Archive for October, 2009

  • Empty –> Full

    Empty –> Full

    Submitted by David.. I was born and raised as a middle child in East Los Angeles and for the first five years of my life, I was the youngest in my family.  During these early years, I remember being heavily influenced by my older brother...

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  • Lightning speed

    Lightning speed

    Just wanted to post some short sharings from some of our Austin members about the anniversary service this past week. Submitted by Bryan… This past weekend Gracepoint Austin celebrated its first anniversary.  What a year it has been!  It’s hard to imagine that just one...

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  • Full and satisfied

    Full and satisfied

    Submitted by Olivia (from Gracpoint Hsinchu)… The long awaited NTU (National Taiwan University) discussion small group “Pause” finally started on October 7, 2009 (clap + cheer)! Two years after Koinonia came to Hsinchu, Taiwan, we’re finally in a new city and new campus, making connections...

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  • Receiving 100 times as much

    Receiving 100 times as much

    Submitted by Helen… My 30th birthday was this past week and I was so grateful to God for all the ways that God has been faithful in my life for the 30 years.  I can’t believe that I’ve been here for the past 12 years. ...

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  • Standing before the old rugged cross

    Standing before the old rugged cross

    Submitted by Anonymous… In 1986, I was born in an ordinary family in Beijing. The baby boom in China culminated that year with more than fifteen million babies, which meant that I needed go through competition my entire life, including my education, career and marriage....

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  • Thank you for giving to the Lord

    Thank you for giving to the Lord

    Submitted by Lauren… Two weeks ago we celebrated Grandma Bessie’s 100th birthday at Crown Bay nursing home. We first met Grandma Bessie Porteous about 1 year ago when we started elderly care ministry. Grandma Bessie was born in 1909 in Olympia WA. At the age...

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