Don't mess with Texas!

"Don't mess with Texas!" - This is the message that greeted us upon our arrival at the airport. Souvenirs are splashed with messages that shout Texans' pride in their heritage. Welcome to Texas!

It didn't take us long before we reached the conference hotel. And it was Hilton again. Well, it comforts me to know that the money we spent at the hotel isn't channeled directly to Ms Hilton's bank account till her grandfather is satisfied with how she lives her life.

Okie, back to purpose of this trip to Austin. The conference was great. The worship sessions were WOW! But what else to expect when there was a band of skillful and anointed musicians and a congregation of prepared hearts? As to what we have learnt and achieved, we shall not blog about it because there are just too much to share.

Despite the tight schedule of the conference, we managed to have a quick tour of downtown Austin.

Statue of Angelina Eberly. The innkeeper and hero of Austin. She fired a six-pound cannon to arouse Austinites about the theft of the Republic's archives by the people of Houston. This history is known as the Archives War in which the Austinites won and preserve Austin as the captial.

We got to know Kim and Eric through Ming aka mother of cute and chubby baby Weston.

Kim and Eric brought us to McKinney Falls State Park.

Black Vultures - tips of their wings are white.
Turkey Vultures - wings that are half covered with white feathers.

Before we left Austin, Kim and Eric treated us to an authentic Texan breakfast.

From left: Me, Leah, Mara, Kim and Eric.
Leah and Mara are their lovely daughters.

And of course, Daniel took a few shots of the Austin fire engines before leaving for Boston.