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How we                                                                        I have encountered God in 2019 through his act of divine providence.

                                                                                      It seemed like bad news when I found out my mother had a fall at
                                                                                      home, but it lead to her admission to a nursing home very quickly.
        encounter God,                                                                This change was good for her physical and spiritual health, as she
                                                                                      gets cared for by professionals and can participate in weekly worship
                                                                                      without having to worry about finding a ride and going out in the cold.
                                                                                      God has used this experience to remind me once again how His plan is
        how God is                                                                    amazing and beyond our imagination!
                                                                                      - Rev. Tom


        stretching us                                                                 Originally, the main purpose


                                                                                      of the Panama trip was to do
                                                                                      follow-up.  However, God has
                                                                                      a bigger plan beyond what we
                                                                                      have in mind.  We are blessed
                                                                                      to have a doctor in our team
                                                                                      and that opened doors to
                                                                                      share the gospel with many
        I thank God for teaching me about                                             non-believers.  It was a great
        diversity and opening my eyes to                                              encouragement for me to
        see the richness of His kingdom.  I                                           see people accepting Jesus,
        learned some new words in Chinese                                             and it gives me motivation to
        and tried to pray in Cantonese                                                keep serving God so that more
        in some fellowship gatherings. I                                              people will know who God is
        struggled with it and we laughed                                              and believe in Him.
        about it... but it brought us closer                                          - Pastor Priscilla
        together as I made efforts to
        be part of their community by
        speaking their language.  I am
        grateful that different brothers and
        sisters got to know me more on a personal level and became closer
        and more unified as one big family at Logos! - Rev George                     I experienced God's deep love for us through the church; brothers and
                                                                                      sisters from different congregations checked in on us to see how we
                                                                                      were doing as new parents. There were times when some even offered
        In the later part of 2019, God has humbled me through my interaction          to help take care of Macy on Sunday mornings so that Myra can attend
        with the younger couples. I now understand more about the challenges          service. I am grateful for how God took care of my family through
                                                  the younger generation              brothers and sisters as I fulfilled my responsibilities as a shepherd. This
                                                  is facing as they balance           is God’s way of reminding me about the importance of Body Life where
                                                  between work and family             we all can be served and serve each other.
                                                  demands. God has also               - Pastor Mike
                                                  taught me that if I take
                                                  a step forward to mingle
                                                  with the young people,
                                                  they are very welcoming
                                                  and willing to accept
                                                  us. May God continue to
                                                  stretch me beyond my
                                                  comfort zone and open my
                                                  eyes to see what He sees.
                                                  - Rev. KC
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