
The US Open is now over. I would just like to share a few thoughts..
US Open 2008
- God put it on my heart to pray for a couple specific players - even if it hurts me personally by not being at this year's US Open. Who else prays for players? But I would think that God would move on others hearts worldwide for prayer for specific players or doubles teams.
- I appreciate the five players or so who have emailed me stating they miss me.
- I am sure that players were being ministered to in other ways with the Gospel. All I can do is pray and trust the right people are around them.
Upcoming Tournaments
- The next tournament for me is Tokyo, Japan September 29th to October 7th. My housing and the local churches are all arranged.
- Reserved my flights for Australia in January (Perth, Sydney and Melbourne)
Family
- The day our family arrived back from Hawaii from our vacation we had a typhoon have a direct strike on Hong Kong. Not nearly as bad as a hurricane just a lot of rain and winds about 50 miles an hour.
- My tennis program is filled up...as always I consider it a miracle. 6 days of lessons a week with Sunday off! Not coaching on Sunday is the smartest thing I have ever done!
- 22 really nice lighted tennis courts of the national tennis center were torn up for the 2008 Olympic Equestrian events were held in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong national players were moved to two courts at the YMCA camp. No plans to rebuild the courts or move the tennis players.












Dear Friends of this ministry - I will NOT be attending next week's 2008 US Open. I have attended every Grand Slam tournament (Australian, French, Wimbledon and US Open) since 2002. It will be difficult to see the players only on television, I will be in prayer and I believe that it is the correct time to make this decision. I have replaced the US with the following: Tokyo (September 29 to October 7); Perth (January 2 - 9 ); Sydney (January 10 - 17); and in addition with my prior tournaments of the WTA Hong Kong exhibition (January 1-2) and the Australian Open (January 18 to February 2).