tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37244348689770357282024-03-12T18:52:43.806-07:00Living La VidaTian Tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871675737245849897noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724434868977035728.post-17642261676551947642013-10-30T12:20:00.002-07:002013-10-30T12:20:19.142-07:00Assembly Fest and More<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hi friends,<br />
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I know I haven't written in forever, but finally I am motivated to write a tidbit about what's been tango-ing down here (you know you want to laugh!)<br />
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<b>Assemblies</b><br />
This month has been 'assembly bonanza'...we are still having the 2013 District convention in Argentina. We had our Chinese DC, with a peak attendance of 540. It was also my first year to attend the Spanish convention, which had 5400+ in attendance. There, I met a missionary couple, the Heithauses, from Idaho who has been in Argentina for 20+ years!<br />
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But finally, HIGHLIGHT- the Special Convention!<br />
Yes, Argentina was the host of one of the Special Conventions this year!<br />
Our congregation wasn't invited to the event, but some of us had the opportunity to take the delegates sightseeing. Even though we weren't in the center of all the activity, just seeing the efforts of Bethel and other congregations organizing events for the delegates was sooooo touching.<br />
If you don't know already, the idea behind the Special Convention is for the delegates to not just attend the assembly, but to meet and preach with the local brothers. Touristy activities are also organized with theocratic history of the country in mind.<br />
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For instance, Christine and I were asked to help out the English speaking delegates who were sightseeing in Tigre. Tigre is a town along the Delta River, where floods happen all the time. Brothers rely mainly on small boats for transport, which presents unique challenges for preaching. <br />
For a while, the brothers even had a floating kingdom hall...one built on the river! Finally, that same kingdom hall was hauled onto a piece of land, and is still used now. We were able to visit the kingdom hall with the friends, and the local brothers prepared a whole dance show and some snacks for us!<br />
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<b>Other tidbits....</b><br />
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One of the best things that happened recently is my Bible student Lucia joined the TMS school, and she was my householder a few weeks ago. Her unexpected progress really reminded me of the explanation regarding kingdom seed given at an assembly. Sometimes, the growth is hidden, but it does not mean that it is not happening. I had thought about stopping her study because I thought she wasn't into it. However, a few months ago, according to Lucia, she began experiencing Jehovah's help in protecting her and helping her individually. So, as an expression of thanks, she decided to join the school.<br />
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<b>Our lovely apartment </b><br />
We've been really enjoying our apartment, truly a blessing from Jeh...recently we had a new laundry machine installed. A gathering pic....<br />
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Tian Tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871675737245849897noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724434868977035728.post-3288551742727406392012-12-18T08:37:00.001-08:002012-12-18T08:45:06.126-08:00Reliance on Jehovah Part IIAfter several closed doors to apartments that were eitner too expensive or too far away from our Bible studies, we have decided to accept the invitation of a couple, Susy and Diego, from our congregation to stay with them temporarily. Our former co and his wife used to stay in a small unit behind the couple's home. That way, we can continue our search for a permanent place without the pressure of a deadline.<br />
Last week, I went to Punta del Este...here are some nice pics.<br />
https://picasaweb.google.com/114449225007625639842/PuntaDelEste?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCODL0Ye5pp7NQA&feat=directlinkTian Tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871675737245849897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724434868977035728.post-39931847735988031102012-12-01T12:29:00.000-08:002012-12-01T12:32:10.996-08:00Lessons in Reliance on Jehovah Part I<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello friends,<br />
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It's been a turbulent, emotional few weeks leading up to today. Christine and I feel as though we are living in the middle of a movie. We have finished one chapter, but several chapters lie ahead (lol, I know I sound so dramatic. Are we talking about a movie or a book?). Hence, the name Part I.<br />
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<b>The Robbery </b><br />
A few weeks ago, we were robbed of a substantial amount of cash, and Christine was robbed of her camera. We would not have known a robbery had occurred if it weren't for the fact that Christine's cash stash went missing twice. The first time it was missing, we thought she had misplaced it. But when she stored some more cash in the same spot, and then came home to find that it was gone along with the camera, we both realized that someone must have come in. We think that our neighbors have been watching us and that they probably
climbed through the kitchen window, which unbeknownst (word?) to us,
was not secure.<br />
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It was on a Sunday, after the meeting, that Christine called me from home in a panic to tell me that the money was gone. I was still at the Kingdom Hall, and her call sent chills up my spine. I went into denial mode immediately and numbly decided to continue out in service.<br />
On the way to the territory, as the terrifying realization set in, I finally was able to tell my preaching companions that we were probably robbed. I had some pretty funny suggestions...one was to put a toothpick in the edge of the front door so that if someone breaks in, the fallen toothpick would indicate that someone invited had come. Another was to sprinkle a lot of salt in the front entrance so that the robber's footprint would be imprinted. The funniest thing is, I absentmindedly called Christine and was explaining to her these suggestions in earnest. She desperately told me to just come home, and also (totally unrelated) that she was sorry she ate the rest of our pound cake because she needed something to calm her down. LOL, poor thing.<br />
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In the end, our super supportive elders helped us make a report to the police, and we stayed for a week with a missionary couple, feeling antsy about going back into our apartment.<br />
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<b>Should We Stay or Should We Go</b>?<br />
Before this robbery occurred, Christine and I were dealing with the stressful decision of whether or not to sign a one-year contract with our landlord. Until now, we had been signing 3-month contracts, but the landlord wanted us to commit to a year. Without sunlight, the apartment was becoming a great source of emotional vexation for Christine. It was especially difficult for her to imagine herself living in this cave for another year, although she was resolved to stay if it was Jehovah's will. As for me, although I did not like the apartment, I was not motivated to move without a clear sign from Jehovah that this place was really not for us.<br />
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Our deadline to let them know of our decision was November 30th. We had been praying that before the deadline, Jehovah can provide us an apartment with sunlight, that was good for service, furnished, and was within our price range. As if to test our faith, an apartment came up that had sunlight but was out of our budget and without some necessities (like laundry machine). We rejected it, resolving to stick to what we prayed for. <br />
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The week after the robbery, we were dealing with the same question. As the deadline approached, Christine and I felt the impending doom of having to speak with our landlords on the subject of the one-year contract. Nothing realistic had come up at all for the apartment search. Christine and I continued to pray intensely for Jehovah's specific direction.<br />
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So, November 30th. The deal-breaker day. Before calling our landlord, we called a sister who was a real-estate agent, to see if she knew of any apartments. She mentioned one on the same block as our apartment, that had a laundry machine! We told her we would go see the place on Tuesday. We hoped our landlords could give us time to look at that place before deciding on the one-year contract.<br />
When we finally called our landlords, we were shocked to find out what their plan was: They wanted to move back into this apartment on DECEMBER 15TH. Yes, in two weeks!<br />
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This was a clear indication from Jehovah that it is TIME TO GO!<br />
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<b>Round I Lessons </b><br />
(Yes, I know it sounds cheesy but I really feel like we are in training now.)<br />
1. Both Christine and I are really experiencing what it means to "not lean upon our own understanding." (Proverbs 3:5,6)<br />
We were very tempted to take matters into our own hands by just going for the apartment that was not within the budget that we prayed for. However, sticking to our prayers, and asking for a specific sign from Jehovah not only helped us learn patience, but strengthened our friendship.<br />
2. I've learned that being a true friend, like the one in Pro. 17:17, means that you stick around when they are having a hard time emotionally, and not just being a fair-weather friend.<br />
Also, Jason Mraz's song helped a lot (currently obsessed with this one): "I won't give up on us"<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1-4u9W-bns<br />
3. Jehovah is humble and merciful. Surely, with his help, we could stay here and endure one more year. But if we keep asking in faith, He will sometimes yield and grant our requests.<br />
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Of course this test is not over, the next round is looking for a place to stay within two weeks!<br />
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And in between I'm supposedly going to a beach town...something I bought off of Groupon.<br />
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Anyway, it's all in Jehovah's hands!<br />
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Tian Tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871675737245849897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724434868977035728.post-6243840798928590542012-11-08T19:17:00.003-08:002012-11-08T19:25:24.147-08:00 Sixth Bethel visit and First Argentinian wedding <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"># of magazines printed per hour: 32,000</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"> If you haven't noticed already, I've been trying to cultivate an interest in statistics and numbers....ok, so 2 pieces of stats is not a lot but it's a start.</span></div>
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a chance to witness an Argentinian-style union! Analaura, a lovely
sister in our congregation, married Ariel, a nice guy (yes it is a
common guy's name not inspired by little mermaid). Since </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">the wedding reception was 2 hours by bus away from Buenos Aires, we stayed with our friends near the hall of the wedding. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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time, my dear roommate Christine took on the task of making my hair into
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week before the wedding, Christine and I, plus another sister,
volunteered to make 200 cupcakes for the guests at the wedding
reception. The funny thing is, our oven could only fit 6 cupcakes at a
time, so we were up until pretty late making those cupcakes. By Friday
night, we were quite tired of all the butter and sugar flavor from the
endless taste tests to perfect the frosting...</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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day after the wedding, I stayed to hang out with the Lomas
congregation, the only other Chinese congregation in Argentina. It was a
very warm congregation of 40 publishers, mostly language learners.
