Yo,
so today was a lazy day like many others recently. My lab meeting was cancelled, so I was planning to wake up early and go do a bunch of experiments. Instead I ended up sleeping in pretty late and only doing a bit of writing work at home while also cutting my hair and cleaning up some stuff and playing some games. Wednesdays have become my P2C days since I'm usually there for lab meeting anyways. So I went to school for prayer meeting at 5:30. (Ended up catching a Chansey in Pokemon GO even though I thought I never would.)
But the really awesome thing happened at prayer meeting. We were praying through Psalm 31 where David is calling to God to be his refuge and talks about how God cares for the humble, but not so much for the proud. The prayer leader asked us to think about times God had humbled us. I thought of a few things, but the one that stood out to me was a time almost 6 years ago when I was in East Asia.
It was a normal day about 3/4 of the way through our time there on a missions trip. We were at the stage of having deeper conversations with friends and really sharing the gospel with our friends and inviting them to consider what it meant in their lives. I don't remember exactly, but I'm pretty sure at least once on this particular day our friends had not ended up meeting with us even though they had said they would. This time in particular it was like 2 hours later and they still hadn't messaged us or anything. So I was feeling really frustrated at how all of my planning had failed. But the only thing that came to mind was a hymn. I think it was Be Thou my Vision, or maybe Come thou Fount. Either way it was surprising to me. Why would I be singing in a time like this?
Later that afternoon we met up with the rest of the Canadians and we found out that this one guy had shared the gospel and like 3 of them came to know Jesus as their saviour! The chestnut gang or something was their name? I was feeling really unhappy. Why should all of his friends accept Jesus and I can't even meet up with my friends. And I really struggled through what it meant to have the joy of salvation. In the end I learned of how God's plans are really higher than mine and that when my plans fail His are always at work, but it wasn't until today that I kinda figured out why a song had come to me. When sinners repent and turn to Jesus all heaven rejoices! The angels in heaven were singing and that overflowed into me? I think that's pretty crazy that kinda out of nowhere I'd have a song of praise while at the same moment men and women were turning to Jesus. Crazy.
It's crazy to think that things like that when we have no idea why things are happening God will eventually help us see what He was doing and why He did it that way. I still don't know why I didn't get to meet up with my friends, but humbling praise while He works is kinda awesome anyways. If only I thought this way more often.
God is great and His ways are higher. May His praises always be on our lips.
D.Fa
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8.2.17
26.7.16
Japan 2016 Entry 4
Yo yo swageroo,
Today was pretty sweet. Traditional breakfast at Pastor's house. Children's English class day 2. Lunch. Beginner adult English class. A bit of worship. Visiting a wycliffe missionary for dinner.
I know I've said it before, but yo. We are so blessed here. Literally everyone is pouring out love on us and it makes it so much easier to love others.
The morning English class was a little bit less well planned out than yesterday's, so it felt like it was kinda lame, but it sounded like the students enjoyed it still, which is great. We have 7 great girls (and one of the girls really likes pokemon go. ;P) and I'm so blessed to know them. Today NP shared her testimony and it seemed like they were paying much more attention during chapel time than yesterday.
The afternoon class was with all new students, so we didn't know what to prepare for. Our class was 7 great men and women! They were so enthusiastic to try and speak English and were asking great questions and as such we only actually ended up getting through half of the material we had planned. ;P At one point one of the guys (instead of practicing the english we were supposed to) just asked AL about how she became a Christian. And later when she actually shared a testimony another guy who isn't yet a Christian was all like "Ya. What she said is actually in the bible". He had checked. ;D So happy to be their teacher. Haha
Had a few minutes between class and dinner, and I'd been feeling kinda accused and guilty, so I ended up praying a bit and grabbed the guitar in the chapel and played. Good times. God is good.
Dinner was taco rice. Amazing concept. Rice, chilli, other toppings, in a bowl. Legit. But the best part was hearing how MN had discerned to become a missionary with wycliffe to Papua New Guinea. It was a long process of fear and then taking steps to pursue God's calling to missions. She also ended up sharing part of how she had come to know Jesus. Q . Q one time her friend had invited her to a Christian run English camp not expecting that she'd believe. She went because she wanted to know English better and ended up asking for God to be in her life. The effects of an English camp was salvation for her and likely for thousands more through the work of translating the bible into one of the about 800 languages in Papua New Guinea. Wow yo. Completely changes how you see this week on English camp here in Japan. God can do such crazy amazing things.
Her testimony also really resonated with the team. She shared how at one point she was reading Isaiah 27 or 28 while discerning her call and it was about a farmer who tills the field, then sows, working hard to bring in a crop or something. How can I expect fruit if all I do is till? We need to take the steps towards the goal.
And for me it resonates too, but more that that is what I'm trying to do. Being here this week is a step for me. I actually feel super at home here. I haven't done too much exploring yet, we'll do a bit of that tomorrow, but man. I think I could see myself living and working in Japan. I love so much about everything here and doing ministry with a church. MN's testimony also included to a degree how she was fully funded by this church (and she was there for 14 years!). And now we see her serving faithfully and working with the church while also inspiring others of missions and bible translation. A beautiful partnership of church and parachurch organizations. < 3
But yo. So good. Swagerooster. Ttyl
D.Fa
25.7.16
Japan 2016 Entry 3
Well, it seems yesterday's post couldn't publish because I tried to attach photos... haha. So you'll get it when you get it. ;P
Today was crazy. It was our first day of class with the kids so I did some extra lesson plan prep before breakfast and so had NP. =D We conferred and got all our stuff from LS. We all prayed together in a big group and went off to class. Our 7 girls are all so sweet and well behaved and energetic. < 3 We were learning activities, ordinal numbers, and months today and will review a bunch of that tomorrow. A spoon relay was a hit of a game to help demonstrate 1st 2nd 3rd.
Bento lunches were great! Did some lesson planning for the beginner adult class tomorrow with AL. It should be a fun class.
Then we went to a mall for some shopping, buying some food, and dinner.
I'm pretty tired now. Haha Time flies yo.
Ttyl
D.Fa.
23.7.16
Japan 2016 Entry 1
Yo,
So I'm in Japan now. Me and four other young adults from my church back in Ottawa are here in Soka (North of Tokyo) for 12 days teaching English, sharing testimonies of God's work of salvation in our lives, and serving with our brothers and sisters here. I still feel like I'm dreaming, like this is all fake and I'll just wake up all of a sudden.
I had written a page in a physical journal, but I think it'll be easier if I just write it here. The church has provided us with WiFi, so I might as well use it to make blogging easier. ;P
I'm actually astounded with how much I can understand, and how I'm actually so much more confident to speak Japanese than I am to even speak French. I really enjoy being praised by everyone here for my Japanese skills, but at the same time it is very tiring to speak another language. Previously when I had gone somewhere that most people spoke French better than English I tried to speak French more. After a few weeks I grew tired of the extra effort and stopped trying. I kinda feel like that is already starting to set in... but it's only been a couple days.
We got to meet LS yesterday. She is a missionary who has been here for a while. She has prepared great lesson plans for us and knows the children since she is the one normally teaching English here. She's pretty funny and very friendly.
The team is good. We apparently all really like milk tea. ;P In free time a few of us have been playing Pokemon (including LS haha).
