Thursday August 6, 2009

Today was a great day!As I was reviewing the Easter vocabulary with my kids this morning, some of the girls started asking me a lot of questions about heaven, why Jesus died for us, all about creation and where you go after you die.It was awesome!I might have bent the rules a little bit by continuing to answer questions, but I couldn't help sharing!It was cool because my T.A. was able to hear and witness the kid's interest and child-like faith.

A group of us fasted today and one of the T.A.s actually fasted with us and came and prayed with our group this morning.That was really neat!We focused our prayer on the T.A.s, our children, and the people in Beijing, and as we prayed for strength and energy for the day God provided so abundantly!I actually had one of the best days with my kids and I know it was because I relied on God for strength and energy and not on food, drinks, or myself.It was a special thing to do with my teammates too.The Holy Spirit continues to bring us closer and closer!

We had a rehearsal for the wedding tonight.I got a 30 minute massage before, which was wonderful...less than $2 American dollars!Faith and Chung Chung, the couple who is getting married bought all the girls pink silk shirts with ruffles, and the boys baby blue button up long sleeve dress shirts to wear in the wedding.We wore them tonight for the rehearsal.We did a walkthrough of the ceremony.Since it was a double wedding, there were four moms to be walked down the aisle and since we have four guys on our team, the guys will have the privilege of walking down the mothers.We practiced our two songs we are going to sing Saturday and then headed back to get a good night's sleep.

Jesus answered, "It is written: Man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God."

Matthew 4:4