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Tian Tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871675737245849897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724434868977035728.post-40082994327847710202012-11-01T08:38:00.001-07:002012-11-01T20:43:09.390-07:00Farewell to Charlie & Kay<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Last week, we had the last visit of our circuit overseer and his wife, Charlie & Kay Kim. They will be serving in Santiago, Chile exclusively in Spanish for their next assignment. Although it was a bit sad to see them go, I have a feeling we might see them again. <br />
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It was a busy, slightly chaotic week, as usual, but I really enjoyed the fine-tuned talks that Charlie gave. I also had the privilege of taking his lovely wife on Liping's study.<br />
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<b>Things learned </b><br />
My favorite talk that Charlie gave was the final talk on Sunday. It was very simple but well-done. Off the top of my head....some of the main points:<br />
- The theme was "Keep your eyes fixed upon things above" (Col. 3:2)<br />
The four images to keep in mind are:<br />
1.Neh. 4:14 : Jehovah <br />
2. Col. 3:1: Jesus<br />
3. Mt. 11:12 Kingdom<br />
4. Re. 14:6,7: Angels<br />
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To emphasize that we must focus exclusively on Kingdom interests, Charlie held up a piece of paper with his right hand and asked us to focus on the single dot in the middle. After waiting for all of us to focus on that dot, he held up another piece of paper with left hand and asked us to try to focus on both dots at the same time. Of course, it was impossible. So, he drove the point home that we cannot focus on materialistic or other worldly goals and focus on the kingdom.<br />
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<b>Comical lunch!</b><br />
Thankfully, Christine was able to grab the Thursday slot to invite Charlie and Kay to our home for lunch. Our original idea was to have no more than 8 people, but the guest list grew to 12, which is significant since our apartment capacity is quite small.<br />
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I thought we did a fine job of planning the meal. We stayed up the night before preparing most of the food. I made cabbage soup & steak, and Christine made chicken, salmon, and an avocado-based lemon pie (sounds weird but tastes great!) We were congratulating ourselves for avoiding Martha syndrome and being able to just focus on service the day of the lunch. <br />
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Everything was in order when we arrived home, and the idea was that all we had to do was heat up the food. As guests started arriving one after the other, however, the kitchen transformed into a hidden panic center. First, Christine discovered that the salmon we had picked out for Charlie (he can't have meat due to gout), had not been scaled. So, she was frantically scaling the raw fillet. Then, as all the food was already on the table and ready to be served, it dawned upon me that we didn't even bother to check if we had enough utensils. And we didn't!! Not enough soup spoons or forks! While preserving a calm exterior, my inner panic alarm went from slight to extreme. We had 4 pairs of chopsticks though, which came in handy. And, we found 2 slightly bent up plastic forks that we had meant to throw away and never got around to it, whew! Some guests had to drink the soup with small teaspoons, jaja.<br />
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Here was the funniest scenanario: After breathing a sigh of relief in realizing that we had somehow managed through the utensil disaster (everyone was eating with something other than their hand, thank goodness!), I realized that I didn't have a single utensil to eat with, no fork, no chopstick, not even a spoon. I didn't want to look awkward since I was seated right next to the circuit overseer. So I looked over to Christine's bowl, and saw her plastic fork which was missing a prong. She was in the kitchen so I figured she wouldn't need it just now. I grabbed it and started eating my salad casually. When Christine came out of the kitchen, she was ready to sit and eat and then recognized her fork in my hand. "Is that my fork?" I kept eating with it and answered back "Yea" with the tone of 'you got a problem with it?' Christine wanted to eat, so of course she said, "Can I have it back?" and I had to give back the 3-pronged plastic fork to its rightful owner, darn! Right in the middle of enjoying a nice, crisp salad! Charlie also saw and giggled. Besides the fact that I couldn't enjoy my salad, I still didn't want to look like the only person who didn't have something to eat with. Finally, I remembered that I brought back some extra chopsticks from the States and ran into the room to get a pair. I was in such a hurry to tear the wrapping off that the plastic sticker holding the chopsticks together was still flapping around while I used them to eat. <br />
Anyway, the best part of the lunch was that Charlie and Kay really made an effort to take personal interest in Liping and Angelina, the real Chinese in the group. They really commended their efforts and encouraged them to continue progressing.<br />
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Tian Tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871675737245849897noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724434868977035728.post-4514702276723482232012-11-01T07:43:00.004-07:002012-11-01T20:44:06.727-07:00Assembly groove<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello friends,<br />
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Just wanted to report on our assembly.<br />
Here are some stats:<br />
Peak attendance: 331<br />
Baptized students: 2 <br />
Countries represented: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Columbia, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, United States <br />
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Highlights:<br />
1. Again, the Chile Chinese congregation performed wonderfully for the drama this year. The main sister, who acted as the righteous Christian, was actually not from the Chinese congregation, but she was able to lip-sync perfectly to the recordings.<br />
2. Both Christine and I had minor parts in the assembly, Christine as modern-day Martha, and me as the sister who can't informal witness.<br />
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3. On the way to the assembly, we met 2 sisters from Ikike, Chile, who are learning Chinese. Ikike is a small city where a missionary couple had been sent recently to start up a Chinese group. Anyway, one of the sisters had never left Chile before, let alone attend a Chinese assembly. Jehovah really makes sure that His message travels to the "most distant part of the earth", even for the Chinese field!<br />
I also met a 14 year-old girl who just started learning Chinese. She took the plane up from Mendoza, south of Buenos Aires, with her mom to attend this assembly. <br />
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4. I met 2 sisters from Uruguay, who brought their Chinese Bible student for the first time to the assembly. Their Bible student, a young Chinese girl, had found the Witnesses through her husband. She had always wanted to learn more about the Bible. She has been studying the Bible in English with the sisters and making good progress. There were some complications in applying for a visa to attend this assembly since she has not received residency privileges. Fortunately, she received her visa just in time a a few days shy of the assembly.<br />
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5. It was wonderful to welcome two new Chinese brothers, one in his 20's from Lomas, and another from Chile. Gaby and I met one of them, an older Cantonese brother, during our trip in Chile. He had studied for 6 years, and used to be an atheist.<br />
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Tian Tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871675737245849897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724434868977035728.post-44663725383368939372012-10-04T10:01:00.000-07:002012-10-06T15:20:19.828-07:00Random Observations and Reflections<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We met quite a few Chinese backpackers in Ephesus and Cappadocia. In addition, Chinese yuppies (young upper class professionals) were everywhere on Santorini, all glammed up in designer clothes. We witnessed a mass wedding on Santorini island where 5 young Chinese couples were wedded right on a hill above the Aegean Sea.</div>
