Good Morning. It is Christmas Eve here in Hong Kong but still the evening of the 23rd in the U.S. I just finished up a meeting with Mr. Alan Wong. He will be our translator for the performances here. He is a very nice man and I really enjoyed meeting him. He is going to be great and a pleasure to work with.
We will be leaving the hotel in a few minutes to head out toward Causeway Bay. We are going to meet Katy and have lunch at the Hong Kong version of Waffle House! They have the best Pineapple Fried Rice in town! We were out the other day and stopped to eat here – great food and fun…then got a picture with a holiday backdrop.
Those of you who know me know I love Starbucks – and they are everywhere here. I couldn’t pass up a chance to get a picture taken with the HUGE cup of coffee and the Angels.
We’re preparing to leave the hotel now and meet Katy for lunch. Today is mostly a day for us to begin to focus on the upcoming performances. And it’s important for us – as individuals and a group – to remember what the real meaning of this time of the year is. It is an honor for us to be in Hong Kong to perform but, more urgently, it is a time for us to reflect on the historical significance of today – the Birth of Jesus Christ. As Christ-followers, we understand that it is on this day that God provided mankind with the opportunity to renew and restore our relationship with Him – a personal, life-changing friendship that gives meaning and purpose to our lives. In a world filled with the commericalization of Christmas (even here in Hong Kong), we must never forget that we celebrate this day as The Day that changed the course of history…and, for those of us who believe and have faith in His redemption, the day that changed our lives.
Merry Christmas Everyone – I’ll be writing more tonight.