Psalm 92:4-5

“For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord; I sing for joy at what your hands have done. How great are your works, Lord, how profound your thoughts!”

This verse made my heart feel so warm as I reflect on God’s good deeds last month. Witnessing His great works through my tiny little apartment brought so much affirmation to my living location. Also, just downloading His profound thoughts to make peaceful faith leaps.


My Apartment....
One of the saddest moments of my life thus far is downsizing my living space. The biggest reason is I love hosting events and cooking for people. When I had to move, due to a series of complications, God led me to my current one room apartment. The location itself is not bad, but I’m still ‘out there’. I could not understand for a long time why God placed me here.

But of course, sometimes God speaks through His blessings to answer our WHY’s.

Throughout the past month or so, I was finally able to reorganize my home a bit. Enough to host 7-8 people! Like the sermon yesterday from John 6, my five loaves and two fish seems so small....but not for Jesus, na’ mean? Not only so, these “Nabe Ministries” have become some of my favorite nights! (The nabe pot is so useful and not just for nabe!!!)






I have categorized my hostings in order to stay in my budget and give wisely ^^;

Heart to heart: 1-2 people, small enough to dig deeper, I love these, people really start to open up their hearts and share their struggles (usually movies or ice cream involved)

Yaki-Niku+Nabe: 4-8 people, an excuse to eat tons of food, celebrate someone, welcome new people, support younger brothers and sisters, host church small group nights, feed some college students (birthdays have been a huge hit)

On-call Gatherings: unknown, random people come, random people bring more random people, friends bring their friends, friends suggests meals they want to eat, very casual, I never know what to expect but it somehow ends well (praise God)

And as always, an Aki for you today. 

Prayers, thoughts, updates for March 4, 2019:

-  Praises for a friend who decided to come to Christ! I’ve known her for 3 years and it was not an easy journey. Please pray for her heart as she prepares for her baptism.
-  Praises for God’s favor on my small group. We got to see answered prayers to one of the reasons why we started the small group. At the same time, please pray over me and several small group leaders as we start a book study together this week. Pray for servant leadership to take place deep in our hearts and serve like Jesus.
-  Praises for God’s provisions and multiplying my bread and fish
-  Pray for my VISA and passport to go smoothly this year!!!
-  Pray for my friend with mental illness to have the courage and trust in Christ, also for healing in broken relationships
-  Pray over my adorable students as many of them are either graduating or transitioning to the next level. For the families to gather and truly celebrate their children’s growth this school year.