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My Bulbophyllum vaginatum is finally flowering after 3 years. Other orchids that are producing inflorescence includes Ascocentrum Sagarik Gold, Oncidium Joseph, Oncidium Sharry Baby, Brassocattleya Maikai, 2 Phalaenopsis hybrids, Brassavola nodosa and Aliceara Alice. My Rhynchostylis gigantea from Bangkok is growing new roots again. This is supposedly an encouraging sign. It means that the seedling has adapted to the local climate.

I'll be flying off for my first mission trip early tomorrow morning at 830am. We are going to Kae Noi, somewhere north of Chiang Mai, Thailand. The climate of the place is said to be hot during the day and very cold at night. Anyway i am looking forward to experience the culture of the area and most importantly to share the love of God with the locals.

I want to thank Bro Shengzhi for paying the cost of the entire trip for me upfront first. And thankful to Xiaoling for praying for me too!

Send some rain, would You send some rain?

'Cause the earth is dry and needs to drink again

And the sun is high and we are sinking in the shade

Would You send a cloud, thunder long and loud?

Let the sky grow black and send some mercy down

Surely You can see that we are thirsty and afraid

But maybe not, not today

Maybe You'll provide in other ways

And if that's the case ...

We'll give thanks to

You with gratitude

For lessons learned in how to thirst for You

How to bless the very sun that warms our face

If You never send us rain

Daily bread, give us daily bread

Bless our bodies, keep our children fed

Fill our cups, then fill them up again tonight

Wrap us up and warm us through

Tucked away beneath our sturdy roofs

Let us slumber safe from danger's view this time

Or maybe not, not today

Maybe You'll provide in other ways

And if that's the case ...We'll give thanks to

You with gratitude

A lesson learned to hunger after You

That a starry sky offers a better view

If no roof is overhead

And if we never taste that bread

Oh, the differences that often are between

Everything we want and what we really need

So grant us peace, Jesus, grant us peace

Move our hearts to hear a single beat

Between alibis and enemies tonight

Or maybe not, not today

Peace might be another world away

And if that's the case ... We'll give thanks to You with gratitude

For lessons learned in how to trust in You

That we are blessd beyond what we could ever dream

In abundance or in need

And if You never grant us peace ...

But, Jesus, would You please ...