Ferry ride...

We took the Star Ferry ride a couple of times across the Victoria Harbour. The ride across at night is quite beautiful but my pictures didn't turn out very good. These show our ride from Hong Kong Island to Kowloon. It was very hazy so the quality is not the best.

Victoria Park...

On 4 June 2009 we went to Victoria Park in Hong Kong where many came to commemorate those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing. The crowds were estimated at 150,000 holding candles and another 50,000 outside the gates. We were outside the gates but it was still amazing to see that many people gathered in one area.

This is the crowd after we got off the train...it was very crowded to say the least. It took us more than 20 minutes to walk about one block.

The people attending filled up the area of six soccer fields.

This is blurred but shows a large section of those holding candles.

Calligraphy Exhibition

While we were in Hong Kong we came across a Calligraphy Exhibition that was very interesting to see. Even though I have no idea what any of these pieces say~I did enjoy looking at them. The beautiful flower arrangements caught my eye too. Probably the funniest thing was when we walked in and they desired us to sign the guest book...they thought our hand writing was so wonderful. It does look a bit odd with all the Chinese signatures.

This man was one of the artists. He came over to us and gave us his booklet with several of his pictures and signed it for us. Then he wanted our photo with him near one of his works. Maybe we will end up in one of his exhibition booklets someday:)

The scroll I am standing near is using the more ancient form of calligraphy we were told.

Some things we saw today in Hong Kong...

We boarded a mini bus at Kowloon bus terminal and rode to the Mong Kok area and then walked along the streets until we came to the ferry terminal.

On the bus...notice the sign.

Busy streets...


The signs are everywhere and at night they are so bright.

Here we are entering Ladie's Market. It is a long stretch of stalls filled with just about whatever you can imagine. It was a bit overwelming to me with so much stuff to look at. The stalls go on for several blocks and we walked through the whole way.

Octopus on a stick was our snack!

Looking out across Victoria Harbour at Hong Kong Island. It was really a beautiful sight but not many of my pictures turned out with the night lights.

Hong Kong Island at night.

Clock Tower on the Kowloon Public Pier area.

This gives you a glimpse of some of the things we saw on our afternoon & evening outing today in Hong Kong.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

What do you see?

What do you see while you are washing dishes? Sometimes I remember other places I have lived and I recall looking out my window. Maybe watching little ones playing in the yard ...or maybe looking at some flowers growing in a planter...or maybe rejoicing at the beautiful colors God put in a sunset...maybe seeing the white peaks of the mountains after a snowstorm. My list could get really long...

Right now the window above my kitchen sink doesn't have a very pleasant view (just my laundry room) so I recently arranged a group of pictures so ...

Today as I did my dishes I looked at pictures of our family and thanked the Lord for blessing me so abundantly.

"I pray that my children and grandchildren may grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ" (2 Peter 3:18).

Friends!!!

This past week has been rather busy for us. We had the privilege of hosting several of our friends from South East Asia in our apartment. We also were involved in the TWR Asia partners conference held in Singapore. This gave us opportunity to spend some time with many of our friends from Asia and other areas around the world. God is doing amazing things and we continue to praise Him for the opportunities He has given us to be a part of this ministry that reaches many through mass media. You can check out our web site at http://www.twr.asia

Htay & Chit Chit ~ Larry & Barb

Mariane

Sena

I didn't get a photo of you girls this week so I used one taken on a different trip. It is fun to have guests stay with us and we hope you enjoyed your stay in Singapore. Come see us again soon.

Happy Mother's Day to my daughters!!!

Happy Mother's Day !!!

Angela, Jennifer & Samantha

I love each one of you and I am so blessed to be grandma to your precious children. Thanks for your love and encouragement to me. I hope you have a wonderful day and enjoy the blessings God brings to you.

tiny but beautiful

"...See how the lilies of the field grow.

They do not labor or spin.

Yet I tell you that not even Solomon

in all his spendor

was dressed like one of these."

Matthew 6:28b-29

I have a small orchid plant on my small deck area in a little pot not out in the fields but it still reminds me of this verse. It received very little care for several months and yet when I returned home it was blooming so beautifully for me. It had several branches so I picked one of them and put it in a very small vase I have.

Home Again!!!

I did arrive safely home in Singapore early Thursday morning after a long flight. I had an unusual thing happen when our flight landed in Tokyo. We were all asked to stay seated as there would be a team of quarantine experts coming on the plane and taking each passengers temperature before we could get off the plane. We also were required to fill out a form stating we were not sick and had not been around anyone that was sick. The government was taking strong precautions to not let the swine influenza enter their country. Needless to say--there was a young lady on our flight that evidently had a temperature because all those around her were required to stay on the plane for further questioning etc. Thankfully I was not too close to her and was allowed to exit the plane. This took well over an hour so I was very grateful to get off and get some walking in and stretch my legs after sitting for nearly 10 hours. I did take a few pictures so you can get the idea of what it looked like on the plane :)



The entry to Singapore was not so eventful. They just checked everyone as you left the plane.
I was very happy to see Larry waiting at the baggage claim area. It was about 3:00am when we arrived at our apartment.

It was a very special time to be with our kids and grandkids.
Now I have to adjust to a tropical climate again and a rather quiet apartment.

Hugs to Ellie, Owen, Kadence and Cash!!! I sure love you lots!!!! :)