Samantha's gymnastics journey continues as she traveled to Hong Kong for an international competition.
Last year, somewhere in August, I saw that Samantha's coach posted an announcement that SRGC club was invited to Hong Kong for the Queen's Cup Gymnastics Competition. They're looking for groups with different age categories and different routines.
I kind of got thrilled but hesitated as the same time as I didn't know if Samantha would qualify. But we contacted her coach straight away and asked if Samantha could. Since they were just looking to complete a group, probably anybody could qualify (just my opinion). But still, we were thrilled when the coach said she could, of course, as long as we agree on some details for the trip.(As it turned out, the individual categories were already handpicked.)
But since it was Samantha's first time to go for an international competition, we were so excited. We didn't mind paying for extra hours of training she needed to do and all other extra expenses. We believed that when God, our Father allows us to go through situations, He would always be there to provide.
And so, from August to December, were busy preparing for the Hong Kong trip. I also helped Samantha practice at home. She would practice at least an hour per day. One thing I liked about the preparation was she got extra training for gymnastics which really helped her a lot for her classification competition that happens twice in a year.
The best part of the Hong Kong trip was to meet my parents and sister! It's like a mini reunion for us. It was really a blessing.
Here are the photos (and a video) that would tell you more stories about Samantha's journey to Hong Kong for the Queen's Cup 2015.
Took this video from my phone but used GoPro Suite to edit the video.
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| Queen's Cup 2015 (Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, China and Malaysia) |
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| Samantha's winning attitude |
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| Coach Sarina receiving a certificate of participation |
Below are the photos with my parents and sister.It was a double portion of blessing that ended my year 2015 as not only we got to go to Hong Kong for an international competition for Samantha, we also got together with my parents. Really thanking our Father for the blessings.
This is just the beginning, I believe. Samantha will be traveling far and wide for more gymnastics competition. I believe that will all my heart. All these because our Father has a special plan for us as a family as we desire to reflect God's glory in our lives, in everything that we do, wherever God has placed us.
