Wow... packing for Japan has finally begun. It's been a long process.... 10 years ago on a mission trip to India, I first started getting intersted in Japan. We were about 10 people from HK and 10 people from Japan on that 2 week trip. Later, as I got to know more about Japan, I realized how much people there are lonely, and havn't heard of Jesus' love - they havn't had the chance, because ther're so few Christians live there. I have dearly wanted to reach out the Japanese people, and show them God's love for them, and tell them about what Jesus has done for them too.

Leaving home is not easy for me. When I left for New Zealand in Jan 2005 to study jazz music, so I could play music with the Japanes people when I get there, I found it so hard to leave... not HK, but people. I cried when I left my special friends at that time. I cried with my sister thinking about leaving. My Dad came with me to NZ to help me settle in. When he left to fly back to HK, that night I went back to my room and cried and cried. In New Zealand, I could call my Mum and Dad often, but I missed giving my Mum big huggs so much. The hardest thing for me is saying goodbye to people I love, especially my family, close friends and those who I've really invested my life into (yes, Simon, Wing and Lai Tiw, I'm gonna miss you so much.......). I also struggle with changing surroundings. Since I was a child, whenever my surroundings changed, I would feel very unsettled and worry easily. I'm still like that, now that I'm old, but at least I know myself and how to deal with it, but it's still hard.

Now it is time to pack again, it's about my 3rd time to move all my stuff and go somewhere to another place. I don't like it (except it is good for throwing away stuff I don't need!). But the future is there before me... will I take it? Yes. There is one thing I don't ever want to do, and that is to not take the life God wants me to live. Any other life is not just second best, but really misses the point of me being here. Also, though God dosen't have to use me to reach Japanese people who haven't heard yet about Him (because I'm just a small guy, and there are many people God could use besides me), I certainly care SO much about the lovely people of Japan now. I love them very much, and I want to take this special opportunity to show that love God has let develop in my heart by going there and living my life with them. This is the best way to show that you really love someone or some people, to give them your time. I really REALLY look forward to the future when I can spend much deep time interacting with the Japanese (once my Japanese gets better!!!), and help them come closer to Jesus, encouraging and helping them to follow the Holy Spirit and grow, and also to help them to help others to come closer to God, too.

Please pray for me, as I have many challanges to face. I fear many things, because this is my weakness, but I don't want to let that stop me, because I know Jesus is watching out for me. I can go, because Jesus is with me all the way. I fear loneliness, but Jesus will give me everything I need. I am concerned for my family, but Jesus will take care of them. I fear traveling, but God will protect me and lead me on the whole journey.

As you can tell, I'm not excited to go, but dertermined. It is people I go to serve, and so it is people I will have to leave behind in HK. Please pray for me. I will keep blogging on this site, so I hope to stay in good contact with you all!

God bless you too as you seek and follow God's plan for your lives!

 

Yeah! I know it's been a week since the Summit, but it has taken me about that long to recover from it... it was such a great networking time.

Thanks to those of you who prayed form my role in organizing all the worship for the Youth Summit part... God really helped me and provided us with so many great musicians, so that it went really well, and we had so much fun, didn't we? God did that.

In this Summit, one of the big things I learned I need to interested in what's going on in OTHER people's lives and the work they are doing as they follow Jesus. I realized that I have often just focused on just myself. Through this camp, the Holy Spirit started to show me that I don't need to wait till I have gotten to Japan to start being concerned with other people's work... I can start caring for them now! I met so many great friends there :)

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Last weekend Corinna sang a duet with 蘇永康 (William So) at his Live 08 concert in the Star Hall. I was totally blown away with her good performance. She sang so well, and her Chinese was so good. I was so proud of her. Now many more people know about Coninna, so she's getting famous.  People are noticing, too, that she's different, because she is following Jesus. :)

Click ahead in this slide show to see Corinna :n)