All praises, glory and honour to Him who has called us into His works, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Never had I ever thought of stepping onto a government premises and given the space to preach His Word. God had truly opened a way for us to, He has been in the journey all along with us. What more would I not give thanks to? I thank Him for His mighty works that have put us there.
Many mission trips have been done, but the journey in SMK L wasn’t an easy one.
From spiritual attacks, and health attacks, to unbeliefs of a teammate; who am I to say “no,” to the Lord? For I am only a servant of His.
But to the end of it, there was a moment that I couldn’t forget, which was when we wrapped the final sessions with a call to the youths “Who here wants to bring a change to the ISCF in this place? Who here is ready to be called to bring hope for the loss?” In an instance, a girl at the back dashed out straight to the front with hands lifted high and answered, “Call me, I want and I am ready!”
Isaiah 6:8 sparks in my mind, “ Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”.
Every tiredness within me, faded.
It was mind-blowing to witness hearts being changed, wounds being healed, and souls being mended by the works of the Holy Spirit. If I knew there were so many needs, I would have run there earlier: If I knew there were so many needs, I would try to meet them even longer.
I wouldn’t forget being hugged by them, asking, “What would happen if you guys didn’t come?” Even being the cheekiest (if not naughtiest) among them, he raised his hands and praised Hallelujah! The presence of God was upon Him as I witnessed the sight, while my heart melted and tears flowed, giving thanks to Jesus for letting me see this.
To all my amazing teammates, thank you for stepping out when I was having the least strengths and voice, Lucy that helped me applied for medicine every night, Veralin that always runs to get anything missing, Silo that always try to make everyone feel better; I would have failed without such thoughtful, understanding, and loving team. Most of all, I thank God for sustaining me and filling me with His hope even in the darkest of valley.
The good news was that He was also in the valley with me.