Yvonne's Journies

Received a beautiful 3D eagle luggage tag as gift today! Gonna be flying into Taiwan this Saturday together with the super monster typhoon Mangkhut!! 今天收到一個3D老鷹圖案的行李名牌。週六我即將跟著強颱「山竹」一起吹入台灣！ https://www.instagram.com/p/BnnxA4YlQCE/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4kno4kwdrflc

#ShanaTovah! Entering into #5779 #RoshHashanah ! 進入猶太5779年! 以下是為猶太人守望的10天代禱小冊子的連結: http://chosenpeople.org.hk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Prayer-booklet-Traditional-compressed.pdf （在 Sydney, Australia） https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnf9vNjlC_v/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yxkjbmi7ew6c

Woke up at 5:15am to see if I can catch a glimpse of this "once in 123 years" super long #bloodmoon. It was easy to see the moon from my house. I watched as the black bit started having a slight red tinge.... then suddenly a gigantic cloud came, and there was nothing to see thereafter! 早上5:15醒來一下下，看看這個「年才一次」的超長血月。從我家很輕易地就看得見月亮了。當暗暗的地方剛剛一發起紅光時，突然一大片烏雲就飄過來，結果就沒戲了。（在 North Ryde）

#Fought off the #Romans this morning, now preparing to #enter into the #PromisedLand with the #Pentateuch on Thursday~ haha! Then no more exams ever with my #MDiv (the final 3 subjects I will be doing won’t have exams), and maybe no more exams for the rest of my life (if I do not pursue any further postgrad studies in the future)! Photo print-screened from the following video: https://youtu.be/HI0Z054hID4（在 Morling College）

Photo: a sword my mom just bought in the beginning of April. 19May Sundown = Pentecost 2018. A well-made video showing various places in Israel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8wjchTsBMc&list=PLE7Ofyoeg80UJr0JEk23y_4RFTWtePtma A clip promoting a Pentecost conference in Jerusalem in 2015: https://youtu.be/xHjYWZJnETg I give thanks to God for his amazing grace, especially in the recent months! My grandma was admitted into hospital with life-threatening sepsis caused by multidrug resistant bacteria. When her doctor got the right antibiotics for her, she had severe allergic reaction just after two days of getting it in the vein and the specialist had to stop the medicine. It was amazing she made it out of hospital as many people who encountered similar situations tend to end up much worse than her. Then my aunt had a recurrence of her stage 4 cancer, with metastasis to her liver and lungs, and I had to go back to Taiwan for a week, thinking it could be the last time I’d see her. Her treating doctor kept saying “it’s hopeless, treating her is futile and just a waste of money”. Thank God that many people helped intercede for her, and she got discharged from hospital at the end of that week I was in Taiwan! But she became sicker after a week of break from the hospital, and got admitted again. This time she decided to accept church visitors and got baptized, and she’s out of the hospital again today! Her tumour markers had dropped so drastically that her treating doctor was amazed! Thank God for the supernatural intervention! During the week in Taiwan, had great difficulty birthing an essay for my Romans exegesis subject at Morling College. The lecturer had just finished marking it today! http://dryvonnewang.blogspot.com.au/2018/05/cruciformity.html （在 Linkou District）

淡定，淡定 感覺好想尼希米建造城牆，一面建牆一面拿著武器預備作戰！ 神學課業最繁忙時需向診所請一週假回台灣一趟(而且就坐在最近美國一位可憐的婦女因飛機被引擎打破一個洞被吸出去的位置)⋯⋯ 作業現在剛好讀到羅馬書八章，孕婦的產痛！ 需要定睛在那不被震動的國！ Be #still, be still Feel like the rebuilding of the #walls of #Jerusalem in the book of #Nehemiah! Building the walls at the same time as carrying weapons in preparation to ward off enemies! Had to take a week off work to fly back to Taiwan during the busiest part of my semester at Morling College (happened to sit at the place where the recent tragedy of the women sucked out of the plane was sitting)... Coincidentally, reading Romans 8 for the assignment, on the pains of #childbirth! Need to stay focused on the #kingdom that cannot be shaken!（在 New Taipei City）

