A Visit to Hong Kong

In our plan to go home to Taiwan during the children's summer vacation, we planned to go churching and sightseeing to Malaysia and Singapore, but nothing worked out from our side though the churches there are ready to receive us. We really did not have peace to schedule our flight for some reasons. Finally, when we realized that it was not the proper time for now, we changed our plan and informed our brothers. But we were led to visit Hong Kong instead, and got a flight ticket that gave us enough hours of transit to visit some saints and enjoy a city tour.

As soon as we arrived the city, we were taken to the training center and met the trainees who came to our locality for the two weeks propagation recently. This trip was more of a family trip in nature and our interest was more inclined to our children. The brothers who took care of us knew exactly what our children would enjoy. So be it food, or places of visit, all were in line with our children's interest. As parent, we, my wife and I, just joined ourselves to what our children enjoyed and loved. It was fun and real family time. This had been due from my side as a father. Back home, I hardly get time to spend with my children. Now, the Lord has granted me amply time to spend with them, blend with them and enjoy being with them. It was indeed a great family time, driving around the city of Hong Kong. We also visited the Peak, the highest altitude of the city where the president used to reside. It was a beautiful peak overlooking the sky scrapper, surrounded by scenic beauty with lush greens all around, a beautiful deep blue water beneath, and a backwater from the south pacific ocean teeming with ships. An enjoyable family trip indeed. 

I have heard about Hong Kong and have seen in videos this commercial city booming in business. This was the first time I could visit in person. Besides the city being a business city, I was especially thankful to the Lord that He has the church in Hong Kong as the testimony to the mammon loving world. Though I did not yet attend any church meeting, from what I heard, the church had gone through tough times against opposers and turmoils, and came out gloriously. And a number of brothers who have been very much useful to the Lord today grew up in the church in this city. What a grace to be able to visit such a church! Perhaps, one day I will be able to join the meeting and fellowship with the saints.

As we depart for our destination city from Hong Kong airport, I was simply in awe to what the Lord just arranged for us. I had no word enough to thank the Lord and the brothers who took care of us. Once we landed in Taipei, I texted the brothers of my gratitude. Praise the Lord!