chin up

Back from metamorphosis camp,

One thing that struck me greatly was the Street Evangelism. I always limit Street E to just Street E, well i think God really help me to fine-tune that and opened up my eyes.

We were having street E.
Est and i were walking to this ulu void deck in commonwealth when we saw this 50 plus woman sitting alone. We went to approach her and intro ourselves. This woman knowing our intention to evangelise told us she's already a christian. But we still chatted a little while and find out some stuff,

She don't stay in commonwealth,in fact she took a bus having a large detour to this place which she never come before and sit at this void deck to 'stone', like a retreat away from home.
She shared that she has to take care of her sick husband at home, which she feel weary.
She is always the one who show concern for other people around but people don't really ask about her. She said that she prayed that there will be people to encourage her becoz she feels like giving up but at the same time she can't coz she knows her family members (all prebelievers) will see her as a testimony of her faith so she has to persevere.

We prayed for her and she keep thanking us repeatedly, and i really think even though what we could do was limited, just a short prayer and a listening ear to her ramble of all her frustration and weariness. But can see she really have heartfelt thanks for God at that time when she was feeling low by sending people to encourage her and that answer her prayers, when actually est and me really anyhow walk without any destination in point then spotted her.
The next day she text me and est, thanking us and calling us angels whom passed by.
I also thank God for bringing her to us.

I'm usually skeptical when people readily receive christ. But sometimes the harvest may really just be ready for u to go one step further to assist them to declare their faith as the seeds were sown long time and it's just time for harvest. Two Ah ma were sitting at the void deck, both of them said they aren't christians but their kids are and they brought them to church. They also know jesus is good and stuff but they have their own gods. But when est ask them if they wanna receive Christ, they weren't resistent to it at all. One ah ma commented, "but i dunno how to receive christ, i dunno how to read or say angmoh'. then we go thru the sinners' prayer with them the chinese version and they repeated after us.

They keep thanking us again after that and i ask one ah ma to tell her son she alr accepted christ,go church and don't worship any more other gods already because there's only one real God- Jesus Christ. She nod her head and thank us again.

Before this two ah mas , we have approached 3 ah mas and 1 ah gong who said their kids were also christians but they strongly refused to be christians due to their own gods they have been worshipping for XX years and was furious when we want to tell them about jesus.

My skepticism really decreases ALOT when i met the last 2 ah mas who accepted christ so readily.

Then we met one guy who was on his way home.. who was a christian when he was a teen but backslided when he was sentenced to 10-years imprisonment as he took drugs.He was bitter, jobless, divorced, and even his own son applied for Protection Order so that he cannot come near them when he went to visit his son. He ask us if God really loves him, where is He when he needed Him..
My heart really sink, sank sunk when someone so hurt keep questioning if God really loves him...
U can't outwin him in debates so the best way to end it off is prayer.
Surprisingly, he readily wanted the prayer.
Like despite of so much accuses he had for God, deeply inside u can feel he still desperately wanted to go back to God again.
Dunno how is he now and i doubt i will ever see him again, as he doesn't even have a phone but pray that the lord will continue to speak to him as he opens up his heart for healing to take place.

There's always this thought when u go out for street E: when u have to choose and eliminate people to speak to (evanglise) due to limited time constraint. Deep down, I know if I can I will gladly just use a loudhailer to proclaim the good news to EVERYONE, but of course it doesn't work this way and will definitely backfire.Street E doesn't stop here, it continues even when i'm 'off-duty'

If priority is not wrong i guess this will remind me,
We are christians working undercover as students not students who happen to be christians.

2009 is going to be over. It was a tough year i must say.
But i'm really thankful for God and His people who are great encouragers & challengers.

Psalm 40:5 Many, O LORD my God,
are the wonders you have done.
The things you planned for us
no one can recount to you;
were I to speak and tell of them,
they would be too many to declare.

sidetrack a bit results are out,
phew thank God..LEVEL CLEARED! :)

Happy 2010!
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Janice and her partner durning street E...

Jan's partner: what new year resolution do you have for 2010?
Thin Guy: slim down
Jan's partner: huh why? but u are already very slim
Thin Guy look up and down at jan's partner: well different people different expectations.