*Special Update* Zai jian Christine, to Gracepoint Hsinchu!

Posted on July 13, 2009 by sfsukoinonia

Last week, we said zai jian (good-bye) to Christine, as she joined Gary and the rest of the missionaries at Gracepoint Hsinchu/ Koinonia Hsinchu.  The sisters had a very sweet farewell the night before overflowing with Italian food!  We sang some of Christine’s favorite songs together and also shared about the various ways God has used Christine to really bless our lives.  We are so thankful as we have now sent off both Gary and Christine, to serve in Taiwan.  Let’s really remember to keep them in our prayers, the rest of the Taiwan team and for Chris, Mike and Yang from Gracepoint Berkeley, who also went with Christine, to serve for a year.

So, although we are sad that they are gone now, we know that God will really use them in great ways to reach out the students in Taiwan, in the same way they’ve really left an impact in our lives.  Gary and Christine, will check the blog when they can, so let’s send them a message through our comments below!  And who knows… we might hear back from them soon! <– Tues 7/14 Check out the message from Gary and Christine below!

Sending off Christine to Hsinchu Koinonia

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44 Responses

  1. ahneileen, on July 13th, 2009 at 10:46 am Said:

    Ni hao Christine & Gary! We miss you guys a lot and are very excited as you serve in Taiwan for the next year.

    It’s too bad that we don’t have a send off video for Christine like we did for Gary :D

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  2. jennchen, on July 13th, 2009 at 11:04 am Said:

    I can’t wait to hear from Gary and Christine! 加油! We’re praying for you!

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  3. Angell, on July 13th, 2009 at 11:50 am Said:

    hey Gary and Christine, we’ll miss you over here. At least I have a little scar to remind me each day of Gary =) j/k Will be praying for you!

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  4. echow, on July 13th, 2009 at 2:18 pm Said:

    It was sad sending them off…especially thinking that we won’t see them for about a year. They will be a joy and encouragement for the team in Taiwan though! “JIA YOU!”

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  5. akim, on July 13th, 2009 at 2:50 pm Said:

    What a wonderful privilege!

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  6. Dennis, on July 13th, 2009 at 3:16 pm Said:

    Greetings Gary and Christine from SFSU !!

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  7. anna, on July 13th, 2009 at 5:27 pm Said:

    Thankful that you two are at Taiwan…though I miss Christine lots!

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  8. ahneileen, on July 14th, 2009 at 9:34 am Said:

    i have to admit..watching this video did make me feel a little teary eyed…. bad *cough* ALLERGIES.. yes….allergies.

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  9. Bruce Mo Kyaw, on July 14th, 2009 at 9:37 am Said:

    Good to see both Gary and Christine!
    Miss you guys and will be praying for you!

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  10. jennchen, on July 14th, 2009 at 9:39 am Said:

    Like Eileen, I got a little teary-eyed when I watched this video…I think that the warm weather is bringing out my allergies, too :)

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  11. akim, on July 14th, 2009 at 9:40 am Said:

    I like these updates! We miss you, too, gary & christine!

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  12. echow, on July 14th, 2009 at 9:46 am Said:

    Nice to see you two! We miss you guys here in SF!

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  13. ang, on July 14th, 2009 at 9:58 am Said:

    it’s good to hear from you, gary and christine, already! we’ll be praying for you…miss you too!

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  14. richl, on July 14th, 2009 at 2:04 pm Said:

    miss you guys! (I was secretly hoping there’d be footage of Gary being thrown into a local body of water, but I guess that’ll have to be next time!)

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  15. jeffri, on July 14th, 2009 at 2:51 pm Said:

    Hey Gary and Christine, I will be praying for you guys.. and good to hear from you guys…

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  16. larryt, on July 14th, 2009 at 10:12 pm Said:

    i wish i saw gary fall into the water :) i’ll miss you gary and christine!

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  17. chrisachu, on July 14th, 2009 at 10:13 pm Said:

    ill be praying for you guys in taiwan!!!