Although things are good, I feel scared. The thought of giving into sin and temptation is looming and I hate the thought. I am scared of not giving ministry my all. I am scared of not making the most of this time and opportunities. I pray that God would be giving me comfort and peace in Him. That I would be assured of His great might and power at work in me and in this place.
Also Pastor's 2.5 year old daughter is super cute. =P
Ttyl.
D.Fa
13.1.16
Matthew 26: Does Your Heart Belong to God?
Yo,
The other day, in St. Louis at the Urbana conference, David Platt shared Matt 26:1-16 with us (session here). And he challenged us to truly give our whole hearts to God. Here is the passage from the ESV:
In between two scenes of plotting to kill Jesus is this story focused on an unnamed woman and a bottle of very expensive perfume. A bottle that would have been worth a year's wages, that's 50-100k if it were today. I don't even think there's a good analogy. It'd be like giving someone a new Ferrari that could only be driven once. That's how expensive this bottle was. If that had happened today, what could seem like a waste of 100,000$, what would we say? What would we have wanted to use the money for? I'm sure we could all think of something for ourselves or for others or for those truly in need or charities or even needs in our church. We too would be standing there judging this action. All the disciples seem convinced that the cause they'd support was a good cause. And so they say so in front of her. Yet instead of agreeing with them, Jesus says that what she had done is a beautiful thing.What does Jesus mean and what does this mean to us?
The disciples, the chief priests and the elders, every one of us are "prone to passionately defend a cause while personally disregarding Christ". Even the causes we think are worth pursuing. Things of value and noble character, be it fighting for justice for refugees or sex trafficking victims, participating in outreach or missions, or any other cause; we are prone to do so while ignoring Jesus. But this woman was not going to and there were two main things that she realized that made her action different. Two things that we all need to realize; the significance of Jesus' death, and the purpose of our lives.
First, Jesus' death was of utmost significance. something that He had spoken about multiple times and which the disciples did not understand until well after. Jesus was not some mere man and he was not going to die some mere death. In verse 2 again he said "the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified." This is what the scriptures pointed to. This is why He came to earth as a babe in a manger. Death was not the end, but a beginning. By living a life in complete obedience to God, every word, every action to the point of death on a cross. He alone, God the Son, would be able to take our place and buy us back from the death we rightly deserve. This was His mission to seek and save the lost. Those living lives of disobedience which had separated them from God. From the very beginning, God spoke and the world was made. He commanded the mountains and seas where to go and they went. Jesus in the boat commanded the winds and rains and they calmed. But then it gets to men and women and we have "the audacity to say no". As such we are guilty and deserve judgment. Eternal heaven or eternal hell and without Him we are all going to eternal punishment. Yet in His perfect love and justice God did something unthinkable, and as John 3:16 says "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life." Jesus would die in our place. He would rise victorious over sin and death. He would return in His glory to the Father. The woman knew the significance of Jesus' death.
Secondly, she knew her life purpose and was willing to pay whatever cost. Her purpose and our purpose as David Platt put it was "to pour out our hearts in sacrificial, selfless, satisfying devotion to Christ." She was willing to pay every cost. She walked through the entire crowd up to Jesus. She poured out the extremely costly perfume. Why does she do it? Because she believes Jesus is worth it and that He is her reward. Similarly in Matthew 13, why does the unnamed man in the parable Jesus tells sell everything he had to joyously buy a field? Because the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure more costly than all we could ever have or do. God's steadfast love is better than anything life can offer. He is worthy of giving our all too, our lives and our hearts. The woman recognized her purpose. Does your heart belong to Jesus?
Finally, an illustration of what this looks like in our lives, David Platt then spoke of John Wesley. The John Wesley of the Wesleyan church. He graduated with honours from Oxford, was ordained as minister, had rich theology from the word, an active faith in the world going to slums and prisons, daily Bible study, worship services all week, prayer and fasting, giving. He even moved to America to serve the First Nations peoples as a missionary. He did everything and upon return to Britain penned these words "I who went to America to convert others was never myself converted." He had done everything and yet his heart did not belong to Jesus.
We cannot manufacture a heart for missions while missing a heart for Christ. Missions, all service and causes for justice in the world are an overflow of life and love in Christ. Missions was never intended to be your life. Christ is intended to be your life.
This is the beautiful life, one in love with Jesus. Although it looked like a waste she was willing to pay the price that she could truly know Jesus. That is the life that counts. It's not about how involved you are in church or ministries at school or work, not how many bible studies you attend or lead, not about how many missions you've been on, not if you've ever said a prayer once, but does your heart belong to Jesus? That alone is the important question.
And that was the question for me. Over the conference, and the weeks and months leading up to it, I was confronted again and again with the reality of my disobedience to God and my reliance on myself. Did my heart fully belong to God? A little over 5 years ago I was baptized. I had made my choice to follow after Jesus, but I had not given my entire heart to God. I had studied the Bible. I had prayed prayers. I had shared the gospel. I had been on missions multiple times. But I had kept a part of my heart mine and again and again I was confronted with how regularly I would choose to follow my own apparent desires instead of listening to God's word, instead of trusting in His good plans and His purposes.
I wouldn't say I was living a double life, but the part of my heart that was mine continued to grow as the part of my heart that was God's shrank. In the last year numerous times I had asked myself questions along the lines of whether I should stop following God altogether so I could stop feeling so hypocritical, so I could freely try to follow the apparent desires of my heart that seemed out of line with the God of the Bible. The words spoken by Patrick Fung, Francis Chan, and David Platt on the authority of God brought that question to the forefront: who am I submitting to? to whom does my heart belong? And God's word is clear, you cannot serve two masters, either you will hate the one and love the other or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot drink the cup of the lord and the cup of demons, you cannot sit at both tables. I knew I needed to make a choice. I couldn't live divided. But I didn't want to give up either.
Monday afternoon at Urbana I went to listen to a seminar by Christopher Yuan, a Chinese man who had lived an active life of homosexuality and by God's graces came to know Jesus (seminar here). He explained in his own testimony that he could not find a biblical blessing of monogamous gay relationship and was presented with the decision to abandon God and His word or abandon a gay relationship. In his words the choice was clear and obvious. I knew the choice was clear and obvious yet so much of me did not want to give my heart to God. This has been and is a large part of my struggle. When presented again with this decision, as David Platt listed off the various things that we do, service, bible studies, missions, and invited us to stand and make the decision to give our hearts to God. I knew I had to make the decision. I stood up as did hundreds of others.
We went to a room to help us process our decisions. There were balloons. This was a celebration. And yet so much of me felt lament and sorrow over this decision. This decision is to die that Christ may live fully in me. To take up my cross and deny myself. I knew I need to surrender to His authority. He is worthy of all our affection, adoration, longing, and love. I know this is the right decision and am praying that He gives me the ability to follow Him, the faith to trust Him through difficulty, and the strength to fight sin and any temptation to abandon Him. I have seen Him do amazing things all over the world so I echo the words of Wesley "I who went to convert was not myself converted" as well as the words of the father in Mark 9 "I believe, help my unbelief." I need to love Jesus first and let missions flow out of that love. My heart had not fully belonged to Jesus. Does your heart belong to Jesus?
