:forgotten pastors:
we've been gone for almost 20 days. do you remember us? We're Derek and Janice.. leaders & pastors of 180? members of the Vine?
there's a phenomenon when people come to Hong Kong. they are loved and welcomed and accepted so fast, that sometimes people are amazed at how amazing this city is. people find that they can have a new home in HK so fast.. then they sucked into the culture of the city and of the Vine that's it impacts their live... sometimes so much so that people leave HK never to find that sort of acceptance and love anywhere else...
it's amazing isn't it? but you know, the opposite is true.
people can be forgotten. dropped, like a bad habit. one week, it's I LOVE YOU MAN! the next WEEK, it's yeah, it was fun, but they're gone...
Janice and i will have been gone for 3 weeks, and it really feels as though i've left the country never to return. already, there are new people in Vine and oneighty who are going to be like.. "who're these two" when janice and i show up at church this weekend.
since this is my personal blogspace, i'm going to be narcissistic and just vent. i miss home. HK is an amazing city, the Vine is an amazing Church, and oneighty is an amazing ministry. what is it about these 3 things that have impacted my life so much? so much so that janice and i are yearning for a Vine/oneighty service... we miss the people, i deeply miss the worship, i miss my home, i miss Killer, i miss Causeway Bay, i miss the Vine Centre...
don't get me wrong. life here is amazing. the church that we've visited, Janice's old church called Lord's Grace Church (LGC), has opened their arms to us and have really taken us in... but it's different. the city, is amazingly chill. great FOOD! the sun stays up till like 9pm.. we've alfresco dining, beaching, chilling.. and it's been amazing... the vibe is awesome here too. people out BBQing, but still home early... i've enjoyed the culture and i've been recharging...
but it's not real. it's holiday.
so, with just a few days left, i'm going to enjoy this place with all my heart, recharge more, stuff my face with great but $$$ food, hang out with my family here, keep joyriding as a janice's number one passenger... but come friday night.. janice and i will return home.
home. what a strange notion... home.... i miss it. to anyone who's forgotten about who we are... WE COMING HOME SOON!!!!!
there's a phenomenon when people come to Hong Kong. they are loved and welcomed and accepted so fast, that sometimes people are amazed at how amazing this city is. people find that they can have a new home in HK so fast.. then they sucked into the culture of the city and of the Vine that's it impacts their live... sometimes so much so that people leave HK never to find that sort of acceptance and love anywhere else...
it's amazing isn't it? but you know, the opposite is true.
people can be forgotten. dropped, like a bad habit. one week, it's I LOVE YOU MAN! the next WEEK, it's yeah, it was fun, but they're gone...
Janice and i will have been gone for 3 weeks, and it really feels as though i've left the country never to return. already, there are new people in Vine and oneighty who are going to be like.. "who're these two" when janice and i show up at church this weekend.
since this is my personal blogspace, i'm going to be narcissistic and just vent. i miss home. HK is an amazing city, the Vine is an amazing Church, and oneighty is an amazing ministry. what is it about these 3 things that have impacted my life so much? so much so that janice and i are yearning for a Vine/oneighty service... we miss the people, i deeply miss the worship, i miss my home, i miss Killer, i miss Causeway Bay, i miss the Vine Centre...
don't get me wrong. life here is amazing. the church that we've visited, Janice's old church called Lord's Grace Church (LGC), has opened their arms to us and have really taken us in... but it's different. the city, is amazingly chill. great FOOD! the sun stays up till like 9pm.. we've alfresco dining, beaching, chilling.. and it's been amazing... the vibe is awesome here too. people out BBQing, but still home early... i've enjoyed the culture and i've been recharging...
but it's not real. it's holiday.
so, with just a few days left, i'm going to enjoy this place with all my heart, recharge more, stuff my face with great but $$$ food, hang out with my family here, keep joyriding as a janice's number one passenger... but come friday night.. janice and i will return home.
home. what a strange notion... home.... i miss it. to anyone who's forgotten about who we are... WE COMING HOME SOON!!!!!
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