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A Mendelssohn Morning

Today was a wonderful day. There are many stories I could share, but for now, I want to share about the "wedding(s)" I attended this morning as the day kicked off... All the K-1 students (3-year-olds) got "married" this morning to a classmate. The girls dressed like brides. The boys like grooms. They walked down the aisle of the chapel to the tune of Mendelssohn's wedding march. They exchanged rings. This was something else. Let me tell you. Here are some pictures:

What met me as I went to investigate these rumors I had heard about the event taking place at Luther Chapel this morning:


Some of the brides and grooms. Would they get cold feet?


Walking down the aisle.


Singing a song about love.


As strange as this all seemed to me at first, the students seemed to be okay with it and they enthusiastically sang about God's love and how much they loved their friends and parents at the end of the "ceremony." So I went from thinking it was the most ridiculous and cute thing I had ever seen to thinking it was just a bit over-the-top yet touching... touching to the point where parents and teachers were shedding some tears. :)

Just thought this was something blog-worthy. :)

What?

That's a question I ask frequently.

What have I been up to lately? Well, not blogging or writing newsletters, that's (unfortunately) for sure since writing those things is the only time I take to reflect really.... but I'll wrap up December with one word: CHRISTMAS! It was fantastic. I don't really have any pictures yet... I was running around too much and couldn't locate my camera for a bit of it... but I'm hoping to get some pictures from others soon.

For the time being, here's a picture from Christmas Eve when we had a Christmas Eve service at the home of a couple of the volunteers here. Mark and I were taking Christmas carol requests at this point. :)



In the meantime, God continues to amaze me with how He can work through this broken vessel... and how He works love and mercy and reconciliation in hearts.

Please continue to keep the ministry in Taiwan in your prayers, that people may have the hope, the peace, the blessed assurance of knowing Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.