May we seek after Him with all our hearts, may we taste and see that He is good, may we pursue the Kingdom knowing the treasure is worth more than we could ever hope or imagine, may we trust in the statement of the Psalmist in Psalm 63:3 that His steadfast love is better than life and respond in praise and glorifying Him, may He be our all in all and our greatest desire be for Him and for others to know Him.
D.Fa
The other day, in St. Louis at the Urbana conference, David Platt shared Matt 26:1-16 with us (session here). And he challenged us to truly give our whole hearts to God. Here is the passage from the ESV:
"When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, “You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.”Jesus said "I'm going to die." The elders plotted to kill Him. A woman poured very expensive perfume (or ointment in this translation) on Jesus and there was a disagreement of how that money could have been used. Judas planed to betray Jesus. Matthew 26:1-16 A fairly simple passage with deep implications for our relationship with Christ and how we act in the world. In this passage the one simple question the speaker presented was this: Does your heart belong to Jesus? My goal in this post is to help you understand the passage as it had been discussed at Urbana and to explain a bit of how I was responding to it.
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, and plotted together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people.”
Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? For this could have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor.” But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me. For you always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me. In pouring this ointment on my body, she has done it to prepare me for burial. Truly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
Then one of the twelve, whose name was Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?” And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him."
In between two scenes of plotting to kill Jesus is this story focused on an unnamed woman and a bottle of very expensive perfume. A bottle that would have been worth a year's wages, that's 50-100k if it were today. I don't even think there's a good analogy. It'd be like giving someone a new Ferrari that could only be driven once. That's how expensive this bottle was. If that had happened today, what could seem like a waste of 100,000$, what would we say? What would we have wanted to use the money for? I'm sure we could all think of something for ourselves or for others or for those truly in need or charities or even needs in our church. We too would be standing there judging this action. All the disciples seem convinced that the cause they'd support was a good cause. And so they say so in front of her. Yet instead of agreeing with them, Jesus says that what she had done is a beautiful thing.What does Jesus mean and what does this mean to us?
The disciples, the chief priests and the elders, every one of us are "prone to passionately defend a cause while personally disregarding Christ". Even the causes we think are worth pursuing. Things of value and noble character, be it fighting for justice for refugees or sex trafficking victims, participating in outreach or missions, or any other cause; we are prone to do so while ignoring Jesus. But this woman was not going to and there were two main things that she realized that made her action different. Two things that we all need to realize; the significance of Jesus' death, and the purpose of our lives.
First, Jesus' death was of utmost significance. something that He had spoken about multiple times and which the disciples did not understand until well after. Jesus was not some mere man and he was not going to die some mere death. In verse 2 again he said "the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified." This is what the scriptures pointed to. This is why He came to earth as a babe in a manger. Death was not the end, but a beginning. By living a life in complete obedience to God, every word, every action to the point of death on a cross. He alone, God the Son, would be able to take our place and buy us back from the death we rightly deserve. This was His mission to seek and save the lost. Those living lives of disobedience which had separated them from God. From the very beginning, God spoke and the world was made. He commanded the mountains and seas where to go and they went. Jesus in the boat commanded the winds and rains and they calmed. But then it gets to men and women and we have "the audacity to say no". As such we are guilty and deserve judgment. Eternal heaven or eternal hell and without Him we are all going to eternal punishment. Yet in His perfect love and justice God did something unthinkable, and as John 3:16 says "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life." Jesus would die in our place. He would rise victorious over sin and death. He would return in His glory to the Father. The woman knew the significance of Jesus' death.
Secondly, she knew her life purpose and was willing to pay whatever cost. Her purpose and our purpose as David Platt put it was "to pour out our hearts in sacrificial, selfless, satisfying devotion to Christ." She was willing to pay every cost. She walked through the entire crowd up to Jesus. She poured out the extremely costly perfume. Why does she do it? Because she believes Jesus is worth it and that He is her reward. Similarly in Matthew 13, why does the unnamed man in the parable Jesus tells sell everything he had to joyously buy a field? Because the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure more costly than all we could ever have or do. God's steadfast love is better than anything life can offer. He is worthy of giving our all too, our lives and our hearts. The woman recognized her purpose. Does your heart belong to Jesus?
Finally, an illustration of what this looks like in our lives, David Platt then spoke of John Wesley. The John Wesley of the Wesleyan church. He graduated with honours from Oxford, was ordained as minister, had rich theology from the word, an active faith in the world going to slums and prisons, daily Bible study, worship services all week, prayer and fasting, giving. He even moved to America to serve the First Nations peoples as a missionary. He did everything and upon return to Britain penned these words "I who went to America to convert others was never myself converted." He had done everything and yet his heart did not belong to Jesus.
We cannot manufacture a heart for missions while missing a heart for Christ. Missions, all service and causes for justice in the world are an overflow of life and love in Christ. Missions was never intended to be your life. Christ is intended to be your life.
This is the beautiful life, one in love with Jesus. Although it looked like a waste she was willing to pay the price that she could truly know Jesus. That is the life that counts. It's not about how involved you are in church or ministries at school or work, not how many bible studies you attend or lead, not about how many missions you've been on, not if you've ever said a prayer once, but does your heart belong to Jesus? That alone is the important question.
And that was the question for me. Over the conference, and the weeks and months leading up to it, I was confronted again and again with the reality of my disobedience to God and my reliance on myself. Did my heart fully belong to God? A little over 5 years ago I was baptized. I had made my choice to follow after Jesus, but I had not given my entire heart to God. I had studied the Bible. I had prayed prayers. I had shared the gospel. I had been on missions multiple times. But I had kept a part of my heart mine and again and again I was confronted with how regularly I would choose to follow my own apparent desires instead of listening to God's word, instead of trusting in His good plans and His purposes.
I wouldn't say I was living a double life, but the part of my heart that was mine continued to grow as the part of my heart that was God's shrank. In the last year numerous times I had asked myself questions along the lines of whether I should stop following God altogether so I could stop feeling so hypocritical, so I could freely try to follow the apparent desires of my heart that seemed out of line with the God of the Bible. The words spoken by Patrick Fung, Francis Chan, and David Platt on the authority of God brought that question to the forefront: who am I submitting to? to whom does my heart belong? And God's word is clear, you cannot serve two masters, either you will hate the one and love the other or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot drink the cup of the lord and the cup of demons, you cannot sit at both tables. I knew I needed to make a choice. I couldn't live divided. But I didn't want to give up either.
Monday afternoon at Urbana I went to listen to a seminar by Christopher Yuan, a Chinese man who had lived an active life of homosexuality and by God's graces came to know Jesus (seminar here). He explained in his own testimony that he could not find a biblical blessing of monogamous gay relationship and was presented with the decision to abandon God and His word or abandon a gay relationship. In his words the choice was clear and obvious. I knew the choice was clear and obvious yet so much of me did not want to give my heart to God. This has been and is a large part of my struggle. When presented again with this decision, as David Platt listed off the various things that we do, service, bible studies, missions, and invited us to stand and make the decision to give our hearts to God. I knew I had to make the decision. I stood up as did hundreds of others.
