I had a lot of fun last week, having no work. Well, I take it back. I put in 6 hours of cleaning/disinfecting toys. Other than that I had a great week going shopping in San Fransisco, Gilroy (Bonfonte) Gardens and Santa Cruz. I also hung out with some good friends and family and watched a lot of tv.
On Friday I went to my parents house to watch the Opening Ceremonies of the Summer Olympics. It was amazing! I loved it. I was so impressed with how Beijing puts on a show. Of ocurse I am excited about it too because I have been to China twice and I can actually say- "I've been there!". China has always had a special place in my heart because of my trips there and I am always reminded how many people there haven't heard the gospel. Seeing all of the nations coming together in one arena, more than half countries I have never even heard of (shame on me), I am also in mind of how many missionaries there are out there, living in really tough environments. It is so easy to sit in Gilroy in my little church, having a church buliding, having a safe place to worhsip and learn about God with not much fear of being presecuted, as many in this world do.
I am so blessed the live here in America, where I have freedom of religion and freedom of speech to preach the good news of Jesus Christ and his redeeming grace. I just got home from my first day of training for work, and we talked a lot about American values, something the school really likes to focus on. The man speaking made a comment that our values, our rights were not something that are created by man, or our government. He's absolutly right. Our rights, our freedom are given to us by our Creator. The same God who created gravity and magnetism- something we can learn about and explain but man cannot make. This was something that was mentioned in a video we watched last night at church.
I hope all this jumble makes sense. I just felt like a lot was on my mind and I needed to get it all out!! That is why I could not think of a better title for this random blog.
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Did you hear that the Beijing fireworks were computer generated for the people watching on TV?
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