i am kristy

ohmigosh just realised that it's nearly been three months since i've posted anything haha and we were saying in the early days that I'd be one of the ones who'd blog regularly... hmm

well i'll begin with the ramblings of a one-year old, because today just happens to be my one-year birthday at Fluid (has it been that long?!) yep sure has... no one actually realised at the office until later in the day/evening... i think my boss was a little upset he had forgotten this special day, but he'll get over it i'm sure ha but seriously i never would have imagined things would have happened this way or how things would have turned out. God's been amazing in providing this job, something that i enjoy (most of the time heh) and allowing me to grow and mature in other areas. and for me what i do, my work and where i am in the workplace is important as i know God is using me here as part of my ministry.

it was so cool the other day having lunch with a colleague and sharing about God and our beliefs and thoughts. she's been going to a chinese church and has started going to a bible study group, which is great! a few days later i received an email from her asking me to help her pray for her niece who is in ICU back in Canada with some virus that the doctors don't know much about. I know God gives us opportunities like this to share his love, comfort and peace and wrote back an email prayer and encouraged her with some scripture. i know this is just the beginning...

i've been reading a book about God's manifestation and hiddenness (thanks dpma) which is really good for where I am at now. so many times we rely on the tangible, obvious things from God to base our relationship and faith in, however so much more of the time is spent when God draws back and asks us to seek him first in all things, regardless of the outcome or what he can do for us. our faith and confidence should lie in christ alone. and that's something i've been learning more about recently

over easter weekend, a group of 23 of us from our church went to Beijing baby (woharr!) on a missions trip... it was quite a different trip mainly that we couldn't blantly share the gospel or speak of Jesus, God or christianity on the streets, but despite that we did have awesome conversations with people as they are so open and hungry for the truth.

a quick overview: we trained overnight (bunk beds and squat toilets with handles so you don't fall in) to inner mongolia to a high school, the classes had 48-60 students which in itself is amazing and we basically shared our life stories, songs and photos and taught the classes. we went back to the students homes for meals and they were so generous with what they have, i felt so blessed! we trained back that night to beijing and spent some time at the universities and talking with the students, who focus mainly on getting a good education, to get a good job and so on. But there's more than that! through the english corners at cafes we got to share that with them very cool. on sunday some of our team were part of a easter celebration service with an international church there, doing dramas and dance. the rest of us were supporting up in the balcony. it's crazy to think that in these churches that are government approved only allow foreign passport holders to come to the services! seriously we are so priviledged to be able to worship and serve our God so freely, something that's so easily forgotten. the next day we headed out to an orphanage which was incredibly special. it was a special needs place, so children from state government orphanages with physical, mental, physcological needs came here. they were from a few months to six years old and all i kept sayign and thinking was "precious" that these children are so precious in God's eyes, that even tho their parents might not accept them or want them, they are loved. and it was amazing just to be with them and see them enjoy the simple things like blowing bubbles and stickers and playing with balloons. we headed back to hkg the next day and even on the plane, God reminded us what we are about, and placed us around the plane among the other people. One of the team, Cherie was sitting next to a teacher who had taken a group of HK highschool students on a cultural exchange trip and they were involved in a bus accident the day earlier. some had been admitted and released to fly back with the rest and a few were in critical condition and were still in the hospital. But our GOd is an amazing God and we were able to pray with the teacher and the students on the plane for God's love and comfort. there were lots of tears and questionning looks from other passengers, and i know God was doing something there and again it was awesome to be apart of his plan.

for myself, the trip was definitely humbling, just knowing that God will use us in everyday sort of situations and that we need to be ready and available for this. how many times do we let opportunities pass us by, because we're caught up with our own thoughts, desires and are preoccupied with our lives? too many if any. the trip also has given me a glimpse of God's love for his people there and i actually really liked the place and know i'll be back... only God knows when :)

wow k this post nearly makes up for the lack of updates... nearly heh

other stuff that's happened... i got a digi finally, so will start posting some pics, planetshakers came to hk - they were awesome, looked after my boss' crazy cats - they hate me (the cats), lost season 2, rugby sevens - booo lost in the semis, dove is back - wohoo and saz is back in june!

and I'm going to BALI soon for my sister's wedding, i'm so excited, i just can't hide it... !! having a few dresses made, just cuz i can it'll be so much fun and a week on the beach is definitely what i need :)

ohmigosh my sister's getting married, i'm going to have a brother in law!