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Don't ever expect the happy-go- lucky friendly customer service attitude you are used to in the States. Most Athenians in the service profession do not have a customer service concept, and are quite impatient if you ask them to repeat something, or to do a little extra. For instance, I asked a waiter on the cruise to Santorini if he could add some hot water for my tea, and he told me to go to the counter myself.</div>
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3. Ancient Athenian concept of the Human in comparison to the Bible</div>
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In the audio tour we were given, we learned that ancient Athenians believed that humans were divine beings, and that humanizing their gods made them more real. The Bible already tells us that we are made according to the image of Jehovah, and yes, hence, we are a most unique and intelligent creation. Thinking that God is human, however, just makes one more prone to a prideful and self-reliant attitude...just what Satan wants. Really, can't we just recognize that Jehovah is so much greater than us? (Romans 1:20) Ok, I'll step off the soapbox. </div>
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Tian Tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871675737245849897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724434868977035728.post-84207070810357663732012-10-04T09:24:00.001-07:002012-10-06T15:19:51.544-07:00Last night near the Acropolis <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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On a spiritual note, we were able to squeeze in two meetings with the Athens Chinese congregation and a visit to Bethel within the last five days. </div>
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The Athens Chinese congregation is quite small but made up of very zealous publishers. Many Chinese people showed up on the Sunday meeting. The Greek sisters work very hard on their Chinese.</div>
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Today, tracking down Bethel was a bit difficult. It was located on a very busy highway full of office buildings. I thought I had the wrong address, but after half an hour of wandering around and asking, a kind man pointed us to the right direction. I don't think I was smart enough to decipher the mini map that the sister drew for me on the metro map. </div>
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I thought the circle on the top right meant a cul-de-sac, but finally realized it meant the large circular highway. Anyway, we finally found Jehovah's house and were given an excellent tour.<br />
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Tian Tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871675737245849897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724434868977035728.post-76660539413557827292012-10-04T02:18:00.001-07:002012-10-06T15:19:18.497-07:00Along the Aegean Sea<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The past few days have been full of discovery.... I know that sounds cheesy. But what I mean is, Athens and Santorini are full of little paths that lead to a spectacular view of the sea and mountains, not to mention an archaeological site dating back to 5th century bc.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Best Moment #1</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> The Areopagus rock, it vol.2, p.246, Acts 17:19,20</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I could not find this place the first time I went to the Parthenon, but I went after the meeting on Sunday. Because the shorter path was closed, I hiked uphill, t<span style="line-height: 24px;">aking
a strenuous, roundabout route. Getting to the top was really an
unforgettable experience; I was sunburned with achy legs and in a
full-length dress not exactly suited for such a hike (it would have been
too much time to go to hotel). But the idea that Paul set foot on the
same rock to teach, and that we are doing exactly what he did by
preaching God's kingdom gave me a profound sense of fulfillment. To top
off the experience, I asked a Chinese girl to take my picture, and
passed her a Paradise tract, which she gratefully accepted.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Watching the Aegean sea while onboard the star ferry</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I have never experienced anything quite as beautiful as the dark blue, clear waters of the Aegean Sea. </span></div>
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Approaching Santorini from Athens by ferry was just wonderful....being
surrounded by the sea really gives one a sense of deep peace and
contentment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It was a blessing to be on the sea, thanks to
Jehovah and to my generous mother. I was getting a bit tired of the
concrete jungle of Buenos Aires.</span></div>
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Tian Tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871675737245849897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724434868977035728.post-26955963340401437772012-09-26T12:37:00.000-07:002012-09-26T13:07:38.106-07:00Above and below in the Bible LandFun and significant happenings for the past two days:<br />
1. I had to get up at 4:30 in the morning to get on the hour-long balloon ride overlooking Cappadocia, where first century Christians settled for sometime.<br />
2. Ducked underground to visit tunnels dating back to the hittites<br />
3. Explored ruins of ephesus & hieropolis<br />
4. Soaked in the waters of Pamukale's mineral waters<br />
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Reflections:<br />
Tonight is my last night in Ephesus. Visiting the ruins of the Artemis temple and the theater where silversmiths revolted against Paul really made the Bible account just come alive! <br />
it also made me realize how far true worship has spread. One wt article on Ephesus reminded readers to reflect on the endurance of the Christians in the hostile environment of Ephesus, and how just as false religion came to an end there, it will come to an end on a global scale.<br />
Funny short story....<br />
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This morning, we got up at 4:30am to take our flight to Cappadocia. After arriving, the hotel transfer shuttle drove for over an hour to reach our hotel. We are resting up from the long morning, in a room that has a 300-year old history!<br />
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We really learned to use the various modes of transportation to get around Istanbul, and found everything very accessible. <br />
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We took the tramway, funicular, and taxi to visit Chora Church, which was preserved from the 11th century. I just loved the mosaic art.<br />
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We also went to Dolmabahçe Palace, which was built with a definite European flair. Too gaudy for my taste. I definitely felt this museum was overrated. It was very hot in the palace, which made it difficult to concentrate on the obligatory tour. The tour guide's english, or "turkglish" was really hard to understand.<br />
Towards the middle of the tour my mom and I quietly escaped. We were rewarded with this magnificent view of the Bosphorus Strait.<br />
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We were rewarded with a lovely sunset at the end of our long day<br />
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We had a nice breakfast chat with some hotel mates from Norway. Two women who are journalists told us about their travels. One of them even went to China & North Korea in the 1980's!<br />
I mentioned to one of them that the Jehovah's Witnesses yearbook featured Norway and its lovely fjords. Trying not to be preachy but don't want to be too cautious either.<br />
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It was raining and cold when we first left our hotel, but we were indoors while viewing the spectacular Topkapi Palace.<br />
Best features of Topkapi palace? Tiles....rows and rows of lovely blue, white, coral red, green tiles....<br />
all dating back to 15th c. and earlier.<br />
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#6 Lamb kebab at Konyali Restaurant museum....wow very flavorful and tender meat.</div>
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#7 Turkish coffee....scalding hot, has a subtle sweet touch<br />
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#8 Pistachio Baklava....wow, heavenly. Perfectly delicate texture and not too sweet, with a touch of honey<br />
