My weekend with the new comers to the factory, I don't understand a single word (except Jehsu ) but it was beautiful , they sing to Him. Remembering them in prayers.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
Sabbath please...
Lately been busy at work, picking up additional responsibility & crazy over new financial year planing. Weeknights & weekends are equally busy with kingdom works. Very tired. I need Sabbath, truly quiet & relax Sabbath. Where shall I go ?
Sunday, June 15, 2008
when to say the right thing ?
Mr. T, a gentle, polite & soft spoken Chinese, I see him whenever I visit China factory. He is reliable & takes me to the factory safely each trip from the boarder.
After more than 6 months engaging his service and after the earthquake disaster, for the first time we talked & touched on lives & spiritual issue. We agreed on some & disagreed on another. I was at awe to see how God engineered the opportunity & conversation, he shared much more than I expected.
He is a Buddhist with little understanding what & who is the truth. From his eyes, every religion is the same.
I was listening patiently & asking Father when is the right time to share His good news. do you ever have that same struggle ? how & when please ?? Naturally I am a good listener not good at speaking. I tried and only managed to share a glimpse of the gospel and was at the end of the journey.
will I have the chance again ? yes, next trip. Continue to ask for strength & wisdom for when & how to share.
After more than 6 months engaging his service and after the earthquake disaster, for the first time we talked & touched on lives & spiritual issue. We agreed on some & disagreed on another. I was at awe to see how God engineered the opportunity & conversation, he shared much more than I expected.
He is a Buddhist with little understanding what & who is the truth. From his eyes, every religion is the same.
I was listening patiently & asking Father when is the right time to share His good news. do you ever have that same struggle ? how & when please ?? Naturally I am a good listener not good at speaking. I tried and only managed to share a glimpse of the gospel and was at the end of the journey.
will I have the chance again ? yes, next trip. Continue to ask for strength & wisdom for when & how to share.
Monday, June 9, 2008
His grace
Just returned from China factory this afternoon, invite you to share my joy.
After months of building relationship & trust, the girls are getting easier to share & ask questions openly. It's wonderful to know God's purpose to have me there alone this trip. The dynamic is very different from previous trips. Some struggles were shared & thank God was able to walk through with them.
Praying in a group setting is very foreign to them, they are used to have the 'leader' to pray for all requests. No matter how much I encourage them, the progress was very slow & not well received. They are lovely & faithful believers but personal intimate relationship with God seem a little far....but last night was different.
Picture this : group of girls in a circle, hands around each other shoulder, praying for the struggles each has shared in the night. How much more beautiful than seeing their growth & hearing the beautiful & yet trembling prayers of these sisters ? Yes, everyone of them prayed. My heart was just overflow with joy & tears for God's grace in the midst of their prayers. I hope you share the same, but you will get to experience more if you were there, oppsss..... this is a challenge & invitation, you are welcome to join me next time.
I am no different from anyone of you, very much like to enjoy the long weekend with ease & relax from work. But I also know my presence there, no matter how short the times will bring encouragement to their walk with God. One of the girls said "I want to know God & have quiet time with Him but just can't keep up & get lazy & felt bad " The spirit is willing but the body is weak. This is so true, there are times I struggle - to rest or to visit them but the word "obey & perseverance' push me to run the race marked out for me. Her honest confession reminds me of how God been so faithful & patience with us.
After months of building relationship & trust, the girls are getting easier to share & ask questions openly. It's wonderful to know God's purpose to have me there alone this trip. The dynamic is very different from previous trips. Some struggles were shared & thank God was able to walk through with them.
Praying in a group setting is very foreign to them, they are used to have the 'leader' to pray for all requests. No matter how much I encourage them, the progress was very slow & not well received. They are lovely & faithful believers but personal intimate relationship with God seem a little far....but last night was different.
Picture this : group of girls in a circle, hands around each other shoulder, praying for the struggles each has shared in the night. How much more beautiful than seeing their growth & hearing the beautiful & yet trembling prayers of these sisters ? Yes, everyone of them prayed. My heart was just overflow with joy & tears for God's grace in the midst of their prayers. I hope you share the same, but you will get to experience more if you were there, oppsss..... this is a challenge & invitation, you are welcome to join me next time.
I am no different from anyone of you, very much like to enjoy the long weekend with ease & relax from work. But I also know my presence there, no matter how short the times will bring encouragement to their walk with God. One of the girls said "I want to know God & have quiet time with Him but just can't keep up & get lazy & felt bad " The spirit is willing but the body is weak. This is so true, there are times I struggle - to rest or to visit them but the word "obey & perseverance' push me to run the race marked out for me. Her honest confession reminds me of how God been so faithful & patience with us.
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