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The Heart of Welcome

Thursday November 30th, 2017
30 Nov 2017


By Linh Ly

My sister and I live in the same neighborhood in Sunnyvale. For Halloween, my housemates and I prayed about whether we should participate in the activities and what would honor God and be a blessing to the families. Rather than giving out candy, we decided to make balloon animals for the neighborhood kids who come to our home. We have been doing this for five of the six years in the neighborhood. By now, our neighbors know us and look forward to it every year. Read more →

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Breath of Life

Wednesday November 22nd, 2017
22 Nov 2017


By Hannah Sihoe

I remember clearly what happened last year (2016) when I almost lost Gideon, who was only 6 years old. My kids, Caleb and Gideon, were invited by some neighbor friends to go swimming. This invitation came as a great relief from the heat and boredom of summer. Since both my boys already knew how to swim and it was a small pool, I chose to sit next to the pool and watch. My older son, Caleb, briefly came out due to a bloody nose. Within a couple of minutes of getting tissue to clean up his nose, I heard Jake (a friend of theirs) say that something was also coming out of Gideon’s nose. My usual mommy thought was, “Oh my goodness, my kids are so embarrassing!” Jake told me again a second time before I decided to turn my head to Gideon, only to find him at the bottom of the 5’ pool – face down, limp, just drifting at the bottom. I immediately jumped in, somehow pushed him over and out onto the concrete, and saw that he was completely purple and unresponsive. Read more →

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Sylvania

Thursday November 16th, 2017
16 Nov 2017


In 2008, the diagnosis of breast cancer shook the core of my being. With no family history of cancer and a clean mammogram report from the previous year, I was too young to be struck with this illness…I thought. My children were only 2 and 5 at the time. I went before God and started confessing all the sins that I could remember, especially of jealousy, bitterness, anger and complaints. I asked for God’s forgiveness before asking for His healing. With much prayer support from many brothers and sisters, I went ahead with the surgery and awaited radiation treatment. Read more →

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I am learning about trust

Wednesday November 15th, 2017
15 Nov 2017


By Qian Wang

I am learning about what it looks like to trust God and what it feels like to put my trust completely in Him.

Learning to be present in the experiences and to feel the emotions. Being there to experience heartache and brokenness and seeing that the world cannot fix me. Being of the world will not fix me or bring me anywhere close to wholeness.

I am learning how much I need God and how good that is. I am learning how good our God is and how much He can pull you through. I am learning to trust and surrender, knowing that it will all be okay. Read more →

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Cantonese Gospel Sunday

Wednesday November 8th, 2017
08 Nov 2017

By Henry Leung

While sitting on the moistened deck and as the fog slowly burns away, I admire and reflect. I reminiscence the glory of yester-year as the red and gold canopy radiates under the morning sun. The symphonic colors of the table cloths billow as the light breeze nudges them to wake up.  A familiar sound of water boiling in tea pots harmonize with the jovial murmurs of those gathering for morning coffee which echo in the brisk air.  The temperature has dropped considerably compared to the previous 3 Sundays… a sure sign of change.   Read more →

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