好友照片： Photos of Easter Day (2019)

#2019-0422

The photos on this page were originally shared by my friends Guanhong Lai and Elaine Lai -- Thanks to them!

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Easter Day + Holy Baptism (2019)

Zuotian de Fuhuojie Libai (復活節禮拜) zhen ling ren xingfen. Women 9:30 libai yi kaishi, xian juxing "Sheng Xili" (聖洗禮): Yingwenbu de Huang Xuanhua jiemei (黃璇華 姊妹) han lai zi Zhongwenbu de Huang Guanhua xiao-pengyou (黃冠樺 小朋友) yitong shouxi; ben tang zhuren-mushi (Zhang Lingling mushi) qinzi wei tamen shixi, bingqie zhufu.

Zuotian lai canjia libai han guanli de "huizhong" tebie duo -- yigong you 60 ren chuxi, qizhong 49 wei shi yi-shouxi de jidutu, zai "Shengcan Li" de shihou, shi jidutu de, jiu dao shengtan-qian lingshou "shengcan" (jiu shi daibiao Jesu shenti han baoxie de "bing" han "jiu"); hai wei shouxi de "mudao you" ye dao qianmian lai jieshou mushi de zhufu. Zhengge guocheng, wenxin wubi, ling ren gandong!

Zai xiamian de zhaopian-zhong, wo juede zui-nanneng-kegui de shi Mimi Huang de xiansheng, yiji yuan cong Deguo qianlai de Christoph Wu (吳方志弟兄) de fumuqin -- ye jiu shi Yuni Fan (范玉妮姊妹) de gonggong popo. Wo gen Christoph de baba yong kejiahua liaotian, liao de feichang yukuai! (我跟 Christoph 的爸爸用客家話聊天，聊得非常愉快！)

 .            by Guanhong Lai

  .            by Guanhong Lai

  .            by Guanhong Lai

  .            by Elaine Lai

  .            by Elaine Lai

  .            by Elaine Lai

  .            by Elaine Lai

  .            by Elaine Lai

  .            by Elaine Lai

  .            by Elaine Lai

  .            by Elaine Lai

 .            by Elaine Lai

Easter Day + Holy Baptism (2019)

#2019-0421

Happy Easter! ... On Easter Day we were very happy and excited.

"Alleluia. Christ is risen." Rev. Lily said this at the beginning of the service; and we responded in a loud voice, saying, "The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia."

While celebrating this special day, we had Holy Baptism: Our good friend Mimi Huang (黃璇華姊妹) and a boy named Guanhua (黃冠樺 小朋友) were baptized by Rev. Lily Chang. It is said that  Guanhua and his parents usually attend the Chinese service, yet I was surprised to find that the boy's father is Russian -- belonging to the Orthodox Church!

Congratulations to Mimi and Guanhua! ... From now on you'll have on your forehead an invisible sign which indicates that the Lord our God is always with you wherever you are! ...

The Countryside (田園風光)

#2019-0417

About 10 days ago, Jean and I went back to her hometown, Dajia, visiting my mother-in-law, who had just returned from the hospital. We stayed with our old mama there for two days, during which Jean spent most of the time with her mom at home (and cooked something special for her) but I, just as they suggested, didn't forget to do some "mild" exercises. On the second day, I took a walk along a narrow path through the lush countryside not far from home.

Wow! Seeing those new plants of rice and taro could really make me a little happier. Like Jean, I had been feeling "down" because of the recent situations of our mothers -- both of them have been sick or weak. But as you might have experienced, nature (or the natural beauty of the countryside) can give us some kind of comfort and healing. Well, yes, I hope I will actually stand close to nature more often than before!

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Postscript: My mother, or Jean's mother-in-law, is requested to return to Jen-Ai for a follow-up visit tomorrow, April 18. That's why I reviewed the following photos and wrote some notes as above. I do hope the natural beauty of the countryside reminds me of the meaning of the "new life" (as revealed by the green plants of young rice and taro).