Which Reminds Me

Yes, not to be mean or anything, but we are really not connected to COGIC. Our great-grandparents left Azusa behind after 1908 and by 1910 they had gone over to the Upper Room Mission from which they were sent to China as Christian workers and missionaries. I was not born at the time so obviously I cannot explain why it is that they left Azusa Street and went over with the Upper Room people. I only know what is read in the history books. Notwithstanding the misinformation of Daniel, there is paperwork showing that this is how it went. Not to detract from the crucial place in history of Azusa Street but anyway we are pilgrims and travelers in this life. Azusa was one stopping place but then they left there and went to the Upper Room Mission and from there to China and so on. We can't really pretend that we stayed at Azusa Street forever. The Azusa Street Mission was torn down and a Japanese cultural center built on the site, so obviously there is not much reason to go there now, especially as we are not interested in Japanese culture. Japan is only one of how many countries in the world? And the Great Commission tells us to go to all the world, not excepting Japan but also not exclusively Japan. Anyway, nothing of the original Azusa Street Mission remains but a wall with some graffiti painted to commemorate the ancient revival of faded memory.