1st Baptism Anniversary (Oct. 16, 2006)

I couldn't stop being so thankful for all the blessings that I have received in this past one year since I have my baptism at TUC (Tokyo Union Church) on Oct. 16,2005 with 4 other sisters. Sometimes I could be over enthusiastic when I tried to explain to those who haven't experienced receiving Chist as their savior. God is good...all the time. Despite of all the ups n downs in life, by trusting in His love, grace and mercy, we could always feel the inner peace. Thanks to all my sister n brother who celebrated with me at Mrs. Sohn's house in Shibuya. :)

I was just happened to see the list of things which I would like to accomplish in year 2006 together with my wishes. Surprisingly, 80% of them have been answered. It's amazing how powerful is the meaning of prayer. And it's best when I can share everything with my HG's brothers and sisters and having the time to pray together. I'm most thankful with this first pregnancy. Making confession is one of the things which I've done as well. God is merciful and He would never abandon us when we need Him. And everything is definitely in His timing. I strongly believe that God always has a purpose for everything that we needs to go through no matter if it's a good or bad experience. Those experiences lead us to rely more on Him and trusting that He would guide us step by step through the way.

I'm now still praying the salvation for those whom I love the most. I really hope that they receive Jesus Christ as the savior of their life. Through this, I am very much looking forward to spend time with them not only in this world but also in eternity. God, please open up the hearts of the people whom I love and that they may receive your mercy and grace and accept you as their savior. Amen.

November 18, 2006

It's amazing how time has flies. I'm now on my 25th week, and it's been about 20 weeks since I last posted about my pregnancy. Well, I've been experiencing serious nausea, and to open up the computer is the last thing I'd like to do. I've never experienced feeling so horrible in my life. Throwing up for about 3-4 times a day for the first five months of the pregnancy, and the only thing I can possibly consume is fruits. Honey and ginger also help to work reducing the nausea. But, thank God that the progress of the baby goes smoothly despite my malnutrition diet. I'm now more active in everything and feel much more enegetic even though I still need a lot of beauty sleeps. Somehow, the feeling of drowsiness just appears now and then. But I'm sure that's because the baby is encouraging me to take more rests. I'll be posting all the ultrasound picture of my baby since the first time we have them till the latest progress...guess what??....from our last USG scan, we've been so curious about which gender of baby we're expecting. It's funny that the doctor never wanted to say for sure about the gender of the baby. I wonder if it's the policy of Japanese doctor or it's just that he is really not sure. However, he has printed out about 3 USG scan pictures of the pictures that represent the little "bird" of our baby. It's really cutey. From the beginning of the pregnancy, I already have a strong feeling that I'm expecting a boy. Several symptoms have actually strengthened my perception. First, of course the seriosu nausea is the main cause...it's definitely the strong hormones of a baby boy. The hormones have also worsened the condition of my skin. However, once the nausea is over, the skin's condition has improved gradually. Now, there are still a lot of saliva production in my body; inconveniently, I always need to spit out the saliva cause it's still making me feel kind of sick when it's stored too much in my throat. And I also noticed that the skin's pigmentation on my neck has darkened as well. According to many people, when your tummy grows outward instead of sideward, most probably I'll be expecting a baby boy. So, maybe all the above symptoms have supported my perception that I'm expecting a baby boy. Honestly, I don't really mind as to which gender we're going to have for our first baby. The blessing and grace that He has shown to us have really made me to be so thankful of my present condition no matter how hard and how serious is the condition of my nausea is. This is what we have longed for, and we just keep praying that my pregnancy will go well throughout and the baby can grow healthily physically and mentally inside me. We also pray for safe delivery as well. Presently, I'm praying a lot for God's guidance as to where I should be delivering this baby, Indonesia or Japan??? Since my mom is in Indonesia, I would very much like to be close to her and needs her help cause this will be my first experience of having a baby. She can possibly come to Japan as well, however, since my expected due date is in February, it's the coldest time in Japan, and I know that she doesn't really used to the cold weather. So, God, please give me your guidance as to where you want this blessed baby to be delivered...amen.