One year mark

First time

 Today is our one year anniversary in Hong Kong! We made it so far! Celebrations will come later. 

 First we preach - four times! And this weekend is also our debut at the Mercy Seat. After our first sermon on Sat afternoon, four pastors give feedback. So we rework our entire outline. Boy are we tired that night.   

 After the first Sun service, Pastor Joshua asks us to throw preaching notes away. With fear and trembling we do. And preach with freedom the next two services. First time without notes! 

Taiwanese Steakhouse

Are we glad it's all over at 230 pm : ) We change into civilian clothes and jump on a coach with Stella, Mimi and Miho. The coach takes us north to Shenzhen Bay in Guangdong

Well our 1-year training visa expires today. Our new work visa has been approved. But it needs to be activated.

Visa activated 

First up we celebrate our one year anniversary : ) Stella, Mimi and Miho celebrate with us. Stella takes us to a Taiwanese steakhouse. It's a nice place. The girls are happy. Dinah and I are also happy, but also exhausted.

  

 We finally make it back to Hong Kong late on Sunday. So touched that our friends go with us on this cross-border trip. Here's our photo right after getting our new visa activated. Now we really need some sleep. 

  It's been a long and very challenging weekend! And it's been a challenging but a very good year in Hong Kong - with our new spiritual family.