First Chinese Baptist Church of Los Angeles HiKoi

HELLO BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF HI KOI!!

Gloria here! I hope you're all having a great week so far. Here are 10 random facts about me from the top of my head that you probably don't know.

1. I like to do artsy things. I can go on Pinterest looking for ideas for hours!

2. I took Chinese school from about 1st grade to 7th grade...then I took mandarin from freshmen to junior year. But if you ask me to read an article that's in Chinese, I'll probably only know like 10 words!

3. I am the first and only person in my family (including relatives) that's born in America

4. I have a sweet tooth. I just love to eat sweet things

5. I hate spiders! If I see one, especially in the shower, I stare at it so I know where it is and try to stay far away from it

6. I'm left handed but I eat with my right hand

7. I am part of HSMT (High School Missionary Team) at church and NCH (National Coalition for the Homeless), swim and water polo at school

8. It's hard to make me angry because I just don't like being angry

9. I've been to 8 states (not including California) and I've been to Hong Kong and Korea

10. I loveee animals especially dogs and cats. I don't have any pets but I've always wanted a dog

So as you probably already know, the theme for Hi Koi this year is ON FIRE (Mark 12:30). Whenever I think about this theme, I think of my most recent HSMT trip to Arizona, which was this past summer. I remember on Thursday night we were all gathered together to worship God as one team. We were all exhausted from the first few days of VBS and all we could think about was showering and sleeping. That night was different from other nights. Darren Lo gave us a serious talk about spiritual warfare and it only motivated us to give it our all for the last day of VBS. When we worshiped, everybody was ON FIRE for God. We sang with all our hearts and I'm pretty sure people could hear us from miles away. I was so amazed by what God could do to us in just one night. I definitely felt him watching over us that night. When we are ON FIRE for God, we can see how God is working in people's lives and we can feel his presence more greatly.

Thanks for reading my post!!!! Here are some pictures for you. Enjoy:)