淡定，淡定 感覺好想尼希米建造城牆，一面建牆一面拿著武器預備作戰！ 神學課業最繁忙時需向診所請一週假回台灣一趟(而且就坐在最近美國一位可憐的婦女因飛機被引擎打破一個洞被吸出去的位置)⋯⋯ 作業現在剛好讀到羅馬書八章，孕婦的產痛！ 需要定睛在那不被震動的國！ Be still, be still Feel like the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem in the book of Nehemiah! Building the walls at the same time as carrying weapons in preparation to ward off enemies! Had to take a week off work to fly back to Taiwan during the busiest part of my semester at Morling College (happened to sit at the place where the recent tragedy of the women sucked out of the plane was sitting)... Coincidentally, reading Romans 8 for the assignment, on the pains of childbirth! Need to stay focused on the kingdom that cannot be shaken!

#blessisrael70 The 70th anniversary of Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day) Israel is on the fifth day of Iyar, beginning sundown, 18 April. The Proclamation of the State of Israel, conquering of Jerusalem during the Six Day War both happened on the month of Iyar. (If you look at the Jewish historical events, the month of Iyar's got the longest list out of all the Hebrew calendar months) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iyar Sudden emergency with my family in Taiwan and fly there this week. Meanwhile, signs of revival are happening on the land of Taiwan. Was compelled to pray using Ezekiel 37 on Sunday: may God's mercy fall upon the land. 以色列獨立日七十週年在以珥月五日，也就是今年的四月十八日的日洛。以色列國的重建和耶路撒冷的收復都是在以珥月。 台灣家中突然有事，這週要飛回台灣。最近台灣這塊土地有復興的跡象。週日用以西結書37章做為禱告:求神憐憫這塊土地。

First time having $14 #DIY #steak at #WestRydeHotel! Pretty tasty lunch! 自烤牛排餐廳! 好吃的午餐!（在 West Ryde Hotel）

#Man vs #land: Every #Easter, the “red-centred” guavas harvest in my garden! In January, I also discovered that the fig tree in my garden which I thought was dead is actually alive and bears fruits! Summary of key ideas from “From Paradise to the Promised Land”: l At the outset humans are created in order to enjoy a special relationship with God and to exercise authority on his behalf over the earth. l Man and Land: the creation of earth as God’s temple, and humanity is commissioned to fill the earth. Adam created from adamah (dusts of the ground). l Relationship between man and land disrupted after the fall. l Women punished after the fall with severe pain giving birth, will birth “seed” that will crush the serpent. l Cain as drifting city builder: Cain’s murder of Abel further cursed the ground, and eventually all the earth is so polluted by sin that God decides to wipe out the adamah and the adam by flood! l Salvation and family unit. Nations all came from one family: Noah’s family. l Abraham: no land no “seed”, given a nation (land) and seed (eventually leading to Jesus, the seed that will crush the serpent), becomes a blessing, reversing the curse from the Fall. l Israel as a “kingdom of priests” (Exod 19:5-6). The people have a mediatorial role. “By analogy Israel as a priesthood will perform this role for the nations.” Israel’s election involves responsibility, and obedience to the God who chose Israel. Jerusalem as a temple-city that will become God’s earthly residence. l God’s reign returning on earth: God’s presence shifting from the Tabernacle to the temple to the church and each individual Christian (body as the temple for the Holy Spirit). l Church/body of Christ is like Israelites, the elect people of God, in the desert entering the promised land. The story of Israel serving as an example for the nations. l God’s reign spreading from Garden of Eden to the whole earth as temple of God like God had initially intended in the beginning of Creation!

