Finally posting an entry. Sorry for taking so long to post up the pictures of our house despite saying that i would do it soon. Oh well, Jesus also said that he is coming back in a little while 😉
I´ve gone through some ups and downs during this period of time. One of them is learning to deal with disappointments especially when people go back on their words. I´ve been ¨flown aeroplane¨ quite a number of times in the past weeks. Recently, i invited my friends to my birthday party and some of our meetings. They said ¨oh yes, i will come.¨ but they never turned up. One of them was one of my English students whom i´ve known for some time. I felt that we clicked well and i sincerely wanna be a blessing and a friend to her. On her birthday, i bought her lunch, prepared gift for her and called her. During our English lessons, i gave her my best and my advice too. In one of the lessons we had, we were discussing about how the chileans would go back on their words easily and she said that she wasnt one of them. Then she said she would come for my farewell and she didnt. Then she said that she would come to my birthday at my house and she didnt. I met her again in our english class. When she saw me, she just apologised lightly and then continued as if nothing had happened. Honestly, i felt angry and hurt by her. The same thing happened to my other students and people whom i know too 😥
Oh well, i struggled with God in the beginning, it´s good that we can be free to be real to Him. In one of the team prayer meetings, i was feeling quite down. I started to unload to Him. Then, He spoke to me with the words from Isaiah 55
8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the LORD.
9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 As the rain and the snow
come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,
so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,
11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
12 You will go out in joy
and be led forth in peace;
the mountains and hills
will burst into song before you,
and all the trees of the field
will clap their hands.
It was such a rhema word to me… words fail me… God is really faithful.. He knows how to mend my broken heart…hahaa.. Puisee was telling me that she felt that this would be the main struggle i will have over here, disappointments from people. She told me this just before i was going to bed, cause me a sleepless night…And i thought how true that is. I think all along, even in singapore, i am always tested in this aspect. Once i asked Pris why didnt God test me in other things? Cos it seems that i dun struggle with family, studies or other concerns too much. Mostly its ¨how come the group has no progress¨ and my greatest fear then was my sheep leaving God and the church… wah liao.. now, still the same thing. Prayerfully, the way i handle the situation and my being have matured.
On a lighter note, i have improved alot in my cooking. My cooking is now not only edible but enjoyable too. My team mates can testify to that. It is true that practice makes perfect so Shawn, if you are reading this, rest assured, cos i can cook chicken rice pretty well without the paste 😉
The chicken looks a little black but it is quite nice. God is good to me, they actually started selling xiao bai cai here! My favourite veg.
our living room with a fireplace.
my messy room.. it´s quite nice actually…
our garden.. trying to be artistic…
We are praying that this new house will be a house of prayer and lives transformation. It´s coming to pass. We have 2 converts in the past 2 weeks in this house. I believe that though we may be seems like a mustard seed now but as long as we stay faithful to God and His Word, in due time, we will be like a big tree! If God says it, i believe it and that settles it!
mi vida 