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#9 Most lovely dessert I've ever tasted...coconut cream and pistachio jello on top, sprinkled with sweet petals on top....<br />
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Okay, I hate to criticize my lovely top 10 guide from DK Eyewitness publishers, but two things are just overrated...<br />
1. Grand Bazaar....described as a traditional style market place and shopping heaven....I'm sorry, but to me it was just an overcrowded, stuffy, indoors Once (Once is the ghetto Buenos Aires neighborhood for wholesale good)<br />
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2. Cemberlitas Baths<br />
Here's my guidebook's attractive intro: "No stay in Istanbul would be complete without a bout of scrubbing, soaping, and massaging in a Turkish bath..."<br />
Yes it was lovely to have someone scrub me down, but because the bath was so crowded I got all self-conscious and couldn't really relax. Plus the jacuzzi water was not very hot.Tian Tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871675737245849897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724434868977035728.post-21551968666269038572012-09-21T13:52:00.000-07:002012-09-21T13:52:21.724-07:00Ins & OutsDay 4<br />
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This morning, I took the tram & subway to the airport to pick up my mom. It was very easy; I got there from my hotel within 45 minutes!<br />
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Wish they had a metro service like this one in Buenos Aires...In the metro you can find several pretty tile designs<br />
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We also gawked at the Hagia Sophia & Blue Mosque....pics in mom's camera and coming soon...<br /><br />
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#2. Salted caramel ice cream from Haagen-dazc. Christine, you will be so envious of me right now. It is just divine.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I am a bit exhausted...to make a long story short, after sleeping overnight at the airport, turns out my mom missed her second flight due to a delay in the first flight. Tomorrow I'll be picking her up .</span></div>
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I have never been through such an easy exit process. I am sitting here
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line! All went very smoothly, except the immigration officer who was
looking at my passport was very stern. He asked me when my transfer
flight to Istanbul was, and when I didn't hear him, he barked sharply,
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assumed that I would get to see it again in Frankfurt...grrrr. Guess I
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<span style="font-size: small;">Yes, I was picked up at Limburg Station coincidentally by a brother who had worked with Tom in the Mexican branch. I met up with Hilde, a sister I met in 2000, who also was acquainted with my grandmother. She arranged everything very well...I was able to shower, take a tour, have dinner, and associate with a circuit overseer couple within the narrow 4-hour time frame before being dropped back to the airport at 6pm.</span><br />
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On the way back to the airport, I had a mini tour of Bad Canderg, a small lovely town...<br />
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<br />Tian Tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871675737245849897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724434868977035728.post-35530280303005045312012-09-19T12:02:00.005-07:002012-09-19T12:03:21.079-07:00Vacation Series- In TransitVacation!<br />
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my faithful handful of loyal blog followers who actually care to read
about my life, I am going on vacation. I will try to share as much of
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Destination: Turkey and Greece with stopover at Frankfurt</div>
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Christine, accompanied me on a 3-hour public bus ride to the airport.
Yes, it is the same route that Gaby and I had taken last time in my
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Just watched "Cider House Rules". Oh dear, this is only 4 hours
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Asian man is knocked out asleep....the only one I've spotted on this flight so far. 哥們, I got your back.<br />
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Tian Tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871675737245849897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724434868977035728.post-74734890856991659412012-06-29T18:47:00.000-07:002012-06-29T18:51:36.948-07:00Miscellaneous HappeningsHola my dear amigos,<br />
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So much has happened since the last time I've written.<br />
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<b>Pioneer Meeting & Circuit Assembly "Sanctify Jah's Name"</b><br />
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It was a truly special feeling to attend the pioneer meeting with the Argentine & Chilean friends!! One of the illustrations used during the pioneer meeting had to the with the growth of the koi fish. The bigger the body of water that the koi fish is placed, the bigger the fish will become. For example, if a koi fish was placed in a large tank, it might grow to be a foot long. However, if it is placed in a lake, it can grow to be 1 meter long. Likewise, the more we take advantage of the spiritual provisions given by the faithful slave, our joy for the ministry (the size of the fish) will increase.<br />
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I love this picture from Gaby's camera! Wish I was in it, but guess I was busy....this was taken at the pioneer meeting... has a mix of the pioneers from Chile & Argentina. <br />
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<b>Circuit Assembly....</b><br />
I think the peak attendance was 200+. This year, most of the brothers from the Chilean Chinese congregation also came. <br />
I had the privilege of being interviewed along with Bro. Liang at the recent circuit assembly about how we started and continued to pioneer (went to get a makeover the day before, just so I can look like a 007 heroine!)<br />
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<b> Reunion with our Chilean buddies:</b><br />
We were able to have a parrilla with Boen & Christina, who came from Chile for the assembly. <br />
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<b> Susie's visit </b><br />
It was so lovely to receive a visit from home friends, Susie & May.<br />
They were only here for a week, but we had a great time together!<br />
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<br />Tian Tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871675737245849897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724434868977035728.post-36357746648305302242012-03-05T09:43:00.009-08:002012-03-05T10:06:21.318-08:00Zone Overseer VisitHello Friends,<br /><br />This is a special write-up about the zone overseer visit from Brother Shepp, a Canadian visiting from the branch in Peru.<br />The event was held at a football stadium about 1.5 hours from Buenos Aires, in a picturesque town called La Plata.<br />Altogether, 85,000 people had heard the program on separate sessions held in Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and here. I am not sure how many were in attendance yesterday.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bv6zr7xkb-Y/T1T-fu8Vs3I/AAAAAAAADu4/278JebxrwOA/s1600/SDC10517.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bv6zr7xkb-Y/T1T-fu8Vs3I/AAAAAAAADu4/278JebxrwOA/s320/SDC10517.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716473648170513266" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5Ma6AbS1kc8/T1T9ucK4BYI/AAAAAAAADug/9N-E64ITkJQ/s1600/SDC10529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5Ma6AbS1kc8/T1T9ucK4BYI/AAAAAAAADug/9N-E64ITkJQ/s320/SDC10529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716472801317619074" border="0" /></a><br />The main focus of the talks was on the urgency of the preaching work.<br />A brief illustration I really enjoyed:<br />Imagine yourself visiting a construction site, and you meet one of the workers. You ask him how the work is going. He complains that it's too hot and there is just too much work to be done. You run into another worker and ask the same question. This second worker responds: "Just imagine when this construction site will turn into the first children's hospital to serve our community. Parents won't have to travel all the way to Buenos Aires to get treatment for their kids." He enthusiastically points to different plans he has on site.