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In our ordinarily extraordinary youth service, leaders announced about an upcoming campus invasion and they’ve invited those who want to come and share the gospel to just write their names in the sign-up sheet.  Personally, I don’t think I have enough passion for such kids and knowing how I was before (being a snob and all), I don’t think I’d enjoy being there since it was a public school.  Weird enough, I joined for no reason in mind.  Nobody urged me.  I wasn’t even sure my friends would come so hanging out was definitely not my motivation.  Plus, it was an early visit, definitely out of my daily routine, and on the same day as my first preboard examination in an integrated review class.  Yes, this says “God” all over.

Before the day comes, we got through a briefing on what to expect, what the plan is, and to prepare for a great battle.  Friday came.  I woke up on time, with an allowance for my quiet time with God.  To be honest, I really felt numb that day.  I don’t feel anything.  I don’t know why either.  It was like I was caught in a trance.  But I just kept on asking God to drain me fully so that I would only be filled by Him, and Him alone, and claiming the victory He prepared ahead of us.  I still feel the same but with an added heaviness in my heart.  I want to cry, to let it all out.  Yet, I don’t know what’s hindering me.  I want to cry.  Just cry.  But it’s too late.  It’s time for me to go, though I still want to talk to my King.  On my way, I was staring blankly outside, allowing God to move through me.  So we met in the church, children of God from different ministries, of different age brackets.  We were briefed and equipped then headed to the school, as I was with my brothers in our youth ministry.  As we were walking in their campus, that feeling became strong.  I realized that I was being humbled.  So we prayed before heading on to our mission.  Instead of going in pairs, there were 4 of us who shared the gospel in our first room,and we were all new to campus missions.  We didn’t know what to expect.  We didn’t plan ahead on who’s going to take this part or what.  We just went in and started.  God was so mighty that it went smoothly.  We God caught their attention, made them laugh, and listen attentively as well.  It was not so obvious that we were first-timers.  After closing in prayer in that room, we were asked to invite the students to our youth service, and we did this from one room to another.  It was fun.  It’s really different when you experience first hand that God is using you mightily for His kingdom, no matter how small of a difference you think it would bring.

Then, we rested for a little while before going to a different building.  The recent class were sophomores, and now were headed to freshmen.  Still, avoiding expectations, we went in to a class, now in pairs.  What a surprise it was for us to find out that these children were not as gentle as our previous.  We had to stop once in a while to catch their attentions.  Moreover, they speak simultaneous with us.  After praying for them, I got the chance to chat with them, only to learn that they were just hungry that’s why they were easily distracted.  (But was it really them or us?  Maybe we got comfortable because of the result in our first visit that we tended to rely on ourselves, our own knowledge, own strategy.  Because no matter what the circumstance is, God still prevails, but our availability for Him limited His movement so that He could teach us that.  Ugh, regrets.)  We wrapped up in that room still having a sense of fulfillment despite not meeting our expectations.  We believe that God moved mightily through them, as we were taught a lesson.  And as we left, it was evident that their smiles were different.  What joy! 

As we were gathered downstairs to distribute the meal we have for each student, I remained silent sitting on the staircase staring blankly.  I was planning my day ahead— not finishing this whole day activity to prepare for my examination tonight.  I checked my cellphone for messages after a couples of minutes.   I received a note from my classmate saying that our examination was postponed.  Wow!  God must have something in store for us this day that He didn’t want me to miss it.  ’Cos I haven’t really studied for that exam and my quizzes were barely passing.  I really need to catch up on this particular subject.  God made a way.  This news really blessed me and my teammates as well.  Like this day had not blessed us with the reaction of the students, He gave me this.  He’s just ever so gracious.

While we were back in church for lunch break and fellowship, I couldn’t help but tell it to someone of what was bothering me earlier that day.  I opened up about it with my heart that I cried all of a sudden.  It was the cry I wanted to let out all along.  As I was crying, God was speaking clearly to me— comforting me, reassuring me.  It was tears of joy, for my crying also signifies that I’m admitting wholeheartedly that I can do nothing without Him, my Creator and King, which made me feel renewed after, like I was ready to take on another battle.  Another part of me surrendered to Christ!

Before going back again to the school, we prayed again.  Heading back there feels so much better now, after listening and witnessing the experience of each one of us.  It blessed us greatly as it blessed them.  It inspired us all the more.  And it was evident in our final room visit.  Like one of us exclaimed, there’s joy and ease when speaking of Jesus, unlike of some other matters.

This may be my first campus invasion, but it is definitely not my last.  I’ll be more available next time God leads me to another mission.  Indeed, God’s plans for me would prosper me not to harm me, would give me hope and a future.

God is amazing!  We, Christians, may be of different mission fields, of different gifts, of different testimonies, we speak of one thing: God’s unfailing love through Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit.  

He healed my eyes!

Well, my eyes aren’t literally needing healing.  But, in past weeks, my eyes kept looking at those that need not be looked at, even unintentional.  It’s very impure.  I don’t even know why it looks there.  I don’t even have the heart to think of such.  It’s really weird how it does so, but it does, and I kept asking God to heal it, and kill the spirit that makes me do so.  Ugh, how it’s impurity disgusts me!  But you know what? God heard my cry!!  He’s so good!  He healed me!!  He healed me!!  He did!  He’s so good!

“But if we walk in the light, as He is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.”

—1 John 1:7 

God is gracious, SO GRACIOUS!

Today is the official last day of our summer classes.  But it’s not a typical easy-going, smooth sailing summer class, since it’s an integrated review for two CPA Board Exam topics.  This whole summer had awakened us from our slumber from enjoying the inherent glory we get from the course itself.  This class revealed to us the gruesome labor we have to exert in order to fulfill our dreams of becoming a CPA.

But what I really realized during this summer is that without Jesus in my life, I can do nothing.  All we mainly did was answering problems and preboard samples, and I failed almost half of them since I was relying on my own knowledge.  I also failed a couple of graded quizzes.  But God is so gracious that He only allowed me to fail on those, rather than on major exams.  He revealed to me that it was not I who get those grades.  He made me learn from my mistakes that early, so that I won’t receive such when it’s crucial to get a higher score.  And what’s even better is that God gives me grades more than I deserve.  He usually puts me as one of the highest in class!  Since my classmates know my belief and how I’m not that good, it was a testimony to them how God is mightily moving in my life.

How awesome God is!  The sooner He’ll return, the more He reveals Himself.  

P.S. If during exams, God is leading you an answer which is weird and totally unjustifiable, just obey.  You need not trust in the answer.  Just Trust in GOD. Have faith :D

Though you are well motivated on doing some works, if your body (esp. your brain) is worn out, STOP.  It’s not worth the risk.