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  18. ehsia, on July 14th, 2009 at 10:23 pm Said:

    Miss you Gary and Christine! Look forward to more updates from you guys!

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  19. sophiakong, on July 14th, 2009 at 11:08 pm Said:

    Nice seeing both of you on the video!!! I can’t wait to hear from both of you again.

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  20. anna, on July 14th, 2009 at 11:19 pm Said:

    Awww I miss the both of you! I’ll check out your blog, too!

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  21. jawfree, on July 15th, 2009 at 7:44 am Said:

    Good to hear from both of you! Will check out your blog for sure!

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  22. Will, on July 15th, 2009 at 1:15 pm Said:

    we’re praying for y’all!

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  23. Will, on July 15th, 2009 at 1:18 pm Said:

    too bad we can’t comment on their site =P and win comment contests =)

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  24. andrea, on July 15th, 2009 at 2:16 pm Said:

    We miss you guys! We’re very excited to see what God has in store for you in Taiwan.

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  25. Franklin, on July 15th, 2009 at 3:32 pm Said:

    Thank you for the thoughtful video! Hope you guys are staying cool with boba drinks!

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  26. k1, on July 15th, 2009 at 4:37 pm Said:

    oh man, didn’t realize both of guys were in hg2…no wonder why there was less people in our group..

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  27. Steve Chen, on July 15th, 2009 at 9:12 pm Said:

    Gary and Christine look so happy in TW! Gary looks thinner already must be the heat, cool cut too.

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  28. Sean, on July 16th, 2009 at 4:25 pm Said:

    Thank you for that nice message Gary & Christine!

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  29. nancy, on July 16th, 2009 at 8:38 pm Said:

    miss you guys and praying for you too!!

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  30. Dennis, on July 16th, 2009 at 9:55 pm Said:

    gary, praying for your 3 things bro!

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    • ltung, on July 23rd, 2009 at 7:54 pm Said:

      had to keep expanding your gravatar pic to see SFSU Koinonia… ok… better get back to studying for c101 tmrw.

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  31. Gary, on July 18th, 2009 at 7:37 am Said:

    Hello all!

    Thank you for your words of encouragement. And thank you for the beautiful frame that you guys made for us. Today marks the completion of my first month in Taiwan, and I too have found myself missing you already.

    Btw, some of you commented about how you wish you can see me thrown into the water here in Taiwan. To those dreamers I say, “Dream on!”

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    • richl, on July 22nd, 2009 at 10:40 am Said:

      I miss you too Gary! I’m going through withdrawal now that there’s no chance to chant “Gary, Gary, Gary!” I wonder if the people over there do that… =/

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  32. Sean, on July 18th, 2009 at 4:55 pm Said:

    Gary’s Hair Gel v. Sea of Taiwan. That would be exciting.

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    • richl, on July 22nd, 2009 at 10:38 am Said:

      That would be a good addition to the “versus” series, the first installment being Sean v. Carl. Classic.

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  33. brucemokyaw, on July 18th, 2009 at 8:20 pm Said:

    Hi Gary, Nice to hear from you!
    Can’t believe you’ve been there for a month already.
    Take care!

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  34. Christine, on July 21st, 2009 at 1:11 am Said:

    HI,

    Just wanted to let you guys know that we miss you all! Thank you also for the gigantic snack bag for the plane ride! It will last well over a month here.

    Will check in later. Take care!

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  35. anna, on July 22nd, 2009 at 2:18 pm Said:

    Can’t believe it’s already been a month! I’m praying for you!

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  36. LarryT, on July 23rd, 2009 at 7:20 pm Said:

    testing gravatar…

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  37. LarryT, on July 23rd, 2009 at 7:20 pm Said:

    hmmm… pink snowflake still exists… must not be doing something right…

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  38. ltung, on July 23rd, 2009 at 7:55 pm Said:

    Thank you Gary and Christine for the nice message; look forward to seeing you in the Winter :)

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