i was brought to the bbq pit on the rooftop by my dad. i was like 100m away when this same lady was so happy that she shouted my name! i thought 'whatever was wrong with her....'
even when i was at there at the bbq on the rooftop, i even feinted unwell so that i might stand a chance to go home early. i think my mum came and i sat at the corner with her. took out the discman and started to shut myself from the youths and all other ppl.
i forgotten how. i forgotten why. soon i was playing with the teenagers and participated in throwing the water bombs prepared. was really contented with the time spent there. haha. even of the fact that the water pipe burst(couldn't care less then). i only wanted fun. full stop.
soon this brought me to open up to her. i really don't know how to put the following events in words. haha. so plz excuse me.
soon, i got involved in the church. helped in sound booth even before salvation. haha. wonder how did i do it. remebered sitting beside luke at the back and the first time having a serious look at the bible.
slowly, there was youth meeting. i loved the love and warmth these ppl have in them and the fellowship they share. so i tried to know more about them and the youth ministry by attending youth meeting on sunday afternoons. i remember the first sermon i heard at the YM was on tongue language and the blessings.(or either one)
these ppl were creating a very good impression in me then. hah. they were different.
then the acoustic DRUMS came into church. hha. fell in love with it @ first sight. pastor peter oso shared about a dream he had about youths gathering around a BABY GRAND PIANO. it was about the same time-line. i was really excited when a received a sms from eve saying the church had bought a new drums and invited me over to take a look.
haa. that time sam was steward of it. he really took good care of it. he bought the cleansing lotion for the crash, tuned the toms......................................
he was really good to teach the youths the way to play drums. haha.
(man, its 11.03 now. gota publish this b4 eve's birthday is over
then the encounter camp came in june. first brush with God there and had borned once more. hha. i mean, its just a brush but its terribly powerful. shall not elaborate. will do it when its time. haha.
all these while. ps eve was encouraging me to attend meetings faithfully. had not been her peseverence and courage, i might not have been what am i today. i could be still continuing my old life. continue to lie. continue to rebel. continue to lash out vulgarities. continue to steal.
besides inviting me to church, she took care of me whenever i'm in sight and introduced me to members of the church and youths. haha. (haha, its not normal for me to say this but i'm trying to dedicate this post specially to eve)
even up to today, she was still as caring as she was. still as cheerful. still as strong. still have the birthday card............in my file she prepared for me for my 14th birthday. it was hand written. i still keep the clothing she bought for me for me even if its too small. (its a brown over coating, remember?)
she did something special for me again on my 15th birthday. i had a quarrel with someone and was seriously in bad shape(to even talk). she encouraged me and sang birthday song SOLO. haa. was so touched. it was like 12 to 1 in the midnight and she and youwei sang birthday song into the phone. and youwei was playing piano, i don't know how(conference call or what) i just knew i was really comforted. they prayed with and for me to get me over that night. it was just special. 15th birthday.
sometimes the Alpha and Omega may seem so far and distant and so complicated to one who hasn't tasted light. but all it takes is one who has tasted It to bring it near to these ppl.
either by action or by word, but that person will have to pay a price. that is to be different from the world and be positively influential. not only that, that messenger will be subjected to discouragement and pain. that person will have to endure it so that the unsaved ones at the other side of the bridge could be guided to cross over to the side of eternal life.
shown by example, pastor evelyn kang who stood strong from my words of discouragment intially. set apart time to talk to me and picked me up from the midst of darkness and led me into the midst of light. the part is that she was willing to be a vessel of The One and be exposed to the cold-heartedness of the unsaved.
result, harvest of souls.
glad that ps eve is moving on to her another phase of life. take care!
phil 1:6
And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.
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