This celebration includes three activities:
(1) Artwork Display and Games for Children (10:00 am to 12:30 pm)
(2) Pot-Luck Lunch and Birthday Party
(12:15 to 1:45 pm)
(3) Performances: A Variety of Asian Talent (1:45 to 3 pm)
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Culture and Fun
This celebration includes three activities:
(1) Artwork Display and Games for Children (10:00 am to 12:30 pm)
(2) Pot-Luck Lunch and Birthday Party
(12:15 to 1:45 pm)
(3) Performances: A Variety of Asian Talent (1:45 to 3 pm)
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Got a go ahead from Global Impact Team
In just a few days, Fred approved my proposal to have the three-part event on February 10, 2008. I guess Fred's working experience in Singapore years ago helped; he knows the importance of Lunar New Year for Chinese. We were allowed to use Fireside room for crafts display and children's game, both room 162 and 164 for pot-luck lunch and West auditorium for talent show.
In our initial planning meeting, one brother asked if I had experience directing a show like this. I said no. Actually, I should say yes; I was the chair of Drama Club in my senior year at National Taiwan University. The question in my mind was not if we had experience or not. It should be if it brings glory to God from the beginning to the end. Pastor Ray Steadman used to say, "Every thing comes from God, nothing comes from me." I have nothing to boast. With this in my heart and mind, I hosted two prayer meetings on Sunday and sent out a few prayer requests to both the planning committee and Asian brothers and sisters at large and church prayer e-sheet.
Those prayers were very effective; they actually sustained not only the outcome of the event but also committee members' working relationship and me. For instance, one night my car took a 360-degree turn on Beltline when I was heading home after visited one Mandarin LIFE group on a snowing night. God's hand protected my life, because people had prayed for me.
In our initial planning meeting, one brother asked if I had experience directing a show like this. I said no. Actually, I should say yes; I was the chair of Drama Club in my senior year at National Taiwan University. The question in my mind was not if we had experience or not. It should be if it brings glory to God from the beginning to the end. Pastor Ray Steadman used to say, "Every thing comes from God, nothing comes from me." I have nothing to boast. With this in my heart and mind, I hosted two prayer meetings on Sunday and sent out a few prayer requests to both the planning committee and Asian brothers and sisters at large and church prayer e-sheet.
Those prayers were very effective; they actually sustained not only the outcome of the event but also committee members' working relationship and me. For instance, one night my car took a 360-degree turn on Beltline when I was heading home after visited one Mandarin LIFE group on a snowing night. God's hand protected my life, because people had prayed for me.
The Idea Was Born
It was the day that Blackhawk had the ground breaking at its new site on Brader Way on April 2006. I was in Monona Terrace attending Asian culture event and wondering about the great event in Blackhawk history which I had missed that afternoon. What if we have some kind of culture event held at the church building? Just like we have Good$ense workshop to learn how to manage our money, Lunar New Year Celebration can foster Blackhawkers' understanding of Asian culture without missing church activities. We can also use the occasion to invite non-church-goer friends and Asians in Madison to play some games, see some Asian crafts, share a meal and watch some talent shows during Lunar New Year.
Time fast forwarded to 2008, a few months after we moved to the new building, with these two purposes in mind, I then invited Chinese Christians and International Club attendees for a planning meeting in earlier January. There were about twelve people showed up; we had great discussion and idea exchange.
Time fast forwarded to 2008, a few months after we moved to the new building, with these two purposes in mind, I then invited Chinese Christians and International Club attendees for a planning meeting in earlier January. There were about twelve people showed up; we had great discussion and idea exchange.
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