Wow! Jean's 60th Birthday Falls on Easter

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Alleluia! ... Happy Easter! ... Happy Easter Sunday! ... Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! ...

It's Easter Sunday today! Jean and I took our first grandson, Little Bee, to the first service at St. James' this morning. And a little later, Anita took her second son, Little Shine -- that is our second grandson -- to the same church. We happily celebrated this very important day, Easter, just as all or most other followers of the Lord Jesus Christ have done today in many very different parts of the world. Alleluia! ...

Then, at about 1:10 p.m., Jean and Little Bee and I arrived at Taichung Airport (台中航空站) to pick up Antony, who was just coming back from Hong Kong for a short vacation. (Meantime, he is expected to go to the diocesan office for a meeting on Monday!) Little Bee was excited to see his dad coming back home, and so was his little brother, Little Shine. In fact, all of us including Anita, Jean and me, have been so pleased to see Antony again, since he started his study at Ming Hua Theological College, Hong Kong. "Welcome home!" we said, plus a loud Alleluia! ...

Alleluia! Alleluia! ... This very day, we are so pleased, so very happy, because we have just celebrated the resurrection of our Lord, because Antony has once again returned home from Hong Kong for a vacation, and because Jean's 60th birthday was celebrated in a wonderful way, in a cheerful atmosphere created by not only us but also our "good neighbors and best friends" -- that is, the Rev. Sam Cheng and his family! (See photos below.)

Thanks and Wishes! (感恩之餘，也祝福大家！)

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Oh, my dear FB friends! At this moment I'd like to say THANK YOU to all who have said "Happy birthday" to me on or around March 23. Yes, to all of you, my real response should have been this: "Happy everyday! May you be happy every single day!"

平時不太看臉書和 LINE 的我，這兩天突然發現，有許許多臉書朋友及 LINE 朋友祝我生日快樂，我真的因此「更加喜樂」了，容我在此一併致謝。在稱謝（感恩）之餘，我也要對各位好友說：「祝福您！每一天，每一時，都要幸福喔！」

Above photo: by Br. Guanhong Lai

Another Retreat Held at "The Villa of Sacred Love"

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Being one of the Vestry members, I've joined the yearly Retreat for several times. For example, in 2014 a Retreat was held on February 22, and further back in 2012 another on March 17 -- I joined the both. (You may click and see some pictures of those events!)

How about this year? Yes, I've just participated in another Retreat (called 牧區議員退修會 in Chinese) which was held in the same place (聖愛山莊) on March 18 and 19. I was very pleased to have such a wonderful opportunity to "get closer to God and to my dear Brothers and Sisters" by joining in this event. And Jean's being together with me all the time there at The Villa of Sacred Love made me very happy too.

I didn't bring a camera with me this time. I would rather concentrate my mind on meditation and prayer. And yet, after the retreat ended, I found that it would be good to "keep" some photos shared by my good friend Guanhong Lai, for future reference!

以下照片為賴冠宏弟兄所拍攝

(轉載自 G.H. Lai's Facebook)