The struggle for #control, not just between man and woman, but human and God… Something interesting from today’s Pentateuch class: "Heart" in the Hebrew mindset isn't the emotions, but the #will. So, it's not being compassionless, but being determined to act in a certain way. Pharaoh has a predisposition to refuse to listen to God and became increasingly resistant to God's will. Ultimately, God is in control over the Pharaoh. We need to have a right #perception of #God, or else how are we able to #discern whether we are following God’s will in our lives? If I do not follow the Lord #wholeheartedly, how can God’s will become my will?

#Real #doggie vs #fake doggie! 真狗與假狗!（在 Eastwood, New South Wales）

今年的普耳節 #228 日落開始。 228是台灣歷史悲哀的日子，台灣有教會辦了一場很大的禱告會。三年前的228我奶奶心梗送到馬偕作開胸手術，那一年我飛台灣四次。現在我外婆生重病，到長庚急診。請為我外婆代禱。 #Purim began at sun down 28Feb. 28Feb was a sad day in Taiwan's national history and a large prayer meeting was held in Taiwan last night. It is also a sad day in my family's history: On 28Feb 2015 my paternal grandma was admitted into Mackay Memorial Hospital with a massive heart attack (I had to fly back to Taiwan 4x in 2015 as a result). Now my maternal grandma is also very ill and in the emergency department. of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. Please pray for my maternal grandma as well.

You see why I can’t drop the #Pentateuch? There are so many things emerging out of this just from the first reading for the class! （在 Cafe Once Upon a Time）

祝大家新年快樂! 也感謝各位的祝福。一週過三個不同日曆的生日: 週三情人節，週五猶太曆亞達月一日，週六大年初二! Happy Chinese Lunar New Year to you all! Thanks to everyone’s good wishes. 3 birthdays in one week on 3 different calendars: Wednesday #Valentine’s Day, Friday 1st of #Adar on the Jewish calendar, Saturday 2nd day of the #ChineseLunar Calendar!

#AustralianOpen + #AustraliaDay public holidays: taking my mom, who still plays tennis 6 days a week, for a short retreat to Melbourne! The last time I was in Melbourne (and also the first time) was ten years ago. I came with two med school friends and I remember driving and driving and when I drove into the city I got really confused by the tram tracks! This time I didn’t have to drive at all! Took public transport for AO, one day tour for Ballarat, and had a kind hearted friend who took is around in his car! I think we got more than what we bargained for when with the Thursday AO day ticket: we watched three games, with the number one and number two females included! The final game became an extended game: initially Kerber didn’t play well in the first game, caught up in the second game, and we really couldn’t tell who would win by the third game! 澳洲網球公開賽+澳洲國慶，有公定假期，帶著一週會打六天網球的媽媽來墨爾本! 回憶十年前跟兩位醫學系朋友來過一次墨爾本，當年都是我在開車，沿著大洋路開開開，開到市區一大堆輕軌都不知道要怎麼開了! 這次完全不用開車，因為網球公開賽坐公共交通公具就可以了，巴拉瑞參加一日遊就可以了，還有住墨爾本的朋友熱心開車帶我們逛逛。週四網球公開賽這張白天球賽票還蠻划算的，看了三場賽，其中有看到世界排名第一和第二的女選手們比賽！最後一場賽還變成延長賽: Halep和Kerber，第一場Kerber打不好，結果居然趕上來，到最後真的很難知道誰會贏! #ausopen （在 Australian Open）

澳洲國慶日，到了疏芬山，彷彿坐了時光機到170年前的古代澳洲。1850年不少華人來這坐「新金山」掏金。有一些娶了白人妻子，所以可以在這地區看到一些華人姓氏白人面孔到人。 Came to #SovereignHill on #AustraliaDay. It’s like a time travel to Australia 170 years ago. In 1850 quite a lots of #Chinese came to the area for #gold. Some stayed and had Caucasian wives, so some locals look Caucasian but have Chinese surnames.（在 Sovereign Hill）