<br />Likewise, we can view our preaching work with negative spirit, saying that it's too hard to go door-to-door. Or, we can envision ourselves saving lives and working alongside with the people we preach to in the new world. It's all in the perspective.<br />Although only publishers were invited to this event, the elders from our congregation surprised Liping with the invitation to attend.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DFSZhR2pp_c/T1T-DQ963XI/AAAAAAAADus/_bqBz8A1_yA/s1600/SDC10528.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DFSZhR2pp_c/T1T-DQ963XI/AAAAAAAADus/_bqBz8A1_yA/s320/SDC10528.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716473159087742322" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yEvSNdCI58o/T1T-27pYk7I/AAAAAAAADvE/WUIcAgHuf7Q/s1600/SDC10524.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yEvSNdCI58o/T1T-27pYk7I/AAAAAAAADvE/WUIcAgHuf7Q/s320/SDC10524.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716474046717662130" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wwm8UZClL_s/T1T_1myBWeI/AAAAAAAADvc/95llbGkwMIc/s1600/SDC10532.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wwm8UZClL_s/T1T_1myBWeI/AAAAAAAADvc/95llbGkwMIc/s320/SDC10532.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716475123448502754" border="0" /></a><br />If you're wondering about the dress, yes, my mother brought it for me on her last visit. And yes, I love that it fits perfectly. A sister helped me with lengthening it so it hit right over my knee. I really think of my mom when I wear the dress. ;-) <br />Funny, I was wearing the dress in the morning around the house and accidentally tore the fabric of the lengthened part...good thing our lovely 75 yr. neighbor, Novka, from upstairs helped me fix it just before I had to leave the house at noon!Tian Tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871675737245849897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724434868977035728.post-64805249292487525452012-02-21T12:00:00.011-08:002012-03-03T16:07:05.269-08:00Chillin' in ChileThis is a very belated entry about our trip to Chile in January....<br />So I'll make it short & sweet:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. 75cent ride to the airport:</span> We were due to arrive at the airport at 5am, latest. We decided to give the public transport a chance....took us about 3 hours but was an interesting ride. Plenty of people board buses here throughout the night. There was a dad with his child on the bus telling his kid a "bedtime story" at 2am in the morning!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BeCwuhgjwjE/T0P50Xj63DI/AAAAAAAADj4/BWyVADr6ZE8/s1600/Picture%2B338.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BeCwuhgjwjE/T0P50Xj63DI/AAAAAAAADj4/BWyVADr6ZE8/s320/Picture%2B338.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711683430509108274" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2) Crossing the Andes</span>- Amazing views of snow-peaked mountains from our window....<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Gc-M9Z3ZdJg/T0P7NUcnQEI/AAAAAAAADkE/JT4DtrxqUSk/s1600/Picture%2B332.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Gc-M9Z3ZdJg/T0P7NUcnQEI/AAAAAAAADkE/JT4DtrxqUSk/s320/Picture%2B332.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711684958681514050" border="0" /></a><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">3) Experiencing missionary life firsthand:<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span>We had the privilege to stay with Boen & Cristine Liem, a Dutch couple who speak English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Dutch, and Portuguese (!)<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>The couple is a LOT of fun....we did shopping, cooking, preaching, eating....everything together. It was a wonderful experience!<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p6n9AWXl37c/T0P8wvJlfFI/AAAAAAAADkQ/O0L1Apdmzlc/s1600/Picture%2B368.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p6n9AWXl37c/T0P8wvJlfFI/AAAAAAAADkQ/O0L1Apdmzlc/s320/Picture%2B368.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711686666656513106" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0vf0X7Jx56U/T0P9_2SoldI/AAAAAAAADkc/0CUZaGVEH30/s1600/Picture%2B477.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0vf0X7Jx56U/T0P9_2SoldI/AAAAAAAADkc/0CUZaGVEH30/s320/Picture%2B477.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711688025783178706" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--lhAvG0VTXo/T0P-0SkMbNI/AAAAAAAADko/8ASo7hSEKo8/s1600/Picture%2B479.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--lhAvG0VTXo/T0P-0SkMbNI/AAAAAAAADko/8ASo7hSEKo8/s320/Picture%2B479.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711688926726221010" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Cantonese meeting<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><span>"Ming bok ma?" The Chile Chinese congregation hosts a meeting once every 2 months in Cantonese. We were able to attend one of these meetings, and there was quite a good turnout of Cantonese Bible students.<br /><br /></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IqkRRf2Ay6w/T1Kwk-YD7hI/AAAAAAAADqo/4yn_-gMWxLM/s1600/IMG_0061.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IqkRRf2Ay6w/T1Kwk-YD7hI/AAAAAAAADqo/4yn_-gMWxLM/s320/IMG_0061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715825026352279058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Betel de Chile</span><br />Staying with the Bethel family was definitely a highlight of our trip. Since it was a family of only 120+ people, a lot of people knew where we were from already...<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NIjx_35DHlE/T1KyDei8XUI/AAAAAAAADrA/lMr0idlSEXI/s1600/SDC10437.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NIjx_35DHlE/T1KyDei8XUI/AAAAAAAADrA/lMr0idlSEXI/s320/SDC10437.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715826649895558466" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. Vine del Mar y Valparaiso<br /></span></span><span><span>Finally, I got to tread in the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean.... then I realized that I really don't have a six-pack after all....</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eRlMj0PMn7o/T1KxEANItgI/AAAAAAAADq0/nbWFNPfMiMQ/s1600/boon%2B288.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eRlMj0PMn7o/T1KxEANItgI/AAAAAAAADq0/nbWFNPfMiMQ/s320/boon%2B288.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715825559419270658" border="0" /></a>Tian Tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871675737245849897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724434868977035728.post-40269881504228166052011-11-03T09:06:00.000-07:002011-11-08T05:22:05.521-08:00South America Adventure!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ec71IbbHpxk/TrkrzmlkB5I/AAAAAAAACoY/SpIhNR-GchE/s1600/DSC00563.JPG"><br /></a><br />Dear friends,<br />I just arrived to my apartment in Buenos Aires last Thursday, and before getting back to the service routine, I must share the wonderful experiences we've had on this vacation....<br />As usual- the highlights:<br /><br />1.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Chinese District Convention, October 8-9</span>: amazing 2-day assembly where peak attendance was 554. Speakers from Chile and Paraguay participated. Brothers learning Chinese in remote areas arrived by bus or plane to attend.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--qtLFNO0fAM/Trkiyq8iEpI/AAAAAAAAClk/v-9Zm4cEdM0/s1600/DSC00173.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--qtLFNO0fAM/Trkiyq8iEpI/AAAAAAAAClk/v-9Zm4cEdM0/s320/DSC00173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672603459566834322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />2. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Iguasu Falls & the Bird Park</span>---- I actually strongly believe the Brazilian side of the falls is the most beautiful. The Bird Park is beyond belief... I really felt I was walking in paradise because all kinds of birds hopped around you like you were a fellow bird.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BZMDFCCuOcM/TrkizBQuWaI/AAAAAAAAClw/Zwp9A-1RCWU/s1600/DSC00449.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BZMDFCCuOcM/TrkizBQuWaI/AAAAAAAAClw/Zwp9A-1RCWU/s320/DSC00449.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672603465557105058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zEhZ5iHuy44/TrkeUF3ASQI/AAAAAAAAClY/VVRuEoQPzsY/s1600/DSC00435.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zEhZ5iHuy44/TrkeUF3ASQI/AAAAAAAAClY/VVRuEoQPzsY/s320/DSC00435.