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When I woke up this morning, I had this unbelievably strong urge to check my email. So I did, and I've never been so excited to receive an email in my life! Guess who emailed me yesterday!

TSUCHIYA-SAN!!

Tsuchiya-san was one of my colleagues from Japan Green Clinic, where I was working prior to SOT. His family and wife are back in Japan, and his wife was going to give birth in May.

And congratulations! His wife has given birth to their beautiful baby boy! The picture he sent of his son is SO CUTE.

But what really touched me is what he wrote in his email about his experience visiting his family and new baby boy back in Japan. His english is not very good, but the words he used are really powerful. Especially the part about the last day of his trip.

DIRECT COPY+PASTED:

I was in Japan last day. when I got up they were still sleeping
I was watching them long time.
then I burned their face in my memory. it like a photo

I really felt the outpouring of pure love in the email as I read. Wow.

I can't wait for a chance to go and visit my Japan Green Clinic colleagues, and maybe see Tsuchiya-san's baby boy when his family comes here in September!

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So many people went on mission trips over the weekend, one of them being my teammate Jingming. He went to Indo with just one other student, a cell group leader! Woah! Two man team!

Seeing all the people going on mission trips and making an impact, being a blessing..I can't wait for my turn too!!

Kuching, Kuching..I hope I'm confirmed for Kuching trip, I'm really itching to go mission trip soon!

The assignment workload in SOT is really heavy (I think I've been mentioning this alot). Got exams this week! I've been trying my best to study today. Tomorrow is busy busy, got the leaders meeting that all the SOT people are supposed to go, and before that, lessons in the morning and work in the afternoon.

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Anyway, if all goes well, I should be back on track soon on improving my guitar skills again. Procrastinated too much since last time. Sigh. Going to learn from Alan Chen. Thankfully he doesn't live too far from me.

I'm very happy that Yanming is really being committed to coming to church and bible study. She asked me if Attributes sold bibles, so that she can get one next week. :) And she'll be attending bible study really soon, either mass class, or most probably 1-on-1 from Alan or me. Breakthrough for me, to have a chance to teach bible study.

Hmm..many more thoughts on my mind but I'll just focus on the things ahead for this week, leave the rest to God and the answers will come when they come.