Just wanted to send an update about what happened at the Bible Study yesterday, so that we can keep everyone in the loop.
Firstly, a big thank you to Julia and Yufei for their hospitality and allowing us to meet at their house again! Everybody who has been there knows how warm and welcoming their home is and it is always a pleasure to hang out there.
So.. the game!! Ruifen and Iryna chose a team building game again: there were 5 teams with 3 people in each team. Ruifen gave each team a scenario and the members of each team had to 'act out' the scenario without using any words. The scenarios were 'exam time', 'car accident', 'job hunting', 'wedding planning', 'new baby in the family'. We had tons of laugh. Everybody should become an actor !! Forget about HR, engineering, etc.
We sang three songs : 'Lord Reign in me', 'Blessed Be Your Name', 'Before the Throne of God Above'. You can find some of them in the playlist that we have put together. If you have suggestions for songs to sing at our future Bible Studies, just let us know!
After that, Pastor Rick talked about time management and especially about how God planned that we would work hard for 6 days and then rest for 24 hours. The passage he referred to was Exodus 20:8-11:
"Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy."
當 記 念 安 息 日 ， 守 為 聖 日 。 六 日 要 勞 碌 做 你 一 切 的 工 ，但 第 七 日 是 向 耶 和 華 ─ 你 神 當 守 的 安 息 日 。 這 一 日 你 和 你 的 兒 女 、 僕 婢 、 牲 畜 ， 並 你 城 裡 寄 居 的 客 旅 ， 無 論 何 工 都 不 可 做 ；因 為 六 日 之 內 ， 耶 和 華 造 天 、 地 、 海 ， 和 其 中 的 萬 物 ， 第 七 日 便 安 息 ， 所 以 耶 和 華 賜 福 與 安 息 日 ， 定 為 聖 日 。
(Hey! I know Chinese!! .. no, I don't)
For me, the hardest thing is not that I should take a day off to allow my body to rest, but that I should do hard work for 6 days. I like taking a day off and it's usually more than a day. So I really want to think about working harder during the 6 days and not being so lazy! But I find it so true that when I don't take time off at all, it is hard to function after a long time. I'm sure you all have thoughts about that and I look forward to an interesting discussion on the subject!
We ended our evening together by praying. Mom is still sick so we can continue to pray that she would get well soon! Also for Julia and Weiling who are expecting baby boys! We are happy and thank God that our friends and relatives who are planning to come visit all got their visas and we look forward to meeting them!
It was a fun time and I am happy we were able to enjoy it together. All comments and additions to this post are welcomed! Have a good week everybody!
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3 comments:
Where are the funny pictures?
Hey, I love the game very much. We all have grown in different ways since we played games before every bible study. People are getting more creative about acting.Every of us has great potential in making stories and acting. It's a lot of fun to see people play different roles. Personally, I liked Dinosour Ruifen, Prof. Yufei, the injured Weiguo and Baby Yu best,hahaha!
Regarding the bible study, we are all actually seeking personal sustainable development, which doesn't mean non-stop working. When I was working very hard,sacrificing all leisure time, trying to get rid of my work, it usually ended up with more and endless work coming. Now I'm trying to slow down my pace. I like Pastor Rick's comparison of people using a manual. I guess most of people try to figure out everything on their own, ignoring there is a manual there. Sometimes reading the manual is of great help.When we have some difficulty, it's wise to see what bible says about it. We will all gain wisdom from it.
It's a pity that I could not join you guys last Sunday because I was away to Washington D.C. But I am really happy to hear all of these good news, playing funny games together, passing the visa applications, and will have two more babies soon... Congratulations!
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