2021 Gratitude List

Thank God for keeping my family and me safe during the pandemic.

Thank God for sustaining us to continue our regular family devotions.

Thank God for providing for all our family’s needs and leading us in remarkable ways.

Thank God for allowing the kids to continue their education despite the challenging environment.

Thank God for the teachers at school who support our children’s learning. Saying goodbye and chatting with R.Z. made me truly feel their piety and love. Their experiences greatly encouraged me and might even influence some of my future life decisions.

Thank God for our successful application to XXXX.

Thanks to Woody for providing legal services, Brother Chen for his intermediary services, and Brother Xuping for providing related documentation during my XXXX application process.

Thank God for forgiving my sins through Jesus Christ and granting me salvation, giving me hope of eternal life, so I can still have hope amid physical weakness and a chaotic world.

Thank God for keeping MGC safe and for the loving care within the fellowship.

Thank God for the healthy growth of our two kids.

Thank God for granting me my current job, though I truly feel unworthy and need to repent.

Thank God for former colleagues and friends who wrote recommendation letters for me.

Thanks to Teacher H and his wife for their care and encouragement during TMS gatherings.

Thank God for protecting my marriage with Yanbing. There are conflicts, but also reconciliation.

Thank God for the care from the YT and ZH families.

Thank God for the care Shanshan and Zhaozhao have shown Eather and Anran.

Thank God my parents and brothers feel the potential move keenly but still selflessly support, understand, and encourage us.

Thank God my in-laws, my brother-in-law, and sister-in-law care deeply for us. I’m also grateful we could visit Changchun to be with them this year.

Thank God for guiding my wife and me to keep up with badminton, and I’m grateful to play sports with the school teachers.

Thank God a special former colleague has been able to connect with the church, read the Bible, and pray.