church
Outside Sao Jose Church	Lunch in Sao Jose
Sao Jose Group meeting	Sao Jose Group meeting
Sao Jose church worship	Sao Jose church worship
Church 8th anniversary worship service	Church 8th anniversary worship service
Church 8th anniversary worship service	Church 8th anniversary worship service
Church 8th anniversary worship service	Church 8th anniversary BBQ
After worship service	After worship service
Church 8th anniversary BBQ	Church 8th anniversary BBQ
Church 8th anniversary BBQ	Church 8th anniversary BBQ -- our room
Church 8th anniversary BBQ -- our room	Church 8th anniversary BBQ
Church 8th anniversary BBQ	Church 8th anniversary BBQ
Church 8th anniversary BBQ	Church 8th anniversary BBQ
Church 8th anniversary BBQ	Church 8th anniversary BBQ
After worship service	After worship service
After worship service	After worship service
After worship service	After worship service
After worship service	At Jacarei
Jacarei	Jacarei
Jacarei	No, it is not an eye-glasses container
No, it is not an eye-glasses container	No, it is not an eye-glasses container
No, it is not an eye-glasses container	Jacarei
Jacarei	Jacarei
Jacarei	Jacarei
Jacarei	Jacarei
Jacarei house group meeting	Jacarei house group meeting
Jacarei house group meeting	Jacarei house group meeting
On the go
Dobbie	Dobbie
Dobbie	Dobbie
Meeting with Le-Hong	Meeting with Le-Hong
Meeting with Le-Hong	Meeting with Le-Hong
Meeting with Le-Hong	Cacapova
Cacapova	Cacapova
Cacapova	Cacapova
Cacapova group meeting	Cacapova group meeting
Pinda visitation	Pinda visitation
Pinda visitation	Pinda visitation
Pinda visitation	Pinda visitation
Pinda visitation	Pinda visitation
Pinda visitation	Pinda visitation
Pinda visitation	Pinda visitation
Pinda visitation	Pinda visitation
Taubate	Taubate
Taubate	Taubate
At Taubate	At Taubate
At Taubate	At Taubate
At Taubate	At Taubate
At Taubate	At Taubate
At Taubate	At Taubate
Taubate nightsky	Taubate nightsky
Taubate nightsky	In Rio de Janerio
Rio de Janerio Vistation	Rio de Janerio Vistation
Rio de Janerio Vistation	Rio de Janerio Vistation
Rio de Janerio Vistation	Rio de Janerio Vistation
Rio de Janerio Vistation	Rio de Janerio Vistation
Rio de Janerio Vistation	Rio de Janerio Vistation
Rio de Janerio Vistation	Rio de Janerio Vistation
Rio de Janerio Vistation	Rio de Janerio Vistation
Rio de Janerio Vistation	Rio de Janerio Vistation
Rio de Janerio Vistation	Rio de Janerio Vistation
Rio de Janerio House group meeting	Rio de Janerio House group meeting
Rio de Janerio House group meeting	Rio de Janerio House group meeting
Rio de Janerio House group meeting	Rio de Janerio House group meeting
Rio de Janerio House group meeting	Rio de Janerio House group meeting
Rio de Janerio House group meeting	Rio de Janerio House group meeting
Lunch in Sao Jose	Lunch in Sao Jose
Coffee break at Sao Jose	Coffee break at Sao Jose
Sao Jose Shopping Centre	Sao Jose Shopping Centre
Sao Jose Shopping Centre	Sao Jose Shopping Centre
Sao Jose Shopping Centre	Sao Jose Shopping Centre
Sao Jose Shopping Centre	Sao Jose Night Life
Sao Jose Night Life	Sao Jose Shopping Centre
Sao Jose Shopping Centre	Sao Jose Shopping Centre
Sao Jose Shopping Centre
	Church Committee Meeting (Sunday school)
Church Committee Meeting (Sunday school)	Church Committee Meeting (Sunday school)
Sao Jose Church	Church Committee Meeting
Church Committee Meeting	Church Committee Meeting
Church Committee Meeting	Yes, it is a joke.
Church Committee Meeting	Church Committee Meeting
Sao Jose Group meeting	Sao Jose Group meeting
Sao Jose Group meeting	Sao Jose - Devotion time
Sao Jose	Sao Jose
Sao Jose worship service	Sao Jose worship service
Sao Jose worship service	Sao Jose worship service
Sao Jose after worship service	Sao Jose after worship service
Portuguese Youth Worship	Portuguese Youth Worship
Portuguese Youth Worship	Portuguese Youth Worship
Portuguese Youth Worship	Taubate
Taubate