Easter Sunday

This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see the rest of our lives! And only the most elderly of our population have ever seen it this early (95 years old or above!). And none of us have ever, or will ever, see it a day earlier! Here's the facts: 1) The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the year 2228 (220 years from now). The last time it was this early was 1913 (so if you're 95 or older, you are the only ones that were around for that!). 2) The next time it will be a day earlier, March 22, will be in the year 2285 (277 years from now). The last time it was on March 22 was 1818. So, no one alive today has or will ever see it any earlier than this year!

I put on the yellow sweater Robert and Gail bought for me for my birthday. Surprisingly, both David and I thought it was the maternity sweater since the top half only has three buttons and the bottom half is loose open! The Hargroves didn't have any idea that we are expecting a baby when they bought the sweater. "It's prophetic!" David said.

About 10 international students showed up for the Come and See class. Gene and David did a great job in the class! After the service, more people joined us for the Easter Dinner, egg coloring, and egg hunt. The Stoltes did a great job decorating the tables. The food was delicious! Everyone had fun!!! We just wished more students could show up. By the way, did I tell you that David bought me a beautiful cute red casino camera as birthday gift? Here are some pictures taken by the camera: http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=qu0dq1t.28alcpl1&x=0&y=-c064ic

I was tired after all the activities. I rested for the rest of the day since my reader couldn't come to Friendspeak due to her sick baby. I really enjoyed reading the book "Hudson Taylor's spiritual secret". Mr. and Mrs. Taylor's faith and total dependence on God just inspired me so much! Although the language is the old English, kind of hard for me to read, I held the book for hours in bed. What an example! I really admire the early missionaries in China. I can't wait to finish reading the whole book!


It's going to be an adjustment for me to rest and to retreat from the activities we used to do. I wanted to get up early to prepare breakfast for David; I wanted to be the one who cleans the kitchen and takes the house chores off David's shoulder; I wanted to participate church activities as usual; I wanted to have friends over to our house for dinners or meetings ... I wished I had the energy to do all of these. Now I need to get used to doing nothing for the the precious life in me. David said he wished it was him who carries the baby. I feel like he is doing that, not by carrying the baby in his body, but by taking on the extra responsibilities of cooking, cleaning, shopping, etc.


David brought home my favorite Tortilla chicken soup and soft taco from Taco Brueno after the dinner with Mary and Ted. We are going to have the third LST training in their house this Friday. David and I talked about how to effectively work with our Chinese readers before we went to bed. We prayed for patience and guidance to be a better instrument for God.