Pilgrims in Zurich

Its Church Today. IPC has been great.
I think the Americans in the congregation actually bring something to it.

Yesterday at Lugano, we met Damien, this Italian guy from the near parts of Tuscany, who now stays in Lugano; greeted us with a "ni hao".
Amazing, he learns Chinese and he wants to share the gospel with them.

I'm touched.
He had a hard life, in his younger days too, staying away from his parents who moved to Lugano ahead of him.

Aren't we fortunate, blessed if we call it?
But hardships really bring something different to your life.
They help you to appreciate every little single thing around you.
And when you do, maybe you'll see more meaning, more of God's presence and love around you.
For me, when this swiss girl and guy came to say hi to me in my lecture, that was God's love for me. It really made me happy, and finally feel welcome. But these things don't happen without reason. And i'm sure its no coincidence.

Many people don't experience hardships for many different reasons.
Sometimes, they're just brought up well off. (but then again hardships might come in terms of friendship or family trouble; on a deeper level).
some people are brought in happy homes (but hardships might come when they lose their happy homes through inevitable death of the flesh)
Some people are neither wealthy, or grew up in happy homes; but they simply choose to be happy, irregardless of the situation. (but is that then happiness without meaning?)
Some people have God, and experience JOY. That is significant. =)

does it happen all the time though?