Grace Mission International Church (Irvine)

ever since i came back, i've been trying to look for a church to worship, to serve, and to have fellowship at. i've visited a few churches and received invitations from different people that i've met to join their churches. there has been one group of people who approached me and this is the church that i'll be joining (or i've already joined)...

Grace Mission International Church has not started to have sunday worships yet. the very first service will be jan 6, 08. (to the cantonese, the date is very auspicious because it's 168 haha...) and i've asked to help with the youth/young adults group. since the church is just in the beginning stage, there is a group of 10ish youths for now. we'll have our first get-to-know-you session on Dec 22.

the reasons why i joined this church are...

ever since the beginning, the vision of the church is Mission focused (with at least 50% of offerings going into mission works, training disciples with mission work in mind, etc) and almost all the coworkers who are coming together had short-term mission experiences. (to me, this is why churches exist anyway)

diversity within the group... there are people from HK, SG, M'sia, TW. the hope is to also start a spanish speaking service one day

the family atmosphere, friendly relationships amongst the group that has come together to start this church... it's also in the dedication and hard work the core leaders have put in so far.

prayers every weekend during the past year in preparation of forming this church.

well, i joined the group for the first time tonight at an mexican restaurant to celebrate Christmas and also some birthdays. we sang a little and most people shared. i met a few new friends also. overall, i am pretty excited about new start and new possibilities.

at the same time, i do have my worries (it's going to be a long drive, i don't really know these people that well, i don't know how i am going to lead the youths or relate to them)... guess i need to pray more about all this and see how God will lead and grow me through this endeavor.

oh... why i started to write this entry is because somehow and for some after meeting me, they think i am college aged.

hahaha...