Under His Wings: January 2019

It's been already over two weeks that I'm back from vacation, but because of a stomach bug and just getting absorbed with my everyday life, I'm only blogging about it today.

It was a great experience visiting the Caribbean for the first time. It was back in the summer of 2016 when I had a lifestyle guest at Uchee Pines who came with her husband from Puerto Rico. I had a nice time with Sister Ada, and she invited me to visit them one day. It was a warm and sunny break from the grey winter here in Brussels. Christine, my former co-worker from Uchee, also came along, and our hosts went out of their way to make our stay pleasurable. So we went to San Juan (the capital), to the beach of the Caribbean sea, to the observatory in Arecibo (where they have the largest telescope in the world), and to other pretty places on this beautiful island. Sister Ada also made sure that we could preach and teach the health message. So we were invited to speak in several different churches. It was a blessings. The people were very receptive. If it wasn't for this long an tiring journey, I would do such trips more often; but for now I think I have enough from these overseas trips!

So I'm back to my daily routine now. At work, things are going well. I'm alone again in the secretariat, but next month, my new colleague will finally arrive. I look forward to that. At church, there are lots of activities as usual. Next month, we will have a naturopathic doctor from the UK with us. Silvia is originally from Peru, and I met her at Uchee Pines many years ago. She is going to hold a health emphasis weekend at our church. We are also preparing for a week of health evangelism in the month of June, with my former co-worker Ashwin. This also promises to be a blessing.

Some years ago, I started participating in the daily bible reading plan of the General Conference. So that means you read a chapter a day, followed by some comment/devotional thought of a theologian or some other church member. Currently, we are in Leviticus, and chapter 15 deals with bodily discharges and how men and women should deal with such issues. I really liked the spiritual insight that the comment writer drew out of this chapter (which at first glance has no meaning for our lives today). He stated the cleanliness was one of those qualities that originated with a holy God. Cleanliness matters to God. And not only did He redeem us with His blood, but He also cleanses us from all filthiness. Aren't you thankful for that fact today? I certainly am!