Evangelical Church of Hong Kong Here We Come!

Sunday/ July 8th
Evangelical Church of Hong Kong Here We Come!

I was so excited about this morning to hopefully find a place that we can plug into for the time we are here. Again the Lord is good. After about an hour journey to get there (walking, subways, and more walking) we arrived at the Hong Kong Convention Center. This is where the church meets in one of the meeting rooms. We made our way to the elevator and met a family that was from Dallas. The Dad graduated from Auburn and they have lived in HK for 2 months. The best part- they had 2 little girls that were 2 ½ and 4 ½ and they had matching dresses. And don’t you know that Josh and Caleb had on their matching outfits. So, it made me smile. We hope to play with them later in the week at a Toy Library. I will let you know how it goes.

The boys had a blast in their Sunday school classes. They were able to run and play with other little kiddies- this was such an answer to prayer for me! The service was good and the Lord spoke again to our hearts confirming that he has us here through Psalm 1. The Pastor spoke to us about spiritual growth and delighting in the Lord.

The past couple of weeks have been really hard. Harder than I am describing to you in what I am writing. Matt and I have questioned so many times whether or not we made the right decision in bringing our family. I have felt like I have come to the end of April on an hourly basis. Sometimes in tears, sometimes after reacting in my flesh, sometimes after one more pressure point gets pushed, or from my expectations getting blown up in my face for the 30th time of the day. “Why am I here?” I scream out inside? So hearing the pastor talk about growth was water to my soul.

On my bulletin I wrote two titles that I wanted to give more thought or develop more in my heart-
1) Why is it so hard to die? (render myself dead- crucified with Christ)
2) Adjusting to His reality for Me (The whole idea of surrendering my expectations for what he has for me.)
So walking back to the subway, Matt and I talked about the idea, that we might not be under attack from the enemy because of “something big God might do in our midst here in Hong Kong” but rather the enemy is more so on the prowl for what God is doing “in us”. We came to the conclusion that the Lord Jesus has seen fit to bring us to an intensive learning classroom (Hong Kong) to shape and mold us- in a way that he could only do so apart from all that was familiar and working for us. He is using just as he has promised, all that the enemy has thrown at us for our destruction- he is using it as a refining fire.

Bless you Jesus, for not leaving us the same as we were yesterday. You are more than I could ever have imagined you would be. I honor you. Today Lord, Matt and I commit to not doubting why we are here anymore. We are drawing a line in the sand. That line of thought from the enemy will not work with us anymore. You have confirmed ever- so patiently with us that you have led us here. Today we choose to believe you.