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672598536168950018" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-swiNwBgw63c/TrkeTu_kdAI/AAAAAAAAClM/iC10u4jNbb8/s1600/DSC00405.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-swiNwBgw63c/TrkeTu_kdAI/AAAAAAAAClM/iC10u4jNbb8/s320/DSC00405.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672598530030859266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />3. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Need-greaters in Paraguay </span>--- During our last night in Iguasu, we had dinner with 2 Korean brothers who are serving in Paraguay. Unfortunately, due to illness, their wives were unable to attend. One brother is serving in a Chinese group of 6 brothers, another is serving in a Korean group of also less than 10 brothers.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2t51vD_c-ec/Trkizv5HsFI/AAAAAAAACl8/thhSxPdubls/s1600/DSC00451.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2t51vD_c-ec/Trkizv5HsFI/AAAAAAAACl8/thhSxPdubls/s320/DSC00451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672603478074568786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />4. Need-greaters in Brazil</span>---- We were privileged to be taken care of by a Korean missionary couple who has been in Brazil for about 8 years. They are in the Chinese field.<br />Also, we stayed with a retired couple who spoke mainly Portuguese but was learning a bit of Chinese. We have heard several stories of how this retired couple use their resources to help Chinese people learn the Bible, in spite of their language limitations.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CtESdbn6E3M/Trkl5IOpxkI/AAAAAAAACms/bkBv6w6h6rw/s1600/DSC00514.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CtESdbn6E3M/Trkl5IOpxkI/AAAAAAAACms/bkBv6w6h6rw/s320/DSC00514.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672606869041563202" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YRXIf01NjZo/Trki0R1TIfI/AAAAAAAACmI/sKwo5YRfGL4/s1600/DSC00467.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YRXIf01NjZo/Trki0R1TIfI/AAAAAAAACmI/sKwo5YRfGL4/s320/DSC00467.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672603487185347058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i1jtF20sbpI/TrkoQRopLqI/AAAAAAAACno/orgfqvYmMQI/s1600/DSC00516.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i1jtF20sbpI/TrkoQRopLqI/AAAAAAAACno/orgfqvYmMQI/s320/DSC00516.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672609465726742178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />5. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Copacabana!</span><br />This world famous beach is beautiful even in the dark!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cXcmWv5usts/Trki1IF62GI/AAAAAAAACmU/pLUGKnHrVMY/s1600/DSC00499.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cXcmWv5usts/Trki1IF62GI/AAAAAAAACmU/pLUGKnHrVMY/s320/DSC00499.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672603501750573154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />6. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cuzco & Macchu Picchu</span><br />What an experience! In addition to exploring the wonders of the ancient Inca empire, our guide purposely passed some Kingdom Halls in the small towns between Cuzco & Aguas Calientes (the town closest to Macchu Picchu)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wXKljWaksKw/Trkl6wJZKfI/AAAAAAAACnU/TS-JR87koCM/s1600/DSC00663.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wXKljWaksKw/Trkl6wJZKfI/AAAAAAAACnU/TS-JR87koCM/s320/DSC00663.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672606896936790514" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BufwgNAOGms/Trkl6asWsOI/AAAAAAAACnE/vAiAeMwlWKQ/s1600/DSC00651.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BufwgNAOGms/Trkl6asWsOI/AAAAAAAACnE/vAiAeMwlWKQ/s320/DSC00651.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672606891177849058" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zG96scJpZNc/Trkl5iRHLyI/AAAAAAAACm4/GKb1fHEi58s/s1600/DSC00614.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zG96scJpZNc/Trkl5iRHLyI/AAAAAAAACm4/GKb1fHEi58s/s320/DSC00614.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672606876031201058" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R-pXv9Hub0Q/TrkrzMOZcgI/AAAAAAAACoM/SY6irL2R5sE/s1600/DSC00600.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R-pXv9Hub0Q/TrkrzMOZcgI/AAAAAAAACoM/SY6irL2R5sE/s320/DSC00600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672613364104786434" border="0" /></a><br />7。 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chinese Congregations in Rio de Janeiro & Lima</span><br />It was sooo encouraging to see the efforts of the local brothers in learning Chinese; both congregations are having Chinese classes. The spirit of the local brothers & their love for the Chinese is so touching!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-snMGD1gZwJk/Trkry2XW5eI/AAAAAAAACoA/j1Na55wnH0E/s1600/DSC00511.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-snMGD1gZwJk/Trkry2XW5eI/AAAAAAAACoA/j1Na55wnH0E/s320/DSC00511.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672613358236788194" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ec71IbbHpxk/TrkrzmlkB5I/AAAAAAAACoY/SpIhNR-GchE/s1600/DSC00563.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ec71IbbHpxk/TrkrzmlkB5I/AAAAAAAACoY/SpIhNR-GchE/s320/DSC00563.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672613371181270930" border="0" /></a><br />8. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Missionary home in Lima, Peru<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><span>It was a great blessing & privilege to stay at the missionary home....there are 12 publishers living here. We met a brother whose mother was one of the first Witnesses in Peru; also, 5 single sisters from North America who have been in Peru for 40 years, and 2 young Korean couples. </span><span>It was lovely to experience daily life in the missionary home (and be on vacation at the same time, LOL)<br /></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Yy1_VzWJtCA/Trkl7947TkI/AAAAAAAACnc/fAydhe5UPQE/s1600/DSC00709.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Yy1_VzWJtCA/Trkl7947TkI/AAAAAAAACnc/fAydhe5UPQE/s320/DSC00709.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672606917805690434" border="0" /></a><br /><span>See this link for more pics: <table style="width: 194px;"><tbody><tr><td style="height: 194px; background: url("https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/transparent_album_background.gif") no-repeat scroll left center transparent;" align="center"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/tzhang36/SouthAmericaAdventure?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCNfV16zNkIznQw&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-K-VkvE3jvP4/TqAGXM7iXeE/AAAAAAAACkU/ZqMWv2MobOI/s160-c/SouthAmericaAdventure.jpg" style="margin: 1px 0pt 0pt 4px;" height="160" width="160" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/tzhang36/SouthAmericaAdventure?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCNfV16zNkIznQw&feat=embedwebsite" style="color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">South America Adventure!</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>Tian Tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871675737245849897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724434868977035728.post-6328836782029721022011-09-21T19:15:00.000-07:002011-09-22T06:36:46.558-07:00Spring is Here!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4FWmVV5xev8/TnssJ4z9oWI/AAAAAAAABmI/YLj4XAqZPps/s1600/SDC19979.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4FWmVV5xev8/TnssJ4z9oWI/AAAAAAAABmI/YLj4XAqZPps/s320/SDC19979.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655162305474568546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mVRJq9jqP70/TnqxQu6ChsI/AAAAAAAABmA/K-4o_MndSNQ/s1600/IMG_0258.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mVRJq9jqP70/TnqxQu6ChsI/AAAAAAAABmA/K-4o_MndSNQ/s320/IMG_0258.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655027183144568514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Dyuwc2UaGs/TnqwFS7LbpI/AAAAAAAABl4/oHwcw-Ur0C4/s1600/IMG_0260.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Dyuwc2UaGs/TnqwFS7LbpI/AAAAAAAABl4/oHwcw-Ur0C4/s320/IMG_0260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655025887142964882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QW4x5pEiBno/TnqvOUhNa5I/AAAAAAAABlw/rMwaZx9vtd0/s1600/IMG_0303.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QW4x5pEiBno/TnqvOUhNa5I/AAAAAAAABlw/rMwaZx9vtd0/s320/IMG_0303.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655024942678109074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LzYWN3zfDr4/TnqkLxx3_iI/AAAAAAAABlo/yR8XID6FYdw/s1600/IMG_0238.