the city

my mother-in-law & sister-in-law flew in on monday. after picking them up from the airport, we spent the day in the city. walked the brooklyn bridge, kimbop-picnic-lunch in brooklyn heights, hung around central park, cafe break off madison ave, dinner at hopkee. hopkee is still as awesome as i remembered. the snails, pan-fried flounder, the crab, & the salted pork was amazing.

it's a girl

suhee got her 20-week ultrasound yesterday, & we found out that we're having a girl. i feel good in that i feel like my life & my family will be complete w/a daughter. but i'm fearful because i know that raising a girl will require me to be a lot more gentle & considerate & understanding. ultimately i believe that this is God's plan for us, & that He knows best.

i also thought that having one boy & one girl would lessen the sibling rivalry, in that they can be supporters of each other rather than rivals.

i also thought that guys w/o sisters tend to be a bit awkward w/women. (no offense to my friends w/o sisters). so having a sister will make gideon a better man.

i also thought that 1 boy & 1 girl = good balance/feng shui.

peter chung

peter chung is one of our hard core members at pilgrim church. a few months ago he got laid off from his job w/ibm. he considered that a blessing, as it freed him up to do what he really wanted to do. so now he will be doing about one year of mission work in yucatan, mexico. i actually went on two mission trips w/peter to yucatan, & he thrived in that environment. he will be assisting the ministry of pastor steve won (full-time missionary), and serving the jovenes (young adults) from several churches that we have worked with. peter bought a $500 volvo, which he will drive to yucatan. one man, on a mission, w/his dog, in a $500 volvo. i am so proud of peter, and a little envious of his ability to just pick up & go.

soong-chan rah's book, "the next evangelicalism"

http://www.christianitytoday.com/le/currenttrendscolumns/bookreviews/rockingthewhitecitadel.html

today i was opening one of my mass emails for christian leaders & i noticed a review for a book written by professor/pastor soong-chan rah. soong-chan was my youth leader when i was growing up in a church in new york. so the title of this book review was great, "rocking the white citadel". soong-chan challenges the evangelical church to change it's racist & homogeneous ways. go soong-chan!!!