amazing love.

i had a brilliant day yesterday.
brilliant because it contained so much meaning in it
brilliant dao i didnt even have time to blog about it yesterday xD

our MIF gathering yesterday was held at the Rapha Children's Home
we normally just gather among ourselves in church
so we could say that this was the very first time
we went out. :D

excited, anticipated, nervous, happy
what we all felt before arriving
i didnt know what to expect of the response from those kids and teens
and of course,
a block of ice stood between us and them when we arrived. hahh ;D

we played games, sang songs, had sharing with them.
we really were trying our best to break the ice :D
but i think the ice was really broken when all that ended
when we finally get the chance to sit and chat with them while we shared some snacks, haha

the person i remembered the most from there is an indian guy.
he's 16 and to my dismay he speaks fluent chinese!
he talked naturally and i asked if he went to a chinese primary school,
but he said no, and he learned the language when he grew up there.
amazing eh?!
He wore a shirt "JESUS HEALS"
he wore a cross necklace
he seemed polite
all the things that says "i'm a christian!" ahaaa.

i asked of his ambitions and hopes when he grows up in the future,
guess what he said?
he wants to be a pastor.
that was the first time i hear for myself that someone wants to be a pastor
i felt so happy for that dream of his. :)

i was scared & a little intimated to ask about his past
but God said, it's okay, go ahead.
so i did.
it surprised me
he was a victim of domestic violence since birth
together with his two brothers.
his father had beaten them up when he's drunk
never cared about them.
but thankfully there was a kind-hearted auntie in the neighborhood who took the initiative to take care of the boys for a year
then she sent them there and he had lived there ever since.
for 8 years, he'd stayed at the children's home.
i thank God for the heart of that lady
if not, i don't know who that boy would become today.

he came to know about the Savior, so real and loving.
that comforted him at that time of his life, broken and hopeless
he had found hope and peace because of Him ;)
he told me, "i really love the Lord & His words in the bible, that's why i want to become a pastor"
and i could feel the sincerity and determination in his words
and i pray, that this fire will never fade.
:)

he was changed now,
and because of the amazing Healer,
he felt love.
there are miracles in life, and there is healing in Him.
talking to them, especially my new friend :D
made me realize how fortunate we are.
with loving parents no matter rich or poor, siblings, freedom, and a place to call home.
a place to come home everyday and find dinner kept in the oven for us,
a place to lay in our beds at night and knowing that we are safe because of the incredibly loud snoring of dad next room,
a place to grow up with no fear. :)

and if you still feel unsatisfied with all that,
envying someone else's better life,
remember, you are already good enough to still have someone to call "papa" and "mama".
they're not orphans, no.
but they were abandoned by choice by their parents.
be grateful.
remember & thank the Lord!
He has such a biggggg heart to contain us all. :D

when it was time to go,
we knew we had to say goodbye,
but we didn't expect to say them that heavy-heartedly.
a bond was made
invisibly and naturally when we chatted and shared
we wanted to stay.
believe me, i almost cried.
you can't imagine the separation
although only a short 1 hour and 30 minutes
we became best friends. :')


thank You Dad, for showing us again, the greatest gift You have given us.