We went to a room to help us process our decisions. There were balloons. This was a celebration. And yet so much of me felt lament and sorrow over this decision. This decision is to die that Christ may live fully in me. To take up my cross and deny myself. I knew I need to surrender to His authority. He is worthy of all our affection, adoration, longing, and love. I know this is the right decision and am praying that He gives me the ability to follow Him, the faith to trust Him through difficulty, and the strength to fight sin and any temptation to abandon Him. I have seen Him do amazing things all over the world so I echo the words of Wesley "I who went to convert was not myself converted" as well as the words of the father in Mark 9 "I believe, help my unbelief." I need to love Jesus first and let missions flow out of that love. My heart had not fully belonged to Jesus. Does your heart belong to Jesus?
May we seek after Him with all our hearts, may we taste and see that He is good, may we pursue the Kingdom knowing the treasure is worth more than we could ever hope or imagine, may we trust in the statement of the Psalmist in Psalm 63:3 that His steadfast love is better than life and respond in praise and glorifying Him, may He be our all in all and our greatest desire be for Him and for others to know Him.
D.Fa
5.10.15
God is sooooo Good.
Yo.
So, when I am down and really struggling with sin I end up beating myself up and beginning to believe how worthless I am and that nothing good will come from me and that I should isolate myself to minimize damage and that I need to work on myself before anything happens. And then I get depressed because of how bleak my future would be looking.
But grace is sooooo much more than sin and God is sooooo much better than we can ever imagine. Even when I am down He picks me up. He shows me that He values me. He shows me that He can work in and through me. He shows me that following Him and helping others to do so is worth so much more than trying to hide. God can overcome anything in my life. He will bring to completion what He has started. He is good. Always.
A couple weeks ago I was given the opportunity to talk to a Masters student at Carleton. I hadn't met her in person yet, but she was emailing the P2C email account, which I was overseeing. So I messaged her back and we got to meet up. It was amazing! Like literally, we just started talking and getting to know each other and then she was asking about Jesus. God has been doing a lot in her life, various tough times, and a bunch of friends sharing Christ with her, and now she is seeking on her own. She doesn't want her friends to bias her search, which is cool, but they're gonna be so happy when she finally tells them. haha. We were looking at the Knowing God Personally booklet, which outlines 4 basic points of the gospel, and she was asking sooooooo many questions and was sooooo interested in hearing more! After point 2: we are separated from God because of our sin and there's nothing we can do about it on our own, she was pretty bummed out, but point 3 is amazing and I was so excited about it and then she got so excited about it! Man. We talked for like an hour and a half about the Bible and who God is and why we love sharing the good news with others in P2C. She told me about the Prince of Egypt movie and I told her more of the story in the wilderness and of God's faithfulness. So good. We haven't been able to meet up recently, but I am going to try meeting up this week. She said she'd be happy to meet up and talk more about God! Please pray for her!
And then at Summit this weekend, after the Saturday evening session I saw a girl sitting alone and felt prompted to go talk to her. Carleton was going to do something and I was told to hurry up, but whatever, I'd rather follow this prompting and talk to her. So I sat in a chair beside her and asked what was up? She was a little overwhelmed with what God had been telling her. In the session they had shown a video about mission trips and how there are so many people around the world who have never heard the good news of Jesus, and she felt really compelled to go. Well, actually, at first she was just kinda crying and didn't know how to explain anything, so I prayed for her a bit encouraging her that no matter what difficult situation she was going through or felt God calling her to that He is good, that He would provide, and that He loved her deeply. She also was feeling convicted in regards to decisions she had been making. She had felt called to go to a University away from her home town so she could be pushed outside her comfort zone and rely on God, but she had been not taking those steps, she had been coasting, she had been defensive. I don't remember all of the details anymore, but she was feeling super convicted by the Spirit to trust God more and follow Him wherever He was calling her, and that's amazing! So I asked if she could pray, and then I prayed for her too. She was so much happier afterwards and more sure of what God was telling her. Please pray for her too! I'm so glad I stopped to talk with her and listened to God. So much of what she was saying I resonated with and was also convicted of. < 3 God is so good!
I literally love ministry and experiencing God through it. I don't remember exactly what she said, but the speaker at Summit said something about how we don't do ministry for God, when we participate in ministry it is us experiencing and allowing God to live in and through us. I don't want to ever stop serving others around me. I don't ever want to believe lies about myself. I want to submit everything to God and continue to serve wherever I go by His Spirit in me.
God is so good.
Seriously.
If you've never really met Him you should read the book of John and ask for God to reveal Himself to you, and talk to a friend of yours who does know God. And if you do know God, let's pray that He lets us get to know Him more, that we take steps of faith and grow in our relationship with Him, experiencing His power and presence in everything we do!
God is sooooo good.
Ttyl.
D.Fa
So, when I am down and really struggling with sin I end up beating myself up and beginning to believe how worthless I am and that nothing good will come from me and that I should isolate myself to minimize damage and that I need to work on myself before anything happens. And then I get depressed because of how bleak my future would be looking.
But grace is sooooo much more than sin and God is sooooo much better than we can ever imagine. Even when I am down He picks me up. He shows me that He values me. He shows me that He can work in and through me. He shows me that following Him and helping others to do so is worth so much more than trying to hide. God can overcome anything in my life. He will bring to completion what He has started. He is good. Always.
A couple weeks ago I was given the opportunity to talk to a Masters student at Carleton. I hadn't met her in person yet, but she was emailing the P2C email account, which I was overseeing. So I messaged her back and we got to meet up. It was amazing! Like literally, we just started talking and getting to know each other and then she was asking about Jesus. God has been doing a lot in her life, various tough times, and a bunch of friends sharing Christ with her, and now she is seeking on her own. She doesn't want her friends to bias her search, which is cool, but they're gonna be so happy when she finally tells them. haha. We were looking at the Knowing God Personally booklet, which outlines 4 basic points of the gospel, and she was asking sooooooo many questions and was sooooo interested in hearing more! After point 2: we are separated from God because of our sin and there's nothing we can do about it on our own, she was pretty bummed out, but point 3 is amazing and I was so excited about it and then she got so excited about it! Man. We talked for like an hour and a half about the Bible and who God is and why we love sharing the good news with others in P2C. She told me about the Prince of Egypt movie and I told her more of the story in the wilderness and of God's faithfulness. So good. We haven't been able to meet up recently, but I am going to try meeting up this week. She said she'd be happy to meet up and talk more about God! Please pray for her!
And then at Summit this weekend, after the Saturday evening session I saw a girl sitting alone and felt prompted to go talk to her. Carleton was going to do something and I was told to hurry up, but whatever, I'd rather follow this prompting and talk to her. So I sat in a chair beside her and asked what was up? She was a little overwhelmed with what God had been telling her. In the session they had shown a video about mission trips and how there are so many people around the world who have never heard the good news of Jesus, and she felt really compelled to go. Well, actually, at first she was just kinda crying and didn't know how to explain anything, so I prayed for her a bit encouraging her that no matter what difficult situation she was going through or felt God calling her to that He is good, that He would provide, and that He loved her deeply. She also was feeling convicted in regards to decisions she had been making. She had felt called to go to a University away from her home town so she could be pushed outside her comfort zone and rely on God, but she had been not taking those steps, she had been coasting, she had been defensive. I don't remember all of the details anymore, but she was feeling super convicted by the Spirit to trust God more and follow Him wherever He was calling her, and that's amazing! So I asked if she could pray, and then I prayed for her too. She was so much happier afterwards and more sure of what God was telling her. Please pray for her too! I'm so glad I stopped to talk with her and listened to God. So much of what she was saying I resonated with and was also convicted of. < 3 God is so good!
