2007 Reflections and 2008I managed to not write any entries in 2007 other than the one I wrote on January 1. =P ******2007****** 1) Joy – God has been good to me. He restores my heart with true joy, and constantly reminds me to find joy in Him. I feel that the “transparent block” between God and me is shrinking. Praise God for all the people He has placed in my life as I continue to grow in this area: - Chinatown Women Prayer Group – who show me how powerful prayers in the Spirit are - Mike – never gives up on encouraging me. - CCBC – my second family - Hope Christian – an angel at my workplace - My family – who witness my growth, and become more accepting to me moving to NYC - My friends in HK or from CMU – my prayer warriors 2) Guitar – I failed in this. Too lazy to practice. =P However, did make improvements in playing the jimbay. 3) Dance for God – God answers prayers. I attended the Word in Motion Urban Dance Festival in LA in June. It was amazing and truly inspiring. I prayed for God’s provision of another fellow dancer of God, and He brought Shirley Wang into my life. We hung out at Cosi, shared our visions about dance ministry (which are pretty much in line with each other’s), prayed for each other, and danced together at CCBC’s coffeehouse. In October, I met this group of young people who attend Vineyard Fellowship in Flushing. For 2 months, we worked on a step dance and a HipHop dance together for a Christmas outreach in Flushing Mall on 12/22. They did great and reminded me how joyful it is to dance for God even when practices are tough. The Men’s Fellowship and one of our Sunday School students from CCBC also did a dance at the Christmas Program. Message was – “True meaning of Christmas is not about presents, stockings, santa claus, nor toys… but spending time with family and friends in the presence of God”. 4) Calling home Most of the week I did call 2-3 times a week. But there were times when I was less consistent about this. Really need to spend more time talking to my Grandma. Good thing is that every time my parents and I talk, conversations are having more quality. We cherish the moments where we can talk, and spend less time arguing about little stuff. They see that I’ve matured a lot during my time in NYC, and they understand better what kind of person I am. They have been trusting me more in my decisions about life. I hope that they’ll see that all these are from Jesus. 5) Others Went to CCBC Retreat the past weekend. It was great!!! I love my brothers and sisters in this Church. I have faith that God is doing great things through us and will continue to lead us to the right direction. In the first worship session, as I was praying, I felt that God was talking to me, reminding to stop focusing on little frustrations in my life, and to start looking at the bigger plans He has for me and the people around me. Yea... I have been pretty selfish lately, always being discontent with things in my life. But they are so tiny when compared to God’s Kingdom. My desire: to enjoy life to the fullest through Christ Jesus. ******2008****** 1) Joy (persevere!) 2) Call home (especially Grandma) more frequently 3) Be a better and more supportive girlfriend. Pray more for Mike’s ministries and career when we do not get to spend time together, but cherish and enjoy the moments when we get to be together. 4) Build up a dance worship team in NYC with the empowerment from the Spirit 5) Guitar (don’t give up!) Guess what… I think the next time I write will be a year from now. =P | 
