Warwick and So Much More...

The day started early as Alan took Isaiah to Danhsui for the Basketball tournament. They had to take Mom as I had to go to the Warwick Briefing! So, Mom took a shower, drank Ensure for her pills and in the car, had a full breakfast. Isaiah's team came in second and they didn't get to church until a little past 5pm.

I spent the morning finishing up the dissertation, but I still have the appendixes and references to finish up. I also sorted through papers and worked on the talk for May 13th.

At 12:30, I headed out to the National Taiwan University Convention "Center". It was a long ride. I got there 30 minutes ahead and got to talk with the woman in charge. It was so great to get most of my questions answered. I went in and sat for an hour plus... and left at 3:20. I was a few minutes late to church, but got there before the service started! 

The speaker, Pastor Winston, brought a great message about how to respond during this time of Covid-19. He used II Chronicles 6:13-15 as his focus. What was really interesting was the idea that pestilence and plagues are mentioned very often in the Bible. God used these to soften the hearts of the stubborn and those who have strayed. We, as His people, should respond by humbling ourselves and pray. Turn from our wicked ways and pray!

After eating a quick bite, I headed out to tutor. I didn't get home until 10:15! Then I worked with Isaiah to write a letter requesting for scholarship from Warwick and we looked at the housing situation. One thing that was positive from the Briefing was that quarantine won't be needed as we are coming from Taiwan, which is considered a "Green" country! There might be a mandatory 3 day of quarantine, but most likely NO. But rules might change, so we won't know until June 21st, when the UK government will make another updated announcement!

Daily Lovely Insight:

God brought the different plagues for different purposes. First, He wanted the Egyptians to know that He is GOD of all... So, the plagues attacked Egyptian gods. Then the plagues were to attack the economy with the livestocks and the agricultural goods. Finally, He used the plagues to make an distinction between His people and the Egyptians. 

A question to ponder: how about this present 'plague'? 

Oh... an interesting fact: Cholera mortality rate was 12.8% as compared to Covid-19 which stands at  2.2%!

Seek Him First!