I literally love ministry and experiencing God through it. I don't remember exactly what she said, but the speaker at Summit said something about how we don't do ministry for God, when we participate in ministry it is us experiencing and allowing God to live in and through us. I don't want to ever stop serving others around me. I don't ever want to believe lies about myself. I want to submit everything to God and continue to serve wherever I go by His Spirit in me.
God is so good.
Seriously.
If you've never really met Him you should read the book of John and ask for God to reveal Himself to you, and talk to a friend of yours who does know God. And if you do know God, let's pray that He lets us get to know Him more, that we take steps of faith and grow in our relationship with Him, experiencing His power and presence in everything we do!
God is sooooo good.
Ttyl.
D.Fa
21.11.11
Seven hours of Sleep
Well, I'm done my final phys chem lab!! =D Now I just need to do the report... But it's only an interview, not even an informal report. xP
Ya. I guess I didn't really finish it until really recently. Like, I finished it at 2:29ish..? (Due at 2:35 in the lab) I got 7 hours of sleep though. xP And it's not worth very much, which is annoying, but means it doesn't matter as much. lol.
Ya. Yesterday I didn't get home from my audition until like 3:30. Actually 3:24 exactly. lol (that was retrieved from my Moleskine time data book (MTDB for short)) Then I had lunch and watched anime because I was really hungry. I really should have worked some more on my lab though. >.> I really didn't do much while I was at home.
Ya. The audition was pretty good. I got to sing 'In Christ Alone' and did a scene with two girls. The one was really good. As much as I want a role, I hope she gets one. The other girl seemed really shy and her acting wasn't the best, but while we were actually doing the scene she did way better then while we were practicing.
Acts class was good. It's really cool because it's with a bunch of people I don't spend much time with. DE, TR, NE, JS, and AZ. Ya. We talked about missionaries, what that even means, what it should mean, how OCBC supports missionaries and some other stuff.
Ok. Last hour of the day and I am working on my chem lab. CW decides to teach me how to clean the bathroom (for actual reasons, not randomly). I was supposed to clean the bathroom this week, but I was making excuses like 'but they just did the sealing on the bathtub yesterday', 'I don't know how', etc. lol. I actually did want to see CW's technique since he was the judge / he is the best at cleaning it. You've got to learn the standards from the one who sets them, eh? Lol. So, he taught me verbally and with arm motions and concluded it with an encouraging 'Go!' then went downstairs. I immediately turned the bathroom light off and went downstairs too. JS though this was very funny. I did too. lol
So, in the last hour I did a reflection on Ephesians 4 which is really cool and in the last 20 minutes did the bathroom.
Then I went downstairs to bed (before CW for once. xP) so he was displaced to the living room. I was really hyper for some reason, so I did some push-ups then went to bed.
I feel like every time I'm in the same room as a sleeping CW, he wakes up. Always. Which made me feel bad for the longest time, but now I don't care because it's unavoidable. >.>
I definitely do not remember him going to sleep. xP
Ttyl.
D.Fa
Ya. I guess I didn't really finish it until really recently. Like, I finished it at 2:29ish..? (Due at 2:35 in the lab) I got 7 hours of sleep though. xP And it's not worth very much, which is annoying, but means it doesn't matter as much. lol.
Ya. Yesterday I didn't get home from my audition until like 3:30. Actually 3:24 exactly. lol (that was retrieved from my Moleskine time data book (MTDB for short)) Then I had lunch and watched anime because I was really hungry. I really should have worked some more on my lab though. >.> I really didn't do much while I was at home.
Ya. The audition was pretty good. I got to sing 'In Christ Alone' and did a scene with two girls. The one was really good. As much as I want a role, I hope she gets one. The other girl seemed really shy and her acting wasn't the best, but while we were actually doing the scene she did way better then while we were practicing.
Acts class was good. It's really cool because it's with a bunch of people I don't spend much time with. DE, TR, NE, JS, and AZ. Ya. We talked about missionaries, what that even means, what it should mean, how OCBC supports missionaries and some other stuff.
Ok. Last hour of the day and I am working on my chem lab. CW decides to teach me how to clean the bathroom (for actual reasons, not randomly). I was supposed to clean the bathroom this week, but I was making excuses like 'but they just did the sealing on the bathtub yesterday', 'I don't know how', etc. lol. I actually did want to see CW's technique since he was the judge / he is the best at cleaning it. You've got to learn the standards from the one who sets them, eh? Lol. So, he taught me verbally and with arm motions and concluded it with an encouraging 'Go!' then went downstairs. I immediately turned the bathroom light off and went downstairs too. JS though this was very funny. I did too. lol
So, in the last hour I did a reflection on Ephesians 4 which is really cool and in the last 20 minutes did the bathroom.
Then I went downstairs to bed (before CW for once. xP) so he was displaced to the living room. I was really hyper for some reason, so I did some push-ups then went to bed.
I feel like every time I'm in the same room as a sleeping CW, he wakes up. Always. Which made me feel bad for the longest time, but now I don't care because it's unavoidable. >.>
I definitely do not remember him going to sleep. xP
Ttyl.
D.Fa
13.2.11
Bulk Barn Punch
TODAY!
T is for Trifle
O is for OCBC
D is for Dylan wearing a bow tie
A is for Asia
Y is for YA
So, today was pretty amazing and there is no way I can summarize into a cheesy acrostic, so I will elaborate a bit.
First was Sunday school, then church, then we played and recorded this amazing song that I will not go into detail about, but I could have played it all day I love it. lol. Then we went to McD's. I played with TONKA trucks. We went to PETAG and by peer pressure I ended up wearing a bowtie. It was a pretty sweet bowtie I'm not gonna lie.
We then went back to the church to start setting up. FYI, I am not a neatfreak, I am a freak who is neat. This is the most interesting type of person. Anyways, I swept and mopped the whole sr. parlour and then we set up tables and got the food and all that and when I got back it looked so nice. I then got to have the most fun ever serving buns to the married couples. I had to ask if the were having the fish and chips. If yes the response was 'your fries will be coming with you meal later'. If no, I was to ask if they would like a white or whole wheat bun. I played this up for a while until I got to AW and DW at that point AW was just cracking up and so I also cracked up.
Anyways, we made the salads and put the entrees on plates and made the deserts and it was a lot of fun being a waiter. I wish I was a waiter for real. It was a lot of fun.
We got pizza and leftovers for supper.
I also got a call from JC, a C4C staff in Toronto, about my project application. I don't have any medical things, so it appeared as if I had just not seen them becuase I didn't write anything, so they wanted me to verify that I had seen it by actually answering them. It was also a bit about the confidential question about purity and clarifying some stuff. The main point is I'm going to East Asia for 6 weeks on a missions trip! Yay!
Also, I recently found my testimony that I shared at a C4C weekly meeting a long time ago, in late October..? So, look forward to that.
Also, I got so many random comments about this sweater and the bowtie and my haircut today. 1 I hate the sweater. 2. It's just a bowtie. and 3. It's just a bit of hair.
