Saturday, April 4, 2015

Ministry of Touch

Tonight we had our monthly Couples Only Core and the focus was how Jesus ministered as He healed others through touching them. He could have chosen NOT to touch, but with these individuals, He touched them.  How beautiful the thought of Jesus touching these people. His touch not only healed them physically, but healed them and made them whole.

Here are some of the verses and I hope you'll take the time to read through them and let the Holy Spirit speak --
A man with leprosy in a city in Galilee
Mat 8:2  And a leper came to Him and bowed down before Him, and said, "Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean."
Mat 8:3  Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing; be cleansed." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Peter’s mother in law in Capernaum
Mat 8:14  When Jesus came into Peter's home, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever.
Mat 8:15  He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she got up and waited on Him.
Many people in a crowd in Capernaum
Luk 4:40  While the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and laying His hands on each one of them, He was healing them.
A 12 year old girl in Capernaum
Mat 9:25  But when the crowd had been sent out, He entered and took her by the hand, and the girl got up.
Two blind men in Capernaum
Mat 9:29  Then He touched their eyes, saying, "It shall be done to you according to your faith."
Mat 9:30  And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them: "See that no one knows about this!"
A few people in Nazareth
Mar 6:4  Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household."
Mar 6:5  And He could do no miracle there except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.
A man who was deaf and could hardly talk in the Decapolis
Mar 7:32  They *brought to Him one who was deaf and spoke with difficulty, and they *implored Him to lay His hand on him.
Mar 7:33  Jesus took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put His fingers into his ears, and after spitting, He touched his tongue with the saliva;
Mar 7:34  and looking up to heaven with a deep sigh, He *said to him, "Ephphatha!" that is, "Be opened!"
Mar 7:35  And his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was removed, and he began speaking plainly.
A blind man just outside Bethsaida
Mar 8:22  And they *came to Bethsaida. And they *brought a blind man to Jesus and *implored Him to touch him.
Mar 8:23  Taking the blind man by the hand, He brought him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, "Do you see anything?"
Mar 8:24  And he looked up and said, "I see men, for I see them like trees, walking around."
Mar 8:25  Then again He laid His hands on his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly.
In a synagogue, a woman who could not stand straight
Luk 13:11  And there was a woman who for eighteen years had had a sickness caused by a spirit; and she was bent double, and could not straighten up at all.
Luk 13:12  When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said to her, "Woman, you are freed from your sickness."
Luk 13:13  And He laid His hands on her; and immediately she was made erect again and began glorifying God.
Two blind men near Jericho
Mat 20:33  They *said to Him, "Lord, we want our eyes to be opened."
Mat 20:34  Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes; and immediately they regained their sight and followed Him.
A servant of the high priest whose ear Peter had cut off in the Garden of Gethsemane
Luk 22:50  And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear.

Luk 22:51  But Jesus answered and said, "Stop! No more of this." And He touched his ear and healed him.
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Friday, April 3, 2015

Family Time

The kids slept in as Isaiah had the day off.

A friend came over so that I can cut her hair. I asked her to email me a picture as the haircut came out really nice.

After finishing her haircut, Alan and I went out to lunch.

We got back and I started cooking.

We decided to go bowling as we had not done that in such a long time.

Alan did the best and Abby came in second.

We went out to a newly opened pasta restaurant and got three movies.

We came home and shared about our week and our prayer requests and watched two movies.

Actually, I watched only one movie and started scrubbing the floor on my hands and knees and finished up the load of laundry.

It's been such a long time since we've had family time.

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Thursday, April 2, 2015

New Hope Through Jesus

This morning I ran to several places. I literally RAN to these places as I didn't want to be on the scooter.  I had to go to two different banks, and the post office and then stop at this little vendor to buy Abby and my favorite breakfast.

I did all that in less than an hour!

And it was getting quite hot outside.

I worked with Abby on her science and in the afternoon, we did a fast run/walk to Carrefour, a local supermarket, as she wanted to buy this magazine.

I was hoping to go for a long run tonight but Isaiah called at 7:15 and wanted to be picked up from his very short cram school make up class.  He finished his first set of exams and his scores dropped drastically.  He ended up 6th in his class, having scored a 49 on Chemistry!!!! Yes, that's his first F! He has to be in the top 3, so this was a big hit.

Tonight I thought of Jesus and the first Lord's Supper.

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Exploring New Places

This morning started with an early morning appointment at AIT to renew our passports.  All four of our passports had to be renewed.  The kids had to come with us. Isaiah is now over 16 so he will get a 10 year passport, like Alan and I. Abby still will only get a 5 year passport.  As we were finishing up, the guy asked for a picture of Abby from these past five years. It's a way to make sure she is who she is.  Alan looked through his datebook. I looked through my wallet. We had NO PICTURE of Abby, not even a passport picture from these past five years. I go and looked through Alan's backpack and we brought her visa for Mainland China. It was done in 2011 and expires in 2015. The guy took that as the picture on the visa was within these past five years!!!! 

After the kids headed off to school, Alan and I headed out to Danhsui as we had to fix a faucet and a toilet in the small apartment that is out there.  After finishing the job, we decided to explore the area. It was so much fun!


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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

A Fresh Cup of Brewed Coffee

While I was in the States, I had a fresh cup of coffee every morning. And this was not a fresh cup of instant coffee, but a fresh cup of brewed coffee, like what you can get at Starbucks.  My sister had a single serving Kurig machine over at my mom's house.  It was really nice to have freshly brewed coffee with my breakfast each morning.

Since I've been back, I decided to try having freshly brewed coffee.  I'm the only one who drinks coffee, so I'd brew a small pot and have it for three days.  The thermos keeps the coffee relatively fresh. I've been doing this for about five days now and have really enjoyed my morning cup of coffee. Brewed coffee tastes so much better than instant!

This is similar to what I use, except that my filter needs no paper lining, so it's better for the environment.

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Even now as I write this blog, I'm enjoying my freshly brewed cup of coffee.
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Monday, March 30, 2015

New Life

This morning Abby and I went to visit a dear sister who just had a C-section last Friday. This is her third baby!

We just hung out with her and ate her 'hospital' food as she still had no appetite.

After getting home, I started to feel as if I was coming down with a cold.  I do think my body is crying out for more sleep.  I must go to bed early tonight!

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Sunday, March 29, 2015

Isaiah Is Back

Isaiah left on Friday afternoon for his tournament in Hualien.

He missed the wedding.

He missed going with me to New Beitou Baptist Church.

He missed playing the drums for House of Praise.

He didn't win his matches, but again, it was a great experience.

In fact, he met a player who is the son of a friend of my great aunt's daughter's son. (How do you like that convoluted description?)

When we got back to church, he was home.  And we just all sat around the dining room table to chat and catch up.

No pictures from his weekend trip... but here is a picture from when my mom and I went to visit Alan's mom and Aunt Ethel!



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