Hope in Tokyo

Jessica Sheppard February 22, 2016

Tokyo has taken me by surprise...I never dreamed I'd love it so!

Gateway Worship had our first ever Worship Roundtable in Japan, hosted by Hope Church! This is a time when local church worship leadership comes together and bounces ideas off each other, learns from one another, and worships and prays together.

After the weekend Roundtable, we had the honor of participating in Sunday morning church at Hope. Did I mention that Tim Sheppard can PREACH?!

"God has created a language that any of us can speak -- from the youngest, to the oldest -- regardless of your background, race, or gender -- YOU can praise the Lord." - Tim Sheppard

Melon Fanta ^^ I'm obsessed!

Much love xo

Jess

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Taiwan VLOG: Night Market

Jessica Sheppard February 21, 2016

The night market is a popular spot for the locals, so we obviously hit the Kaohsiung streets 100% tourist mode. Food choices range from chicken feet to stinky tofu. This place engages all of the senses -- need I say more?! There's no place like the night market and it'll always be a must-stop for me when visiting Taiwan!

night market vlog | click here

That's real life ^^

Matt's beloved prize ^^

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[more from the photo diaries]

Much love xo

Jess

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021816 x Pinstripe Pink

Jessica Sheppard February 20, 2016

Stumbled upon Hello Kitty's playhouse...NBD. Seriously, heaven!

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Wrote in my journal at the beginning of the year, "2016: the year of the swan." Since then, I've been on the hunt for the perfect special swan piece. Found THE ONE in Taipei - my Happy Valentine's Day to me gift! :)

Good After Nine: I'm so obsessed with ALL of their jewelry pieces. Elegant, pretty and whimsical. Such a hard choice, but I'm thrilled I found them online...now I can start my wishlist. :)

Dress up or dress down with this comfy button-up. Love the pajama look to it! On sale 50% off ($26). I paired it with these flares...they're my absolute fave right now. The dark wash is perfect, the fit is perfect, and the high-waist + no button situation = 😍

Much love xo

Jess

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VLOG Made in Taiwan: Gateway Worship

Jessica Sheppard February 19, 2016

We teamed up with Joshua Band this week at Kingdom Culture Conference! My favorite moment of the whole conference was when my dad and Pastor Ewen Chow led "We Bow Low" together in worship -- back and forth, between Mandarin and English. Hearing another tribe and tongue sing familiar Gateway Worship songs is breathtaking, but worshiping as one is even more stunning.

"...How good and how pleasant it is
for brethren to dwell together in unity!" Psalm 133:1

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[Photo Diaries]

Taipei 101 ^^ *Hanging out* with Anna Byrd >>

Much love xo

Jess

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Taiwan VLOG: Kingdom Culture

Jessica Sheppard February 17, 2016

Greetings from Taiwan! Gateway Worship is serving this week at Kingdom Culture Conference 2016 in Kaohsiung! We’re not only honored and grateful to be partnered with Asia for Jesus and the Joshua Band, but we’re especially excited to have our own Pastor Robert Morris speaking at this conference too! It’s a great joy to serve in ministry with him at home (Gateway Church), but it’s not often that we’re at the same place at the same time with ministry travel. Such an honor to lead in worship before he brings the word — on every occasion, but especially outside the four walls of Gateway and even outside the borders of the U.S.A…it’s been extra special.

^^Dad sharing at a Kingdom Culture Conference session!

A little clip of spontaneous worship that erupted last night...with 8,000 of our closest friends. :) What a beautiful sound...must be something like heaven. So glad Brett captured some of it on his phone!

It’s hard not to fall in the love with Taiwan, due to the PEOPLE! Their hospitality is overwhelming, their generosity is outrageous, and I’m so challenged by their hearts to serve. (Here’s just a few of their faces :)

More BEHIND THE SCENES photos! >>

VLOG coming soon!

Much love xo

Jess

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Disney Day: VLOG + Photo Diaries

Jessica Sheppard February 8, 2016

Disney day trip during our Siesta Key getaway, because, why not? Nonstop smiling from EAR to EAR...

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Photo overhaul in 3, 2, 1...

^^Beaches and Cream is my favorite restaurant on Disney property and their grilled cheese happens to be my favorite grilled cheese in the whole wide world. If you're a grilled cheese lover like me, add it to your Disney eats. :)

Yes, matching bombers (obviously)...

Disney treats are ZERO calories...must be part of the Disney magic :)

Much love xo

Jess

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020316 x Sunny Side Up

Jessica Sheppard February 3, 2016

Sunny side up life in Siesta Key. Enjoy our photo diaries!

Much love xo

Jess

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020216 x The Sunset Diaries

Jessica Sheppard February 2, 2016

[The Sunset Diaries - because I can't choose ONE]

A series of 15 Siesta Key sunset photos in the order they were captured...I thought this would be a fun way to share my photos from the evening, especially for the fellow photographers out there. :) I'm already itching to have these images printed!!