Ya.
ttyl.
D.Fa
T is for Trifle
O is for OCBC
D is for Dylan wearing a bow tie
A is for Asia
Y is for YA
So, today was pretty amazing and there is no way I can summarize into a cheesy acrostic, so I will elaborate a bit.
First was Sunday school, then church, then we played and recorded this amazing song that I will not go into detail about, but I could have played it all day I love it. lol. Then we went to McD's. I played with TONKA trucks. We went to PETAG and by peer pressure I ended up wearing a bowtie. It was a pretty sweet bowtie I'm not gonna lie.
We then went back to the church to start setting up. FYI, I am not a neatfreak, I am a freak who is neat. This is the most interesting type of person. Anyways, I swept and mopped the whole sr. parlour and then we set up tables and got the food and all that and when I got back it looked so nice. I then got to have the most fun ever serving buns to the married couples. I had to ask if the were having the fish and chips. If yes the response was 'your fries will be coming with you meal later'. If no, I was to ask if they would like a white or whole wheat bun. I played this up for a while until I got to AW and DW at that point AW was just cracking up and so I also cracked up.
Anyways, we made the salads and put the entrees on plates and made the deserts and it was a lot of fun being a waiter. I wish I was a waiter for real. It was a lot of fun.
We got pizza and leftovers for supper.
I also got a call from JC, a C4C staff in Toronto, about my project application. I don't have any medical things, so it appeared as if I had just not seen them becuase I didn't write anything, so they wanted me to verify that I had seen it by actually answering them. It was also a bit about the confidential question about purity and clarifying some stuff. The main point is I'm going to East Asia for 6 weeks on a missions trip! Yay!
Also, I recently found my testimony that I shared at a C4C weekly meeting a long time ago, in late October..? So, look forward to that.
Also, I got so many random comments about this sweater and the bowtie and my haircut today. 1 I hate the sweater. 2. It's just a bowtie. and 3. It's just a bit of hair.
Ya.
ttyl.
D.Fa
1.1.11
EA Project
Hey.
In C4C in the summer or reading week you can go on 'Projects'. These are short term missions trips all over the world.
I am interested in going this summer. I know that I should stay at home and work so that I can afford rent during the year. I know support raising is going to be scary and sometimes look hopeless. I know that I will be flying to the other side of the world if I go. I also know that God has called us to go and that there are billions of people in east Asia who aren't saved. I really want to go to Asia and I really hope that going on project will be an amazing time of growth and stretching my faith. I mean being in a place where you can't just hide in a little Christian bubble. A place where the need for the gospel is even greater. A place where there is a need to rely on God for everything.
I want to go to that place that I may learn how truly blessed I am as well as to teach others about the free gift they have the opportunity to receive.
Ttyl.
D.Fa
In C4C in the summer or reading week you can go on 'Projects'. These are short term missions trips all over the world.
I am interested in going this summer. I know that I should stay at home and work so that I can afford rent during the year. I know support raising is going to be scary and sometimes look hopeless. I know that I will be flying to the other side of the world if I go. I also know that God has called us to go and that there are billions of people in east Asia who aren't saved. I really want to go to Asia and I really hope that going on project will be an amazing time of growth and stretching my faith. I mean being in a place where you can't just hide in a little Christian bubble. A place where the need for the gospel is even greater. A place where there is a need to rely on God for everything.
I want to go to that place that I may learn how truly blessed I am as well as to teach others about the free gift they have the opportunity to receive.
Ttyl.
D.Fa
26.9.10
Intentional Living
So, ya...
I really gotta do my sunday school homework then sleep..... like 8 hours until we leave for church. So, ya...
Today was amazing. After work (which is quite different now that produce's renovations have finished) I had to fill in for RL for A/V during worship practice. So, I got home, threw some food in a bag and ran out the door again.
Ok, this is serious. I was thinking "where is worship practice..?" "The church." "Where is the church..?" "Westboro United, right..?" "I havn't been there in a long time. I can't even remember what it looks like" "Didn't we move yet..?" Ok... I seriously didn't think we were there anymore. This week has been so long / jam packed with stuff that I havn't been to church in a long time.
Once I got to church I had my "lunch"* and tried to get my brother to go to church tonight. There was going to be this super amazing YA / YF worship night and I got to be on the worship team for it. So, after I did A/V for the actual worship team practice I did a worship practice for tonight's worship and then did tonight's worship. I was soooo hyper after the practice. I really enjoy being on worship team.
Anyways, tonight was amazing. This guy talked about this thing he's doing. He moved so that he could live in this kinda sketchy neighbourhood. He's been there 2 years. His goal is to live a missional life. A life that is witness of how Jesus and God have been working in his life. He told us a story, he tied in some scripture, and he was a Carleton grad. xP
So, ya. You shouldn't be separating parts of your life. Your whole life should be an example.
ttyl. gotta do my sunday school homework... xP
Epik High! Love Love Love!
D.Fa
* food in a lunch bag is a lunch no matter what the food may be. correct?
I really gotta do my sunday school homework then sleep..... like 8 hours until we leave for church. So, ya...
Today was amazing. After work (which is quite different now that produce's renovations have finished) I had to fill in for RL for A/V during worship practice. So, I got home, threw some food in a bag and ran out the door again.
Ok, this is serious. I was thinking "where is worship practice..?" "The church." "Where is the church..?" "Westboro United, right..?" "I havn't been there in a long time. I can't even remember what it looks like" "Didn't we move yet..?" Ok... I seriously didn't think we were there anymore. This week has been so long / jam packed with stuff that I havn't been to church in a long time.
Once I got to church I had my "lunch"* and tried to get my brother to go to church tonight. There was going to be this super amazing YA / YF worship night and I got to be on the worship team for it. So, after I did A/V for the actual worship team practice I did a worship practice for tonight's worship and then did tonight's worship. I was soooo hyper after the practice. I really enjoy being on worship team.
Anyways, tonight was amazing. This guy talked about this thing he's doing. He moved so that he could live in this kinda sketchy neighbourhood. He's been there 2 years. His goal is to live a missional life. A life that is witness of how Jesus and God have been working in his life. He told us a story, he tied in some scripture, and he was a Carleton grad. xP
So, ya. You shouldn't be separating parts of your life. Your whole life should be an example.
ttyl. gotta do my sunday school homework... xP
Epik High! Love Love Love!
D.Fa
* food in a lunch bag is a lunch no matter what the food may be. correct?
24.8.10
Compilation and Chronologicized VBS Blog Posts
“The border crossing was kinda odd. Pastor DB's car got threw easily then the other two cars, following directly behind, had to get out and everything. Mostly because the guy switched, even after Pastor DB said there were two other cars...
Anyways, we stopped and had lunch at McDonalds. Apparently the church is paying for our food and we all got like 5$ allowance for lunch.
Ttyl.
D.Fa “
“It's 7:39. We are nearly there. We are about to get onto Staten Island and then Brooklyn. Yay! ... >.>”
"I didn't kill my children. I could be a father."
“Driving around in circles just to find a parking space is not really very fun... It is 9:01. We finished supper at Nathan's Famous Hotdogs and have just located the Dorcas Center in China Town. There is a CVS like across the street from DM. Which will make getting Advil PM easy this time. I wonder if we have to go in groups to go anywhere, even nearby places..?
