Saturday, September 09, 2006
.: Thanksgiving and some thoughts for Japan! :.
On the place back home!It has been after a day since I touch down in Spore form Japan. It is indeed a wonderful opportunity and humbing moment to be able to serve the people in Japan. Really want to thank God for this chance to go there, also never really expected myself to be able to go initially, since I only know the orginal plan was to go with Ps YC which would be in Oct and I have to work.One thing that I thought I saw most among the Christians there was this eagerness to learn and also a great hunger for more of the presence of God. It was awesome especially during their worship, which our team attended both the adult and youth. I could sense a strong presence of the Lord during their worship. It just brought me to realized although there are only around 1% of Christians in Japan, but yet I believe these people are have great potential, waiting to be used by God for a revival in their country. It really brought me to think then what are the Christians back in Singapore really doing, how serious and hungry for the Lord are they, or are they only a half hungry for the Lord. Furthermore more as we had did went around interviewing the people of Japan, it made me realized how lost they are and really are people who needs to hear of the Gospel of the Lord. Something that I learnt was really to be bold and to take the step out of my comfort zone, especially to be able to share my testimony on stage, to such a large audience. Although initially I thought I was rather calm, but it was until I step up onto the stage where I started to feel panicky. However it was a great encouragement to know that the simple thing that I shared actually did encourage many. It was really wonderful to know that through what I shared, it indeed have blessed many lives. Although I have been on trips representing the church body twice before, but then I felt this time round it was much more different especially in terms of the task which was given for us to do and the objective why we were there. This time round, the trip I felt was really more mission then humanitarian, which was something I enjoyed. And it is also though this trip that I really understood better what Ps Khong means to serve the Gateway cities. I mean like what Ps YC shared, Spore is really strategically placed to serve Japan and reach out to its people there. In so many areas, we are rather similar. Furthermore, having to share G12 with them, something so much closer to our hearts, is indeed a joy and definitely something we have already been equipped with. Unlike in the past trips that I went, I have to learn other skills, which is also good, but having to do something which we have already been good at definitely is much more efficient and productive. Hence it really is something that I see God will move even more in as we use the little that we have to serve Him. You all can check out this site, which has the video recording of me sharing my testimony during their adult service there at Shinjuku church. ( http://www.shinjuku-shalom.org/ ) 
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