Our 40-day Fasting and Prayer ended in early March which coincidentally marked the cancellation of the government’s three-year mask mandate.

On March 1 I was sharing with the Bible School students how we had received the vision of “Planting Trees of Life Everywhere in 52 Years” several years ago and right on that date the government lifted the mask mandate.

C-Mo and I are visiting our branches in Japan in mid-March and it happens that the gover nment has just relaxed all social distance measures early this month.

Purim falls in this week when our 40-day Fasting and Prayer ends.

Thank God for keeping us for the past three years during the pandemic

Earlier on, I fell sick and was found to catch COVID last Tuesday. Thank God that after some rest I have got much better.

The first Sunday sermon the Lunar New Year was wonderful – Boaz, our co-worker and his wife Debbie preached with their Being at the Mercy Seat for the first time.

At this initial stage of our 40-day fasting, it appears that God reminds us, Levites, to sanctify ourselves and align with God.

While the Ascending 2023 message is exhilarating, the exter nal circumstances are still full of challenges.

Dear brothers and sisters, happy Lunar New Year! Shalom! In Ascending 2023, may our family relationship ascend too.