Whatever.
D.Fa “
“First night is done. It is midnight. We just finished two games of monopoly deal. The twins each won a game. I'm tired, yo.
I hope the rest of the week goes well and that all the kids are amazing.
Night.
D.Fa “
“Hey. It's like 7:30 and I am now kinda looking over my lines again. I think I have like 2.5 days kinda memorized.
Anyways, guess what..?
There's cold water in the shower! Yay! So, I had a moderately heated shower for once.
Church is at 10:45. We woke up a bit early, but whatever. =D
D.Fa”
“Night 2. 11:04. I have just 'finished' turning my belt into a toolbelt. XP... I found some plastic tools so it's not as heavy as it was orignally.
Anyways, today was pretty hard work. Church was really cool though. It was so similar to our church. Like the speakers gave feedback, the songs were familiar, it started at 10:45 and they released the children. Oh. There was even like the same thing Auntie S taught the kids at our church. XP.
CW is now snoring. XP
Oyasumi.
D.Fa”
“Hey. It's like 10:06 or something, but like this is the first time I've used my phone all day. Like at the start of the day I was pretty freaked out and everything, but as the day went by things smoothed over. I got to meet at least like 20 of the 33 kids that I am dealing with this week. Our group has like 11 grade 2 kids and 20 or so grade 1 kids. I have deffinately acted like a teacher today. Like it was great having one on one time with all these cool 6-8 year olds.
... “
“...
Like today I 'played' pokemon and yugioh/zatchbell with this grade 1 kid. We were definatley playing by his rules, both because he was 6 years old and because he had chinese cards, so I couldn't complain even if I wanted to. I lost both times, needless to say.
So, I'm in charge of the devo tommorow morning, so I need (underlined and italicized) to wake up (wake. Up.) at 6, not lie around for an hour... XP
So, ya... Today was Unexpected, but so amazing and cool. A very new experience.
Ttyl.
D.Fa”
“Hello. Everything is cool here. My matress is the most inflated and it's the only one that is completely manually filled. I'm one of 7 people from our church that are at the grade 1-2 vacation bible school. They are really cute and only like 5 of the 33 are kinda annoying. The grade 1s are ridiculous, but the grade 2s are pretty cool. Me and 3 others are in charge of the grade 2s. There are 11. The thing is that 2 of them don't speak english very well and there's one crazy kid. We've been having mostly asian food with rice. Its all been tasty. We just got back from the Brooklyn Tabernacle Prayer meeting. It was very intense. Everyone keeps telling me things like "roaming charges are 2$ per minute that your phone is on" and stuff, so my phone has been off most of the time. I'll talk to you later.
D.Fa”
“So, today was the third day of vbs here and, ya, it's been a long one... I guess.
All my clothes and even my sheets are getting smeely, so I washed some of my clothes. They are in the dryer right now.
We went into town and walked over the Brooklyn Bridge and walked around and stuff.
I have my hair in a gel-less fauxhawk too by the way.
We don't get to watch the "Who Wants To Be A Superhero" videos anymore because they are a bit too much for 6 year olds... >.>
I'll ttyl.
D.Fa”
“"Now you're just 'dum'!"
Okay. Hey.
So, there's just one day left.
RL is depressing me and tommorow is gonna be really sad because all these kids are really cool. I love these kids yo.
I suppose, well, I definately believe that this is a different situation then normal. I mean, normally I'm shy and stuff, but I've actually talked to and bonded with so many of them. T.T I'm pretty sure that I might cry tommorow...
I really want to like hug all of them tommorow. >.>
...
D.Fa”
“"because he was in CW's car."
So, ya. Today was the last day of the vbs. It was sad seeing all the kids leave and the skit was kinda messy, but today was good overall. I made a cape and mask! "Dynamite Dylan". Basically, Gambit's powers of exploding things, but more flashy. XP... I made it up only for the alliteration... >.>
We also went shopping today. I have no US money left now. Poor CC...
So, ya... We are now wasting time staying up playing board / card games while listening to worship songs. We will likely stay up all night.
It is now 1:45.
D.Fa”
Anyways, we stopped and had lunch at McDonalds. Apparently the church is paying for our food and we all got like 5$ allowance for lunch.
Ttyl.
D.Fa “
“It's 7:39. We are nearly there. We are about to get onto Staten Island and then Brooklyn. Yay! ... >.>”
"I didn't kill my children. I could be a father."
“Driving around in circles just to find a parking space is not really very fun... It is 9:01. We finished supper at Nathan's Famous Hotdogs and have just located the Dorcas Center in China Town. There is a CVS like across the street from DM. Which will make getting Advil PM easy this time. I wonder if we have to go in groups to go anywhere, even nearby places..?
Whatever.
D.Fa “
“First night is done. It is midnight. We just finished two games of monopoly deal. The twins each won a game. I'm tired, yo.
I hope the rest of the week goes well and that all the kids are amazing.
Night.
D.Fa “
“Hey. It's like 7:30 and I am now kinda looking over my lines again. I think I have like 2.5 days kinda memorized.
Anyways, guess what..?
There's cold water in the shower! Yay! So, I had a moderately heated shower for once.
Church is at 10:45. We woke up a bit early, but whatever. =D
D.Fa”
“Night 2. 11:04. I have just 'finished' turning my belt into a toolbelt. XP... I found some plastic tools so it's not as heavy as it was orignally.
Anyways, today was pretty hard work. Church was really cool though. It was so similar to our church. Like the speakers gave feedback, the songs were familiar, it started at 10:45 and they released the children. Oh. There was even like the same thing Auntie S taught the kids at our church. XP.
CW is now snoring. XP
Oyasumi.
D.Fa”
“Hey. It's like 10:06 or something, but like this is the first time I've used my phone all day. Like at the start of the day I was pretty freaked out and everything, but as the day went by things smoothed over. I got to meet at least like 20 of the 33 kids that I am dealing with this week. Our group has like 11 grade 2 kids and 20 or so grade 1 kids. I have deffinately acted like a teacher today. Like it was great having one on one time with all these cool 6-8 year olds.
... “
“...
Like today I 'played' pokemon and yugioh/zatchbell with this grade 1 kid. We were definatley playing by his rules, both because he was 6 years old and because he had chinese cards, so I couldn't complain even if I wanted to. I lost both times, needless to say.
So, I'm in charge of the devo tommorow morning, so I need (underlined and italicized) to wake up (wake. Up.) at 6, not lie around for an hour... XP
So, ya... Today was Unexpected, but so amazing and cool. A very new experience.
Ttyl.
D.Fa”
“Hello. Everything is cool here. My matress is the most inflated and it's the only one that is completely manually filled. I'm one of 7 people from our church that are at the grade 1-2 vacation bible school. They are really cute and only like 5 of the 33 are kinda annoying. The grade 1s are ridiculous, but the grade 2s are pretty cool. Me and 3 others are in charge of the grade 2s. There are 11. The thing is that 2 of them don't speak english very well and there's one crazy kid. We've been having mostly asian food with rice. Its all been tasty. We just got back from the Brooklyn Tabernacle Prayer meeting. It was very intense. Everyone keeps telling me things like "roaming charges are 2$ per minute that your phone is on" and stuff, so my phone has been off most of the time. I'll talk to you later.
