Reunion dinner

Heavy rain last night

The weather continued to batter us down with rain, strong gusty winds and cold. Today is designated the coldest day of the season. Snow has fallen in the northern mountains while low lying cities are inundated. The Sea of Galilee has risen so much it's less than 2 meters below full capacity now. The anticipation and suspense of snow in Jerusalem is all the talk in town. Forecasters say the snow will be light and will not accumulate. Nevertheless it's exciting enough for everyone. Now with the tempestuous weather and the near lockdown of the City on account of the World Forum tomorrow, most means of transport is difficult if not impossible. I might just excuse myself from work for the next 3 days.   https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rJeHrMEbU?fbclid=IwAR0nKkV0ruRKwsAteoHLxy_uaWvsZ3fggEoNNVPCIDonK-5DPyA8esRBddM

Reunion dinner at Mandarin's

Last night despite the stormy weather, our group of chinese priests and religious gathered to celebrate the New Year Reunion Dinner. We anticipated it by several days so as to avoid the crowd in the restaurant ... and that was a wise choice. We were the only ones in the restaurant and Ah Ling the manageress cooked up so many extra dishes, we couldn't finish them. There were over 10 dishes in all and were double portions because we were 15 persons. We had a great time eating and chatting and towards the end, even Ah Ling came to join us. She told us many funny stories of her stay in Israel and everyone had a great laugh. And with so much leftover food, everyone had a little something to bring home as "Da Bao" to eat today. All in all it was a happy event and we all enjoyed this rare moment to gather together for Mass (celebrated before dinner) and dinner. Soon a couple of students from the group will leave when they defend their theses ... and hopefully new ones will come next year.

Now here's one bit of news that's tragic but you can't help laughing. An evangelical pastor in Africa tried to walk on water to show his church members he has the power of Jesus .... but was eaten by 3 crocodiles.   https://dailypost.ng/2017/05/13/pastor-eaten-crocodiles-trying-walk-water-like-jesus/?fbclid=IwAR00LQ-jUP3kGsNF9E96kkMf1t_waW2MNahw8MWc_iLHS2Loo3qSniCp6cg