Sunday, September 12, 2004 ·

Carnival @ Charis!!!
We had a whale of a time. The games stall was a resounding success. We raised over $300 with our games. I guess the water bombs really attracted people. The can-toppling game also was a huge success. Jeremy was brilliant in making the sand balloons to throw. Impressive what army has done to him!! Hahah...

Its also been a day of a lot of talking. Had a good chat with Jackson near the end of the carnival. Talked about army and how he had started a Christian Fellowship in his company. We both agreed that it was good for the Spiritual health of NS men.

Went for dinner at the food centre at East Coast Park with Joe and Jennifer, our friends from Rhema Bible School. Pi Long joined us later. I had a long chat with him about God's calling for us. He shared with me how God had guided him in making a decision to come to Rhema Singapore to study. I shared my testimony with him and my desire to serve God. I also shared with him what I had heard from God about Chiang Mai. I don't know whether I said too much but I felt that he understood my passion for youth.

Words I have heard often... But it sounded so different coming from him. He put it so simply. Almost like a matter-of-fact. Which is true... It is fact! When God calls us to serve, He will provide us the means. Whether it be finance, accommodation or language. He makes the way happen. So often we get caught up in our sacrifices that we forget that what he has provided greatly outnumbers what we've given.

Today I learnt the vastness of the body of Christ. I learnt that each part has a responsibility to fulfill in helping other parts. Each part complements others and they work together to greater effect. But the consequence of a person not fulfilling his or her responsibility result in consequences for other parts. The mouth won't get fed if the hand doesn't bring food. And the hand cannot take the food unless the feet bring it to the food.

People are starving... Not physically but spiritually. Whose responsibility is this? Who isn't doing their job? Who is not obeying? How do we get around this?
I'm so tired that I can't think properly. There's prayer tomorrow morning. Gotta get some shuteye. Goodnight.

0 comments:

The Visits

The Encouragement

Books I'm Reading

  • The Practice Of The Presence Of God by Brother Lawrence
  • Vintage Jesus by Mark Driscoll
  • A Million Miles In A Thousand Years by Donald Miller
  • A Royal Waste Of Time by Marva J. Dawn
  • Travelling Mercies by Anne Lamott
  • Through Painted Deserts by Donald Miller
  • Thriving As An Artist In The Church by Rory Noland
  • The Adventure Of Worship by Gerrit Gustafson
  • Christ The Lord: The Road To Cana by Anne Rice
  • Christ The Lord: Out of Egypt by Anne Rice
  • Searching For God Knows What by Donald Miller
  • Sex God by Rob Bell
  • Jesus Wants To Save Christians by Rob Bell
  • Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller
  • Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell
  • The Wigglesworth Standard by Peter J. Madden

The Journey