Sunday in Hong Kong

We started the morning with breakfast at McDonald's down the street.Their food is always good.
At 10:15am, we were greeted by Alex and Paris in the hotel lobby and were escorted to the Shatin Church. Four of us went with them, John and I and Randy and Vicki Shannon. We rode on the subway, then on the train and then we walked about 10 minutes to get to the church. The weather was hot and humid. The people there were so kind. The first thing they did,after greeting us, was to give us a paper towel for perspiration and a cold glass of water.

The service was in Cantonese but Paris sat by me and Alex sat by John and Vicki had her own interpreter, Queenie, who explained everything to her. I loved the songs. They were praise songs like Celebrate, Lord I Lift Your Name on High, Send Me Lord and We Are One in The Bond Of Love. We heard Miss Po Kau Tang talk about her work in Chinese. Randy Shannon gave the sermon from Acts 2:1-21 on Speaking The Same Language. It was interpreted and very appropriate for the group. He used audience involvement and a bit of humor along with a good message. It was well received.

The service we attended was the second service. I think they run about 150 total for the 2 services and the building is crowded. They are thinking of moving. The service we went to was primarily attended by young adults. They like to sleep in in Hong Kong just like in America.

After church we took pictures and got to look around the building and talk to several people including the pastor Jonathan Siu and his wife and the associate pastor Lydia and several more. We rode taxis and went out to eat at a restaurant. We had cantonese style food which was very good. I was not familiar with it but I like it. On top of the greens was a century egg sliced so I tried it. It was okay, but a bit chewy. Instead of yellow, the yolk was dark. We drank lots of hot tea.

Paris and Alex took us back to the hotel by bus. We enjoyed visiting with them on the way. Paris is a lawyer and I think Alex said he is studying to sell insurance.

We rested when we got back to the motel. I had intended to go out and look around but I was tired.

In the evening we went to a church service at the Tao Hsien Church which was very close to the hotel, across the street and up the steps. That church has an attendance of over 200 and is growing. The pastor is Amos Yuen. Again we sang praise songs; Sing Alleluia, I Love You Lord, Praise The Lord O My Soul, and Lord I Lift Your Name On High. Beautiful and each sang in their own language. The sermon was inspiring and evangelistic. Let's get moving and win the lost.

They fed all of us a pot luck style meal of Asian foods which was good. Pastor Jonathan and his wife "Little" gave both Vicki and I necklaces which are very pretty. Each of us at the service was given a crystal, sort of like a paperweight with a clip on top to put something like a photo and the words "Hong Kong CPC" and the CP cross engraved on it.

Vera, Judy, Peggy and Carolyn had gone to Macau for their service and got back just before night services began. Their church was quite a distance away. After church they had a tour of the area and saw where the first missionary was buried. Their ferry had an accident while they were on it so they had to go back to shore and wait for another ferry.