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LzYWN3zfDr4/TnqkLxx3_iI/AAAAAAAABlo/yR8XID6FYdw/s320/IMG_0238.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655012804365123106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hola friends,<br /><br />Today is the first day of spring in Argentina...odd isn't it? The weather tells all- high's in the 70's (23C) already!<br />Some good news:<br /><br />1. Ms.Chen, who I had written about in my first blog entry, just attended her first meeting this past Sunday. Actually, she lives literally around the corner from the Kingdom Hall. But since she barely speaks any Spanish, she doesn't like going outside. Anyway, last Sunday, I think she finally decided that walking half a block wouldn't be so difficult after all. I told her that she doesn't have to stay for the entire meeting, just for the 30 minute public talk. However, she stayed until after the meeting was over! She said she was very impressed by the warmth of the congregation. Several sisters already recognized her from being on her study, so they were all excited and happy to see her.<br />2. Noelia, a teenage girl, has been coming to my home to study the Bible. It's great having her here and learning to slowly draw her out.<br />3. Since August, I have a new roommate, Gabriela Lasso. She is a Latina from North Carolina, and we are having the time of our lives together! Just to illustrate the fun we are having- one of our neighbors complained to our building manager that there are 2 Americans laughing loudly all the time. We have tried to tone it down. Anyway, she's a blessing...I learn a lot from her.<br />Also, we have a new German missionary couple in our hall. They had served for 5 years in the Chinese congregation in Ecuador, and now are assigned to our congregation. They live right around the corner from Gabriela and me!<br />4. Liping, who is coming to all the meetings now, is also preparing for all the meetings! It's such a blessing to see her progress!<br />5. My mom is coming to South America for a month, so my next entry will be about our travels...Tian Tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871675737245849897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724434868977035728.post-13837165679332717742011-07-25T10:32:00.000-07:002011-07-26T15:51:52.413-07:00Rolling with Rosario<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_TfUSi46OrA/Ti2-vgcg6YI/AAAAAAAAA_g/GVKyJsvM0pE/s1600/SDC11990.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_TfUSi46OrA/Ti2-vgcg6YI/AAAAAAAAA_g/GVKyJsvM0pE/s320/SDC11990.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633368432283019650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MyXkQWCHdDA/Ti27W4KAxKI/AAAAAAAAA_Q/f3x98JIBQXI/s1600/SDC12007.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MyXkQWCHdDA/Ti27W4KAxKI/AAAAAAAAA_Q/f3x98JIBQXI/s320/SDC12007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633364710616253602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Keziah and I just returned from a charming visit to Rosario, a pretty city 4 hours away from Buenos Aires.<br /><br />In addition to fruitful theocratic activity, our visit was filled with singing, dancing, and laughing until your stomach hurt. Our host family, the Pereyra's, were absolutely lovely and took great care of us.<br /><br />The highlights of our 4- day visit were as follows:<br /><br />1. Taking advantage of our ability to speak Chinese, the brothers drove us to preach in 7 Chinese supermarkets and 1 Taiwanese health products store. It might not sound like a lot to you, but most of the markets were in another city farther from Rosario, and the Chinese there had rarely spoken to Witnesses. We placed some magazines and tracts, and 1 Bible Teach book with a lady who was quite excited to know we were Bible teachers.<br />2. Keziah and I did a demo in Spanish during the Service meeting on Thursday, reenacting a real informal witnessing opportunity that had happened when I spoke to a neighbor.<br />3.. We had the opportunity to associate and have fun with some Haitian Bible students. This was quite special for me, because it was my first time to talk Haitian students. The kids we met had been in Haiti during the recent earthquake, and had endured unspeakable tragedy. We were especially touched when on one occasion, a young student expressed his gratitude because we gave him what he had left behind in Haiti, a feeling of home & family.<br />4. On Sunday, we had a cultural show, directed by Lalo, which consisted of Peruvian dancing, Chinese folk singing, Congolese music, and featuring 2 special performances by Lalo's neighbor, Marcelo. A Peruvian couple, Keziah, the Haitian students, and I were all in the show. We found out that we had unexpectedly given Marcelo a good witness; he was impressed by the love that thrived in the multiracial group.<br /><br />5. Sunday evening, Lalo, Lili, Keziah, and I prepared "Chinese" noodles for the last gathering that day. That was hilarious- because I was the "chef" that day, and I felt like the blind leading the blind. The highlight of the evening was a great dance all the girls did together, based on the hit song Kuduro.<br /><br />Lalo counted that we had met 29 people in the 4-day visit. The best part of the visit for me was the number of people we were able to encourage unexpectedly. I truly feel that Jehovah is always directing things behind the scenes!<br />Click on the image for our awesome dance video!<br /><table style="width: 194px;"><tbody><tr><td style="height: 194px; background: url("https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/transparent_album_background.gif") no-repeat scroll left center transparent;" align="center"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/tzhang36/Koduko?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJXD1rPpy4O_7AE&feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-KjAs0TOVIQk/Ti4ic1TbxcE/AAAAAAAABGI/jxt3wY_WMNc/s160-c/Koduko.jpg" style="margin: 1px 0pt 0pt 4px;" height="160" width="160" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/tzhang36/Koduko?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJXD1rPpy4O_7AE&feat=embedwebsite" style="color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Koduko</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Tian Tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871675737245849897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724434868977035728.post-86874612325852151502011-06-15T17:25:00.000-07:002011-10-03T20:00:27.705-07:00Great Happenings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-evQYFbXhIqw/Top2wMk0fLI/AAAAAAAABmU/qpLPfuZtg_c/s1600/SDC11856.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-evQYFbXhIqw/Top2wMk0fLI/AAAAAAAABmU/qpLPfuZtg_c/s320/SDC11856.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659466452125908146" border="0" /></a><br />Pic: Diego, Charlie, Kay, Me, Anto, Keziah<br /><br />Hi friends,<br /><br />I am inspired to write this evening and decided I better take advantage of the flame before it goes out....<br /><br />First, I must write about Liping- an advanced Bible student who was given to me because her Bible teacher went back to the Spanish congregation.<br />Liping has been making considerable effort to come to all the Sunday meetings. We set a goal for her to try to attend more Tuesday meetings as well. This is a challenge for her because she owns a laundry business, and she stays up until 2am during the weekdays folding and ironing clothes. However, during the co visit last week, she came to both the Tuesday and Thursday meetings. On both occasions, you could tell she rushed over, her hair wet from a shower. Several friends in the congregation commended her for her effort. During our study, I told her how one of our elders noticed her progressed. She shed tears of joy, and expressed how grateful she was that people did not criticize her for not wearing the right clothes to the meeting (That's another thing we have to work on, setting a date to go shopping with her and replace glittery sequined jeans with modest skirts). She is very humble, and mentions that she wants to get baptized. I am so grateful to Jehovah for letting me taste the joy of helping a Bible student progress!<br /><br />Another beautiful Bible student that fell into my lap from Jehovah is a lady who owns a laundromat around the corner from the Kingdom Hall. I had found her daughter, Jessica, the first day that I went out in service in Buenos Aires. For a few times, I could not get past just sharing a few scriptures at the door with Jessica. However, one day, the mother, Ms. Chen, came out and eagerly asked me how God can help us during times of distress. This is because one of her relatives was diagnosed with a terminal illness. She wanted to know if somehow prayer could cure the illness. I was invited into their laundromat, which is also their makeshift home. Since then, I have been studying on a regular basis with Ms. Chen. Jessica had been studying with us, but recently, she moved to her father's store and I have to track her down.