We had lunch today with Caroline Chuan’s parents, and Victor. (It was a Japanese all you can eat place…. oh my goodness!!! You can see my tummy getting bigger! Oh no!!!)

Mr and Mrs Chuan have been to Chch several times to visit Caroline, and always come to our church while they are in NZ. Mr Chuan was always in our Church English Class, learning English, and Mrs Chuan and Becky always had lots to chat about while they were in NZ. You might recognise them in this picture. We had a lovely time with them and they were very warm and kind to us. We gave them a special invite to our Churches 20th Anniversary celebrations the first week of Oct. next year.

After another Mandarin lesson this afternoon, we had dinner with Paul and Polly Wang. Paul is Cindy Wang and Vicky Wang’s brother, and Corney Kuo’s brother in law. Paul and Polly have never been to our Church, but Becky and I met Paul once in Cindy’s home in Chch, and he and Polly were most generous when our Church was raising money for our Building fund, and also 4-5 years ago our Church prayed a lot for Paul though his illness.

Paul’s testimony to God’s Grace and healing power is wonderful! Paul was diagnosed with a kind of blood cancer (I don’t know the medical term) in 2003. At that time he was a successful businessman with factories in China. Paul shared with us the story of his intense medical treatment, and with the great skill of the Taiwan Doctors and the grace of God, he has been able to get on top of this cancer. See the photo, he looks great. Through this experience Paul sold his business, and now is involved in Christian work, using his skill and experience to help lead a number of Christian organizations, and serve in his Church.

It was really nice to meet Paul’s wife Polly, she is a really lovely, friendly lady, and she made us feel very warm. They have two young adult Children, their daughter is about to return to Taiwan after getting her Masters degree in the US, their son is still studying there. paul and Polly if you want to visit our Church next Oct. it would be lovely to have you!