The document provides an update from Emmanuel English Church. It welcomes Pastor Dennis Ng and his wife Joanne to Hong Kong and introduces Pastor Dennis. It summarizes the church BBQ that was held and the enjoyable weather. It also looks forward to the church's Christmas celebration and provides Pastor Dennis' biography and background before moving to Hong Kong. Prayer requests are listed at the end.

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Welcome Pastor Dennis Ng and Joanne! Praise God for bringing them to EEC and bringing them
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safely from Washington to Hong Kong and to Mei Foo Sun Chuen where they now live. Pastor
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Dennis has been busy getting to know everyone and he’s been getting straight into work, so you
will hear more about him later on!
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As it was in the past few years, we went to Baptist liked to stick with the stoves and would never leave
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Seminary in Ma On Shan for BBQ on 9 November until all food was gone.
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Sunday afternoon. This year, we all went with a
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grateful heart as our new pastor had just arrived We were thankful for the Lord’s provision of such
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for a week. Pastor Dennis joined us the first time a wonderful day for us to relax and spend time with
for our church activity. It was really a nice setting
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each other. We look forward to our picnic next year.
for the new pastor to get to know us.
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Unlike the hot sunny day we experienced in the
past years, the weather was exceptionally good,on
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i.e. cool and cloudy. People gathered around the
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BBQ stoves chatting, laughing and enjoying food
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After filling up the stomach for an hour or so, the
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youth had already gone to the basketball court to
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play team matches. Kids also started running here
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and there to burn their energy. Some brought their
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whereas there were always some people who just
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This year’s Christmas celebration is something else!!!
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We’ve recruited a choir from ages 7-70 to sing at the will come and share his testimony on how Christ
celebration. They’ve practiced and practiced and are changed his life. This year, instead of catering a
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beginning to sound “pro”!!!! We’ve also selected a Christmas dinner, we’ve asked the many able per-
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name for this year’s celebration: DOXA which is Greek sons from the church to help make finger foods
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and dessert for the celebration. This way, cost will
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for GLORY. And Christmas is all about His glory, which
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also happens to be the message from the angels. be lowered (especially in this economic turmoil) and
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more can come to hear to good news! Looking
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Mr. Boris Lui, a former solicitor who found himself in forward to Dec 25th!!!

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1978 I immigrated to the US. My wife Joanne and I moved back to Hong Kong
1979 Accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Savior. on October 24 this year. I started serving at EEC
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1980 I was baptised. on November 1st. It has been a great journey so
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Graduated from Lindbergh High School far because the support from the EEC family.
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at Renton, WA.
My wife Joanne and I have been married for 17+
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1983 Obtained an Auto-Mechanic certificate
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at South Seattle Community College
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a very lovely border collie named Tarzan. We
and pursued a BS Degree in Computer
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1988 Graduated with a Bachelor of Science in
Hong Kong.
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Computer Science.
1988 Worked as a Software Engineer in the We live in Mei Foo with our godmother. She is
aviation field for 9 years. 89-years old with no relatives in Hong Kong.
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1997 Moved back to Hong Kong and continued We love having her with us and look forward to
career working for ASM in Hong Kong to spending time with her in her golden years. My
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build a microchip packing machine. father is 81 years old living by himself because he
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1998 God called me into full-time ministry in the can still take care of himself. I also look forward
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beginning of 1998. I switched careers to spending more time with him. My mother is
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and served at the Alliance Bible Seminary with the Lord--she passed away 17 years ago.
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(ABS) together with my wife. While I served
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as the Computer Network Administrator,
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she was the secretary for the president.
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We were at ABS for one year.
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1999 I started my seminary study at the China
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Graduate School of Theology. 2002 I
graduated with a MDiv degree.
God called me back to serve at my home
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church, the Seattle Chinese Alliance
Church where I served for one year.
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2004 I planted a daughter church in 2004, the
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Renton Chinese Alliance Church where I
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2007 I was ordained on October 2nd, 2007 by
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the US Christian and Missionary Alliance.
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Watch Night Service
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As 2008 is coming to an end, it will be great for the EEC use YOU to impact the rest of us. During the service,
community to gather to reflect upon what God has we will be praying as a community as we look forward
to 2009. While none of us know what God will do for
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done in and through us during the year. Whether you
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experience growth in your relationship with God or you the year, we can encourage each other to maintain our
struggle in your walk on the spiritual journey, I am sure focus upward and praise God for all that He will do to
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hearing how God has worked in others’ lives will uplift you. bless us in 2009.
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Life always impact life. God made it this way and this
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is why we need to build the EEC community. As your Please sign up with Janet Sin (janetsin@gmail.com)
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pastor, my prayer is more of you will come to the Watch as soon as possible. Besides singing, sharing and
Night service to share your life with us. I believe God will praying, we will also have refreshment.
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to you in the Big Apple!
4. Paul Hutchinson...who should get
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The wonderful Gang of Four in our church:
Jason, Erwin, Aaron and David.
worship. Do you know who’s the oldest
among them all?
Prizes will be given to EVERYONE who
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Every Sunday, they sit side by side with submits the correct answers! Email your
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each other with full concentration on the answers to apidion@gmail.com
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Emmanuel English Church 2008
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• Praise God that Rev. Dennis Ng and family has safely arrived Hong Kong. Pray that God will
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help him and his wife, Joanne, to relocate to Hong Kong smoothly.
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• The new council and new leadership.
• For the church Christmas celeberation: For God to lead and give wisdom to the preparation
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• For all the youths who are abroad studying.
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