<br /><br />Ms. Chen is a wonderful student. I asked her to prepare for each lesson, and she writes out the scriptures. Last week, her homework was to read the Sermon on the Mount. She asked me what Matthew 6:24 meant ("cannot slave for 2 masters"). My preaching companion, an Argentine sister, explained the scripture in excellent Chinese. Ms. Chen's reaction was remarkable- she commented that the scripture spoke of her heart, because she knew that making money was her greatest priority. Seeing her humility and appreciation for the Bible was so rewarding- she was the last Bible student of the week, and I had arrived quite exhausted, but she made me so happy I wanted to cry.<br /><br />On a lighter note, we had a great time with our circuit overseer and his wife- Charlie and Kay Kim. They are (obviously) Korean, and very lovely. They were very zealous in going preaching with all of us. I had the privilege of making Teriyaki chicken for them here. The hilarious thing is- Argentinians have never heard of teriyaki chicken!!! They think I'm the best cook ever with that recipe!Tian Tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871675737245849897noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724434868977035728.post-59949781005106259082011-03-25T19:23:00.000-07:002011-03-25T20:09:28.439-07:00Learning to show real love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oa-xTy3pjQQ/TY1YUo_zi4I/AAAAAAAAA3w/ErCJ3lGW8-Q/s1600/DSC00597.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oa-xTy3pjQQ/TY1YUo_zi4I/AAAAAAAAA3w/ErCJ3lGW8-Q/s320/DSC00597.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588219824262318978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--s71V-XoK8M/TY1TsH_-nmI/AAAAAAAAA3o/cYyoqBY9LNQ/s1600/DSC00600.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--s71V-XoK8M/TY1TsH_-nmI/AAAAAAAAA3o/cYyoqBY9LNQ/s320/DSC00600.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588214730163396194" border="0" /></a><br /><br />pictures:<br />top:Diego and Susie, special pioneer couple at our apartment; our first gathering for some friends in our hall.<br />bottom: me, Christine, and Elody, a sister from Belgium watching a tango show at Cafe Tortoni<br /><br /><br />Hi friends,<br />As I had written in my last email, there are several Bible students that are progressing quite well in this congregation. After listening to how they gradually started learning the Bible, Christine and I came to one conclusion: SHOW LOVE.<br />One Bible student, who had just become a publisher when we arrived, said that she did not really understand her Bible teacher very well, but she was deeply touched by the tender love that her Bible student had for her, and her perseverance in coming to visit even though at times the student had a less than friendly attitude.<br />So, Christine and I are constantly praying that we will reach the hearts of Bible students by cultivating and showing deep love for them.<br />Coincidentally, our first chance to really practice showing love came when we met the family, who own the supermarket across the street. In the beginning, we would just pass by to chit-chat, especially to the daughter Lucia. One time, I pulled out a magazine to share, but Lucia just said she was not interested. I didn't push it. However, we would always make sure to say hi or stop by to chit-chat sometimes at the end of the day.<br />Yesterday, I really felt like I hit the jackpot though. I was just chit-chatting with Lucia, feeling like I was not really getting anywhere. But she started telling me how much she disliked working at the market, and how every day she felt like her life was a routine. I tried to sympathize with her, and listened for a while. Finally, I tried to help her see the positive side- that she was developing good work skills, and learning to be a responsible adult. However, most importantly, I emphasized that her situation is temporary. She had a future to look forward to. I discreetly pulled out the BT book and shared the first question on "Is this what God purposed?" She seemed really curious, but also expressed that she felt religion was just in the mind. I told her that if it really gave us the solid truth about life, it is more than just a mental illusion.<br />Anyway, I think the final icebreaker was when I invited her to come to our apartment for some coffee and dessert. Actually, Christine was the first to suggest that we should have her over. So, we will have her over on Monday.<br />This is definitely a first for me- to invite someone to my home and to really extend my friendship to them before jumping in on a Bible study. But it is definitely a way to practice the love of neighbor we should all cultivate.Tian Tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871675737245849897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724434868977035728.post-73229416104831650842011-03-13T20:10:00.001-07:002011-03-13T20:10:53.997-07:00Christine's PerspectiveWell, OK, I read Tina's blog, and I think that there were somethings that should be said. Yes, the mugging was NOT fun, but NOT as bad as what people have been thinking. The muggers here are not out to hurt you, all they want most of the time is your cell or wallet and then they'll leave; unlike the US where sometimes they will hurt you and get violent with you. I don't wan't to minimize what has happened, but there was a big positive that was left out that I felt was way more important then the mugging itself--Jehovah's protection and unexpected blessings. As you read in Tina's blog, a man walked over and told the mugger to back off (which the mugger did immediately, eventhough all he got from the sister was an old beat-up cell. He didn't take anything away from me). So we were a little shaken but unharmed because really, Jehovah protected us. I felt very bad for the sister because she's a pioneer and now she has no phone to contact other pioneers to make service arrangements. However, the sister still kept a positive attitude and we went to her study. She then borrowed the study's phone to call the cell company to stop service on the phone and call another pioneer sister to make arrangements. The study asked her why she needed to stop her cell service and the sister told her that her cell phone was stolen (we didn't want to tell the study that we were mugged, because we didn't want the study to feel bad that we got mugged on the way to her place). Anyway, the study then immediately pulled out her old cell phone and gave it to the pioneer sister for free. This cell phone was similar to that of the sister's, just newer and nicer (the sister's old phone was black-and-white screen and half broken, where as this one was in excellent condition and had colored screen). I told the pioneer sister that Jehovah knew that it was time for her to upgrade her cell phone. We both laughed, had a great study. Honestly, things like that would have really bothered me and make me really hate the muggers (like I would wish that he got ran over by a truck or somthing like that....) but this time it didn't. It made me become more aware of my surroundings and put me into the habbit of turning my head to check behind me often, but I wasn't bothered by it or freaked out. I think I really come to understand that people (the mugger was probably Peruvian or Chilian who came to Argentina in hopes for better life but found things to be harder and had no money to go back home) do things because Satan's system often force good people into doing bad things out of despiration. It made me treasure more of God's kingdom and I feel that Jehovah has not only protected us physically, but also mentally. I was not bitter, instead like what Jesus said, to love your enemy. This is the first time ever that I could experience what it means, that forgiving brings peace of mind and helped me move on. And when we continued to put our focus on the ministry, the joy that Jehovah gaved through holy spirit really washed away fear and any negative feelings. In fact, we got a good laugh out of it and a good story to tell. Like I said, it made us more aware of our surroundings, but it didn't rob us of any joy. Especially when you get to experience the peace of mind that Jehovah provides, and the positive change in the way you see things.Tian Tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871675737245849897noreply@blogger.com0