Mission trip

I wrote a similar post on Sunday night but when I tried to post it, my explorer hung on me. Guess what happens in the end? I had to end task and lost everything I wrote! Arghhh…..! I was too lazy to write again but I’m in the mood now, so I will try to recall what I wrote.

I went for a one week Mission Trip to Indonesia (Batam, Pekanbaru & Tanjong Pinang) last week with Rev. Phua and 8 other brothers and sisters from church. This was a very rewarding and self-fulfilling trip. I feel myself grow a lot spiritually and being closer to God.

The part that I especially liked was the sharing of Rev. Lian and his mission works in Indonesia. It is indeed very heartening and encouraging to hear of what miracles God will perform when you trust everything in Him and put everything into His hands. After hearing all this, I so much want to experience the same miracles that I’ve decided to also entrust myself fully into the Lord. I hope that this resolution and determination would not diminish as I fall back into the realities of life.

During this trip, I also felt very strongly God speaking to me through the two Reverends. Upon arriving in Batam, the very first sermon that Rev. Phua delivered already made me sit up and reconsider some things that I’ve been planning. On the second last day, Rev. Lian even told me in plain, clear words that I should give up whatever dreams that I’ve been harbouring. That I should be down-to-earth and follow closely in God’s words. Upon hearing this, I was very disappointed and crushed. Although Rev. Lian aid not to take his sayings to heart and to heed it as just an advice but I believe that God is speaking to me through him and it is something that I should listen to. It is not that I’m not willing to give up my dreams, it is just hard for me to accept it. I consider myself still young enough to take risks and chances and to give everything up and just settle down, is just so difficult.

Anyway, I intend to use the Good Friday weekend break to spend some time with myself and God in prayers. I want to use the time to collect all that I’ve learnt from this trip and to think through all that I have to do from now on. I had hoped to spend all day at home but as of now, I have so many other things to due with that it can’t go according to my plans. Well, we’ll see how.

I feel so renewed after coming back from this mission trip. I really, really wish that my friends and whoever is reading this will also find this salvation and happiness that I’ve found in God. I just hope that I myself will change enough to be a good living testimony. Of course, I won’t be able to be like Rev. Lian, but I will at least try my best to be a good servant of God.