Rest in the Word

My Honeymoon  My honeymoon has been both bitter and sweet. The bitter part was separation from my family and my country when, after marriage, we moved to the United States. But the sweet part was that Victor became my new family. Another bitter part was learning how to live together. Even though we had been in a romance for two years and two months, we soon discovered that we were both opinionated and strong-willed! Yet the sweet part was discovering that the only way to truly become one was through God. We surrendered not to each other, but to the Lord. Prayer and communication became the two keys to working through our struggles, and we felt deeply that God wanted us to be united in the one Spirit. My honeymoon with Stetson Memorial Church has also been both bitter and sweet. The bitter part is the separation from my three other church families and no longer being able to worship every Sunday with the whole Han family together. But the sweet part has been gaining a new family ...

Roberta and Sharon’s visit  from the Gardiner nursing home  (Exodus 19:3-8, 16-20) 8/24/25 Dear beloved Stetson Memorial UMC family, today is the last Sunday of our series, “A New Journey,” before our combined service next week. It has been such a blessing to share my calling stories with you and to hear your calling stories through testimonies as we get to know each other in these first two honeymoon months. Through this process, I feel that we are one family, we are on the same page, and we are walking the same pilgrimage journey to follow God’s calling. I cannot wait for next week’s combined service with four churches gathering in one place. While preparing for the service with the worship committee, I was filled with hope, joy, and gratitude. I am so blessed to have many people working together to prepare this special service! There will be a combined pick-up choir, special music, children’s worship dance, and fellowship with a luncheon. After next week’s service,...

( Matthew 12:46-50, Mark 10: 28-31) 8/17/25         <Pilgrim’s Journey> For the last two months, we have been walking this new journey as pilgrims. We are not travelers who plan our lives on our own. We are pilgrims who follow the plan of our Master. We are not wanderers walking without purpose. We are pilgrims walking with the purpose of life. We are not insiders who stay where it is comfortable. We are pilgrims willing to be outsiders for God’s sake. We are not homeless people who cannot settle down. We are pilgrims who rest in God and who find our true home in Him. “Patten is my home!” Linda told me as she shared how she settled here. When she came, she felt Patten was the place where she needed to be. Another Nancy also said, “Patten is my home,” even though her children and family are not here. She belongs because she has a church family here. Melissa and Frank  Nataluk Family's  Adoption Ceremony <Who is my family?...