Family, Food, and Mosquitoes

As I walked through an all-too familiar doorway, I was welcomed with the sweet smell of dad's home cooking.  As a family, we highly value hospitality and usually when people walk through our doors, they leave full.  This time it was no different.  Even though we had the company of all my uncles, aunts, and cousins on my mom's side (about 25) and in some cases up to 50 people, everyone still feasted on rice pot chicken wings, Chinese broccoli, home made BBQ pork, beef tenderloin, fish, sweet & sour salmon, ribs, and steak to their hearts content.   

Now, why would we be feeding 25+ people?  This trip to Regina was a bit special.  The celebration of my great grandmother's 100th birthday,  Along with that, to introduce my wife to my uncles, aunts, and cousins, and to celebrate with Saskatchewan friends who weren't able to make it out to our wedding.

The whole Family and Great Grandma.  Happy 100th Birthday!

Multiple celebrations were in order and with the company of family and friends, it made April and I feel really special and appreciated.  We are reminded that even though there are literally thousands of kilometers between us and our families, that they will always love us and care for us.  With my Regina friends, I know I am loved and appreciated and the acceptance of April into our friends circles, I am eternally grateful.  Finally, I want to give a shout-out to all the mosquitoes in Saskatchewan.  The MANY mosquito bites on April and I are enough for both of us to know that you also love us.  Can you do us a favour though?  Please love us less.  Thank you all for making our trip so memorable.

All the Cousins

Family doing all the prep and cooking for mine and April's Party

This is just the snacks...

The guests have arrived

Upcoming Events & Prayer Requests

Upcoming Events

• Student Leadership Training (SFU) - Sept. 1st
• Tabling at SFU - Sept. 2-4
• SFU Burnaby Clubs Days - Sept. 9-11
• SFU Surrey Clubs Days - Sept. 16-17
• Inter-Generational Dialogue - Sept. 25
• AMMiC Planning Meeting - Oct. 3

Students & Campus

• Pray for a good Student Leadership Training.  That our executive will catch onto the vision of IVCF.
• Pray for the community house over this fall.
• Pray for the Executive Leaders and Small Group Leaders Teams 
• Pray for all the Tabling and Clubs Days.
• Pray for an abundance of First Year interest.
• Pray for mine and Barron's funding that the rest of it will come over the summer.
• Pray for our President Catherine as she will be leading the community in the fall.

Personal

• Pray for my growth as a leader and mentor.
• Pray for me as I continue to network and connect with other Churches in the Lower Mainland.
• Pray for the Inter-Generational Dialogue between 1st and 2nd Generation Chinese Pastors.
• Pray for mine & April's relationship in our marriage.  We are coming up to our One-Year Anniversary soon.  Pray for opportunities to be witnesses to our neighbors.
• Pray for more opportunities and clients for April in her field of work.
• Pray for me that I will rest well during my Sabbaths.
• Pray for me that I will be exercising more regularly.
• Pray for my health.

Praise Item

• Praise that Lord for an Executive Team heading into this Fall Term.