D.Fa”
“So, today was the third day of vbs here and, ya, it's been a long one... I guess.
All my clothes and even my sheets are getting smeely, so I washed some of my clothes. They are in the dryer right now.
We went into town and walked over the Brooklyn Bridge and walked around and stuff.
I have my hair in a gel-less fauxhawk too by the way.
We don't get to watch the "Who Wants To Be A Superhero" videos anymore because they are a bit too much for 6 year olds... >.>
I'll ttyl.
D.Fa”
“"Now you're just 'dum'!"
Okay. Hey.
So, there's just one day left.
RL is depressing me and tommorow is gonna be really sad because all these kids are really cool. I love these kids yo.
I suppose, well, I definately believe that this is a different situation then normal. I mean, normally I'm shy and stuff, but I've actually talked to and bonded with so many of them. T.T I'm pretty sure that I might cry tommorow...
I really want to like hug all of them tommorow. >.>
...
D.Fa”
“"because he was in CW's car."
So, ya. Today was the last day of the vbs. It was sad seeing all the kids leave and the skit was kinda messy, but today was good overall. I made a cape and mask! "Dynamite Dylan". Basically, Gambit's powers of exploding things, but more flashy. XP... I made it up only for the alliteration... >.>
We also went shopping today. I have no US money left now. Poor CC...
So, ya... We are now wasting time staying up playing board / card games while listening to worship songs. We will likely stay up all night.
It is now 1:45.
D.Fa”
11.8.10
New Life
Hey.
I havn't blogged in a couple days. Stuff happens. I had quite a bit of work this week. Also, I had meetings about next weeks VBS in Brooklyn. Wow... less than a week left. And my laptops's internet gets mad at me for no reason sometimes. and my cellphone was in CW's car last night.
So, ya. A brief update:
1. We all sang "As The Deer" in Bakery. It was very unexpected.
2. Bats aren't that scary... It's not an ax murderer or anything.
3. September 12th is one month away.
4. "Are they Po'..?"
...
"What..?"
"Are they Po'?"
...
"What..? Are they Poor..?"
"Ya. Are they Po'?"
5. I very much dislike wearing shorts.
6. Seriuosly my absolute favourite thing that I have ever done and hope to do again often is seriously to sing with a crowd at a worship concert. Especially if the person beside me is good at singing, so we can sing in harmony.
7. Mysterious Mushrooms!
8. Charmander FTW.
9. H-E-R-O, God is my Hero!!!!!
10. zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba.
I probably missed a lot, but that is a vague summary of some random events that happened these last couple days.
So, ya. #3. September is the date for our OCBC church picnic. That day there will be a baptism service. Hopefully, I will participate. That is to say. I will be baptised. My first assignment is to write a summary (half page max) of what I understand the gospel to be.
I will be writing it here. =D
In the beggining there was God. He created the world. The universe. Plants, animals and finally He created humans in His pure and holy image so that we may have a relationship with Him and watch over creation. Since then we have all sinned and turned away from God and that sin was passed down from generation to generation. God loved the world, but our sin kept us from having a relationship with Him because he is holy and we were not, so he sent his only begotten son, Jesus. Jesus lived around 33 years and although he was tempted in every way that we have been, he never fell to sin and temptation; he went through everything a human would, but was God. The punishment for sin is death. We deserved death and judgement for our sins. Even though he was sinless, he died on the cross and payed the price for our sins. He removed our sin, past present and future, the sins of the whole world for all time and gave us his righteousness. His blood has washed away our sins and made us perfect in His sight that we may have a relationship with God. Jesus was ressurected on the third day after his crucifiction and showed himself to hundreds of witnesses. Jesus has victory over death and sin and with him we also share in this victory and will share eternal life with him in heaven. Until then God has given us the Holy Spirit within us to help us grow into His likeness. Drawing from the power he has given us, relying on it everyday, turning away from sin and professing Jesus as Lord over our lives we can be born again with new life.
That was probably too much..? Probably adding a bit at the beggining and the end that isn't 'the gospel', but it's all important, right?
So, ya. I've really felt I should tell K(?) that I'm getting baptised.
Anyways.
Ttyl.
D.Fa
These are two songs I've been hearing on the radio.
"Hey AL. It seems that 'daily' is a bit too hard, eh? I mean you only get a somewhat 'monthly' report from RL. >.> xP I don't have a girlfriend."
I havn't blogged in a couple days. Stuff happens. I had quite a bit of work this week. Also, I had meetings about next weeks VBS in Brooklyn. Wow... less than a week left. And my laptops's internet gets mad at me for no reason sometimes. and my cellphone was in CW's car last night.
So, ya. A brief update:
1. We all sang "As The Deer" in Bakery. It was very unexpected.
2. Bats aren't that scary... It's not an ax murderer or anything.
3. September 12th is one month away.
4. "Are they Po'..?"
...
"What..?"
"Are they Po'?"
...
"What..? Are they Poor..?"
"Ya. Are they Po'?"
5. I very much dislike wearing shorts.
6. Seriuosly my absolute favourite thing that I have ever done and hope to do again often is seriously to sing with a crowd at a worship concert. Especially if the person beside me is good at singing, so we can sing in harmony.
7. Mysterious Mushrooms!
8. Charmander FTW.
9. H-E-R-O, God is my Hero!!!!!
10. zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba.
I probably missed a lot, but that is a vague summary of some random events that happened these last couple days.
So, ya. #3. September is the date for our OCBC church picnic. That day there will be a baptism service. Hopefully, I will participate. That is to say. I will be baptised. My first assignment is to write a summary (half page max) of what I understand the gospel to be.
I will be writing it here. =D
In the beggining there was God. He created the world. The universe. Plants, animals and finally He created humans in His pure and holy image so that we may have a relationship with Him and watch over creation. Since then we have all sinned and turned away from God and that sin was passed down from generation to generation. God loved the world, but our sin kept us from having a relationship with Him because he is holy and we were not, so he sent his only begotten son, Jesus. Jesus lived around 33 years and although he was tempted in every way that we have been, he never fell to sin and temptation; he went through everything a human would, but was God. The punishment for sin is death. We deserved death and judgement for our sins. Even though he was sinless, he died on the cross and payed the price for our sins. He removed our sin, past present and future, the sins of the whole world for all time and gave us his righteousness. His blood has washed away our sins and made us perfect in His sight that we may have a relationship with God. Jesus was ressurected on the third day after his crucifiction and showed himself to hundreds of witnesses. Jesus has victory over death and sin and with him we also share in this victory and will share eternal life with him in heaven. Until then God has given us the Holy Spirit within us to help us grow into His likeness. Drawing from the power he has given us, relying on it everyday, turning away from sin and professing Jesus as Lord over our lives we can be born again with new life.
That was probably too much..? Probably adding a bit at the beggining and the end that isn't 'the gospel', but it's all important, right?
So, ya. I've really felt I should tell K(?) that I'm getting baptised.
Anyways.
Ttyl.
D.Fa
These are two songs I've been hearing on the radio.
"Hey AL. It seems that 'daily' is a bit too hard, eh? I mean you only get a somewhat 'monthly' report from RL. >.> xP I don't have a girlfriend."
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