Just Another Sunday.

On Sunday, I was heading to church and met Abby a few stops away. She had been staying with a friend, so I called her when the subway was pulling into her station, and she hopped on. It worked out great! We rode the subway to church together. It was nice to have some company. :)

We met Reuel and Michelle at Dos Tacos for lunch. One of my friends, Elaine, who I met on the island a few weeks ago, was on her way to church. She told me she hadn't been able to find a church, so I was excited to invite her to New Harvest. She was originally going to meet us for lunch, but was running late. She ended up just meeting us inside before the service started.

Elaine LOVED the church service, so I was really excited! I'm really happy to be a part of the New Harvest community, and I was pretty confident she would like it. However, in the back of my mind, I was saying an extra prayer that she would find community there. She did! She enjoyed the music, loved the pastor's way of speaking, and said the people were so nice. I felt relieved, and very proud that New Harvest made such a great impression on her! She said she'll definitely be coming back next week!

After church, my small group got together and prayed in the lobby before the final service. We prayed for the worship team, the pastor, and the congregation. (This was something our group decided to do together as a service to the church. However, all of us enjoyed it so much that we want to make it a weekly thing!)

After that, I headed to Dongtan to visit Johnny. We grabbed some chicken at a local restaurant and just hung out and talked. I had left a few things at his place when I moved, so I wanted to get those from him. But it was a great excuse to visit him! :) We had a great visit, as usual. Around 5pm, I headed back home. I had a long bus ride, and was going in and out of sleep, so that was rough...but I finally made it back! When I got home, I wasn't feeling well, so I just relaxed and talked to people online for a bit before calling it a night.