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1:53 am - Meet The Kwans
It was once said, "You’ll never know what you had until you lose it." I think this phrase is so true about the Kwan's... By far the tightest family I’ve ever known... Each one of them special in their own way... Each one them blessing me so much so that at times I’ve totally taken them for granted... And now that they're in Hong Kong I realize how crucial they are to my weekly sanity...

About two Sundays ago the Kwans Invite Dennis and I to Palm Springs with them for a mini-vacation... From the start of the trip I began to realize so much about how much God was blessing me through the Kwans. On the car ride there I took Evangeline and Abe with me... We had to stop for some gas and Evan and Abe were thirsty for something so I walked in the store with Evan and I bought them water... (I would have bought them sodas but Evan gave me a lecture about how sodas are bad for you)... So Evan and I walk to the counter and the lady says 3.70 (or something like that)... I could tell Evangeline wanted to pay for it but I wouldn't let her so I paid... And then she offered money back to me but I wouldn't take it... she gave me a puzzled looked and asked me why I paid.. I told her I like taking care of her and Abe... I thought it was so much of a blessing to be able to give back to them...

Well we get there and we hang out... It was really touching to see their family outside of church.. At times I couldn't understand how Pk and Mrs. Kwan kept their sanity but when I looked at the joy in their face when their kids were around them I really envied them... Many parents say they love their kids but Pk and Mrs. Kwan take it one step further, they show their kids the kind of love that can only come from God.. The type of love that always hopes, always rejoices, always accepts... AGAPE love... I've always wonder how the Kwans can love other so much and I think I finally have a grip at what it is... Their love for each other is poured our over and over and over again unto each other that it overflows into others lives... I mean I see it so often in each on of their lives... Their lives are charactered, laced, and soaked in love.. Each one of them..

Pastor Kenneth Kwan.. My pastor... My Friend... My Spiritual Father... My mentor... My leader... I think from my childhood Pk has always been there for me... He always saw something special in me. When many adults just excused me as a small child he treated me with this respect. He's always there trying to teach me and guide me.. He doesn't only treat me like a co-worker by as a son and I am truly blessed... He's a man of integrity, honor, love, passion, and many more.. He is truly the real-deal. I can only hope to be half the Father he is...

Mrs. Kwan..LoL.. My Spiritual mom... By far the coolest Kwan (well her maiden name is CHAN, so that explains a lot)... She's always so compassionate and caring.. I see it, a lot times she will go out of her way, even neglect her kids at times to take care of me.. She's a woman to be praise... Honestly... I truly love her.. When ever I talk to her, she's never really listening to the words that come out of my mouth but the phrases that are expressed deep within my heart... She knows me better than I know myself... Not only that she's an awesome mother and wife.. She doesn't let her words to the talking she lets her prayers.. Her prayers shake the heavens.. And yet she is still very humble about it.. PK is a lucky guy.. Especially if a guy who's half his age thinks that his wife is the perfect wife..

Then there's stef.. My stef.. The angel who has no wings.... yet...I like to refer to her as the drama Kwan... If she were a smurf she would be drama smurf.. I said it before and I’ll say it again.."Once my greatest source of joy and my greatest source of pain." Haha.. Well there's a lot to say about stef and her personality... 1. It's really really bright.. I think a lot of people would agree with me about how caring of a person she is but that's not what I like the most about her... She's a dreamer... she dream dreams that many people will never and she not only dream these dreams she'll live her life to see that dream come to pass.. I think back and I remember the first time she told me about her Hilton orphanage... The first time she told me I laughed.. But after the 100000th time i became really really inspired by her.. She dreams big dreams.. Also every time I see her I look at her and I see the hand of God... it's like the book of Esther... Not once does it mention God, but when you read it you can tell God has his Hand throughout it.. A lot of times she doesn't realize it or even recognize it but when I see her life I see the life of someone who's gonna be great.. And that gives me hope about the Faithfulness of God..

EVANGELINE.. The most Unique of all.. Special is the word I have for her.. She is one of the Kwans that I really really miss rite now... She's so original and special.. I love how God made her, she's so full of love that it just spills out to people around her.. She has such a passion for people that at times it shames me. She says she never wants to get married and I would have to agree with her because no guy will ever be good enough for her because she so awesome.. Whenever I picture a little sister I picture hung.. I hate when she calls me her brother in law but when she calls me her brother my heart warms up.. She’s my HOME BOY!!!.. LoL..She's so thoughtful and caring.. Some how she finds a way to always brighten my day...

Christina.. HA!!! So cute... She has a smile that can melt anyone’s heart... I can already see it.. All the guys are gonna go for her and fall for her.. Because she has something rare.. Beauty that's inside and out.. What I love so much about her is that fact that she'll talk to me as her friend.. She considers me one of her good friends.. WOW.. *touched*.. She has this real-ness about her.. When she doesn't understand something she won't pretend to know she'll seek out an answer.. She always makes me feel like I’m a better person..

Angela.. The tom boys to beat all tom boys.. She is really really shy around guys but I know she's gonna have a lot of close guy friends.. It's almost unavoidable.. She’s a Kwan.. Lol.. Now Angela like Evangeline has this specialness about her.. When I look at her I see a strong woman in the making... I can't wait for the day when God puts a burning fire in her heart because on that day she'll flip the world for Christ... She's a time bomb waiting to happen..

Abe.. My recruit... I'm training him to be a man.. Not just any man but a Godly man... I really really love Abe.. He’s going to be such a lady killer.. He's so smart and he treats his sisters like queens.. Man.. When he hits the youth group I know I’m going to have problems keeping the girls away from him.. He reminds me of King David when he was little.. Royalty waiting to bloom... GOD has such a calling on his life.. I think he might even become the president of the United States.. Or at least of a big company..

Finally last but not least... Ms. Mary.. She hates it when I call her that... but I think from the day she was born me and her had a special bond.. She's getting so big now it's so scary.. She always reminds me how simple the life a child is.. How carefree they are.. When I have a daughter I want her to be like Mary.. HA.. Mary has this attitude that won't put up with nonsense.. Exactly like my grandma.. She has a lot of Spunk.. It's a good thing.. I love her because she doesn't view me as some old guy but as one of her friends.. FAVORITE FRIENDS!!!!... Ha-ha..

These are the Kwan.. All awesome as they are.. God couldn't have made a better family.. When I have a family I want a family like the Kwans... except their last names wouldn't be Kwan but Chan.. I am proud to say I miss the Kwans...

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